Why the broadcasting stations from the east coast start with the w initial and the west coast start with k?

In 1923 the Federal Communications Commission ruled that all radio stations west of the Mississippi River would begin with a K and east of the Mississippi would start with a W. This practice stems from early organizational structuring of radio station frequencies. In fact, each nation's radio stations begin with a different letter.

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