[IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread Steve Francis

There have been many lists of call letters and what they stood for, but this is 
from a 1935 DX News and might be more authentic than later sources.


WRC  Washington Radio Corporation
WOS  Watch Our State
WJJD James J. Davis
WCCO   Washburn Crosby Company
WMMN   Mansfield M. Neely
WAAW   Where Agriculture Accumulates Wealth
WEBRWe Extend Buffalo's Regards
WFAA Working For All Alike
WHBF Where Historic Blackhawk Fought
WLBL  Wisconsin, Land of Beautiful Lakes
WOCL We're On Chatauqua Lake
WDODWonderful Dynamo of Dixie
WDBOWay Down By Orlando
KWKC Keep Watching Kansas City
KWWGKum to the World's Winter Garden
KVOO  Voice of Oklahoma
KPRC  Kotton, Port, Rail Center

Steve Francis
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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread Patrick Martin
KPOJ  Portland Oregon Journal

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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread Mike Sanburn

Here in Southern California during the cold war no less, we had a couple former 
AM station call signs that I always found humorous. 1) KIEV 870 Glendale CA  2) 
KGB 1360 San Diego CA. The former claims that the call sign was just assigned 
sequentially. I don't know what the latter stood for, but their FM still keeps 
that call sign on 101.5.  By the way, 1360 AM is now KLSD  %$#! 

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 Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 02:28:42 -0400
 Subject: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago
 
 
 There have been many lists of call letters and what they stood for, but this 
 is from a 1935 DX News and might be more authentic than later sources.
 
 
 WRC  Washington Radio Corporation
 WOS  Watch Our State
 WJJD James J. Davis
 WCCO   Washburn Crosby Company
 WMMN   Mansfield M. Neely
 WAAW   Where Agriculture Accumulates Wealth
 WEBRWe Extend Buffalo's Regards
 WFAA Working For All Alike
 WHBF Where Historic Blackhawk Fought
 WLBL  Wisconsin, Land of Beautiful Lakes
 WOCL We're On Chatauqua Lake
 WDODWonderful Dynamo of Dixie
 WDBOWay Down By Orlando
 KWKC Keep Watching Kansas City
 KWWGKum to the World's Winter Garden
 KVOO  Voice of Oklahoma
 KPRC  Kotton, Port, Rail Center
 
 Steve Francis
 Alcoa, Tennessee
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread Patrick Martin
At least KHJ got the calls back. In the NW we still have KVI, KJR,  KPQ,
KIT, KUJ, KGA, KGY, KXL, KEX, etc. Too bad KTW, KXA, KOL , KMO are gone.
KGW is still on the TV side (ch 8). 

73,

Patrick

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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread Mike Sanburn

Wasn't KGW Golden West???  'Miss them on 620ms

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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread Mike Sanburn

KHJ call sign return was a neat trick. (I think they were Kindness Happiness 
and Joy, 'doesn't entirely describe L.A. these days...) Often times on late 
night excursions to Canters deli in L.A. we drive right under their two towers, 
awesome site. I think I have a KXL T-shirt here for the upcoming 
convention/auction. The KUJ DX test in 1995 boomed in here, plus I logged them 
once on regular schedule. 'Logged KMO as well before they gave up those calls. 
'Never did bag KTW from here.  I have a feeling that if KGY would ever run a 
nice mid-winter dx test, they could make it here too. Oh look, it's April 
already. ms

 From: mwd...@webtv.net
 Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:53:36 -0700
 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
 Subject: Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago
 
 At least KHJ got the calls back. In the NW we still have KVI, KJR,  KPQ,
 KIT, KUJ, KGA, KGY, KXL, KEX, etc. Too bad KTW, KXA, KOL , KMO are gone.
 KGW is still on the TV side (ch 8). 
 
