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Why do all radio and TV stations call letters (i.e. WJER) begin with the letter W?

April 26, 2017letter letters radio station tv

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Why do all radio and TV stations call letters (i.e. WJER) begin with the letter W?

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They don’t. Most stations in the United States east of the Mississippi River begin with W. Those west of the Mississippi begin with K. In Canada, it’s C and Mexico X. This was part of the big Radio treaty signed between the United States, Mexico and Canada years ago.