Radio call letters: What do they mean?
 

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. The three and four letter call signs
were shared with coastal stations, point-to-point stations and ships.
Broadcasters got what was left. WLIT, Lit Brothers Department Store in
Philadelphia was the first station I remember that had a call sign that
meant anything.

73


I can't believe that anyone missed WLS, World's Largest Store, Chicago.
It was originally owned by Sears.
Here's Jeff Miller's great site on early call sign meanings.
http://members.aol.com/jeff560/call192x.html

Charlie.
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