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Auction 27: Broadcast Auction

Summary

October 6, 1999 - October 8, 1999
Rounds:
15
Bidding Days:
3
Qualified Bidders:
3
Winning Bidders:
1 bidder won 1 license
Gross Bids:
$265,000
Net Bids:
$172,250
Reports Files
Top Licenses (by High Bid)
Maps & Band Plans
Primary Service Television
Secondary Service Television
FM Radio
FM Translator
General Information

Band Plan icon Closed Broadcast & Open Broadcast (pdf)


Related Auctions:
Auction 25: Closed Broadcast
 

10/12/1999
Winning Bidders

10/1/1999
Procedures and Qualified Bidders

10/5/2000
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 00-2257)
Closed Broadcast Auction Winning Bidder Application for Pahrump, Nevada Accepted for Filing

10/12/1999
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 99-2154)
Closed Broadcast Auction No. 27 Closes; Winning Bidder in the Auction of Pahrump, Nevada Broadcast Construction Permit
pdf - text - Word
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf

10/1/1999
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 99-2062)
Pahrump, Nevada Closed Broadcast Auction to be Held on October 6, 1999; 3 Qualified Bidders; Report No. AUC-99-27-A
pdf

Fact Sheet

Date:

Auction 27 began on 10/6/1999 and closed on 10/8/1999.
Round 15 (See PN DA 99-2154)

Licenses:

This auction offers 1 License: MX FM95

Spectrum:

FM - 88 MHz to 108 MHz

Bandwidth:

FM - 200 kHz per license

Winning Bidders:
1 bidder won 1 license
Rounds:
15
Qualified Bidders:
3
Licenses Won:
1
Total Licenses:
1
Net Bids:
$172,250
Gross Bids:
$265,000

 

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

Key Dates

EventDate
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Deadline
8/20/1999; 5:30 pm ET
Upfront Payments Deadline
9/14/1999; 6:00 pm ET
Mock Auction
9/24/1999
Auction Start
10/6/1999
Auction Closed
10/8/1999

Construction Permits Offered

Auction No. 27 offered one FM construction permit for Pahrump, Nevada. This permit was initially included as part of Auction No. 25’s inventory but was removed and auctioned separately (See Public Notice DA99-2062 for further details).

Permissible Operations

FM Broadcast (FM)- A station employing frequency modulation in the FM broadcast band and licensed primarily for the transmission of radio telephone emissions intended to be received by the general public.

New Entrant Bidding Credit

In the "Closed" Broadcast Auction, the bidding credit depended upon 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 was given to a winning bidder if it, and/or any individual or entity with an attributable interest in the winning bidder had no attributable interest in any other media of mass communications, as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 73.5008; and, 

However, attributable interests held by a winning bidder in existing low power television, television translator or FM translator facilities would not be counted among the bidders' other mass media facilities.

License Period

Licenses are issued for an eight year term.

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