Licence Area Plan – Bundaberg Radio (Cth)

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Licence Area Plan – Bundaberg Radio

made under subsection 26(1) of the

Broadcasting Services Act 1992

Compilation No. 3

Compilation date:                27 September 2019

Includes amendments up to:  F2019L01272

Prepared by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Melbourne

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Licence Area Plan – Bundaberg Radio that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 27 September 2019 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law.  Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Federal Register of Legislation (  The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes.  For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Federal Register of Legislation for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law.  Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified.  For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Federal Register of Legislation for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Licence Area Plan – Bundaberg Radio

DETERMINATION

  1. The Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby makes this plan for radio broadcasting services in the Bundaberg area of Queensland, under section 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

  1. Three commercial services, one community service, five national services, one medium power open narrowcasting radio broadcasting service and one high power open narrowcasting service are to be available in the Bundaberg area described at Attachment 1.1 to this determination with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the services that are to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 are set out in the Schedule One and Attachments 1.2 – 1.12

  1. One community radio broadcasting service is to be available in the Bundaberg area described at Attachment 2.1 to this determination with the use of the broadcasting services bands. The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 2.1 are set out in the Schedule and Attachments 2.2 to this Determination.

  1. In this plan, unless the contrary intention appears:

(a)   a reference to a schedule or an attachment is a reference to a schedule or an attachment to this plan; and

(b)   a reference to the Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017 is a reference to that instrument as in force from time to time; and

(c)   a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other instrument as in force from time to time; and

(d)   a reference to any other kind of instrument or writing is a reference to that other kind of instrument or writing as in force or in existence at the time the reference was included in this plan.

Note 1: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.

Note 2:    All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 18 October 1997)

Schedule One

Licence Area Plan : Bundaberg Radio

Licence Area : BUNDABERG RA1

Service Category Channel/ Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach No Area Served
National 98.5 MHz N/A TS3017601 1.2 Wide Bay
National 99.3 MHz N/A TS10000958 1.3 Wide Bay
National 100.1 MHz N/A TS6066001 1.4 Wide Bay
National 100.9 MHz N/A TS2041601 1.5 Wide Bay
National 97.7 MHz N/A TS1132568 1.12 Wide Bay
Commercial 1332 kHz SL4169 TS10008017 1.6 Bundaberg
Commercial 93.9 MHz SL6897 TS10007973 1.7 Bundaberg
Commercial 93.1 MHz SL1150057 TS10007924 1.8 Bundaberg
Community 94.7 MHz SL1150216 TS10007923 1.9 Bundaberg
Open Narrowcasting 95.5 MHz N/A TS10007922 1.10 Bundaberg
Open Narrowcasting 97.1 MHz N/A TS10007921 1.11 Bundaberg

Schedule Two

Licence Area Plan : Bundaberg Radio

Licence Area : BUNDABERG RA2

Service Category Channel/ Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach No Area Served
Community 96.3 MHz SL1130138 TS1133672 2.2 Bundaberg

Attachment          1.1

Licence Area - BUNDABERG RA1

Commercial Radio Service Licence numbers:  SL4169, SL6897 and SL1150057

Community Radio Service Licence number:  SL1150216

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the census of 8 August 2006, is: 

Area Description
Bundaberg (C) (LGA)
Burnett (S) (LGA)
QLD CD 071704
QLD CD 071705
QLD CD 071714
QLD CD 071715
QLD CD 071716
QLD CD 071718

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(C)         =   City

(CD)      =   Collection District

(LGA)   =   Local Government Area

(S)          =   Shire

Attachment          1.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN :  Bundaberg Radio

Category :   National

General Area Served :   Wide Bay (QLD)

Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS3017601

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   BA Site Mt Goonaneman WOOWOONGA

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude                            Longitude
(GDA94) :   -25.426931            152.117054

Site Tolerance :   Refer to Broadcasting Services
   (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   98.5 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   77 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 80 kW

Attachment          1.3

LICENCE AREA PLAN :  Bundaberg Radio

Category :   National

General Area Served :   Wide Bay (QLD)

Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS10000958

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   BA Site Mt Goonaneman WOOWOONGA

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude                            Longitude
(GDA94) :   -25.426931            152.117054

