Variation to Licence Area Plan – Tamworth Radio – 2023 (No. 1) (Cth)
Variation to Licence Area Plan – Tamworth Radio – 2023 (No. 1)
The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following instrument under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
Dated: 28 September 2023
Samantha Yorke
[signed]
Member
Brendan Byrne
[signed]
Member/General Manager
Australian Communications and Media Authority
1 Name
This is the Variation to Licence Area Plan – Tamworth Radio – 2023 (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 instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 is amended as set out in the applicable items in that Schedule.
Schedule 1—Amendments
(section 4)
Licence Area Plan Tamworth (Radio) – August 1998 (F2005B00629)
1 Name of instrument
Rename the instrument as the “Licence Area Plan – Tamworth Radio”.
2 Title page
Omit the title page, substitute:
Licence Area Plan – Tamworth Radio
3 Determination (including the heading)
Repeal the three paragraphs, substitute:
This plan for broadcasting services in the Tamworth area of New South Wales is made under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
Five national radio broadcasting services, two 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 - 1.8 to this plan.
Two community radio broadcasting services are 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 services that are to be available in the area described at Attachment 2.1 are set out in Schedule Two and Attachments 2.2 - 2.4 to this plan.
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 a legislative instrument is a reference to that instrument as in force from time to time;
(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.
4 Determination
Omit “(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 27 August 1998)”.
5 Schedules
Repeal the heading “SCHEDULES” and the paragraph containing 8 bullet points thereunder.
6 Schedule One
Repeal the schedule, substitute:
Licence Area Plan - Tamworth Radio
Licence Area : TAMWORTH RA1
Service Category Frequency Service Licence No Technical Specification No Attach
No
Area Served National 103.1 MHz N/A TS10007718 1.2 Tamworth 94.7 MHz N/A TS10007940 1.3 Tamworth 93.9 MHz N/A TS10005068 1.4 Tamworth 91.7 MHz N/A TS1131089 1.4A Tamworth 648 kHz N/A TS4019001 1.5 Tamworth Commercial 92.9 MHz SL4865 TS4865001 1.6 Tamworth 106.1 MHz SL4865 TS12001022 1.6A Barraba 107.7 MHz SL4865 TS12001020 1.6B Manilla Commercial 1287 kHz SL4134 TS4134001 1.7 Tamworth 95.5 MHz SL4134 TS12000843 1.7A Tamworth 105.3 MHz SL4134 TS12001021 1.7B Barraba 104.5 MHz SL4134 TS12001019 1.7C Manilla Open Narrowcasting 90.5 MHz N/A TS12001065 1.8 Tamworth 7 Schedule Two
Repeal the schedule, substitute:
Licence Area Plan - Tamworth Radio
Licence Area : TAMWORTH RA2
Service Category Frequency Service Licence No Technical Specification No Attach
No
Area Served Community 88.9 MHz SL3061 TS12001062 2.2 Tamworth 99.5 MHz SL3061 TS12001082 2.3 Quirindi Community 89.7 MHz SL1150048 TS12001064 2.4 Tamworth 8 Attachments
Repeal all the attachments, and substitute the following attachments:
Attachment 1.1
Licence Area: TAMWORTH RA1
Commercial Radio Service Licence Numbers SL4865 and SL4134
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1991, is:
Area Description Tamworth (C) Parry (S) Manilla (S) Nundle (S) NSW CD 1042803 NSW CD 1042307 NSW CD 1042802 NSW CD 1042108 NSW CD 1042109 NSW CD 1042805 NSW CD 1042804 NSW CD 1042308 NSW CD 1042705 NSW CD 1042110 NSW CD 1042302 NSW CD 1042806 NSW CD 1042704 NSW CD 1042706 NSW CD 1130105 NSW CD 1042304 NSW CD 1042703 NSW CD 1042707 NSW CD 1042306 NSW CD 1130104 NSW CD 1042106 NSW CD 1042305 NSW CD 1042708 NSW CD 1042303 NSW CD 1042801 NSW CD 1042709 NSW CD 1042310 Note:
Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:
(C) = City
(CD) = Collection District
(S) = Shire
Attachment 1.2
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : National
General Area Served : Tamworth (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007718
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Prime Site SOMA MOUNTAIN
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -31.321423 150.749793
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 : 70 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP At all angles of azimuth 10 kW Attachment 1.3
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : National
General Area Served : Tamworth (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007940
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Prime Site SOMA MOUNTAIN
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -31.321423 150.749793
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 94.7 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 70 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP At all angles of azimuth 10 kW Attachment 1.4
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : National
General Area Served : Tamworth (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10005068
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Prime Site SOMA MOUNTAIN
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -31.321423 150.749793
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 93.9 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 70 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP At all angles of azimuth 10 kW Attachment 1.4A
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : National
General Area Served : Tamworth (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS1131089
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Prime Site SOMA MOUNTAIN
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -31.321423 150.749793
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 91.7 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 65 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP At all angles of azimuth 10 kW Attachment 1.5
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : National
General Area Served : Tamworth (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio
Specification Number : TS4019001
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Australia Site Fossickers Wy
4.5km SSE of MANILLA
Nominal Co-ordinates : Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -30.781249 150.744463
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : MF-AM
Carrier Frequency : 648 kHz
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Elevation Maximum CMF At all angles of azimuth 0 1.205 kV Special Condition :-
The CMF at all elevations must not exceed the specified CMF at 0 degrees elevation for all angles of azimuth.
