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Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — NSW/ACT) Plan 2007
as amended
made under subsection 44A (1) of the
Radiocommunications Act 1992
This compilation was prepared on 19 June 2015
taking into account amendments up to Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — NSW/ACT) Plan Variation 2015 (No. 1)
Contents
Name of Plan 3
Commencement 3
Definitions 3
3ADividing line 3
Digital radio channel plans 4
Maximum ERP limits 4
Co-channel transmitters 5
Schedule 1Sydney RA1 6
Notes to the Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — NSW/ACT) Plan 2007 13
1 Name of Plan [see Note 1]
This Plan is the Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — NSW/ACT) Plan 2007.
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
This Plan commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Definitions
In this Plan:
Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
category means a category of digital radio multiplex transmitter licence described in section 5 of the Act.
DAB means digital audio broadcasting.
depression angle means the angle between the horizontal line and the dividing line.
designated BSA radio area means:
(a) the BSA licence area (within the meaning of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992) of a commercial radio broadcasting licence; or
(b) the BSA licence area of a community radio broadcasting licence, where that BSA licence area is the same (or is deemed to be the same) as the BSA licence area of a commercial radio broadcasting licence.
dividing line — see section 3A.
ERP means effective radiated power.
frequency block means a frequency channel of 1.536 MHz bandwidth.
horizontal line means a horizontal line at the maximum antenna height of an antenna.
maximum antenna height means the maximum permitted height above ground level of the electrical centre of an antenna.
technical planning guidelines means the guidelines made under section 33 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, as in force from time to time.
3A Dividing line
(1) In this Plan, dividing line means a line from a point at the maximum antenna height of an antenna to a point on the Earth below the horizontal line.
(2) For subsection (1), if a negative value is specified in the depression angle, the point on the Earth is above the horizontal line.
4 Digital radio channel plans
(1) For subsection 44A (1) of the Act, each Schedule is a digital radio channel plan for the designated BSA radio area specified in that Schedule.
(2) The digital radio channel plan specified in a Schedule:
(a) allots a frequency block or blocks in relation to the designated BSA radio area for use by digital radio multiplex transmitter licensees; and
(b) reserves a frequency block for a category 3 digital radio multiplex transmitter licence for the designated BSA radio area to be issued in accordance with subsection 102E (2) of the Act; and
(c) determines which of the following types of licences, or which combination of the following types of licences, are to be issued for the designated BSA radio area:
(i) category 1 digital radio multiplex transmitter licence;
(ii) category 2 digital radio multiplex transmitter licence; and
(d) if a particular type of licence mentioned in paragraph (c) is to be issued for the designated BSA radio area — determines whether:
(i) a single licence of that type is to be issued for the designated BSA radio area; or
(ii) 2 or more licences of that type are to be issued for the designated BSA radio area; and
(e) determines technical specifications of multiplex transmitters operated under digital radio multiplex transmitter licences for the designated BSA radio area.
Note The relevant technical specifications are set out in each Schedule as “attachments”.
5 Maximum ERP limits
(1) For each digital radio multiplex transmitter, the ERP of that transmitter in any part of a sector or bearing must not exceed the maximum ERP specified in the output radiation pattern table for that sector or bearing.
(2) If the output radiation pattern table for a digital radio multiplex transmitter specifies two maximum ERP values for a sector or bearing, the ERP of the transmitter in that sector or bearing must not exceed:
(a) for a point at or above the dividing line — the maximum ERP in the column headed “At or above dividing line”; and
(b) for a point below the dividing line — the maximum ERP in the column headed “Below dividing line”.
(3) The licensee of a digital radio multiplex transmitter must, if requested by ACMA to do so, demonstrate, to the satisfaction of ACMA, that the ERP of a transmitter in any part of a sector or bearing specified by ACMA complies with this section.
6 Co-channel transmitters
The technical specifications for a co-channel transmitter licensed under a relevant digital radio multiplex transmitter licence are those determined by the technical planning guidelines.
