Summary

July 23, 2015 - August 6, 2015
Rounds:
51
Bidding Days:
10
Qualified Bidders:
88
Winning Bidders:
59 Bidders won 102 Permits
Licenses Held by FCC:
29
Gross Bids:
$5,083,700
Net Bids:
$4,121,140
General Information
Winning Bidders
8/12/2015
 
Qualified Bidders
7/9/2015
 
Applications to Participate
6/17/2015
 
Procedures
4/22/2015
 

11/30/2022
ORDER (DA 22-1240)
Final Default Payment Letter, The ERIE Radio Company, LLC
Assessed the final default payment obligation for The ERIE Radio Company, LLC with respect to its defaulted bids on construction permit FM1090-A (Westfield, NY) in Auction 98

Fact Sheet

Date:

Auction 98 began on 7/23/2015 and closed on 8/6/2015. 

Licenses:

131 construction permits for FM broadcast stations

Spectrum:
Various vacant allotments (88 MHz to 108 MHz)
See Public Notice DA 15-452 and 47 CFR 73.202
Bandwidth:

200 kHz per construction permit

Winning Bidders:
59 Bidders won 102 Permits
Rounds:
51
Qualified Bidders:
88
Licenses Won:
102
Licenses Held by FCC:
29
Net Bids:
$4,121,140
Gross Bids:
$5,083,700

Event Date
Auction Tutorial Available (via Internet)
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Window Opens
5/18/2015; 12:00 pm ET
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Deadline
5/28/2015; 6:00 pm ET
Upfront Payments Deadline
6/29/2015; 6:00 pm ET
Mock Auction
7/20/2015
Auction Start
7/23/2015
Auction Closed
8/6/2015
 
A New Entrant Bidding Credit will be available for this auction. Eligibility and application requirements for the New Entrant Bidding Credit are specified in Public Notice DA 15-452. Applicants that qualify for the New Entrant Bidding Credit are eligible for a bidding credit that represents the amount by which a bidder’s winning bid is discounted. The size of a New Entrant Bidding Credit depends on the number of ownership interests in other media of mass communications that are attributable to the applicant and its attributable interest holders:
Bidders intending to divest a media interest or make any other ownership changes, such as resignation of positional interests, in order to avoid attribution for purposes of qualifying for the New Entrant Bidding Credit must have consummated such divestment transactions or have completed such ownership changes by no later than the short-form application filing deadline (see “Key Dates”). Events occurring after the short-form application filing deadline, such as the acquisition of attributable interests in media of mass communications, may cause diminishment or loss of the bidding credit.
 
47 C.F.R. Part 73.
Releases P
 
Auction of FM Broadcast Construction Permits Closes; Winning Bidders Announced for Auction 98.
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
Attachment C: pdf
 
7/9/2015
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 15-793)
Auction of FM Broadcast Construction Permits; 88 Bidders Qualified to Participate in Auction 98.
Wireless Telecommunications and Media Bureaus identify qualified bidders for Auction 98
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
Attachment C: pdf
 
6/17/2015
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 15-706)
Auction of FM Broadcast Construction Permits; Status of Short-Form Applications to Participate in Auction 98.
Announces the status of the 112 short-form applications received for Auction 98.
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
Attachment C: pdf
 
4/22/2015
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 15-452)
Auction of FM Broadcast Construction Permits Scheduled for July 23, 2015; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 98.
Announces the procedures and minimum opening bid amounts for the upcoming auction of certain FM broadcast construction permits
Attachment A: pdf - xls
 
4/22/2015
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 15-454)
Auction 98 Freeze Announced for FM Minor Change Applications
 
3/16/2015
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 15-25)
Auction of FM Broadcast Construction Permits Scheduled for July 23, 2015; Comment Sought on Competitive Bidding Procedures for Auction 98.
Announces the auction of certain FM broadcast construction permits to commence on July 23, 2015.
Attachment A: pdf - xls
 
Releases O

11/30/2022
ORDER (DA 22-1240)
Final Default Payment Letter, The ERIE Radio Company, LLC
Assessed the final default payment obligation for The ERIE Radio Company, LLC with respect to its defaulted bids on construction permit FM1090-A (Westfield, NY) in Auction 98

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