Variation to Licence Area Plan – Gunnedah Radio – 2016 (No. 1) (Cth)
Variation to Licence Area Plan – Gunnedah Radio – 2016 (No.1)
The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes this instrument under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
Date 4 July 2016
Richard Bean
[signed]
Member
Brendan Byrne
[signed]Member/General Manager
1. Name of Instrument
This instrument is the Variation to Licence Area Plan – Gunnedah Radio – 2016 (No. 1).
2. Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
Note: An instrument is registered when it is recorded on the Federal Register of Legisation (FRL) in electronic form: see the Legisation Act 2003, s4 (definition of register). The FRL may be accessed at Variation
The Licence Area Plan - Gunnedah (Radio) – July 1998 (F2005B00614) determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 9 July 1998, is varied as follows:
(a)rename the instrument as the “Licence Area Plan – Gunnedah Radio”;
(b)amend the heading on the title page so that it reads “Licence Area Plan – Gunnedah Radio”;
(c)on the first page of the instrument:
(i)amend the heading so that it reads “Licence Area Plan – Gunnedah Radio”;
(ii)number the four paragraphs as clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) consecutively; and
(iii)omit clauses (1) – (4) and substitute the following clauses:
“(1) This plan for broadcasting services in the Gunnedah area of New South Wales is made under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
(2) Two commercial radio broadcasting services and one open narrowcasting radio services 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 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) One community radio service is 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 service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 3.1 are set out in Schedule Three and Attachment 3.2 to this plan.
(5) A reference in this plan to a schedule or an attachment includes reference to that schedule or attachment as amended from time to time.”;
(d)immediately before Schedule One:
(i)omit the heading “SCHEDULES”;
(ii)omit the words “Each of the Schedules sets out:” and all eight paragraphs marked with dot points that follow;
(e)omit all Schedules and substitute all Schedules of this instrument; and
(f)omit all Attachments and substitute all Attachments of this instrument.
Schedule One
Licence Area Plan : Gunnedah Radio
Licence Area : GUNNEDAH RA1
Service Category Channel/ Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach No Area Served Commercial 97.5 MHz SL10317 TS10004785 1.2 Gunnedah 104.1 MHz SL10317 TS1136775 1.3 Coonabarabran Commercial 1080 kHz SL4123 TS4123001 1.4 Gunnedah 103.3 MHz SL4123 TS1136774 1.5 Coonabarabran Open Narrowcasting 95.9 MHz N/A TS10008271 1.6 Gunnedah Schedule Two
Licence Area Plan : Gunnedah Radio
Licence Area : GUNNEDAH RA2
Service Category Channel/ Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach No Area Served Community 104.7 MHz SL1150101 TS10008159 2.2 Gunnedah (Town) Schedule Three
Licence Area Plan : Gunnedah Radio
Licence Area : NARRABRI RA1
Service Category Channel/ Frequency Service Licence No Transmitter Specification No Attach No Area Served Community 91.3 MHz SL1150088 TS10008103 3.2 Narrabri Attachment 1.1
Licence Area - GUNNEDAH RA1
Licence Area ID - 376
Commercial Radio Service Licence numbers: SL4123, SL10317
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1991, is:
Area Description
Gunnedah (S) NSW CD 1042208 NSW CD 1040803 NSW CD 1041209 NSW CD 1041211 NSW CD 1041008 NSW CD 1041205 NSW CD 1041001 NSW CD 1041002 NSW CD 1050910 NSW CD 1041206 NSW CD 1041201 NSW CD 1040805 NSW CD 1042203 NSW CD 1041207 NSW CD 1041202 NSW CD 1041204 NSW CD 1050904 NSW CD 1050911 NSW CD 1041108 NSW CD 1041210 NSW CD 1050905 NSW CD 1040804 NSW CD 1041208 NSW CD 1050912 NSW CD 1041212 NSW CD 1041109 NSW CD 1040811 NSW CD 1041105 NSW CD 1040801 NSW CD 1041003 NSW CD 1042705 NSW CD 1050902 NSW CD 1042207 NSW CD 1042206 NSW CD 1042702 NSW CD 1041004 NSW CD 1050908 NSW CD 1041102 NSW CD 1042704 NSW CD 1041101 NSW CD 1041203 NSW CD 1050909 NSW CD 1042706 NSW CD 1040906 NSW CD 1042701 NSW CD 1042201 NSW CD 1040802 NSW CD 1040909 NSW CD 1041106 NSW CD 1040810 NSW CD 1042703 NSW CD 1130101 NSW CD 1041103 NSW CD 1050914 NSW CD 1050906 NSW CD 1042209 NSW CD 1050901 NSW CD 1041104 NSW CD 1041305 NSW CD 1040905 NSW CD 1042708 NSW CD 1041107 NSW CD 1041005 NSW CD 1040903 NSW CD 1050913 NSW CD 1050903 NSW CD 1042101 NSW CD 1042107 Note:
Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:(CD) = Collection District
(S) = ShireAttachment 1.2
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Gunnedah Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Gunnedah (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL10317
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10004785
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Australia Site MOUNT DOWE
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 227432 6646103Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 97.5 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 120 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP 0°T - 80°T 1 kW 80°T - 140°T 5 kW 140°T - 280°T 20 kW 280°T - 360°T 1 kW Attachment 1.3
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Gunnedah Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Coonabarabran (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL10317
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS1136775
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Mast 2MO Gunnedah P/L Site Flannel Estate Eagleview Rd COONABARABRAN
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 55 722393 6542177Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 104.1 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 20 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP At all angles of azimuth 500 W 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.
