Variation to Licence Area Plan – Cooma Radio – 2019 (No. 1) (Cth)

Variation to Licence Area Plan – Cooma Radio – 2019 (No. 1)

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

Dated: 24 May 2019

Nerida O’Loughlin

[signed]

Member

Linda Caruso

[signed]

Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1  Name

This is the Variation to Licence Area Plan – Cooma Radio – 2019 (No. 1).

2  Commencement

This instrument commences at the start of the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Note:    The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed at Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

4  Amendments

The Licence Area Plan – Cooma Area (Radio) – July 1999 (F2005B00593) is varied as follows:

(a)     the instrument is renamed as the Licence Area Plan – Cooma Radio;

(b)     on page 3, under the heading “LICENCE AREA PLAN – COOMA”:

(i) in paragraph (2), omit “Eight national radio broadcasting services”, substitute “Nine national radio broadcasting services” and omit “Attachments 1.2 – 1.9”, substitute “Attachments 1.2 – 1.9A”;

(ii) omit paragraph (6), substitute:

“(6)         In this plan, unless the contrary intention appears:

(a)           a reference to a schedule or an attachment is a reference to a schedule or an attachment to this plan; and

(b)          a reference to a legislative instrument is a reference to that instrument as in force from time to time; and

(c)           a reference to any other kind of instrument or writing is a reference to that other kind of instrument or writing as in force or in existence at the time the reference was included in this plan.

Note 1: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.

Note 2:        All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.”;

(c)     repeal Schedules One and Two, substitute Schedules One and Two at Schedule 1 to this instrument;

(d)     in Attachment 1.1:

(i)      omit “Licence Area ID – 338”;

(ii)     after “SL4138” and before “SL10345”, omit “,” and insert “ and”;

(e)     for Attachment 1.2:

(i)      for the Nominal location, omit “Broadcast Site COOMA”, substitute “Broadcast Australia Site off Yareen Rd 1km NE of COOMA”;

(ii)     for the Easting coordinate, omit “691932”, substitute “692023”;

(iii)    for the Northing coordinate, omit “5988501”, substitute “5988396”;

(iv)    in the Output Radiation Pattern table, in the Maximum CMF column, omit 70 V”, substitute “200 V”;

(v)     after the Output Radiation Pattern table, insert:

“Special Condition :-

The CMF at all elevations is not to exceed the specified CMF at 0 degrees

elevation for all angles of azimuth.”;

(f)     in Attachments 1.3 and 1.4:

(i)      for the General Area Served, omit “Cooma (town)”, substitute “Cooma Town”;

(ii)     omit the heading “Special Conditions :-” and the text that follows that heading, substitute:

“Advisory Note :-

Any transmission in accordance with this 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.”;

(fa)    in Attachment 1.5, for the General Area Served, omit “Cooma (town)”, substitute “Cooma Town”;

(g)     in Attachments 1.6 and 1.7:

(i)      for the Maximum antenna height, omit “27 m”, substitute “49 m”;

(ii)     after the Output Radiation Pattern table, insert:

“Advisory Note :-

Any transmission in accordance with this 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.”;

(h)     in Attachments 1.8 and 1.9:

(i)      for the Nominal location, insert “Broadcast Site adj” before “Eagles Nest Restaurant MT CRACKENBACK”;

(ii)     for the Easting coordinate, omit “615200”, substitute “615217”;

(iii)    for the Northing coordinate, omit “5960400”, substitute “5960345”;

(iv)    after the Output Radiation Pattern table, insert:

“Advisory Note :-

Any transmission in accordance with this 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.”;

(i)      after Attachment 1.9, insert new Attachment 1.9A as set out in Schedule 2 to this instrument;

(j)      in Attachment 1.10:

(i)      for the Nominal location, omit “Broadcast Site Airfield 2km E of COOMA”, substitute “Broadcast Site Carlaminda Rd 1km SE of POLO FLAT”;

(ii)     for the Easting coordinate, omit “693101”, substitute “693141”;

(iii)    for the Northing coordinate, omit “5987298”, substitute “5987320”;

(iv)    after the text that follows the heading “Special Conditions :-”, insert:

“The CMF at all elevations is not to exceed the specified CMF at 0 degrees elevation for all angles of azimuth.

