Licence Area Plan Muswellbrook (Radio) October 1998 (Cth)

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LICENCE AREA PLAN

MUSWELLBROOK

(RADIO)

OCTOBER 1998


LICENCE AREA PLAN - MUSWELLBROOK

DETERMINATION

The Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby makes this plan for broadcasting services in the Muswellbrook area of New South Wales, under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Eight national radio broadcasting services, two commercial radio broadcasting services and two open narrowcasting radio service are to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 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 1.1 are set out in Schedule One and Attachments 1.2 - 1.15 to this Determination.

One community radio broadcasting service is to be available in the area described at Attachment 2.1 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 2.1 are set out in Schedule Two and Attachment 2.2 - 2.3 to this Determination.

(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 8 October 1998)
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).

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


SCHEDULE ONE

Licence Area Plan -  Muswellbrook  - October 1998

Licence Area -  MUSWELLBROOK RA1

Service Category Status  * Frequency * Service Licence No Technical Specification No Attach No Area Served
National

Licensed

Reserved

1044 kHz N/A TS4021001 1.2 Muswellbrook
National

Available

Reserved

104.9 MHz N/A TS10007775 1.3 Muswellbrook
National

Licensed

Reserved

105.7 MHz N/A TS5657001 1.4 Muswellbrook
National

Available

Reserved

106.5 MHz N/A TS10007774 1.5 Muswellbrook
National

Licensed

Reserved

101.9 MHz N/A TS5657002 1.6 Merriwa
National

Licensed

Reserved

103.5 MHz N/A TS5655001 1.7 Merriwa

National

Licensed

Reserved

102.5 MHz N/A TS5657003 1.8 Murrurundi
National

Proposed

Reserved

96.9 MHz [1] N/A TS10008761 1.9 Murrurundi
National

Licensed

Reserved

104.1 MHz N/A TS5813001 1.10 Murrurundi
Commercial  Licensed 981 kHz SL4125 TS4125001 1.11 Muswellbrook
Commercial  Licensed 98.1 MHz SL7663 TS7663001 1.12 Muswellbrook
Commercial Proposed 102.7 MHz SL7663 TS10007859 1.13 Merriwa
Open Narrowcasting  Available 103.3 MHz N/A TS10005071 1.14 Muswellbrook
Open Narrowcasting  Available 98.5 MHz N/A TS10008589 1.15 Murrurundi

[1] FM 96.9 MHz has been identified for use instead of FM 102.5 MHz to overcome a longstanding intermodulation problem.

SCHEDULE TWO

Licence Area Plan -  Muswellbrook - October 1998

Licence Area  -  MUSWELLBROOK RA2

Service Category Status  *    Frequency * Service Licence No Technical Specification No Attach No Area Served
Community  Available 101.7 MHz SL1150038 TS10005073 2.2 Muswellbrook
Community  Available 107.3 MHz SL1150038 TS10007786 2.3 Murrurundi

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

Status Column

Licensed    :    service is already licensed

Available    :    new licence available for allocation

Proposed    :    transmitter for existing BSL 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.


Attachment 1.1

LICENCE AREA FOR SERVICE LICENCE NOS: SL4125, SL7663

COMMERCIAL RADIO, MUSWELLBROOK RA1

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1996, is: 


Scone (A)
NSW CD 1130102
NSW CD 1130103
NSW CD 1130105
NSW CD 1130106
NSW CD 1130107
NSW CD 1130108
NSW CD 1130201
NSW CD 1130205
NSW CD 1130206
NSW CD 1130501
NSW CD 1130502
NSW CD 1130503
NSW CD 1130504
NSW CD 1130505
NSW CD 1130508
NSW CD 1130601
NSW CD 1130602
NSW CD 1130603
NSW CD 1130604
NSW CD 1130605
NSW CD 1130606
NSW CD 1130607
NSW CD 1130608
NSW CD 1130609
NSW CD 1130610
NSW CD 1130611
NSW CD 1130701
NSW CD 1130702
NSW CD 1130703
NSW CD 1130704
NSW CD 1130705
NSW CD 1130706
NSW CD 1130707
NSW CD 1130708
NSW CD 1130709
NSW CD 1130710
NSW CD 1130711
NSW CD 1130801
NSW CD 1130802
NSW CD 1130803
NSW CD 1130804
NSW CD 1130805
NSW CD 1130806
NSW CD 1130807
NSW CD 1130809
NSW CD 1130810
NSW CD 1130811
NSW CD 1130812
NSW CD 1130901
NSW CD 1130903
NSW CD 1130905
NSW CD 1130906
NSW CD 1130907
NSW CD 1130908
NSW CD 1130909
NSW CD 1131001
NSW CD 1131002
NSW CD 1131003
NSW CD 1131004
NSW CD 1131005
NSW CD 1131006
NSW CD 1131007
NSW CD 1131008
NSW CD 1131009
NSW CD 1131101
NSW CD 1131102
NSW CD 1131103
NSW CD 1131104
NSW CD 1131105
NSW CD 1131106
NSW CD 1131107
NSW CD 1131108
NSW CD 1131109
NSW CD 1131110
NSW CD 1131111
NSW CD 1131112
NSW CD 1131601
NSW CD 1131606

