State-owned MCOT buys six Bangkok frequencies

State-owned MCOT Plc yesterday secured six out of eight radio frequencies allotted for Bangkok during an auction of spectrum bands used for FM broadcasting.

A total of 71 frequencies were allocated for the auction by radio stations across the country, including eight spectrum ranges for Bangkok.

There were four batches of frequencies in the bidding, which was organised by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). The first consists of eight frequencies in Bangkok, six in the Central Plains and four in the Northeast.

The second batch encompasses 10 frequencies in the North and 12 in the South, while the third involves 12 frequencies in the Northeast and six in the North. The fourth batch includes five in the Northeast and eight in the South.

Only the first two batches were auctioned off by press time yesterday.

MCOT president Kasemsarn…