Variation to Licence Area Plan – Grafton Radio 2020 (No. 1) (Cth)

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Variation to Licence Area Plan – Grafton Radio 2020 (No. 1)

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

Dated: 13 November 2020

James Cameron

[signed]

Member

Cathy Rainsford

[signed]

Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1  Name

This is the Variation to Licence Area Plan – Grafton Radio 2020 (No. 1).

2  Commencement

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

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

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

4  Amendments

  The Licence Area Plan – Grafton (Radio) – August 1998 (F2005B00612) is varied as follows:

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

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

(c)       immediately before the first paragraph of the instrument, omit the heading, and the word “Determination” substitute:

LICENCE AREA PLAN – GRAFTON RADIO

(d)       insert (1), (2), (3) and (4) before each respective clause;

(e)       omit clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4), substitute:

(1) This plan for broadcasting services in the Grafton area of New South Wales is made under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

(2)    One national radio broadcasting service, four commercial radio broadcasting services and one open narrowcasting radio service are to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 to this plan 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 - 1.6 to this plan.

(3)    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 Attachment 2.2 to this plan.

(4)    Two community radio broadcasting services are to be available in the area described at Attachment 3.1 to this plan 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 3.1 are set out in Schedule Three and Attachments 3.2 and 3.3 to this plan.

(f)       after clause (4), omit “(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 27 August 1998)”, insert:

(5)   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;

(b)        a reference to the Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017 is a reference to that instrument as in force from time to time;

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

(d)        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 and accessible free of charge.

(g)       omit all the text on the page with the heading “SCHEDULES”;

(h)       omit Schedules One, Two and Three; substitute Schedules One, Two and Three at Schedule 1 to this instrument;

(i)        omit all of the text that appears below Schedule Three but before Attachment 1.1;

(j)        omit Attachments 1.1 to 3.2; substitute Attachments 1.1 to 3.3 at Schedule 2 to this instrument.


Schedule 1

(paragraph 4(h))

SCHEDULE ONE

Licence Area Plan - Grafton Radio

Licence Area:  Grafton RA1

Service Category Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach. No. Area Served
National 738 kHz N/A TS4018001 1.2 Grafton

Commercial

Commercial

1206 kHz

89.5 MHz

SL4111

SL4111

TS4111001

TS12000124

1.3

1.3A

Grafton

Grafton

Commercial 103.9 MHz SL4111 TS10008551 1.4 Maclean
Commercial 104.7 MHz SL10413 TS10005952 1.5 Grafton
Open Narrowcasting 101.5 MHz N/A TS10008041 1.6 Grafton

SCHEDULE TWO

Licence Area Plan - Grafton Radio

Licence Area:  Grafton RA2

Service Category Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach.No. Area Served
Community 103.1 MHz SL1150059 TS10005048 2.2 Grafton

SCHEDULE THREE

Licence Area Plan - Grafton Radio

Licence Area:  Maclean RA1

Service Category Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach. No. Area Served
Community 100.3 MHz SL2189 TS2189001 3.2 Yamba/Maclean
Community 93.5 MHz SL2189 TS12000608 3.3 Yamba/Maclean

Schedule 2 – New Attachments

(paragraph 4(j)

Attachment 1.1

Licence Area - GRAFTON RA1

Commercial Radio Service Licence numbers:  SL4111 and SL10413

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1991, is: 

Area Description
Grafton (C)
Maclean (S)
Ulmarra (S)
NSW CD 1060403
NSW CD 1060501
NSW CD 1060505
NSW CD 1060510
NSW CD 1060408
NSW CD 1060410
NSW CD 1060409
NSW CD 1060506
NSW CD 1060407
NSW CD 1060509
NSW CD 1060503
NSW CD 1060504
NSW CD 1060411
NSW CD 1060412
NSW CD 1060507
NSW CD 1060406
NSW CD 1060405
NSW CD 1060511
NSW CD 1060502

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(C)       =          City

(CD)    =          Collection District

(S)       =          Shire

Attachment 1.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Grafton Radio

Category :   National

General Area Served :   Grafton (NSW)

Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number :   TS4018001

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Broadcast Australia Site Merton St 
   1.5km E of LAWRENCE

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude   Longitude
(GDA94) :   -29.492010            153.115267

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

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   MF-AM

Carrier Frequency :   738 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Elevation Maximum CMF
At all angles of azimuth 0 2.79 kV

Special Condition :-

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

Attachment 1.3

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Grafton Radio

Category :   Commercial

General Area Served :   Grafton (NSW)

Service Licence Number :   SL4111

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number :   TS4111001

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   653 Pacific Highway SWAN CREEK

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude   Longitude
(GDA94) :   -29.664308            152.982622

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

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode:   MF-AM

Carrier Frequency :   1206 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Elevation Maximum CMF
0°T 0 885 V
10°T 0 980 V
20°T 0 1.01 kV
30°T 0 980 V
40°T 0 910 V
50°T 0 820 V
60°T 0 735 V
70°T 0 670 V
80°T 0 640 V
90°T 0 645 V
100°T 0 680 V
110°T 0 750 V
120°T 0 836 V
130°T 0 925 V
140°T 0 990 V
150°T 0 1.01 kV
160°T 0 965 V
170°T 0 855 V
180°T 0 680 V
190°T 0 465 V
200°T 0 230 V
210°T 0 95 V
220°T 0 245 V
230°T 0 405 V
240°T 0 520 V
250°T 0 595 V
260°T 0 625 V
270°T 0 625 V
280°T 0 580 V
290°T 0 500 V
300°T 0 375 V
310°T 0 210 V
320°T 0 95 V
330°T 0 280 V
340°T 0 510 V
350°T 0 720 V

Special Condition :-

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

Availability of TS4111001 :-

TS4111001 ceases to be available for SL4111 28 days after the first day on which the service provided under SL4111 is transmitted by transmitter TS12000124 in accordance with the specifications set out at Attachment 1.3A.