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(CD)    =     Collection District


Attachment 1.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook

Category :  National

General Area Served :                Muswellbrook (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number :               TS4021001

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Muswellbrook

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    303835     6431479

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             MF-AM

Carrier Frequency :                 1044 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Elevation Maximum CMF
0°T 0 645 V
10°T 0 640 V
20°T 0 640 V
30°T 0 640 V
40°T 0 645 V
50°T 0 650 V
60°T 0 645 V
70°T 0 625 V
80°T 0 590 V
90°T 0 525 V
100°T 0 445 V
110°T 0 340 V
120°T 0 225 V
130°T 0 115 V
140°T 0 80 V
150°T 0 155 V
160°T 0 240 V
170°T 0 305 V
180°T 0 350 V
190°T 0 375 V
200°T 0 380 V
210°T 0 370 V
220°T 0 340 V
230°T 0 290 V
240°T 0 225 V
250°T 0 140 V
260°T 0 75 V
270°T 0 135 V
280°T 0 250 V
290°T 0 360 V
300°T 0 460 V
310°T 0 540 V
320°T 0 595 V
330°T 0 630 V
340°T 0 645 V
350°T 0 650 V

Attachment 1.3

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook

Category :  National

General Area Served :                Muswellbrook (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :               TS10007775

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Rossgole Lookout

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    290780     6441500

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                 104.9 MHz

Polarisation  Mixed

Maximum antenna height              15 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

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

Attachment 1.4

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook

Category :  National

General Area Served :                Muswellbrook (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :               TS5657001

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Rossgole Lookout

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    290780     6441500

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                 105.7 MHz

Polarisation  Mixed

Maximum antenna height              15 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

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

Attachment 1.5

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook

Category :  National

General Area Served :                Muswellbrook (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :               TS10007774

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Rossgole Lookout

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    290780     6441500

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                 106.5 MHz

Polarisation  Mixed

Maximum antenna height              15 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

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

Attachment 1.6

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook

Category :  National

General Area Served :                Merriwa (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :               TS5657002

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Banderra Downs

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    246400     6442100

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                 101.9 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 1.7

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook

Category :  National

General Area Served :                Merriwa (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :               TS5655001

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Banderra Downs

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    246400     6442100

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                 103.5 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 1.8

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook

Category :  National

General Area Served :                Murrurundi (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :               TS5657003

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Mt Helen

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    295696     6487601

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                 102.5 MHz

Polarisation  Mixed

Maximum antenna height              15 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 80 W

Attachment 1.9

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook     

Category :  National

General Area Served :                Murrurundi (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :               TS10008761

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Mt Helen

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    295696     6487601

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                 96.9 MHz

Polarisation  Mixed

Maximum antenna height              15 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 80 W

Special Conditions :-

This technical specification will replace TS 5657003.


Attachment 1.10

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook

Category :  National

General Area Served :                Murrurundi (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :               TS5813001

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Mt Helen

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    295696     6487601

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                 104.1 MHz

Polarisation  Mixed

Maximum antenna height              15 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth 80 W

Attachment 1.11

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook

Category :  Commercial

General Area Served :                Muswellbrook (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             SL4125

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number :               TS4125001

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Muswellbrook 6km SW of Town

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    295800     6424798

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             MF-AM

Carrier Frequency :                 981 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Elevation Maximum CMF
0°T 0 990 V
10°T 0 1.01 kV
20°T 0 1.01 kV
30°T 0 1.01 kV
40°T 0 1.01 kV
50°T 0 1.005 kV
60°T 0 970 V
70°T 0 860 V
80°T 0 655 V
90°T 0 350 V
100°T 0 175 V
110°T 0 510 V
120°T 0 825 V
130°T 0 995 V
140°T 0 990 V
150°T 0 835 V
160°T 0 595 V
170°T 0 345 V
180°T 0 170 V
190°T 0 180 V
200°T 0 250 V
210°T 0 265 V
220°T 0 225 V
230°T 0 160 V
240°T 0 225 V
250°T 0 440 V
260°T 0 695 V
270°T 0 910 V
280°T 0 1.01 kV
290°T 0 950 V
300°T 0 715 V
310°T 0 365 V
320°T 0 175 V
330°T 0 480 V
340°T 0 750 V
350°T 0 915 V

