---
id: "call_sign"
kind: "datatype"
status: "draft"
is_pii: true
categories: ["telecom"]
langs: ["common"]
quality: 65
url: "http://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/call_sign"
---

# Radio call sign (`call_sign`)

> **Draft.** Draft records have not been reviewed yet and may be incomplete or wrong; do not treat them as authoritative for legal or compliance decisions.

Identifier of a radio station, such as a broadcaster, a ship, an aircraft or an amateur radio operator, formed under the ITU Radio Regulations from a prefix allocated to the country and a suffix assigned by the national administration. Amateur radio call signs identify individual licence holders.

- Personal data (PII): yes
- Categories: Telecommunications (telecom)
- Countries: global
- Languages: Common to most languages (common)
- Classification: identifier

## Examples

- `KDKA` — Radio station in Pittsburgh, United States
- `SHJO` — Call sign of the Swedish ship Asta av Smögen (Wikidata)

## Mappings

- schema_org: `callSign`
- wikidata: `P2317`

## Translations

- ru: Позывной сигнал радиостанции: Идентификатор радиостанции — вещателя, судна, воздушного судна или радиолюбителя, — образованный по Регламенту радиосвязи МСЭ из префикса страны и суффикса, который назначает национальная администрация. Любительские позывные идентифицируют конкретных владельцев лицензий.

## Sources

- wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_sign>
- wikidata: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2317>

## Quality

Score 65/100. Missing: regexp, negative example, detector coverage.

JSON: <http://registry.apicrafter.io/api/v1/datatypes/call_sign.json> · Edit: <https://github.com/apicrafter/metacrafter-registry/edit/main/data/datatypes/any/telecom/call_sign.yaml>