E-Auction of the first batch of
private FM radio Phase III channels re-commenced today on 3rd September 2015 at 09.30 AM and during
the day, four rounds of bidding took place. Till now, 116 rounds of bidding are
over.
At the close
of the 29th day of bidding, 97 channels in 56 cities became
provisional winning channels with cumulative provisional winning price of about
Rs 1156.6 Crore against their aggregate reserve price of about Rs 459.8 Crore.
Thereby the summation of provisional winning prices surpassed the cumulative
reserve price of the corresponding 97 channels by Rs 696.7 Crore or 151.5%.
Overall, cumulative provisional winning price exceeded the total reserve price
of the first batch i.e. Rs 550.18 Crore by Rs 606.4 Crore or 110.2%.Â
The Auction
for the first batch comprising 135 FM Channels in 69 existing cities of Phase
II began on 27th July 2015.
   The Auction Activity Requirement (AAR) is 100%. It was increased from 90%
after 59th Round on 14th August, 2015. The channel
allocation stage will continue till the bids are received for any of the 135
channels.
Daily
auction report for the day has been put on the Ministry’s website www.mib.nic.in. Bidding will re-commence on 4th September, 2015 at
09.30 AM.
The
following Table summarizes 29 days of bidding:
|
Day No
|
Date of Bidding
|
Status at the end of Round No
|
No of Provisionally Won Channels
|
No of Cities
|
Cumulative Reserve Price of Provisionally Won Channels (In Crore
Rs)
|
Cumulative Provisional Winning Price (In Crore Rs)
|
|
1
|
27.07.2015
|
4
|
78
|
54
|
357
|
395
|
|
2
|
28.07.2015
|
8
|
79
|
55
|
377
|
479
|
|
3
|
29.07.2015
|
12
|
80
|
55
|
377
|
549
|
|
4
|
30.07.2015
|
16
|
80
|
55
|
391
|
643
|
|
5
|
31.07.2015
|
20
|
80
|
55
|
391
|
714
|
|
6
|
03.08.2015
|
24
|
82
|
56
|
395
|
779
|
|
7
|
04.08.2015
|
28
|
83
|
56
|
395
|
827
|
|
8
|
05.08.2015
|
32
|
83
|
56
|
395
|
869
|
|
9
|
06.08.2015
|
36
|
85
|
56
|
407
|
900
|
|
10
|
07.08.2015
|
40
|
86
|
56
|
425
|
946
|
|
11
|
10.08.2015
|
44
|
87
|
56
|
425
|
969
|
|
12
|
11.08.2015
|
48
|
86
|
56
|
425
|
987
|
|
13
|
12.08.2015
|
52
|
87
|
56
|
425
|
1005
|
|
14
|
13.08.2015
|
56
|
88
|
56
|
426
|
1022
|
|
Day No
|
Date of Bidding
|
Status at the end of Round No
|
No of Provisionally Won Channels
|
No of Cities
|
Cumulative Reserve Price of Provisionally Won Channels (In Crore
Rs)
|
Cumulative Provisional Winning Price (In Crore Rs)
|
|
15
|
14.08.2015
|
60
|
91
|
56
|
449
|
1079
|
|
16
|
17.08.2015
|
64
|
92
|
56
|
451
|
1090
|
|
17
|
18.08.2015
|
68
|
93
|
56
|
458
|
1116
|
|
18
|
19.08.2015
|
72
|
94
|
56
|
459
|
1123
|
|
19
|
20.08.2015
|
76
|
94
|
56
|
459
|
1128
|
|
20
|
21.08.2015
|
80
|
94
|
56
|
459
|
1130.5
|
|
21
|
24.08.2015
|
84
|
94
|
56
|
459
|
1134
|
|
22
|
25.08.2015
|
88
|
94
|
56
|
459
|
1136.6
|
|
23
|
26.08.2015
|
92
|
94
|
56
|
459
|
1139.3
|
|
24
|
27.08.2015
|
96
|
94
|
56
|
459
|
1143
|
|
25
|
28.08.2015
|
100
|
94
|
56
|
459
|
1147
|
|
26
|
31.08.2015
|
104
|
94
|
56
|
459
|
1151.6
|
|
27
|
01.09.2015
|
108
|
96
|
56
|
459.5
|
1155
|
|
28
|
02.09.2015
|
112
|
96
|
56
|
459.5
|
1156.2
|
|
29
|
03.09.2015
|
116
|
97
|
56
|
459.8
|
1156.6
|
CP/ST