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WCBS AM radio was originally licensed to Springfield Illinois but when the CBS radio network was formed, a deal was made to change the call letters in Springfield so New York could get WCBS. The Springfield calls were changed to WCVS and until the 1980's the station logo included an asterisk over the V and a small print addition at the bottom to say 'formerly WCBS'. WTMC in Ocala Florida, the first radio station there, stood for Welcome To Marion County. Calls were changed in the nineties. WXCV FM in Crystal River, Florida calls were invented by one of the owners. Because the station was at 95 on the FM dial, roman numberals were used for 95. XC=90 V=5 WHBO AM in Tampa Bay was designed to spell out Hillsborough, the county of license. WAFC in Clewiston Florida was picked by one of the founders from the AFC switch (automatic freq control??) located on the front panel of the GE Super Radio unit. WSMD (long since gone) in Chicago was a jazz station that supposedly stood for Smack Dab in the Middle as they were in the middle of the FM dial (exact freq I dont recall, but around 98) |
Steve Sobol wrote:
Followups set to rrb only, because I don't know how applicable this is to shortwave. Cleveland stations: WNCX -- "North Coast" WCLV -- "Cleveland" WUAB -- "United Artists Broadcasting" WKBF -- "Kaiser Broadcasting" (looong defunct) others, that I'd have to think on -- I haven't lived in Cleveland in 15 years. -- Eric F. Richards "The weird part is that I can feel productive even when I'm doomed." - Dilbert |
Steve Sobol wrote:
Followups set to rrb only, because I don't know how applicable this is to shortwave. Could be very applicable, as in the case of HCJB "Heralding Christ Jesus' Blessings" in Ecuador. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
Kristopher Chase wrote:
WCBS AM radio was originally licensed to Springfield Illinois but when the CBS radio network was formed, a deal was made to change the call letters in Springfield so New York could get WCBS. The Springfield calls were changed to WCVS and until the 1980's the station logo included an asterisk over the V and a small print addition at the bottom to say 'formerly WCBS'. WTMC in Ocala Florida, the first radio station there, stood for Welcome To Marion County. Calls were changed in the nineties. WXCV FM in Crystal River, Florida calls were invented by one of the owners. Because the station was at 95 on the FM dial, roman numberals were used for 95. XC=90 V=5 WHBO AM in Tampa Bay was designed to spell out Hillsborough, the county of license. WAFC in Clewiston Florida was picked by one of the founders from the AFC switch (automatic freq control??) located on the front panel of the GE Super Radio unit. WSMD (long since gone) in Chicago was a jazz station that supposedly stood for Smack Dab in the Middle as they were in the middle of the FM dial (exact freq I dont recall, but around 98) WLBE for Leesburg-Eustis (Florida) -- Beware of those who post from srvinet.com! Michael A. Terrell Central Florida |
Kristopher Chase wrote:
WSMD (long since gone) in Chicago was a jazz station that supposedly stood for Smack Dab in the Middle as they were in the middle of the FM dial (exact freq I dont recall, but around 98) The Chicagoland Radio History web pages at (check it out for just about anything in Chicago area broadcast history) http://www.angelfire.com/nm/negativfan/callhistory.html give the answer to this question: Quoting from their pages: WSDM -- was on 97.9, "Smack Dab in the Middle" from the mid-60s to 1976, when the all-female ez/jazz station was thrown for a WLUP. Presently the call is being used in Brazil, IN. Charlie the old engineer -- To respond by Email remove never- from address |
Eric F. Richards wrote:
Steve Sobol wrote: Followups set to rrb only, because I don't know how applicable this is to shortwave. Cleveland stations: WNCX -- "North Coast" WCLV -- "Cleveland" I forgot about those. Actually, WNCX = "North Coast eXpress to Rock and Roll" and that's how they ID'd themselves when they signed on in 1987. WUAB -- "United Artists Broadcasting" WKBF -- "Kaiser Broadcasting" (looong defunct) These, I didn't know about. others, that I'd have to think on -- I haven't lived in Cleveland in 15 years. Lessee, there are a couple more. KKJZ Long Beach, California - "K-Jazz", simulcasting on KUOR Redlands, owned by the University of Redlands. KKJZ is licensed to Cal State, Long Beach, IIRC. Apropos of WCLV, Los Angeles's classical station is KMZT 105.1, "K-Mozart." Los Angeles also has Kiss 102.7 (KIIS) and "Coast" 103.5 (KOST). -- JustThe.net - Apple Valley, CA - http://JustThe.net/ - 888.480.4NET (4638) Steven J. Sobol, Geek In Charge / / PGP: 0xE3AE35ED "In case anyone was wondering, that big glowing globe above the Victor Valley is the sun." -Victorville _Daily Press_ on the unusually large amount of rain the Southland has gotten this winter (January 12th, 2005) |
I worked for Gene Autry's KMPC for 22 years call letters K McMillan Petrolum Company. Also KECA owned by ABC was K Earle C. Anthony now KABC Roger Carroll |
Darned good listing. Here are some more.
KTUC 'Tucson'. KAIR old easy listening station. 'Drive with KAIR, Everywhere'. KNST 'News Talk'. They tried for KNSI for 'News Sports Information' but those had been snapped up two weeks before by a station in Minnesota for the same format. KGVY 'Green Valley'. KRQQ 'Rock'. Goes by 'KRQ', often had promotions where listeners would have to find the missing Q. KWMT 'Mountain'. Others I've heard of include KUMT Centerville Salt Lake. This one and the others before are all from Tucson at one time. How about something hitting the fan? KFNZ, KFFN, KFAN, and others. KJQS 'Jocks', an all-Sports 'toilet' in Salt Lake. Never shows up in the arbs. KJQN went by 'KJQ' until recently, now it stands for 'Jack' like in Jack-FM. KIQN 'KIQ' News, Information and TEchnology'. Station went bankrupt last year, now is KCPW AM, as an NPR/PRI/APM affiliate. Stars: KSTJ, KSRR, multiple others. KSOP. Just celebrated 50th anniversary, FM side was first country FM in the nation. Both are still country, same owner even. Stands for 'Salt lake, Ogden, Provo. Magic: KBMG 'Magica 106.1' Evanston WY/Salt Lake (rimshot), supposedly goes on with a tropical/Spanish pop hybrid tomorrow. Others. KMGX (now KNST), KMGR, four stations in 17 years in Utah). KAMJ (now KZON). Plenty of these to be had. 'The Zone'. KZON, KZNS, others. Old 'Z-Rock' heavy metal format: KTZR 'Tucson's Z-Rock'. Now belongs to Spanish hits station in Tucson. WKRP anyone? We had a 'KRPN' that used a W before the official calls in the early nineties. Oddly, they simulcasted KZHT for a while. There were a few titters about the vulgar words you could also get out of those two. But yes, broadcasters did call KZHT 'K-Zit' for a while anyway. KZHT first appeared in 1989, and is still a CHR/Pop. |
Joel Rubin wrote:
KYW doesn't stand for anything but it has an interesting migratory history, having originated in Chicago, then Philadelphia, Cleveland and back to Philadelphia. I once read that it stood for "Know Your World". Bob Radil A ?subject=KYW" E-Mail /A BobRadil(at)comcast.net BobRadil(at)aol.com BobRadil(at)yahoo.com BobRadil(at)netscape.net |
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