Summary
*Note: During Auction No. 62, the following Construction Permits were temporarily assigned a different number than the unique number assigned to them in Auction No. 37.
FM292-A (Leakey, TX) was temporarily assigned FM456-A in Auction No. 62
FM296-A (Mason, TX) was temporarily assigned FM458-A in Auction No. 62
FM302-C2 (Rocksprings, TX) was temporarily assigned FM464-C2 in Auction No. 62
FM320-A (Torrey, UT) was temporarily assigned FM467-A in Auction No. 62
With the exception of the round result files, the FCC's records for Auction No. 62 now list these permits under the permit numbers initially assigned in Auction No. 37.
11/9/2005
Applications to Participate
9/21/2005
Schedule Update
Originally scheduled for 11/1/2005; now 1/12/2006
6/17/2005
Procedures
4/14/2005
Comment Sought
Includes Comments Filed
Fact Sheet
Auction 62 began on 1/12/2006 and closed on 1/31/2006.
171 construction permits for FM broadcast stations
Various vacant allotments (88 MHz to 108 MHz)
See Public Notice DA 05-1598 and 47 CFR 73.202
200 kHz per construction permit
- Key Dates
- Construction Permits Offered
- Permissible Operations
- License Period
- New Entrant Bidding Credit
- Licensing Rules
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Auction No. 62 will offer 171 construction permits in the FM Broadcast service for stations throughout the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The construction permits to be auctioned include 171 new FM allotments, including 30 FM construction permits that were offered, but not sold, in Auction No. 37. These construction permits are for vacant FM allotments, reflecting FM channels assigned to the FM Table of Allotments, 47 C.F.R. § 73.202(b), pursuant to the Commission’s established rulemaking procedures, designated for use in the indicated communities.
Pursuant to the policies established in the Broadcast First Report and Order, applicants may apply for any vacant FM allotment as specified in Public Notice DA 05-1598, Attachment A; applicants specifying the same FM allotment will be considered mutually exclusive and, thus, the construction permit for the FM allotment will be awarded by competitive bidding procedures. For all mutually exclusive construction permits, the Commission proposes an electronic simultaneous multiple round auction.
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 C.F.R. § 73.3598). Licenses will be issued for an eight-year term.
A New Entrant Bidding Credit will be available for this auction. Eligibility and application requirements for New Entrant Bidding Credit are specified in Public Notice DA 05-1598. 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 bidder-entity and its attributable interest-holders:
- A 35 percent bidding credit will be given to a winning bidder if it, and/or any individual or entity with an attributable interest in the winning bidder, has no attributable interest in any other media of mass communications;
- A 25 percent bidding credit will be given to a winning bidder if it, and/or any individual or entity with an attributable interest in the winning bidder, has an attributable interest in no more than three mass media facilities;
- No bidding credit will be given if any of the commonly owned mass media facilities serve the same area as the proposed broadcast station, or if the winning bidder, and/or any individual or entity with an attributable interest in the winning bidder, has attributable interests in more than three mass media facilities.
2/9/2006
ERRATUM
Auction of FM Broadcast Construction Permits Closes; Winning Bidders Announced for Auction No. 62; Down Payments Due February 23rd, 2006
Issued an Erratum correcting Attachment B of Public Notice, DA 06-252, released 02/08/2006 by ERRATUM.
pdf - Word
See DA 06-252
Attachment B: pdf
2/8/2006
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 06-252)
Auction of FM Broadcast Construction Permits Closes, Winning Bidders Announced for Auction No. 62
Winning bidders announced for Auction No. 62, down payments due February 23, 2006 FCC Form 301 due March 10, 2006.
12/23/2005
ERRATUM
Erratum: Auction of FM Broadcast Construction Permits, 214 Bidders Qualified to Participate in Auction No. 62
Erratum corrects the description of Attachment A and corrects Attachments A, B and C of DA 05-3204 released December 21, 2005.
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See Release DA 05-3204
11/4/2022
LETTER (DA 22-1147)
Final Default Payment Obligation for Wilber Johnson
Assessed the final default payment obligation for Wilber Johnson with respect to its defaulted bids on construction permit FM027-A (Boonville, CA) in Auction 62
11/4/2022
LETTER (DA 22-1148)
Final Default Payment Obligation for Talkline Communications, Inc.
Assessed the final default payment obligation for Talkline Communications, Inc. with respect to its defaulted bids on construction permit FM241-A (Narrowsburg, NY) in Auction 62
1/29/2015
LETTER (DA 15-120)
Ace Radio Corporation, Notice of Interim Default Payment Obligation for Auction 62 Construction Permit FM 459-A (Mertzon, Texas)
Assessed interim default payment for Ace Radio Corporation with respect to its participation in Auction 62.
6/20/2012
LETTER (DA 12-966)
Interim Default Payment Obligation for Auction 62, Talkline Communications, Inc
Assessed the interim default payment obligation for Talkline Communications, Inc. with respect to its participation in Auction 62.
6/19/2012
LETTER (DA 12-964)
Final Withdrawal Payment Obligation for Auction 62, Sheila Callahan and Friends, Inc
Assessed the final bid withdrawal payment obligation for Sheila Callahan and Friends, Inc. with respect to its participation in Auction 62.
4/10/2015
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (FCC 15-45)
Application for Review of Order Denying Request for Waiver of Down Payment Deadline for Auction 62
Affirmed a Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Media Bureau staff Order denying Ted W. Austin, Jr.'s request for waiver of the deadline to make a down payment for the FM station construction permit he won in Auction 62. Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 04/09/2015 by MO&O.
2/18/2010
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (DA 10-267)
Ted W. Austin, Jr., Request for Waiver of Down Payment Deadline for Auction 62
Denied the Request for Waiver filed by Ted W. Austin, Jr., assessed an interim default payment, and dismissed his long-form application for the Baggs, Wyoming, FM permit.
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Auction Seminar
This seminar was held on July 27, 2005. You may view the presentations below.
Presentations
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Kathryn Garland, Deputy Division Chief, Auctions & Spectrum Access Division (ASAD)
pdf - PowerPoint
Pre-Auction Process
Linda Sanderson, Auctions Marketing Specialist, ASAD
pdf - PowerPoint
Overview of FM Broadcast and Due Diligence
Thomas Nessinger, Attorney Advisor, Audio Division
Legal, Technical, Auction Rules and Payment Procedures
Electronic Filing of Form 175
Lisa Stover, Auctions Marketing Specialist, ASAD
pdf - PowerPoint
Wire Transfer and Payment Process
Gail Glasser, Financial Management Specialist, Auctions Accounting Group
pdf - PowerPoint
Auction Bidding Procedures
Overview of Auction Process & FCC Integrated Spectrum Auction System
Craig Bomberger, Associate Chief, ASAD
pdf - PowerPoint
Post-Auction Process
Payment and Filing Requirements
Linda Sanderson, Auctions Marketing Specialist, ASAD
pdf - PowerPoint