Variation on Call Letter Format

[Garrett Wollman]

<<On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 14:09:16 -0500, "Laurence Glavin" <lglavin@lycos.com> said:

> what about translators?  There's one on Mt. Uncanoonuc
> outside Manchester, NH at 90.7 with only 12 watts ERP.
> I've never heard it give a station ID, but would such an outlet
> usually give an "-FM" suffix if it chose?

No.  Translator calls are assigned, not chosen.  All translators have
callsigns of the form W (or K), channel number, two-letter sequence
number; e.g., W267AI.

Booster calls are also assigned, in the form primary station's call
plus one-digit sequence number.  (In applications and CPs, a booster
is given a one-letter sequence number instead.)  Example: the former
WVBF1.

-GAWollman