Why do the names of radio stations in the western part of the US start with a 'K' and the ones in the eastern part start with a 'W'?

JReid

There is a long answer and a short one. The short one is that according to international convention, the commercial radio stations in the US were assigned four letter call signs that began with either W or K. In the very early 1920's, stations west of the Mississippi adopted the 'W' convention, but in January, 1923, the Mississippi River became the official dividing line between the east (W) and west (K). Jan 09 01, 3:26 PM

eric0946

In assigning call letters, the FRC saw that radio stations to the east of the Mississippi River started with 'W,' as in WNBC, WLS, etc., and stations West of the Mississippi start with the letter 'K.' Since a few stations were licensed before this plan was put in to effect, there are a few exceptions to the 'W' and 'K' rule. source is http://www.cybercollege.org/frtv/frtv016.htm May 13 02, 3:45 AM

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