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Licensing and Management System

Facility ID:56527KDSM-TV

Channel:
16
Station Type:
Main
Community:
DES MOINES, IA
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Channel and Facility Information

Service:
Full Service Television
Facility Type:
Commercial
Facility Status:
LICENSED
Status Date:
07/05/2023
Expiration Date:
02/01/2022
Country:
US
FRN:
0005019195
Channel:
16
Primary Station:
Satellite TV:
No
Virtual Channel:
17
Digital Status:
NTSC TSID:
918
DTV TSID:
919
Network Affiliation:
FOX
Nielsen DMA:
Des Moines-Ames
Online Public Inspection Files (OPIF)

Licensee

Name:
KDSM Licensee, LLC
Title:
Address:
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 1200 SEVENTEENTH STREET, NW
Washington, DC 20036
US
Phone:
+1 (202) 663-8195
Email:
MILES.MASON@PILLSBURYLAW.COM

Contact Representative

Name:
Miles S Mason
Title:
Address:
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
1200 Seventeenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
US
Phone:
+1 (202) 663-8195
Email:
miles.mason@pillsburylaw.com

Main Studio Location

Address:
4023 Fleur Drive

Des Moines, IA 50321
US
Phone:
+1 (515) 287-1717

Control Point Information

Address:



Phone:

Next Gen Information

Call Sign Facility ID ATSC 3.0 Role Service City State
KDSM-TV 56527 Host ATSC3 DTV DES MOINES IA
WHO-DT 66221 Guest ATSC1 DTV DES MOINES IA

Attachments

Date Uploaded File Name
05/09/2022 D:\data\prod\cdbs\letters\\84\A-0_F-56527_L-84413-HISTORY-CARDS.pdf