Note As at the date of the commencement of this section, the technical specifications for a co-channel transmitter licensed under a relevant digital radio multiplex transmitter are set out in Division 8 of Part 8 of the Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007.
Schedule 1 Sydney RA1
(subsection 4 (1))
Designated BSA radio area
Sydney RA1
Table 1 Frequency channels
| Column 1 Multiplex Name | Column 2 Frequency block | Column 3 Reserved frequency block | Column 4 Centre frequency (MHz) | Column 5 Category | Column 6 Technical Specification Number | Column 7 Technical Specifications (Attachment number) |
| Sydney 1 | 9A | No | 202.928 | 1 | TS1132983 | 1.1 |
| Sydney 2 | 9B | No | 204.640 | 1 | TS1132984 | 1.2 |
| Sydney 3 | 9C | Yes | 206.352 | 3 | TS1132985 | 1.3 |
Table 2 Number of licences to be issued
| Column 1 Licence Category | Column 2 Number of licences |
| Category 1 | 2 |
| Category 2 | 0 |
| Category 3 | 1 |
Attachment 1.1 Multiplex Sydney 1
| Column 1 Technical specification | Column 2 Details | |||
| Category | 1 | |||
| General Area Served | Sydney | |||
| Mode | DAB | |||
| Specification number | TS1132983 | |||
| Transmitter Site | ||||
| Nominal Location | TCN 9 Television Tower Artarmon Road WILLOUGHBY | |||
| Australian Map Grid Reference 1966 | Zone Easting Northing 56 332920 6257070 | |||
| Site Tolerance | Refer to technical planning guidelines | |||
| Emission | ||||
| Frequency Band | VHF | |||
| Centre Frequency | 202.928 MHz (Frequency Block 9A) | |||
| Polarisation | Vertical | |||
| Maximum antenna height | 230 m | |||
| Output Radiation Pattern | ||||
| Bearing or sector (clockwise direction) | Depression angle | Maximum ERP | ||
| At or above dividing line | Below dividing line | |||
| 0 °T – 10 °T | All angles | 50 kW | ||
| 10 °T – 40 °T | 0.3° | 12.5 kW | 50 kW | |
| 40 °T – 210 °T | All angles | 50 kW | ||
| 210 °T – 256 °T | ‑0.1° | 12.5 kW | 50 kW | |
| 256 °T – 273 °T | All angles | 50 kW | ||
| 273 °T – 298 °T | ‑0.3° | 15 kW | 50 kW | |
| 298 °T – 360 °T | All angles | 50 kW | ||
| Additional technical specification | ||||
| The radiated signal characteristics of the transmitter must comply with the spectrum mask for VHF transmitters in critical areas for adjacent channel interference as specified in clause 15.4 of standard ETSI EN 300 401 V1.4.1, issued by the European Telecommunications Standard Institute. | ||||
Attachment 1.2 Multiplex Sydney 2
| Column 1 Technical specification | Column 2 Details | |||
| Category | 1 | |||
| General Area Served | Sydney | |||
| Mode | DAB | |||
| Specification number | TS1132984 | |||
| Transmitter Site | ||||
| Nominal Location | TCN 9 Television Tower Artarmon Road WILLOUGHBY | |||
| Australian Map Grid Reference 1966 | Zone Easting Northing 56 332920 6257070 | |||
| Site Tolerance | Refer to technical planning guidelines | |||
| Emission | ||||
| Frequency Band | VHF | |||
| Centre Frequency | 204.640 MHz (Frequency Block 9B) | |||
| Polarisation | Vertical | |||
| Maximum antenna height | 230 m | |||
| Output Radiation Pattern | ||||
| Bearing or sector (clockwise direction) | Depression angle | Maximum ERP | ||
| At or above dividing line | Below dividing line | |||
| 0 °T – 10 °T | All angles | 50 kW | ||
| 10 °T – 40 °T | 0.3° | 12.5 kW | 50 kW | |
| 40 °T – 210 °T | All angles | 50 kW | ||
| 210 °T – 256 °T | ‑0.1° | 12.5 kW | 50 kW | |
| 256 °T – 273 °T | All angles | 50 kW | ||
| 273 °T – 298 °T | ‑0.3° | 15 kW | 50 kW | |
