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> (W was for Westinghouse, and K (Western USA) was for
> Kaiser, I have heard.)

No, that's an urban legend. Indeed, an early Westinghouse broadcasting
station was (and still is) KDKA Pittsburgh, the only survivor from a brief
period when all stations, east or west, were being assigned KD-- call signs.
In 1913 the international callsign system was set up, and the U.S. was
randomly assigned K, N, and W (N was reserved for U.S. government use).

For a brief discussion with map, see http://www.oldradio.com/current/bc_k&w.htm
For lots more details, see:

http://www.ipass.net/~whitetho/recap.htm
http://www.ipass.net/~whitetho/kwtrivia.htm

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