KDKA
Feb 26, 2022 13:36:17 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Thanks for that, revhen. "Quote Reply" is not working.
Not surprised. My reply was HUGE!
Feb 26, 2022 13:42:13 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I think the radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh was the first commercial radio station. As someone mentioned a few days ago, stations east of the Mississippi have their station names begin with a "W," while those in the west begin with a "K." How does KDKA fit into that?
Essentially you are correct in that KDKA was the first commercial radio station and because it was the first one, it is east of Missippii river, and that is the division between the K and W call signs. However, there is one other that I know of and that is WOAI 1200am in San Antonio. How that happened I won't even venture to guess at.
Mike
Feb 26, 2022 17:04:16 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
GreenReaper wrote:
Essentially you are correct in that KDKA was the first commercial radio station and because it was the first one, it is east of Missippii river, and that is the division between the K and W call signs. However, there is one other that I know of and that is WOAI 1200am in San Antonio. How that happened I won't even venture to guess at.
Mike
Mike
Well, perhaps not THE first commercial station but the callsign was issued before there were regular broadcast stations. KDKA was a sequential callsign and other callsigns issued in the list were marine stations.
Feb 26, 2022 21:18:29 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I think radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh was the first commercial radio station. As someone mentioned a few days ago, stations east of the Mississippi have their station names begin with a "W," while those in the west begin with a "K." How does KDKA fit into that?
Well, Pittsburgh is in western Pennsylvania, maybe that has something to do with it
Feb 26, 2022 22:13:08 #
Bowpet
Loc: Loveland, CO
W1AW is the amateur (ham) radio station for the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), an organization representing ham radio interests.
Feb 27, 2022 15:01:31 #
Feb 27, 2022 15:03:17 #
Pepsiman wrote:
. THANKS for the info. Since 1983, my ham call letters has been kd2ka.
👍👍 Cool call.
K4CKB (my initials)
Feb 28, 2022 00:18:02 #
GeneV
Loc: Lampasas, Texas
wapiti wrote:
To my knowledge, the only exception to this is WOAI in San Anatonio, TX
You might also add WFAA in Dallas, TX.
Gene
Feb 28, 2022 16:39:11 #
GeneV wrote:
You might also add WFAA in Dallas, TX.
Gene
Gene
Try again... Complete call is ???????
Feb 28, 2022 17:11:31 #
Pepsiman wrote:
Try again... Complete call is ???????
Commercial station - 4 letter call.
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