Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-14
W8WSE callsign genealogy
Currently held by ETHRIDGE JR, WILLIAM S
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 W8WSE's current licensee, walking backwards.
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held W8WSE.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign W8WSE, oldest first.
- HOYCHUK, MIKE OH1997-03-21 → cancelled 2009-03-25
- ETHRIDGE JR, WILLIAM S OH2020-12-29 active