AM/FM Renewal

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Renewal offers for AM/FM licences

In May 2003 Cabinet agreed on policy for the expiry of commercial radio spectrum rights. Subject to case-by-case assessment, replacement rights will be offered to existing rightholders five years before expiry, at a price calculated using a price-setting formula. If the offer is not accepted, the rights may be auctioned.

Cabinet considered specific policies for offers of renewal of AM/FM sound broadcasting licences in April and June 2005. It agreed, subject to certain conditions, to offer replacement AM/FM licences to current rightholders for a 20 year period from 2 April 2011.

The Ministry developed details of the renewal offers with the objective of issuing these in 2006. Preparation of offers requires three concurrent processes: preparation of offer terms and conditions, engineering assessments and calculation of offer prices.

The project pages linked below will be updated from time to time. If you have any queries regarding the project or wish to receive notice of updates please contact the Ministry via email to radiospectrum@med.govt.nz.

Project pages