Licence Area Plan Emerald (Radio) Variation September 2002 (Cth)

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VARIATION TO THE

LICENCE AREA PLAN

Emerald Radio

Australian Broadcasting Authority
Sydney

September 2002

© Commonwealth of Australia 19 September 2002

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Published by the Australian Broadcasting Authority


201 Sussex Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Variation to the Licence Area Plan – Emerald –September 2002

DETERMINATION

The Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby makes this plan for broadcasting services in the Moranbah and Blackwater areas of Queensland, under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (‘the Act’).

One community radio broadcasting service is to be made available in the area described at Attachment 3.1 to this Determination with the use of broadcasting services bands.  The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 3.1 is set out in the Schedule Three and Attachment 3.2 to this determination.

One community radio broadcasting service is to be made available in the area described at Attachment 4.1 to this Determination with the use of broadcasting services bands.  The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 4.1 is set out in the Schedule Four and Attachment 4.2 to this determination.

VARIATION

The Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby varies the licence area plan (LAP) for radio services in the Emerald area of Queensland, determined on 5 March 1998 and varied on 26 November 1998, under subsection 26(2) of the Act.

The variation comprises the addition of technical specifications for the services as set out below, deletion of the Emerald RA1 licence area description at Attachment 1.1 and the addition of the licence area description at Attachment 1.1.1:

Service Category Status Frequency Technical Specification No: Attach. No: Area Served Status
Open Narrowcasting Available 96.9 MHz TS10007947 1.31.1 Moranbah Deleted
Open Narrowcasting Available 97.5 MHz TS10012318 1.34 Blair Athol Add
Open Narrowcasting Available 98.3 MHz TS10012319 1.35 Blair Athol Add
Open Narrowcasting Available 99.9 MHz TS10012320 1.36 Blair Athol Add
Open Narrowcasting Available 100.7 MHz TS10012321 1.37 Blair Athol Add

(Determined by the ABA on 19 September 2002)

SCHEDULES

Each of the Schedules sets out:

  • the category of each of the services that are to be available in that area (column one);

  • the status of the service (column two) does not form part of the licence area plan decision and is included for reference only;

  • the frequency for each transmitter (column three) does not form part of the licence area plan decision and is included for reference only;

  • the service licence number which has been allocated to the service, if appropriate (column four);  N/A = Not Applicable, as the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 only requires service licences for Commercial and Community services;

  • the number of transmitters required to transmit the service;

  • the transmitter specification number which has been allocated to each transmitter (column five);

  • the identifying number of the attachment where the technical specifications for each transmitter are described (column six).  (Each set of technical specifications referred to in the Schedules is an attachment to this determination); and

  • the general area served by each transmitter (column seven).

Status Column

Licensed:         service is already licensed

Available:        new licence available for allocation

Proposed:        transmitter for existing broadcasting service licence

Alternative:      alternative channel proposed for licensed service

Reserved:capacity reserved for a national or community service in accordance with Ministerial notification

Frequency Column



  • the frequency shown is the centre frequency of the channel.

The information in the frequency column is provided as additional information to the licence area plan and is accurate as at the time of publication.

For ease of reference, the Schedules affected by this variation to the LAP have been updated to reflect the variation to the plan.

Schedule One of the Emerald LAP prior to this variation is reproduced below:

SCHEDULE ONE

Licence Area Plan : Emerald - Radio - varied 26 November 1998

Licence Area: Emerald RA1

Service Category Status Frequency Service Licence No Technical Specification No Attach No  Area Served
Commercial Licensed 88.1 MHz SL4176 TS10007818 1.2 Blair Athol
Commercial Licensed 102.1 MHz SL4176 TS10007809 1.3 Clermont
Commercial Licensed 945 kHz SL4176 TS10007819 1.4 Dysart
Commercial Licensed 1143 kHz SL4176 TS10007798 1.5 Emerald
Commercial Alternative 90.5 MHz SL4176 TS10007724 1.6 Moranbah
Commercial Proposed 88.9 MHz SL10333 TS10007788 1.7 Blair Athol
Commercial Proposed 102.9 MHz SL10333 TS10007790 1.8 Clermont
Commercial Proposed 92.5 MHz SL10333 TS10007789 1.9 Dysart
Commercial Licensed 94.7 MHz SL10333 TS10005126 1.10 Emerald
Commercial Proposed 91.3 MHz SL10333 TS10007723 1.11 Moranbah
National Licensed 94.3 MHz N/A TS1345001 1.12 Blackwater
National Licensed 107.3 MHz N/A TS1346001 1.13 Capella
National Licensed 104.5 MHz N/A TS1249001 1.14 Clermont
National Licensed 107.7 MHz N/A TS1329001 1.15 Clermont
National Licensed 93.3 MHz N/A TS2156001 1.16 Dysart
National Licensed 91.7 MHz N/A TS2157001 1.17 Dysart
National Licensed 93.9 MHz N/A TS1330001 1.18 Emerald
National Licensed 1548 kHz N/A TS4040001 1.19 Emerald
National Licensed 107.7 MHz N/A TS10007829 1.20 Middlemount
National Licensed 106.1 MHz N/A TS10007830 1.21 Middlemount
National Licensed 106.5 MHz N/A TS2331001 1.22 Moranbah
National Licensed 104.9 MHz N/A TS5507002 1.23 Moranbah
National Licensed 100.9 MHz N/A TS1347001 1.24 Springsure
Open Narrowcasting Licensed 97.5 MHz N/A TS5685008 1.25 Blackwater
Open Narrowcasting Licensed 106.1 MHz N/A TS10007810 1.26 Clermont
Open Narrowcasting Available 90.9 MHz N/A TS10007949 1.27 Dysart
Open Narrowcasting Licensed 95.5 MHz N/A TS10007840 1.28 Emerald
Open Narrowcasting Available 92.3 MHz N/A TS10007997 1.29 Emerald
Open Narrowcasting Available 94.1 MHz N/A TS10007990 1.30 Middlemount
Open Narrowcasting Available 96.9 MHz N/A TS10007947 1.31.1 Moranbah
Open Narrowcasting Available 92.1 MHz N/A TS10007989 1.32 Saraji
Open Narrowcasting Available 92.1 MHz N/A TS10007950 1.33 Tieri

The updated schedules to the LAP affected by this variation are as follows:

SCHEDULE ONE

Licence Area Plan : Emerald - Radio – September 2002

Licence Area: Emerald RA1

Service Category Status Frequency Service Licence No Technical Specification No Attach No  Area Served
Commercial Licensed 88.1 MHz SL4176 TS10007818 1.2 Blair Athol
Commercial Licensed 102.1 MHz SL4176 TS10007809 1.3 Clermont
Commercial Licensed 945 kHz SL4176 TS10007819 1.4 Dysart
Commercial Licensed 1143 kHz SL4176 TS10007798 1.5 Emerald
Commercial Alternative 90.5 MHz SL4176 TS10007724 1.6 Moranbah
Commercial Proposed 88.9 MHz SL10333 TS10007788 1.7 Blair Athol
Commercial Proposed 102.9 MHz SL10333 TS10007790 1.8 Clermont
Commercial Proposed 92.5 MHz SL10333 TS10007789 1.9 Dysart
Commercial Licensed 94.7 MHz SL10333 TS10005126 1.10 Emerald
Commercial Proposed 91.3 MHz SL10333 TS10007723 1.11 Moranbah
National Licensed 94.3 MHz N/A TS1345001 1.12 Blackwater
National Licensed 107.3 MHz N/A TS1346001 1.13 Capella
National Licensed 104.5 MHz N/A TS1249001 1.14 Clermont
National Licensed 107.7 MHz N/A TS1329001 1.15 Clermont
National Licensed 93.3 MHz N/A TS2156001 1.16 Dysart
National Licensed 91.7 MHz N/A TS2157001 1.17 Dysart
National Licensed 93.9 MHz N/A TS1330001 1.18 Emerald
National Licensed 1548 kHz N/A TS4040001 1.19 Emerald
National Licensed 107.7 MHz N/A TS10007829 1.20 Middlemount
National Licensed 106.1 MHz N/A TS10007830 1.21 Middlemount
National Licensed 106.5 MHz N/A TS2331001 1.22 Moranbah
National Licensed 104.9 MHz N/A TS5507002 1.23 Moranbah
National Licensed 100.9 MHz N/A TS1347001 1.24 Springsure
Open Narrowcasting Licensed 97.5 MHz N/A TS5685008 1.25 Blackwater
Open Narrowcasting Licensed 106.1 MHz N/A TS10007810 1.26 Clermont
Open Narrowcasting Available 90.9 MHz N/A TS10007949 1.27 Dysart
Open Narrowcasting Licensed 95.5 MHz N/A TS10007840 1.28 Emerald
Open Narrowcasting Available 92.3 MHz N/A TS10007997 1.29 Emerald
Open Narrowcasting Available 94.1 MHz N/A TS10007990 1.30 Middlemount
Open Narrowcasting Available 92.1 MHz N/A TS10007989 1.32 Saraji
Open Narrowcasting Available 92.1 MHz N/A TS10007950 1.33 Tieri
Open Narrowcasting Available 97.5 MHz N/A TS10012318 1.34 Blair Athol
Open Narrowcasting Available 98.3 MHz N/A TS10012319 1.35 Blair Athol
Open Narrowcasting Available 99.9 MHz N/A TS10012320 1.36 Blair Athol
Open Narrowcasting Available 100.7 MHz N/A TS10012321 1.37 Blair Athol

