why do most radio stations start with a k?

Question

most radio stations names start with k such as kvoe..kbgn...kiss103.1.....etc? it just seems like an unusual letter for so many similar things to start with.

Answer 1

By reading over the document, we learned that the letters K and W originated early in the 20th century as part of a worldwide index of ship radio stations. K stood for ships on the East coast, W for ships in the Pacific. For some reason, when the letters were extended to land-based stations, they were reversed, with the Mississippi River eventually adopted as the dividing line. Ever since 1923, stations west of the river start with a K, those east of it start with a W.

Attached is a link that shows what all the call letters are for every country in the world.

Answer 2

All radio stations in the US use K at the beginning of their call letters if they are west of the Mississippi River. All stations east of it use W. These letters were decided by the FCC which is the organization that regulates radio stations.

Answer 3

As per FCC regualtions ALL radio stations west of the Mississippi river start with a K, all those East of the Mississippi start with a W. Since there are more west than east, more start with a k.