Licence Area Plan Gosford Radio Variation November 2003 (Cth)

VARIATION TO THE LICENCE AREA PLAN

GOSFORD

Australian Broadcasting Authority
Canberra

November 2003

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Published by the Australian Broadcasting Authority

PO Box 34

Belconnen ACT 2616

VARIATION TO THE LICENCE AREA PLAN - GOSFORD

The Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby varies the licence area plan (LAP) for radio services in the Gosford area of New South Wales, determined on 31 August 2000, under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

The variation comprises a change of technical specifications for a commercial radio service designated by the service licence number SL1150647, as set out below:

Category of Service	Service Licence No:	Technical Specification No:	Attachment No:	General Area Served by Transmitter	Status
Commercial	SL1150647	TS10008353	1.5.1	Gosford	Vary

The licence areas of the commercial and community radio services have been redefined using 2001 Census boundaries, but otherwise remain unchanged.

(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 20 November 2003)

SCHEDULES

The Schedule 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 as been allocation 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 Schedule is an attachment to this determination.)

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.

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

The Schedule of the Gosford LAP prior to the variation is reproduced below:

SCHEDULE
Licence Area Plan: Gosford Radio - August 2000
Licence Area - GOSFORD RA1

Service Category	Status	Frequency	Service Licence No	Technical Specification No	Attach No	Area Served
National	Available Reserved	92.5 MHz*	N/A	TS10009501	1.2	Gosford
National	Available Reserved	98.1 MHz*	N/A	TS10009502	1.3	Gosford
Commercial	Licensed	101.3 MHz	SL5145	TS5145001	1.4	Gosford
Commercial	Licensed	104.5 MHz	SL1150647	TS10008353	1.5	Gosford
Commercial	Licensed	107.7 MHz	SL4113	TS4113001	1.6	Gosford
Community	Available	93.3 MHz*	SL1150187	TS10008330	1.7	Gosford
Community	Available	94.1 MHz*	SL1150739	TS10008329	1.8	Gosford
Community	Available	94.9 MHz*	SL1150186	TS10008328	1.9	Gosford
Community	Licensed	96.3 MHz	SL6527	TS6527001	1.10	Gosford
Open Narrowcasting	Licensed	801 MHz	N/A	TS8315001	1.11	Gosford

* - Interference limited allotments planned to provide protection to 66 dBμV/m contour.

The updated Schedule to the LAP affected by the variation is as follows:

SCHEDULE
Variation - Licence Area Plan: Gosford Radio - November 2003
Licence Area - GOSFORD RA1

Service Category	Status	Frequency	Service Licence No	Technical Specification No	Attach No	Area Served
National	Available Reserved	92.5 MHz*	N/A	TS10009501	1.2	Gosford
National	Available Reserved	98.1 MHz*	N/A	TS10009502	1.3	Gosford
Commercial	Licensed	101.3 MHz	SL5145	TS5145001	1.4	Gosford
Commercial	Licensed	104.5 MHz	SL1150647	TS10008353	1.5.1	Gosford
Commercial	Licensed	107.7 MHz	SL4113	TS4113001	1.6	Gosford
Community	Available	93.3 MHz*	SL1150187	TS10008330	1.7	Gosford
Community	Available	94.1 MHz*	SL1150739	TS10008329	1.8	Gosford
Community	Available	94.9 MHz*	SL1150186	TS10008328	1.9	Gosford
Community	Licensed	96.3 MHz	SL6527	TS6527001	1.10	Gosford
Open Narrowcasting	Licensed	801 MHz	N/A	TS8315001	1.11	Gosford

* - Interference limited allotments planned to provide protection to 66 dBμV/m contour.

DISCLAIMER:

The availability of frequency capacity in the Gosford region is, to a large extent, based on theoretical interference predictions. Predictions by their very nature are subject to some degree of uncertainty given limitations of topography and other data.

The Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) takes reasonable care in assigning frequencies, but cannot warrant that licensed use of a broadcasting facility will be free from (or will not cause) interference. Any such interference can vary in extent and can originate within Australia or overseas.

Prospective applicants for licences should obtain independent technical or specialist advice concerning their applications, the operation of broadcasting equipment, and any other matters relevant to the operation of transmitters and services under the licences in question.

Existing broadcasters should take all reasonable steps to be satisfied that their frequency will operate at the prescribed levels before making changes to its existing technical operating conditions.

Aspirant broadcasters should take all reasonable steps to be satisfied that their frequency of interest will operate at the prescribed levels before competing for spectrum availability.

No liability is or will be accepted by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, the ABA, the Commonwealth of Australia, or its officers, servants or agents for the licensed use of a broadcasting facility which is not free from (or causes) interference.

