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: Call Ch. State City ID Buyer Date Notes K69IE 69 California Eureka 39516 from M.H. Feldman in 2000; sold per File No. BALTTL-20041117ADU; deleted 2012 W53CC 53 Wisconsin Milwaukee 56213 was 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 Buyer Date Notes W22BU 22 Maine Bangor 15287 Rockfleet bought by MS in 2001 W38DT 38 Wisconsin Milwaukee 56213 Bustos bought 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 64 Idaho Boise 31388 Cocola from Joe Maples 2000; sold per File No. BALTTL-20020805ABJ K56FQ 56 Idaho Boise 6754 sold per File No. BALTTL-20030707ADU to Lozano; from Lozano to Cocola K17EH 17 California Eureka 56149 Sainte File No. BALTTL-20040109ADW; later KEMY-LP then KUVU-LP K60FH 60 Idaho Boise 56814 Cocola from R. & R. Detelle in 2000; sold per File No. BALTTL-20040401APR K30GS 30 Idaho Boise 74409 Cocola was 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: Call Ch. State City of license ID K20EX 20 Arkansas Batesville 56993 K22ES 22 Arkansas Batesville 6718 K30EC 30 Arkansas Batesville 3999 K35EA 35 Arkansas Batesville 16003 K40DS 40 Arkansas Batesville 24652 K46EM 46 Arkansas Batesville 6758 K53FM 53 Arkansas Batesville 10962 K57FV 57 Arkansas Batesville 17205 K59FB 59 Arkansas Batesville 33997 K61FP 61 Arkansas Batesville 10523 K65FN 65 Arkansas Batesville 31018 K67GR 67 Arkansas Batesville 26261 K69GT 69 Arkansas Batesville 31490 K27FF 27 Arkansas Eldorado 66233 K29DC 29 Arkansas Eldorado 17457 K36DR 36 Arkansas Eldorado 56177 K40EF 40 Arkansas Eldorado 15293 K46DT 46 Arkansas Eldorado 49045 K48EP 48 Arkansas Eldorado 39705 K50EK 50 Arkansas Eldorado 60445 K53FB 53 Arkansas Eldorado 39704 K57GF 57 Arkansas Eldorado 15351 K59FJ 59 Arkansas Eldorado 15352 K63FX 63 Arkansas Eldorado 40273 K66EX 66 Arkansas Eldorado 15334 K69HO 69 Arkansas Eldorado 32239 K27FX 27 California Eureka 3937 K41FD 41 California Eureka 32302 K48GP 48 California Eureka 18564 K50EQ 50 California Eureka 32226 K57HB 57 California Eureka 60446 K59FW 59 California Eureka 41551 K63GK 63 California Eureka 32218 W08DM 8 Georgia Colquitt 19713 W22BV 22 Georgia Colquitt 28030 W26BM 26 Georgia Colquitt 18565 K51FJ 51 Iowa Ottumwa 15336 K53FC 53 Iowa Ottumwa 10377 K55GS 55 Iowa Ottumwa 40269 K58ER 58 Iowa Ottumwa 7943 K65GA 65 Iowa Ottumwa 39706 K67GH 67 Iowa Ottumwa 32252 K40GO 40 Iowa Waterloo 60447 W48CU 48 Illinois Champaign/Urbana 32301 W15CT 15 Illinois Quincy 32238 W17DD 17 Illinois Quincy 32219 W19DI 19 Illinois Quincy 30250 W20CU 20 Illinois Quincy 40274 W36BS 36 Illinois Quincy 40270 W45BM 45 Illinois Quincy 27649 W49BS 49 Illinois Quincy 36162 W51EI 51 Illinois Quincy 19712 W16BI 16 Kentucky Talbert 70677 W20BO 20 Kentucky Talbert 869 W24BT 24 Kentucky Talbert 37071 W26BK 26 Kentucky Talbert 5034 W31BU 31 Kentucky Talbert 32259 W51CK 51 Kentucky Talbert 31505 W53BQ 53 Kentucky Talbert 36101 W54CI 54 Kentucky Talbert 40272 W64CM 64 Kentucky Talbert 55230 W66DA 66 Kentucky Talbert 32854 W69ED 69 Kentucky Talbert 74411 W39CC 39 Maine Bangor 60448 W42BZ 42 Maine Bangor 15288 W50BX 50 Maine Bangor 16293 W54CG 54 Maine Bangor 72483 W58CM 58 Maine Bangor 30249 W66CL 66 Maine Bangor 32255 W36BZ 19 Michigan Cadillac 26195 W18CB 18 Michigan Houghton 36745 W21BS 21 Michigan Houghton 40087 W24CG 24 Michigan Houghton 30203 W31BN 31 Michigan Houghton 57411 W36CE 36 Michigan Houghton 57412 W50CD 50 Michigan Houghton 30204 W52CO 52 Michigan Houghton 65274 W55CH 55 Michigan Houghton 65275 W57CQ 57 Michigan Houghton 30865 W59DC 59 Michigan Houghton 30866 W61CS 61 Michigan Houghton 30864 W63CH 63 Michigan Houghton 30863 W65DJ 65 Michigan Houghton 15346 W67DN 67 Michigan Houghton 26295 W34BZ 34 Michigan Ludington 30862 W48BY 48 Michigan Ludington 57408 W18BX 18 Michigan Petoskey 16002 W20BQ 20 Michigan Petoskey 57413 W23BM 23 Michigan Petoskey 36759 W25CD 25 Michigan Petoskey 30867 W31BI 31 Michigan Petoskey 3918 W36CD 36 Michigan Petoskey 15344 W39CB 39 Michigan Petoskey 15345 W51CR 51 Michigan Petoskey 57410 W53BN 53 Michigan Petoskey 59391 W55CL 55 Michigan Petoskey 59390 W57CP 57 Michigan Petoskey 961 W62CR 62 Michigan Petoskey 26260 W64CK 64 Michigan Petoskey 30029 W66CY 66 Michigan Petoskey 31506 W68DH 68 Michigan Petoskey 39303 W52CB 52 Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 15995 W21BN 21 Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 15343 W32BN 32 Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 16588 W36BV 36 Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 40112 W39BY 39 Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 40113 W48BZ 48 Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 15992 W50CA 50 Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 15993 W56DI 56 Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 15996 W58CO 58 Michigan Sault Ste. Marie 15994 W15BM 15 Michigan Traverse City 63307 W23BL 23 Michigan Traverse City 26193 W34CE 34 Michigan Traverse City 26196 W48CC 48 Michigan Traverse City 3219 W52CP 52 Michigan Traverse City 3220 W56DF 56 Michigan Traverse City 3218 W58CN 58 Michigan Traverse City 36760 W62CQ 62 Michigan Traverse City 36761 W66CX 66 Michigan Traverse City 57379 W68DD 68 Michigan Traverse City 57380 K52HH 52 Minnesota Rochester 38509 K33EQ 33 Missouri Cape Girardeau 17405 K47FB 47 Missouri Cape Girardeau 31578 K55HL 55 Missouri Cape Girardeau 19445 K58FD 58 Missouri Cape Girardeau 57008 K65GP 65 Missouri Cape Girardeau 6757 K67HF 67 Missouri Cape Girardeau 24098 K69HT 69 Missouri Cape Girardeau 57009 K04OV 4 Missouri Joplin 26154 K52FC 52 Missouri Joplin 64406 K55HU 55 Missouri Joplin 30586 W12CR 12 Mississippi Grenada 32300 W28BP 28 Mississippi Grenada 57007 W36BT 36 Mississippi Grenada 15379 W41BV 41 Mississippi Grenada 72545 W46CK 46 Mississippi Grenada 55274 W53CE 53 Mississippi Laurel 39328 W20BS 20 Mississippi Meridian 22429 W26BR 26 Mississippi Meridian 26293 W27DD 27 Mississippi Meridian 39327 W35CQ 35 Mississippi Meridian 31525 W36BY 36 Mississippi Meridian 31526 W46CL 46 Mississippi Meridian 31523 W52CS 52 Mississippi Meridian 31524 W54CD 54 Mississippi Meridian 31527 W59DE 59 Mississippi Meridian 39330 W65DE 65 Mississippi Meridian 57542 W69DJ 69 Mississippi Meridian 57544 W49BK 49 Mississippi Tupelo 74412 K57IP 57 Oklahoma Tulsa 27647 W14BW 14 Tennessee Acton 24304 W20BJ 20 Tennessee Acton 37493 W27CL 27 Tennessee Acton 37069 W32BG 32 Tennessee Acton 70874 W34BU 34 Tennessee Acton 37070 W43BH 43 Tennessee Acton 5033 W46CE 46 Tennessee Acton 72556 W56DA 56 Tennessee Acton 18154 W62CK 62 Tennessee Acton 15333 W66CG 66 Tennessee Acton 33441 W69DB 69 Tennessee Acton 849 W26CJ 26 Tennessee Clarksville 74410 W22BR 22 Tennessee Jackson 30268 W25BY 25 Tennessee Jackson 38506 W38BY 38 Tennessee Jackson 24729 W46CG 46 Tennessee Jackson 38507 W52CZ 52 Tennessee Jackson 5047 W54BU 54 Tennessee Jackson 28642 W62CJ 62 Tennessee Jackson 26259 W64BZ 64 Tennessee Jackson 32253 W06BU 6 Wisconsin Whiting 57860 W16AY 16 Wisconsin Whiting 56194 W18CS 18 Wisconsin Whiting 63274 W24BV 24 Wisconsin Whiting 15759 W31CI 31 Wisconsin Whiting 36099 W40BC 40 Wisconsin Whiting 22382 W60CI 60 Wisconsin Whiting 8019 W62DA 62 Wisconsin Whiting 24730

References

Further reading Citations: DA-07-496; 22 FCC Rcd 2167 (4). — Denied petitions for reconsideration and affirmed and dismissed displacement applications, file number BPTTL-20000327AAX et al. Contains a list of 106 stations involved.