Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W6RIA callsign genealogy
Currently held by LIGHT, H WAYNE
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 W6RIA's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Valdez, Ria CCAgranted 2008-09-05cancelled 2011-01-04
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W6RIA.
- LIGHT, H WAYNECAgranted 2009-04-01cancelled 2021-05-06
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W6RIA, oldest first.
- Valdez, Ria C CA2021-08-31 active
- LIGHT, H WAYNE— → cancelled 1999-05-05