Attachment 1.1

LICENCE AREA - GOSFORD RA1 – SERVICE LICENCE NUMBERS: SL5145, SL1150647, SL4113, SL1150187, SL1150739, SL1150186, SL6527

COMMERCIAL AND COMMUNITY RADIO

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

Area Description
NSW CD 1222308
NSW CD 1222110
NSW CD 1220212
NSW CD 1210305
NSW CD 1222306
NSW CD 1220306
NSW CD 1210311
NSW CD 1210113
NSW CD 1221401
NSW CD 1210906
NSW CD 1221005
NSW CD 1220208
NSW CD 1222403
NSW CD 1210708
NSW CD 1220703
NSW CD 1221108
NSW CD 1220712
NSW CD 1210310
NSW CD 1212006
NSW CD 1212001
NSW CD 1210303
NSW CD 1210812
NSW CD 1212004
NSW CD 1220710
NSW CD 1222210
NSW CD 1220708
NSW CD 1220706
NSW CD 1222406
NSW CD 1222312
NSW CD 1220503
NSW CD 1222402
NSW CD 1220210
NSW CD 1210210
NSW CD 1211709
NSW CD 1211107
NSW CD 1211106
NSW CD 1210506
NSW CD 1221107
NSW CD 1222313
NSW CD 1211101
NSW CD 1221209
NSW CD 1210304
NSW CD 1211008
NSW CD 1222112
NSW CD 1222005
NSW CD 1220312
NSW CD 1210407
NSW CD 1220302
NSW CD 1211011
NSW CD 1221212
NSW CD 1210302
NSW CD 1211206
NSW CD 1222310
NSW CD 1211903
NSW CD 1220603
NSW CD 1221901
NSW CD 1211012
NSW CD 1211209
NSW CD 1210601
NSW CD 1222309
NSW CD 1222303
NSW CD 1220307
NSW CD 1210912
NSW CD 1220202
NSW CD 1221909
NSW CD 1221606
NSW CD 1211609
NSW CD 1210510
NSW CD 1221408
NSW CD 1210502
NSW CD 1210509
NSW CD 1211201
NSW CD 1222408
NSW CD 1212007
NSW CD 1221407
NSW CD 1220510
NSW CD 1210901
NSW CD 1220308
NSW CD 1211505
NSW CD 1222411
NSW CD 1220411
NSW CD 1222108
NSW CD 1211109
NSW CD 1211904
NSW CD 1221607
NSW CD 1210207
NSW CD 1211006
NSW CD 1211009
NSW CD 1211703
NSW CD 1222114
NSW CD 1220206
NSW CD 1221409
NSW CD 1222109
NSW CD 1211805
NSW CD 1222410
NSW CD 1210913
NSW CD 1211003
NSW CD 1211208
NSW CD 1220701
NSW CD 1222113
NSW CD 1212002
NSW CD 1220502
NSW CD 1211804
NSW CD 1211907
NSW CD 1211005
NSW CD 1211110
NSW CD 1211202
NSW CD 1222104
NSW CD 1210110
NSW CD 1222407
NSW CD 1211506
NSW CD 1210312
NSW CD 1211007
NSW CD 1211601
NSW CD 1211207
NSW CD 1211705
NSW CD 1220301
NSW CD 1210212
NSW CD 1211603
NSW CD 1210712
NSW CD 1220201
NSW CD 1210204
NSW CD 1210205
NSW CD 1221001
NSW CD 1211701
NSW CD 1220507
NSW CD 1220607
NSW CD 1220910
NSW CD 1210411
NSW CD 1210103
NSW CD 1210202
NSW CD 1210405
NSW CD 1221302
NSW CD 1220606
NSW CD 1222101
NSW CD 1210307
NSW CD 1211204
NSW CD 1220905
NSW CD 1210501
NSW CD 1221403
NSW CD 1222003
NSW CD 1210408
NSW CD 1212010
NSW CD 1220204
NSW CD 1211613
NSW CD 1211610
NSW CD 1220403
NSW CD 1220707
NSW CD 1221404
NSW CD 1221506
NSW CD 1210907
NSW CD 1222212
NSW CD 1222307
NSW CD 1211602
NSW CD 1222304
NSW CD 1221509
NSW CD 1221306
NSW CD 1221210
NSW CD 1210406
NSW CD 1211411
NSW CD 1212009
NSW CD 1211004
NSW CD 1210412
NSW CD 1221903
NSW CD 1211706
NSW CD 1211810
NSW CD 1210804
NSW CD 1210612
NSW CD 1221503
NSW CD 1220804
NSW CD 1210905
NSW CD 1222401
NSW CD 1222001
NSW CD 1220404
NSW CD 1220605
NSW CD 1210802
NSW CD 1211707
NSW CD 1210814
NSW CD 1211702
NSW CD 1220505
NSW CD 1210810
NSW CD 1220906
NSW CD 1211611
NSW CD 1210301
NSW CD 1221905
NSW CD 1210904
