Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
K5BVL callsign genealogy
Currently held by BENTON JR, FRANK M
The FCC publishes a previous_call_sign on
every amateur license — a self-link to the licensee's prior callsign.
Following those links produces the chain below.
Previous callsigns
Older callsigns held by K5BVL's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Shannon, Tom MTXgranted 2019-01-02cancelled 2019-03-01
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held K5BVL.
- Shannon, Tom MUTgranted 2021-05-21
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign K5BVL, oldest first.
- BENTON JR, FRANK M TX2006-12-19 → cancelled 2018-12-20
- Shannon, Tom M TX2019-03-01 → cancelled 2021-05-21