Auction 82: New Analog Television Stations

Summary

February 5, 2002 - February 13, 2002
Rounds:
13
Bidding Days:
5
Qualified Bidders:
11
Winning Bidders:
3 bidders won 4 construction permits
Gross Bids:
$6,134,000
Net Bids:
$5,025,250
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Fact Sheet

Date:

Auction 82 began on 2/5/2002 and closed on 2/13/2002.
Round 13 (See PN DA 02-355)

Licenses:

Channel 47: Columbia, SC
Channel 51: Pittsfield, MA
Channel 34: Magee, MS
Channel 16: Scottsbluff, NE

Spectrum:

72 MHz to 697 MHz

Bandwidth:

6 MHz per license

Winning Bidders:
3 bidders won 4 construction permits
Rounds:
13
Qualified Bidders:
11
Licenses Won:
4
Total Licenses:
4
Net Bids:
$5,025,250
Gross Bids:
$6,134,000
 
General information and associated licensing parameters are provided below. Public Notices provide specific information regarding this auction. This fact sheet includes:
 

Key Dates

EventDate
Pre-Auction Seminar
1/8/2002
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Deadline
6/29/2001; 5:30 pm ET
Upfront Payments Deadline
1/14/2002; 6:00 pm ET
Mock Auction
1/31/2002
Auction Start
2/5/2002
Auction Closed
2/13/2002

Construction Permits Offered

Auction No. 82 offered four construction permits for new analog television stations. These construction permits were the subject of pending, mutually exclusive short-form applications (FCC Form 175) and participation in this auction was limited to those applicants.
A complete listing of the construction permits for Auction No. 82 was provided in Attachment A of the Procedures Public Notice, (DA 01-2882), released December 13, 2001.
 

Permissible Operations

TV Broadcast (PST)- A station in the television broadcast band transmitting simultaneous visual and aural signals intended to be received by the general public.
 

License Period

The winning bidders are awarded construction permits, rather than a "license." The winning bidders are required, within a specified time period, to construct their facility and file an application for a "license to cover construction permits" to obtain a license for the constructed facility. (See 47 C.F.R. § 73.3598) The license is issued for an eight-year term.
 

Incumbents

Winning bidders are required to provide interference protection to qualified Class A television stations.
Full service television stations are in the process of converting from analog to digital operation and stations may have pending applications to construct and operate digital television facilities, construction permits and/or licenses for such digital facilities. Bidders should investigate the impact such applications, permits and licenses may have on their ability to operate the facilities proposed in this auction.
Bidders for the Columbia, South Carolina, station on Channel 47 should note that there is pending a petition for rulemaking to change the DTV channel for WCSC-TV, Charleston, South Carolina, from Channel 52 to Channel 47. Pending the outcome of the Channel 47 Charleston DTV rulemaking proceeding, bidders for Channel 47 at Columbia are advised that the construction permit for their facility will be conditioned on acceptance of interference from WCSC-DT, Channel 47, Charleston, South Carolina.
For more information, refer to Due Diligence in the Auction No. 82 Procedures Public Notice, (DA 01-2882), released December 13, 2001.
 

New Entrant Bidding Credits

An applicant claiming that it qualifies for a 35 percent new entrant credit must certify under penalty of perjury that neither it nor any of its attributable interest holders have any attributable interests in any other media of mass communications, as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 73.5008. With respect to those qualifying for a 25 percent credit, the applicant must provide a certification under penalty of perjury that neither it nor any of its attributable interest holders have attributable interests in more than three media of mass communications, as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 73.5008. In addition, applicants claiming a 25 percent credit shall identify and describe such media of mass communications. See 47 C.F.R. § 73.5007 and 73.5008.
Releases P

2/15/2002
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 02-355)
New Analog Television Stations Auction Closes
This Public Notice provides detailed information concerning winning bidders, down payments, bid withdrawal payments and/or deposits, FCC Form 301, requests for rule waivers, and licensing matters.

2/4/2002
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 02-264)
Auction of Construction Permits for New Analog Television Stations; Non-Qualified Bidder
This Public Notice indicates and provides information regarding an applicant, Terrill Weiss that has been found not qualified to bid in Auction No. 82, scheduled to begin on Tuesday, February 5, 2002.

1/22/2002
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 02-155)
Auction of Construction Permits for New Analog Television Stations
This Public Notice identifies 12 applicants found to be qualified to participate in Auction No. 82.

1/4/2002
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 02-4)
New Analog Television Station Auction No. 82; Status FCC Form 175 Applications to Participate in the Auction
This Public Notice announces the status of the 28 Form 175 applications received to participate in Auction No. 82.

12/13/2001
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 01-2882)
Auction of Construction Permits for New Analog Television Stations Scheduled for February 5, 2002
This Public Notice announces the procedures and minimum opening bids for Auction No.82.

11/9/2001
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 01-2605)
Auction of Construction Permits for New Analog Television Stations Scheduled for February 5, 2002; Comment Sought on Reserve Prices Or Minimum Opening Bids and Other Auction Procedural Issues
This Public Notice announces the auction of four construction permits for new analog television stations. In addition, the Public Notice seeks comment on prices and other auction procedural issues.

6/18/2001
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 01-1446)
Supplement to the Guidelines for Completion of FCC Form 175 and Exhibits for Auction No. 82
This Public Notice supplements the Auction No. 82 Filing Window Public Notice, released May 25, 2001, announcing an auction filing window for certain new analog television stations.

5/25/2001
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 01-1300)
Auction Filing Window for New Analog Television Stations Auction No. 82
This Public Notice announces an auction filing window for new analog television stations for the channels and communities listed in the Public Notice.

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