Licence Area Plan - Cooma Area (Radio) - Variation - September 2004

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VARIATION TO LICENCE AREA PLAN

COOMA, NSW

 

 

 

Australian Broadcasting Authority
Canberra
September 2004

 

 

Two instruments are contained in this PDF document as follows:

  • variation to the Licence Area Plan
  • variation to the Frequency Allotment Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Commonwealth of Australia, September 2004

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Published by the Australian Broadcasting Authority
PO Box 34
Belconnen  Act  2616

VARIATION TO LICENCE AREA PLAN – COOMA – SEPTEMBER 2004

VARIATION
 

The Australian Broadcasting Authority herby varies the licence area plan (LAP) for radio in the Cooma region of NSW, determined in June 1999 and varied in November 2003, under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

The variation makes changes to the Cooma LAP, as set out below:
 

Service Category

Service Licence No

Technical Specification No

Frequency

Attach No

Area Served

Status

Commercial

SL10345

TS10008326

90.3 MHz

1.20

Cabramurra

Vary

Open Narrowcasting

N/A

TS10013462

94.3 MHz

1.26

Perisher

Add

 

 

(Varied by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 23 September 2004)

 

 

Schedules

Each of the Schedules sets out:

  • the category of each of the services that are to be available in that area (column one).
  • the status of the service (column two) does not form part of the licence area plan decision and is included for reference only.
  • the frequency for each transmitter (column three) does not form part of the licence area plan decision and is included for reference only.
  • the service licence number which has been allocated to the service, if appropriate (column four);  N/A = Not Applicable, as the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 only requires service licences for Commercial and Community services.
  • the transmitter specification number which has been allocated to each transmitter (column five),
  • the identifying number of the attachment where the technical specifications for each transmitter are described (column six).  (Each set of technical specifications referred to in the Schedules is an attachment to this determination).
  • the general area served by each transmitter (column seven).

Status Column

Licensed: service is already licensed

Available: new licence available for allocation

Proposed: transmitter for existing broadcasting service licence

Alternative: alternative channel proposed for licensed service

Reserved: capacity reserved for a national or community service in accordance with Ministerial notification

Frequency Column

The frequency shown is the centre frequency of the channel.

The information in the frequency column is provided as additional information to the licence area plan, and is accurate as at the date of publication.

For ease of reference, the schedule affected by this variation to the LAP has been updated to reflect the variation to this plan.

Schedule One of the Cooma LAP prior to this variation is reproduced below.

Schedule 1

Licence Area Plan : Cooma Radio -Variation – November 2003 

Licence Area : COOMA RA1

Service Category

Status

Channel/ Frequency

Service Licence No

Transmitter Specification No

Attach No

Area Served

National

Licensed

1602 kHz

N/A

TS4009001

1.2

Cooma

National

Reserved

91.3 MHz

N/A

TS6170001

1.3

Cooma (town)

National

Reserved

93.7 MHz

N/A

TS10008234

1.4

Cooma (town)

National

Licensed

95.3 MHz

N/A

TS4978002

1.5

Cooma (town)

National

Licensed

95.5 MHz

N/A

TS4009002

1.6

Jindabyne

National

Licensed

97.1 MHz

N/A

TS4978003

1.7

Jindabyne

National

Licensed

88.9 MHz

N/A

TS4009003

1.8

Thredbo

National

Licensed

90.5 MHz

N/A

TS4858001

1.9

Thredbo

Commercial

Licensed

918 kHz

SL4138

TS4138001

1.10

Cooma

 

Proposed

92.5 MHz

SL4138

TS10008425

1.11

Bombala

 

Proposed

99.1 MHz

SL4138

TS10008327

1.12

Cabramurra

 

Licensed

96.3 MHz

SL4138

TS4138004

1.13

Jindabyne

 

Proposed

103.1 MHz

SL4138

TS10008333

1.14

Khancoban

 

Licensed

98.7 MHz

SL4138

TS4138003

1.15

Perisher

 

Proposed

95.1 MHz

SL4138

TS10008390

1.16

Talbingo

 

Licensed

92.1 MHz

SL4138

TS4138002

1.17

Thredbo

Commercial

Licensed

97.7 MHz

SL10345

TS10005274

1.18

Cooma

 

Proposed

91.7 MHz

SL10345

TS10008266

1.19

Bombala

 

Proposed

90.3 MHz

SL10345

TS10008326

1.20

Cabramurra

 

Licensed

94.7 MHz

SL10345

TS10005249

1.21

Jindabyne

 

Proposed

105.3 MHz

SL10345

TS10008334

1.22

Khancoban

 

Licensed

101.9 MHz

SL10345

TS10005666

1.23

Perisher

 

Proposed

93.5 MHz

SL10345

TS10008391

1.24

Talbingo

 

Licensed

92.9 MHz

SL10345

TS10005303

1.25

Thredbo

Open Narrowcasting

Licensed

Alternative

90.9 MHz

104.5 MHz

N/A

N/A

TS10008254

TS10012792

1.26

1.26.1

Bombala

Bombala

Open Narrowcasting

Licensed

96.9 MHz

N/A

TS10008387

1.27

Cooma

Open Narrowcasting

Licensed

102.7 MHz

N/A

TS10008342

1.28

Jindabyne

Open Narrowcasting

Licensed

106.9 MHz

N/A

TS10008389

1.29

Thredbo

The updated schedule to the LAP affected by this variation is as follows:

Schedule 1

Licence Area Plan : Cooma Radio - Variation - September 2004

Licence Area : COOMA RA1

Service Category

Status

Channel/ Frequency

Service Licence No

Transmitter Specification No

Attach No

Area Served

National

Licensed

1602 kHz

N/A

TS4009001

1.2

Cooma

National

Reserved

91.3 MHz

N/A

TS6170001

1.3

Cooma (town)

National

Reserved

93.7 MHz

N/A

TS10008234

1.4

Cooma (town)

National

Licensed

95.3 MHz

N/A

TS4978002

1.5

Cooma (town)

National

Licensed

95.5 MHz

N/A

TS4009002

1.6

Jindabyne

National

Licensed

97.1 MHz

N/A

TS4978003

1.7

Jindabyne

National

Licensed

88.9 MHz

N/A

TS4009003

1.8

Thredbo

National

Licensed

90.5 MHz

N/A

TS4858001

1.9

Thredbo

Commercial

Licensed

918 kHz

SL4138

TS4138001

1.10

Cooma

 

Proposed

92.5 MHz

SL4138

TS10008425

1.11

Bombala

 

Proposed

99.1 MHz

SL4138

TS10008327

1.12

Cabramurra

 

Licensed

96.3 MHz

SL4138

TS4138004

1.13

Jindabyne

 

Proposed

103.1 MHz

SL4138

TS10008333

1.14

Khancoban

 

Licensed

98.7 MHz

SL4138

TS4138003

1.15

Perisher

 

Proposed

95.1 MHz

SL4138

TS10008390

1.16

Talbingo

 

Licensed

92.1 MHz

SL4138

TS4138002

1.17

Thredbo

Commercial

Licensed

97.7 MHz

SL10345

TS10005274

1.18

Cooma

 

Proposed

91.7 MHz

SL10345

TS10008266

1.19

Bombala

 

Proposed

90.3 MHz

SL10345

TS10008326

1.20

Cabramurra

 

Licensed

94.7 MHz

SL10345

TS10005249

1.21

Jindabyne

 

Proposed

105.3 MHz

SL10345

TS10008334

1.22

Khancoban

 

Licensed

101.9 MHz

SL10345

TS10005666

1.23

Perisher

 

Proposed

93.5 MHz

SL10345

TS10008391

1.24

Talbingo

 

