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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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
← WG call signs All prefixes WI call signs →
Spare call signs by prefix
K call letters: west of the Mississippi River
- KA220
- KB203
- KC207
- KD354
- KE372
- KF366
- KG392
- KH343
- KI380
- KJ395
- KK356
- KL207
- KM284
- KN346
- KO334
- KP329
- KQ406
- KR187
- KS196
- KT209
- KU398
- KV359
- KW301
- KX365
- KY406
- KZ359
W call letters: east of the Mississippi River
- WA197
- WB176
- WC176
- WD310
- WE309
- WF314
- WG310
- WH263
- WI340
- WJ241
- WK133
- WL155
- WM174
- WN284
- WO380
- WP271
- WQ401
- WR147
- WS209
- WT242
- WU442
- WV311
- WW305
- WX376
- WY380
- WZ391
Spotted a call you want? Verify it before filing.
The call sign search the FCC offers covers broadcast stations only. Our free Call Sign Check adds shortwave stations and FCC ship licenses, flags a call that was recently released or is moving to a new owner, and gives the rule behind each result.
Current to October 16, 2026, drawn from FCC records for stations, ships and shortwave, with a fresh update each morning. Not an FCC product.