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

W8MEN

Expired

SHIRK, ALBIN B

Location: WORTHINGTON, OH
Class: Advanced
Granted: 1988-06-14
Expires: 1998-06-14

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193d

Available on 2027-03-21

W8MEN expired on 2023-03-22. Hold ends in 193 days.

Last held by Shirk, Peter W (TN).

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

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Shirk, Peter WTNgranted 2013-02-06cancelled 2013-03-22

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