Availability of TS4138001:

TS4138001 ceases to be available for SL4138 28 days after the first day on which the service provided under SL4138 is transmitted by transmitter TS12000226.”;

(k)     after Attachment 1.10, insert new Attachment 1.10A as set out in Schedule 2 to this instrument;

(l)      in Attachment 1.11:

(i)      for the Nominal location, omit “Broadcast Site 7 KM NNW of BOMBALA”, substitute “Axicom Site off Gunningrach Rd BOMBALA”;

(ii)     for the Easting coordinate, omit “697500”; substitute “697487”;

(iii)    for the Northing coordinate, omit “5919200”, substitute “5919181”;

(m)    in Attachment 1.12:

(i)      for the General Area Served, omit “Cabramurra”, substitute “Mount Selwyn”;

(ii)     for the Specification Number, omit “TS10008327”, substitute “TS12000541”;

(iii)    for the Nominal location, omit “Township radio station CABRAMURRA”, substitute “Top Station Chairlift Kings Cross Road MOUNT SELWYN”;

(iv)    for the Easting coordinate, omit “624411”, substitute “631200”;

(v)     for the Northing coordinate, omit “6022733”, substitute “6025315”;

(vi)    omit the heading “Special Conditions :-” and the text that follows that heading, substitute:

“Advisory Note :-

Any transmission in accordance with this 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.”;

(n)     in Attachment 1.13:

(i)      for the maximum antenna height, omit “35 m”, substitute “49 m”;

(ii)     omit the Output Radiation Pattern table, substitute:

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth	2 kW

(o)     after Attachment 1.13, insert new Attachment 1.13A as set out in Schedule 2 to this instrument;

(p)     in Attachment 1.14:

(i)      for the Nominal location, before ‘KHANCOBAN”, omit “Television Translator”, substitute “Broadcast Site Pendergast Road”;

(ii)     for the Easting coordinate, omit “601300”, substitute “601291”;

(iii)    for the Northing coordinate, omit “5991800”, substitute “5991827”;

(iv)    after the Output Radiation Patter table, insert:

“Advisory Note :-

Any transmission in accordance with this 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.”;

(q)     in Attachment 1.15:

(i)      for the Nominal location, omit “Broadcast Site MT PERISHER”, substitute “Quad Chairlift Top Terminal Back Perisher Mtn PERISHER”;

(ii)     for the Easting coordinate, omit “624200”, substitute “624800”;

(iii)    for the Northing coordinate, omit “5969700”, substitute “5970550”;

(r)      in Attachment 1.16:

(i)      for the Nominal location, insert “Broadcast Site” before “Boraig Station TALBINGO”;

(ii)     for the Easting coordinate, omit “6166006”, substitute “616618”;

(iii)    for the Northing coordinate, omit “6060000”, substitute “6060085”;

(iv)    omit the heading “Special Conditions :-” and the text that follows that heading, substitute:

“Advisory Note :-

Any transmission in accordance with this 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.”;

(s)     in Attachment 1.17:

(i)      for the Nominal location, insert “Broadcast Site adj” before “Eagles Nest Restaurant”;

(ii)for the Easting coordinate, omit “615200”, substitute “615217”;

(iii)for the Northing coordinate, omit “5960400”, substitute “5960345”;

(t)      in Attachment 1.19:

(i)      for the Nominal location, omit “Broadcast Site 7 km NNW of BOMBALA”, substitute “Axicom Site off Gunningrach Rd BOMBALA”;

(ii)     for the Easting coordinate, omit “697500”, substitute “697487”;

(iii)    for the Northing coordinate, omit “5919200”, substitute “5919163”;

(u)     in Attachment 1.20:

(i)      for the General Area Served, omit “Cabramurra”, substitute “Mount Selwyn”;

(ii)     for the Specification Number, omit “TS10008326”, substitute “TS12000540”;

(iii)    for the Nominal location, omit “Township radio station CABRAMURRA”, substitute “Top Station Chairlift Kings Cross Road MOUNT SELWYN”;

(iv)    for the Easting coordinate, omit “624411”, substitute “631200”;

(v)     for the Northing coordinate, omit “6022733”, substitute “6025315”;

(vi)omit the heading “Special Conditions :-” and the text that follows that heading, substitute:

“Advisory Note :-

Any transmission in accordance with this 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.”;

(v)     in Attachment 1.21, for the maximum antenna height, omit “35 m”, substitute “49 m”;

(w)    in Attachment 1.22:

(i)      for the Nominal location, omit “Television Translator KHANCOBAN”, substitute “Broadcast Site Pendergast Road KHANCOBAN”;

(ii)     for the Easting coordinate, omit “601300”, substitute “601291”;

(iii)    for the Northing coordinate, omit “5991800”, substitute “5991827”;

(iv)    after the Output Radiation Pattern table insert:

“Advisory Note :-

Any transmission in accordance with this 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.”;

(x)     in Attachment 1.23:

(i)      for the Nominal location, omit “Broadcast Site MT PERISHER”, substitute “Quad Chairlift Top Terminal Back Perisher Mtn PERISHER”;

(ii)     for the Easting coordinate, omit “624200”, substitute “624800”;

(iii)    for the Northing coordinate, omit “5959700”, substitute “5970550”;

(y)     in Attachment 1.24:

(i)      for the Nominal location, before “Boraig Station TALBINGO”, insert “Broadcast Site”;

