Licence Area Plan Sydney Radio Variation March 2002 (Cth)

VARIATION TO

THE LICENCE AREA PLAN

SYDNEY RADIO

MARCH  2002

VARIATION TO THE LICENCE AREA PLAN - SYDNEY RADIO – DETERMINED DECEMBER 1999

VARIATION

The Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby varies the plan for broadcasting services in the Sydney area of New South Wales, under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

This variation comprises a change to the technical specification as set out below:

Category of Service	Service Licence No:	Transmitter Specification No:	Technical Specifications	General Area Served by Transmitter	Status
Open Narrowcasting	N/A	TS10008323	See attachment 1.27	Sydney	Delete

Category of Service	Service Licence No:	Transmitter Specification No:	Technical Specifications	General Area Served by Transmitter	Status
Community	SL1150757	TS10011988	See attachment 1.27	Sydney	Add

Date:   28 March 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).

·   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 date of publication.

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

SCHEDULE ONE

Licence Area Plan: Sydney Radio - December 1999

Licence Area: SYDNEY RA1

Service Category	Status	Frequency	Service Licence No	Technical Specification No	Attach No	Area Served
National	Licensed Reserved	576 kHz	N/A	TS4004001	1.2	Sydney
National	Licensed Reserved	630 kHz	N/A	TS2214001	1.3	Sydney
National	Licensed Reserved	702 kHz	N/A	TS4003001	1.4	Sydney
National	Licensed Reserved	1107 kHz	N/A	TS10004053	1.5	Sydney
National	Licensed Reserved	92.9 MHz	N/A	TS3006001	1.6	Sydney
National	Licensed Reserved	97.7 MHz	N/A	TS6917901	1.7	Sydney
National	Licensed Reserved	105.7 MHz	N/A	TS3005001	1.8	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	873 kHz	SL4099	TS4099001	1.9	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	954 kHz	SL4102	TS4102001	1.10	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	1017 kHz	SL4100	TS4100001	1.11	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	1170 kHz	SL4098	TS4098001	1.12	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	1269 kHz	SL4101	TS4101001	1.13	Sydney
Commercial	Available	95.3 MHz	SL1150481	TS10009024	1.14	Sydney
Commercial	Available	96.9 MHz	SL1150104	TS6229001	1.15	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	104.1 MHz	SL3032	TS3032004	1.16	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	104.9 MHz	SL3033	TS3033004	1.17	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	106.5 MHz	SL4103	TS4103001	1.18	Sydney
Community	Licensed	1224 kHz	SL5157	TS5157002	1.19	Sydney
Community	Available	92.1 MHz	SL1150110	TS4825001	1.20	Sydney
Community	Available	93.7 MHz	SL1150111	TS6228001	1.21	Sydney
Community	Available	94.5 MHz	SL1150109	TS4826001	1.22	Sydney
Community	Licensed	98.5 MHz	SL2290	TS10002290	1.23	Sydney
Community	Licensed	102.5 MHz	SL3047	TS10004307	1.24	Sydney
Community	Licensed	103.2 MHz	SL3044	TS3044001	1.25	Sydney
Community	Licensed	107.3 MHz	SL3059	TS3059001	1.26	Sydney
Open Narrowcasting	Available	1386 kHz	N/A	TS10008323	1.27	Sydney
Open Narrowcasting	Available	1476 kHz	N/A	TS10005070	1.28	Penrith
Open Narrowcasting	Available	1539 kHz	N/A	TS8671001	1.29	Sydney

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

SCHEDULE ONE

Licence Area Plan: Sydney Radio – March 2002

Licence Area: SYDNEY RA1

Service Category	Status	Frequency	Service Licence No	Technical Specification No	Attach No	Area Served
National	Licensed Reserved	576 kHz	N/A	TS4004001	1.2	Sydney
National	Licensed Reserved	630 kHz	N/A	TS2214001	1.3	Sydney
National	Licensed Reserved	702 kHz	N/A	TS4003001	1.4	Sydney
National	Licensed Reserved	1107 kHz	N/A	TS10004053	1.5	Sydney
National	Licensed Reserved	92.9 MHz	N/A	TS3006001	1.6	Sydney
National	Licensed Reserved	97.7 MHz	N/A	TS6917901	1.7	Sydney
National	Licensed Reserved	105.7 MHz	N/A	TS3005001	1.8	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	873 kHz	SL4099	TS4099001	1.9	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	954 kHz	SL4102	TS4102001	1.10	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	1017 kHz	SL4100	TS4100001	1.11	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	1170 kHz	SL4098	TS4098001	1.12	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	1269 kHz	SL4101	TS4101001	1.13	Sydney
Commercial	Available	95.3 MHz	SL1150481	TS10009024	1.14	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	96.9 MHz	SL1150104	TS6229001	1.15	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	104.1 MHz	SL3032	TS3032004	1.16	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	104.9 MHz	SL3033	TS3033004	1.17	Sydney
Commercial	Licensed	106.5 MHz	SL4103	TS4103001	1.18	Sydney
Community	Licensed	1224 kHz	SL5157	TS5157002	1.19	Sydney
Community	Available	1386 kHz	SL1150757	TS10011988	1.27	Sydney
Community	Licensed	92.1 MHz	SL1150110	TS4825001	1.20	Sydney
Community	Licensed	93.7 MHz	SL1150111	TS6228001	1.21	Sydney
Community	Licensed	94.5 MHz	SL1150109	TS4826001	1.22	Sydney
Community	Licensed	98.5 MHz	SL2290	TS10002290	1.23	Sydney
Community	Licensed	102.5 MHz	SL3047	TS10004307	1.24	Sydney
Community	Licensed	103.2 MHz	SL3044	TS3044001	1.25	Sydney
Community	Licensed	107.3 MHz	SL3059	TS3059001	1.26	Sydney
Open Narrowcasting	Available	1476 kHz	N/A	TS10005070	1.28	Penrith
Open Narrowcasting	Licensed	1539 kHz	N/A	TS8671001	1.29	Sydney

DISCLAIMER:

The availability of frequency capacity in Sydney 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 1.27

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Sydney

Category :  Community

General Area Served :  Sydney (NSW)

Service Licence Number :  SL1150757

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number :  TS10011988

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :  Salt Marsh HOMEBUSH BAY

Australian Map Grid :  Zone     Easting     Northing

Reference  56         322050     6253750

Site Tolerance :  Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode  MF-AM

Carrier Frequency :  1386 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Elevation	Maximum CMF
At all angles of azimuth	0	600 V

DESIGNATION OF LICENCE AREAS

Under section 29(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 the Australian Broadcasting Authority designates the area defined below for the Sydney RA1 community radio licence area for service licence number SL1150757.

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

Area Description

Blacktown (C)

Sutherland Shire (A)

Fairfield (C)

Penrith (C)

Bankstown (C)

Campbelltown (C)

Parramatta (C)

Hornsby (A)

Canterbury (C)

Warringah (A)

Liverpool (C)

Baulkham Hills (A)

Randwick (C)

Ku-ring-gai (A)

Ryde (C)

Rockdale (C)

South Sydney (C)

Holroyd (C)

Marrickville (A)

Hurstville (C)

Waverley (A)

Leichhardt (A)

North Sydney (A)

Willoughby (C)

Pittwater (A)

Auburn (A)

Woollahra (A)

Kogarah (A)

Ashfield (A)

Manly (A)

Camden (A)

Drummoyne (A)

Lane Cove (A)

Burwood (A)

Strathfield (A)

Mosman (A)

Sydney (C)

Concord (A)

Hunters Hill (A)

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Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(C)      =         City

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

(CD)   =         Collection District