NSW CD 1221610
NSW CD 1220902
NSW CD 1221405
NSW CD 1211105
NSW CD 1220103
NSW CD 1221402
NSW CD 1211704
NSW CD 1221104
NSW CD 1221010
NSW CD 1210308
NSW CD 1220911
NSW CD 1221101
NSW CD 1211205
NSW CD 1211807
NSW CD 1222305
NSW CD 1210115
NSW CD 1220506
NSW CD 1211211
NSW CD 1222206
NSW CD 1221504
NSW CD 1220413
NSW CD 1221211
NSW CD 1222409
NSW CD 1221914
NSW CD 1220904
NSW CD 1210101
NSW CD 1210403
NSW CD 1220601
NSW CD 1222010
NSW CD 1222208
NSW CD 1220809
NSW CD 1220705
NSW CD 1222205
NSW CD 1211806
NSW CD 1220801
NSW CD 1220412
NSW CD 1210404
NSW CD 1221704
NSW CD 1210704
NSW CD 1221608
NSW CD 1221710
NSW CD 1211708
NSW CD 1212005
NSW CD 1220704
NSW CD 1220806
NSW CD 1221406
NSW CD 1220803
NSW CD 1221202
NSW CD 1221908
NSW CD 1211607
NSW CD 1221603
NSW CD 1221103
NSW CD 1211710
NSW CD 1221810
NSW CD 1221912
NSW CD 1222004
NSW CD 1220401
NSW CD 1220109
NSW CD 1220402
NSW CD 1221204
NSW CD 1222211
NSW CD 1210410
NSW CD 1220310
NSW CD 1221807
NSW CD 1210313
NSW CD 1222002
NSW CD 1211509
NSW CD 1211407
NSW CD 1210508
NSW CD 1220104
NSW CD 1220813
NSW CD 1221201
NSW CD 1220811
NSW CD 1222213
NSW CD 1221902
NSW CD 1221907
NSW CD 1220207
NSW CD 1221906
NSW CD 1220501
NSW CD 1210910
NSW CD 1222311
NSW CD 1220504
NSW CD 1210507
NSW CD 1211604
NSW CD 1222102
NSW CD 1210702
NSW CD 1220111
NSW CD 1210607
NSW CD 1210902
NSW CD 1210908
NSW CD 1220805
NSW CD 1221002
NSW CD 1210314
NSW CD 1210603
NSW CD 1221708
NSW CD 1221711
NSW CD 1210711
NSW CD 1211203
NSW CD 1221803
NSW CD 1222301
NSW CD 1211108
NSW CD 1221706
NSW CD 1210105
NSW CD 1211905
NSW CD 1220406
NSW CD 1222201
NSW CD 1222204
NSW CD 1210703
NSW CD 1220903
NSW CD 1220410
NSW CD 1220604
NSW CD 1221501
NSW CD 1210111
NSW CD 1210511
NSW CD 1220203
NSW CD 1221502
NSW CD 1220509
NSW CD 1221910
NSW CD 1211808
NSW CD 1220807
NSW CD 1210315
NSW CD 1211409
NSW CD 1221609
NSW CD 1211408
NSW CD 1220611
NSW CD 1220909
NSW CD 1210717
NSW CD 1211503
NSW CD 1221705
NSW CD 1211111
NSW CD 1220802
NSW CD 1210602
NSW CD 1220304
NSW CD 1221309
NSW CD 1220808
NSW CD 1220305
NSW CD 1220409
NSW CD 1220303
NSW CD 1221305
NSW CD 1220908
NSW CD 1221507
NSW CD 1220901
NSW CD 1210803
NSW CD 1220912
NSW CD 1210401
NSW CD 1211809
NSW CD 1220709
NSW CD 1222404
NSW CD 1210209
NSW CD 1210112
NSW CD 1220511
NSW CD 1210914
NSW CD 1221605
NSW CD 1221703
NSW CD 1220211
NSW CD 1210108
NSW CD 1210806
NSW CD 1221303
NSW CD 1222405
NSW CD 1211309
NSW CD 1220608
NSW CD 1222009
NSW CD 1210811
NSW CD 1220711
NSW CD 1210714
NSW CD 1221802
NSW CD 1210503
NSW CD 1221307
NSW CD 1211802
NSW CD 1220602
NSW CD 1220610
NSW CD 1210807
NSW CD 1212008
NSW CD 1221003
NSW CD 1211103
NSW CD 1211404
NSW CD 1211606
NSW CD 1210208
NSW CD 1221308
NSW CD 1210309
NSW CD 1221203
NSW CD 1220408
NSW CD 1220508
NSW CD 1221508
NSW CD 1220812
NSW CD 1210611
NSW CD 1210909
NSW CD 1222207
NSW CD 1211302
NSW CD 1210107
NSW CD 1211001
NSW CD 1222105
NSW CD 1211508
NSW CD 1221808
NSW CD 1221109
NSW CD 1210710
NSW CD 1220405
NSW CD 1220702
NSW CD 1221604
NSW CD 1211504
NSW CD 1210608
NSW CD 1211406
NSW CD 1221602
