LICENCE AREA PLAN

NAMBOUR RADIO

DECEMBER 2000

LICENCE AREA PLAN – NAMBOUR RADIO – DECEMBER 2000

DETERMINATION

The Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby makes this plan for broadcasting services in the Nambour area of Queensland, under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Three national radio broadcasting service and three commercial radio broadcasting services are to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 to this Determination 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 - 1.7 to this Determination.

Two community radio broadcasting services are to be available in the area described at Attachment 2.1 to this Determination 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 Attachments 2.2 – 2.3 to this Determination.

(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 21 December 2000)

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).
• 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.

SCHEDULE ONE

Licence Area Plan : Nambour Radio – December 2000
Licence Area : NAMBOUR RA1

SCHEDULE TWO
Licence Area Plan : Nambour Radio – December 2000

Licence Area : NAMBOUR RA2

DISCLAIMER:

The availability of frequency capacity in the Gold Coast is, to a large extent, based on theoretical interference predictions.  Predictions by their very nature are subject to some degree of uncertainty given limitations of topography and other data.

The Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) takes reasonable care in assigning frequencies, but cannot warrant that licensed use of a broadcasting facility will be free from (or will not cause) interference.  Any such interference can vary in extent and can originate within Australia or overseas.

Prospective applicants for licences should obtain independent technical or specialist advice concerning their applications, the operation of broadcasting equipment, and any other matters relevant to the operation of transmitters and services under the licences in question.

• Existing broadcasters should take all reasonable steps to be satisfied that their frequency will operate at the prescribed levels before making changes to its existing technical operating conditions.

• Aspirant broadcasters should take all reasonable steps to be satisfied that their frequency of interest will operate at the prescribed levels before competing for spectrum availability.

No liability is or will be accepted by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, the ABA, the Commonwealth of Australia, or its officers, servants or agents for the licensed use of a broadcasting facility which is not free from (or causes) interference.

Attachment 1.1

LICENCE AREA FOR SERVICE LICENCE NUMBERS: SL10307, SL4184, SL1150116

NAMBOUR COMMERCIAL RADIO

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1996, is: 

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

 (C)  =   City

 (CD)  =   Collection District

 (S)  =   Shire

Attachment 1.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Nambour – December 2000

Category : National

General Area Served : Nambour (QLD)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS3016002

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : TV Translator Site  DULONG LOOKOUT

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 56 491040 7054115

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 88.7 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 34 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.3

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Nambour – December 2000

Category : National

General Area Served : Nambour (QLD)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS4179002

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : TV Translator Site  DULONG LOOKOUT

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 56 491040 7054115

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 89.5 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 34 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.4

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Nambour – December 2000

Category : National

General Area Served : Nambour (QLD)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS4236001

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : TV Translator Site  DULONG LOOKOUT

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 56 491040 7054115

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 90.3 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 34 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.5

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Nambour – December 2000

Category : Commercial

General Area Served : Nambour (QLD)

Service Licence Number : SL1150116

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10008223

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Broadcast Site  BALD KNOB

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 56 491799 7036600

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 91.1 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 40 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.6

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Nambour – December 2000

Category : Commercial

General Area Served : Nambour (QLD)

Service Licence Number : SL10307

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10004669

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Broadcast Site  BALD KNOB

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 56 491799 7036600

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 91.9 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 40 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.7

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Nambour – December 2000

Category : Commercial

General Area Served : Nambour (QLD)

Service Licence Number : SL4184

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS4184601

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Broadcast Site  BALD KNOB

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 56 491799 7036600

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 92.7 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 40 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 2.1

LICENCE AREA FOR SERVICE LICENCE NUMBERS: SL1150113, SL1150720

NAMBOUR COMMUNITY RADIO

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1996, is: 

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(C)  =   City

 (CD)  =   Collection District

 (S)  =   Shire

Attachment 2.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Nambour – December 2000

Category : Community

General Area Served : Nambour (QLD)

Service Licence Number : SL1150113

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10009958

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Broadcast Site  BALD KNOB

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 56 491799 7036600

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 104.9 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 40 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 2.3

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Nambour – December 2000

Category : Community

General Area Served : Nambour (QLD)

Service Licence Number : SL1150720

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10009956

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Broadcast Site  BALD KNOB

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 56 491799 7036600

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 106.5 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 40 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-