Spare broadcast call signs

Available WH call signs

263 of the 676 WH 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.

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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.

WH call signs at a glance

Of the 676 four-letter WH combinations, 413 belong to broadcast stations and 263 are spare.

Those 413 calls are used by 448 stations (a call can be shared across services, like KXXX and KXXX-FM):

FM: 239
AM: 105
LPFM: 45
Full-power TV: 35
Low power TV: 16
Class A TV: 8

WH stations on the air include WHAA (FM, Adams, WI), WHDH (Full-power TV, Boston, MA), WHHZ (FM, Newberry, FL), WHLM (AM, Bloomsburg, PA), WHPI (FM, Farmington, IL), WHTI (FM, Salem, WV).

The latest WH call sign change: WXDR-LP became WHLU-LP on September 24, 2026.

Among the spare ones: 12 used by a ship or shortwave station, 18 old ship calls whose license lapsed. Run any of them through Call Sign Check before you file.

All spare WH call signs

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

WHAC WHAE WHAF WHAH WHAO WHAQ WHAU WHAX WHBA WHBD WHBI WHBV WHBW WHCA WHCS WHCW WHCZ WHDA WHDB WHDE WHDJ WHDK WHDL WHDP WHDU WHDV WHDW WHDY WHEA WHED WHEF WHEG WHEJ WHEK WHEQ WHER WHES WHEU WHEV WHEX WHEZ WHFD WHFE WHFK WHFN WHFP WHFQ WHFU WHFY WHFZ WHGA WHGC WHGD WHGI WHGJ WHGK WHGP WHGQ WHGU WHGX WHGY WHGZ WHHA WHHE WHHF WHHJ WHHK WHHL WHHO WHHP WHHU WHHX WHIA WHIB WHIE WHIK WHIU WHIX WHJF WHJH WHJI WHJK WHJN WHJO WHJP WHJQ WHJS WHJV WHJW WHJZ WHKA WHKD WHKE WHKG WHKH WHKI WHKJ WHKK WHKM WHKN WHKT WHLD WHLS WHLX WHLZ WHMK WHML WHMQ WHMR WHMW WHMY WHMZ WHNF WHNG WHNI WHNP WHNU WHNV WHNW WHNX WHOE WHOK WHON WHOQ WHOR WHOS WHOX WHPF WHPH WHPN WHPP WHPQ WHPU WHPV WHQD WHQE WHQF WHQH WHQI WHQJ WHQK WHQL WHQM WHQN WHQO WHQP WHQS WHQU WHQW WHQY WHQZ WHRA WHRH WHRI WHRR WHSC WHSE WHSH WHSJ WHSL WHSO WHSW WHSZ WHTD WHTU WHTW WHUA WHUE WHUF WHUH WHUI WHUJ WHUL WHUO WHUQ WHUU WHUV WHUW WHUX WHUY WHUZ WHVA WHVB WHVF WHVG WHVH WHVI WHVJ WHVQ WHVS WHVU WHVV WHVX WHVZ WHWB WHWE WHWF WHWI WHWJ WHWO WHWP WHWQ WHWR WHWU WHWW WHWX WHWZ WHXA WHXB WHXC WHXD WHXE WHXF WHXG WHXH WHXI WHXJ WHXK WHXL WHXM WHXN WHXO WHXP WHXQ WHXS WHXU WHXV WHXW WHXX WHXY WHXZ WHYC WHYE WHYG WHYH WHYJ WHYK WHYM WHYO WHYQ WHYV WHYW WHYX WHZA WHZB WHZC WHZD WHZE WHZF WHZG WHZH WHZI WHZJ WHZL WHZM WHZO WHZQ WHZS WHZU WHZV WHZW WHZX WHZY

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Spare call signs by prefix

K call signs: stations west of the Mississippi River

W call signs: stations east of the Mississippi River

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