Attachment 1.3A

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Grafton Radio

Category :   Commercial

General Area Served :   Grafton (NSW)

Service Licence Number :   SL4111

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS12000124

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Broadcast Site Repeater Station Rd ILARWILL

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude   Longitude
(GDA94) :   -29.489325            153.171289

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

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   89.5 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   60 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
0°T - 60°T 5 kW
60°T - 120°T 20 kW
120°T - 300°T 40 kW
300°T - 360°T 20 kW

Availability of TS12000124 :-

TS12000124 is only available for the transmission of a service under licence SL4111 when the transmission of a service under licence SL2189 by transmitter TS2189001 has ceased.

Attachment 1.4

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Grafton Radio

Category :   Commercial

General Area Served :   Maclean (NSW)

Service Licence Number :   SL4111

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS10008551

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Broadcast Site Repeater Station Rd ILARWILL

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude   Longitude
(GDA94) :   -29.489325            153.171289

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

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   103.9 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   40 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
0°T - 90°T 5 kW
90°T - 170°T 2.5 kW
170°T - 210°T 1 kW
210°T - 270°T 2.5 kW
270°T - 360°T 5 kW

Availability of TS10008551:-

TS10008551 ceases to be available for SL4111 28 days after the first day on which the service provided under SL4111 is transmitted by transmitter TS12000124 in accordance with the specifications set out at Attachment 1.3A.

Attachment 1.5

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Grafton Radio

Category :   Commercial

General Area Served :   Grafton (NSW)

Service Licence Number :   SL10413

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS10005952

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Broadcast Site Repeater Station Rd ILARWILL

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude   Longitude
(GDA94) :   -29.489325            153.171289

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

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   104.7 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   60 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP
0°T - 60°T 5 kW
60°T - 120°T 20 kW
120°T - 300°T 40 kW
300°T - 360°T 20 kW

Attachment 1.6

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Grafton Radio

Category :   Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served :   Grafton (NSW)

Service Licence Number :   Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS10008041

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Nominal Planning Site GRAFTON

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude   Longitude
(GDA94) :   -29.740655            152.888967

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

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   101.5 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

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

Advisory Note :-

The coverage area of this transmission is a circle of radius 10 km from a point with the following GDA94 co-ordinates: -29.740655 152.888967. This point is the same as the nominal transmitter location.

Attachment 2.1

Licence Area - GRAFTON RA2

Community Radio Service Licence number:  SL1150059

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1991, is: 

Area Description
Grafton (C)
NSW CD 1060403
NSW CD 1060501
NSW CD 1060505
NSW CD 1060809
NSW CD 1060510
NSW CD 1060802
NSW CD 1060801
NSW CD 1060803
NSW CD 1060901
NSW CD 1060408
NSW CD 1060410
NSW CD 1060409
NSW CD 1061002
NSW CD 1060506
NSW CD 1060407
NSW CD 1060503
NSW CD 1060814
NSW CD 1060411
NSW CD 1060412
NSW CD 1060507

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(C)       =          City

(CD)    =          Collection District

Attachment 2.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Grafton Radio

Category :   Community

General Area Served :   Grafton (NSW)

Service Licence Number :   SL1150059

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS10005048

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Telstra Site cnr Watters Road and Tintenbar Rd
   RUSHFORTH

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude   Longitude
(GDA94) :   -29.740339            152.888957

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

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   103.1 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

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

Attachment 3.1

Licence Area – MACLEAN RA1

Community Radio Service Licence number:  SL2189

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1991, is: 

Area Description
Maclean (S)

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(CD)    =          Collection District

(S)       =          Shire

Attachment 3.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Grafton Radio

Category :   Community

General Area Served :   Yamba/Maclean (NSW)

Service Licence Number :   SL2189

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS2189001

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Pilot Hill YAMBA

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude   Longitude
(GDA94) :   -29.433354            153.362325

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

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   100.3 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   16 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

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

Availability of TS2189001 :-

TS2189001 ceases to be available for SL2189 on the commencement of a service provided under SL2189 and transmitted by transmitter TS12000608 in accordance with the specifications set out at Attachment 3.3.

Attachment 3.3

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Grafton Radio

Category :   Community

General Area Served :   Yamba/Maclean (NSW)

Service Licence Number :   SL2189

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :   TS12000608

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :   Pilot Hill YAMBA

Nominal Co-ordinates    Latitude   Longitude
(GDA94) :   -29.433354            153.362325

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

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode :   VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :   93.5 MHz

Polarisation :   Mixed

Maximum antenna height :   16 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

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

Availability of TS12000608 :-

TS12000608 is only available for the transmission of a service under licence SL2189 when the transmission of a service under licence SL2189 by transmitter TS2189001 has ceased.

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