Spare broadcast call signs

Available WA call signs

197 of the 676 WA four-letter combinations aren't held by any broadcast station. W calls go to stations east of the Mississippi River. Click any call to check it.

Found one you like? Check it before you file.

The FCC's own call sign search only looks at broadcast stations. Our free Call Sign Check also looks at FCC ship licenses and shortwave stations, tells you if a call was just released or is changing hands, and explains the rule behind every answer.

WA call signs at a glance

Of the 676 four-letter WA combinations, 479 belong to broadcast stations and 197 are spare.

Those 479 calls are used by 519 stations (a call can be shared across services, like KXXX and KXXX-FM):

FM: 250
AM: 141
LPFM: 61
Full-power TV: 40
Low power TV: 20
Class A TV: 7

WA stations on the air include WAAC (FM, Valdosta, GA), WAFB (Full-power TV, Baton Rouge, LA), WAKB (FM, Hephzibah, GA), WANG (AM, Biloxi, MS), WASH (FM, Washington, DC), WAVZ (AM, New Haven, CT).

The latest WA call sign change: W15EX-D became WAJQ-LD on September 9, 2026.

Among the spare ones: 1 released in the last 60 days, 25 used by a ship or shortwave station, 56 old ship calls whose license lapsed. Run any of them through Call Sign Check before you file.

Just released

WAJP

All spare WA call signs

Just released Used by a ship or shortwave station: check before you file Old ship call (license lapsed)

WAAD WAAH WAAN WAAP WAAQ WAAR WAAS WAAT WAAU WABP WABS WABU WACI WACJ WACU WACW WACZ WADB WADD WADF WADG WADH WADJ WADN WADP WADQ WADT WADU WADW WADX WADY WADZ WAEA WAEC WAEE WAEH WAEI WAEJ WAEK WAEN WAEO WAEP WAEQ WAES WAET WAEU WAEX WAFA WAFE WAFH WAFI WAFK WAFO WAFP WAFQ WAFU WAFV WAFW WAGB WAGD WAGJ WAGK WAGL WAGQ WAGU WAGW WAGZ WAHA WAHB WAHC WAHD WAHE WAHF WAHG WAHH WAHI WAHJ WAHK WAHM WAHN WAHO WAHQ WAHV WAHW WAHX WAHY WAHZ WAIE WAIU WAIX WAJB WAJE WAJG WAJN WAJO WAJP WAJT WAJU WAJW WAJX WAJY WAKF WAKK WAKQ WALP WALU WANJ WANK WANL WANO WANP WANQ WANU WANW WANX WAOD WAOE WAOF WAOH WAOI WAOP WAOQ WAOT WAOU WAOZ WAPH WAPP WAPU WAPV WAPY WAPZ WAQC WAQD WAQF WAQG WAQH WAQJ WAQK WAQM WAQN WAQO WAQQ WAQR WAQS WAQT WAQW WAQZ WARI WARL WASD WASE WASF WASI WASN WASO WASS WASX WASY WASZ WATF WATG WATJ WAUL WAUQ WAUU WAUW WAUX WAUY WAVB WAWG WAWP WAWQ WAWT WAWU WAXA WAXD WAXF WAXH WAXK WAXO WAXP WAXV WAXW WAXZ WAZB WAZC WAZE WAZF WAZG WAZH WAZJ WAZM WAZP WAZQ WAZT WAZV WAZW

← KZ call signs All prefixes WB call signs →

Spare call signs by prefix

K call signs: stations west of the Mississippi River

W call signs: stations east of the Mississippi River

Found one you like? Check it before you file.

From the FCC's station, ship and shortwave records as of October 16, 2026, updated every morning. Not a product of the FCC.