Licence Area Plan Wangaratta Radio Variation No. 1 of 2013 (Cth)

Variation to Licence Area Plan – Wangaratta Radio – No.1 of 2013

1. Enabling legislation

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

2. Name of Instrument

This instrument is the Variation to Licence Area Plan – Wangaratta Radio – No.1 of 2013.

3. Commencement

This instrument commences the day after it is registered.

Note: An instrument is registered when it is recorded on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) in electronic form: see the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, s4 (definition of register). The FRLI may be accessed at Variation

The Licence Area Plan – Wangaratta (Radio) – September 1997 determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 15 September 1997 is varied as follows:

(a)rename the instrument as “Licence Area Plan – Wangaratta Radio”;

(b)amend the heading on the title page so that it reads “Licence Area Plan – Wangaratta Radio”;

(c)on page one:

(i)amend the heading on page one so that it reads ”Licence Area Plan – Wangaratta Radio”;

(ii)omit the sub-heading “Determination”;

(iii)omit clauses (1) and (5) and substitute the following clauses:

“(1) This plan for radio broadcasting services in the Wangaratta area of Victoria is made under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

(5)        One community radio broadcasting service is to be available in the area described at Attachment 2.1 to this plan 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 Attachments 2.2 - 2.3 to this plan.”;

(iv)in Clauses (2), (3), (4), (6) and (7) omit the word “Determination” and substitute the word “plan”;

(v)in Clauses (2), (3), (4) and (6) omit the word “(Wangaratta)”;

(d)omit Schedule Two and substitute Schedule Two of this instrument;

(e)in Attachment 1.8 following “Nominal Location :” omit  “Cnr Boorhaman & Richardsons St Wangaratta” and substitute “Broadcast Site cnr Boorhaman Rd & Richards St WANGARATTA”;

(f)in Attachment 1.9 following  “Nominal Location :” omit “Wangaratta” and substitute “Broadcast Site WANGARATTA”;

(g)in both Attachments 1.8 and 1.9, following “Site Tolerance :” omit “Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines” and substitute “Refer to Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007”; and

(h)after Attachment 2.2 insert Attachment 2.3 of this instrument.

The Common Seal of the Australian Communications and Media Authority was affixed to this document in the presence of:
[Signed]	[Signed]
Signature of Member	Signature of Member/General Manager
Chris Chapman	Richard Lancelot Bean
Name (Please Print)	Name (Please Print)
Dated this          18th                  day of    February     2013.

Schedule Two

Licence Area Plan : Wangaratta Radio

Licence Area : MOUNT BEAUTY RA1

Service Category	Channel/ Frequency	Service Licence No	Transmitter Specification No	Attach No	Area Served
Community	96.5 MHz	SL1150015	TS1133183	2.2	Mount Beauty
92.9 MHz	SL1150015	TS1133859	2.3	Bright

Attachment        2.3

LICENCE AREA PLAN :    Wangaratta Radio

Category :   Community

General Area Served :   Bright (VIC)

Service Licence Number :   SL1150015

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS1133859

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Broadcast Australia Tower

   Apex Lookout

   off Mount Porepunkah Rd  1.5 km NE of           BRIGHT

Australian Map Grid :   Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference   55          497499     5936495

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

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   92.9 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   35 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

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

Special Conditions :-

Any transmission in accordance with this technical specification is planned on the basis that it will be protected to a minimum median field strength level of 66 dBuV/m against interference from other broadcasting services.