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Re: 'K' v. 'W' Television Station Callsigns

Steve Crow (scrow@stevecrow.net)
Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:23:49 GMT

>>> Louisiana and Minnesota both "straddle" the Mississippi River.

>> In my experience (mostly in cable TV), the Mississippi-River rule can be
>> more accurately stated as follows:

>> "K" = west of the Mississippi River plus the entire state of
>> Minnesota.

>> "W" = east of the Mississippi River plus Louisiana parishes
>> located in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans DMAs.

>> But even with this version of the rule there are numerous exceptions,
>> especially in the case of low-power television stations (LPTV, Class
>> A, translators, and boosters).

Do the same rules apply to radio stations as well? I would imagine so, but
what about KYW in Pennsylvania? According to:

http://www.kyw1060.com/stationinfo/station_history.cfm

... the station has moved several times (Chicago, Cleveland), but
appears to have maintained the same call sign even in moves across
state lines. Is this common?

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