E-Auctioning of FM Radio Channels (30-Nov-2016)

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING 
LOK SABHA 
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:2355 
ANSWERED ON‘:30.7.206 


E-Auctioning of FM Radio Channels 
Udhayakumar Shri M. 


Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state: 


(a) whether the Government has initiated the process for e-auctioning 266 FM radio channel in 92 cities including strategically 
important areas like border towns of Jammu & Kashmir and the North East; 


(b) if so, the details thereof; 
(c) whether the Government has invited applications with a deadline for August , 20/6 and if so, the details thereof; 
(d) whether the much anticipated move is expected to bring radio services to small towns and cities; and 


(e) if so, the details thereof and the result achieved thereon? 


Answer 


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING, 
{COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)} 


(a) to (e). Under batch-ll of FM Phase-lll, the Government has initiated the process for e-auctioning of 266 FM radio channels in 92 
cities by issuing a Notice Inviting Applications on 20.06.206, and after completion of due procedure, started the auction process on 
26.0.20/6. The last date for submission of applications was 0.08.206 which was revised to 08.08.20I6 vide amendment no. ] 
dated July 26, 2076 (Annexure-l). The auction for batch-ll is currently in progress. 


FM Phase-lll Policy aims to expand FM Radio broadcasting to uncovered small towns/cities having population above / lakh and /4 
border area towns of Jammu & Kashmir and North East States having population less than / lakh.