Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W5WFY callsign genealogy
Currently held by BRINKLEY, WILLIAM N
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 W5WFY's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Brinkley, MatthewTXgranted 2026-02-20cancelled 2026-03-27
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5WFY.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5WFY, oldest first.
- BRINKLEY, WILLIAM N TX2005-05-16 → cancelled 2017-08-12
- Brinkley, Matthew TX2026-03-27 active