Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-09

W4KES

Expired

KESTER JR, JULIAN B

Location: MARTINSVILLE, VA
Class: Amateur Extra
Granted: 2013-05-15
Expires: 2023-07-26
Previous call: KC4KFT
FRN: 0003271418

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Vanity availability

318d

Available on 2027-07-25

W4KES expired on 2023-07-26. Hold ends in 318 days.

Last held by KESTER JR, JULIAN B (VA).

Confidence: High

Expired licenses get a 2-year FCC renewal grace period followed by the 2-year hold. The date shown accounts for both, so it's the firm release date per §97.19.

Callsign genealogy

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Previously held by current licensee

KC4KFTcancelled· E
KESTER JR, JULIAN BVAgranted 2000-05-02cancelled 2003-07-26

License history

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