VARIATION TO
LICENCE AREA PLAN

SHEPPARTON RADIO

APRIL 2001

VARIATION TO LICENCE AREA PLAN – SHEPPARTON RADIO

VARIATION

The Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby varies the licence area plan (LAP) for radio services in the Shepparton area of Victoria, determined on 15 September 1997, under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

The variation comprises the addition of technical specifications for the community radio service 3UGE Alexandra/Eildon designated by the technical specifiation numbers TS10009653 and TS10009658, and variation of the licence area.

The additional technical specifications and varied licence area now applicable to this Shepparton radio licence area plan are set out in Schedule 2 and Attachments 2.1.1, 2.3 and 2.4 to this instrument.

(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 26 April 2001)

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.

For ease of reference, Schedule 2 affected by this variation to the LAP has been updated to reflect the variation to the plan.

Schedule 2 of the Shepparton LAP prior to this variation is reproduced below:

SCHEDULE TWO
Licence Area Plan : Shepparton - Radio - September 1997

Licence Area : ALEXANDRA/EILDON RA1

The updated Schedule to the licence area plan affected by this variation is as follows:

SCHEDULE TWO

Licence Area Plan: Shepparton Radio – September 1997 –as varied

Licence Area: ALEXANDRA/EILDON RA1

DISCLAIMER:

The availability of frequency capacity in Shepparton 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 2.1.1

LICENCE AREA FOR SERVICE LICENCE NUMBER:  SL10411

ALEXANDRA/EILDON 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: 

 (CD)  =   Collection District

Attachment 2.3

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Shepparton

Category : Community

General Area Served : Marysville (VIC)

Service Licence Number : SL10411

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10009653

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : MT GORDON

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 386200 5847000

Site Tolerance :

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 98.5 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Special Condition :-

The service is interference limited, only field strength levels of 66 dBV/m and above will be protected from interference.

Attachment 2.4

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Shepparton

Category : Community

General Area Served : Yea (VIC)

Service Licence Number : SL10411

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10009658

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : MT BROUGHTON

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 358900 5890400

Site Tolerance :

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 88.9 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Special Condition :-

The service is interference limited, only field strength levels of 66 dBV/m and above will be protected from interference.