Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
K5MLW callsign genealogy
Currently held by WATKINS, MICHAEL L
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 K5MLW's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Whelchel, Michael LWVgranted 2024-01-30cancelled 2024-03-01
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held K5MLW.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign K5MLW, oldest first.
- WATKINS, MICHAEL L MS2008-12-18 → cancelled 2021-02-04
- Whelchel, Michael L WV2024-03-01 active