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I know KYW in Philadelphia has 3 letter calls, but are there any more TV stations with them?
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> I know KYW in Philadelphia has 3 letter calls, but are there
> any more TV stations with them?
WBZ-TV 4 Boston
WGN-TV 9 Chicago
WJZ-TV 13 Baltimore
KHQ-TV 6 Spokane, WA
WJW-TV 8 Cleveland
WLS-TV 7 Chicago
WHO-TV 13 Des Moines, IA
WOI-TV 5 Ames, IA
WWJ-TV 62 Detroit
There MAY be more!
73<P ID="signature">______________
Peter Q. George (K1XRB)
Whitman, Massachusetts</P>
> any more TV stations with them?
WBZ-TV 4 Boston
WGN-TV 9 Chicago
WJZ-TV 13 Baltimore
KHQ-TV 6 Spokane, WA
WJW-TV 8 Cleveland
WLS-TV 7 Chicago
WHO-TV 13 Des Moines, IA
WOI-TV 5 Ames, IA
WWJ-TV 62 Detroit
There MAY be more!
73<P ID="signature">______________
Peter Q. George (K1XRB)
Whitman, Massachusetts</P>
> > I know KYW in Philadelphia has 3 letter calls, but are
> there
> > any more TV stations with them?
>
> WBZ-TV 4 Boston
> WGN-TV 9 Chicago
> WJZ-TV 13 Baltimore
> KHQ-TV 6 Spokane, WA
> WJW-TV 8 Cleveland
> WLS-TV 7 Chicago
> WHO-TV 13 Des Moines, IA
> WOI-TV 5 Ames, IA
> WWJ-TV 62 Detroit
>
>
> There MAY be more!
>
> 73
>
KGO/7 San Francisco
WRC/4 Washington, DC
WSB/2 Atlanta
WWL/4 New Orleans
KOB/4 Albuquerque, NM
KGW/8 Portland, OR
WIS/10 Columbia, SC
WMC/5 Memphis
KSL/5 Salt Lake City
WHA/21 Madison, WI<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by bpatrick on 02/02/06 08:29 PM.</FONT></P>
> there
> > any more TV stations with them?
>
> WBZ-TV 4 Boston
> WGN-TV 9 Chicago
> WJZ-TV 13 Baltimore
> KHQ-TV 6 Spokane, WA
> WJW-TV 8 Cleveland
> WLS-TV 7 Chicago
> WHO-TV 13 Des Moines, IA
> WOI-TV 5 Ames, IA
> WWJ-TV 62 Detroit
>
>
> There MAY be more!
>
> 73
>
KGO/7 San Francisco
WRC/4 Washington, DC
WSB/2 Atlanta
WWL/4 New Orleans
KOB/4 Albuquerque, NM
KGW/8 Portland, OR
WIS/10 Columbia, SC
WMC/5 Memphis
KSL/5 Salt Lake City
WHA/21 Madison, WI<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by bpatrick on 02/02/06 08:29 PM.</FONT></P>
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hintomedia
Guest
> KGO/7 San Francisco
> WRC/4 Washington, DC
> WSB/2 Atlanta
> WWL/4 New Orleans
> KOB/4 Albuquerque, NM
> KGW/8 Portland, OR
> WIS/10 Columbia, SC
> WMC/5 Memphis
> KSL/5 Salt Lake City
> WHA/21 Madison, WI
WIS/10 Columbia, SC.
EDIT: never mind, didn't see it in the last post. Might as well throw in the only two I know of in Canada:
CKY/7 Winnipeg, Manitoba
CKX/5 Brandon, Manitoba
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Derek
<a target="_blank" href=http://www.tvvancouver.cjb.net>TV.Vancouver</a>: Covering TV stations in Vancouver, BC</P><P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Hinto on 02/02/06 08:36 PM.</FONT></P>
> WRC/4 Washington, DC
> WSB/2 Atlanta
> WWL/4 New Orleans
> KOB/4 Albuquerque, NM
> KGW/8 Portland, OR
> WIS/10 Columbia, SC
> WMC/5 Memphis
> KSL/5 Salt Lake City
> WHA/21 Madison, WI
WIS/10 Columbia, SC.
EDIT: never mind, didn't see it in the last post. Might as well throw in the only two I know of in Canada:
CKY/7 Winnipeg, Manitoba
CKX/5 Brandon, Manitoba
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Derek
<a target="_blank" href=http://www.tvvancouver.cjb.net>TV.Vancouver</a>: Covering TV stations in Vancouver, BC</P><P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Hinto on 02/02/06 08:36 PM.</FONT></P>
> I know KYW in Philadelphia has 3 letter calls, but are there
> any more TV stations with them?
