Phase III auction: Cumulative winning price stands at Rs 1156.2 cr at the end of Day 28
Overall cumulative provisional winning price exceeds the total reserve price of the first batch – Rs 550.18 crore – by Rs 606 crore or 110.1 per cent
BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | September 3, 2015
E-auction of the first batch of private FM radio Phase III channels re-commenced yesterday at 9.30 am. During the day, four rounds of bidding took place. Till now, 112 rounds of bidding are over.
At the close of the 28th day of bidding, 96 channels in 56 cities became provisional winning channels with cumulative provisional winning price of about Rs 1156.2 crore, against their aggregate reserve price of about Rs 459.5 crore. Thereby, the summation of provisional winning prices surpassed the cumulative reserve price of the corresponding 96 channels by Rs 696.7 crore or 151.6 per cent. Overall cumulative provisional winning price exceeded the total reserve price of the first batch, that is, Rs 550.18 crore, by Rs 606 crore or 110.1 per cent.
The auction for the first batch comprising 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities of Phase II began on July 27, 2015.
The Auction Activity Requirement (AAR) is 100 per cent. It was increased from 90 per cent after 59th Round on August 14, 2015. The channel allocation stage will continue till the bids are received for any of the 135 channels.
Bidding re-commences today at 9.30 am.
Summary of 28 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 |
List of cities and clock round price at end of Day 28 of the e-auction: