AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY
Broadcasting Services (Applications for Renewal of Licence under Subsection 46(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992) Notice –30 April 2025
In accordance with subsection 46(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (the Act), the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) gives notice that the companies listed below have lodged applications for the renewal of the following commercial broadcasting service licences:
Commercial Broadcasting Licensees | SL No | Service Area | State |
Eastern Australia Satellite Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 1130136 | WESTERN ZONE TV1 | WA |
Eastern Australia Satellite Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 4099 | SOUTH EASTERN AUSTRALIA TV3 | NSW |
RADIO 2GB SYDNEY PTY LTD | 10418 | SYDNEY RA1
| NSW |
Resonate Regional Radio Pty Limited | 1170169 | QUEENSLAND S40 | SA |
Resonate Regional Radio Pty Limited | 1150104 | EMERALD RA1 | QLD |
Labor Media Pty Limited | 4119 | SYDNEY RA1 | NSW |
Nova 96.9 Pty Ltd | 10072 | SYDNEY RA1 | NSW |
Richmond River Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 10404 | LISMORE RA1 | NSW |
Elldale Pty Ltd | 4118 | BRIDGETOWN RA1 | WA |
Radio West Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 10399 | BUNBURY RA1 | WA |
Super Young 2LF Pty Ltd | 10400 | YOUNG RA1 | NSW |
Radio West Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 10178 | NARROGIN RA1 | WA |
Elldale Pty Ltd | 4139 | KATANNING RA1 | WA |
5AU Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 4182 | RIVERLAND RA1 | SA |
Victorian Radio Network Pty Ltd | 1170169 | MELBOURNE RA1 | VIC |
Rockhampton Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd | 1150104 | ROCKHAMPTON RA1 | QLD |
Blue Mountains Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 4116 | KATOOMBA RA1 | NSW |
The ACMA is required to renew these licences unless it decides that an applicant is no longer a suitable licensee. A company is a suitable licensee if the ACMA has not decided that subsection 41(2) of the Act applies to the company.
The ACMA may decide that subsection 41(2) of the Act applies to a licensee if it is satisfied that allowing the licensee to provide or continue to provide a commercial broadcasting service under a licence would lead to a significant risk of:
- an offence against the Act or the regulations being committed;
- a breach of a civil penalty provision occurring; or
- a breach of the conditions of the licence occurring.
In deciding whether subsection 41(2) of the Act applies, the ACMA is required by subsection 41(3) to take into account: (a) the business record of the company; (b) the company's record in situations requiring trust and candour; (c) the business record of each person who is, or would be, if a licence were allocated to the applicant, in a position to control the licence; (d) the record in situations requiring trust and candour of each such person; (e) whether the company, or a person referred to in paragraph (c) or (d), has been convicted of an offence against the Act or the regulations; and (f) whether a civil penalty order has been made against the company or a person referred to in paragraph (c) or (d).
The Act does not require the ACMA to hold an investigation or a hearing into whether a commercial broadcasting service licence should be renewed (subsection 47(3)).