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February 24, 2012, 10:27:54 AM »
We know there are such things are "call letter meanings" but does anyone out there have your own
funny nicknames/meanings? A few of mine
WROR Boston (during the 98.5 days): We Rot Old Records
WVMT Burlington VT: VoMiT (though I like their talk shows, actually)
WMWM Salem MA "Where Music Was Murdered"
WRKO Boston: What Really Kinky Orgasms (when they had a sex talk show)
WODS Boston: W-Odious
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WMQM, a dollar a holler station in Memphis: We're Making Quick Money (Thanks RDP for that one)
I also had some thoughts about funny call letters:
KRUD
KRAP
WRAP
WHOA
WHAM, possibly others. Do any of these actually exist?
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WHAM in Rochester NY and I think WHOA is in Puerto Rico
WNON in Lebanon IN was NON radio (nice guys that owned it but pretty primitive)
WLW was known by studio musicians for World's Lowest Wages
WERM Wapakoneta Ohio, Worm
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Quote from: raccoonradio on February 24, 2012, 10:27:54 AM
We know there are such things are "call letter meanings" but does anyone out there have your own
funny nicknames/meanings? A few of mine
WODS Boston: W-Odious
In Mexico, the "X" is often pronounced "Ss" (As in the end of "hiss") and comes from the Náhuatl or Aztec sound which has been adopted in Spanish there. Xochitl, or flower is an example.
Try that on XHTY in Tijuana. Sh....
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Some say WPLM in Plymouth MA is "We Play Lovely Music" but later people would say "We Play
Lousy Music"
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I guess in the eyes of people who hate it, KRAP would be appropriate call letters for a rap station.
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February 27, 2012, 10:18:09 AM »
A former AM-FM combo in Syracuse, NY: WNDR/WNTQ:
Radio "never done right," and
Radio "never top quality."
(WNTQ still uses the call letters today.)
A friend of mine also used to think NTQ sounded like saying "antique."
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Quote from: anotherguy on February 26, 2012, 11:22:03 AM
I also had some thoughts about funny call letters:
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WRAP
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Do any of these actually exist?
WRAP was a long-time R&B station in Norfolk on 850. It moved to 1350 after a frequency swap with all-news WNIS. Those call letters left the Norfolk-Virginia Beach market back in the 1980s, IIRC.
The FCC database doesn't show WRAP currently assigned to an AM or FM station.
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February 27, 2012, 01:35:36 PM »
WENT is on 1340 in Gloversville, NY, WHAT is on 1340 in Philadelphia, WHEN used to (still is?) be on 620 in Syracuse, WHO is on 1040 in Iowa
BTW, is there a WBAD or KBAD anywhere?
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There was a Redding CA station with the call letters KSXO, 600 AM. The station was branded as "K-Six-O." But the other interpretation is obvious.
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