(ii)     for the Easting coordinate, omit “616600”, substitute “616618”;

(iii)    for the Northing coordinate, omit “6060000”, substitute “6060085”;

(iv)    omit the heading “Special Conditions :-” and the text that follows that heading, substitute:

“Advisory Note :-

Any transmission in accordance with this 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.”;

(z)     in Attachment 1.25:

(i)      for the Nominal location, insert “Broadcast Site adj” before “Eagles Nest Restaurant”;

(ii)     for the Easting coordinate, omit “6152006”, substitute “615217”;

(iii)    for the Northing coordinate, omit “5960400”, substitute “5960345”;

(za)   repeal Attachment 1.26;

(zb)   in Attachment 1.26.1:

(i)omit “1.26.1”, substitute “1.26”;

(ii)for the Nominal location, omit “Broadcast”, substitute “Nominal Planning” before “Site 7 km NNW of BOMBALA”;

(iii)omit the heading “Special Conditions :-” and the text that follows that heading, substitute:

“Advisory Note :-

The coverage area of this transmission is a circle of radius 20 km measured from a point with the following AMG66 co-ordinates: Zone 55; Easting 697500; Northing 5919200. This point is the nominal transmitter site.”;

(zc)   in Attachment 1.27, omit the heading “Special Conditions :-” and the text that follows that heading, substitute:

“Advisory Note :-

The coverage area of this transmission is a circle of radius 33 km measured from a point with the following AMG66 co-ordinates: Zone 55; Easting 692295; Northing: 5987700.  This point is not the nominal transmitter site.”;

(zd)   in Attachment 1.28, omit the heading “Special Conditions :-” and the text that follows that heading, substitute:

“Advisory Notes :-

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

The coverage area of this transmission is a circle of radius 17 km measured from a point with the following AMG66 co-ordinates: Zone 55; Easting 649200; Northing 5970100. This point is the nominal transmitter site.”;

(ze)   in Attachment 1.29, omit the heading “Special Conditions :-” and the text that follows that heading, substitute:

“Advisory Note :-

The coverage area of this transmission is a circle of radius 10 km measured from a point with the following AMG66 co-ordinates: Zone 55; Easting 615200; Northing 5960400. This point is the nominal transmitter site.”;

(zf)    in Attachment 1.30:

(i)for the Nominal location, insert “Nominal Planning Site” before “Blue Cow Terminal PERISHER”;

(ii)omit the heading “Special Conditions :-” and the text that follows that heading, substitute:

“Advisory Note :-

The coverage area of this transmission is a circle of radius 20 km measured from a point with the following AMG66 co-ordinates: Zone 55; Easting 624690; Northing

5972098. This point is the nominal transmitter site.”;

(zg)   in Attachments 1.31 and 1.32, omit the heading “Special Conditions :-” and the text that follows that heading, substitute:

“Advisory Note :-

Any transmission in accordance with this 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.”;

(zh)   in Attachment 2.1:

(i)omit “Licence Area ID – 772”;

(ii)omit “numbers”; substitute “number”;

(zi)    in Attachment 2.3:

(i)for the General Area Served, omit “Cooma (town)”, substitute “Cooma Town”;

(ii)in the Output Radiation Pattern table, omit “50W”, substitute “150 W”;

(iii)omit the heading “Special Conditions :-” and the text that follows that heading, substitute:

“Advisory Note :-

Any transmission in accordance with this 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.”;

(zj)    in Attachment 2.4:

(i)for the General Area Served, omit “Jindabyne (town) (NSW)”, substitute “Jindabyne (NSW)”;

(ii) omit the heading “Special Conditions :-” and the text that follows that heading, substitute:

“Advisory Note :-

Any transmission in accordance with this 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.”;

(zk)   in Attachment 2.5:

(i)for the Nominal location, omit “Broadcast Site 7km NNW of BOMBALA”, substitute “Axicom Site off Gunningrach Rd BOMBALA”;

(ii)for the Easting coordinate, omit “697500”, substitute “697487”;

(iii)for the Northing coordinate, omit “5919200”, substitute “5919181”; and

(zl)    in each of the Attachments 1.2 – 1.30 and 2.2 – 2.5:

(i)after “Australian Map Grid”, omit “:”; and

(ii)after “Reference”, insert “:”.