>
Just a quick note:
WBZ in Boston hardly mentions its call letters. I didn't realise it was WBZ until after I was up here for a month. They go by CBS 4. Do the call letters really matter anymore? Should stations ignore their historical calls and go by something else, like CBS 4?
Sorry to steal the thread a bit.
> any more TV stations with them?
>
Just a quick note:
WBZ in Boston hardly mentions its call letters. I didn't realise it was WBZ until after I was up here for a month. They go by CBS 4. Do the call letters really matter anymore? Should stations ignore their historical calls and go by something else, like CBS 4?
Sorry to steal the thread a bit.
The definitive list...
...of everything having to do with three-letter calls is here:
<a target="_blank" href=http://earlyradiohistory.us/3roll.htm>http://earlyradiohistory.us/3roll.htm</a>
Meticulously researched and totally up-to-date. And check out the rest of Thomas' site while you're there, too!<P ID="signature">______________
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...of everything having to do with three-letter calls is here:
<a target="_blank" href=http://earlyradiohistory.us/3roll.htm>http://earlyradiohistory.us/3roll.htm</a>
Meticulously researched and totally up-to-date. And check out the rest of Thomas' site while you're there, too!<P ID="signature">______________
Tower Site Calendar 2006 JUST RELEASED! - <a target="_blank" href=http://www.fybush.com/nerw.html#calendar>www.fybush.com</a></P>
Re: The definitive list...
> ...of everything having to do with three-letter calls is
> here:
>
> http://earlyradiohistory.us/3roll.htm
>
> Meticulously researched and totally up-to-date. And check
> out the rest of Thomas' site while you're there, too!
>
You forgot WJM in Minneapolis/ St. Paul, home of Ted Baxter, Lou Grant, Murray Slaughter and Mary Richards. LOL.
> ...of everything having to do with three-letter calls is
> here:
>
> http://earlyradiohistory.us/3roll.htm
>
> Meticulously researched and totally up-to-date. And check
> out the rest of Thomas' site while you're there, too!
>
You forgot WJM in Minneapolis/ St. Paul, home of Ted Baxter, Lou Grant, Murray Slaughter and Mary Richards. LOL.
> Should stations ignore their historical calls and go by
> something else, like CBS 4?
The calls aren't just historical, they're required by law. They only have to air them as close as possible to the top of the hour in a natural programming break. This means all they have to do is flash on screen "WBZTV/DT Boston" in a tiny font, for a few seconds.
Its called a legal ID, for more info on what they are and why we air them, go to http://www.tophour.net
> something else, like CBS 4?
The calls aren't just historical, they're required by law. They only have to air them as close as possible to the top of the hour in a natural programming break. This means all they have to do is flash on screen "WBZTV/DT Boston" in a tiny font, for a few seconds.
Its called a legal ID, for more info on what they are and why we air them, go to http://www.tophour.net
Re: The definitive list...
> > ...of everything having to do with three-letter calls is
> > here:
> >
> > http://earlyradiohistory.us/3roll.htm
> >
> > Meticulously researched and totally up-to-date. And check
> > out the rest of Thomas' site while you're there, too!
> >
> You forgot WJM in Minneapolis/ St. Paul, home of Ted Baxter,
> Lou Grant, Murray Slaughter and Mary Richards. LOL.
>
Also, WKS in Columbus, OH, where Steven Keaton of Family Ties
worked.
But back to the topic:
I didn't catch whether or not the website mentioned former
three-letter TV station calls, but a few that come to mind:
KHJ/9 Los Angeles (now KCAL)
WOR/9 New York (now WWOR)
KOA/4 Denver (now KCNC)
KLZ/7 Denver (now KMGH)
WOW/6 Omaha (now WOWT)
WKY/4 Oklahoma City (now KFOR)
KID/3 Idaho Falls/Pocatello, ID (now KIDK)
WGR/2 Buffalo (now WGRZ)
WSM/4 Nashville (now WSMV)
KMJ/24 Fresno, CA (now KSEE)
WJZ/7 New York (the original WJZ, now WABC)
WMT/2 Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, IA (now KGAN)
WDIV/4 Detroit is the ORIGINAL WWJ. WJW/8 in Cleveland
changed its call letters to WJKW in the late '70s, but
later changed them back.
> > ...of everything having to do with three-letter calls is
> > here:
> >
> > http://earlyradiohistory.us/3roll.htm
> >
> > Meticulously researched and totally up-to-date. And check
> > out the rest of Thomas' site while you're there, too!