Attachment 1.4
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Gunnedah Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Gunnedah (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL4123
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio
Specification Number : TS4123001
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : 2MO AM Site Oxley Highway GUNNEDAH
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 233700 6568600Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : MF-AM
Carrier Frequency : 1080 kHz
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Elevation Maximum CMF At all angles of azimuth 0 435 V Attachment 1.5
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Gunnedah Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Coonabarabran (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL4123
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS1136774
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Mast 2MO Gunnedah P/L Site Flannel Estate Eagleview Rd COONABARABRAN
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 55 722393 6542177Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 103.3 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 20 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP At all angles of azimuth 500 W 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.
Attachment 1.6
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Gunnedah Radio
Category : Open Narrowcasting
General Area Served : Gunnedah (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10008271
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Australia Site MOUNT DOWE
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 227432 6646103Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 95.9 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 120 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP 0°T - 80°T 1 kW 80°T - 140°T 5 kW 140°T - 280°T 20 kW 280°T - 360°T 1 kW Special Condition :-
The coverage area of this service is a circle with a radius of 100 kilometres from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates: Zone: 55; Easting: 770000; Northing: 6595000.
Attachment 2.1
Licence Area - GUNNEDAH RA2
Licence Area ID - 711
Community Radio Service Licence number: SL1150101
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1991, is:
Area Description
NSW CD 1042603 NSW CD 1042508 NSW CD 1042602 NSW CD 1042507 NSW CD 1042509 NSW CD 1042504 NSW CD 1042307 NSW CD 1042510 NSW CD 1042505 NSW CD 1041108 NSW CD 1042501 NSW CD 1042506 NSW CD 1042503 NSW CD 1042604 NSW CD 1041109 NSW CD 1042404 NSW CD 1042308 NSW CD 1042403 NSW CD 1042302 NSW CD 1042702 NSW CD 1042502 NSW CD 1042405 NSW CD 1042304 NSW CD 1041106 NSW CD 1042703 NSW CD 1042601 NSW CD 1042402 NSW CD 1042306 NSW CD 1042309 NSW CD 1042305 NSW CD 1042303 NSW CD 1041107 NSW CD 1042301 NSW CD 1042407 NSW CD 1042406 Note:
Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:(CD) = Collection District
Attachment 2.2
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Gunnedah Radio
Category : Community
General Area Served : Gunnedah (Town) (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL1150101
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10008159
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Technicom Site Black Jack Mountain via GUNNEDAH
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 231822 6564126Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 104.7 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 50 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP At all angles of azimuth 1 kW Attachment 3.1
Licence Area - NARRABRI RA1
Licence Area ID - 716
Community Radio Service Licence number: SL1150088
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1991, is:
Area Description
NSW CD 1041209 NSW CD 1041211 NSW CD 1041008 NSW CD 1041205 NSW CD 1041001 NSW CD 1041002 NSW CD 1041206 NSW CD 1041201 NSW CD 1041207 NSW CD 1041202 NSW CD 1041204 NSW CD 1041108 NSW CD 1041210 NSW CD 1041208 NSW CD 1041212 NSW CD 1041109 NSW CD 1041105 NSW CD 1041003 NSW CD 1041403 NSW CD 1041004 NSW CD 1041102 NSW CD 1041307 NSW CD 1041101 NSW CD 1041203 NSW CD 1041308 NSW CD 1041605 NSW CD 1041106 NSW CD 1041103 NSW CD 1042402 NSW CD 1041412 NSW CD 1041006 NSW CD 1041606 NSW CD 1041009 NSW CD 1041104 NSW CD 1041305 NSW CD 1041303 NSW CD 1041304 NSW CD 1040901 NSW CD 1041301 NSW CD 1041306 NSW CD 1041005 NSW CD 1041302 NSW CD 1041007 NSW CD 1042401 Note:
Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:(CD) = Collection District
Attachment 3.2
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Gunnedah Radio
Category : Community
General Area Served : Narrabri (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL1150088
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10008103
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Australia Site MOUNT DOWE
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 227432 6646103Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 91.3 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 75 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP 0°T - 230°T 1 kW 230°T - 290°T 10 kW 290°T - 360°T 1 kW
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