Site Tolerance :   Refer to Broadcasting Services
   (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   99.3 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   77 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 80 kW

Attachment          1.4

LICENCE AREA PLAN :  Bundaberg Radio

Category :   National

General Area Served :   Wide Bay (QLD)

Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS6066001

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   BA Site Mt Goonaneman WOOWOONGA

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude                            Longitude
(GDA94) :   -25.426931            152.117054

Site Tolerance :   Refer to Broadcasting Services
   (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   100.1 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   77 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 80 kW

Attachment          1.5

LICENCE AREA PLAN :  Bundaberg Radio

Category :   National

General Area Served :   Wide Bay (QLD)

Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS2041601

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   BA Site Mt Goonaneman WOOWOONGA

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude                            Longitude
(GDA94) :   -25.426931            152.117054

Site Tolerance :   Refer to Broadcasting Services
   (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   100.9 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   77 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 80 kW

Attachment          1.6

LICENCE AREA PLAN :  Bundaberg Radio

Category :          Commercial

General Area Served :             Bundaberg (QLD)

Service Licence Number :       SL4169

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number :           TS10008017

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                   Mast Bargara Road RUBYANNA

Nominal Co-ordinates             Latitude   Longitude
(GDA94) :          -24.844793                  152.407047

Site Tolerance :                       Refer to Broadcasting Services
               (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :     MF-AM

Carrier Frequency :                 1332 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector
(Clockwise direction)
Elevation Maximum CMF
0°T 0 485 V
10°T 0 155 V
20°T 0 500 V
30°T 0 890 V
40°T 0 1.18 kV
50°T 0 1.18 kV
60°T 0 1.18 kV
70°T 0 850 V
80°T 0 605 V
90°T 0 395 V
100°T 0 260 V
110°T 0 200 V
120°T 0 210 V
130°T 0 280 V
140°T 0 435 V
150°T 0 655 V
160°T 0 895 V
170°T 0 1.095 kV
180°T 0 1.095 kV
190°T 0 1.095 kV
200°T 0 820 V
210°T 0 415 V
220°T 0 180 V
230°T 0 560 V
240°T 0 890 V
250°T 0 1.185 kV
260°T 0 1.185 kV
270°T 0 1.185 kV
280°T 0 1.185 kV
290°T 0 1.185 kV
300°T 0 1.185 kV
310°T 0 1.185 kV
320°T 0 1.185 kV
330°T 0 1.185 kV
340°T 0 1.185 kV
350°T 0 830 V

Special Condition :-

The CMF at all elevations is not to exceed the specified CMF at 0 degrees elevation for all angles of azimuth.

Attachment          1.7

LICENCE AREA PLAN :  Bundaberg Radio

Category :   Commercial

General Area Served :   Bundaberg (QLD)

Service Licence Number :   SL6897

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS10007973

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Broadcast Site Sloping Hummock 11 Bowden St QUNABA

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude            Longitude

(GDA94) :   -24.844906        152.426213

Site Tolerance :   Refer to Broadcasting Services
   (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   93.9 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   35 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
0°T - 20°T 750 W
20°T - 80°T 300 W
80°T – 110°T 750W
110°T - 140°T 1.5 kW
140°T - 320°T 3 kW
320°T - 350°T 1.5 kW
350°T - 360°T 750 W

Attachment          1.8

LICENCE AREA PLAN :  Bundaberg Radio

Category :   Commercial

General Area Served :   Bundaberg (QLD)

Service Licence Number :   SL1150057

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS10007924

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Broadcast Site Sloping Hummock 11 Bowden St QUNABA

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude            Longitude

(GDA94) :   -24.844906        152.426213

Site Tolerance :   Refer to Broadcasting Services
   (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   93.1 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   35 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
0°T - 20°T 750 W
20°T - 80°T 300 W
80°T – 110°T 750W
110°T - 140°T 1.5 kW
140°T - 320°T 3 kW
320°T - 350°T 1.5 kW
350°T - 360°T 750 W

Attachment          1.9

LICENCE AREA PLAN :  Bundaberg Radio

Category :   Community

General Area Served :   Bundaberg (QLD)

