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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago
- Subject: Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago
- From: "HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS" <DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:48:36 -0400
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- Thread-topic: Call letter meanings - 75 years ago
Although probably widely known:
WLS - World's Largest Store (Sears Roebuck)
WSB - Welcome South, Brother
73,
Dave in Indy
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And don't forget WSM "we serve millions" since it was owned by insurance
company and WREC "Wootens radio electric company". G
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Subject: [Amdx] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago
There have been many lists of call letters and what they stood for, but
this is from a 1935 DX News and might be more authentic than later
sources.
WRC Washington Radio Corporation
WOS Watch Our State
WJJD James J. Davis
WCCO Washburn Crosby Company
WMMN Mansfield M. Neely
WAAW Where Agriculture Accumulates Wealth
WEBR We Extend Buffalo's Regards
WFAA Working For All Alike
WHBF Where Historic Blackhawk Fought
WLBL Wisconsin, Land of Beautiful Lakes
WOCL We're On Chatauqua Lake
WDOD Wonderful Dynamo of Dixie
WDBO Way Down By Orlando
KWKC Keep Watching Kansas City
KWWG Kum to the World's Winter Garden
KVOO Voice of Oklahoma
KPRC Kotton, Port, Rail Center
Steve Francis
Alcoa, Tennessee
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