 73,
 
 Patrick
 
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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread David Martin
How about KMOX, our 50KW blow torch in St Louis @1120Kz.  The transmitter is 
located south of the city in the small town of Kirkwood, Mo. They went on the 
air in the '20s on Christmas Eve.  Ergo,  K-MO-X




On Apr 1, 2011, at 1:57 AM, Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.com wrote:

 
 Wasn't KGW Golden West???  'Miss them on 620ms
 
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 Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:40:54 -0700
 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread David Martin
 How about KMOX, our 50KW blow torch in St Louis @1120Kz.  The transmitter is 
located south of the city in the small town of Kirkwood, Mo. They went on the 
air in the '20s on Christmas Eve.  Ergo,  K-MO-X






On Apr 1, 2011, at 1:41 AM, Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.com wrote:

 
 Here in Southern California during the cold war no less, we had a couple 
 former AM station call signs that I always found humorous. 1) KIEV 870 
 Glendale CA  2) KGB 1360 San Diego CA. The former claims that the call sign 
 was just assigned sequentially. I don't know what the latter stood for, but 
 their FM still keeps that call sign on 101.5.  By the way, 1360 AM is now 
 KLSD  %$#! 
 
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 From: amdxm...@aol.com
 Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 02:28:42 -0400
 Subject: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago
 
 
 There have been many lists of call letters and what they stood for, but this 
 is from a 1935 DX News and might be more authentic than later sources.
 
 
 WRC  Washington Radio Corporation
 WOS  Watch Our State
 WJJD James J. Davis
 WCCO   Washburn Crosby Company
 WMMN   Mansfield M. Neely
 WAAW   Where Agriculture Accumulates Wealth
 WEBRWe Extend Buffalo's Regards
 WFAA Working For All Alike
 WHBF Where Historic Blackhawk Fought
 WLBL  Wisconsin, Land of Beautiful Lakes
 WOCL We're On Chatauqua Lake
 WDODWonderful Dynamo of Dixie
 WDBOWay Down By Orlando
 KWKC Keep Watching Kansas City
 KWWGKum to the World's Winter Garden
 KVOO  Voice of Oklahoma
 KPRC  Kotton, Port, Rail Center
 
 Steve Francis
 Alcoa, Tennessee
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread Tom Dimeo
Jim White who worked at KMOX for many years had the ham 
callsign of KM0X.  I always thought that was a great call for 
him to be able to obtain.  The program director of WHP 580 
has the callsign of W3HP.

Anyone know of other broadcasters who are ham who have calls 
to match their station?

Tom

** Message Separater **
 How about KMOX, our 50KW blow torch in St Louis @1120Kz.  
The transmitter is located south of the city in the small 
town of Kirkwood, Mo. They went on the air in the '20s on 
Christmas Eve.  Ergo,  K-MO-X


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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread Patrick Martin
Oh yes, the good ol' days of 3 call letters. I have logged and QSL'd
many of them. KTW was one I missed out on QSLing. At one time I had made
up a list of all of my 3 call letter QSLs. I was lucky to nab KRE 1400,
when the FCC gave them back their orig calls, for a short time. I got a
QSL too. 
   KEX was Golden West and KGW was Pioneer. Both QSL'd in those days. 

73,

Patrick

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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread Stephen Airy
How many of those 3-letter calls do you know of currently exist on local 
channels, or smaller stations?  (Smaller meaning less daytime power, also could 
include ones with nighttime flea power or daytime only stations, just not any 
that have high daytime power like 50kW.)  I know of 1230 KXO in El Centro, CA, 
anyone else know of any others?

--- On Fri, 4/1/11, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote:

From: Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
irca@hard-core-dx.com
Date: Friday, April 1, 2011, 9:58 AM

Oh yes, the good ol' days of 3 call letters. I have logged and QSL'd
many of them. KTW was one I missed out on QSLing. At one time I had made
up a list of all of my 3 call letter QSLs. I was lucky to nab KRE 1400,
when the FCC gave them back their orig calls, for a short time. I got a
QSL too. 
   KEX was Golden West and KGW was Pioneer. Both QSL'd in those days. 

73,

Patrick

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR 
KGED QSL Manager

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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS
Although probably widely known:

WLS - World's Largest Store (Sears Roebuck)

WSB - Welcome South, Brother

73,
Dave in Indy



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And don't forget WSM we serve millions since it was owned by insurance
company and WREC Wootens radio electric company. G
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There have been many lists of call letters and what they stood for, but
this is from a 1935 DX News and might be more authentic than later
sources.


