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Subject: Re: Radio call letters
Message-ID: <8703241105.AA16868@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>
Date: Tue, 24-Mar-87 06:05:51 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 24 06:05:51 1987
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In article <8703230020.AA04366@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> KJBSF@SLACVM writes:
> I have noticed that along with the Kxxx and Wxxx call letters used for radio
> stations in the US, there are ones used for other countries as well (such as
> HCJB radio in Quito, Ecuador).  Where would I be able to find out how the
> lettering plan works?

According to the 1987 _World_Radio_TV_Handbook_, call signs are
registered with International Frequency Registration Board, which
is part of the International Telecommunication Union and is based
in Geneva, Switzerland (ITU, Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva 20,
Switzerland).  Browsing through the same book reveals the following
(empirical) information:

Country      Call Letter Format (@=letter, #=number)

Argentina    L[R-W][@]#[#]
Aruba        P4A#[#]
Australia    n@@ (n=[1..8] depending on state)
Bolivia      CP##[#]
Brazil       ZY[H-L]###
Canada       C[BFH-K]@[@]
Chile        C[A-D]##[#]
China (R)    BE@##
Colombia     HJ@@
Costa Rica   TI@@@
Cuba         CM@@
Dominican R. HI@@
Ecuador      HC@@#
El Salvador  YS@[@]
Guatemala    TG@@
Haiti        4V@[@][@]
Honduras     HR@[@[#][#]]
Japan        JO@@
Korea (R)    HL@@
Mexico       XE@[@][@]
Neth. Ant.   PJ@[#][#]
New Zealand  #[X-Z]@
Nicaragua    HT@nnn (nnn=frequency in kHz)
Panama       HO@[##]
Papua N.G.   P2[KT]#[#]
Paraguay     ZP#[#]
Peru         O[A-C][X-Z]#@
Philippines  D[W-Z]@@
Thailand     HSK@
Uruguay      C[V-X]#[#][#]
Venezuela    YV@@
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