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FM: The FM radio band was established on January 1, 1941, and from the beginning educational stations received standard unique four-letter call signs. Commercial stations within the original FM band were assigned transmitting frequencies that spanned from 43.1 MHz to 49.9 MHz, and the FCC initially issued these stations standardized call signs ...
Callsign Frequency City of license WCAB: 590 AM: Rutherfordton, North Carolina: WCAM: 1590 AM: Camden, South Carolina: WCAO: 600 AM: Baltimore, Maryland: WCAP: 980 AM
United States. The earliest identification, used in the 1910s and into the early 1920s, was arbitrary. The U.S. government began requiring stations to use three-letter call signs around 1912, but they could be chosen at random. This system was replaced by the basic form of the current system in the early 1920s.
Callsign Frequency City of license KCAA: 1050 AM: Loma Linda, California: KCAB: 980 AM: Dardanelle, Arkansas: KCAL: 1410 AM: Redlands, California: KCAM: 790 AM ...
List of AM radio stations in the United States by call sign (initial letters KT–KZ) List of AM radio stations in the United States by call sign (initial letters WA–WF) List of AM radio stations in the United States by call sign (initial letters WG–WM) List of AM radio stations in the United States by call sign (initial letters WN–WS)
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a call name or call letters —and historically as a call signal —or abbreviated as a call) is a unique identifier for a transmitter station. A call sign can be formally assigned by a government agency, informally adopted by individuals or organizations, or even ...
An amateur operator's call sign is composed of a prefix, a separating numeral and a suffix. The prefix can be composed of letters or numbers, the separating numeral is between 0 and 9, and a suffix is from one to four characters, usually letters. [ 5 ] Examples of call signs and their constituent parts are as follows:
Callsign Frequency City of license WPAB: 550 AM: Ponce, Puerto Rico: WPAD: 1560 AM: Paducah, Kentucky: WPAK: 1490 AM: Farmville, Virginia: WPAQ: 740 AM: Mount Airy ...