Licence Area Plan Launceston Radio Variation No. 1 of 2005 (Cth)

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VARIATION TO LICENCE AREA PLAN



Launceston Radio

Australian Broadcasting Authority


Canberra

March 2005

Commonwealth of Australia, March 2005

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Published by the Australian Broadcasting Authority


PO Box 34


Belconnen ACT  2616

VARIATION TO LICENCE AREA PLAN FOR LAUNCESTON RADIO – No 1 of 2005

On 24 March 2005, pursuant to subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, the Australian Broadcasting Authority varied the Licence Area Plan for Launceston Radio determined on 13 December 2001 (the principal instrument) in the manner set out below.

  1. The determination in the principal instrument is varied to:

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

(b) in clause (2), omit the number “1.8” and to substitute the number “1.11”; and

(c) 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”.

  1. Page 2 of the principal instrument is omitted.

  1. Schedules to the principal instrument are varied to:

(a) omit Schedule One of the principal instrument and to substitute the table headed Schedule One in item 2 on page 5 of this instrument; and

(b) omit column 2 from Schedules Two, Three and Four, including the heading and all text.

  1. Attachments to the principal instrument are varied to:

(a) insert Attachment 1.10 of this instrument into the principal instrument after Attachment 1.2;

(b) insert Attachment 1.9 of this instrument into the principal instrument after Attachment 1.8;

(c) insert Attachment 1.11 of this instrument into the principal instrument after Attachment 1.7;

(d) omit Attachment 1.2 of the principal instrument and to substitute Attachment 1.2 of this instrument;

(e)  omit Attachment 1.7 of the principal instrument and to substitute Attachment 1.7 of this instrument;

(f) omit Attachment 1.8 of the principal instrument and to substitute Attachment 1.8 of this instrument;

(g) omit the following special condition at the end of Attachment 1.5 of the principal instrument:

“Special condition:

This service is required to transmit a singular (vertically) polarised signal until the Band II clearance of ABNT3 North East Tasmania.

Should interference to the reception of ABNT4 Savage River occur the licensee will be required to reduce power and/or transmit a singular (vertically) polarised signal to eliminate the interference.”.

(h) omit Attachment 1.6 of the principal instrument and to substitute Attachment 1.6 of this instrument;

(i) omit Attachment 1.1 of the principal instrument and to substitute Attachment 1.1 of this instrument;

(j) omit Attachment 2.1 of the principal instrument and to substitute Attachment 2.1 of this instrument;

(k) omit Attachment 3.1 of the principal instrument and to substitute Attachment 3.1 of this instrument; and

(l) omit Attachment 4.1 of the principal instrument and to substitute Attachment 4.1 of this instrument.

  1. The instrument commences on the date of its determination by the Australian Broadcasting Authority.

The Common Seal of the


Australian Broadcasting Authority


was affixed to this document


in the presence of:

Lyn Maddock  Giles Tanner

Signature of Member  Signature of Acting Member

Lyn Maddock  Giles Tanner

Name (Please Print)  Name (Please Print)

Dated this 4th of April 2005.

Variation to Schedules to the Licence Area Plan for Launceston Radio

(Clause 3)

Item 1

Schedule One, of the principal instrument is reproduced in this item for ease of reference only.

Schedule One

Licence Area Plan: Launceston Radio - December 2001

Licence Area : LAUNCESTON RA1

Service Category Status Frequency Service Licence No Technical Specification No Attach No Area Served
National Licensed Reserved 711 kHz N/A TS4087001 1.2 Launceston
National Proposed Reserved 92.5 MHz N/A TS10011368 1.3 NE Tasmania
National Licensed Reserved 93.3 MHz N/A TS3029601 1.4 NE Tasmania
National Licensed Reserved 94.1 MHz N/A TS5570501 1.5 NE Tasmania
National Licensed Reserved 102.1 MHz N/A TS7598001 1.6 NE Tasmania
Commercial Licensed 1008 kHz SL4220 TS4220001 1.7 Launceston
Commercial Licensed 1098 kHz SL4221 TS4221001 1.8 Launceston

