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Interesting call sign

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jreilley

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My call sign is WRYW295. It is General Mobile Radio (GMRS) (ZA).

I thought all call sign on west coast started with a K?

Thoguhts about call sign greatly appreciated.
 

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I thought all call sign on west coast started with a K?
That only applies to AM, FM, TV broadcast stations and the east/west W/K dividing line changed several times over the years.

It was never true for most other services.

GMRS now uses the same callsign block as private land mobile radio and many other services.

The table here isn't completely current but it shows the FCC callsign assignment system.
 

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Sometime in the 1970s CB/GMRS changed from KAA1111 series callsigns and went to KAAA1111 (added an extra letter).

Around the same time, or maybe a few years later, land mobile radio base station (KAA111 and WAA111) and fixed station (KAA11 and WAA11) callsigns changed to KNAA111 and mobile station callsigns changed from KA1111 to KA11111.

Sometime in the early 1980s(?) The FCC changed the system again and land mobile radio started using WNAA111 then WPAA111 then WQAA111 then the current WRAA111 series for all station classes. Each series lasted about 10 years or so. I don't remember when they quit issuing KA11111 mobile licenses.

I don't know what year GMRS changed to the current system.

For most services I don't think the FCC reissues expired or cancelled callsigns. I don't know if it was always that way.
 
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