WRC  Washington Radio Corporation
WOS  Watch Our State
WJJD James J. Davis
WCCO   Washburn Crosby Company
WMMN   Mansfield M. Neely
WAAW   Where Agriculture Accumulates Wealth
WEBRWe Extend Buffalo's Regards
WFAA Working For All Alike
WHBF Where Historic Blackhawk Fought
WLBL  Wisconsin, Land of Beautiful Lakes
WOCL We're On Chatauqua Lake
WDODWonderful Dynamo of Dixie
WDBOWay Down By Orlando
KWKC Keep Watching Kansas City
KWWGKum to the World's Winter Garden
KVOO  Voice of Oklahoma
KPRC  Kotton, Port, Rail Center

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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread Mike Hawkins
My grandfather was a card-carrying member of the Keep Growing Wiser Order of
the Hootowls in the 1920s.  That was a listener club that KGW ran back then.

Mike Hawkins


On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 11:57 PM, Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.comwrote:


 Wasn't KGW Golden West???  'Miss them on 620ms

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  Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:40:54 -0700
  To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
  Subject: Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago
 
  KPOJ  Portland Oregon Journal
 
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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread Mike Hawkins
KWG - 1230 - Stockton CA

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Stephen Airy pianoplayer88...@yahoo.comwrote:

 How many of those 3-letter calls do you know of currently exist on local
 channels, or smaller stations?  (Smaller meaning less daytime power, also
 could include ones with nighttime flea power or daytime only stations, just
 not any that have high daytime power like 50kW.)  I know of 1230 KXO in El
 Centro, CA, anyone else know of any others?

 --- On Fri, 4/1/11, Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net wrote:

 From: Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net
 Subject: Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago
 To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
 irca@hard-core-dx.com
 Date: Friday, April 1, 2011, 9:58 AM

 Oh yes, the good ol' days of 3 call letters. I have logged and QSL'd
 many of them. KTW was one I missed out on QSLing. At one time I had made
 up a list of all of my 3 call letter QSLs. I was lucky to nab KRE 1400,
 when the FCC gave them back their orig calls, for a short time. I got a
 QSL too.
KEX was Golden West and KGW was Pioneer. Both QSL'd in those days.

 73,

 Patrick

 Patrick Martin
 Seaside OR
 KGED QSL Manager

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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread Patrick Martin
KGY-240-Olympia WA

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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread Patrick Martin
Yes, I remember about the Hootowls, as my father mentioned them from
back in the 20s and 30s. Back when Coast to Coast reception was probable
for stations too.

73,

Patrick 

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[IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago / and KXXA-1520 WA

2011-04-01 Thread Eric Floden
a propos of this, from Northwest Broadcasters reports

KXXA call letters have been issued for the new station licensed to
Snohomish on 1520 kHz and expected to sign on this summer.  The new
call is a salute to the old KXA AM 770 Seattle.  It is licensed to
operate with a directional antenna with different constants day and
night (DA2) with 20 kW day and 50 kW night and critical hours.

article then links to this
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?state=call=kkxaarn=city=freq=530fre2=1700type=0facid=class=list=0dist=dlat2=mlat2=slat2=NS=Ndlon2=mlon2=slon2=EW=Wsize=9

http://members.shaw.ca/nwbroadcasters/recentnews.htm
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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago / and KXXA-1520 WA

2011-04-01 Thread Steve Francis

Critical Hours power exceeding the Day power - unprecedented?

Steve Francis
Alcoa, Tennessee 










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Subject: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago / and KXXA-1520 WA


a propos of this, from Northwest Broadcasters reports
KXXA call letters have been issued for the new station licensed to
nohomish on 1520 kHz and expected to sign on this summer.  The new
all is a salute to the old KXA AM 770 Seattle.  It is licensed to
perate with a directional antenna with different constants day and
ight (DA2) with 20 kW day and 50 kW night and critical hours.
article then links to this
ttp://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?state=call=kkxaarn=city=freq=530fre2=1700type=0facid=class=list=0dist=dlat2=mlat2=slat2=NS=Ndlon2=mlon2=slon2=EW=Wsize=9
http://members.shaw.ca/nwbroadcasters/recentnews.htm


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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago / and KXXA-1520 WA

2011-04-01 Thread Stephen Airy
Hey, just who do they think they are, dethroning my local (7.3 miles away, can 
overload my radios when I use a big enough antenna) 760 KFMB from being the 
only station in the USA that runs 50kW at night and less (in their case 5kW) in 
the daytime? ;)

--- On Fri, 4/1/11, Steve Francis amdxm...@aol.com wrote:

From: Steve Francis amdxm...@aol.com
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago / and KXXA-1520 WA
To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Date: Friday, April 1, 2011, 4:56 PM


Critical Hours power exceeding the Day power - unprecedented?