Item 2

The updated Schedule One, as varied by this instrument, is as follows:

Schedule One

Licence Area Plan: Launceston Radio

Licence Area : LAUNCESTON RA1

Service Category

Frequency

Service Licence No

Technical Specification No

Attach No

Area Served

National

711 kHz

N/A

TS4087001

1.2

Launceston

National

91.7 MHz

N/A

TS10013768

1.10

NE Tasmania

National

92.5 MHz

N/A

TS10011368

1.3

NE Tasmania

National

93.3 MHz

N/A

TS3029601

1.4

NE Tasmania

National

94.1 MHz

N/A

TS5570501

1.5

NE Tasmania

National

90.9 MHz

N/A

TS10012742

1.6

NE Tasmania

Commercial

1008 kHz

SL4220

TS4220001

1.7

Launceston

Commercial

90.1 MHz

SL4220

TS10012998

1.11

NE Tasmania

Commercial

1098 kHz

SL4221

TS4221001

1.8

Launceston

Commercial

89.3 MHz

SL4221

TS10012999

1.9

NE Tasmania

Attachment        1.1

LICENCE AREA - LAUNCESTON RA1 – COMMERCIAL RADIO

Service Licence numbers:  SL4220, SL4221

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

Area Description
George Town (M) - Pt A (SLA)
Launceston (C) - Inner (SLA)
Launceston (C) - Pt B (SLA)
Meander Valley (M) - Pt A (SLA)
Northern Midlands (M) - Pt A (SLA)
TAS CD 020202
TAS CD 020203
TAS CD 020204
TAS CD 020205
TAS CD 020206
TAS CD 020302
TAS CD 020303
TAS CD 020304
TAS CD 020305
TAS CD 020306
TAS CD 020307
TAS CD 020308
TAS CD 020309
TAS CD 020401
TAS CD 020402
TAS CD 020403
TAS CD 020404
TAS CD 020405
TAS CD 020406
TAS CD 020407
TAS CD 020408
TAS CD 020409
TAS CD 020410
TAS CD 020411
TAS CD 020412
TAS CD 020413
TAS CD 020501
TAS CD 020502
TAS CD 020503
TAS CD 020504
TAS CD 020505
TAS CD 020506
TAS CD 020507
TAS CD 020508
TAS CD 020509
TAS CD 020510
TAS CD 020511
TAS CD 020512
TAS CD 020513
TAS CD 020612
TAS CD 021105
TAS CD 021106
TAS CD 021108
TAS CD 021109
TAS CD 030409
TAS CD 030410
TAS CD 030411
TAS CD 030412
TAS CD 030413
TAS CD 030601
TAS CD 030602
TAS CD 030603
TAS CD 030604
TAS CD 030605
TAS CD 030606
TAS CD 030607
TAS CD 030608
TAS CD 030609
TAS CD 030610
TAS CD 030611
TAS CD 030612
TAS CD 030613
TAS CD 030801
TAS CD 030802
TAS CD 030803
TAS CD 030804
TAS CD 030805
TAS CD 030806
TAS CD 030807
TAS CD 031001
TAS CD 031002
TAS CD 031201
TAS CD 031202
TAS CD 031203
TAS CD 031204
TAS CD 031501
TAS CD 031502

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(C)        =  City

(SLA)     =  Statistical Local Area

(CD)      =  Collection District

(M)       =  Municipality

Attachment        1.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN:    Launceston Radio

Category :  National

General Area Served :  Launceston (TAS)

Service Licence Number :  Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number :  TS4087001

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :  Broadcast Site  Beach Road  KELSO

Australian Map Grid :  Zone     Easting     Northing
Reference  55         481704     5449560

