The federal government began approving call signs for radio stations in 1912. The first stations had three-letter call signs, but since the 1920s, new stations have had four letters. And since 1923, ...

Every once in a while, a jingle pops into my head completely uninvited, like some kind of audio mosquito. “1-877-KARS-4-KIDS…,” “We are farmers, bum ba dum bum bum bum bump” and one that really lives ...

Amateur radio operator Tyler Tenneson of Port Angeles, who uses the radio call sign WA7TCT, left, watches as fellow operator Patrick Singhose of Port Angeles, call sign W7PGS, makes radio contact with ...

Through Dec. 24, children can talk to Santa — all they need is access to amateur radio equipment. Children, also known as “little harmonics” in amateur radio lingo, can call “the North Pole” through ...