VARIATION TO
LICENCE AREA PLAN
Gold Coast
Australian Broadcasting Authority
Canberra
February 2003
Variation to Licence Area Plan – Gold Coast Radio – February 2003
VARIATION
Under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, the Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby varies the licence area plan (LAP) for radio on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
The draft variation comprises a change to the technical specifications as set out below:
Service Category | Service Licence No | Technical Specification No | Frequency | Attach No | Area Served | Status |
Commercial | SL1150463 | TS10012787 | 102.9 MHz | 1.8.1 | Gold Coast | Add |
Community | SL1150707 | TS10012788 | 94.1 MHz | 1.10.1 | Gold Coast | Add |
Community | SL1150709 | TS10012789 | 105.7 MHz | 1.11.1 | Gold Coast | Add |
Community | SL1150708 | TS10012790 | 107.3 MHz | 1.12.1 | Gold Coast | Add |
National | N/A | TS6252001 | 95.7 MHz | 1.13 | Gold Coast | Add |
The technical specifications set out in Schedule One at Attachments 1.8, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12 of the licence area plan are to be deleted.
The varied technical specifications applicable to these services are at Attachments 1.8.1, 1.10.1, 1.11.1, 1.12.1 and 1.13.
The area to which the commercial and community radio broadcasting service has been designated using 2001 Census data and is Attachment 1.1.1 to this instrument.
Determined on 27 February 2003
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 number of transmitters required to transmit the service;
- 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); and
- 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 Gold Coast LAP prior to proposed variation is reproduced below.
SCHEDULE ONE
Licence Area Plan – Gold Coast Radio - December 2000
Licence Area: Gold Coast RA1
Service Category | Status | Frequency | Service Licence No | Technical Specification No | Attach No | Area Served |
National | Licensed Reserved | 88.5 MHz | N/A | TS2138001 | 1.2 | Gold Coast |
National | Licensed Reserved | 90.1 MHz | N/A | TS2139001 | 1.3 | Gold Coast |
National | Licensed Reserved | 91.7 MHz | N/A | TS2268601 | 1.4 | Gold Coast |
National | Licensed Reserved | 97.7 MHz | N/A | TS7329601 | 1.5 | Gold Coast |
Commercial | Licensed | 90.9 MHz | SL3182 | TS3182001 | 1.6 | Gold Coast |
Commercial | Licensed | 92.5 MHz | SL4173 | TS4173001 | 1.7 | Gold Coast |
Commercial | Available | 102.9 MHz | SL1150463 | TS4946001 | 1.8 | Gold Coast |
Community | Licensed | 89.3 MHz | SL3069 | TS3069001 | 1.9 | Gold Coast |
Community | Available | 94.1 MHz | SL1150707 | TS6255001 | 1.10 | Gold Coast |
Community | Available | 105.7 MHz | SL1150709 | TS10009906 | 1.11 | Gold Coast |
Community | Available | 107.3 MHz | SL1150708 | TS10009907 | 1.12 | Gold Coast |
The updated schedule to the LAP affected by this variation as follows:
SCHEDULE ONE
Draft Variation to Licence Area Plan – Gold Coast Radio – February 2003
Licence Area: Gold Coast RA1
Service Category | Status | Frequency | Service Licence No | Technical Specification No | Attach No | Area Served |
National | Licensed Reserved | 88.5 MHz | N/A | TS2138001 | 1.2 | Gold Coast |
National | Licensed Reserved | 90.1 MHz | N/A | TS2139001 | 1.3 | Gold Coast |
National | Licensed Reserved | 91.7 MHz | N/A | TS2268601 | 1.4 | Gold Coast |
National | Licensed Reserved | 97.7 MHz | N/A | TS7329601 | 1.5 | Gold Coast |
National | Licensed | 95.7 MHz | N/A | TS6252001 | 1.13 | Gold Coast |
Commercial | Licensed | 90.9 MHz | SL3182 | TS3182001 | 1.6 | Gold Coast |
Commercial | Licensed | 92.5 MHz | SL4173 | TS4173001 | 1.7 | Gold Coast |
Commercial | Licensed | 102.9 MHz | SL1150463 | TS10012787 | 1.8.1 | Gold Coast |
Community | Licensed | 89.3 MHz | SL3069 | TS3069001 | 1.9 | Gold Coast |
Community | Licensed | 94.1 MHz | SL1150707 | TS10012788 | 1.10.1 | Gold Coast |
Community | Licensed | 105.7 MHz | SL1150709 | TS10012789 | 1.11.1 | Gold Coast |
Community | Licensed | 107.3 MHz | SL1150708 | TS10012790 | 1.12.1 | Gold Coast |
Attachment 1.1.1
LICENCE AREA - GOLD COAST RA1
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 5 August 2001, is:
Area Description |
Arundel |
Ashmore |
Benowa |
Biggera Waters |
Bilinga |
Broadbeach |
Broadbeach Waters |
Bundall |
Burleigh Heads |
Burleigh Waters |
Carrara-Merrimac |
Coolangatta |
Coombabah |
Coomera-Cedar Creek |
Currumbin |
Currumbin Waters |
Elanora |
Ernest-Molendinar |
Guanaba-Currumbin Valley |
Helensvale |
Hollywell |
Hope Island |
Labrador |
Main Beach-Broadwater |
Mermaid Beach |
Mermaid Wtrs-Clear Is. Wtrs |
Miami |
Mudgeeraba |
Nerang |
Oxenford |
Palm Beach |
Paradise Point |
Parkwood |
Robina |
Runaway Bay |
Southport |
Stephens |
Surfers Paradise |
Tugun |
Worongary-Tallai |
NSW CD 1070101 |
NSW CD 1070102 |
NSW CD 1070103 |
NSW CD 1070104 |
NSW CD 1070105 |
NSW CD 1070106 |
NSW CD 1070107 |
