For Those Wondering Who Took Part And Won In The Recent Auction

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[Mikey Radio]

I know some of the reasons why have been mentioned in other discussion threads, but I'm still a bit surprised at how many stations got no interest and bids at all. One question I have, maybe @DavidEduardo or others may know - How do they set the starting bid amount? Some are quite low compared to others. Is it based on Market or area population?

 

[Kelly A]

I know some of the reasons why have been mentioned in other discussion threads, but I'm still a bit surprised at how many stations got no interest and bids at all. One question I have, maybe @DavidEduardo or others may know - How do they set the starting bid amount? Some are quite low compared to others. Is it based on Market or area population?

Much of that starting price is determined purely by the Commission, based on the population count and class of the channel allocated. The reason none of the AM stations had any takers, has been discussed many times on this very board. If one looks at the map, places like Kotzebue AK, or Lusk WY, are small enough communities that even though the facilities are Class A, or even C-1 allocations, the communities are just too small to provide enough sales revenue to justify the expense of building a station from the ground up.

 

[CTListener]

I note that 107.5 in West Rutland, VT, went to "Vermont Public Co." for $29,000. This couldn't have been Vermont Public Media -- the state's public broadcasting operation -- under the terms of the auction, could it? I don't see any other winning bidders elsewhere on the list that would appear to be public,

 

[davideduardo]

I note that 107.5 in West Rutland, VT, went to "Vermont Public Co." for $29,000. This couldn't have been Vermont Public Media -- the state's public broadcasting operation -- under the terms of the auction, could it? I don't see any other winning bidders elsewhere on the list that would appear to be public,

I'm curious to know if "Vermont Public Co" is just a name of a commercial enterprise or whether it is related to the public media entity. Since the auction was only for commercial channels, perhaps the public media entity might have formed a separate division to obtain a commercial license; they could always convert it to a non-com later.

 

[Delete My Account]

The contact info on the application includes an @vpr email address, so yes, it's an arm of Vermont Public Media.

 

[CTListener]

The contact info on the application includes an @vpr email address, so yes, it's an arm of Vermont Public Media.

Then it will likely become, if built, a full-power VPR Classical outlet. Rutland already has WRVT 88.7 running VPR's news/talk format, but classical is only on one of WRVT's HD subchannels and 180-watt W256CW 99.1 at present.

These VPR Classical stations get very good numbers, even though they are 100 percent music and do not carry Morning Edition or All Things Considered. Vermont must be one of those rare places where enough classical listeners show their approval through donations that the public media corporation there not only keeps the format running, but spends money on on-air hosts (three of them every weekday) and now, apparently, another full-power signal. Only question remaining is what happens to the redundant 99.1 translator.