Yes, the FCC has blown it several times in recent years. They seem to have trouble with states that start with M because there are so many. From what I was told, somebody mistook MS for being Missouri instead of Mississippi. There was new TV station that was granted a K call, but they ended up changing it to a W before it went on the air. Undoubtedly, the same thing happened with the AM station in Michigan that was given a K call. The person who did it must have thought MI stood for Missouri or Minnesota, but the station still operates with the K call. About 10 years ago there were two new FM stations in Iowa that were granted W calls, but the FCC found out about that before they were built and made them change to K calls.
Kit
On Thursday, April 23, 2020, 3:54:46 PM MDT, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com> wrote:
It was moved from Chicago in 1926, so it’s grandfathered.
I know several Mississippi stations.... licensed to towns in MS... that have had K call letters granted in the last 15 years
On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 3:38 PM Kit via Hard-Core-DX <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> wrote:
The original call sign for this station was KQYX, but it was changed to WMBH in 2001. Doesn't anyone at the FCC ever look at a map? Why would a station in Joplin qualify for a W call???
Kit
On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 9:30:51 PM MDT, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com> wrote:
WMBH-AM 1560 Joplin, MO 500 Watt non directional daytimer at 720pm central. Been chasing a sports station under KNZR and KGOW for a week or two but could never nail it down as there were two possibilities and I couldnt rule either one out based on location. Finally heard a mention of Joplin in a radio commercial tonight.
Paul WalkerLaramie, wY Icom IC746pro and massive loop antenna in the front yard
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