Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W1RLD callsign genealogy
Currently held by BANNAY JR, WILLIAM E
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 W1RLD's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Wilson, Timothy RMEgranted 2018-12-21cancelled 2019-03-19
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W1RLD.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W1RLD, oldest first.
- BANNAY JR, WILLIAM E CT1995-05-17 → cancelled 2007-05-18
- Wilson, Timothy R ME2019-03-19 active