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MS Communications, LLC held low-power television licenses and construction permits in several U.S. states during the 2000s. At one point MS Communications held the second-highest number of LPTV allocations in the United States, but nearly all of the stations remained unbuilt or dark. [1]

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Company president Mark Silberman said that he has intended to start a wireless cable service over LPTV, and had begun acquiring stations as early as 1992. Most of the licenses were acquired in 2000, though direct-broadcast satellite television made the company's original plans obsolete. By 2005, over 200 LPTV station licenses or construction permits were transferred to MS Communications, and MS Communications had the second-highest number of LPTV licenses in the United States, but no stations had operated with more than a test pattern. [1]

After receiving information that stations were not operating and may not have even been constructed, the Federal Communications Commission demanded information on the status of MS Communications stations. When no information was received, the FCC cancelled the licenses of 178 of the stations on October 28, 2010. [2] There were also 60 station licenses or construction permits that were transferred to Silberman but expired by 2018, and many of the MS Communications construction permits and licenses were set to expire in 2018. [3]

Stations

Transferred

MS Communications transferred the following licenses and construction permits to others: [4]

Call Ch.State City ID BuyerDateNotes
K69IE 69California Eureka 39516P. MbabaJanuary 6, 2005from M.H. Feldman in 2000; sold per File No. BALTTL-20041117ADU; deleted 2012
W53CC 53Wisconsin Milwaukee 56213was W55CG at Ludington, Michigan; moved to W53CC at Milwaukee; sold per File No. BAPLTTL-20060320AFE (see also line for W38DT, possibly same station)

Went on the air

The following stations were sold and later went on the air under other owners:

Call Ch.State City ID BuyerDateNotes
W22BU 22Maine Bangor 15287Rockfleet2003bought by MS in 2001
W38DT 38Wisconsin Milwaukee 56213 Bustos June 9, 2006bought by MS in 2000 as W55MS at Ludington, Michigan; changed to W53CC at Milwaukee, then W38DT. License still on air and active as WTSJ-LD and owned by INNOVATE Corp.
K64EJ 64Idaho Boise 31388CocolaSeptember 24, 2004from Joe Maples 2000; sold per File No. BALTTL-20020805ABJ
K56FQ 56Idaho Boise 6754P. LozanoSeptember 4, 2004sold per File No. BALTTL-20030707ADU to Lozano; from Lozano to Cocola
K17EH 17California Eureka 56149 Sainte March 9, 2004File No. BALTTL-20040109ADW; later KEMY-LP then KUVU-LP
K60FH 60Idaho Boise 56814CocolaJune 21, 2004from R. & R. Detelle in 2000; sold per File No. BALTTL-20040401APR
K30GS 30Idaho Boise 74409CocolaApril 21, 2005was K68EJ; File No. BALTTL-20050309ABT

October 2010 deletion letter

These 178 stations had their licenses or permits cancelled, and MS Communications was notified that they were deleted by the FCC on October 28, 2010, among other times, after MS Communications did not respond to FCC requests about the stations' operations: [2]