| 298 °T – 360 °T | All angles | 50 kW | ||
Attachment 1.3 Multiplex Sydney 3
| Column 1 Technical specification | Column 2 Details | |||
| Category | 3 | |||
| General Area Served | Sydney | |||
| Mode | DAB | |||
| Specification number | TS1132985 | |||
| Transmitter Site | ||||
| Nominal Location | TCN 9 Television Tower Artarmon Road WILLOUGHBY | |||
| Australian Map Grid Reference 1966 | Zone Easting Northing 56 332920 6257070 | |||
| Site Tolerance | Refer to technical planning guidelines | |||
| Emission | ||||
| Frequency Band | VHF | |||
| Centre Frequency | 206.352 MHz (Frequency Block 9C) | |||
| Polarisation | Vertical | |||
| Maximum antenna height | 230 m | |||
| Output Radiation Pattern | ||||
| Bearing or sector (clockwise direction) | Depression angle | Maximum ERP | ||
| At or above dividing line | Below dividing line | |||
| 0 °T – 10 °T | All angles | 50 kW | ||
| 10 °T – 40 °T | 0.3° | 12.5 kW | 50 kW | |
| 40 °T – 210 °T | All angles | 50 kW | ||
| 210 °T – 256 °T | ‑0.1° | 12.5 kW | 50 kW | |
| 256 °T – 273 °T | All angles | 50 kW | ||
| 273 °T – 298 °T | ‑0.3° | 15 kW | 50 kW | |
| 298 °T – 360 °T | All angles | 50 kW | ||
Attachment 1.4 Multiplex Penrith 1
| Column 1 Technical specification | Column 2 Details | ||
| Category | 1 | ||
| General Area Served | Penrith | ||
| Mode | DAB | ||
| Specification number | TS1137041 | ||
| Transmitter Site | |||
| Nominal Location | Broadcast Monopole Aust Radio Network Site 754-768 Hawkesbury Rd HAWKESBURY HEIGHTS | ||
| Australian Map Grid Reference 1966 | Zone Easting Northing 56 281062 6272028 | ||
| Site Tolerance | Refer to technical planning guidelines | ||
| Emission | |||
| Frequency Band | VHF | ||
| Centre Frequency | 202.928 MHz (Frequency Block 9A) | ||
| Polarisation | Vertical | ||
| Maximum antenna height | 42 m | ||
| Output Radiation Pattern | |||
| Bearing or sector (clockwise direction) | Depression angle | Maximum ERP | |
| At or above dividing line | Below dividing line | ||
| 0 °T – 220 °T | All angles | 300 W | |
| 220 °T – 260 °T | All angles | 150 W | |
| 260 °T – 320 °T | All angles | 75 W | |
| 320 °T – 360 °T | All angles | 150 W | |
| Additional technical specification | |||
| The radiated signal characteristics of the transmitter must comply with the spectrum mask for VHF transmitters in critical areas for adjacent channel interference as specified in clause 15.4 of standard ETSI EN 300 401 V1.4.1, issued by the European Telecommunications Standard Institute. | |||
| Advisory Note | |||
| This technical specification has been included in this plan because the transmission site is outside the Sydney RA1 licence area. | |||
Attachment 1.5 Multiplex Penrith 2
| Column 1 Technical specification | Column 2 Details | |||
| Category | 1 | |||
| General Area Served | Penrith | |||
| Mode | DAB | |||
| Specification number | TS1137056 | |||
| Transmitter Site | ||||
| Nominal Location | Broadcast Monopole Aust Radio Network Site 754-768 Hawkesbury Rd HAWKESBURY HEIGHTS | |||
| Australian Map Grid Reference 1966 | Zone Easting Northing 56 281062 6272028 | |||
| Site Tolerance | Refer to technical planning guidelines | |||
| Emission | ||||
| Frequency Band | VHF | |||
| Centre Frequency | 204.640 MHz (Frequency Block 9B) | |||
| Polarisation | Vertical | |||
| Maximum antenna height | 42 m | |||
| Bearing or sector (clockwise direction) | Depression angle | Maximum ERP | ||
| At or above dividing line | Below dividing line | |||
