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call letters

[′kȯl ‚led·ərz]
(communications)
Identifying letters, sometimes including numerals, assigned to radio and television stations by the Federal Communications Commission and other regulatory authorities throughout the world. Also known as call sign.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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