Spare broadcast call signs

Available WQ call signs

401 of the 676 WQ 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 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.

WQ call signs at a glance

Of the 676 four-letter WQ combinations, 275 belong to broadcast stations and 401 are spare.

Those 275 calls are used by 282 stations (a call can be shared across services, like KXXX and KXXX-FM):

FM: 171
LPFM: 40
AM: 39
Low power TV: 17
Full-power TV: 12
Class A TV: 3

WQ stations on the air include WQAI (FM, Thomson, GA), WQEL (FM, Bucyrus, OH), WQKV (FM, Warsaw, IN), WQNP (FM, Narragansett, RI), WQRA (FM, Greencastle, IN), WQTS (FM, Statesboro, GA).

The latest WQ call sign change: WQJS became WQCP on June 10, 2026.

Among the spare ones: 1 released in the last 60 days, 5 old ship calls whose license lapsed. Run any of them through Call Sign Check before you file.

Just released

WQAH

All spare WQ call signs

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

WQAB WQAC WQAE WQAF WQAG WQAH WQAJ WQAN WQAO WQAS WQAU WQAV WQAX WQAY WQBB WQBC WQBD WQBF WQBG WQBI WQBJ WQBL WQBM WQBO WQBP WQBU WQBV WQBW WQBY WQCA WQCE WQCF WQCG WQCI WQCJ WQCK WQCL WQCQ WQCU WQCV WQCX WQCZ WQDA WQDB WQDD WQDF WQDG WQDJ WQDL WQDM WQDN WQDO WQDP WQDQ WQDS WQDU WQDV WQDW WQDX WQDZ WQEA WQEF WQEH WQEI WQEP WQES WQEU WQEV WQEX WQEY WQFA WQFC WQFD WQFE WQFF WQFG WQFH WQFI WQFJ WQFK WQFO WQFP WQFQ WQFR WQFU WQFV WQFW WQFY WQFZ WQGB WQGC WQGD WQGE WQGF WQGG WQGH WQGI WQGJ WQGK WQGL WQGM WQGP WQGQ WQGS WQGT WQGU WQGV WQGW WQGX WQGY WQGZ WQHA WQHB WQHC WQHF WQHG WQHJ WQHM WQHO WQHP WQHV WQHW WQHX WQIA WQIB WQIC WQIE WQIF WQIG WQIH WQIJ WQIM WQIP WQIR WQIS WQIT WQIU WQIV WQIW WQIX WQIY WQJA WQJB WQJD WQJE WQJF WQJG WQJH WQJI WQJK WQJN WQJO WQJP WQJQ WQJR WQJS WQJV WQJW WQJX WQJY WQKB WQKC WQKD WQKE WQKF WQKG WQKH WQKJ WQKK WQKM WQKN WQKP WQKU WQKW WQLD WQLE WQLG WQLM WQLO WQLP WQLQ WQLS WQLU WQLW WQLY WQMA WQMD WQMH WQMI WQMM WQMP WQMQ WQMR WQMW WQNC WQND WQNE WQNF WQNG WQNH WQNI WQNJ WQNK WQNL WQNM WQNN WQNT WQNV WQNW WQNX WQOA WQOB WQOC WQOD WQOE WQOG WQOI WQOJ WQOO WQOQ WQOV WQOY WQOZ WQPA WQPB WQPE WQPF WQPG WQPI WQPK WQPL WQPN WQPP WQPQ WQPS WQPV WQPY WQPZ WQQC WQQD WQQE WQQF WQQG WQQH WQQI WQQJ WQQL WQQM WQQN WQQR WQQS WQQT WQQU WQQV WQQW WQQX WQQY WQRD WQRE WQRH WQRJ WQRO WQRQ WQRU WQRX WQRY WQSA WQSC WQSD WQSF WQSP WQSQ WQSX WQSY WQSZ WQTB WQTD WQTF WQTG WQTI WQTJ WQTT WQTV WQTW WQTZ WQUC WQUF WQUG WQUH WQUI WQUJ WQUK WQUM WQUN WQUO WQUP WQUQ WQUR WQUU WQUV WQUW WQUX WQUY WQUZ WQVA WQVB WQVC WQVF WQVG WQVH WQVJ WQVK WQVM WQVO WQVP WQVQ WQVS WQVT WQVU WQVV WQVW WQVX WQVY WQVZ WQWB WQWC WQWD WQWE WQWF WQWG WQWH WQWI WQWJ WQWL WQWM WQWN WQWO WQWP WQWR WQWS WQWT WQWU WQWW WQWX WQWZ WQXD WQXF WQXG WQXH WQXJ WQXN WQXP WQXQ WQXS WQXU WQXV WQXX WQXZ WQYA WQYB WQYC WQYD WQYE WQYF WQYG WQYH WQYI WQYJ WQYL WQYM WQYN WQYO WQYP WQYR WQYS WQYT WQYU WQYV WQYW WQYX WQYY WQZA WQZB WQZC WQZD WQZE WQZF WQZG WQZH WQZI WQZJ WQZM WQZN WQZO WQZP WQZR WQZS WQZT WQZU WQZV WQZW

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Spare call signs by prefix

K call letters: west of the Mississippi River

W call letters: east of the Mississippi River

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Current to October 16, 2026, drawn from FCC records for stations, ships and shortwave, with a fresh update each morning. Not an FCC product.