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode  MF-AM

Carrier Frequency :  711 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Elevation Maximum CMF
0°T - 0°T 0 95 V
10°T - 10°T 0 95 V
20°T - 20°T 0 120 V
30°T - 30°T 0 225 V
40°T - 40°T 0 395 V
50°T - 50°T 0 610 V
60°T - 60°T 0 855 V
70°T - 70°T 0 1.105 kV
80°T - 80°T 0 1.34 kV
90°T - 90°T 0 1.525 kV
100°T - 100°T 0 1.655 kV
110°T - 110°T 0 1.71 kV
120°T - 120°T 0 1.7 kV
130°T - 130°T 0 1.64 kV
140°T - 140°T 0 1.54 kV
150°T - 150°T 0 1.43 kV
160°T - 160°T 0 1.33 kV
170°T - 170°T 0 1.255 kV
180°T - 180°T 0 1.22 kV
190°T - 190°T 0 1.225 kV
200°T - 200°T 0 1.27 kV
210°T - 210°T 0 1.35 kV
220°T - 220°T 0 1.455 kV
230°T - 230°T 0 1.565 kV
240°T - 240°T 0 1.655 kV
250°T - 250°T 0 1.71 kV
260°T - 260°T 0 1.705 kV
270°T - 270°T 0 1.635 kV
280°T - 280°T 0 1.495 kV
290°T - 290°T 0 1.295 kV
300°T - 300°T 0 1.055 kV
310°T - 310°T 0 805 V
320°T - 320°T 0 565 V
330°T - 330°T 0 355 V
340°T - 340°T 0 200 V
350°T - 350°T 0 110 V

Special Conditions:-

Unless otherwise notified by the ABA, the licensee will cease transmission in accordance with this technical specification on a date not later than 18 months after the date of publication of the gazette notice of the Variation to the Licence Area Plan for Launceston Radio (No 1 of 2005) or 90 days after the commencement of transmission of this service on an FM frequency, whichever occurs first.

Attachment        1.6

LICENCE AREA PLAN:    Launceston Radio

Category :  National

General Area Served :  NE Tasmania (TAS)

Service Licence Number :  Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :  TS10012742

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :  NTA Main Television Tower MT BARROW

Australian Map Grid :  Zone     Easting     Northing
Reference  55         535520     5417485

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode  VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :  90.9 MHz

Polarisation  Mixed

Maximum antenna height  70 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
0°T - 230°T 64 kW
230°T - 270°T 112 kW
270°T - 310°T 192 kW
310°T - 360°T 112 kW

Attachment        1.7

LICENCE AREA PLAN:    Launceston Radio

Category :  Commercial

General Area Served :  Launceston (TAS)

Service Licence Number :  SL4220

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number :  TS4220001

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :  Broadcast Site  ABELS HILL

Australian Map Grid :  Zone     Easting     Northing
Reference  55         517899     5410904

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode  MF-AM

Carrier Frequency :  1008 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Elevation Maximum CMF
0°T - 0°T 0 270 V
10°T - 10°T 0 110 V
16°T - 16°T 0 80 V
20°T - 20°T 0 75 V
21°T - 21°T 0 100 V
30°T - 30°T 0 170 V
40°T - 40°T 0 240 V
50°T - 50°T 0 270 V
60°T - 60°T 0 270 V
70°T - 70°T 0 210 V
80°T - 80°T 0 130 V
81°T - 81°T 0 140 V
90°T - 90°T 0 53 V
90°T - 90°T 0 80 V
100°T - 100°T 0 170 V
110°T - 110°T 0 340 V
120°T - 120°T 0 530 V
130°T - 130°T 0 750 V
140°T - 140°T 0 840 V
150°T - 150°T 0 950 V
160°T - 160°T 0 1.1 kV
170°T - 170°T 0 1.1 kV
180°T - 180°T 0 1.1 kV
190°T - 190°T 0 950 V
200°T - 200°T 0 840 V
210°T - 210°T 0 840 V
220°T - 220°T 0 750 V
230°T - 230°T 0 750 V
240°T - 240°T 0 750 V
250°T - 250°T 0 750 V
260°T - 260°T 0 840 V
270°T - 270°T 0 950 V
280°T - 280°T 0 950 V
290°T - 290°T 0 1.1 kV
300°T - 300°T 0 1.1 kV
310°T - 310°T 0 1.1 kV
320°T - 320°T 0 950 V
330°T - 330°T 0 840 V
340°T - 340°T 0 670 V
350°T - 350°T 0 470 V

Special Conditions :-

Unless otherwise notified by the ABA, the licensee will cease transmission in accordance with this technical specification on a date not later than 18 months after the date of publication of the gazette notice of the Variation to the Licence Area Plan for Launceston Radio (No 1 of 2005) or 90 days after the commencement of transmission of this service on an FM frequency, whichever occurs first.

