Federal Communications Commission DA 19-713 DA 19-713 July 26, 2019 AUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS FOR LOW POWER TELEVISION AND TV TRANSLATOR STATIONS (AUCTION 104) IS CANCELLED AU Docket No. 19-61 GN Docket No. 12-268 MB Docket No. 16-306 1. By this Public Notice, the Incentive Auction Task Force and Media Bureau (MB), in conjunction with the Office of Economics and Analytics, announce that Auction 104 is cancelled. Auction 104 was scheduled to auction certain low power television and television translator (LPTV/translator) construction permits for which mutually exclusive applications were received from LPTV/translator stations displaced as a result of the post-broadcast incentive auction transition. See Auction of Construction Permits for Low Power Television and TV Translator Scheduled for September 10, 2019; Comment Sought on Competitive Bidding Procedures for Auction 104, Public Notice, DA 19-229 (IATF/MB/OEA 2019). Under the procedures established for this auction, applicants were permitted to enter into and submit settlement agreements that would resolve mutual exclusivity until the July 22, 2019, short-form application deadline. See Auction of Construction Permits for Low Power Television and TV Translator Stations Scheduled for September 10, 2019; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 104, Public Notice, DA 19-477, para. 6 (IATF/MB/OEA June 6, 2019). MB’s Video Division has accepted and approved dismissal requests or settlement proposals resolving the mutual exclusivity for all of the available permits. On June 18, 2019, the Video Division resolved mutual exclusivity (MX) with action on the two LPTV displacement applications that comprised MX group 35 (Bakersfield, CA). See application of Venture Technologies Group, LLC (Venture) (LMS File No. 0000054823) (dismissed June 18, 2019), and application of Cocola Broadcasting Companies, LLC (LMS File No. 0000053774) (granted June 18, 2019). On July 18, 2019, the Video Division granted a settlement of the applications comprising MX group 11 (Miami, FL). See Letter from Hossein Hashemzadeh, Deputy Chief, Video Div., to Caribevision Holdings, Inc., Paging Systems, Inc. and KRCA License LLC (MB July 18, 2019) (dismissing application of Caribevision Holdings, Inc. (LMS File No. 0000052533) and application of KRCA License, LLC, Debtor-in-Possession (LMS File No. 0000053956) and granting application of Paging Systems, Inc. (LMS File No. 0000052578)). On July 22, 2019, the Video Division granted a settlement of the displacement applications in MX group 9 (Austin, TX). See Letter from Hossein Hashemzadeh, Deputy Chief, Video Div., to The University of Texas at Austin, Joseph W. Shaffer and Enlace Christian Television, Inc. (MB July 22, 2019) (dismissing applications of Joseph W. Shaffer (LMS File No. 0000054339) and Enlace Christian Television, Inc. (LMS File No. 0000054483) and granting application of The University of Texas at Austin (LMS File No. 0000054145)). On July 22, 2019, the Video Division granted a settlement of the displacement applications in MX groups 51 (New York, NY) and 90 (New York, NY-West Orange, NJ). See Letter from Hossein Hashemzadeh, Deputy Chief, Video Div., to TVC NY License, LLC, New York Spectrum Holding Company, LLC, and Venture Technologies Group, LLC (MB July 22, 2019) (dismissing applications of New York Spectrum Holding Company, LLC (NY Spectrum) (LMS File No. 0000054668) TVC NY License LLC (LMS File No. 0000048135) and Venture (LMS File No. 0000054811) and granting applications of NY Spectrum (LMS File No. 0000053900) and Venture (LMS File Nos. 0000054804 and 0000054813)). Consequently, there is no need to conduct bidding in this auction. 2. For further information, email auction104@fcc.gov or contact the FCC Auctions Hotline at 717-338-2868. – FCC – 2