SCHEDULE THREE

Licence Area Plan : Emerald Radio – September 2002

Licence Area : MORANBAH RA1

Service Category Status Frequency Service Licence No Technical Specification No Attach No  Area Served
Community Available 96.9 MHz SL1150804 TS10007947 3.2 Moranbah

SCHEDULE FOUR

Licence Area Plan : Emerald Radio – September 2002

Licence Area : BLACKWATER RA1

Service Category Status Frequency Service Licence No Technical Specification No Attach No  Area Served
Community Available 92.7 MHz SL1150805 TS10008578 4.2 Blackwater

Attachment 1.1.1

LICENCE AREA - EMERALD RA1

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

Area Description Area Description
Emerald (S) QLD CD 3052308
Peak Downs (S) QLD CD 3052306
QLD CD 3080509 QLD CD 3052303
QLD CD 3052304 QLD CD 3052311
QLD CD 3080406 QLD CD 3080402
QLD CD 3080604 QLD CD 3080502
QLD CD 3031601 QLD CD 3031503
QLD CD 3031607 QLD CD 3080607
QLD CD 3052301 QLD CD 3031502
QLD CD 3080410 QLD CD 3080505
QLD CD 3052004 QLD CD 3031603
QLD CD 3031605 QLD CD 3080407
QLD CD 3080405 QLD CD 3080605
QLD CD 3031612 QLD CD 3080411
QLD CD 3031609 QLD CD 3080608
QLD CD 3031608 QLD CD 3052105
QLD CD 3031610 QLD CD 3080603
QLD CD 3080409 QLD CD 3080504
QLD CD 3031611 QLD CD 3080602
QLD CD 3031507 QLD CD 3080503
QLD CD 3031606 QLD CD 3052307
QLD CD 3052310 QLD CD 3031501
QLD CD 3052302 QLD CD 3060109
QLD CD 3080404 QLD CD 3080401
QLD CD 3080408 QLD CD 3080506
QLD CD 3052305 QLD CD 3031504
QLD CD 3031613 QLD CD 3080606
QLD CD 3031508 QLD CD 3080501
QLD CD 3080403 QLD CD 3052108
QLD CD 3031509 QLD CD 3080511
QLD CD 3052309 QLD CD 3061501
QLD CD 3031506
QLD CD 3031604
QLD CD 3031505

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(CD)   =         Collection District

(S)      =         Shire

Attachment 1.34

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Emerald

Category :  Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served :  Blair Athol (QLD)

Service Licence Number :  N/A

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :             TS10012318

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :  New Ttr Site BLAIR ATHOL MINE

Australian Map Grid :  Zone    Easting            Northing


Reference  55       553347           7490408

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :                  VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :  97.5 MHz


Polarisation :  Vertical

Maximum antenna height :  80 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 50 W

Special Conditions :-

The coverage area of this transmission is described as that area within a radius of 7 kilometres measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates : Zone : 55; Easting : 553347; Northing : 7490408. This point is the same as the transmitter location.

This transmission is permitted within the defined coverage area. The transmitter may be established at an alternative site to the nominal site only within this area. A change in site from the nominal site is to be in accordance with the Change of Transmitter Site Procedure of the ABA’s Technical Planning Guidelines and is not to result in maximum field strength beyond the defined area in excess of that which would have been provided at the specified power and pattern from the nominal site.

