Comments on FM and AM Auction 109 Due March 15; Auction 106 Canceled

The FCC Media Bureau seeks comment on procedures for an upcoming auction of 136 FM allotments and four AM facilities, “the license of which have expired and their call signs deleted,” and enacted an accompanying freeze, said an order and public notice Monday. The freeze affects applications that modify allotments involved in the auction, which is called Auction 109. Many permits involved in 109 were originally on offer in Auction 106, which was postponed indefinitely in March because of COVID-19. Auction 106 is now canceled, and applications from participants were dismissed, the PN said. Comments on auction procedures are due March 15, replies March 22.