> >
> You forgot WJM in Minneapolis/ St. Paul, home of Ted Baxter,
> Lou Grant, Murray Slaughter and Mary Richards. LOL.
>
Also, WKS in Columbus, OH, where Steven Keaton of Family Ties
worked.
But back to the topic:
I didn't catch whether or not the website mentioned former
three-letter TV station calls, but a few that come to mind:
KHJ/9 Los Angeles (now KCAL)
WOR/9 New York (now WWOR)
KOA/4 Denver (now KCNC)
KLZ/7 Denver (now KMGH)
WOW/6 Omaha (now WOWT)
WKY/4 Oklahoma City (now KFOR)
KID/3 Idaho Falls/Pocatello, ID (now KIDK)
WGR/2 Buffalo (now WGRZ)
WSM/4 Nashville (now WSMV)
KMJ/24 Fresno, CA (now KSEE)
WJZ/7 New York (the original WJZ, now WABC)
WMT/2 Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, IA (now KGAN)
WDIV/4 Detroit is the ORIGINAL WWJ. WJW/8 in Cleveland
changed its call letters to WJKW in the late '70s, but
later changed them back.
K
KeithE
Guest
Re: The definitive list...
> But back to the topic:
>
> I didn't catch whether or not the website mentioned former
> three-letter TV station calls, but a few that come to mind:
Back in the early '50s there were a couple of shared-time stations with 3 letter calls:
WHB-TV 9 Kansas City, MO (merged with KMBC-TV in 1954)
KOY-TV 10 Phoenix, AZ (merged with KOOL-TV in 1954, now KSAZ-TV)
> But back to the topic:
>
> I didn't catch whether or not the website mentioned former
> three-letter TV station calls, but a few that come to mind:
Back in the early '50s there were a couple of shared-time stations with 3 letter calls:
WHB-TV 9 Kansas City, MO (merged with KMBC-TV in 1954)
KOY-TV 10 Phoenix, AZ (merged with KOOL-TV in 1954, now KSAZ-TV)
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genXdxerLR
Guest
Also CMQ Ch 6 in Havana (at least before the Cuban Revolution)
Re: The definitive list...
> > But back to the topic:
> >
> > I didn't catch whether or not the website mentioned former
>
> > three-letter TV station calls, but a few that come to
> mind:
>
> Back in the early '50s there were a couple of shared-time
> stations with 3 letter calls:
>
> WHB-TV 9 Kansas City, MO (merged with KMBC-TV in 1954)
> KOY-TV 10 Phoenix, AZ (merged with KOOL-TV in 1954, now
> KSAZ-TV)
>
WOC-TV 6 in Davenport, IA (became KWQC TV in 1986)
Jeff
> > But back to the topic:
> >
> > I didn't catch whether or not the website mentioned former
>
> > three-letter TV station calls, but a few that come to
> mind:
>
> Back in the early '50s there were a couple of shared-time
> stations with 3 letter calls:
>
> WHB-TV 9 Kansas City, MO (merged with KMBC-TV in 1954)
> KOY-TV 10 Phoenix, AZ (merged with KOOL-TV in 1954, now
> KSAZ-TV)
>
WOC-TV 6 in Davenport, IA (became KWQC TV in 1986)
Jeff
T
timbo
Guest
> > I know KYW in Philadelphia has 3 letter calls, but are
> there
> > any more TV stations with them?
> >
> Just a quick note:
>
> WBZ in Boston hardly mentions its call letters. I didn't
> realise it was WBZ until after I was up here for a month.
> They go by CBS 4. Do the call letters really matter anymore?
> Should stations ignore their historical calls and go by
> something else, like CBS 4?
>
> Sorry to steal the thread a bit.
>
KYW in Philadelphia used to go by KYW 3. Now They simply go by CBS 3. Hardly any mention of the call letters.
> there
> > any more TV stations with them?
> >
> Just a quick note:
>
> WBZ in Boston hardly mentions its call letters. I didn't
> realise it was WBZ until after I was up here for a month.
> They go by CBS 4. Do the call letters really matter anymore?
> Should stations ignore their historical calls and go by
> something else, like CBS 4?
>
> Sorry to steal the thread a bit.
>
KYW in Philadelphia used to go by KYW 3. Now They simply go by CBS 3. Hardly any mention of the call letters.
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mikebatchelor
Guest
Re: The definitive list...
In St. Louis, KSD-TV Channel 5, which became KSDK in 1979 when they were sold to Metromedia, and seperated from KSD radio (Calls still at 93.7 FM).
In the 50s, I believe it was pre 1956? Channel 4 was KWK-TV before being sold to CBS and becoming KMOX-TV (Now KMOV).
> > > But back to the topic:
> > >
> > > I didn't catch whether or not the website mentioned
> former
> >
> > > three-letter TV station calls, but a few that come to
> > mind:
> >
> > Back in the early '50s there were a couple of shared-time
> > stations with 3 letter calls:
> >
> > WHB-TV 9 Kansas City, MO (merged with KMBC-TV in 1954)
> > KOY-TV 10 Phoenix, AZ (merged with KOOL-TV in 1954, now
> > KSAZ-TV)
> >
> WOC-TV 6 in Davenport, IA (became KWQC TV in 1986)
>
> Jeff
>
In St. Louis, KSD-TV Channel 5, which became KSDK in 1979 when they were sold to Metromedia, and seperated from KSD radio (Calls still at 93.7 FM).
In the 50s, I believe it was pre 1956? Channel 4 was KWK-TV before being sold to CBS and becoming KMOX-TV (Now KMOV).
> > > But back to the topic:
> > >
> > > I didn't catch whether or not the website mentioned
> former
> >
> > > three-letter TV station calls, but a few that come to
> > mind:
> >
> > Back in the early '50s there were a couple of shared-time
> > stations with 3 letter calls:
> >
> > WHB-TV 9 Kansas City, MO (merged with KMBC-TV in 1954)
> > KOY-TV 10 Phoenix, AZ (merged with KOOL-TV in 1954, now
> > KSAZ-TV)
> >
> WOC-TV 6 in Davenport, IA (became KWQC TV in 1986)
>
> Jeff
>
K
KMRichards
Guest
Do you all think ...
... we could refrain from repeating call letters that were included in the list at the website Scott Fybush posted?<P ID="signature">______________
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... we could refrain from repeating call letters that were included in the list at the website Scott Fybush posted?<P ID="signature">______________
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Re: (There aren't any) TV Stations with three letter calls
Technically, NONE of these are three-letter calls, since they have "TV" appended, usually because a connected AM radio station actually has or had the three-letter calls.
An owner could perhaps change the radio station's calls and then drop the "TV" designator on the television station.
Ted.
> > I know KYW in Philadelphia has 3 letter calls, but are
> there
> > any more TV stations with them?
>
> WBZ-TV 4 Boston
> WGN-TV 9 Chicago
> WJZ-TV 13 Baltimore
> KHQ-TV 6 Spokane, WA
> WJW-TV 8 Cleveland
> WLS-TV 7 Chicago
> WHO-TV 13 Des Moines, IA
> WOI-TV 5 Ames, IA
> WWJ-TV 62 Detroit
>
>
> There MAY be more!
>
> 73
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by TedL on 02/04/06 07:16 AM.</FONT></P>
Technically, NONE of these are three-letter calls, since they have "TV" appended, usually because a connected AM radio station actually has or had the three-letter calls.
An owner could perhaps change the radio station's calls and then drop the "TV" designator on the television station.
Ted.
> > I know KYW in Philadelphia has 3 letter calls, but are
> there
> > any more TV stations with them?
>
> WBZ-TV 4 Boston
> WGN-TV 9 Chicago
> WJZ-TV 13 Baltimore
> KHQ-TV 6 Spokane, WA
> WJW-TV 8 Cleveland
> WLS-TV 7 Chicago
> WHO-TV 13 Des Moines, IA
> WOI-TV 5 Ames, IA
> WWJ-TV 62 Detroit
>
>
> There MAY be more!
>
> 73
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by TedL on 02/04/06 07:16 AM.</FONT></P>
3-letter calls w/o -TV suffix
> Technically, NONE of these are three-letter calls, since
> they have "TV" appended, usually because a connected AM
> radio station actually has or had the three-letter calls.
>
> An owner could perhaps change the radio station's calls and
> then drop the "TV" designator on the television station.
>
> Ted.
>
>
> > > I know KYW in Philadelphia has 3 letter calls, but are
> > there
> > > any more TV stations with them?
> >
> > WBZ-TV 4 Boston
> > WGN-TV 9 Chicago
> > WJZ-TV 13 Baltimore
> > KHQ-TV 6 Spokane, WA
> > WJW-TV 8 Cleveland
> > WLS-TV 7 Chicago
> > WHO-TV 13 Des Moines, IA
> > WOI-TV 5 Ames, IA
> > WWJ-TV 62 Detroit
> >
> >
> > There MAY be more!
