Is it time for WTBS to make a comeback on 88.1?

[Scott Fybush]

Sid Schweiger wrote:
>>> When did the call-sign rules change, allowing more liberal "sharing"
> of a call sign over AM, FM and TV?<<
> 
> I believe it was in 1983.
>

That sounds about right. The change was made at the behest of either CBS 
or Gannett - CBS wanted to share the KCBS calls from 740 in San 
Francisco on channel 2 in LA (ex-KNXT), while Gannett wanted to 
capitalize on its launch of USA Today by using the KUSA and WUSA calls 
on TV and radio in multiple cities.

I show KPRZ Los Angeles parking the KUSA(AM) calls on 2/21/84, KSD St. 
Louis becoming KUSA(AM) on 3/19/84, and KBTV Denver becoming KUSA-TV on 
3/19/84 as well.

KNXT Los Angeles became KCBS-TV on 4/2/84.

WTCN-TV Minneapolis became WUSA(TV) on 7/4/85, WIQI Tampa became WUSA-FM 
on 6/2/86, and then the WUSA(TV) calls moved from Minneapolis (becoming 
KARE-TV) to Washington (ex-WDVM) on 7/4/86.

I'm pretty sure the sharing of the KUSA calls was the first one.

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