Over at Orange Crate Art, Michael Leddy linked to a fun page of "Call Letter Origins" revealing the meaning behind the letters of many radio stations. Here are a few:
CILQ
Toronto, ON
CILQ='silk'
Note: was to be easy listening, silky smooth, now rockHCJB(SW)
Quito, Ecuador
H)eralding C)hrist J)esus' B)lessings
Note: in Spanish – H)oy C)hristo J)esus
B)endiceKAND
Corsicana, TX
Wolf Brand Canned (KAND='canned') Chili
Company, wanted W)O)L)F) but FCC
regulations prohibited
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