Licence Area Plan - Bendigo Radio - Variation No. 1 of 2009 (Cth)

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Variation to Licence Area Plan

Bendigo Radio

No.1 of 2009

AUGUST 2009

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Published by the Australian Communications and Media Authority

Variation to Licence Area Plan for Bendigo Radio – No. 1 of 2009

Under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, the Australian Communications and Media Authority varies the Licence Area Plan for Bendigo Radio determined on 8 August 1997 and varied on 7 October 1999 and 22 May 2008 (the principal instrument) in the manner set out below:

  1. The determination in the principal instrument as follows:

(a)in clause (2):

(i)omit the words “Three national” and to substitute the words “Four national”;

(ii)omit the words “Attachments 1.2 – 1.7” and substitute the words “Attachments 1.2 – 1.8”;

(b) omit clause (4) and substitute:

“(4)   One community radio broadcasting service is to be available in the area described at Attachment 3.1 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 3.1 are set out in Schedule Three and Attachment 3.3 to this Determination.”;

(c)omit clause (9) and substitute the following clauses:

“(9)   One community radio broadcasting service is to be available in the area described at Attachment 8.1 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 8.1 is set out in Schedule Eight and Attachment 8.2 to this Determination.

(10)   Two community radio broadcasting services are to be available in the area described at Attachment 9.1 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 9.1 is set out in Schedule Nine and Attachments 9.2 - 9.3 to this Determination.

(11)   A reference in this determination to a schedule or an attachment includes a reference to a schedule or attachment as amended from time to time.”.

  1. The Schedules to the principal instrument are varied to:

(a)omit Schedule One and Schedule Three and substitute Schedules One and Schedule Three of this instrument;

(b)insert Schedule Eight and Schedule Nine of this instrument after Schedule Seven of the principal instrument.

  1. The Attachments to the principal instrument are varied to:

(a)insert Attachment 1.8 of this instrument after Attachment 1.7 of the principal instrument.

(b)omit Attachment 3.2 of the principal instrument;

(c)insert Attachments 8.1, 8.2, 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 of this instrument after Attachment 7.2 of the principal instrument.

The Common Seal of the


Australian Communications and Media Authority


was affixed to this document


in the presence of:

[signed]   [signed]

__________________________        _______________________________

Signature of Member   Signature of Member/General Manager, Legal

CHRIS CHAPMAN   BRENDAN BYRNE


__________________________        _______________________________

Name (Please Print)   Name (Please Print)

Dated this 21ST day of August 2009.

Schedule One

Licence Area Plan : Bendigo Radio

Licence Area : BENDIGO RA1

Service Category Channel/ Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach No Area Served
National 92.7 MHz N/A TS10003805 1.2 Bendigo
National 91.1 MHz N/A TS10003806 1.3 Bendigo
National 90.3 MHz N/A TS10003808 1.4 Bendigo
National 89.5 MHz N/A TS1132562 1.8 Bendigo
Commercial 93.5 MHz SL10367 TS10003803 1.5 Bendigo
Commercial 91.9 MHz SL10258 TS10004472 1.6 Bendigo
Open Narrowcasting 945 kHz N/A TS10004481 1.7 Bendigo

Schedule Three

Licence Area Plan : Bendigo Radio

Licence Area : BENDIGO RA2

Service Category Channel/ Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach No Area Served
Community 88.7 MHz SL10257 TS10005657 3.3 Bendigo

Schedule Eight

Licence Area Plan : Bendigo Radio

Licence Area : BENDIGO RA4

Service Category Channel/ Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach No Area Served
Community 101.5 MHz SL1130029 TS1132563 8.2 Bendigo

Schedule Nine

Licence Area Plan : Bendigo Radio

Licence Area : BENDIGO RA5

Service Category Channel/ Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach No Area Served
Community 105.1 MHz SL1130052 TS1133091 9.2 Bendigo (City)
Community 106.7 MHz SL1130053 TS1133092 9.3 Bendigo (City)

Attachment        1.8

LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Bendigo Radio

Category :   National

General Area Served :   Bendigo (VIC)

Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS1132562

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Southern Cross Site  MT ALEXANDER

Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


Reference   55          260375     5902600

Site Tolerance :   Refer to the Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   89.5 MHz

Polarisation   Mixed

Maximum antenna height   50 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 10 kW

Attachment        8.1

Licence Area - BENDIGO RA4

Community Radio Service Licence numbers:  SL1130029

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 5 August 2001, is: 

