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Re: [IRCA] Call letter change
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I've been thinking back over the old three-letter calls and I think
St. Louis was, at least back in the 1960s, the only city with four stations
using three-letter calls. As I recall they had KSD-550, WEW-770, KWK-1380,
and WIL-1430. Of course I know the east better than the west, but these are
the ones I can recall, besides the ones from St. Louis listed already.
WIS - 560, WHP - 580, WMT - 600, WIP - 610, KFI, WOI - 640, WSM - 650, WLW -
700, WHB, WOR - 710, WGN - 720, WSB - 750, WJR - 760, WGY - 810, KOA - 850,
WWL - 870, WLS - 890, WWJ - 950, WRC - 980, WBZ - 1030, WHO - 1040, WDZ, WHN
- 1050, KYW - 1060 (and for awhile 1100), WBT - 1110, KSL - 1160, WRR -
1310, KQV - 1410, WHK - 1420, KLO - 1430, WOL - 1450, and KSO - 1460. Does
anybody have a more complete list. Of course most of these are still in
use, and the change at WIL leaves St. Louis with only one of its original 4
three-letter calls. Of the rest, WHB is now used on 810, WRC is WTEM, WHN
is WEPN, KYW is back in Philly after NBC moved it to Cleveland for a few
years, WRR is something else (I believe), at WHK Salem has kept the call
alive on other frequencies so were able to return it to 1420, and I don't
know what KSO is now either because I can't get it here.
73
David
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Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 12:49 PM
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Call letter change
Yes, I have the old WIL QSL'd with a nice card from the 80s, before the
last switch. So if they keep the WIL-FM calls, then they can move them
back to the AM down the road if needed. It would be interesting to know
what FMers still have the old 3-call signs that still own AMs. I wonder
how many could get their old 3 calls back? I don't think the FCC is
giving out 3 call signs any longer, but I guess a few years back KHJ got
theirs back.
After KOL & KMO tried to get theirs back without any luck, they went
to KKOL and KKMO. KGY. KPQ, KIT, KUJ, and KGA in WA still have theirs
as well as KXL and KEX in OR. I remember back in the 80s when the FCC
allowed stations to apply for their old 3-call and 1400-CA (now KVTO)
got theirs back as KRE. They kept them for a few months, and out the
door they went again. At least I managed to QSL them under KRE. They had
changed to KPAT long before I started DXing.
73,
Patrick
Patrick Martin
KGED QSL Manager
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