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Edited on Sat Jan-10-04 12:11 AM by RatTerrier
Most broadcast stations in the world officially start with either a letter, two letters or a number. For example, Great Britain call signs officially start with the letter 'G' (although they are never mentioned - I guess the UK doesn't require it). J=Japan, XE=Mexico, 2=Australia, C=Canada, and so on.
The US has four letter allotments. K and W are used primarily, with k stations west of the Mississippi and W to the east. Stations in areas straddling the Mississippi can use either (Minneapolis has a mixture of stations starting with W and K, for example). This arrangement started in the 1920's, ans some stations grandfathered, such as KDKA, KYW and KQV in Pennsylvania, WOW in Omaha, and WHO in Des Moines. N and A are the other two letter allotments, but I have never seen a situation where they are actually used.
Don't ask me why I know this shit.
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