Attachment 1.12

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook

Category :  Commercial

General Area Served :                Muswellbrook (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             SL7663

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :               TS7663001

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Mount Arthur

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    298380     6417070

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                 98.1 MHz

Polarisation  Mixed

Maximum antenna height              16 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
0°T - 110°T 20 kW
110°T - 145°T 10 kW
145°T - 360°T 20 kW

Attachment 1.13

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook

Category :  Commercial

General Area Served :                Merriwa (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             SL7663

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :               TS10007859

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Banderra Downs

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    246400     6442100

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                 102.7 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 1.14

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook

Category :  Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served :                Muswellbrook (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :               TS10005071

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Rossgole Lookout

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    290780     6441500

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                 103.3 MHz

Polarisation  Mixed

Maximum antenna height              15 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 10 kilometres measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates: Zone: 56; Easting: 290780; Northing: 6441500.  This point is the same as the nominal transmitter site.


Attachment 1.15

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook     

Category :  Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served :                Murrurundi (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :               TS10008589

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Mt Helen

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    295696     6487601

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                 98.5 MHz

Polarisation  Mixed

Maximum antenna height              15 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

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

Special Conditions :-

The 'coverage radius' of this transmission is 20 kilometers measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates: Zone 56; Easting 295696; Northing 6487601. This point is the same as the nominal transmitter location.


Attachment 2.1

LICENCE AREA FOR SERVICE LICENCE NO: SL1150038

COMMUNITY RADIO, MUSWELLBROOK RA2

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1996, is:


NSW CD 1041701
NSW CD 1041702
NSW CD 1041703
NSW CD 1041704
NSW CD 1041705
NSW CD 1041706
NSW CD 1042704
NSW CD 1042705
NSW CD 1042706
NSW CD 1042707
NSW CD 1042708
NSW CD 1042709
NSW CD 1130102
NSW CD 1130103
NSW CD 1130104
NSW CD 1130105
NSW CD 1130106
NSW CD 1130107
NSW CD 1130108
NSW CD 1130302
NSW CD 1130303
NSW CD 1130304
NSW CD 1130305
NSW CD 1130306
NSW CD 1130307
NSW CD 1130308
NSW CD 1130309
NSW CD 1130310
NSW CD 1130311
NSW CD 1130312
NSW CD 1130313
NSW CD 1130401
NSW CD 1130402
NSW CD 1130404
NSW CD 1130407
NSW CD 1130408
NSW CD 1130409
NSW CD 1130502
NSW CD 1130503
NSW CD 1130504
NSW CD 1130505
NSW CD 1130601
NSW CD 1130602
NSW CD 1130603
NSW CD 1130604
NSW CD 1130605
NSW CD 1130606
NSW CD 1130607
NSW CD 1130608
NSW CD 1130609
NSW CD 1130610
NSW CD 1130611
NSW CD 1130701
NSW CD 1130702
NSW CD 1130703
NSW CD 1130704
NSW CD 1130705
NSW CD 1130706
NSW CD 1130707
NSW CD 1130708
NSW CD 1130709
NSW CD 1130710
NSW CD 1130711
NSW CD 1130803
NSW CD 1130804

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(CD)    =     Collection District


Attachment 2.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook

Category :  Community

General Area Served :                Muswellbrook (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             SL1150038

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :               TS10005073

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Rossgole Lookout

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    290780     6441500

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                 101.7 MHz

Polarisation  Mixed

Maximum antenna height              15 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

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

Special Conditions :-

Minimum Level of Service Requirements, as detailed in the Technical Planning Guidelines clauses 38 and 39, do not apply to this specification.


Attachment 2.3

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook

Category :  Community

General Area Served :                Murrurundi (NSW)

Service Licence Number :             SL1150038

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :               TS10007786

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                  Mt Helen

Australian Map Grid :                Zone  Easting  Northing

Reference  56    295696     6487601

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode             VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                 107.3 MHz

Polarisation  Mixed

Maximum antenna height              30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
0°T - 70°T 5 kW
70°T - 120°T 500 W
120°T - 360°T 5 kW

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