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For instance, a newly licensed Technician from New England would receive a call sign of the form KC1xxx. The amateur may thereafter apply for a specific or specialized call sign under the Vanity Licensing program. Approximately 88% of all amateur radio operators have call signs that reflect the district in which those operators live. [25]
Some jurisdictions require a fee to obtain such a vanity call sign; in others, such as the UK, a fee is not required and the vanity call sign may be selected when the license is applied for. The FCC in the U.S. discontinued its fee for vanity call sign applications in September 2015. [4]
FM boosters receive call signs which repeat the entire call sign of the primary station, plus a sequential numeric suffix, like "FM1". Only LPFM boosters have multiple suffixes. The longest possible call sign in the United States (nine characters) went into use for the first time July 22, 2017, when KWSV-LP signed on booster KWSV-LP-FM1. [16]
The rules governing call signs for stations in the United States are set out in the FCC rules, 47 C.F.R. chapter I. Specific rules for each particular service are set out in the part of the rules dealing with that service. A general overview of call sign formats is found at 47 CFR 2.302.
Broadcast call signs are call signs assigned as unique identifiers to radio stations and television stations. While broadcast radio stations will often brand themselves with plain-text names, identities such as " cool FM ", " rock 105" or "the ABC network" are not globally unique.
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List of three-letter broadcast call signs in the United States; Time from NPL (MSF) U. Call signs in the United Kingdom; Call signs in the United States; W.
My personal preference is for one word, "callsign", but the FCC uses "call sign" and many others use "call letters" or just "calls". 18.26.0.18 03:54, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC) RE: call sign vs callsign, may have done this while using a spell checking program. My main purpose was writing some articles in individual radios stations.