diff --git a/GameData/CommNetConstellation/cnc_settings.cfg b/GameData/CommNetConstellation/cnc_settings.cfg
index 35e2860..caedac9 100644
--- a/GameData/CommNetConstellation/cnc_settings.cfg
+++ b/GameData/CommNetConstellation/cnc_settings.cfg
@@ -13,4 +13,17 @@ CommNetConstellationSettings
             color = 0.65, 0.65, 0.65, 1
         }
     }
+    GroundStations
+    {
+        GroundStation
+        {
+            ID = Kerbin: KSC
+            Color = 1,0,0,1
+            OptionalName = Kerbal Space Center
+            Frequencies
+            {
+                Frequency = 0
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/CommNetConstellation/CNCSettings.cs b/src/CommNetConstellation/CNCSettings.cs
index bb6f156..4359973 100644
--- a/src/CommNetConstellation/CNCSettings.cs
+++ b/src/CommNetConstellation/CNCSettings.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using CommNetConstellation.CommNetLayer;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 namespace CommNetConstellation
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ public class Settings
         [Persistent] public string DefaultPublicName;
         [Persistent] public Color DefaultPublicColor;
         [Persistent] public float DistanceToHideGroundStations;
-        [Persistent(collectionIndex = "Constellations")] public List<Constellation> Constellations;
+        [Persistent(collectionIndex = "Constellation")] public List<Constellation> Constellations;
+        [Persistent(collectionIndex = "GroundStation")] public List<CNCCommNetHome> GroundStations;
         //-----
 
         public static Settings Load()
@@ -74,6 +76,17 @@ public static Settings Load()
                 if (cfgs[i].url.Equals(startingSettingCFGUrl))
                 {
                     defaultSuccess = ConfigNode.LoadObjectFromConfig(settings, cfgs[i].config);
+                    
+                    //Workaround due to LoadObjectFromConfig not auto-populating ground stations for unknown reason
+                    settings.GroundStations = new List<CNCCommNetHome>();
+                    ConfigNode[] stationNodes = cfgs[i].config.GetNode("GroundStations").GetNodes();
+                    for (int j = 0; j < stationNodes.Length; j++)
+                    {
+                        CNCCommNetHome dummyGroundStation = new CNCCommNetHome();
+                        ConfigNode.LoadObjectFromConfig(dummyGroundStation, stationNodes[j]);
+                        settings.GroundStations.Add(dummyGroundStation);
+                    }
+
                     CNCLog.Verbose("Load starting settings into object with {0}: LOADED {1}", cfgs[i].config, defaultSuccess ? "OK" : "FAIL");
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/src/CommNetConstellation/CommNetLayer/CNCCommNetHome.cs b/src/CommNetConstellation/CommNetLayer/CNCCommNetHome.cs
index 5462c66..77cf788 100644
--- a/src/CommNetConstellation/CommNetLayer/CNCCommNetHome.cs
+++ b/src/CommNetConstellation/CommNetLayer/CNCCommNetHome.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ public class CNCCommNetHome : CommNetHome, IComparable<CNCCommNetHome>
         [Persistent] public string ID;
         [Persistent] public Color Color = Color.red;
         [Persistent] protected string OptionalName = "";
-        [Persistent(collectionIndex = "Frequency")] protected List<short> Frequencies = new List<short>(new short[] { CNCSettings.Instance.PublicRadioFrequency });
+        [Persistent(collectionIndex = "Frequency")] protected List<short> Frequencies = 
+            (HighLogic.LoadedScene != GameScenes.LOADING && HighLogic.LoadedScene != GameScenes.LOADINGBUFFER) ? 
+            new List<short>() { CNCSettings.Instance.PublicRadioFrequency } : 
+            new List<short>();
 
         //for low-gc operations
         protected short[] sorted_frequency_array;
@@ -35,6 +38,11 @@ public string stationName
             set { this.OptionalName = value; }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Empty constructor for ConfigNode.LoadObjectFromConfig()
+        /// </summary>
+        public CNCCommNetHome() { }
+
         public void copyOf(CommNetHome stockHome)
         {
             CNCLog.Verbose("CommNet Home '{0}' added", stockHome.nodeName);
diff --git a/src/CommNetConstellation/CommNetLayer/CNCCommNetScenario.cs b/src/CommNetConstellation/CommNetLayer/CNCCommNetScenario.cs
index 6e586d3..958df5d 100644
--- a/src/CommNetConstellation/CommNetLayer/CNCCommNetScenario.cs
+++ b/src/CommNetConstellation/CommNetLayer/CNCCommNetScenario.cs
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public override void OnLoad(ConfigNode gameNode)
                     if (stationNodes.Length < 1) // missing ground-station list
                     {
                         CNCLog.Error("The 'GroundStations' node is malformed! Reverted to the default list of ground stations.");
-                        //do nothing since KSP provides this default list
+                        persistentGroundStations = CNCSettings.Instance.GroundStations;
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public override void OnLoad(ConfigNode gameNode)
                 else
                 {
                     CNCLog.Verbose("The 'GroundStations' node is not found. The default list of ground stations is loaded from KSP's data.");
-                    //do nothing since KSP provides this default list
+                    persistentGroundStations = CNCSettings.Instance.GroundStations;
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception e)