Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
K5LWS callsign genealogy
Currently held by Somerville, Lyle W
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 K5LWS's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Somerville, Lyle WTXgranted 2018-03-01cancelled 2018-05-15
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held K5LWS.
- Somerville, Lyle WTXgranted 2019-05-21
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign K5LWS, oldest first.
- WHITE, CALVIN B MS1987-02-17 → cancelled 1998-08-10
- Somerville, Lyle W TX2018-05-15 → cancelled 2019-05-21