> >
> > 73
> >
>
The calls cited here have the -TV suffix, but TV stations do exist with 3-letter calls and no suffix:
KGW 8 Portland OR
WJW 8 Cleveland OH
WIS 10 Columbia SC<P ID="signature">______________
Dave</P>
> Technically, NONE of these are three-letter calls, since
> they have "TV" appended, usually because a connected AM
> radio station actually has or had the three-letter calls.
>
> An owner could perhaps change the radio station's calls and
> then drop the "TV" designator on the television station.
>
> Ted.
>
>
> > > I know KYW in Philadelphia has 3 letter calls, but are
> > there
> > > any more TV stations with them?
> >
> > WBZ-TV 4 Boston
> > WGN-TV 9 Chicago
> > WJZ-TV 13 Baltimore
> > KHQ-TV 6 Spokane, WA
> > WJW-TV 8 Cleveland
> > WLS-TV 7 Chicago
> > WHO-TV 13 Des Moines, IA
> > WOI-TV 5 Ames, IA
> > WWJ-TV 62 Detroit
> >
> >
> > There MAY be more!
> >
> > 73
> >
>
The calls cited here have the -TV suffix, but TV stations do exist with 3-letter calls and no suffix:
KGW 8 Portland OR
WJW 8 Cleveland OH
WIS 10 Columbia SC<P ID="signature">______________
Dave</P>
K
KML0224
Guest
Re: 3-letter calls w/o -TV suffix
> KGW 8 (NBC) Portland, OR
> WJW 8 (FOX) Cleveland, OH
> WIS 10 (NBC) Columbia, SC
>
It's my understanding that in Boston, channel 4 must identify as "WBZ-TV/DT" since you still have WBZ-AM 1030. Viacom owns channel 4 and CBS Radio owns AM 1030.
<P ID="signature">______________
#13 Dan Marino...2005 Football Hall Of Fame Inductee
</P>
> KGW 8 (NBC) Portland, OR
> WJW 8 (FOX) Cleveland, OH
> WIS 10 (NBC) Columbia, SC
>
It's my understanding that in Boston, channel 4 must identify as "WBZ-TV/DT" since you still have WBZ-AM 1030. Viacom owns channel 4 and CBS Radio owns AM 1030.
<P ID="signature">______________
#13 Dan Marino...2005 Football Hall Of Fame Inductee
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JeeperOne
Banned
Hi everyone:
> > I know KYW in Philadelphia has 3 letter calls, but are
> there
> > any more TV stations with them?
>
> WBZ-TV 4 Boston
> WGN-TV 9 Chicago
> WJZ-TV 13 Baltimore
> KHQ-TV 6 Spokane, WA
> WJW-TV 8 Cleveland
> WLS-TV 7 Chicago
> WHO-TV 13 Des Moines, IA
> WOI-TV 5 Ames, IA
> WWJ-TV 62 Detroit
>
>
> There MAY be more!
There are...
KGW-TV 8 Portland, OR
KGO-TV 7 San Francisco, CA
WOR-TV 9 New York City, NY (Though officially known as WWOR)
KSL-TV 5 Salt Lake City, UT
WMC-TV 4 Nashville, TN
There may be even more than that...
> 73
Pat (Ham Call KB0OXD)
Denver, Colorado (Home of KLZ-TV 7, now KMGH 7 & KOA-TV 4, now KCNC-TV 4)<P ID="signature">______________
http://patspodcast.blogspot.com/
Radio? Uhh.....What's THAT??</P>
> > I know KYW in Philadelphia has 3 letter calls, but are
> there
> > any more TV stations with them?
>
> WBZ-TV 4 Boston
> WGN-TV 9 Chicago
> WJZ-TV 13 Baltimore
> KHQ-TV 6 Spokane, WA
> WJW-TV 8 Cleveland
> WLS-TV 7 Chicago
> WHO-TV 13 Des Moines, IA
> WOI-TV 5 Ames, IA
> WWJ-TV 62 Detroit
>
>
> There MAY be more!
There are...
KGW-TV 8 Portland, OR
KGO-TV 7 San Francisco, CA
WOR-TV 9 New York City, NY (Though officially known as WWOR)
KSL-TV 5 Salt Lake City, UT
WMC-TV 4 Nashville, TN
There may be even more than that...
> 73
Pat (Ham Call KB0OXD)
Denver, Colorado (Home of KLZ-TV 7, now KMGH 7 & KOA-TV 4, now KCNC-TV 4)<P ID="signature">______________
http://patspodcast.blogspot.com/
Radio? Uhh.....What's THAT??
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