Attachment       1.8

LICENCE AREA PLAN:    Launceston Radio

Category :  Commercial

General Area Served :  Launceston (TAS)

Service Licence Number :  SL4221

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number :  TS4221001

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :  Russell Plains Road  ROCHERLEA

Australian Map Grid :  Zone     Easting     Northing
Reference  55         512250     5418915

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode  MF-AM

Carrier Frequency :  1098 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Elevation Maximum CMF
0°T - 0°T 0 240 V
10°T - 10°T 0 110 V
12°T - 12°T 10 110 V
20°T - 20°T 0 150 V
24°T - 24°T 10 160 V
30°T - 30°T 0 240 V
40°T - 40°T 0 300 V
50°T - 50°T 0 300 V
60°T - 60°T 0 300 V
70°T - 70°T 0 210 V
80°T - 80°T 0 130 V
90°T - 90°T 0 120 V
100°T - 100°T 0 270 V
106°T - 106°T 8 380 V
110°T - 110°T 0 470 V
120°T - 120°T 0 670 V
130°T - 130°T 0 840 V
140°T - 140°T 0 1.1 kV
150°T - 150°T 0 1.1 kV
160°T - 160°T 0 1.2 kV
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Elevation Maximum CMF
170°T - 170°T 0 1.2 kV
180°T - 180°T 0 1.1 kV
190°T - 190°T 0 1.1 kV
200°T - 200°T 0 950 V
210°T - 210°T 0 840 V
220°T - 220°T 0 840 V
230°T - 230°T 0 840 V
240°T - 240°T 0 840 V
250°T - 250°T 0 840 V
260°T - 260°T 0 950 V
270°T - 270°T 0 1.1 kV
280°T - 280°T 0 1.1 kV
284°T - 284°T 5 1.1 kV
290°T - 290°T 0 1.2 kV
300°T - 300°T 0 1.2 kV
310°T - 310°T 0 1.1 kV
320°T - 320°T 0 950 V
321°T - 321°T 15 870 V
330°T - 330°T 0 840 V
340°T - 340°T 0 670 V
350°T - 350°T 0 420 V
351°T - 351°T 9 400 V

Special conditions:-

Unless otherwise notified by the ABA, the licensee will cease transmission in accordance with this technical specification on a date not later than 18 months after the date of publication of the gazette notice of the variation to the Licence Area Plan for Launceston Radio (No 1 of 2005) or 90 days after the commencement of transmission of this service on an FM frequency, whichever occurs first.

Attachment        1.9

LICENCE AREA PLAN:    Launceston Radio

Category :  Commercial

General Area Served :  Launceston (TAS)

Service Licence Number :  SL4221

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number :  TS10012999

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :  NTA Main Television Tower, Mt Barrow

Australian Map Grid :  Zone     Easting     Northing
Reference  55         535520     5417485

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode  FM Radio

Carrier Frequency :  89.3 MHz

Polarisation  Mixed

Maximum antenna height   50 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
0°T – 110°T 50 W
110°T - 130°T 500 W
130°T - 330°T 5 kW
330°T - 350°T 500 W
350°T - 360°T 50 W

Special Conditions:-

  1. Full-time transmission in accordance with this technical specification must commence at a date not later than:

a)18 months after the date of publication of the gazette notice of the variation to the LAP for Launceston radio (No 1 of 2005); or

b)such later date as is notified in writing by the ABA.