Steve Francis
Alcoa, Tennessee 










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Subject: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago / and KXXA-1520 WA


a propos of this, from Northwest Broadcasters reports
KXXA call letters have been issued for the new station licensed to
nohomish on 1520 kHz and expected to sign on this summer.  The new
all is a salute to the old KXA AM 770 Seattle.  It is licensed to
perate with a directional antenna with different constants day and
ight (DA2) with 20 kW day and 50 kW night and critical hours.
article then links to this
ttp://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?state=call=kkxaarn=city=freq=530fre2=1700type=0facid=class=list=0dist=dlat2=mlat2=slat2=NS=Ndlon2=mlon2=slon2=EW=Wsize=9
http://members.shaw.ca/nwbroadcasters/recentnews.htm


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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago

2011-04-01 Thread Ira Elbert New III

 My college radio station at Valdosta State College (now Valdosta State 
University) in Valdosta, GA is WVVS. It's supposed to be We're the Wonderful 
Voice of Valdosta State. However, in college, during my heavy metal show, I 
used to call it the Wicked Voice of Vice and Sin. Somehow it fit, but I used to 
get some looks whenever I said it out loud.

Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!




 Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:19:40 -0700
 From: pianoplayer88...@yahoo.com
 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
 Subject: Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago
 
 How many of those 3-letter calls do you know of currently exist on local 
 channels, or smaller stations?  (Smaller meaning less daytime power, also 
 could include ones with nighttime flea power or daytime only stations, just 
 not any that have high daytime power like 50kW.)  I know of 1230 KXO in El 
 Centro, CA, anyone else know of any others?
 
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 From: Patrick Martin mwd...@webtv.net
 Subject: Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago
 To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
 irca@hard-core-dx.com
 Date: Friday, April 1, 2011, 9:58 AM
 
 Oh yes, the good ol' days of 3 call letters. I have logged and QSL'd
 many of them. KTW was one I missed out on QSLing. At one time I had made
 up a list of all of my 3 call letter QSLs. I was lucky to nab KRE 1400,
 when the FCC gave them back their orig calls, for a short time. I got a
 QSL too. 
KEX was Golden West and KGW was Pioneer. Both QSL'd in those days. 
 
 73,
 
 Patrick
 
 Patrick Martin
 Seaside OR 
 KGED QSL Manager
 
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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago / and KXXA-1520 WA

2011-04-01 Thread Mark Durenberger
Perhaps not.  There are a few stations with greater night power than 
day...increased CH power would be the step up.


Regards,

Mark Durenberger

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Critical Hours power exceeding the Day power - unprecedented?

Steve Francis
Alcoa, Tennessee










-Original Message-
From: Eric Floden eric.f99...@gmail.com
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America 
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Sent: Fri, Apr 1, 2011 7:35 pm
Subject: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago / and KXXA-1520 WA


a propos of this, from Northwest Broadcasters reports
KXXA call letters have been issued for the new station licensed to
nohomish on 1520 kHz and expected to sign on this summer.  The new
all is a salute to the old KXA AM 770 Seattle.  It is licensed to
perate with a directional antenna with different constants day and
ight (DA2) with 20 kW day and 50 kW night and critical hours.
article then links to this
ttp://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?state=call=kkxaarn=city=freq=530fre2=1700type=0facid=class=list=0dist=dlat2=mlat2=slat2=NS=Ndlon2=mlon2=slon2=EW=Wsize=9
http://members.shaw.ca/nwbroadcasters/recentnews.htm


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Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago / and KXXA-1520 WA

2011-04-01 Thread Patrick Martin
That is interesting, 50 KW nights. 1520 will even be in more of a jumble
at night. KOMA dominates most nights here on the coast.

Patrick

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR 
KGED QSL Manager

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