Let’s not even go there with references to Bush. Dallas has several radio and TV stations which have ‘W’ call signs. I know “legacy” stations can keep their historic call letters. Is WBAP or WFAA considered a legacy?
Cecil alludes to a possible cause in (the last paragraph in) his article Why do U.S. radio call letters start with W in the east and K in the west (revisited)? (with an assumption that the “W” boundary later moved Eastward and that the Dallas stations may be old enough to have never been normalized during a change of management or location).
Let’s not forget WGBH Boston. Those guys have their hands in everything.
WBAP’s history indicates the station was started in 1922, making it a legacy station. I don’t know about WFAA, but it’s possible.
And let’s not forget KDKA, Pittsburgh, the oldest station in the country.
Robin
Oldest COMMERCIAL station. It also depends on one’s definition of “broadcast”.
The case for WHA (formerly 9XM) is arguable.
Brian
For the same reason WHO in DesMoines IA has. In most, if not all cases, is the the call sign originally issued and they consider it their identity.
We have WXYZ in Detroit.
WFAA is a Fort Worth station, isn’t it? Anyway, it and WFAB are legacy stations.