---
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/](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/](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