Spare broadcast call signs

Available KQ call signs

406 of the 676 KQ 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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KQ call signs at a glance

Of the 676 four-letter KQ combinations, 270 belong to broadcast stations and 406 are spare.

Those 270 calls are used by 287 stations (a call can be shared across services, like KXXX and KXXX-FM):

FM: 187
LPFM: 36
AM: 28
Low power TV: 17
Full-power TV: 14
Class A TV: 5

KQ stations on the air include KQAC (FM, Portland, OR), KQDJ (AM, Jamestown, ND), KQIS (AM, Bethel Heights, AR), KQMN (FM, Thief River Falls, MN), KQPZ (FM, Lewistown, MT), KQST (FM, Sedona, AZ).

The latest KQ call sign change: KFDF-CD became KQRY-CD on June 15, 2026.

Among the spare ones: 3 released in the last 60 days, 2 old ship calls whose license lapsed. Run any of them through Call Sign Check before you file.

Just released

KQBQ KQSX KQHM

All spare KQ call signs

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

KQAA KQAB KQAD KQAE KQAG KQAJ KQAN KQAO KQAP KQAR KQAS KQAU KQAW KQAX KQBD KQBE KQBF KQBG KQBJ KQBN KQBP KQBQ KQBW KQBX KQBY KQCB KQCC KQCE KQCF KQCG KQCM KQCN KQCP KQCQ KQCS KQCT KQCU KQCX KQCY KQCZ KQDA KQDB KQDC KQDD KQDG KQDH KQDM KQDN KQDO KQDP KQDQ KQDT KQDU KQDV KQDW KQEC KQEE KQEF KQEJ KQEK KQEM KQEP KQER KQEX KQEY KQFB KQFD KQFF KQFG KQFH KQFI KQFJ KQFK KQFL KQFN KQFP KQFQ KQFS KQFT KQFU KQFV KQFW KQFY KQGA KQGB KQGC KQGD KQGE KQGF KQGG KQGH KQGI KQGJ KQGK KQGL KQGM KQGN KQGO KQGP KQGQ KQGR KQGS KQGT KQGU KQGV KQGW KQGX KQGY KQGZ KQHA KQHB KQHC KQHF KQHG KQHH KQHI KQHJ KQHL KQHM KQHP KQHQ KQHS KQHV KQHW KQHX KQHY KQHZ KQIA KQIF KQIG KQIH KQII KQIJ KQIL KQIM KQIO KQIR KQIT KQIU KQIV KQIW KQIY KQJA KQJB KQJC KQJD KQJE KQJF KQJG KQJH KQJI KQJJ KQJK KQJL KQJM KQJP KQJQ KQJR KQJS KQJT KQJU KQJV KQJW KQJX KQJY KQJZ KQKA KQKB KQKE KQKF KQKG KQKH KQKJ KQKM KQKN KQKO KQKP KQKR KQKU KQKV KQKW KQLD KQLE KQLI KQLN KQLP KQLQ KQLU KQLY KQMF KQMH KQMP KQMU KQMW KQMZ KQNB KQND KQNF KQNH KQNI KQNJ KQNL KQNN KQNO KQNP KQNQ KQNR KQNW KQNX KQNZ KQOE KQOF KQOG KQOI KQOJ KQOK KQOM KQON KQOO KQOQ KQOT KQOX KQOY KQOZ KQPB KQPC KQPE KQPF KQPG KQPH KQPJ KQPL KQPO KQPP KQPQ KQPS KQPT KQPU KQPV KQPW KQPX KQPY KQQC KQQD KQQE KQQG KQQH KQQI KQQP KQQR KQQT KQQU KQQV KQQW KQQX KQQY KQQZ KQRB KQRD KQRF KQRG KQRH KQRJ KQRL KQRM KQRW KQSJ KQSO KQSP KQSQ KQSR KQSU KQSV KQSX KQSZ KQTB KQTD KQTF KQTG KQTH KQTI KQTJ KQTK KQTL KQTN KQTP KQTQ KQTR KQTS KQTT KQTU KQTW KQUB KQUC KQUD KQUF KQUG KQUH KQUJ KQUK KQUM KQUN KQUO KQUU KQUV KQUW KQUX KQUY KQUZ KQVA KQVB KQVC KQVD KQVF KQVG KQVH KQVJ KQVL KQVM KQVN KQVP KQVQ KQVR KQVS KQVU KQVV KQVW KQVX KQVY KQVZ KQWA KQWE KQWG KQWH KQWI KQWK KQWL KQWN KQWO KQWP KQWQ KQWR KQWT KQWU KQWV KQWW KQWX KQWY KQXA KQXD KQXF KQXG KQXH KQXJ KQXK KQXM KQXN KQXO KQXQ KQXU KQXV KQXW KQXZ KQYA KQYC KQYD KQYE KQYF KQYG KQYH KQYI KQYJ KQYK KQYL KQYM KQYN KQYO KQYP KQYQ KQYS KQYT KQYU KQYV KQYW KQYY KQZA KQZC KQZD KQZE KQZF KQZG KQZH KQZI KQZJ KQZK KQZL KQZM KQZN KQZO KQZP KQZS KQZT KQZU KQZV KQZW KQZX

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K call letters: west of the Mississippi River

W call letters: east of the Mississippi River

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