Summary

May 15, 2018 - May 18, 2018
Rounds:
23
Bidding Days:
4
Qualified Bidders:
19
Winning Bidders:
11 bidders won 11 construction permits
Licenses Held by FCC:
1
Gross Bids:
$227,650
Net Bids:
$227,650

Fact Sheet

Date:

Bidding in Auction 99 began 5/15/2018 and concluded on 5/18/2018

Winning Bidders:
11 bidders won 11 construction permits
Rounds:
23
Qualified Bidders:
19
Licenses Won:
11
Licenses Held by FCC:
1
Total Licenses:
12
Net Bids:
$227,650
Gross Bids:
$227,650
DateBidding began 5/15/2018 and concluded 5/18/2018
Construction Permits12 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 18-260 Attachment A

Bandwidth200 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

EventDate
Auction Application Tutorial available7/13/2017
Auction Bidding Tutorial available no later than5/4/2018
Short-Form (FCC Form 175) Application Filing Window opens7/26/2017; 12:00 pm Eastern Time (ET)
Short-Form (FCC Form 175) Application Filing Deadline8/2/2017; 6:00 pm ET
Upfront Payment Deadline4/19/2018; 6:00 pm ET
Mock Auction5/11/2018
Auction Bidding Start5/15/2018

Construction Permits Offered

Auction 99 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 99 Procedures Public Notice.  A complete listing of the construction permits for Auction 99 is provided in Attachment A of the Auction 99 Procedures Public Notice, DA 18-260, released March 23, 2018.

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

5/25/2018
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 18-541)
Auction of Cross-Service FM Translator Construction Permits Closes; Winning Bidders Announced for Auction 99

5/1/2018
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 18-442)
Auction of Cross-Service FM Translator Construction Permits; 19 Bidders Qualified to Participate in Auction 99

4/10/2018
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 18-350)
Auction of Cross-Service FM Translator Construction Permits; Status of FCC Form 175 Short-Form Applications to Participate in Auction 99

3/23/2018
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 18-260)
Auction of Cross-Service FM Translator Construction Permits Scheduled for May 15, 2018; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 99

3/1/2018
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 18-204)
MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES AUCTION 99 FM TRANSLATOR FILING WINDOW FOR LONG-FORM APPLICATIONS
Erratum to DA 18-191
Word – pdf
Attachment A: xls
See Original PN

2/27/2018
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 18-191)
Media Bureau Announces Auction 99 FM Translator Filing Window for Long-Form Applications
Complete Form 349 Applications Due by March 28, 2018
See Erratum PN above

1/31/2018
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 18-91)
FM Translator Construction Permits Auction Announced, Comment Sought
Announces May 15, 2018, auction of FM translator construction permits and seeks comment on auction procedures

09/28/2017
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 17-935)
Settlement Period Announced for Cross-Service FM Translator Mutually Exclusive Applications for Auction 99
Identifies mutually exclusive proposals for new FM translators submitted in Auction 99 filing window and announces a limited period until November 29 for settlements and technical solutions

7/13/2017
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 17-668)
Auction 99 Online Tutorial; Clarification of Eligible Applicants
Announces availability of online tutorial for Auction 99 Forms 175 and 349, and clarifies eligibility of proposed assignees as applicants in upcoming filing window

6/6/2017
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 17-533)
FM Translator Filing Window; Low Power FM-FM Translator-Booster Freeze
Announces dates and instructions for AM Revitalization cross-service FM translator application filing window; temporarily freezes Low Power FM, FM translator and FM booster applications

6/1/2017
PUBLIC NOTICE (FCC 17-67)
FCC Announces First AM Revitalization New Translator Filing Window
FCC Announces First AM Revitalization New Translator Auction Filing Window to Open July 26, 2017

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Auction Seminar

Education

The above link will launch an interactive auction tutorial that will guide you through the auction filing window. The tutorial is a training tool and is not a substitute for reading the orders, rules, and public notices regarding this auction. The tutorial will highlight some of the information presented in these releases.

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