Area Description
Mount Alexander (S) (LGA)
Gr. Bendigo (C) - Central (SLA)
Gr. Bendigo (C) - Eaglehawk (SLA)
Gr. Bendigo (C) - Inner East (SLA)
Gr. Bendigo (C) - Inner North (SLA)
Gr. Bendigo (C) - Inner West (SLA)
Gr. Bendigo (C) - S'saye (SLA)
Macedon Ranges (S) - Kyneton (SLA)
VIC CD 020406
VIC CD 050606
VIC CD 060101
VIC CD 060102
VIC CD 060103
VIC CD 060104
VIC CD 060105
VIC CD 060106
VIC CD 060109
VIC CD 060112
VIC CD 060802
VIC CD 060803
VIC CD 060805
VIC CD 060806
VIC CD 060808
VIC CD 060901
VIC CD 061101
VIC CD 061102
VIC CD 061105
VIC CD 061106
VIC CD 070101
VIC CD 070103
VIC CD 070104
VIC CD 070105
VIC CD 070106
VIC CD 070107
VIC CD 070108
VIC CD 070109
VIC CD 070110
VIC CD 070111
VIC CD 070702
VIC CD 070704
VIC CD 070707
VIC CD 070709
VIC CD 070713
VIC CD 070903
VIC CD 070905
VIC CD 070908
VIC CD 070909
VIC CD 071804
VIC CD 071806
VIC CD 071807
VIC CD 071809
VIC CD 071810
VIC CD 080901
VIC CD 080904
VIC CD 080905
VIC CD 080912
VIC CD 082401
VIC CD 082402
VIC CD 082403
VIC CD 082404
VIC CD 082405
VIC CD 082406
VIC CD 082501
VIC CD 082502
VIC CD 082505
VIC CD 082506
VIC CD 082507
VIC CD 082508

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(C)        =  City

(LGA)    =  Local Government Area

(SLA)     =  Statistical Local Area

(CD)      =  Collection District

(S)         =  Shire

Attachment        8.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Bendigo Radio

Category :   Community

General Area Served :   Bendigo (VIC)

Service Licence Number :   SL1130029

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS1132563

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Broadcast Tower  MT ALEXANDER

Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


Reference   55          260345     5902420

Site Tolerance :   Refer to the Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   101.5 MHz

Polarisation   Mixed

Maximum antenna height   90 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 1 kW

Special Conditions :-

The service is interference limited: only field strength levels of 66dBuV/m and above will be protected from interference.

Attachment        9.1

Licence Area - BENDIGO RA5

Community Radio Service Licence numbers:  SL1130052, SL1130053

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 5 August 2001, is: 

Area Description
Gr. Bendigo (C) - Central (SLA)
Gr. Bendigo (C) - Eaglehawk (SLA)
Gr. Bendigo (C) - Inner East (SLA)
VIC CD 070501
VIC CD 070502
VIC CD 070503
VIC CD 070504
VIC CD 070505
VIC CD 070507
VIC CD 070508
VIC CD 070509
VIC CD 070510
VIC CD 070511
VIC CD 070513
VIC CD 070514
VIC CD 070515
VIC CD 070516
VIC CD 070517
VIC CD 070518
VIC CD 070601
VIC CD 070602
VIC CD 070603
VIC CD 070604
VIC CD 070605
VIC CD 070606
VIC CD 070607
VIC CD 070608
VIC CD 070609
VIC CD 070610
VIC CD 070611
VIC CD 070708
VIC CD 070906
VIC CD 070910
VIC CD 071001
VIC CD 071003
VIC CD 071005
VIC CD 071011
VIC CD 071012
VIC CD 071015
VIC CD 071016
VIC CD 071201
VIC CD 071301
VIC CD 071302
VIC CD 071303
VIC CD 071310
VIC CD 071311
VIC CD 071314
VIC CD 071315
VIC CD 071316

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(C)        =  City

(SLA)     =  Statistical Local Area

(CD)      =  Collection District

Attachment        9.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Bendigo Radio

Category :   Community

General Area Served :   Bendigo (City) (VIC)

Service Licence Number :   SL1130052

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS1133091

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   CETV Site  Specimen Hill Reservoir           SPECIMEN HILL

Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


Reference   55          253900     5927400

Site Tolerance :   Refer to the Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   105.1 MHz

Polarisation   Mixed

Maximum antenna height   40 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 150 W

Special Conditions :-

The service is interference limited: only field strength levels of 74 dBuV/m and above will be protected from interference.

Attachment        9.3

LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Bendigo Radio

Category :   Community

General Area Served :   Bendigo (City) (VIC)

Service Licence Number :   SL1130053

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS1133092

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   CETV Site  Specimen Hill Reservoir           SPECIMEN HILL

Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


Reference   55          253900     5927400

Site Tolerance :   Refer to the Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   106.7 MHz

Polarisation   Mixed

Maximum antenna height   40 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 150 W

Special Conditions :-

The service is interference limited: only field strength levels of 74 dBuV/m and above will be protected from interference.

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