Auction 100: AM Revitalization / FM Translators (2nd window)

Summary

June 25, 2019 - July 1, 2019
Rounds:
31
Bidding Days:
5
Qualified Bidders:
16
Winning Bidders:
11 bidders won 11 construction permits
Gross Bids:
$436,500
Net Bids:
$436,500
General Information

Auction Filing Window: January 25, 2018 – January 31, 2018

7/3/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 19-613)
Auction 100 (Cross-Service FM Translators) Winning Bidders
Announces close of Auction 100, establishes deadlines for down payments, final payments and filing of Forms 349

6/7/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 19-537)
Auction 100 (Cross-Service FM Translators) Qualified Bidders
Announces the qualified bidders for Auction 100

 

Fact Sheet

Winning Bidders:
11 bidders won 11 construction permits
Rounds:
31
Qualified Bidders:
16
Licenses Won:
11
Total Licenses:
11
Net Bids:
$436,500
Gross Bids:
$436,500
Date

Auction 100 bidding to start June 25, 2019

Construction Permits

12 construction permits for cross-service FM translators
Spectrum

Any non-reserved FM channel (Channels 221-300, 92.1-107.9MHz)

12 MX groups See Public Notice DA 19-273 Attachment A
Bandwidth

200 kHz per construction permit

General information and associated licensing parameters are provided below. Public notices provide specific information regarding this auction. This fact sheet includes:

 

Key Dates

Event Date

Auction Application Tutorial available

 1/10/2018

Auction Bidding Tutorial available no later than

 6/7/2019

Short-Form (FCC Form 175) Application Filing Window opens

1/25/2018

Short-Form (FCC Form 175) Application Filing Deadline

 1/31/2018

Upfront Payment Deadline

 5/23/2019

Mock Auction

 6/21/2019

Auction Bidding Start

 6/25/2019

Construction Permits Offered

Auction 100 will offer 12 new cross-service FM translator constructions permits. These construction permits are the subject of pending, mutually exclusive short-form applications (FCC Form 175) and participation in this auction is limited to those applicants listed in Attachment A of the Auction 100 Procedures Public Notice.  A complete listing of the construction permits for Auction 100 is provided in Attachment A of the Auction 100 Procedures Public Notice, DA 19-273, released April 17, 2019.

Permissible Operations

FM Broadcast – A station employing frequency modulation in the FM broadcast band and licensed primarily for the transmission of radio communications intended to be received by the general public.

Cross-Service FM Translator – A station in the broadcasting service operated for the purpose of retransmitting the signals of an AM broadcast station without significantly altering any characteristics of the incoming signal other than its frequency and amplitude, in order to provide radio broadcast service to the general public.

License Period

A winning bidder will be awarded a construction permit, rather than a “license.” Winning bidders will then be required, within a specified time period, to construct their facilities and file an application for a “license to cover construction permit” to obtain a license for the constructed facilities (see 47 CFR § 73.3598). Licenses will be issued for an eight-year term.

Licensing Rules

47 CFR Parts 73, 74.

Releases P

7/3/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 19-613)
Auction 100 (Cross-Service FM Translators) Winning Bidders
Announces close of Auction 100, establishes deadlines for down payments, final payments and filing of Forms 349

6/7/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 19-537)
Auction 100 (Cross-Service FM Translators) Qualified Bidders
Announces the qualified bidders for Auction 100

5/16/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE (19-405)
Auction 100 (Cross-Service FM Translators) Application Status
Auction of Cross-Service FM Translator Construction Permits Scheduled for June 25, 2019; Status of Short-Form Applications to Participate in Auction 100

4/17/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE (19-273)
Auction 100 (Cross-Service FM Translators) Procedures and Deadlines
Auction of Cross-Service FM Translator Construction Permits; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 100

10/19/2018
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 18-1038)
Auction 100 (Cross-Service FM Translators) Announced, Comment Sought
Auction of Cross-Service FM Translator Construction Permits; Comment Sought on Competitive Bidding Procedures for Auction 100

10/02/2018
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 18-986)
Media Bureau Announces Auction 100 FM Translator Filing Window for Long-Form Applications
Announces October 4 to November 5, 2018, filing window for non-mutually exclusive FM Translator construction permit applications.

9/6/2018
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 18-907)
Settlement Period Announced for Certain FM Translator Mutually Exclusive Applications; Technical Amendments and Settlement Agreements Due by September 20, 2018

5/1/2018
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 18-448)
Media Bureau and Wireless Bureau Waive Minor Changes Rule for Auction 100 Applicants Affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria

4/3/2018
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 18-332)
Settlement Period Announced for Cross-Service FM Translator Mutually Exclusive Applications for Auction 100
Announces May 24 to June 14 filing window for mutually exclusive FM Translator construction permit applications to file technical amendments and settlements
Word  pdf
Attachment A: xls

3/22/2018
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 18-280)
Media Bureau Announces Auction 100 FM Translator Filing Window for Long-Form Applications Erratum to DA 18-256
Word – pdf
Attachment A: xls
See Original PN

3/15/2018
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 18-256)
Media Bureau Announces Auction 100 FM Translator Filing Window for Long-Form Applications
Complete Form 349 Applications Due by May 9, 2018
Word - pdf
Attachment A: xls
See Erratum

12/4/2017
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 17-1168)
Second FM Translator Filing Window, Freeze on Certain FM Applications
Announces date and instructions for the second AM revitalization cross-service FM translator application filing window, temporary freeze on certain FM booster construction permit, Low Power FM, and FM translator applications

Releases L

4/17/2019
LETTER (DA 19-272)
Request of Auction 100 Applicants for Waiver of Section 1.2105(c)
Request of Auction 100 Applicants Capstar TX, LLC, CC Licenses, LLC, and Citicasters Licenses, Inc. for Waiver of Section 1.2105(c)

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