My college radio station at Valdosta State College (now Valdosta State
University) in Valdosta, GA is WVVS. It's supposed to be We're the Wonderful
Voice of Valdosta State. However, in college, during my heavy metal show, I
used to call it the Wicked Voice of Vice and Sin. Somehow it fit, but I used to
get some looks whenever I said it out loud.
Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!
> Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:19:40 -0700
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago
>
> How many of those 3-letter calls do you know of currently exist on local
> channels, or smaller stations? (Smaller meaning less daytime power, also
> could include ones with nighttime flea power or daytime only stations, just
> not any that have high daytime power like 50kW.) I know of 1230 KXO in El
> Centro, CA, anyone else know of any others?
>
> --- On Fri, 4/1/11, Patrick Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> From: Patrick Martin <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago
> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America"
> <[email protected]>
> Date: Friday, April 1, 2011, 9:58 AM
>
> Oh yes, the good ol' days of 3 call letters. I have logged and QSL'd
> many of them. KTW was one I missed out on QSLing. At one time I had made
> up a list of all of my 3 call letter QSLs. I was lucky to nab KRE 1400,
> when the FCC gave them back their orig calls, for a short time. I got a
> QSL too.
> KEX was Golden West and KGW was Pioneer. Both QSL'd in those days.
>
> 73,
>
> Patrick
>
> Patrick Martin
> Seaside OR
> KGED QSL Manager
>
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