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Radio call letters: What do they mean?
Frank Dresser wrote: "Gerard M Foley" wrote in message ... 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 Broadcasters could get the calls originally assigned to ships for their radio stations. "The Tribune obtains the call letters WGN (World's Greatest Newspaper) from Great Lakes skipper Carl D. Bradley." http://wgngold.com/timeline/1920s1930s.htm I'm not sure how it came about, but I seem to recall WOWO Ft. Wayne, IN saying "Westinghouse Owned, Westinghouse Operated". dxAce Michigan USA |
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