Application History

Application
Submit Date
0000243309 Modification to License (Next Gen) Pending, Active Status Date: 04/10/2024 04/09/2024
0000236896 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/26/2024 01/26/2024
0000220986 Notification of Consummation Accepted, Active Status Date: 09/14/2023 09/14/2023
0000220833 STA Extension Granted, Active Status Date: 10/19/2023 09/08/2023
0000218137 Transfer of Control Granted, Active Status Date: 07/28/2023 07/19/2023
0000217573 Resume Operations Received, Active Status Date: 07/05/2023 07/05/2023
0000216516 Engineering STA Amendment Granted, In-Active Status Date: 06/15/2023 06/14/2023
0000216516 Engineering STA Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 06/14/2023 06/12/2023
0000216465 Reduced Power Notification Received, In-Active Status Date: 06/09/2023 06/09/2023
0000216233 Notification of Consummation Accepted, Active Status Date: 06/06/2023 06/05/2023
0000212201 Legal STA Granted, Active Status Date: 03/27/2023 03/07/2023
0000212160 Modification to License (Next Gen) Granted, Active Status Date: 03/17/2023 03/07/2023
0000211936 Extension of Consummation Accepted, Active Status Date: 03/07/2023 03/06/2023
0000208007 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/25/2023 01/25/2023
0000203862 Transfer of Control Granted, Active Status Date: 12/12/2022 11/21/2022
0000162382 Renewal of License Amendment Review, Active Status Date: 11/03/2022 11/03/2022
0000181569 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/26/2022 01/26/2022
0000162382 Renewal of License Pending, Active Status Date: 10/04/2021 10/01/2021
0000162380 EEO Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/01/2021 10/01/2021
0000132384 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/25/2021 01/25/2021
0000109451 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 03/26/2020 03/26/2020
0000085010 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/08/2019 10/08/2019
0000075823 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/03/2019 07/03/2019
0000075282 Resume Operations Received, In-Active Status Date: 07/01/2019 07/01/2019
0000073239 Request for Silence STA Granted, In-Active Status Date: 06/07/2019 05/24/2019
0000070294 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/08/2019 04/08/2019
0000065662 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/08/2019 01/08/2019
0000060823 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/05/2018 10/05/2018
0000057779 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/10/2018 07/10/2018
BALCDT-20180430ACU Assignment of Authorization Dismissed, Active Status Date: 05/13/2019 04/30/2018
0000051195 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/09/2018 04/09/2018
BALCDT-20180220ADT Assignment of Authorization Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 03/07/2018 02/20/2018
BALCDT-20180220ADT Assignment Amendment Dismissed, Active Status Date: 04/05/2019 02/20/2018
BTCCDT-20180126ACS Transfer of Control Granted, In-Active Status Date: 02/09/2018 01/26/2018
0000038674 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/09/2018 01/09/2018
0000035110 Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/09/2017 11/09/2017
0000032433 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/10/2017 10/10/2017
0000030623 EEO Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/02/2017 10/02/2017
0000027196 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/10/2017 07/10/2017
0000023726 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/07/2017 04/07/2017
0000020121 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/06/2017 01/06/2017
0000016971 Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/09/2016 11/09/2016
0000014881 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/06/2016 10/06/2016
0000013530 Administrative Update Received, Active Status Date: 08/11/2016 08/11/2016
0000012464 Children's TV Programming Report Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 07/07/2016 07/07/2016
0000012464 Children's TV Programming Report Amendment Received, Active Status Date: 07/07/2016 07/07/2016
0000009024 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/05/2016 04/05/2016
CPR-176766 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/06/2016 01/06/2016
0000005712 Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/12/2015 11/12/2015
CPR-173904 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/06/2015 10/06/2015
0000003754 Schedule 381 Certification Received, Active Status Date: 07/09/2015 07/09/2015
CPR-171070 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/08/2015 07/08/2015
CPR-167252 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/08/2015 04/08/2015
CPR-162585 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/06/2015 01/06/2015
BAFCDT-20141124AEH Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/25/2014 11/24/2014
CPR-160622 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/09/2014 10/09/2014
CPR-156535 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/08/2014 07/08/2014
CPR-152870 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/08/2014 04/08/2014
CPR-149328 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/08/2014 01/08/2014
BAFCDT-20131121AKD Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/22/2013 11/21/2013
CPR-145515 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/17/2013 10/17/2013
CPR-142974 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/03/2013 07/03/2013
CPR-140107 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/05/2013 04/05/2013
CPR-136627 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/07/2013 01/07/2013
BAFCDT-20121128ACW Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/29/2012 11/28/2012
CPR-135055 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/09/2012 10/09/2012
CPR-132120 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/09/2012 07/09/2012
CPR-129351 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/09/2012 04/09/2012
CPR-126834 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/09/2012 01/09/2012
BAFCDT-20111128DKI Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/29/2011 11/28/2011
CPR-124316 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/07/2011 10/07/2011
CPR-121635 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/07/2011 07/07/2011
BLCDT-20110609ABE License To Cover Granted, In-Active Status Date: 09/27/2011 06/09/2011
CPR-119009 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/07/2011 04/07/2011
BPCDT-20110214AEU Minor Modification Granted, In-Active Status Date: 03/14/2011 02/14/2011
BAFCDT-20101116AHP Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/17/2010 11/16/2010
BAFCDT-20091119ABV Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/20/2009 11/19/2009
BLSTA-20090127ADE Engineering STA Dismissed, In-Active Status Date: 02/04/2010 01/27/2009
BAFCDT-20081125APA Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/26/2008 11/25/2008
BAFCDT-20071129AKF Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/30/2007 11/29/2007
BAFCDT-20061121ABJ Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/22/2006 11/21/2006
BAFCDT-20051108AAG Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/09/2005 11/08/2005
BLCDT-20041118ABZ License To Cover Granted, In-Active Status Date: 02/04/2005 11/18/2004
BEDSTA-20040426ACP Engineering STA Granted, In-Active Status Date: 05/21/2004 04/26/2004
BEDSTA-20031021AGD Engineering STA Granted, In-Active Status Date: 11/04/2003 10/21/2003
BTCCT-20030530BKU Transfer of Control Granted, Active Status Date: 06/13/2003 05/30/2003
BEDSTA-20030421ADA Engineering STA Granted, In-Active Status Date: 05/01/2003 04/21/2003
BEDSTA-20021023ABQ Engineering STA Granted, In-Active Status Date: 10/31/2002 10/23/2002
BDSTA-20020419ABY Engineering STA Granted, In-Active Status Date: 05/01/2002 04/19/2002
BPCDT-19991028ACE Minor Modification Amendment Granted, In-Active Status Date: 05/07/2001 11/15/1999
BPCDT-19991028ACE Minor Modification Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 04/13/2001 11/15/1999
BAPLCT-19980820IA Assignment of Authorization Granted, Active Status Date: 09/15/1998 08/20/1998
BALCT-19960703IB Assignment of Authorization Granted, Active Status Date: 03/28/1997 07/03/1996
BTCCT-19960116XC Transfer of Control Granted, Active Status Date: 02/22/1996 01/16/1996
BTCCT-19930806KF Transfer of Control Granted, Active Status Date: 08/23/1993 08/06/1993
BALCT-19910910KK Assignment of Authorization Granted, Active Status Date: 09/25/1991 09/10/1991
BALCT-19901119KF Assignment of Authorization Granted, Active Status Date: 04/24/1991 11/19/1990
BTCCT-19900117KK Transfer of Control Granted, Active Status Date: 02/27/1990 01/17/1990
BTCCT-19890209KH Transfer of Control Granted, Active Status Date: 04/21/1989 02/09/1989
BALCT-19861010KI Assignment of Authorization Granted, Active Status Date: 10/27/1986 10/10/1986
BTCCT-19860722KK Transfer of Control Granted, Active Status Date: 08/13/1986 07/22/1986
BALCT-19850301KG Assignment of Authorization Granted, Active Status Date: 04/19/1985 03/01/1985

Call Sign History

Call Sign Begin Date
KDSM-TV 01/17/1986
KDSM-TV 09/13/1982
790727KE