Rhode Island radio station call signs are 4 letters per the FCC. The first letter, in general, tells which side of the Mississippi river the station is located on, W being the east side and K being the west side. Rhode Island stations all begin with W.

The next 3 letters usually have some meaning as well. This table is the meaning of some of the Rhode Island stations.

Call	Meaning
WPVD	PVD-Providence
WPRO	PRO-Providence
WPRI	PRI-Providence Rhode Island
WPAW	PAW-Pawtucket
WPJB	PJB-Providence Journal Bulletin
WBRU	BRU-Brown University
WSNE	SNE-Southern New England
WICE	ICE-Broadcast Providence Reds hockey games
WWON	WON-Woonsocket
WNRI	NRI-Northern Rhode Island
WWRI	WWRI-West Warwick Rhode Island
WJJF	JJF-Owner John J. Fuller
WCOT	COT-Jacob Conn Olympia Theater
WCWS	CWS-Owner Charles W Selen
WFCI	FCI-Frank Crook Inc
WJAR	JAR-James A Reilly first station announcer
WDWF	DWF-Owner Wilcox Dutee Flint