  1. This service is required to operate at a site not more than 500 m from the nominal site.

Attachment        1.10

LICENCE AREA PLAN:    Launceston Radio

Category :  National

General Area Served :  NE Tasmania (TAS)

Service Licence Number :  Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :  TS10013768

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :  NTA Main Television Tower  MT BARROW

Australian Map Grid :  Zone     Easting     Northing
Reference  55         535520     5417485

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode  VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :  91.7 MHz

Polarisation  Mixed

Maximum antenna height  70 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
0°T - 230°T 64 kW
230°T - 270°T 112 kW
270°T - 310°T 192 kW
310°T - 360°T 112 kW

Special Conditions:-

  1. Full-time transmission in accordance with this technical specification must commence at a date not later than:

a)   18 months after the date of publication of the gazette notice of the variation to the LAP for Launceston radio (No 1 of 2005); or

b)   such later date as is notified in writing by the ABA.

  1. This service is required to operate at a site not more than 500 m from the nominal site.

Attachment        1.11

LICENCE AREA PLAN:    Launceston Radio

Category :  Commercial

General Area Served :  Launceston (TAS)

Service Licence Number :  SL4220

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :  TS10012998

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :  NTA Main Television Tower  MT BARROW

Australian Map Grid :  Zone     Easting     Northing
Reference  55         535520     5417485

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode  VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :  90.1 MHz

Polarisation  Mixed

Maximum antenna height  50 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
0°T - 110°T 50 W
110°T - 130°T 500 W
130°T - 330°T 5 kW
330°T - 350°T 500 W
350°T - 360°T 50 W

Special Conditions :-

  1. Full-time transmission in accordance with this technical specification must commence no later than:

a)18 months after the date of publication of the gazette notice of the variation to the LAP for Launceston radio (No 1 of 2005); or

b)such later date as is notified in writing by the ABA.

  1. This service is required to operate at a site not more than 500 m from the nominal site.

Attachment        2.1

LICENCE AREA - LAUNCESTON RA2 – COMMERCIAL RADIO

Service Licence numbers:  SL3985, SL3986

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

Area Description
George Town (M) (LGA)
Launceston (C) (LGA)
West Tamar (M) (LGA)
Meander Valley (M) - Pt A (SLA)
Northern Midlands (M) - Pt A (SLA)
TAS CD 020813
TAS CD 030601
TAS CD 030602
TAS CD 030603
TAS CD 030604
TAS CD 030605
TAS CD 030606
TAS CD 030607
TAS CD 030608
TAS CD 030609
TAS CD 030610
TAS CD 030611
TAS CD 030612
TAS CD 030613
TAS CD 030801
TAS CD 030802
TAS CD 030803
TAS CD 030805
TAS CD 030806
TAS CD 030807
TAS CD 031001
TAS CD 031002

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(C)       =  City

(LGA)    =  Local Government Area

(SLA)     =  Statistical Local Area

(CD)      =  Collection District

(M)      =  Municipality

Attachment        3.1

LICENCE AREA - GEORGE TOWN RA1– COMMUNITY RADIO

Service Licence number:  SL1150789

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

Area Description
George Town (M) - Pt A (SLA)
TAS CD 020201
TAS CD 020202
TAS CD 020301
TAS CD 020302
TAS CD 020303
TAS CD 020304
TAS CD 020305
TAS CD 020306
TAS CD 020307
TAS CD 020308
TAS CD 020309
TAS CD 020310
TAS CD 020403
TAS CD 020404
TAS CD 020612

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(SLA)     =  Statistical Local Area

(CD)      =  Collection District

(M)      =  Municipality

Attachment        4.1

LICENCE AREA - NORTHERN MIDLANDS RA1 - COMMUNITY RADIO

Service Licence number:  SL1150790

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

Area Description
TAS CD 030602
TAS CD 030605
TAS CD 030606
TAS CD 030607
TAS CD 030608
TAS CD 030609
TAS CD 030701
TAS CD 030702
TAS CD 030703
TAS CD 030704
TAS CD 030705
TAS CD 030706
TAS CD 030707
TAS CD 030708
TAS CD 030801
TAS CD 030802
TAS CD 030803
TAS CD 030804
TAS CD 030805
TAS CD 030806
TAS CD 030807
TAS CD 030902
TAS CD 031201

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(CD)     =  Collection District

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