What does the W in WHRB stand for according to the document?

What does the W in WHRB stand for according to the document?

• A. W west of the Mississippi Harvard Radio Broadcasting
• B. W east of the Mississippi Harvard Radio Broadcasting
• C. The letter W
• D. Harvard Radio Brodcasting

Answer: (B)

In the US, radio call signs show a station’s general location relative to the Mississippi River. Stations east of the river usually begin with W, while those west begin with K. WHRB is the Harvard Radio Broadcasting station, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is east of the Mississippi, so its call sign starts with W. That’s why the option saying the W denotes being east of the Mississippi and ties to Harvard Radio Broadcasting is the best fit. The other choices either miss the geographic cue or treat the W as just a letter or as representing the station name alone.

In the US, radio call signs show a station’s general location relative to the Mississippi River. Stations east of the river usually begin with W, while those west begin with K. WHRB is the Harvard Radio Broadcasting station, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is east of the Mississippi, so its call sign starts with W. That’s why the option saying the W denotes being east of the Mississippi and ties to Harvard Radio Broadcasting is the best fit. The other choices either miss the geographic cue or treat the W as just a letter or as representing the station name alone.