Attachment 1.35

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Emerald

Category :  Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served :  Blair Athol (QLD)

Service Licence Number :  N/A

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :             TS10012319

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :  New Ttr Site BLAIR ATHOL MINE

Australian Map Grid :  Zone    Easting            Northing


Reference  55       553347           7490408

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :                  VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :  98.3 MHz


Polarisation :  Vertical

Maximum antenna height :  80 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 50 W

Special Conditions :-

The coverage area of this transmission is described as that area within a radius of 7 kilometres measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates : Zone : 55; Easting : 553347; Northing : 7490408. This point is the same as the transmitter location.

This transmission is permitted within the defined coverage area. The transmitter may be established at an alternative site to the nominal site only within this area. A change in site from the nominal site is to be in accordance with the Change of Transmitter Site Procedure of the ABA’s Technical Planning Guidelines and is not to result in a maximum field strength beyond the defined area in excess of that which would have been provided at the specified power and pattern from the nominal site.

Attachment 1.36

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Emerald

Category :  Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served :  Blair Athol (QLD)

Service Licence Number :  N/A

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :             TS10012320

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :  New Ttr Site BLAIR ATHOL MINE

Australian Map Grid :  Zone    Easting            Northing


Reference  55       553347           7490408

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :                  VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :  99.9 MHz


Polarisation :  Vertical

Maximum antenna height :  80 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 50 W

Special Conditions :-

The coverage area of this transmission is described as that area within a radius of 7 kilometres measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates : Zone : 55; Easting : 553347; Northing : 7490408. This point is the same as the transmitter location.

This transmission is permitted within the defined coverage area. The transmitter may be established at an alternative site to the nominal site only within this area. A change in site from the nominal site is to be in accordance with the Change of Transmitter Site Procedure of the ABA’s Technical Planning Guidelines and is not to result in maximum field strength beyond the defined area in excess of that which would have been provided at the specified power and pattern from the nominal site.

Attachment 1.37

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Emerald

Category :  Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served :  Blair Athol (QLD)

Service Licence Number :  N/A

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :             TS10012321

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :  New Ttr Site BLAIR ATHOL MINE

Australian Map Grid :  Zone    Easting            Northing


Reference  55       553347           7490408

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :                  VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :  100.7 MHz


Polarisation :  Vertical

Maximum antenna height :  80 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 50 W

Special Conditions :-

The coverage area of this transmission is described as that area within a radius of 7 kilometres measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates : Zone : 55; Easting : 553347; Northing : 7490408. This point is the same as the transmitter location.

This transmission is permitted within the defined coverage area. The transmitter may be established at an alternative site to the nominal site only within this area. A change in site from the nominal site is to be in accordance with the Change of Transmitter Site Procedure of the ABA’s Technical Planning Guidelines and is not to result in a maximum field strength beyond the defined area in excess of that which would have been provided at the specified power and pattern from the nominal site.

Attachment 3.1

LICENCE AREA - MORANBAH RA1

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

Area Description
QLD CD 3031607
QLD CD 3031601
QLD CD 3031609
QLD CD 3031608
QLD CD 3031605
QLD CD 3031612
QLD CD 3031611
QLD CD 3031606
QLD CD 3031610
QLD CD 3031613

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(CD)   =         Collection District

Attachment 3.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Moranbah

Category :  Community

General Area Served :  Moranbah (QLD)

Service Licence Number :  SL1150804

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :             TS10007947

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :  Moranbah, Cnr Clements St / Mills Ave

Australian Map Grid :  Zone    Easting            Northing


Reference  55       609201           7566698

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :                  VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :  96.9 MHz


Polarisation :  Mixed

Maximum antenna height :  30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 50 W

Attachment 4.1

LICENCE AREA - BLACKWATER RA1

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

Area Description
QLD CD 3080406
QLD CD 3080410
QLD CD 3080405
QLD CD 3080408
QLD CD 3080409
QLD CD 3080404
QLD CD 3080403
QLD CD 3080402
QLD CD 3080407
QLD CD 3080411
QLD CD 3080509

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(CD)   =         Collection District

Attachment 4.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Blackwater

Category :  Community

General Area Served :  Blackwater (QLD)

Service Licence Number :  SL1150805

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :             TS10008578

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :  Jarrah Street BLACKWATER

Australian Map Grid :  Zone    Easting            Northing


Reference  55       692040           7389360

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :                  VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :  92.7 MHz


Polarisation :  Mixed

Maximum antenna height :  30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 600 W
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