You're tuned to K-what?

Jul 27, 2007 11:31

A few years ago, when North Texas State University became the University of North Texas, we in the media were joking that the university's radio station, KNTU, would have to change its call sign to KUNT.

That didn't happen, for obvious reasons.

Well, now a TV station in Hawaii has requested and received that call sign.The station's owners have ( Read more... )

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dsch July 27 2007, 16:54:57 UTC
See, now I think someone should keep KWTF. They should make it a mostly talk/news network sharing only bizarre, offbeat, puzzling, and facepalm-worthy stories. They can have a couple of music programs, too, but the nature of the music - be it through subject matter or poor performance/execution - would have to keep in the spirit of the rest of KWTF.

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Also in the Dallas Market.... the_blue_fenix July 27 2007, 18:21:28 UTC
... is the Christian Easy Listening station KLTY, whose initials are never, ever made into a word in any way. At least not by their target audience.

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brit0martis July 27 2007, 18:34:17 UTC
I have a friend who at one point in his life was a DJ. He worked for a San Fransisco station called KOME. He was later fired and black listed by the FCC for this remark, "Don't touch that dial, there's KOME on it!" :-P

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wyrdfae July 27 2007, 20:33:20 UTC
there is a christian station called KYBJ.
They must not have known...

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fapiece July 28 2007, 04:23:30 UTC
When was WUSA first assigned? Channel 9 here has used it since 1986, and it's my understanding that was after another station somewhere gave it up.

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gridlockjoe July 28 2007, 04:32:41 UTC
It was around that time. I know I was in college when they loosened the rule, and that was '82-'86. Gannett snapped up both WUSA and KUSA.

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gridlockjoe July 28 2007, 04:33:55 UTC
The Denver station switched calls in 1984.

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fapiece July 29 2007, 05:39:04 UTC
Are you sure about that? I would think a Denver station would begin with K.

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aggieteacher00 July 29 2007, 19:59:50 UTC
Could they become KNUT, and use the bear as their mascot? :)

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