Attachment 1.6
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Tamworth (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL4865
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS4865001
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Operations Tower Soma Mountain WERRIS CREEK
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -31.321261 150.750291
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 92.9 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 46 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP 0°T - 70°T 20 kW 70°T - 90°T 15.8 kW 90°T - 115°T 12.5 kW 115°T - 160°T 10 kW 160°T - 265°T 5 kW 265°T - 295°T 10 kW 295°T - 360°T 20 kW Attachment 1.6A
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Barraba (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL4865
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS12001022
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Site 21 Range St BARRABA
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -30.393426 150.606593
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 106.1 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 20 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP 0°T - 100°T
100°T - 130°T100 W
50 W130°T - 230°T 25 W 230°T - 260°T
260°T - 360°T50 W
100 WAttachment 1.6B
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Manilla (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL4865
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS12001020
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast site 9 Reservoir Rd MANILLA
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -30.752328 150.739026
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 107.7 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 20 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP 0°T - 10°T 100 W 10°T - 40°T 50 W 40°T - 140°T 25 W 140°T - 170°T 50 W 170°T - 360°T 100 W Attachment 1.7
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Tamworth (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL4134
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio
Specification Number : TS4134001
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Site New England Hwy 8 km S of TAMWORTH
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -31.165621 150.921621
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : MF-AM
Carrier Frequency : 1287 kHz
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Elevation Maximum CMF At all angles of azimuth 0 630 V Special Conditions :-
The CMF at all elevations must not exceed the specified CMF at 0 degrees elevation for all angles of azimuth.
TS4134001 ceases to be available for SL4134 28 days after the commencement of a service provided under SL4134 and transmitted by transmitter TS12000843 in accordance with the specifications set out at Attachment 1.7A.
Attachment 1.7A
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Tamworth (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL4134
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS12000843
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Operations Tower Soma Mountain WERRIS CREEK
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -31.321261 150.750291
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 95.5 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 46 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP 0°T - 70°T 20 kW 70°T - 90°T 15.8 kW 90°T - 115°T 12.5 kW 115°T - 160°T 10 kW 160°T - 265°T 5 kW 265°T - 295°T 10 kW 295°T - 360°T 20 kW Attachment 1.7B
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Barraba (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL4134
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS12001021
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Site 21 Range St BARRABA
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -30.393426 150.606593
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 105.3 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 20 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP 0°T - 100°T
100°T - 130°T100 W
50 W130°T - 230°T 25 W 230°T - 260°T
260°T - 360°T50 W
100 WAttachment 1.7C
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Manilla (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL4134
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS12001019
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast site 9 Reservoir Rd MANILLA
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -30.752328 150.739026
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 104.5 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 20 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP 0°T - 10°T 100 W 10°T - 40°T 50 W 40°T - 140°T 25 W 140°T - 170°T 50 W 170°T - 360°T 100 W Attachment 1.8
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : Open Narrowcasting
General Area Served : Tamworth (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS 12001065
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Country Energy Site Bald Hill TAMWORTH
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -31.075531 150.958535
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 90.5 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 15 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP At all angles of azimuth 1 kW Special Conditions :-
The 'coverage radius' of this transmission is 25 kilometres measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates: GDA94; Latitude: -31.137866; Longitude: 150.882335. This is NOT the same as the nominal transmitter site.
Attachment 2.1
Licence Area -TAMWORTH RA2
Community Radio Service Licence Numbers SL3061 and SL1150048
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1991, is:
Area Description Tamworth (C) NSW CD 1050814 NSW CD 1050810 NSW CD 1050812 NSW CD 1050907 NSW CD 1050808 NSW CD 1050904 NSW CD 1050905 NSW CD 1050811 NSW CD 1050816 NSW CD 1050807 NSW CD 1050902 NSW CD 1050805 NSW CD 1050813 NSW CD 1050806 NSW CD 1050809 NSW CD 1050906 NSW CD 1050901 NSW CD 1050903 NSW CD 1050908 NSW CD 1042706 NSW CD 1042801 NSW CD 1042802 NSW CD 1042803 NSW CD 1042804 NSW CD 1042806 NSW CD 1050910 NSW CD 1050911 NSW CD 1050912 NSW CD 1051401 NSW CD 1051404 NSW CD 1042203 NSW CD 1042205 NSW CD 1042206 NSW CD 1042207 NSW CD 1042208 Note:
Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:
(C) = City
(CD) = Collection District
Attachment 2.2
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : Community
General Area Served : Tamworth (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL3061
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS12001062
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Country Energy Site Bald Hill TAMWORTH
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -31.075531 150.958535
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 88.9 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 15 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP At all angles of azimuth 1 kW Attachment 2.3
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : Community
General Area Served : Quirindi (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL3061
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS12001082
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Council Site Who-Da-Thought-It Lookout, QUIRINDI
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -31.514657 150.666371
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 99.5 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 30 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) Maximum ERP At all angles of azimuth 150 W Notes :-
This specification is planned on an interference limited basis. Field strengths below the planned minimum median field strength level are likely to suffer interference from other broadcasting services.
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 60 dBµV/m against interference from other broadcasting services.
Attachment 2.4
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Tamworth Radio
Category : Community
General Area Served : Tamworth (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL1150048
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS12001064
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Country Energy Site Bald Hill TAMWORTH
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
(GDA94) : -31.075531 150.958535
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 89.7 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 15 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
| Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
| At all angles of azimuth | 1 kW |
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