Spare broadcast call signs
Available KC call signs
207 of the 676 KC 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 FCC's own call sign search only looks at broadcast stations. Our free Call Sign Check also looks at FCC ship licenses and shortwave stations, tells you if a call was just released or is changing hands, and explains the rule behind every answer.
KC call signs at a glance
Of the 676 four-letter KC combinations, 469 belong to broadcast stations and 207 are spare.
Those 469 calls are used by 508 stations (a call can be shared across services, like KXXX and KXXX-FM):
- FM: 270
- AM: 99
- LPFM: 64
- Full-power TV: 42
- Low power TV: 28
- Class A TV: 5
KC stations on the air include KCAA (AM, Loma Linda, CA), KCDV (FM, Cordova, AK), KCHN (AM, Brookshire, TX), KCLI (AM, Clinton, OK), KCOS (Full-power TV, El Paso, TX), KCUA (FM, Maeser, UT).
The latest KC call sign change: KZBH became KCBN on May 27, 2026.
Among the spare ones: 3 released in the last 60 days, 8 used by a ship or shortwave station, 12 old ship calls whose license lapsed. Run any of them through Call Sign Check before you file.
Just released
All spare KC call signs
Just released Used by a ship or shortwave station: check before you file Old ship call (license lapsed)
KCAE KCAF KCAG KCAK KCAO KCBE KCBH KCBM KCBV KCBZ KCCA KCDB KCDE KCDG KCDH KCDJ KCDK KCDL KCDP KCDW KCEH KCEJ KCEK KCEM KCEQ KCER KCEW KCEX KCFE KCFF KCFG KCFK KCFL KCGD KCGH KCGI KCGJ KCGK KCGO KCGP KCGT KCGU KCGZ KCHV KCIA KCIB KCIH KCIJ KCIO KCIP KCIQ KCIY KCJD KCJE KCJF KCJG KCJI KCJM KCJN KCJQ KCJR KCJS KCJT KCJU KCJW KCJY KCKG KCKI KCKK KCKQ KCKU KCKY KCLG KCLW KCMA KCMD KCMV KCMW KCNF KCNG KCNJ KCNK KCNM KCNX KCOA KCOC KCOD KCOE KCOF KCOI KCOJ KCOK KCOO KCOX KCPA KCPB KCPD KCPE KCPF KCPG KCPM KCPU KCPW KCPY KCQB KCQC KCQD KCQE KCQF KCQG KCQH KCQI KCQJ KCQK KCQM KCQN KCQO KCQP KCQR KCQS KCQT KCQU KCQW KCQX KCQY KCQZ KCRQ KCSK KCSQ KCSV KCSZ KCTB KCTD KCTF KCTH KCTJ KCTK KCTP KCTQ KCTW KCUC KCUF KCUH KCUI KCUJ KCUL KCUM KCUN KCUO KCUQ KCUU KCUV KCUX KCUY KCVF KCWK KCWT KCWW KCWZ KCXA KCXC KCXD KCXE KCXF KCXG KCXH KCXI KCXJ KCXK KCXN KCXO KCXP KCXQ KCXS KCXT KCXV KCXW KCXZ KCYC KCYD KCYF KCYG KCYJ KCYQ KCYT KCYV KCYW KCYX KCZA KCZB KCZC KCZD KCZF KCZG KCZH KCZI KCZJ KCZK KCZL KCZM KCZR KCZS KCZT KCZU KCZV KCZW KCZX
← KB call signs All prefixes KD call signs →
Spare call signs by prefix
K call signs: stations west of the Mississippi River
- KA220
- KB203
- KC207
- KD354
- KE372
- KF366
- KG393
- KH343
- KI380
- KJ395
- KK356
- KL207
- KM284
- KN346
- KO334
- KP329
- KQ406
- KR187
- KS196
- KT209
- KU398
- KV359
- KW300
- KX365
- KY406
- KZ359
W call signs: stations east of the Mississippi River
- WA197
- WB176
- WC176
- WD310
- WE309
- WF314
- WG310
- WH263
- WI340
- WJ241
- WK133
- WL155
- WM174
- WN284
- WO380
- WP271
- WQ401
- WR147
- WS209
- WT242
- WU442
- WV312
- WW305
- WX376
- WY380
- WZ391
Found one you like? Check it before you file.
The FCC's own call sign search only looks at broadcast stations. Our free Call Sign Check also looks at FCC ship licenses and shortwave stations, tells you if a call was just released or is changing hands, and explains the rule behind every answer.
From the FCC's station, ship and shortwave records as of October 16, 2026, updated every morning. Not a product of the FCC.