Group: I've been thinking back over the old three-letter calls and I think St. Louis was, at least back in the 1960s, the only city with four stations using three-letter calls. As I recall they had KSD-550, WEW-770, KWK-1380, and WIL-1430. Of course I know the east better than the west, but these are the ones I can recall, besides the ones from St. Louis listed already.
WIS - 560, WHP - 580, WMT - 600, WIP - 610, KFI, WOI - 640, WSM - 650, WLW - 700, WHB, WOR - 710, WGN - 720, WSB - 750, WJR - 760, WGY - 810, KOA - 850, WWL - 870, WLS - 890, WWJ - 950, WRC - 980, WBZ - 1030, WHO - 1040, WDZ, WHN - 1050, KYW - 1060 (and for awhile 1100), WBT - 1110, KSL - 1160, WRR - 1310, KQV - 1410, WHK - 1420, KLO - 1430, WOL - 1450, and KSO - 1460. Does anybody have a more complete list. Of course most of these are still in use, and the change at WIL leaves St. Louis with only one of its original 4 three-letter calls. Of the rest, WHB is now used on 810, WRC is WTEM, WHN is WEPN, KYW is back in Philly after NBC moved it to Cleveland for a few years, WRR is something else (I believe), at WHK Salem has kept the call alive on other frequencies so were able to return it to 1420, and I don't know what KSO is now either because I can't get it here. 73 David -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick Martin Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 12:49 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club ofAmerica Subject: Re: [IRCA] Call letter change Yes, I have the old WIL QSL'd with a nice card from the 80s, before the last switch. So if they keep the WIL-FM calls, then they can move them back to the AM down the road if needed. It would be interesting to know what FMers still have the old 3-call signs that still own AMs. I wonder how many could get their old 3 calls back? I don't think the FCC is giving out 3 call signs any longer, but I guess a few years back KHJ got theirs back. After KOL & KMO tried to get theirs back without any luck, they went to KKOL and KKMO. KGY. KPQ, KIT, KUJ, and KGA in WA still have theirs as well as KXL and KEX in OR. I remember back in the 80s when the FCC allowed stations to apply for their old 3-call and 1400-CA (now KVTO) got theirs back as KRE. They kept them for a few months, and out the door they went again. At least I managed to QSL them under KRE. They had changed to KPAT long before I started DXing. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com