NSW CD 1070108 |
NSW CD 1070109 |
NSW CD 1070110 |
NSW CD 1070111 |
NSW CD 1070112 |
NSW CD 1070201 |
NSW CD 1070202 |
NSW CD 1070203 |
NSW CD 1070204 |
NSW CD 1070205 |
NSW CD 1070206 |
NSW CD 1070207 |
NSW CD 1070208 |
NSW CD 1070209 |
NSW CD 1070210 |
NSW CD 1070211 |
NSW CD 1070212 |
NSW CD 1070213 |
NSW CD 1070303 |
NSW CD 1070305 |
NSW CD 1070306 |
NSW CD 1070308 |
NSW CD 1070312 |
NSW CD 1070313 |
NSW CD 1070401 |
NSW CD 1070402 |
NSW CD 1070403 |
NSW CD 1070404 |
NSW CD 1070405 |
NSW CD 1070407 |
NSW CD 1070408 |
NSW CD 1070410 |
NSW CD 1070411 |
NSW CD 1070412 |
NSW CD 1070413 |
NSW CD 1070414 |
NSW CD 1071601 |
NSW CD 1071602 |
NSW CD 1071603 |
NSW CD 1071604 |
NSW CD 1071605 |
NSW CD 1071608 |
NSW CD 1071611 |
NSW CD 1071612 |
NSW CD 1071615 |
NSW CD 1071903 |
NSW CD 1071904 |
NSW CD 1071905 |
NSW CD 1071906 |
NSW CD 1071907 |
NSW CD 1071909 |
QLD CD 3151401 |
QLD CD 3151402 |
QLD CD 3151403 |
QLD CD 3151406 |
QLD CD 3151410 |
QLD CD 3151412 |
QLD CD 3151512 |
QLD CD 3151516 |
QLD CD 3160201 |
QLD CD 3160202 |
QLD CD 3160203 |
QLD CD 3160204 |
QLD CD 3160205 |
QLD CD 3160206 |
QLD CD 3160207 |
QLD CD 3160208 |
QLD CD 3160209 |
QLD CD 3160210 |
QLD CD 3160212 |
QLD CD 3160213 |
QLD CD 3160214 |
QLD CD 3160215 |
QLD CD 3160216 |
QLD CD 3160217 |
QLD CD 3160218 |
Note:
Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:
(CD) = Collection District
Attachment 1.8.1
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Gold Coast
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Gold Coast (QLD)
Service Licence Number : SL1150463
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10012787
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Enclosure Golf Course Rd MOUNT TAMBORINE
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 520880 6905960
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 102.9 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 63 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
0°T - 30°T | 2 kW |
30°T - 80°T | 16 kW |
80°T - 140°T | 25 kW |
140°T - 160°T | 16 kW |
160°T - 180°T | 10 kW |
180°T - 210°T | 1 kW |
210°T - 360°T | 250 W |
Attachment 1.10.1
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Gold Coast
Category : Community
General Area Served : Gold Coast (QLD)
Service Licence Number : SL1150707
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10012788
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Enclosure Golf Course Rd MOUNT TAMBORINE
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 520880 6905960
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 94.1 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 63 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
0°T - 30°T | 2 kW |
30°T - 80°T | 16 kW |
80°T - 140°T | 25 kW |
140°T - 160°T | 16 kW |
160°T - 180°T | 10 kW |
180°T - 210°T | 1 kW |
210°T - 360°T | 250 W |
Attachment 1.11.1
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Gold Coast
Category : Community
General Area Served : Gold Coast (QLD)
Service Licence Number : SL1150709
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10012789
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : AB Comms Site North Rd LOWER BEECHMONT
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 523955 6898710
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 105.7 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 30 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
0°T - 80°T | 15 kW |
80°T - 160°T | 25 kW |
160°T - 240°T | 15 kW |
240°T - 255°T | 2 kW |
255°T - 345°T | 500 W |
345°T - 360°T | 2 kW |
Attachment 1.12.1
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Gold Coast
Category : Community
General Area Served : Gold Coast (QLD)
Service Licence Number : SL1150708
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10012790
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Enclosure Golf Course Rd MOUNT TAMBORINE
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 520880 6905960
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 107.3 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 63 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
0°T - 30°T | 2 kW |
30°T - 80°T | 16 kW |
80°T - 140°T | 25 kW |
140°T - 160°T | 16 kW |
160°T - 180°T | 10 kW |
180°T - 210°T | 1 kW |
210°T - 360°T | 250 W |
Attachment 1.13
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Gold Coast
Category : National
General Area Served : Gold Coast (QLD)
Service Licence Number : N/A
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS6252001
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : NTL Broadcast Site LOWER BEECHMONT
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 523715 6898850
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 95.7 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 32 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
0°T - 180°T | 26 kW |
180°T - 360°T | 2.6 kW |