"And per 75.1150, an ID may include the channel number between the
calls and
the city of license, so it is, if done this way, part of the legal ID:"
BETWEEN???

I thought the call letters had to be followed immediately by the city
of origin for it to be a legal id. I see you are referencing FCC rules
-- so was this changed recently?? I'm a little out of the loop.
Thanks.


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Are the call letters KCBS the only example of their kind?
KCBS is an Infinity (CBS/Viacom) all newser on 740 kHz
KCB S-FM (formerly KNX-FM) and KCBS-TV (formerly KNXT) are in Los
Angeles.

These are not the same call signs. The TV and FM endings are integral
parts of the callsign
According to the way the FCC looks at callsigns these are three separate
call signs.

KCBS is a four letter call sign
KCBSFM is a six letter callsign which happens to end in FM
KCBSTV is a six letter callsign which happens to end in TV.

Bzzt! Sorry, but thanks for playing our game.

The correct answer is that there are no 6 letter calls in the US. When
the stations with the KCBS call legally identify themselves, it is done as
"KCBS [COL]" Legal station ID's do not have the AM/FM/TV suffix, nor even
the frequency/channel of operation.

That is 100% incorrect. If there are an AM, and FM and a TV with the same
first 4 letters of the calls, the license of the FM says "WXXX-FM" and the
TV is "WXXX-TV." The legal ID is not legal if "FM" or "TV" are not read (or
visualed in TV) are not part of the ID. In fact, many FMs that used to share
calls with an AM that later changed to other calls are still "WXXX-FM" even
if there is no AM with the same calls.


Stations KBPS (AM & FM) are co-located, but not co-owned (one is owned by
the KBPS Foundation, the other by Benson Polytechnic High School). Each
ID's only as "KBPS, Portland"

Then they are doing an illegal ID, as the license of the FM, baring a unique
FCC error, is KBPS-FM. The FCC database shows "KBPS-FM" to be the correct
calls, too. I looked for a station I know never had an AM, and it shows as
"KLVE" alone, without the "-FM" suffix.

If it is on the license, it must be said.

And per 75.1150, an ID may include the channel number between the calls and
the city of license, so it is, if done this way, part of the legal ID: