metadata
license: other
license_name: tensorust-sample-license
license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/lms-broadcast-assignments/
pretty_name: Broadcast Station Sale Feed (free sample)
language:
- en
tags:
- tensorust
- sample
- change-tracking-feeds
- government-data
- finance
size_categories:
- n<1K
configs:
- config_name: sample
data_files:
- split: train
path: sample.csv
- config_name: summary
data_files:
- split: train
path: summary_by_state.csv
Broadcast Station Sale Feed: free sample (Tensorust LLC)
17,392 FCC assignment and transfer applications since 2019, 20,063 station rows, with buyer, seller, status and consummation.
Headline: Every assignment of license and transfer of control application filed in the FCC's LMS since Jan 1, 2019: 17,392 applications covering 20,063 station rows (TV, radio, LPTV, translators).
This repository is a free teaser, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has 20,063 rows and is sold by Tensorust LLC: https://tensorust.com/datasets/lms-broadcast-assignments/.
Files here
| file | what it is |
|---|---|
sample.csv |
25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
summary_by_state.csv |
row counts by state across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") |
Summary by state (largest groups)
| State | rows |
|---|---|
| CA | 1,720 |
| TX | 1,458 |
| FL | 981 |
| NY | 729 |
| PA | 699 |
| OH | 659 |
| OR | 651 |
| NC | 584 |
| GA | 567 |
| CO | 566 |
| IL | 519 |
| TN | 496 |
| TOTAL | 20,063 |
Full table: summary_by_state.csv.
What the full file has
- 20,063 rows
- Key fields: file_number, receipt_date, receipt_year, deal_type, pro_forma, status, status_date, service, callsign, facility_id
- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)
Coverage: 17,392 applications (8,355 not pro forma) received Jan 1, 2019 to the dump date. FCC LMS public database dump downloaded Nov 6, 2026.
Columns in the full file
| column | meaning |
|---|---|
file_number |
FCC file number |
receipt_date |
Date received |
receipt_year |
Year received |
deal_type |
Assignment of license or transfer of control |
pro_forma |
Pro forma (no real change of control) |
status |
Current application status |
status_date |
Status date |
service |
Service (FM, AM, DTV, LPD, FX...) |
callsign |
Call sign |
facility_id |
FCC facility id |
city |
Community of license |
state |
State |
dma |
Nielsen DMA (TV) |
channel |
Channel |
seller |
Assignor or transferor (else current licensee) |
buyer |
Assignee or transferee (else applicant) |
facility_licensee |
Licensee name on the application facility record |
buyer_frn |
Buyer FRN |
stations_in_application |
Stations covered by the same application |
consummation_date |
Consummation date |
consummation_status |
Consummation status |
lms_application_id |
LMS application id |
buyer_ont_org_id |
Ontology id for the buyer |
seller_ont_org_id |
Ontology id for the seller |
party_administrator_of_the_estate_of_a._joseph_salvi |
Party names filed under role 'administrator_of_the_estate_of_a._joseph_salvi' |
party_administratrix |
Party names filed under role 'administratrix' |
party_applicant |
Party names filed under role 'applicant' |
party_assignee |
Party names filed under role 'assignee' |
party_assignor |
Party names filed under role 'assignor' |
party_bankruptcy_estate |
Party names filed under role 'bankruptcy_estate' |
party_christine_adelman,_executor |
Party names filed under role 'christine_adelman,_executor' |
party_church |
Party names filed under role 'church' |
party_co-personal_representatives,_roy_leavitt_and_brenda_cerkowniak |
Party names filed under role 'co-personal_representatives,_roy_leavitt_and_brenda_cerkowniak' |
party_corporation |
Party names filed under role 'corporation' |
party_court_appointed_receiver |
Party names filed under role 'court_appointed_receiver' |
party_current_shareholders_of_cumulus_media_inc. |
Party names filed under role 'current_shareholders_of_cumulus_media_inc.' |
party_dba |
Party names filed under role 'dba' |
party_debtor_in_possession |
Party names filed under role 'debtor_in_possession' |
party_debtor-in-possession |
Party names filed under role 'debtor-in-possession' |
party_deceased_owner |
Party names filed under role 'deceased_owner' |
party_decedant's_estate |
Party names filed under role 'decedant's_estate' |
party_decedent's_estate |
Party names filed under role 'decedent's_estate' |
party_domestic_ecclesiastical_corporation |
Party names filed under role 'domestic_ecclesiastical_corporation' |
party_estate_of_earl_cole |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_earl_cole' |
party_employee_stock_ownership_plan |
Party names filed under role 'employee_stock_ownership_plan' |
party_entity_is_a_public_educational_institution_established_under_the_laws_of_the_state_of_indiana |
Party names filed under role 'entity_is_a_public_educational_institution_established_under_the_laws_of_the_state_of_indiana' |
party_estate |
Party names filed under role 'estate' |
party_estate_administrator |
Party names filed under role 'estate_administrator' |
party_estate_representative |
Party names filed under role 'estate_representative' |
party_estate_of_albert_benavides |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_albert_benavides' |
party_estate_of_alfredo_cardona |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_alfredo_cardona' |
party_estate_of_byron_l._dobbs |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_byron_l._dobbs' |
party_estate_of_charles_r._meeker |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_charles_r._meeker' |
party_estate_of_cruz_velasquez_(co-independent_executors_matthew_cruz_velasquez_and_lisa_yvette_emiliani) |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_cruz_velasquez_(co-independent_executors_matthew_cruz_velasquez_and_lisa_yvette_emiliani)' |
party_estate_of_debra_sears_graham,_r._stuart_graham,_executor |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_debra_sears_graham,_r._stuart_graham,_executor' |
party_estate_of_donald_l._rabbitt |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_donald_l._rabbitt' |
party_estate_of_ernest_santmyire_,ii |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_ernest_santmyire_,ii' |
party_estate_of_ethel_m._godwin,_tahitian_mckenzie,_administrator |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_ethel_m._godwin,_tahitian_mckenzie,_administrator' |
party_estate_of_gerald_carpenter |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_gerald_carpenter' |
party_estate_of_graciela_zamarron_&_estate_of_samuel_n._zamarron,_sr. |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_graciela_zamarron_&_estate_of_samuel_n._zamarron,_sr.' |
party_estate_of_houston_p._haugo |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_houston_p._haugo' |
party_estate_of_jesse_l._godwin,_tahitian_mckenzie,_administrator,_and_estate_of_ethel_m._godwin,_tahitian_mckenzie,_administrator |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_jesse_l._godwin,_tahitian_mckenzie,_administrator,_and_estate_of_ethel_m._godwin,_tahitian_mckenzie,_administrator' |
party_estate_of_jesus_m._torrado |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_jesus_m._torrado' |
party_estate_of_john_david_bradsher |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_john_david_bradsher' |
party_estate_of_joseph_stroud |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_joseph_stroud' |
party_estate_of_laurence_hunt |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_laurence_hunt' |
party_estate_of_linda_carpenter |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_linda_carpenter' |
party_estate_of_max_h._pearson |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_max_h._pearson' |
party_estate_of_nancy_g._miller |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_nancy_g._miller' |
party_estate_of_neil_waldeck |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_neil_waldeck' |
party_estate_of_pat_courington,_jr. |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_pat_courington,_jr.' |
party_estate_of_paul_lotsof,_charles_lotsof_personal_rep |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_paul_lotsof,_charles_lotsof_personal_rep' |
party_estate_of_paul_w._ploener |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_paul_w._ploener' |
party_estate_of_paulino_bernal |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_paulino_bernal' |
party_estate_of_paulino_d._bernal |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_paulino_d._bernal' |
party_estate_of_randall_l._davis |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_randall_l._davis' |
party_estate_of_robert_m._pritts |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_robert_m._pritts' |
party_estate_of_robert_pfuntner |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_robert_pfuntner' |
party_estate_of_roy_william_jaynes |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_roy_william_jaynes' |
party_estate_of_sara_mcclain_keever |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_sara_mcclain_keever' |
party_estate_of_sara_mclain_keever |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_sara_mclain_keever' |
party_estate_of_steven_c._kaspar,_deceased |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_steven_c._kaspar,_deceased' |
party_estate_of_thomas_w._robinson,_marva_a._robinson_executrix |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_thomas_w._robinson,_marva_a._robinson_executrix' |
party_estate_of_walter_f._ulloa,_alexandra_seros,_executor |
Party names filed under role 'estate_of_walter_f._ulloa,_alexandra_seros,_executor' |
party_executor |
Party names filed under role 'executor' |
party_executor_of_decedent's_estate |
Party names filed under role 'executor_of_decedent's_estate' |
party_executrix |
Party names filed under role 'executrix' |
party_fred_r_and_evelyn_k_morton |
Party names filed under role 'fred_r_and_evelyn_k_morton' |
party_for-profit_educational_entity |
Party names filed under role 'for-profit_educational_entity' |
party_gary_b._reed,_personal_representative_of_the_estate_of_nancy_r._reed |
Party names filed under role 'gary_b._reed,_personal_representative_of_the_estate_of_nancy_r._reed' |
party_husband/wife_sole_proprietorship |
Party names filed under role 'husband/wife_sole_proprietorship' |
party_individual |
Party names filed under role 'individual' |
party_individual_as_receiver |
Party names filed under role 'individual_as_receiver' |
party_joint_ownership |
Party names filed under role 'joint_ownership' |
party_jim_garcia,_trustee,_garcia_living_trust |
Party names filed under role 'jim_garcia,_trustee,_garcia_living_trust' |
party_joint_tenants |
Party names filed under role 'joint_tenants' |
party_joint_venture |
Party names filed under role 'joint_venture' |
party_jural_corporation |
Party names filed under role 'jural_corporation' |
party_lawrence_j._ickes,_administrator |
Party names filed under role 'lawrence_j._ickes,_administrator' |
party_licensee |
Party names filed under role 'licensee' |
party_limited_liability_corporation |
Party names filed under role 'limited_liability_corporation' |
party_mei_hua_sorensen_executrix |
Party names filed under role 'mei_hua_sorensen_executrix' |
party_non_commercial_educational_facility |
Party names filed under role 'non_commercial_educational_facility' |
party_native_american_tribe |
Party names filed under role 'native_american_tribe' |
party_non_profit_foundation |
Party names filed under role 'non_profit_foundation' |
party_non-profit_religious_entity |
Party names filed under role 'non-profit_religious_entity' |
party_non-profit_corporation |
Party names filed under role 'non-profit_corporation' |
party_noncommercial_educational |
Party names filed under role 'noncommercial_educational' |
party_noncommercial_educational_station |
Party names filed under role 'noncommercial_educational_station' |
party_nonprofit_corporation |
Party names filed under role 'nonprofit_corporation' |
party_not_for_profit_religious_corporation |
Party names filed under role 'not_for_profit_religious_corporation' |
party_not-for-profit_corporation |
Party names filed under role 'not-for-profit_corporation' |
party_not-for-profit_educational_corporation_chartered_by_the_regents_of_the_university_of_the__state_of_new_york |
Party names filed under role 'not-for-profit_educational_corporation_chartered_by_the_regents_of_the_university_of_the__state_of_new_york' |
party_ohio_no-for-profit_corporation |
Party names filed under role 'ohio_no-for-profit_corporation' |
party_ohio_not-for-profit_corporation |
Party names filed under role 'ohio_not-for-profit_corporation' |
party_patricia_a._kaspar,_pr_of_estate_of_steven_c._kaspar |
Party names filed under role 'patricia_a._kaspar,_pr_of_estate_of_steven_c._kaspar' |
party_personal_rep_of_deceased_licensee |
Party names filed under role 'personal_rep_of_deceased_licensee' |
party_personal_representative |
Party names filed under role 'personal_representative' |
party_post-reorganization_shareholders_of_cumulus_media_inc. |
Party names filed under role 'post-reorganization_shareholders_of_cumulus_media_inc.' |
party_public_educational_institution |
Party names filed under role 'public_educational_institution' |
party_public_school |
Party names filed under role 'public_school' |
party_public_university |
Party names filed under role 'public_university' |
party_public_not-for-profit_institution |
Party names filed under role 'public_not-for-profit_institution' |
party_receiver |
Party names filed under role 'receiver' |
party_receivership |
Party names filed under role 'receivership' |
party_roddrick_b._newhouse,_bankruptcy_trustee |
Party names filed under role 'roddrick_b._newhouse,_bankruptcy_trustee' |
party_ronald_r._frizzell,_special_administator_of_the_estate_of_gregory_l._frizzell |
Party names filed under role 'ronald_r._frizzell,_special_administator_of_the_estate_of_gregory_l._frizzell' |
party_roy_william_jaynes |
Party names filed under role 'roy_william_jaynes' |
party_s-corporation |
Party names filed under role 's-corporation' |
party_shareholders_of_saga_communications,_inc. |
Party names filed under role 'shareholders_of_saga_communications,_inc.' |
party_sole_proprietor |
Party names filed under role 'sole_proprietor' |
party_sole_proprietorship |
Party names filed under role 'sole_proprietorship' |
party_sole_proprietorship_owned_and_operated_by_alan_greager |
Party names filed under role 'sole_proprietorship_owned_and_operated_by_alan_greager' |
party_sole_propriteorship |
Party names filed under role 'sole_propriteorship' |
party_special_administrator |
Party names filed under role 'special_administrator' |
party_state_subdivision |
Party names filed under role 'state_subdivision' |
party_state-supported_higher_educational_institution |
Party names filed under role 'state-supported_higher_educational_institution' |
party_subchapter_s_corporation |
Party names filed under role 'subchapter_s_corporation' |
party_susan_s._buckwalter_-_administrator_of_the_estate_of_a._joseph_salvi |
Party names filed under role 'susan_s.buckwalter-_administrator_of_the_estate_of_a._joseph_salvi' |
party_tbd |
Party names filed under role 'tbd' |
party_tessa_dixon,_pr_estate_justin_dixon |
Party names filed under role 'tessa_dixon,_pr_estate_justin_dixon' |
party_tenancy_by_the_entireties |
Party names filed under role 'tenancy_by_the_entireties' |
party_the_estate_of_john_t._pritchard |
Party names filed under role 'the_estate_of_john_t._pritchard' |
party_the_word_of_life_church,_inc. |
Party names filed under role 'the_word_of_life_church,_inc.' |
party_thomas_w._robinson,_deceased |
Party names filed under role 'thomas_w._robinson,_deceased' |
party_true_word_of_life_church,_inc. |
Party names filed under role 'true_word_of_life_church,_inc.' |
party_trust |
Party names filed under role 'trust' |
party_trustee |
Party names filed under role 'trustee' |
party_trustee_(bank) |
Party names filed under role 'trustee_(bank)' |
party_trustee_in_chapter_7_bankruptcy |
Party names filed under role 'trustee_in_chapter_7_bankruptcy' |
party_trustee,__the_credit_shelter_trust_under_the_gammon_revocable_living_trust |
Party names filed under role 'trustee,__the_credit_shelter_trust_under_the_gammon_revocable_living_trust' |
party_trustee,_garcia_living_trust |
Party names filed under role 'trustee,_garcia_living_trust' |
party_trustees,_fitch_revocable_living_trust |
Party names filed under role 'trustees,_fitch_revocable_living_trust' |
party_trustees,_grange_revocable_living_trust |
Party names filed under role 'trustees,_grange_revocable_living_trust' |
Get the full file
| tier | price | includes |
|---|---|---|
| Deal list extract | $250 | All non-pro-forma deals for a year, a service (TV or radio) or up to 10 DMAs, CSV and Excel. |
| Full feed with weekly updates | $1,500 a year | All 20,063 rows refreshed weekly from LMS for 12 months, with new filings, grants and consummations flagged. |
| Enterprise feed | $4,000 a year | Daily refresh, ownership (Form 323) and facility joins, buyer and seller portfolio roll-ups, internal redistribution. |
Email mattbusel@tensorust.com with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: https://tensorust.com/datasets/lms-broadcast-assignments/. All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/
Method and limits
Applications are license filing versions with purpose AA or TC, joined to the application (file number, receipt date), its facilities, its parties (by role) and the assignment/transfer record (buyer FRN, pro forma flags, consummation). Party names come from the legal name or DBA; individuals and names without an entity word and no class are withheld.
No purchase prices (not in the FCC database). Not a list of completed sales unless consummated. Not Form 323 ownership. No personal contact data.
Sources
- FCC LMS public database (Current_LMS_Dump.zip): license_filing_version, application, application_facility, app_party, assignment_transfer, facility
License
The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/lms-broadcast-assignments/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.
Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com | https://tensorust.com