FCC to Hold FM Auction in 2027

FCC to Hold FM Auction in 2027

The FCC will hold an auction of FM construction permits starting Feb. 2, it said in a public notice and news release Monday. Auction 114 will offer 132 FM construction permits, "including nearly 100 not previously offered," the release said...

FCC Sets A Date For The First FM Auction Since 2021

For the first time in half a decade, the FCC is opening the door to new FM radio station ownership with hundreds of vacant FM channels to hit the auction block. The agency has announced plans to auction 132 FM construction permits beginning in February.

Coming In 2027: An FM Radio Auction

The FCC on Monday announced plans that would make available for bidding Construction Permits for vacant FM radio channels. It marks the first auction of FM radio CPs since auction authority was restored, and would start in February 2027. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

FCC Plans an FM Auction in February

Want to start a radio station at 106.7 on the FM dial in Jackson, Wyoming? Or how about at 96.1 in Visalia, California … or 102.3 in Koloa, Hawaii … or 102.9 in the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie? The Federal Communications Commission will auction FM radio construction permits starting in February 2027. “Auction 114 would make available for bidding construction permits for vacant FM radio channels,” it said in the announcem…