AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF LICENCE UNDER SECTION
46(2) OF THE BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992
In accordance with sub-section 46(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (the Act), the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) hereby notifies that the companies listed below have lodged applications for the renewal of the following broadcasting service licences:
Commercial Radio Licensees | SL No | Service Area | State |
Regional Broadcasters Australia Pty Limited | 10333 | EMERALD RA1 | QLD |
Radio Newcastle Pty Ltd | 4126 | NEWCASTLE RA1 | NSW |
Sunshine Coast Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 10307 | NAMBOUR RA1 | QLD |
Port Macquarie Super AM 531 Pty Ltd | 4121 | KEMPSEY RA1 | NSW |
New England Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 10316 | ARMIDALE RA1 | NSW |
Northern Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 10322 | INVERELL RA1 | NSW |
Townsville Broadcasters Pty. Limited | 4185 | TOWNSVILLE RA1 | QLD |
Belcap Investments Pty Ltd | 10041 | ALBANY RA1 | WA |
ACE Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 10308 | HORSHAM RA1 | VIC |
Wollongong Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 4137 | WOLLONGONG RA1 | NSW |
Belcap Investments Pty Ltd | 10401 | ALBANY RA1 | WA |
Radio 6AM Pty Ltd | 10385 | NORTHAM RA1 | WA |
Ballarat Sports Radio Pty Ltd | 10365 | BALLARAT RA1 | VIC |
ACE Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 10387 | ALBURY RA1 | NSW |
Great Northern Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 10370 | GERALDTON RA1 | WA |
East Coast Radio Pty Ltd | 4107 | BEGA RA1 | NSW |
Geraldton FM Pty Ltd | 10371 | GERALDTON RA1 | WA |
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Commercial Television Licensees | SL No | Service Area | State |
NBN Ltd | 94 | SPENCER GULF TV1 | SA |
WIN Television Griffith Pty Ltd | 1130146 | GRIFFITH AND MIA TV1 | NSW |
Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd | 85 | MOUNT GAMBIER/SOUTH EAST TV1 | SA |
WIN Television Griffith Pty Ltd | 10104 | RIVERLAND TV1 | SA |
The ACMA is required to renew these licences unless it decides that an applicant is no longer a suitable licensee. A company is a suitable licensee if the ACMA does not decide that sub-section 41(2) of the Act applies to the company.
The ACMA may decide that 41(2) of the Act applies to a licensee if it is satisfied that allowing the licensee to provide or continue to provide a commercial broadcasting service under a licence would lead to a significant risk of: (a) an offence against the Act or the regulations being committed; (b) or a breach of the conditions of the licence occurring.
In deciding whether the sub-section applies, the ACMA is required by sub-section 41(3) of the Act, to take into account: (a) the business record of the company; and (b) the company's record in situations requiring trust and candour; and (c) the business record of the chief executive and each director and secretary of the applicant; and (d) the record in situations requiring trust and candour of each such person; and (e) whether the company, or a person referred to in paragraph (c) or (d), has been convicted of an offence against this Act or the regulations.
The Act does not require the ACMA to hold an investigation or a hearing into whether a commercial licence (sub-section 47(3)) should be renewed.