Licence Area Plan Griffith Radio Variation No. 1 of 2010 (Cth)

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Variation to Licence Area Plan
Griffith Radio – No.1 of 2010
MARCH 2010

Variation to Licence Area Plan for Griffith Radio – No.1 of 2010

  1. Enabling legislation

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes this instrument under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

  1. Name of Instrument

This instrument is the Variation to the Licence Area Plan for Griffith Radio – No. 1 of 2010.

  1. Commencement

This instrument commences the day after it is registered.

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  • Variation

  • The Licence Area Plan for Griffith Radio determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 6 December 2001 is varied as follows:

    a)in the heading of the first page – omit the words “- December 2001’;

    b)number each of the paragraphs in the determination consecutively as clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5);

    c)in clause 2:

    (i)omit the words “Seven national radio broadcasting services and two commercial radio broadcasting services” and substitute the words “Seven national radio broadcasting services, two commercial radio broadcasting services and one open narrowcasting radio service.”;

    (ii)omit the words “Attachments 1.2 – 1.10” and substitute the words “Attachments 1.2 – 1.11”;

    d)insert the following clause after clause (5):

    “(6) 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.”

    e)immediately following the determination:

    (i)omit the heading “SCHEDULES”;

    (ii)omit the words “Each of the Schedules sets out:”, and all eight paragraphs marked with dot points that follow;

    (iii)omit the heading “Status Column” and the five paragraphs immediately following the heading; and

    (iv)omit the heading “Frequency Column” and the dot point and paragraph immediately following the heading;

    f)omit all Schedules and substitute the Schedules to this instrument having the same numbers;

    g)omit all the Attachments and substitute in numerical order the Attachments to this instrument; and

    h)insert Attachment 1.11 to this instrument after Attachment 1.10.

    The Common Seal of the
    Australian Communications and Media Authority
    was affixed to this document
    in the presence of:




    Chris Chapman     Giles Tanner

    [signed]   [signed]

    __________________________   _______________________________

    Signature of Member   Signature of Member/ General Manager

    Chris Chapman   Giles Tanner
    __________________________   _______________________________


    Name (Please Print)   Name (Please Print)

    Dated this 15th day of March 2010.

    Schedule One

    Licence Area Plan : Griffith Radio

    Licence Area : GRIFFITH RA1

    Service Category Channel/ Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach No Area Served
    National 88.1 MHz N/A TS3558002 1.2 Hay
    National 88.9 MHz N/A TS6302002 1.3 Hay
    National 96.5 MHz N/A TS10008032 1.4 Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
    National 97.3 MHz N/A TS3002001 1.5 Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
    National 98.1 MHz N/A TS10005408 1.6 Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
    National 98.9 MHz N/A TS6302001 1.7 Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
    National 100.5 MHz N/A TS3558001 1.8 Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
    Commercial 963 kHz SL4132 TS4132001 1.9 Griffith
    Commercial 99.7 MHz SL10310 TS10004674 1.10 Griffith
    Open Narrowcasting 90.3 MHz N/A TS1132725 1.11 Griffith

    Schedule Two

    Licence Area Plan : Griffith Radio

    Licence Area : GRIFFITH RA2

    Service Category Channel/ Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach No Area Served
    Community 95.1 MHz SL5538 TS10010767 2.2 Griffith

    Schedule Three

    Licence Area Plan : Griffith Radio

    Licence Area : HAY RA1

    Service Category Channel/ Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach No Area Served
    Community 92.1 MHz SL2069 TS2069001 3.2 Hay

    Schedule Four

    Licence Area Plan : Griffith Radio

    Licence Area : NARRANDERA RA1

    Service Category Channel/ Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach No Area Served
    Community 91.1 MHz SL1130099 TS1133373 4.2 Narrandera

    Attachment        1.1

    Licence Area - GRIFFITH RA1

    Commercial Radio Service Licence numbers:  SL4132, SL10310

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

    Area Description
    Carrathool (A) (LGA)
    Griffith (C) (LGA)
    Jerilderie (A) (LGA)
    Leeton (A) (LGA)
    Murrumbidgee (A) (LGA)
    Narrandera (A) (LGA)
    NSW CD 010301
    NSW CD 010302
    NSW CD 010306
    NSW CD 010307
    NSW CD 010308
    NSW CD 010309
    NSW CD 010310
    NSW CD 010311
    NSW CD 010901
    NSW CD 021102
    NSW CD 021103
    NSW CD 021104
    NSW CD 030308
    NSW CD 030501
    NSW CD 030502
    NSW CD 030503
    NSW CD 030504
    NSW CD 030505
    NSW CD 030506
    NSW CD 030507
    NSW CD 150101
    NSW CD 150102
    NSW CD 150103
    NSW CD 150104
    NSW CD 150105
    NSW CD 150106
    NSW CD 150107
    NSW CD 150108
    NSW CD 150109
    NSW CD 150201
    NSW CD 150202
    NSW CD 150203
    NSW CD 150204
    NSW CD 150205
    NSW CD 150206
    NSW CD 150301
    NSW CD 150302
    NSW CD 150304
    NSW CD 150305
    NSW CD 150306
    NSW CD 150307
    NSW CD 150308
    NSW CD 150309
    NSW CD 150310
    NSW CD 150802
    NSW CD 150803
    NSW CD 151001
    NSW CD 151002
    NSW CD 151003
    NSW CD 151004
    NSW CD 151005
    NSW CD 151006
    NSW CD 151007
    NSW CD 160101
    NSW CD 160102
    NSW CD 160103
    NSW CD 160104
    NSW CD 160108

