# Do you know the call letters for any local tv or radio stations? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 27, 2008, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815 "2008-12-27T05:05:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/21 "2008-12-28T04:37:18Z")
Sacramento television: KCRA - Channel 3 - NBC KOVR - Channel 13 - CBS (used to be the ABC affiliate) KXTV - Channel 10 - ABC (see above) KTXL - Channel 40 - FOX KVIE - Channel 6 - PBS There are also independent stations 31 and 58, but I can’t recall their call letters. Radio: KHTK - 1140 AM - Sports Talk (the **H** ome of **T** he **K** ings) KFBK - 1530 AM - Talk Radio KSEG - 96.9 FM - Classic Rock (the Eagle) KRXQ - 98.5 FM - AOR I’m missing several stations I regularly listen to… ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/22 "2008-12-28T04:43:04Z")
Channel 9 here used to be TCN 9. I haven’t heard it used in years though. ---
**Author:** ![Snnipe\_70E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@Snnipe\_70E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snnipe_70E)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/23 "2008-12-28T05:34:01Z")
Bay Area KTVU Chanel 2-Fox 4 KRON Independent 5 7 KGO ABS 8 KSBW NBC in Salinas 9 KQED Public 11 KNTV NBC San Jose Radio KLOV ---
**Author:** ![lynxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e99b99/32.png) [@lynxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynxie)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/24 "2008-12-28T07:08:41Z")
tv - CHCH, CITY, CBLT, CBLFT, CFTO, CKVR, WIVB, WKBW, WGRZ, WNED, WUTV, and whatever TVO is. radio - CFRB, CHUM, CKOC, (others I only know the numbers) ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/25 "2008-12-28T08:16:57Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > Chicago has WBBM (CBS tv, news AM, Jack FM) and WLS (ABC tv, right-wing tripe AM, oldies FM). I think Fox is WFLD. I don’t know what NBC is. Without looking, I’ll wager that it’s still the same WMAQ that it was 20 years ago. And WTTW at channel 11 is PBS, and WFLD is probably still Fox and still at channel 32, and WGN will probably be at 720 AM and channel 9 forever. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/26 "2008-12-28T13:35:54Z")
Television yes, KDKA (CBS), WPXI (NBC), WTAE (ABC), WPGH (Fox), WPCW (CW, natch) WQED (PBS), WQEX (Used to also be PBS, is now home shopping?!?!) and WPCB (Cornerstone Christian TV which also operates as a satellite network). Radio, not so much. Some stations have been the same forever, KDKA, KQV, WAMO, WWSW, but the rest have changed so often between Clear Channel, Westinghouse/CBS and other radio hegemonies I only know frequencies, not call letters. And 99% of the time now, I listen to XM rather than anything local. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/27 "2008-12-29T08:30:43Z")
**Tumbledown** , you’re from Pittsburgh, no? I remember the TV call letters from growing up in Johnstown, where we could pick most of them up with a good roof antenna. Let’s see, KDKA is channel 2, WTAE is 4, WPXI (WIIC when I was growing up) is 11, WQED is 13 and WPGH is, or was, 53. Here in Tucson, I know that TV station KVOA 4 is NBC, KUAT 6 is PBS, KGUN 9 is ABC, KMSB 11 is FOX, KOLD 13 (or translator 7 in some areas) is CBS, KTTU 18 is MyNetwork TV, and KWBA 58 (which is licensed to Sierra Vista) is The CW. As for radio, there is only one to know, and that is KLPX 96.1. The only other two I listen to are that other classic rock station on 107 and BOB 97. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/28 "2008-12-29T19:27:44Z")
I’ve lived in LA all my life and can’t imagine NOT knowing the TV call letters: Channel 2: KCBS Channel 4: KNBC Channel 5: KTLA Channel 7: KABC Channel 9: KCAL (formerly KHJ in my youth) Channel 11: KTTV Channel 13: KCOP. Although I’m not sure if they still use that. I probably don’t know as many of the radio stations as I used to simply because I hardly listen to the radio any longer. But I know a lot of them. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/29 "2008-12-30T20:44:19Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > **Tumbledown** , you’re from Pittsburgh, no? Yep! ---
