Key:

• E- Euphony: Sound of call letters, perhaps spelling a word
• F- Frequency: Call letters related in some way to dial position
• O- Ownership Related: Initials or name of [original] licensee
• L- Location Related: Pertaining to geographic feature, region or city
• S- Slogan: Promotional phrase, often reflecting licensee

WFSQ-FM (Tallahasee, FL)

• Channel/Frequency -- 91.5
• Licensee Name: The Board of Trustees of Florida University
• Licensee Type: University
• Meaning of Call Letters: Florida State; Q: no meaning [O]

WFSS-FM (Fayetteville, NC): Fayetteville State University Station [O]

WFSU-FM/WFSU-TV (Tallahassee, FL): Florida State University [O]

WFUM-FM/WFUM-TV (Flint, MI): Flint University of Michigan [O]

WFUV-FM (Bronx, NY): Fordham UniVersity [O]

WFWA-TV (Fort Wayne, IN): Fort WAyne

WGBE-FM (Bryan, OH): WG: meaning unknown; Bryan - Education [L]

WGBH-FM/TV (Boston, MA): Great Blue Hill [S]

WGBW-FM (Green Bay, WI):Green Bay, Wisconsin [L]

WGBY-TV (Springfield, MA): Great Blue Y: No Meaning [S]

WGCU-TV (Ft. Myers/Naples, FL): Florida Gulf Coast University [O] - formerly WSFP-TV (Southwest Florida Public Television)

WGDE (Defiance, OH): WG: meaning unknown; Defiance - Education [L]

WGIQ-TV (Louisville-Texasville, AL): meaning unknown

WGLE-FM (Lima, OH): WG: meaning unknown; Lima - Education [L]

WGLT-FM (Normal, IL): The letters are taken from the Illinois State University's motto: "And Gladly would he Learn and gladly Teach" (Chaucer) [S]

WGRS-FM (Guilford, CT): meaning unknown

WGSK-FM (South Kent, CT): South Kent [L]

WGTD-FM (Kenosha, WI): unknown

WGTE-FM/TV (Toledo, OH): Greater Toledo Educational Television Foundation [O]

WGUC-FM (Cincinnati, OH): G: meaning unknown; University of Cincinnati [O]

WGVU-AM/FM (Grand Rapids, MI): Grand Valley State University [O]

WHA-AM/TV (Madison, WI): no meaning, bu WH was a common prefix in the old days of three call letters

WHAD-FM (Delafield, WI): Derivative of flagship WHA-AM, plus "D" for Delafield. [L]

WHBM-FM (Park Falls, WI): Named for Harold B. McCarty, radio program director at WHA from 1931-1968; helped in the development of a statewide radio network.

WHDI (Sister Bay, WI): "WH" and "Door (County) Information" [L]

WHHI-FM (Highland, WI): "WH" and "HI" for HIghland [L]

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