    Note: 

    Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

    (C)        =  City

    (LGA)    =  Local Government Area

    (A)         =  NSW Local Government Area (excluding Cities)

    (CD)     =  Collection District

    Attachment        1.2

    LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Griffith Radio

    Category :   National

    General Area Served :   Hay (NSW)

    Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

    Specification Number :   TS3558002

    Transmitter Site :-

    Nominal location :   Television Site  Midwestern Hwy 15km NE            HAY

    Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


    Reference   55          314920     6185673

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

    Emission :-

    Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

    Carrier Frequency :   88.1 MHz

    Polarisation   Mixed

    Maximum antenna height   50 m

    Output Radiation Pattern :-

    Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
    0°T - 215°T 1.5 kW
    215°T - 275°T 6 kW
    275°T - 360°T 1.5 kW

    Attachment        1.3

    LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Griffith Radio

    Category :   National

    General Area Served :   Hay (NSW)

    Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

    Specification Number :   TS6302002

    Transmitter Site :-

    Nominal location :   Television Site  Midwestern Hwy    15km NE  HAY

    Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


    Reference   55          314920     6185673

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

    Emission :-

    Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

    Carrier Frequency :   88.9 MHz

    Polarisation   Mixed

    Maximum antenna height   50 m

    Output Radiation Pattern :-

    Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
    0°T - 215°T 1.5 kW
    215°T - 275°T 6 kW
    275°T - 360°T 1.5 kW

    Attachment        1.4

    LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Griffith Radio  

    Category :   National

    General Area Served :   Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (NSW)

    Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

    Specification Number :   TS10008032

    Transmitter Site :-

    Nominal location :   Broadcast Tower  MT BINGAR

    Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


    Reference   55          429350     6223920

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

    Emission :-

    Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

    Carrier Frequency :   96.5 MHz

    Polarisation   Mixed

    Maximum antenna height   120 m

    Output Radiation Pattern :-

    Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
    At all angles of azimuth 100 kW

    Attachment        1.5

    LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Griffith Radio

    Category :   National

    General Area Served :   Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (NSW)

    Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

    Specification Number :   TS3002001

    Transmitter Site :-

    Nominal location :   Broadcast Tower  MT BINGAR

    Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


    Reference   55          429350     6223920

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

    Emission :-

    Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

    Carrier Frequency :   97.3 MHz

    Polarisation   Mixed

    Maximum antenna height   120 m

    Output Radiation Pattern :-

    Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
    At all angles of azimuth 100 kW

    Attachment        1.6

    LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Griffith Radio

    Category :   National

    General Area Served :   Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (NSW)

    Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

    Specification Number :   TS10005408

    Transmitter Site :-

    Nominal location :   Broadcast Tower  MT BINGAR

    Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


    Reference   55          429350     6223920

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

    Emission :-

    Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

    Carrier Frequency :   98.1 MHz

    Polarisation   Mixed

    Maximum antenna height   120 m

    Output Radiation Pattern :-

    Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
    At all angles of azimuth 100 kW

    Attachment        1.7

    LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Griffith Radio

    Category :   National

    General Area Served :   Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (NSW)

    Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

    Specification Number :   TS6302001

    Transmitter Site :-

    Nominal location :   Broadcast Tower  MT BINGAR

    Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


    Reference   55          429350     6223920

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

    Emission :-

    Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

    Carrier Frequency :   98.9 MHz

    Polarisation   Mixed

    Maximum antenna height   120 m

    Output Radiation Pattern :-

    Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
    At all angles of azimuth 100 kW

    Attachment        1.8

    LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Griffith Radio

    Category :   National

    General Area Served :   Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (NSW)

    Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

    Specification Number :   TS3558001

    Transmitter Site :-

    Nominal location :   Broadcast Tower  MT BINGAR

    Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


    Reference   55          429350     6223920

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

    Emission :-

    Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

    Carrier Frequency :   100.5 MHz

    Polarisation   Mixed

    Maximum antenna height   120 m

    Output Radiation Pattern :-

    Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
    At all angles of azimuth 100 kW

    Attachment        1.9

    LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Griffith Radio  

    Category :   Commercial

    General Area Served :   Griffith (NSW)

