Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W5WMA callsign genealogy
Currently held by TALKINGTON JR, LESLIE O
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 W5WMA's current licensee, walking backwards.
- APPELL, WILLIAM MTXgranted 2011-01-10cancelled 2011-01-28
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W5WMA.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W5WMA, oldest first.
- TALKINGTON JR, LESLIE O TX1997-01-22 → cancelled 2009-01-23
- APPELL, WILLIAM M TX2020-11-13 active