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call sign

unique designation for a transmitting station
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call sign

Summary

call sign ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,461 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • call sign is a type of identifier[2].
  • call sign's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Call signs[3].
  • call sign's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2317[4].

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Definition and Type

call sign is a type of identifier[2].

Influence

Things named for call sign include Shibuya-AX[5], a music venue[6], in Japan[7], founded in 2000[8].

Why It Matters

call sign ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,461 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Entities named for it include Shibuya-AX[5], a music venue[6], in Japan[7], founded in 2000[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). call sign. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/call-sign
MLA “call sign.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/call-sign.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_call-sign_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{call sign}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/call-sign}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → identifier
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Call signs
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007558196805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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