Service Licence Number :   SL1150216

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS10007923

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Broadcast Site Sloping Hummock 11 Bowden St QUNABA

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude                            Longitude
(GDA94) :   -24.844906            152.426213

Site Tolerance :   Refer to Broadcasting Services
   (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   94.7 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   35 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
0°T - 20°T 750 W
20°T - 80°T 300 W
80°T – 110°T 750W
110°T - 140°T 1.5 kW
140°T - 320°T 3 kW
320°T - 350°T 1.5 kW
350°T - 360°T 750 W

Attachment          1.10

LICENCE AREA PLAN :  Bundaberg Radio

Category :          Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served :             Bundaberg (QLD)

Service Licence Number :       Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :           TS10007922

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                   Nominal Planning Site BUNDABERG

Nominal Co-ordinates             Latitude   Longitude
(GDA94) :          -24.841224                  152.426646

Site Tolerance :                       Refer to Broadcasting Services
               (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :     VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                 95.5 MHz

Polarisation :      Mixed

Maximum antenna height :     35 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector
(Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
0°T - 20°T 750 W
20°T - 80°T 300 W
80°T - 110°T 750 W
110°T - 140°T 1.5 kW
140°T - 320°T 3 kW
320°T - 350°T 1.5 kW
350°T - 360°T 750 W

Advisory Note :-

The coverage area of this transmission is an arc of radius 40 km over the sector 140°T to 320°T and an arc of radius 20 km over the sector 140°T through true North to 320°T measured from a point with the following GDA94 co-ordinates: -24.841224, 152.426646. This point is the same as the nominal transmitter location.

Attachment          1.11

LICENCE AREA PLAN :  Bundaberg Radio

Category :   Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served :   Bundaberg (QLD)

Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS10007921

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Nominal Planning Site BUNDABERG

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude                            Longitude
(GDA94) :   -24.841224            152.426646

Site Tolerance :   Refer to Broadcasting Services
   (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   97.1 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   35 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 20 W

Advisory Notes: -

The coverage area of this transmission is a circle of radius 10 km measured from a point with the following GDA94 co-ordinates:- 24.841224, 152.426646. This point is the same as the nominal transmitter location.

Attachment          1.12

LICENCE AREA PLAN :  Bundaberg Radio

Category :   National

General Area Served :   Wide Bay (QLD)

Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS1132568

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   BA Site Mt Goonaneman WOOWOONGA

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude                            Longitude
(GDA94) :   -25.426931            152.117054

Site Tolerance :   Refer to Broadcasting Services
   (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   97.7 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   77 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
0°T - 115°T 10 kW
115°T - 350°T 5 kW
350°T - 360°T 10 kW

Attachment          2.1

Licence Area - BUNDABERG RA2

Community Radio Service Licence number:  SL1130138

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the census of 8 August 2006, is: 

Area Description
Burnett (S) - Pt A (SLA)
QLD CD 070807
QLD CD 070809
QLD CD 070901
QLD CD 070902
QLD CD 070903
QLD CD 070904
QLD CD 070905
QLD CD 070906
QLD CD 070907
QLD CD 070908
QLD CD 070909
QLD CD 070910
QLD CD 070911
QLD CD 070912
QLD CD 070913
QLD CD 071201
QLD CD 071202
QLD CD 071203
QLD CD 071204
QLD CD 071205
QLD CD 071206
QLD CD 071207
QLD CD 071208
QLD CD 071209
QLD CD 071210
QLD CD 071211
QLD CD 071212
QLD CD 071213
QLD CD 071214
QLD CD 071215
QLD CD 071216
QLD CD 071217
QLD CD 071218
QLD CD 071219
QLD CD 071301
QLD CD 071302
QLD CD 071303
QLD CD 071304
QLD CD 071305
QLD CD 071306
QLD CD 071307
QLD CD 071308
QLD CD 071309
QLD CD 071310
QLD CD 071311
QLD CD 071312
QLD CD 071313
QLD CD 071314
QLD CD 071401
QLD CD 071403
QLD CD 071404
QLD CD 071405
QLD CD 071406
QLD CD 071407
QLD CD 071408
QLD CD 071409
QLD CD 071410
QLD CD 071411
QLD CD 071412
QLD CD 071413
QLD CD 071414
QLD CD 071501
QLD CD 071502
QLD CD 071503
QLD CD 071504
QLD CD 071505
QLD CD 071506
QLD CD 071507
QLD CD 071508
QLD CD 071509
QLD CD 071510
QLD CD 071511
QLD CD 071512
QLD CD 071513
QLD CD 071514
QLD CD 071601
QLD CD 071602
QLD CD 071603
QLD CD 071604
QLD CD 071605
QLD CD 071606
QLD CD 071607
QLD CD 071608
QLD CD 071609
QLD CD 071610
QLD CD 071611
QLD CD 071612
QLD CD 071613
QLD CD 071614

