call letters

plural noun

: call sign

Examples of call letters in a Sentence

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Depending on how much the call letters went for at auction, this might be one of the best business deals of the year. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 The call letters stand for K Radio Trinity University. — René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Jan. 2026 There was insufficient control over station call letters, how licenses were assigned, and on what frequencies the radio stations operated. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026 Forty-four years after the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati concluded, the city is finally getting a radio station with the same call letters. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for call letters

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of call letters was in 1876

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“Call letters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20letters. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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