NSW CD 1222008
NSW CD 1211410
NSW CD 1221110
NSW CD 1210206
NSW CD 1211210
NSW CD 1222012
NSW CD 1221805
NSW CD 1211310
NSW CD 1210201
NSW CD 1221611
NSW CD 1211501
NSW CD 1222202
NSW CD 1210713
NSW CD 1211112
NSW CD 1220407
NSW CD 1210911
NSW CD 1211104
NSW CD 1220612
NSW CD 1220205
NSW CD 1220814
NSW CD 1211308
NSW CD 1222203
NSW CD 1221804
NSW CD 1222209
NSW CD 1221707
NSW CD 1210604
NSW CD 1222314
NSW CD 1221505
NSW CD 1221801
NSW CD 1210504
NSW CD 1220914
NSW CD 1221102
NSW CD 1211901
NSW CD 1221008
NSW CD 1210104
NSW CD 1211906
NSW CD 1221601
NSW CD 1210813
NSW CD 1211307
NSW CD 1210808
NSW CD 1220311
NSW CD 1221709
NSW CD 1210409
NSW CD 1210106
NSW CD 1210109
NSW CD 1210705
NSW CD 1210706
NSW CD 1210809
NSW CD 1220209
NSW CD 1220309
NSW CD 1220907
NSW CD 1221904
NSW CD 1210402
NSW CD 1221911
NSW CD 1211605
NSW CD 1210610
NSW CD 1210815
NSW CD 1211301
NSW CD 1221410
NSW CD 1211608
NSW CD 1210306
NSW CD 1210606
NSW CD 1210801
NSW CD 1210605
NSW CD 1211311
NSW CD 1221913
NSW CD 1221809
NSW CD 1220913
NSW CD 1211405
NSW CD 1211002
NSW CD 1212003
NSW CD 1210203
NSW CD 1220609
NSW CD 1221811
NSW CD 1211908
NSW CD 1211102
NSW CD 1220102
NSW CD 1210903
NSW CD 1221206
NSW CD 1211801
NSW CD 1211902
NSW CD 1221701
NSW CD 1221712
NSW CD 1220108
NSW CD 1220106
NSW CD 1211502
NSW CD 1211510
NSW CD 1210609
NSW CD 1211010
NSW CD 1221006
NSW CD 1221806
NSW CD 1210505
NSW CD 1221007
NSW CD 1211511
NSW CD 1210701
NSW CD 1210805
NSW CD 1211313
NSW CD 1220110
NSW CD 1220107
NSW CD 1210915
NSW CD 1211304
NSW CD 1211306
NSW CD 1221207
NSW CD 1211402
NSW CD 1211803
NSW CD 1210709
NSW CD 1211401
NSW CD 1210102
NSW CD 1222107
NSW CD 1221213
NSW CD 1211403
NSW CD 1211612
NSW CD 1221702
NSW CD 1210707
NSW CD 1221208
NSW CD 1220101
NSW CD 1211507
NSW CD 1222103
NSW CD 1221214
NSW CD 1222007
NSW CD 1211305
NSW CD 1222006
NSW CD 1221004
NSW CD 1222302
NSW CD 1220105
NSW CD 1222011
NSW CD 1211303
NSW CD 1221713
NSW CD 1221205
NSW CD 1221105
NSW CD 1221106
NSW CD 1211113
NSW CD 1222106
NSW CD 1210114
NSW CD 1210715

Note:

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:

(CD) = Collection District

Attachment 1.5.1

VARIATION - LICENCE AREA PLAN: Gosford – November 2003

Category: Commercial

General Area Served: Gosford (NSW)

Service Licence Number: SL1150647

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number: TS10008353

Transmitter Site:-

Nominal location: Mt Penang

Australian Map Grid: Zone Easting Northing

56 341146 6302130

Site Tolerance: Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission:-

Frequency Band & Mode: VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency: 104.5 MHz

Polarisation: Mixed

Maximum antenna height: 80 m

Output Radiation Pattern:-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth	16 kW

Notes:-

There is potential for image interference from aeronautical services transmitting on Airservices Australia frequencies 125.7 MHz, 125.8 MHz or 126.0 MHz to some receivers tuned to 104.5 MHz in certain locations within the Gosford licence area.