[comp.dcom.telecom] Radio Station Call Letters, International Allocations

covert@covert.DEC.COM.UUCP (04/15/87)

FR:  Greg Monti, National Public Radio, Washington, DC
RE:  SUBMISSION FOR TELECOM DIGEST

In answer to Kevin. J Burnett's request...
RADIO STATION CALL LETTERS, INTERNATIONAL ALLOCATIONS

Source:  1983 Broadcasting Yearbook, used without permission

Afghanistan        YA, T6
Albania            ZA
Algeria            7R, 7T-7Y
Andorra            C3
Antigua            V2
Argentina          AY, AZ, LO-LW, L2-L9
Australia          AX, VH-VN, VZ
Austria            OE
Bahamas            C6
Bahrain            A9
Bangladesh         S2, S3
Barbados           8P
Belgium            ON-OT
Benin              TY
Bhutan             A5
Bolivia            CP
Boputhatswana      H5
Botswana           8O, A2
Brazil             PP-PY, ZV-ZZ
Bulgaria           LZ
Burma              XY, XZ
Burundi            9U
Cambodia           XU
Cameroon           TJ
Canada             CF-CK, CY, CZ, VA-VG, VO, VX, VY, XJ-XO
Cape Verde         D4
Central African Republic   TL
Chad               TT
Chile              CA-CE, XQ, XR, 3G
China              B, XS, 3H-3U
Colombia           HJ, HK, 5J, 5K
Comoros            D6
Congo              TN (hmm, thought this was Zaire now)
Costa Rica         TE, TI
Cuba               CL, CM, CO, T4
Cyprus             5B, C4, H2, P3
Czechoslovakia     OK-OM
Denmark            OU-OZ, XP, 5P, 5Q
Djibouti           J2
Dominica           J7
Dominican Republic HI
Ecuador            HC, HD
Egypt              SSA-SSM, SU, 6A, 6B
El Salvador        HU, YS
Equatorial Guinea  3C
Ethiopia           ET, 9E, 9F
Fiji               3DN-3DZ
Finland            OF-OJ
France & territories   F, HW-HY, TH, TK, TM, TO-TQ, TV-TX
Gabon              TR
Gambia             C5
Germany West       DA-DT
Germany East       Y2-Y9
Ghana              9G
Greece             SV-SZ, J4
Grenada            J3
Guatemala          TD, TG
Guinea             3X
Guinea Bissau      J5
Guyana             8R
Haiti              HH, 4V
Honduras           HQ, HR
Hungary            HA, HG
Iceland            TF
India              AT-AW, VT-VW, 8T-8Y
Indonesia          JZ, PK-PO, YB-YH, 7A-7I, 8A-8I
  West Irian       JZ
International Civil Aviation Organization    4Y
Iran               EP, EQ, 9B-9D
Iraq               HN, YI
Ireland            EI, EJ
Israel             4X, 4Z
Italy              I
Ivory Coast        TU
Jamaica            6Y
Japan              JA-JS, 7J-7N, 8J-8N
Jordan             JY
Kampuchea          XU
Kenya              5Y, 5Z
Kiribati           T3
Korea North        P5-P9
Korea South        HL, HM, 6K-6N, D7-D9
Kuwait             9K
Laos               XW
Lebanon            OD
Lesotho            7P
Liberia            EL, 5L, 5M, 6Z, A8, D5
Libya              5A
Lithuania          LY
Luxembourg         LX
Madagascar         5R, 5S, 6X
Malawi             7Q
Malaysia           9M, 9W
Maldive Islands    8Q
Mali               TZ
Maliwi             7Q
Malta              9H
Mauritania         5T
Mauritius          3B
Mexico             XA-XI, 4A-4C, 6D-6J
Monaco             3A
Mongolia           JT-JV
Morocco            CN, 5C-5G
Mozambique         C8, C9
Nauru              C2
Nepal              9N
Netherlands        PU-PI
Netherlands West Indies    PJ, P4
New Hebrides       YJ
New Zealand        ZK-ZM
Nicaragua          HT, YN, H6, H7
Niger              5U
Nigeria            5N, 5O
Norway             JW, JX, LA-LN, 3Y
Oman               A4
Pakistan           AP-AS, 6P-6S
Panama             HO, HP, 3E, H3, H8-H9
Papua New Guinea   P2
Paraguay           ZP
Peru               OA-OC, 4T
Phillipines        DU-DZ, 4D-4I
Poland             HF, SN-SR, 3Z
Portugal           CQ-CU
Portuguese Overseas Provinces    XX
Qatar              A7
Romania            YO-YR
Rwanda             9X
Saint Lucia        J6
Saint Vincent      J8
San Marino         9A
Sao Tome e Prinicpe   S9
Saudi Arabia       HZ, 7Z, 8Z
Senegal            6V, 6W
Service abbreviations (not used for call signs)    Q
Seychelles         S7
Sierra Leone       9L
Singapore          9V, S6
Solomon Island     H4
Somali Republic    6O, T5
South Africa       ZR-ZU
Spain              AM-AO, EA-EH
Sri Lanka          4P-4S
Sudan              SSN-STZ, 6T, 6U
Surinam            PZ
Swaziland          3DA-3DM
Sweden             SA-SM, 7S, 8S
Switzerland        HB, HE
Syria              YK, 6C
Tanzania           5H, 5I
Thailand           HS
Togo               5V
Tonga              A3
Transkei           S8
Trinidad & Tobago  9Y, 9Z
Tunisia            TS, 3V
Turkey             TA-TC, YM
Tuvalu             T2
Uganda             5X
United Arab Emirates    A6
United Kingdom     G, M, VP-VS, ZB-ZJ, ZN, ZO, ZQ, 2
United Nations     4U
United States      AA-AL, K, N, W
Upper Volta        XT
Uruguay            CV-CX
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics    EK, EM-EO, ER, ES, EU-EW, EX-EZ, LY,
                   R, U, YL, 4J-4L
  Belorussia       EU-EW
  Estonia          ES
  Latvia           YL
  Lithuania        LY
  Ukraine          UR-UT
Vatican State      HV
Venezuela          YV-YY, 4M
Vietnam            XV, 3W
Western Samoa      5W
World Meterological Organization    C7
Yemen Arab Republic    4W, 7O
Yemen PDR          7O
Yugoslavia         YT, YU, YZ, 4N, 4O
Zaire              9O-9T
Zambia             9I, 9J
Zimbabwe           Z2

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lyndon@ncc.UUCP (Lyndon Nerenberg) (04/21/87)

Beware that these prefixes can change on a moments notice.

If you are looking for a specific mapping of a prefix or geographical
area, try a posting to rec.ham-radio...

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