RE: WJPZ-FM Syracuse (was: Made-up callsigns (was: WBZ-TV News on WSBK...))

["Paul Hopfgarten" <hopfgapr@sprynet.com>]

WKLB(AM) is 1290, Manchester KY, WKLB-FM in Lowell.

Since WHDH-TV has NOT filed for WHDH, does that mean someone can simply
'snatch up' those calls for their AM (or FM?) station?

-Paul Hopfgarten
-Derry NH

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of EM1
> GITCHIER
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 3:15 AM
> To: Boston-Radio-Interest (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: WJPZ-FM Syracuse (was: Made-up callsigns (was: WBZ-TV News
> on WSBK...))
>
>
> I know of one example of a station that sought out an "-FM" suffix.
>
> WHOG-FM Ormond by the Sea (Daytona), FL 97.5, asked the holder of the WHOG
> (AM) 1120 Hobson City, AL License Mark Hogan if they could share the call
> sign assigned to him. Mark (a friend of mine) previously had the WHOG call
> sign on thier other property, 1570 in Fernandina Beach, FL (later
> went on to
> WQAI, followed by WYHI [the station's second time with that call] and now
> WGSR.  There was a greasing of the palms, I'm told that helped
> the decision
> along.  WHOG-FM is a classic-rock station that uses "The Hog"
> monniker as it
> serves Daytona Beach, FL home of bike week....
>
> I can't say if it's a fact that  you have to secure another service's
> permission to use a call on another band, but it seems that way to me.
>
> I think the fee for changing call signs is about $70.
>
> Ron Gitschier
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Ben Levy [SMTP:belevy@syr.edu]
> >
> > > I believe that's not the case.  There are many stations with the -TV
> > or -FM suffix where the
> > > base call letters are not otherwise assigned.  Local examples
> presently
> > include WHDH-TV
> > > and WROR-FM.  There's also WJZ-TV in Baltimore.
> > >
> >
> > However, at the time WHDH-TV (on channel 7) was created, WHDH itself was
> > not
> > available to be the TV station's callsign, it was in use at 850 AM. I
> > believe WHDH-TV could now become WHDH if they wanted to, but it'd cost
> > them
> > a filing fee and the employee time of somebody filling out a form.
> > Callsign
> > changes don't happen automatically.
> >
> > Ben
> >