Thread: Radio call letters: What do they mean?
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Old July 1st 06, 04:04 AM posted to rec.radio.broadcasting,rec.radio.shortwave
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Default Radio call letters: What do they mean?
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"Gerard M Foley" wrote:

The old call signs, like WBZ, WTIC, WEAF, WJZ, WCAU, KDKA, WGY, WGN, WOO,
KYW, KOA, KFI didn't mean anything.

KFI - "farm information". The station originally had a fair amount of
agricultural reporting. When I listened to it in the 60s it still had a farm
report every morning.

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