    Service Licence Number :   SL4132

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

    Specification Number :   TS4132001

    Transmitter Site :-

    Nominal location :   Broadcast Site  Widgell 10 km SE of          GRIFFITH

    Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


    Reference   55          420200     6200900

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

    Emission :-

    Frequency Band & Mode   MF-AM

    Carrier Frequency :   963 kHz

    Output Radiation Pattern :-

    Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Elevation Maximum CMF
    0°T 0 840 V
    10°T 0 750 V
    20°T 0 670 V
    30°T 0 470 V
    40°T 0 210 V
    40°T 10 250 V
    48°T 9 200 V
    50°T 0 210 V
    60°T 0 470 V
    70°T 0 670 V
    80°T 0 750 V
    90°T 0 840 V
    100°T 0 840 V
    110°T 0 750 V
    120°T 0 670 V
    123°T 5 700 V
    130°T 0 670 V
    140°T 0 600 V
    150°T 0 600 V
    160°T 0 670 V
    170°T 0 750 V
    180°T 0 840 V
    190°T 0 840 V
    200°T 0 840 V
    210°T 0 670 V
    220°T 0 530 V
    230°T 0 270 V
    230°T 16 250 V
    240°T 0 170 V
    250°T 0 420 V
    260°T 0 600 V
    270°T 0 750 V
    280°T 0 840 V
    290°T 0 840 V
    300°T 0 840 V
    310°T 0 840 V
    320°T 0 840 V
    330°T 0 840 V
    340°T 0 840 V
    350°T 0 840 V

    Attachment        1.10

    LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Griffith Radio

    Category :   Commercial

    General Area Served :   Griffith (NSW)

    Service Licence Number :   SL10310

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

    Specification Number :   TS10004674

    Transmitter Site :-

    Nominal location :   Broadcast Tower  MT BINGAR

    Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


    Reference   55          429350     6223920

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

    Emission :-

    Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

    Carrier Frequency :   99.7 MHz

    Polarisation   Mixed

    Maximum antenna height   85 m

    Output Radiation Pattern :-

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

    Attachment        1.11

    LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Griffith Radio

    Category :   Open Narrowcasting

    General Area Served :   Griffith (NSW)

    Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

    Specification Number :   TS1132725

    Transmitter Site :-

    Nominal location :   Griffith City Council Water Tower  Scenic Driveway  GRIFFITH

    Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


    Reference   55          412859     6206841

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

    Emission :-

    Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

    Carrier Frequency :   90.3 MHz

    Polarisation   Mixed

    Maximum antenna height   30 m

    Output Radiation Pattern :-

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

    Special Conditions :-

    The 'coverage radius' of this transmission is 20 kilometres measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates: Zone: 55; Easting: 412859; Northing: 6206841. This point is the same as the nominal transmitter site.

    Attachment        2.1

    Licence Area - GRIFFITH RA2

    Community Radio Service Licence numbers:  SL5538

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

    Area Description
    Griffith (C) (LGA)

    Note: 

    Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

    (C)        =  City

    (LGA)    =  Local Government Area

    Attachment        2.2

    LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Griffith Radio

    Category :   Community

    General Area Served :   Griffith (NSW)

    Service Licence Number :   SL5538

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

    Specification Number :   TS10010767

    Transmitter Site :-

    Nominal location :   Broadcast Site  Jondaryan Trig       GRIFFITH

    Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


    Reference   55          413098     6206503

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

    Emission :-

    Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

    Carrier Frequency :   95.1 MHz

    Polarisation   Mixed

    Maximum antenna height   25 m

    Output Radiation Pattern :-

    Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
    At all angles of azimuth 5 kW

    Attachment        3.1

    Licence Area - HAY RA1

    Community Radio Service Licence numbers:  SL2069

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

    Area Description
    Hay (A) (LGA)

    Note: 

    Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

    (LGA)   =  Local Government Area

    (A)         =  NSW Local Government Area (excluding Cities)

    Attachment        3.2

    LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Griffith Radio

    Category :   Community

    General Area Served :   Hay (NSW)

    Service Licence Number :   SL2069

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

    Specification Number :   TS2069001

    Transmitter Site :-

    Nominal location :   Broadcast Site  Railway Station  HAY

    Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


    Reference   55          301844     6180208

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

    Emission :-

    Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

    Carrier Frequency :   92.1 MHz

    Polarisation   Mixed

    Maximum antenna height   16 m

    Output Radiation Pattern :-

    Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
    At all angles of azimuth 100 W

    Attachment        4.1

    Licence Area - NARRANDERA RA1

    Community Radio Service Licence numbers:  SL1130099

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

    Area Description
    NSW CD 012001
    NSW CD 012002
    NSW CD 012003
    NSW CD 012004
    NSW CD 012005
    NSW CD 012006
    NSW CD 012007
    NSW CD 012008
    NSW CD 012009
    NSW CD 012106

    Note: 

    Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

    (CD)     =  Collection District

    Attachment        4.2

    LICENCE AREA PLAN :   Griffith Radio  

    Category :   Community

    General Area Served :   Narrandera (NSW)

    Service Licence Number :   SL1130099

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

    Specification Number :   TS1133373

    Transmitter Site :-

    Nominal location :   Quarry Tower  NARRANDERA

    Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting      Northing


    Reference   55          460300     6154250

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

    Emission :-

    Frequency Band & Mode   VHF-FM

    Carrier Frequency :   91.1 MHz

    Polarisation   Mixed

    Maximum antenna height   35 m

    Output Radiation Pattern :-

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