Tuesday 21 June 2016

Ministry of I&B issues Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for e-auction of 266 Private FM Radio Channels in 92 Cities in Second Batch of FM Phase III

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India today issued the Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for e-auction of 266 FM Radio channels in 92 cities in the second batch of Private FM Phase III. The second batch consists of 227 channels in 69 new cities besides 39 channels in 23 existing cities. Out of 69 new cities taken up for auction in the second batch, 20 cities with 80 channels are having population of 3-10 lakh , 38 cities with 114 channels are having population of 1-3 lakh whereas 11 cities in border areas of Jammu & Kashmir and North Eastern states with population upto one lakh having 33 channels have also been included.
The Notice comprises the eligibility criteria, application procedures, reserve prices of channels, frequencies available for selection, auction rules, etc. and is aimed at inviting applications from the interested companies for participation in the forthcoming auction. Applications are required to be submitted latest by 5.00 PM on 1st August, 2016. Based on the Applications, the Government shall pre-qualify Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria for participation in the auction.
The issuance of NIA for the second batch under Private FM Phase III will further the process of expansion of FM Radio broadcasting services through private agencies (Phase-III) that began with the notification of FM Phase III Policy guidelines dated 25.07.2011, read with its modified paragraph 31 dated 21.01.2015, and moved forward with the e-auction of the first batch of FM Phase III. E-auction of first batch, which commenced on 27th July 2015 and got over on 9th September 2015 resulting in selling of 91 channels in 54 cities. It also paved the way for migration (renewal) of 181 Phase II licenses to Phase III.
The first batch comprised vacant channels in existing cities only i.e. the cities where private FM operators were already present, hence the operationalization of channels in new cities taken up in the second batch will lead to actual geographical expansion of Private FM radio.
Amongst the 266 channels on offer, special incentives are being provided to 36 channels in 14 cities in J&K and North Eastern states.  By this, the FM Phase III policy exudes the Government’s thrust for concerted development of the North Eastern states and J&K. It provides much needed support to the FM radio broadcasting services in cities of North Eastern part of India as in the cities of Jammu & Kashmir and Island territories, with provision of annual fee of the channels in these areas at half the rates for first three years, besides provision of Prasar Bharati Infrastructure at half the lease rentals.
List of Cities alongwith number of Private FM Radio Channels put for e-auction in the second batch of FM Phase III is as under:
                                              

List of FM Channels put on Bid in the Second Batch of Phase-III of Private FM Radio Broadcasting
S.No.
Name of City
State
Region
No of Channels for auction
Category “A”     (Cities with Population above 20 lakh)
1
Hyderabad
Telangana
S
1
                                                                                             Sub Total
1
Category “B” (Cities with Population above 10 lakh and up to 20 Lakh)
2
Asansol
West Bengal
E
2
3
Vijayawada
Andhra Pradesh
S
2
            Sub Total
4
Category “C” (Cities with Population above 3 lakh and up to 10 Lakh)
4
Akola
Maharashtra
W
1
5
Alappuzha (Alleppey)
Kerala
S
4
6
Amravati
Maharashtra
W
4
7
Belgaum
Karnataka
S
4
8
Bellary
Karnataka
S
4
9
Bhavnagar
Gujarat
W
4
10
Dehradun
Uttarakhand
N
4
11
Devengeri
Karnataka
S
4
12
Dhule
Maharashtra
W
2
13
Erode
Tamil Nadu
S
4
14
Gulbarga
Karnataka
S
3
15
Hubli-Dharwad
Karnataka
S
4
16
Jamnagar
Gujarat
W
4
17
Jhansi
Uttar Pradesh
N
2
18
Kakinada
Andhra Pradesh
S
4
19
Kurnool
Andhra Pradesh
S
4
20
Malegaon
Maharashtra
W
4
21
Mangaluru
Karnataka
S
1
22
Muzaffarpur
Bihar
E
1
23
Muzaffarnagar
Uttar Pradesh
N
4
24
Mysuru
Karnataka
S
2
25
Nanded
Maharashtra
W
2
26
Nellore
Andhra Pradesh
S
4
27
Puducherry
Puducherry(UT)
S
1
28
Rajahmundry
Andhra Pradesh
S
3
29
Saharanpur
Uttar Pradesh
N
4
30
Salem
Tamil Nadu
S
4
31
Sangli
Maharashtra
W
1
32
Shahjahanpur
Uttar Pradesh
N
4
33
Siliguri
West Bangal
E
1
34
Tiruchy
Tamil Nadu
S
2
35
Tirunelveli
Tamil Nadu
S
2
36
Tirupati
Andhra Pradesh
S
2
37
Tuticorin
Tamil Nadu
S
2
38
Ujjain
Madhya Pradesh
W
4
39
Vellore
Tamil nadu
S
4
40
Warangal
Telangana
S
3
  Sub Total
111
Category “D” (Cities with Population above 1 lakh and up to 3 Lakh)
41
Achalpur
Maharashtra
W
3
42
Agartala
Tripura
E
1
43
Aizwal
Mizoram
E
1
44
Barshi
Maharashtra
W
3
45
Bharuch
Gujarat
W
3
46
Botad
Gujarat
W
3
47
Burhanpur
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
48
Chhattarpur
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
49
Chhindwara
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
50
Damoh
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
51
Dahod
Gujarat
W
3
52
Durg-Bhillainagar
Chhatisgarh
W
3
53
Godhra
Gujarat
W
3
54
Gondiya
Maharashtra
W
3
55
Guna
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
56
Itanagar
Arunachal Pradesh
E
1
57
Itarsi
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
58
Jagdalpur
Chhatisgarh
W
3
59
Jetpur Navagadh
Gujarat
W
3
60
Junagadh
Gujarat
W
3
61
Khandwa
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
62
Khargone
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
63
Korba
Chhatisgarh
W
3
64
Mehsana
Gujarat
W
3
65
Mandsaur
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
66
Murwara (Katni)
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
67
Neemuch
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
68
Palanpur
Gujarat
W
3
69
Patan
Gujarat
W
3
70
Porbandar
Gujarat
W
3
71
Raigarh
Chhatisgarh
W
3
72
Ratlam
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
73
Rewa
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
74
Satna
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
75
Shivpuri
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
76
Singrauli
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
77
Surendranagar Dudhrej
Gujarat
W
3
78
Veraval
Gujarat
W
3
79
Vidisha
Madhya Pradesh
W
3
80
Wardha
Maharashtra
W
3
81
Yavatmal
Maharashtra
W
3
                                              Sub Total
117
Cities with a population upto 1 lakh in Border Areas of J & K and NE states
82
Kargil
J & K
N
3
83
Leh
J & K
N
3
84
Kathua
J & K
N
3
85
Poonch
J & K
N
3
86
Bhaderwah
J & K
N
3
87
Dhubri
Assam
E
3
88
Haflong
Assam
E
3
89
Jowai
Meghalaya
E
3
90
Lung-lei
Mizoram
E
3
91
Mokukchung
Nagaland
E
3
92
Belonia
Tripura
E
3
Sub total

33
GRAND TOTAL
266



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