| 0 °T – 220 °T | All angles | 300 W | ||
| 220 °T – 260 °T | All angles | 150 W | ||
| 260 °T – 320 °T | All angles | 75 W | ||
| 320 °T – 360 °T | All angles | 150 W | ||
| Additional technical specification | ||||
| The radiated signal characteristics of the transmitter must comply with the spectrum mask for VHF transmitters in critical areas for adjacent channel interference as specified in clause 15.4 of standard ETSI EN 300 401 V1.4.1, issued by the European Telecommunications Standard Institute. | ||||
| Advisory Note | ||||
| This technical specification has been included in this plan because the transmission site is outside the Sydney RA1 licence area. | ||||
Attachment 1.6 Multiplex Penrith 3
| Column 1 Technical specification | Column 2 Details | |||
| Category | 3 | |||
| General Area Served | Penrith | |||
| Mode | DAB | |||
| Specification number | TS1137057 | |||
| Transmitter Site | ||||
| Nominal Location | Broadcast Monopole Aust Radio Network Site 754-768 Hawkesbury Rd HAWKESBURY HEIGHTS | |||
| Australian Map Grid Reference 1966 | Zone Easting Northing 56 281062 6272028 | |||
| Site Tolerance | Refer to technical planning guidelines | |||
| Emission | ||||
| Frequency Band | VHF | |||
| Centre Frequency | 206.352 MHz (Frequency Block 9C) | |||
| Polarisation | Vertical | |||
| Maximum antenna height | 42 m | |||
| Bearing or sector (clockwise direction) | Depression angle | Maximum ERP | ||
| At or above dividing line | Below dividing line | |||
| 0 °T – 220 °T | All angles | 300 W | ||
| 220 °T – 260 °T | All angles | 150 W | ||
| 260 °T – 320 °T | All angles | 75 W | ||
| 320 °T – 360 °T | All angles | 150 W | ||
| Additional technical specification | ||||
| The radiated signal characteristics of the transmitter must comply with the spectrum mask for VHF transmitters in critical areas for adjacent channel interference as specified in clause 15.4 of standard ETSI EN 300 401 V1.4.1, issued by the European Telecommunications Standard Institute. | ||||
| Advisory Note | ||||
| This technical specification has been included in this plan because the transmission site is outside the Sydney RA1 licence area. | ||||
Notes to the Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — NSW/ACT) Plan 2007
Note 1
The Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — NSW/ACT) Plan 2007 (in force under subsection 44A (1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Table of Instruments
| Title | Date of FRLI registration | Date of | Application, saving or |
| Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — NSW/ACT Plan) 2007 | 10 Dec 2007 (see F2007L04662) | 11 Dec 2007 | |
| Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — NSW/ACT) Plan Variation 2008 No. 1 | 20 Jan 2009 (see F2009L00099) | 21 Jan 2009 | — |
| Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels – NSW/ACT) Plan Variation 2015 (No. 1) | 11 May 2915 (see F2015L00666) | 12 May 2015 | — |
Table of Amendments
| ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |
| Provision affected | How affected |
| S. 3......................................... | am. 2008 No. 1 |
| S. 3A....................................... | ad. 2008 No. 1 |
| S. 5......................................... | ad. 2008 No. 1 |
| S. 6......................................... | ad. 2015 No. 1 |
| Schedule 1 | |
| Schedule 1............................ | am. 2008 No. 1; am. 2015 No. 1 |
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