Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-15

W5WSW

Expired

RIDGWAY, HOWARD E

Location: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
Class: General
Granted: 1997-06-09
Expires: 2007-06-09

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650d

Available on 2028-06-26

W5WSW expired on 2024-06-27. Hold ends in 650 days.

Last held by Matheny, Andrew D (TX).

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.

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Previously held by current licensee

KD5SNAcancelled· T
Matheny, Andrew DTXgranted 2014-03-18cancelled 2014-06-27

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