Licence Area Plan – Nhulunbuy Radio

made under subsection 26(1) of the

Broadcasting Services Act 1992

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date:     30 September 2017

Includes amendments up to:  F2017L01299

Prepared by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Melbourne

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Licence Area Plan – Nhulunbuy Radio that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 30 September 2017 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

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Self-repealing provisions

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Licence Area Plan – Nhulunbuy Radio

(1) This plan for radio broadcasting services in the Nhulunbuy area of the Northern Territory is made under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

(2) One community radio broadcasting service and one open narrowcasting 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 and 1.3 to this plan.

(3) One community radio broadcasting service is 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 service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 2.1 are set out in Schedule Two and Attachment 2.2 to this plan.

(4) A reference in this plan to a schedule or an attachment includes reference to a schedule or attachment as amended from time to time.

(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 27 August 1996)

Schedule One

Licence Area Plan : Nhulunbuy Radio

Licence Area : NHULUNBUY RA1

Schedule Two

Licence Area Plan : Nhulunbuy Radio

Licence Area : YIRRKALA RA1

Attachment 1.1

Licence Area - NHULUNBUY RA1

Licence Area ID - 768

Community Radio Service Licence numbers:  SL10144

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 8 August 2006, is: 

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

 (LGA)  =   Local Government Area

(SLA)  =   Statistical Local Area

(CGC)  =   Community Government Council

 (CD)  =   Collection District

Attachment 1.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Nhulunbuy Radio

Category : Community

General Area Served : Nhulunbuy (NT)

Service Licence Number : SL10144

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS1134105

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Nabalco Radio Hut  Mt Saunders   NHULUNBUY

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 53 693212 8652591

Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 106.9 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 45 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.3

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Nhulunbuy Radio

Category : Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served : Nhulunbuy (NT)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10004018

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Broadcast Planning Nominal Site
Mt Saunders  NHULUNBUY

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 53 693400 8652300

Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 103.7 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 45 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Special Condition :-

The coverage area of this transmission is a circle of radius 20 kilometres centred on a point with the following Australian Map Grid co-ordinates: Zone 53, Easting 693400, Northing 8652300. This point is the same as the transmitter site nominal location.

Attachment 2.1

Licence Area - YIRRKALA RA1

Licence Area ID - 329

Community Radio Service Licence numbers:  SL10141

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 8 August 2006, is: 

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

 (CD)  =   Collection District

Attachment 2.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Nhulunbuy Radio

Category : Community

General Area Served : Yirrkala (NT)

Service Licence Number : SL10141

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10003034

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Broadcast Site  Council Offices   YIRRKALA

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 53 705564 8644999

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 :-

Endnotes

Endnote 1 – About the endnotes

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Endnote 2 (Abbreviation key) sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Endnote 3 (Legislation history) provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law.  The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

Endnote 4 (Amendment history) provides information about the amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level and includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law. 

It also includes information about any misdescribed amendment (that is, an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made).  If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.  If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history