MS Communications


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.
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.
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. 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.

Stations

Transferred

MS Communications transferred the following licenses and construction permits to others:
CallCh.StateCityIDBuyerDateNotes
K69IE69CaliforniaEureka39516from M.H. Feldman in 2000; sold per File No. BALTTL-20041117ADU; deleted 2012
W53CC 53WisconsinMilwaukee56213was W55CG at Ludington, Michigan; moved to W53CC at Milwaukee; sold per File No. BAPLTTL-20060320AFE

Went on the air

The following stations were sold and later went on the air under other owners:
CallCh.StateCityIDBuyerDateNotes
W22BU22MaineBangor15287Rockfleetbought by MS in 2001
W38DT 38WisconsinMilwaukee56213Bustosline for W53CC, possibly same station)''
K64EJ64IdahoBoise31388Cocolafrom Joe Maples 2000; sold per File No. BALTTL-20020805ABJ
K56FQ56IdahoBoise6754sold per File No. BALTTL-20030707ADU to Lozano; from Lozano to Cocola
K17EH17CaliforniaEureka56149SainteFile No. BALTTL-20040109ADW; later KEMY-LP then KUVU-LP
K60FH60IdahoBoise56814Cocolafrom R. & R. Detelle in 2000; sold per File No. BALTTL-20040401APR
K30GS30IdahoBoise74409Cocolawas 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:
CallCh.StateCity of licenseID
K20EX20ArkansasBatesville56993
K22ES22ArkansasBatesville6718
K30EC30ArkansasBatesville3999
K35EA35ArkansasBatesville16003
K40DS40ArkansasBatesville24652
K46EM46ArkansasBatesville6758
K53FM53ArkansasBatesville10962
K57FV57ArkansasBatesville17205
K59FB59ArkansasBatesville33997
K61FP61ArkansasBatesville10523
K65FN65ArkansasBatesville31018
K67GR67ArkansasBatesville26261
K69GT69ArkansasBatesville31490
K27FF27ArkansasEldorado66233
K29DC29ArkansasEldorado17457
K36DR36ArkansasEldorado56177
K40EF40ArkansasEldorado15293
K46DT46ArkansasEldorado49045
K48EP48ArkansasEldorado39705
K50EK50ArkansasEldorado60445
K53FB53ArkansasEldorado39704
K57GF57ArkansasEldorado15351
K59FJ59ArkansasEldorado15352
K63FX63ArkansasEldorado40273
K66EX66ArkansasEldorado15334
K69HO69ArkansasEldorado32239
K27FX27CaliforniaEureka3937
K41FD41CaliforniaEureka32302
K48GP48CaliforniaEureka18564
K50EQ50CaliforniaEureka32226
K57HB57CaliforniaEureka60446
K59FW59CaliforniaEureka41551
K63GK63CaliforniaEureka32218
W08DM8GeorgiaColquitt19713
W22BV22GeorgiaColquitt28030
W26BM26GeorgiaColquitt18565
K51FJ51IowaOttumwa15336
K53FC53IowaOttumwa10377
K55GS55IowaOttumwa40269
K58ER58IowaOttumwa7943
K65GA65IowaOttumwa39706
K67GH67IowaOttumwa32252
K40GO40IowaWaterloo60447
W48CU48IllinoisChampaign/Urbana32301
W15CT15IllinoisQuincy32238
W17DD17IllinoisQuincy32219
W19DI19IllinoisQuincy30250
W20CU20IllinoisQuincy40274
W36BS36IllinoisQuincy40270
W45BM45IllinoisQuincy27649
W49BS49IllinoisQuincy36162
W51EI51IllinoisQuincy19712
W16BI16KentuckyTalbert70677
W20BO20KentuckyTalbert869
W24BT24KentuckyTalbert37071
W26BK26KentuckyTalbert5034
W31BU31KentuckyTalbert32259
W51CK51KentuckyTalbert31505
W53BQ53KentuckyTalbert36101
W54CI54KentuckyTalbert40272
W64CM64KentuckyTalbert55230
W66DA66KentuckyTalbert32854
W69ED69KentuckyTalbert74411
W39CC39MaineBangor60448
W42BZ42MaineBangor15288
W50BX50MaineBangor16293
W54CG54MaineBangor72483
W58CM58MaineBangor30249
W66CL66MaineBangor32255
W36BZ19MichiganCadillac26195
W18CB18MichiganHoughton36745
W21BS21MichiganHoughton40087
W24CG24MichiganHoughton30203
W31BN31MichiganHoughton57411
W36CE36MichiganHoughton57412
W50CD50MichiganHoughton30204
W52CO52MichiganHoughton65274
W55CH55MichiganHoughton65275
W57CQ57MichiganHoughton30865
W59DC59MichiganHoughton30866
W61CS61MichiganHoughton30864
W63CH63MichiganHoughton30863
W65DJ65MichiganHoughton15346
W67DN67MichiganHoughton26295
W34BZ34MichiganLudington30862
W48BY48MichiganLudington57408
W18BX18MichiganPetoskey16002
W20BQ20MichiganPetoskey57413
W23BM23MichiganPetoskey36759
W25CD25MichiganPetoskey30867
W31BI31MichiganPetoskey3918
W36CD36MichiganPetoskey15344
W39CB39MichiganPetoskey15345
W51CR51MichiganPetoskey57410
W53BN53MichiganPetoskey59391
W55CL55MichiganPetoskey59390
W57CP57MichiganPetoskey961
W62CR62MichiganPetoskey26260
W64CK64MichiganPetoskey30029
W66CY66MichiganPetoskey31506
W68DH68MichiganPetoskey39303
W52CB52MichiganSault Ste. Marie15995
W21BN21MichiganSault Ste. Marie15343
W32BN32MichiganSault Ste. Marie16588
W36BV36MichiganSault Ste. Marie40112
W39BY39MichiganSault Ste. Marie40113
W48BZ48MichiganSault Ste. Marie15992
W50CA50MichiganSault Ste. Marie15993
W56DI56MichiganSault Ste. Marie15996
W58CO58MichiganSault Ste. Marie15994
W15BM15MichiganTraverse City63307
W23BL23MichiganTraverse City26193
W34CE34MichiganTraverse City26196
W48CC48MichiganTraverse City3219
W52CP52MichiganTraverse City3220
W56DF56MichiganTraverse City3218
W58CN58MichiganTraverse City36760
W62CQ62MichiganTraverse City36761
W66CX66MichiganTraverse City57379
W68DD68MichiganTraverse City57380
K52HH52MinnesotaRochester38509
K33EQ33MissouriCape Girardeau17405
K47FB47MissouriCape Girardeau31578
K55HL55MissouriCape Girardeau19445
K58FD58MissouriCape Girardeau57008
K65GP65MissouriCape Girardeau6757
K67HF67MissouriCape Girardeau24098
K69HT69MissouriCape Girardeau57009
K04OV4MissouriJoplin26154
K52FC52MissouriJoplin64406
K55HU55MissouriJoplin30586
W12CR12MississippiGrenada32300
W28BP28MississippiGrenada57007
W36BT36MississippiGrenada15379
W41BV41MississippiGrenada72545
W46CK46MississippiGrenada55274
W53CE53MississippiLaurel39328
W20BS20MississippiMeridian22429
W26BR26MississippiMeridian26293
W27DD27MississippiMeridian39327
W35CQ35MississippiMeridian31525
W36BY36MississippiMeridian31526
W46CL46MississippiMeridian31523
W52CS52MississippiMeridian31524
W54CD54MississippiMeridian31527
W59DE59MississippiMeridian39330
W65DE65MississippiMeridian57542
W69DJ69MississippiMeridian57544
W49BK49MississippiTupelo74412
K57IP57OklahomaTulsa27647
W14BW14TennesseeActon24304
W20BJ20TennesseeActon37493
W27CL27TennesseeActon37069
W32BG32TennesseeActon70874
W34BU34TennesseeActon37070
W43BH43TennesseeActon5033
W46CE46TennesseeActon72556
W56DA56TennesseeActon18154
W62CK62TennesseeActon15333
W66CG66TennesseeActon33441
W69DB69TennesseeActon849
W26CJ26TennesseeClarksville74410
W22BR22TennesseeJackson30268
W25BY25TennesseeJackson38506
W38BY38TennesseeJackson24729
W46CG46TennesseeJackson38507
W52CZ52TennesseeJackson5047
W54BU54TennesseeJackson28642
W62CJ62TennesseeJackson26259
W64BZ64TennesseeJackson32253
W06BU6WisconsinWhiting57860
W16AY16WisconsinWhiting56194
W18CS18WisconsinWhiting63274
W24BV24WisconsinWhiting15759
W31CI31WisconsinWhiting36099
W40BC40WisconsinWhiting22382
W60CI60WisconsinWhiting8019
W62DA62WisconsinWhiting24730