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Re:Thousands of Mazdas in the Seattle area are stuck on a si... by alexb_ on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @05:21AM (#30271043)
It probably has to do with the US requirement to announce the call sign at least once an hour. Regular listeners will associate it with the station due to this.
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Re:Thousands of Mazdas in the Seattle area are stuck on a si... by oblio on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @05:29AM (#30271096)
Ok, but... why?
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Re:Thousands of Mazdas in the Seattle area are stuck on a si... by alexb_ on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @05:43AM (#30271180)
There's probably a good reason for it but I don't work for the FCC so I couldn't tell you. Iirc TV stations have to do the same thing every hour by showing the station name briefly.
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Re:Thousands of Mazdas in the Seattle area are stuck on a si... by oblio on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @05:54AM (#30271256)
In Europe I think they say their name, maybe hourly but the name doesn't have to be KȚȘĂ...
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