**Author:** ![St.Urho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@St.Urho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Urho)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/30 "2008-12-31T09:34:35Z")
The NBC affiliate in Denver is KUSA. That’s the only one I know. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/31 "2008-12-31T19:17:10Z")
Yep. WTVR - CBS 6, Richmond WRIC - ABC 8, Richmond WWBT - NBC 12, Richmond WVIR - NBC 29, Charlottesville WCVE - PBS 23, Richmond(?) WRLH - FOX 35, Richmond As far as radio: WNRN 91.9 FM, Charlottesville, Public WWWV 97.5 FM, Charlottesville, Classic Rock WJMA 103.1 FM, Orange, Country ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/32 "2008-12-31T19:21:01Z")
TV: KTVU2 KRON4 KPIX5 KGO7 KQED9 KOFY20 KBHK44 Radio: KNBR680 KTCT1050 KMEL107.7 KYLD94.9 Just off the top of my head. I missed KBHK, which changed to KBCW in 2006. I’d know more radio if I ever listened to anything besides baseball. 680 and 1050 are the sprts channels and the two FMs are the ones I listened to in high school (though 94.9 was 107.1 for some of that). ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/33 "2008-12-31T19:26:11Z")
> [@tumbleddown](#): > > Television yes, KDKA (CBS), WPXI (NBC), WTAE (ABC), WPGH (Fox), WPCW (CW, natch) WQED (PBS), WQEX (Used to also be PBS, is now home shopping?!?!) and WPCB (Cornerstone Christian TV which also operates as a satellite network). > > Radio, not so much. Some stations have been the same forever, KDKA, KQV, WAMO, WWSW, but the rest have changed so often between Clear Channel, Westinghouse/CBS and other radio hegemonies I only know frequencies, not call letters. And 99% of the time now, I listen to XM rather than anything local. How does Pittsburgh have both “W” and “K” call letters? I always learned “W” called out stations East of the Mississippi, and “K” was the west. Living in the Twin Cities, we have a mix. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/34 "2008-12-31T22:35:53Z")
> [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](#): > > How does Pittsburgh have both “W” and “K” call letters? I always learned “W” called out stations East of the Mississippi, and “K” was the west. Living in the Twin Cities, we have a mix. [Grandfathered in](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_call_sign#K_and_W). ---
**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/35 "2009-01-01T00:00:17Z")
I know my local radio and tv stations call letters pretty well. Here’s some of them! Radio: **KWJZ-FM** My main station (Smooth Jazz!) **KIRO** **KPLU** Television: **KOMO** Channel 4, (ABC) **KING** Channel 5, (NBC) **KONG** Channel 6, (IND) **KIRO** Channel 7, (CBS) **KCTS** Channel 9, (PBS) **KSTW** Channel 11, (IND) ---
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Sure, in several cities too. Dallas: WFAA: TV KEGL: RADIO KLLI: RADIO KXAS: TV KDFW: TV KTVT: TV KZPS: RADIO Houston KRBE: Radio KTRK: Radio/TV KUHF: TV KPRC: TV/Radio KHOU: TV KSEV: Radio KILT: Radio KIKK: Radio (don’t even know if it’s there anymore) Austin KEYE: TV KXAN: TV KLRU: TV KLBJ: Radio Galveston / Houston KILE: Radio ---
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The Springfield, IL TV Market: ABC: WICS (2 on my cable) NBC: WAND (10 on my cable) CBS: WCIA (3 on my cable) PBS: WILL (12 on my cable) FOX: WRSP (7 on my cable) CW: WBUI (6 on my cable) The Springfield, IL Radio Market (as much of it as I know) 98.7 WNNS (Lite Rock) 101.9 WQQL (Oldies) 100.5 WYMG (Classic Rock) 103.7 WDBR (Top 40) 104.5 WFMB (Country) 91.1 WIBI (Christian) 90.5 WUIS (Public Radio) 107.5 WTAX (Talk Radio) 970 WMAY (Talk Radio) 1240 WTAX (Talk Radio) 1450 WFMB (Sports Talk) ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/38 "2009-01-01T23:02:11Z")
Only American and Canadian TV and radio stations have been mentioned. Are callsigns just a North American thing or do other countries use them? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815/39 "2009-01-01T23:06:33Z")
The local TV affiliates in Orlando(ish) are WOFL (Fox), WKMG (CBS), WESH (NBC), and WFTV (ABC.) The radio stations I listen to are usually AM talk radio stations, WDBO, WFLA, and WAMT. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-call-letters-for-any-local-tv-or-radio-stations/478815.md?page=1)