Licensed

92.9 MHz

SL10345

TS10005303

1.25

Thredbo

Open Narrowcasting

Licensed

Alternative

90.9 MHz

104.5 MHz

N/A

TS10008254

TS10012792

1.26

1.26.1

Bombala

Bombala

Open Narrowcasting

Licensed

96.9 MHz

N/A

TS10008387

1.27

Cooma

Open Narrowcasting

Licensed

102.7 MHz

N/A

TS10008342

1.28

Jindabyne

Open Narrowcasting

Licensed

106.9 MHz

N/A

TS10008389

1.29

Thredbo

Open Narrowcasting

Available

94.3 MHz

N/A

TS10013462

1.30

Perisher


Attachment 1.20

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Cooma Radio - Variation - September 2004

Category : Commercial

General Area Served : Cabramurra (NSW)

Service Licence Number : SL10345

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10008326

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Township radio station  CABRAMURRA

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 55 624411 6022733

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 90.3 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 10 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)

Maximum ERP

At all angles of azimuth

100 W

 

Special Conditions :-

Any transmission in accordance with this technical 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 1.30

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Cooma Radio - Variation - September 2004

Category : Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served : Perisher (NSW)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10013462

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Blue Cow Terminal  PERISHER

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 55 624690 5972098

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 94.3 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

 

Special Conditions :-

The 'coverage radius' of this transmission is 20 kilometres measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates: Zone 55; Easting 624690; Northing 5972098. This point is the same as the nominal transmitter site.

Overview

The Broadcasting Services Act 1992 was enacted to provide for the regulation of broadcasting services in Australia, including radio and television. The Act addresses the need for a regulatory framework to manage the allocation of radio frequencies, licensing of broadcasting services, and ensuring the provision of diverse and high-quality broadcasting content. The Australian Broadcasting Authority, which was responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Act, varied the Licence Area Plan (LAP) for radio in the Cooma region of New South Wales under subsection 26(2) of the Act in September 2004. The primary objective of this variation was to adjust the technical specifications and service categories for certain radio services in the Cooma region, ensuring that the broadcasting services met the required standards and effectively served the specified areas.

Scope and Application

The Variation to Licence Area Plan Cooma, NSW issued by the Australian Broadcasting Authority in September 2004 applies specifically to the radio broadcasting services within the Cooma region of New South Wales. The Act modifies the Licence Area Plan (LAP) for radio services as determined in June 1999 and further varied in November 2003. The changes primarily involve updates to the service categories, statuses, frequencies, and technical specifications for certain radio transmitters. The updated Licence Area Plan affects commercial, national, and open narrowcasting services, including specific allocations for areas such as Cabramurra and Perisher. The variation is made under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 and is intended to refine and clarify the availability and technical details of radio services in the specified region. The geographic scope of this Act is limited to the Cooma region of New South Wales, and it does not extend beyond this area. The Act does not provide explicit exclusions or exemptions but does specify the detailed technical and operational requirements for the radio services within the Licence Area Plan. The application of this Act is further defined through subordinate instruments, which provide additional technical specifications and operational details for the radio transmitters involved.

Key Provisions

The primary operative sections of the legislation (section 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992) permit the Australian Broadcasting Authority to vary the licence area plan for radio in the Cooma region of New South Wales. This variation involves changes to the frequency allotment and the areas served by specific services. For example, the variation introduces a new open narrowcasting service in Perisher, altering the status of this service from "Proposed" to "Add." Similarly, it updates the frequency and service details for commercial and national services in the area. The obligations imposed by this legislation include ensuring that the updated licence area plan accurately reflects the changes made to the frequency allotments and service areas. This involves updating the technical specifications, which include the frequency, transmitter sites, and emission details for each service. The authority must also ensure that any new services or changes in existing services are properly licensed and that the frequencies are protected against interference from other broadcasting services. Breaching the provisions of this legislation can result in various civil and criminal consequences. For instance, operating a broadcasting service without the appropriate licence or technical specifications could be considered an offence under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992. Penalties for such breaches can include fines, with the exact amount determined by the severity of the offence. Additionally, operating a service in a manner that causes interference with other licensed services can lead to enforcement actions by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, which may include further fines or even the suspension of the broadcasting licence.

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