You do know how they got KHJ back, right? They had been KKHJ, and they've been running a Spanish language format for I think several years now. If they pronounced their callsign in Spanish, like "ka ka hache jota", part of the callsign would have sounded like the Spanish word for $#!7. From what I remember, they compiled some letters from listeners, various other people etc, and used then to convince the FCC that they couldn't use their callsign on the air.
Hmm... I guess that's why "XEKK" doesn't exist... ;) --- On Fri, 4/1/11, Mike Sanburn <[email protected]> wrote: From: Mike Sanburn <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago To: [email protected] Date: Friday, April 1, 2011, 12:05 AM KHJ call sign return was a neat trick. (I think they were Kindness Happiness and Joy, 'doesn't entirely describe L.A. these days...) Often times on late night excursions to Canters deli in L.A. we drive right under their two towers, awesome site. I think I have a KXL T-shirt here for the upcoming convention/auction. The KUJ DX test in 1995 boomed in here, plus I logged them once on regular schedule. 'Logged KMO as well before they gave up those calls. 'Never did bag KTW from here. I have a feeling that if KGY would ever run a nice mid-winter dx test, they could make it here too. Oh look, it's April already. ms > From: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:53:36 -0700 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago > > At least KHJ got the calls back. In the NW we still have KVI, KJR, KPQ, > KIT, KUJ, KGA, KGY, KXL, KEX, etc. Too bad KTW, KXA, KOL , KMO are gone. > KGW is still on the TV side (ch 8). > > 73, > > Patrick > > Patrick Martin > Seaside OR > KGED QSL Manager > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
