Re: DASH TV....

[hopfgapr@sprynet.com]

My 2 cents worth...

I believe the order of priority is
AM, FM, TV, LP, DT . (Though I don't think a set of calls can be -TV and -LP)

For example...

WBZ is for WBZ Radio and WBZ-TV is for WBZ-Television

However, since there is no WCVB calls for an AM or an FM, Boston's Ch5 is WCVB, NOT WCVB-TV.

Ch 7 may actually be "grandfathered" as WHDH-TV, since WHDH Radio was still active at the time the WHDH-TV calls were placed on Ch 7. I would guess that if they choose to petition the FCC, they could change their Analog TV station from WHDH-TV to WHDH.

Another example...

99.5FM is WKLB-FM becuase there is a WKLB(AM) somewhere (Kentucky?)
107.9FM is WXKS-FM becuase AM 1430 is WXKS

BUT..105.7FM is WROR because there is no AM signal with those calls

....But I could be wrong...

;-)

-Paul Hopfgarten
Derry NH

 ---- On Nov  4 Jason Roberts <argo@tiac.net> wrote: 
> Mike-
> 
> If I remember my call letter rules correctly, technically ALL TV
> stations have a "-TV" suffix attached to them. The "FM" and "TV" (and
> now "DT") designations are a legal part of the call signs for such
> stations, to distingush them from the AMs with the same call (which use
> no such suffix).
> 
> Some TV stations may not publicize the "-TV," but when you think about
> it, neither do some FMs. (WROR immediately comes to mind as an example
> of the latter.) Regardless, the letters ARE part of their legal call
> sign and should be included as part of their hourly ID.
> 
> Jason Roberts
> 
> Mike Fitzpatrick wrote:
> 
> > Why do some TV stations have a -TV suffix on them?
>