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Spare broadcast call signs

Available KE call signs

372 of the 676 KE four-letter combinations aren't held by any broadcast station. K calls go to stations west of the Mississippi River. Click any call to check it.

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The call sign search the FCC offers covers broadcast stations only. Our free Call Sign Check adds shortwave stations and FCC ship licenses, flags a call that was recently released or is moving to a new owner, and gives the rule behind each result.

KE call signs at a glance

Of the 676 four-letter KE combinations, 304 belong to broadcast stations and 372 are spare.

Those 304 calls are used by 317 stations (a call can be shared across services, like KXXX and KXXX-FM):

  • FM: 159
  • AM: 49
  • LPFM: 48
  • Full-power TV: 34
  • Low power TV: 19
  • Class A TV: 8

KE stations on the air include KEAG (FM, Anchorage, AK), KEEL (AM, Shreveport, LA), KELC (FM, Hawthorne, NV), KENS (Full-power TV, San Antonio, TX), KESC (FM, Morro Bay, CA), KEUW (FM, Torrington, WY).

The latest KE call sign change: KFDS-FM became KELE on May 6, 2026.

Among the spare ones: 2 released in the last 60 days, 2 used by a ship or shortwave station, 10 old ship calls whose license lapsed. Run any of them through Call Sign Check before you file.

Just released

KEHM KEVO

All spare KE call signs

Just released Used by a ship or shortwave station: check before you file Old ship call (license lapsed)

KEAA KEAB KEAD KEAF KEAH KEAI KEAK KEAM KEAO KEAP KEAQ KEAS KEAT KEAV KEAW KEAX KEAY KEBA KEBB KEBD KEBH KEBI KEBJ KEBM KEBO KEBP KEBQ KEBS KEBU KEBV KEBW KEBX KEBY KEBZ KECB KECD KECE KECF KECJ KECM KECN KECP KECQ KECT KECU KECW KECX KECZ KEDE KEDF KEDH KEDL KEDN KEDQ KEDU KEDW KEDX KEDY KEEB KEEC KEEE KEEF KEEG KEEI KEEJ KEEK KEEM KEEO KEEQ KEER KEEU KEEV KEEW KEEX KEFB KEFD KEFF KEFG KEFI KEFJ KEFK KEFO KEFP KEFQ KEFT KEFU KEFV KEFY KEFZ KEGA KEGC KEGD KEGF KEGJ KEGM KEGN KEGO KEGP KEGQ KEGR KEGU KEGV KEGY KEGZ KEHA KEHB KEHC KEHD KEHE KEHF KEHG KEHI KEHJ KEHL KEHM KEHN KEHP KEHQ KEHR KEHS KEHT KEHU KEHV KEHW KEHX KEHY KEHZ KEIA KEIC KEID KEIE KEIF KEIG KEIH KEII KEIJ KEIK KEIL KEIM KEIO KEIP KEIQ KEIR KEIS KEIU KEIW KEIX KEIY KEIZ KEJD KEJE KEJF KEJG KEJH KEJI KEJM KEJN KEJP KEJQ KEJR KEJU KEJV KEJW KEJX KEJZ KEKC KEKD KEKE KEKF KEKG KEKH KEKI KEKJ KEKK KEKM KEKN KEKP KEKQ KEKR KEKT KEKU KEKV KEKW KEKX KEKY KEKZ KELH KELJ KELM KELX KELZ KEMB KEMD KEMF KEMG KEMH KEMI KEMK KEML KEMM KEMN KEMQ KEMT KEMU KEMW KEMZ KENF KENK KENQ KENX KEOA KEOB KEOC KEOD KEOE KEOF KEOG KEOH KEOI KEOL KEOQ KEOR KEOU KEOV KEOW KEOX KEOY KEOZ KEPA KEPE KEPF KEPG KEPK KEPM KEPO KEPQ KEPU KEPV KEPY KEPZ KEQA KEQC KEQD KEQE KEQF KEQG KEQH KEQJ KEQK KEQL KEQM KEQN KEQO KEQP KEQR KEQS KEQT KEQU KEQV KEQW KEQY KEQZ KERD KERE KERF KERH KERJ KERK KERQ KERS KERT KERY KERZ KESB KESF KESG KESH KESK KESL KESN KESV KESX KETB KETJ KETM KETY KEUA KEUE KEUF KEUH KEUI KEUJ KEUM KEUO KEUP KEUQ KEUT KEUU KEUX KEUY KEUZ KEVB KEVD KEVF KEVG KEVH KEVI KEVJ KEVK KEVL KEVM KEVO KEVP KEVQ KEVR KEVS KEVT KEVV KEVW KEVX KEVY KEVZ KEWA KEWC KEWD KEWE KEWH KEWI KEWJ KEWK KEWM KEWN KEWO KEWQ KEWS KEWV KEWW KEWX KEXD KEXE KEXF KEXG KEXH KEXI KEXJ KEXK KEXM KEXN KEXO KEXQ KEXR KEXT KEXV KEXW KEXX KEXY KEXZ KEYD KEYG KEYM KEYO KEYX KEZC KEZD KEZG KEZH KEZM KEZN KEZU KEZV KEZW KEZX

← KD call signs All prefixes KF call signs →

Spare call signs by prefix

K call letters: west of the Mississippi River

W call letters: east of the Mississippi River

Spotted a call you want? Verify it before filing.

The call sign search the FCC offers covers broadcast stations only. Our free Call Sign Check adds shortwave stations and FCC ship licenses, flags a call that was recently released or is moving to a new owner, and gives the rule behind each result.

Current to October 16, 2026, drawn from FCC records for stations, ships and shortwave, with a fresh update each morning. Not an FCC product.