- List of three-letter broadcast callsigns in the United States
This is a list of three-letter broadcast callsigns in the United States.
Most primary
United States radio and television broadcasters have four-letter callsigns, like WNEW. However, a number of early broadcasters still have a license with a three-letter callsign. Such a short callsign is generally an indication of the long-time existence of the station. Thesuffix does not count, only the base callsign. Stations which formerly had three letters but have since changed are not currently listed.AM radio stations
*KEX -
Portland, Oregon
*KFH -Wichita, Kansas (AM/FM)
*KFI -Los Angeles, California
*KGA -Spokane, Washington
*KGO -San Francisco, California
*KGU -Honolulu, Hawaii
*KGY -Olympia, Washington (AM/FM)
*KHJ -Los Angeles, California
*KID -Idaho Falls, Idaho (AM/FM)
*KIT -Yakima, Washington
*KJR -Seattle, Washington (AM/FM)
*KLO -Ogden, Utah
*KLZ -Denver, Colorado
*KMA -Shenandoah, Iowa
*KMJ -Fresno, California
*KNX -Los Angeles, California
*KOA -Denver, Colorado
*KOY -Phoenix, Arizona
*KPQ -Wenatchee, Washington (AM/FM)
*KQV -Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*KSL -Salt Lake City, Utah
*KUJ -Walla Walla, Washington (AM/FM)
*KVI -Seattle, Washington
*KWG -Stockton, California
*KXL -Portland, Oregon
*KXO -El Centro, California (AM/FM)
*KYW -Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (AM/TV)*WBT -
Charlotte, North Carolina (AM/FM)
*WBZ -Boston, Massachusetts (AM/TV)
*WDZ -Decatur, Illinois
*WEW -St. Louis, Missouri
*WGH -Newport News, Virginia (AM/FM)
*WGL -Fort Wayne, Indiana
*WGN -Chicago, Illinois (AM/TV)
*WGR -Buffalo, New York
*WGY -Schenectady, New York
*WHA -Madison, Wisconsin (AM/TV)
*WHB -Kansas City, Missouri
*WHK -Cleveland, Ohio
*WHO -Des Moines, Iowa (AM/TV)
*WHP -Harrisburg, Pennsylvania /(AM/TV)
*WIP -Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*WJR -Detroit, Michigan
*WKY -Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*WLS -Chicago, Illinois (AM/TV)
*WLW -Cincinnati, Ohio
*WMC -Memphis, Tennessee (AM/FM/TV)
*WMT -Cedar Rapids, Iowa (AM/FM)
*WOC -Davenport, Iowa
*WOI -Ames, Iowa (AM/FM/TV)
*WOL -Washington, D.C.
*WOR -New York, New York
*WSB -Atlanta, Georgia (AM/FM/TV)
*WSM -Nashville, Tennessee (AM/FM)
*WWJ -Detroit, Michigan (AM/TV)
*WWL -New Orleans, Louisiana (AM/FM/TV)FM radio stations
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KDB-FM -Santa Barbara, California
*KFH-FM -Clearwater, Kansas (AM/FM)
*KGY-FM -McCleary, Washington (AM/FM)
*KGB-FM -San Diego, California
*KID-FM -Idaho Falls, Idaho (AM/FM)
*KJR-FM -Seattle, Washington (AM/FM)
*KPQ-FM -Wenatchee, Washington (AM/FM)
*KSD-FM -St. Louis, Missouri
*KUJ-FM -Walla Walla, Washington (AM/FM)
*KXO-FM -El Centro, California (AM/FM)*
WBT-FM -Chester, South Carolina (AM/FM)
*WGH-FM -Newport News, Virginia (AM/FM)
*WIL-FM -St. Louis, Missouri (AM/FM)
*WMC-FM -Memphis, Tennessee (AM/FM/TV)
*WMT-FM -Cedar Rapids, Iowa (AM/FM)
*WOI-FM -Ames, Iowa (AM/FM/TV)
*WRR -Dallas, Texas
*WSB-FM -Atlanta, Georgia (AM/FM/TV)
*WSM-FM -Nashville, Tennessee (AM/FM)
*WWL-FM -Kenner, Louisiana (AM/FM/TV)Television stations
As listed below, three TV stations with three-letter base callsigns no longer use the "-TV" suffix. These stations were previously co-owned with AM stations which originally used three-letter calls but have since adopted other callsigns; in this case the TV station is permitted, but not required, to drop the suffix.
*KGO-TV (7 analog/24 digital, ABC) -San Francisco, California
*KGW (8/46,NBC ) -Portland, Oregon
*KHQ-TV (6/15,NBC ) -Spokane, Washington
*KOB-TV (4/26,NBC ) -Albuquerque, New Mexico
*KSL-TV (5/38,NBC ) -Salt Lake City, Utah
*KYW-TV (3/26,CBS ) -Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (AM/TV)
*WBZ-TV (4/30,CBS ) -Boston, Massachusetts (AM/TV)
*WGN-TV (9/19, The CW) -Chicago, Illinois (AM/TV)
*WHA-TV (21/20, PBS) -Madison, Wisconsin (AM/TV)
*WHO-TV (13/19,NBC ) -Des Moines, Iowa (AM/TV)
*WHP-TV (21/4,CBS ) -Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (AM/TV)
*WIS (10/41,NBC ) -Columbia, South Carolina
*WJW (8/31, Fox) -Cleveland, Ohio
*WJZ-TV (13/38,CBS ) -Baltimore, Maryland
*WLS-TV (7/52, ABC) -Chicago, Illinois (AM/TV)
*WMC-TV (5/52,NBC ) -Memphis, Tennessee (AM/FM/TV)
*WOI-TV (5/59, ABC) -Ames, Iowa (AM/FM/TV)
*WRC-TV (4/48,NBC ) -Washington, D.C.
*WSB-TV (2/39, ABC) -Atlanta, Georgia (AM/FM/TV)
*WWJ-TV (62/44,CBS ) -Detroit, Michigan (AM/TV)
*WWL-TV (4/36,CBS ) -New Orleans, Louisiana (AM/FM/TV)Other stations of note
*WWV -
Fort Collins, Colorado —shortwave time signal dataradio clock service operated by theNational Institute of Standards and Technology ee also
*
list of local television stations in North and Central America
*lists of radio stations in North and Central America
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