Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
N5NWS callsign genealogy
Currently held by NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
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 N5NWS's current licensee, walking backwards.
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held N5NWS.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign N5NWS, oldest first.
- NEIMAN, RICHARD TX1989-02-14 → cancelled 2001-02-15
- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TX2023-02-11 active