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(CD)      =   Collection District

(S)          =   Shire

(SLA)    =   Statistical Local Area

Attachment          2.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN :  Bundaberg Radio

Category :   Community

General Area Served :   Bundaberg (QLD)

Service Licence Number :   SL1130138

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS1133672

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Council Tower adjacent Water Reservoir Sloping Hummock Heathwood Crescent QUNABA

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude                 Longitude
(GDA94) :   -24.842477            152.426293

Site Tolerance :   Refer to Broadcasting Services
   (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   96.3 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   35 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 200 W

Endnotes

Endnote 1 – About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

Endnote 2 (Abbreviation key) sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Endnote 3 (Legislation history) provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law.  The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

Endnote 4 (Amendment history) provides information about the amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level and includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law. 

It also includes information about any misdescribed amendment (that is, an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made).  If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.  If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

ad = added or inserted
am = amended

rep. = repealed

rs. = repealed and substituted

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Name Date of notification
in Gazette or registration
Date of commencement Application, saving or transitional provisions

Licence Area Plan – Bundaberg Radio – February 1998

18 February 1998 (F2005B00743)

19 February 1998

Variation to Licence Area Plan – Bundaberg Radio – No.1 of 2011

21 March 2011

(F2011L00453)

22 March 2011

-

Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines (Consequential Amendments) Instrument 2017 (No. 1)

29 September 2017

(F2017L01299)

30 September 2017 -

Variation to Licence Area Plan – Bundaberg Radio 2019 (No.1)

26 September 2019
(F2019L01272)

27 September 2019

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Provision affected

How affected

Title.......................................... am. No.1 of 2019.
Clause (1)................................. am. No.1 of 2011.
Clause (2)................................. am. No.1 of 2011.
Clause (3)................................. ad. No.1 of 2011.
Clause (4)................................. ad. No.1 of 2011, rs. No.1 of 2019.
Schedule One........................... am. No.1 of 2011.
Schedule Two........................... ad. No.1 of 2011.
Attachment 1.1......................... am. No.1 of 2011, am. No.1 of 2019.
Attachment 1.2......................... am. No.1 of 2011; am. No.1 of 2017, am. No.1 of 2019.
Attachment 1.3......................... am. No.1 of 2011; am. No.1 of 2017, am. No.1 of 2019.
Attachment 1.4......................... am. No.1 of 2011; am. No.1 of 2017, am. No.1 of 2019.
Attachment 1.5......................... am. No.1 of 2011; am. No.1 of 2017, am. No.1 of 2019.
Attachment 1.6......................... am. No.1 of 2011; am. No.1 of 2017, rs. No.1 of 2019.
Attachment 1.7......................... am. No.1 of 2011; am. No.1 of 2017, am. No.1 of 2019.
Attachment 1.8......................... am. No.1 of 2011; am. No.1 of 2017, am. No.1 of 2019.
Attachment 1.9......................... am. No.1 of 2011; am. No.1 of 2017, am. No.1 of 2019.
Attachment 1.10....................... am. No.1 of 2011; am. No.1 of 2017, rs. No.1 of 2019.
Attachment 1.11....................... am. No.1 of 2011; am. No.1 of 2017, am. No.1 of 2019.
Attachment 1.12....................... ad. No.1 of 2011; am. No.1 of 2017, am. No.1 of 2019.
Attachment 2.1......................... ad. No 1 of 2011, am. No.1 of 2019.
Attachment 2.2......................... ad. No 1 of 2011; am. No.1 of 2017, am. No.1 of 2019.
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