Spare broadcast call signs

Available KY call signs

406 of the 676 KY 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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KY call signs at a glance

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

Those 270 calls are used by 278 stations (a call can be shared across services, like KXXX and KXXX-FM):

FM: 174
AM: 43
LPFM: 35
Low power TV: 12
Full-power TV: 12
Class A TV: 2

KY stations on the air include KYAA (AM, Soquel, CA), KYDS (FM, Sacramento, CA), KYKD (FM, Bethel, AK), KYNG (AM, Springdale, AR), KYRK (FM, Taft, TX), KYUA (FM, Inyokern, CA).

The newest KY call: KYRC-LP, a new station's first call sign on April 27, 2026.

Among the spare ones: 3 used by a ship or shortwave station, 1 old ship call whose license lapsed. Run any of them through Call Sign Check before you file.

All spare KY call signs

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

KYAE KYAF KYAG KYAH KYAJ KYAM KYAN KYAO KYAU KYAW KYAX KYBH KYBJ KYBK KYBL KYBM KYBN KYBO KYBQ KYBT KYBV KYBW KYBX KYBZ KYCB KYCD KYCE KYCF KYCG KYCI KYCJ KYCO KYCP KYCQ KYCU KYCV KYCX KYCY KYCZ KYDB KYDC KYDD KYDE KYDG KYDH KYDI KYDJ KYDK KYDL KYDM KYDP KYDQ KYDR KYDU KYDV KYDW KYDX KYDY KYDZ KYED KYEF KYEG KYEH KYEI KYEK KYEM KYEN KYEO KYEQ KYER KYEU KYEV KYEW KYEY KYFD KYFF KYFH KYFK KYFN KYFT KYFU KYFY KYFZ KYGA KYGB KYGC KYGD KYGE KYGF KYGG KYGH KYGI KYGJ KYGK KYGM KYGN KYGP KYGQ KYGR KYGS KYGU KYGV KYGW KYGX KYGY KYGZ KYHB KYHC KYHE KYHF KYHG KYHH KYHI KYHJ KYHL KYHM KYHN KYHP KYHQ KYHR KYHS KYHT KYHU KYHV KYHX KYHY KYHZ KYIA KYIB KYIC KYID KYIE KYIF KYIG KYIH KYII KYIJ KYIK KYIL KYIM KYIO KYIP KYIQ KYIR KYIT KYIU KYIW KYIY KYJA KYJB KYJD KYJE KYJF KYJG KYJH KYJI KYJL KYJN KYJO KYJP KYJQ KYJR KYJS KYJT KYJU KYJV KYJW KYJX KYJY KYJZ KYKB KYKE KYKF KYKG KYKH KYKI KYKJ KYKO KYKP KYKQ KYKU KYKW KYLB KYLG KYLH KYLJ KYLL KYLM KYLQ KYLU KYLW KYLY KYMB KYMD KYME KYMF KYMH KYMM KYMP KYMQ KYMT KYMW KYMY KYNA KYNB KYNF KYNH KYNI KYNJ KYNK KYNL KYNN KYNP KYNQ KYNV KYNW KYNX KYNY KYOB KYOC KYOF KYOG KYOH KYOI KYOJ KYON KYOP KYOQ KYOV KYPD KYPE KYPG KYPI KYPJ KYPN KYPO KYPP KYPQ KYPS KYPU KYPV KYQA KYQB KYQC KYQD KYQE KYQF KYQG KYQH KYQI KYQJ KYQK KYQL KYQM KYQN KYQO KYQP KYQR KYQS KYQU KYQV KYQW KYQY KYQZ KYRA KYRB KYRD KYRG KYRH KYRI KYRJ KYRL KYRN KYRP KYRU KYRW KYRY KYRZ KYSB KYSG KYSH KYSI KYSQ KYSU KYSV KYSY KYSZ KYTA KYTB KYTD KYTG KYTH KYTJ KYTK KYTQ KYTU KYTW KYUC KYUD KYUE KYUF KYUG KYUH KYUI KYUJ KYUO KYUQ KYUT KYUV KYUW KYUX KYUY KYUZ KYVB KYVC KYVF KYVG KYVH KYVI KYVJ KYVK KYVL KYVM KYVN KYVO KYVP KYVQ KYVR KYVS KYVU KYVW KYVX KYVY KYWB KYWC KYWF KYWG KYWI KYWJ KYWK KYWM KYWO KYWP KYWQ KYWR KYWT KYWU KYWV KYWX KYWZ KYXB KYXC KYXD KYXF KYXG KYXH KYXI KYXJ KYXL KYXM KYXN KYXO KYXP KYXQ KYXR KYXS KYXT KYXU KYXV KYXW KYYB KYYC KYYD KYYF KYYG KYYH KYYJ KYYL KYYM KYYN KYYP KYYQ KYYU KYYV KYZB KYZC KYZD KYZE KYZF KYZG KYZH KYZI KYZJ KYZL KYZM KYZN KYZO KYZP KYZQ KYZR KYZT KYZU KYZV KYZW KYZX KYZY

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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.