Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
W8KBK callsign genealogy
Currently held by RICHARDSON, MELVIN C
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 W8KBK's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Richardson, Michael ROHgranted 2002-04-12cancelled 2006-10-13
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8KBK.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8KBK, oldest first.
- RICHARDSON, MELVIN C OH1994-08-06 → cancelled 2006-08-08
- Richardson, Michael R OH2016-09-28 active