I'm sure we all know Station 51's call letters in "Emergency!"; we hear it several times an episode. "KMG-365".
Adam 12 has call letters as well, besides "Adam 12". If I recall correctly, it was only heard a few times in the series. I have a good memory for numbers, so I know them by heart. Does anyone else know them?
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I know we see em under the radio when they answer the calls its KMA then three numbers but not as off the top of my head without looking. I'm Thinking 347?
Nope 367..just watched it.
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The KMG/KMA series were the official FCC license for the departments. They all started with K, at least west of the Mississippi and had three letters and three numbers for these types of radio systems.
When CB radios took off in the 70's you had to get a license from the FCC. At first they were similar, a friend of mine had KJK-1683, but because of the demand they had to add an additional letter. When we got a CB we were given KABD-8608.
The other designations used in shows, 1-Adam-12, 21-50, etc. were the call signs assigned for the individual cars or officers.
IIRC many if not most of the frequencies used in Jack Webb's shows were actually assigned to the LAPD or LACFD.
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As noted above 'KMA-367' was the FCC-designation for their channel-1.
Here's some even more obscure trivia - 'KMA-361' was also used, but I forget if it was for Tac-2 (channel-3) or when the link operator (city-wide network) cut in during pursuits, etc.