Call Ch.State City of license ID
K20EX20Arkansas Batesville 56993
K22ES22Arkansas Batesville 6718
K30EC30Arkansas Batesville 3999
K35EA35Arkansas Batesville 16003
K40DS40Arkansas Batesville 24652
K46EM46Arkansas Batesville 6758
K53FM53Arkansas Batesville 10962
K57FV57Arkansas Batesville 17205
K59FB59Arkansas Batesville 33997
K61FP61Arkansas Batesville 10523
K65FN65Arkansas Batesville 31018
K67GR67Arkansas Batesville 26261
K69GT69Arkansas Batesville 31490
K27FF27Arkansas Eldorado 66233
K29DC29Arkansas Eldorado 17457
K36DR36Arkansas Eldorado 56177
K40EF40Arkansas Eldorado 15293
K46DT46Arkansas Eldorado 49045
K48EP48Arkansas Eldorado 39705
K50EK50Arkansas Eldorado 60445
K53FB53Arkansas Eldorado 39704
K57GF57Arkansas Eldorado 15351
K59FJ59Arkansas Eldorado 15352
K63FX63Arkansas Eldorado 40273
K66EX66Arkansas Eldorado 15334
K69HO69Arkansas Eldorado 32239
K27FX27California Eureka 3937
K41FD41California Eureka 32302
K48GP48California Eureka 18564
K50EQ50California Eureka 32226
K57HB57California Eureka 60446
K59FW59California Eureka 41551
K63GK63California Eureka 32218
W08DM8Georgia Colquitt 19713
W22BV22Georgia Colquitt 28030
W26BM26Georgia Colquitt 18565
K51FJ51Iowa Ottumwa 15336
K53FC53Iowa Ottumwa 10377
K55GS55Iowa Ottumwa 40269
K58ER58Iowa Ottumwa 7943
K65GA65Iowa Ottumwa 39706
K67GH67Iowa Ottumwa 32252
K40GO40Iowa Waterloo 60447
W48CU48Illinois Champaign/Urbana 32301
W15CT15Illinois Quincy 32238
W17DD17Illinois Quincy 32219
W19DI19Illinois Quincy 30250
W20CU20Illinois Quincy 40274
W36BS36Illinois Quincy 40270
W45BM45Illinois Quincy 27649
W49BS49Illinois Quincy 36162
W51EI51Illinois Quincy 19712
W16BI16Kentucky Talbert 70677
W20BO20Kentucky Talbert 869
W24BT24Kentucky Talbert 37071
W26BK26Kentucky Talbert 5034
W31BU31Kentucky Talbert 32259
W51CK51Kentucky Talbert 31505
W53BQ53Kentucky Talbert 36101
W54CI54Kentucky Talbert 40272
W64CM64Kentucky Talbert 55230
W66DA66Kentucky Talbert 32854
W69ED69Kentucky Talbert 74411
W39CC39Maine Bangor 60448
W42BZ42Maine Bangor 15288
W50BX50Maine Bangor 16293
W54CG54Maine Bangor 72483
W58CM58Maine Bangor 30249
W66CL66Maine Bangor 32255
W36BZ19Michigan Cadillac 26195
W18CB18Michigan Houghton 36745
W21BS21Michigan Houghton 40087
W24CG24Michigan Houghton 30203
W31BN31Michigan Houghton 57411
W36CE36Michigan Houghton 57412
W50CD50Michigan Houghton 30204
W52CO52Michigan Houghton 65274
W55CH55Michigan Houghton 65275
W57CQ57Michigan Houghton 30865
W59DC59Michigan Houghton 30866
W61CS61Michigan Houghton 30864
W63CH63Michigan Houghton 30863
W65DJ65Michigan Houghton 15346
W67DN67Michigan Houghton 26295
W34BZ34Michigan Ludington 30862
W48BY48Michigan Ludington 57408
W18BX18Michigan Petoskey 16002
W20BQ20Michigan Petoskey 57413
W23BM23Michigan Petoskey 36759
W25CD25Michigan Petoskey 30867
W31BI31Michigan Petoskey 3918
W36CD36Michigan Petoskey 15344
W39CB39Michigan Petoskey 15345
W51CR51Michigan Petoskey 57410
W53BN53Michigan Petoskey 59391
W55CL55Michigan Petoskey 59390
W57CP57Michigan Petoskey 961
W62CR62Michigan Petoskey 26260
W64CK64Michigan Petoskey 30029
W66CY66Michigan Petoskey 31506
W68DH68Michigan Petoskey 39303
W52CB52Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 15995
W21BN21Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 15343
W32BN32Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 16588
W36BV36Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 40112
W39BY39Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 40113
W48BZ48Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 15992
W50CA50Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 15993
W56DI56Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 15996
W58CO58Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 15994
W15BM15Michigan Traverse City 63307
W23BL23Michigan Traverse City 26193
W34CE34Michigan Traverse City 26196
W48CC48Michigan Traverse City 3219
W52CP52Michigan Traverse City 3220
W56DF56Michigan Traverse City 3218
W58CN58Michigan Traverse City 36760
W62CQ62Michigan Traverse City 36761
W66CX66Michigan Traverse City 57379
W68DD68Michigan Traverse City 57380
K52HH52Minnesota Rochester 38509
K33EQ33Missouri Cape Girardeau 17405
K47FB47Missouri Cape Girardeau 31578
K55HL55Missouri Cape Girardeau 19445
K58FD58Missouri Cape Girardeau 57008
K65GP65Missouri Cape Girardeau 6757
K67HF67Missouri Cape Girardeau 24098
K69HT69Missouri Cape Girardeau 57009
K04OV4Missouri Joplin 26154
K52FC52Missouri Joplin 64406
K55HU55Missouri Joplin 30586
W12CR12Mississippi Grenada 32300
W28BP28Mississippi Grenada 57007
W36BT36Mississippi Grenada 15379
W41BV41Mississippi Grenada 72545
W46CK46Mississippi Grenada 55274
W53CE53Mississippi Laurel 39328
W20BS20Mississippi Meridian 22429
W26BR26Mississippi Meridian 26293
W27DD27Mississippi Meridian 39327
W35CQ35Mississippi Meridian 31525
W36BY36Mississippi Meridian 31526
W46CL46Mississippi Meridian 31523
W52CS52Mississippi Meridian 31524
W54CD54Mississippi Meridian 31527
W59DE59Mississippi Meridian 39330
W65DE65Mississippi Meridian 57542
W69DJ69Mississippi Meridian 57544
W49BK49Mississippi Tupelo 74412
K57IP57Oklahoma Tulsa 27647
W14BW14Tennessee Acton 24304
W20BJ20Tennessee Acton 37493
W27CL27Tennessee Acton 37069
W32BG32Tennessee Acton 70874
W34BU34Tennessee Acton 37070
W43BH43Tennessee Acton 5033
W46CE46Tennessee Acton 72556
W56DA56Tennessee Acton 18154
W62CK62Tennessee Acton 15333
W66CG66Tennessee Acton 33441
W69DB69Tennessee Acton 849
W26CJ26Tennessee Clarksville 74410
W22BR22Tennessee Jackson 30268
W25BY25Tennessee Jackson 38506
W38BY38Tennessee Jackson 24729
W46CG46Tennessee Jackson 38507
W52CZ52Tennessee Jackson 5047
W54BU54Tennessee Jackson 28642
W62CJ62Tennessee Jackson 26259
W64BZ64Tennessee Jackson 32253
W06BU6Wisconsin Whiting 57860
W16AY16Wisconsin Whiting 56194
W18CS18Wisconsin Whiting 63274
W24BV24Wisconsin Whiting 15759
W31CI31Wisconsin Whiting 36099
W40BC40Wisconsin Whiting 22382
W60CI60Wisconsin Whiting 8019
W62DA62Wisconsin Whiting 24730

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