Where do the Ws become Ks


Was that ever addressed on this show?

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West of the Mississippi.

I don't recall it ever mentioned in the show.

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Thanks. They could’ve been KKRP

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The Mississippi was the original divider, yes, but I believe I heard a while back that they were running short on new station names, so they apparently assign W and K rather indiscriminately nowadays. Older stations would generally still have their original letters, though.

Note, however, that the word "station" seems to mean the combination of frequency, owner, and location -- so if any of those factors change, there could also be a name change.

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