Schedule 1 – Replacement Schedules

(paragraph 4(c))

Schedule One

Licence Area Plan : Cooma Radio

Licence Area : COOMA RA1

Service Category	Channel/ Frequency	Service Licence No	Transmitter Specification No	Attach No	Area Served
National	1602 kHz	N/A	TS4009001	1.2	Cooma
National	91.3 MHz	N/A	TS6170001	1.3	Cooma Town
National	93.7 MHz	N/A	TS10008234	1.4	Cooma Town
National	95.3 MHz	N/A	TS4978002	1.5	Cooma Town
National	95.5 MHz	N/A	TS4009002	1.6	Jindabyne
National	97.1 MHz	N/A	TS4978003	1.7	Jindabyne
National	88.9 MHz	N/A	TS4009003	1.8	Thredbo
National	90.5 MHz	N/A	TS4858001	1.9	Thredbo
National	94.1 MHz	N/A	TS4006002	1.9A	Bombala
Commercial	918 kHz	SL4138	TS4138001	1.10	Cooma
96.1 MHz	SL4138	TS12000226	1.10A	Cooma
92.5 MHz	SL4138	TS10008425	1.11	Bombala
99.1 MHz	SL4138	TS12000541	1.12	Mount Selwyn
96.3 MHz	SL4138	TS4138004	1.13	Jindabyne
107.3 MHz	SL4138	TS12000313	1.13A	Jindabyne
103.1 MHz	SL4138	TS10008333	1.14	Khancoban
98.7 MHz	SL4138	TS4138003	1.15	Perisher
95.1 MHz	SL4138	TS10008390	1.16	Talbingo
92.1 MHz	SL4138	TS4138002	1.17	Thredbo
92.5 MHz	SL4138	TS1134061	1.31	Charlotte Pass
Commercial	97.7 MHz	SL10345	TS10005274	1.18	Cooma
91.7 MHz	SL10345	TS10008266	1.19	Bombala
90.3 MHz	SL10345	TS12000540	1.20	Mount Selwyn
94.7 MHz	SL10345	TS10005249	1.21	Jindabyne
105.3 MHz	SL10345	TS10008334	1.22	Khancoban
101.9 MHz	SL10345	TS10005666	1.23	Perisher
93.5 MHz	SL10345	TS10008391	1.24	Talbingo
92.9 MHz	SL10345	TS10005303	1.25	Thredbo
91.7 MHz	SL10345	TS1134062	1.32	Charlotte Pass
Open Narrowcasting	104.5 MHz	N/A	TS10012792	1.26	Bombala
Open Narrowcasting	96.9 MHz	N/A	TS10008387	1.27	Cooma
Open Narrowcasting	102.7 MHz	N/A	TS10008342	1.28	Jindabyne
Open Narrowcasting	106.9 MHz	N/A	TS10008389	1.29	Thredbo
Open Narrowcasting	94.3 MHz	N/A	TS10013462	1.30	Perisher

Schedule Two

Licence Area Plan : Cooma Radio

Licence Area : COOMA RA2

Service Category	Channel/ Frequency	Service Licence No	Transmitter Specification No	Attach No	Area Served
Community	93.3 MHz	SL1150162	TS6171001	2.2	Monaro
90.5 MHz	SL1150162	TS10008233	2.3	Cooma Town
93.9 MHz	SL1150162	TS10008250	2.4	Jindabyne
103.7 MHz	SL1150162	TS10013018	2.5	Bombala

Schedule 2 – New Attachments

(paragraphs 4(i),4(k) and 4(o)).

Attachment   1.9A

LICENCE AREA PLAN :                Cooma Radio

Category :   National

General Area Served :   Bombala (NSW)

Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS4006002

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Axicom Site off Gunningrach Rd BOMBALA

Australian Map Grid   Zone         Easting         Northing
Reference :   55              697487        5919181

Site Tolerance :   Refer to Broadcasting Services
   (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   94.1 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   20 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth	2 kW

Attachment   1.10A

LICENCE AREA PLAN :                Cooma Radio

Category :   Commercial

General Area Served :   Cooma (NSW)

Service Licence Number :   SL4138

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS12000226

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Radio 2XL site  MT ROBERTS

Australian Map Grid   Zone         Easting         Northing

Reference :   55              682500        6015900

Site Tolerance :   Refer to Broadcasting Services
   (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   96.1 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
0°T - 40°T	11 kW
40°T - 70°T	22.5 kW
70°T - 220°T	45 kW
220°T - 260°T	22.5 kW
260°T - 320°T	11 kW
320°T - 360°T	4.5 kW

Availability of TS12000226 :-

TS1000226 is only available for the transmission of a service under licence SL4138 when the transmission of a service under licence SL4138 by transmitter TS4138004 has ceased.

Attachment   1.13A

LICENCE AREA PLAN :                Cooma Radio

Category :   Commercial

General Area Served :   Jindabyne (NSW)

Service Licence Number :   SL4138

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS12000313

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Broadcast Site  JINDERBOINE HILL

Australian Map Grid    Zone         Easting         Northing
Reference :   55              649200        5970100

Site Tolerance :   Refer to Broadcasting Services
   (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   107.3 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   49 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth	2 kW

Availability of TS12000313 :-

TS12000313 is only available for the transmission of a service under licence SL4138 when the transmission of a service under licence SL4138 by transmitter TS4138004 has ceased.