Variation to Licence Area Plan – Nhulunbuy Radio – No.1 of 2013
1. Enabling legislation
The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes this instrument under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
2. Name of Instrument
This instrument is the Variation to Licence Area Plan – Nhulunbuy Radio – No.1 of 2013.
3. Commencement
This instrument commences the day after it is registered.
Note: An instrument is registered when it is recorded on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) in electronic form: see the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, s4 (definition of register). The FRLI may be accessed at http://www.comlaw.gov.au
4. Variation
The Community and Open Narrowcasting Radio Licence Area Plan - Nhulunbuy (Radio) - August 1996 determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 27 August 1996 is varied as follows:
(a) rename the instrument as “Licence Area Plan – Nhulunbuy Radio”;
(b) amend the heading on the title page so that it reads “Licence Area Plan – Nhulunbuy Radio”;
(c) on page one:
(i) amend the heading “LICENCE AREA PLAN - NHULUNBY” so that it reads “Licence Area Plan – Nhulunbuy Radio”;
(ii) omit the sub-heading “DETERMINATION”;
(iii) omit the two paragraphs of text and substitute the following clauses:
(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.
(d) immediately before Schedule One:
(i) omit the heading “SCHEDULE”; and
(ii) omit the words “The Schedule sets out” and all six paragraphs marked with dot points that follow;
(e) omit all Schedules and substitute all Schedules of this instrument;
(f) omit all Attachments and substitute all Attachments of this instrument.
The Common Seal of the Australian Communications and Media Authority was affixed to this document in the presence of:
[signed]
[signed]
Signature of Member
Signature of Member/General Manager
Chris Chapman
Richard Lancelot Bean
Name (Please Print)
Name (Please Print)
Dated this 18th day of February 2013.
Schedule One
Licence Area Plan : Nhulunbuy Radio
Licence Area : NHULUNBUY RA1
Service Category
Channel/ Frequency
Service Licence No
Transmitter Specification No
Attach No
Area Served
Community
106.9 MHz
SL10144
TS1134105
1.2
Nhulunbuy
Open Narrowcasting
103.7 MHz
N/A
TS10004018
1.3
Nhulunbuy
Schedule Two
Licence Area Plan : Nhulunbuy Radio
Licence Area : YIRRKALA RA1
Service Category
Channel/ Frequency
Service Licence No
Transmitter Specification No
Attach No
Area Served
Community
105.3 MHz
SL10141
TS10003034
2.2
Yirrkala
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:
Area Description
Marngarr (CGC) (LGA)
Nhulunbuy (SLA)
NT CD 030401
NT CD 030407
NT CD 030408
NT CD 030410
NT CD 030415
NT CD 030417
NT CD 030418
NT CD 030419
NT CD 030420
NT CD 030421
NT CD 030422
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 2007
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 106.9 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 45 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
500 W
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 2007
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 103.7 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 45 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
100 W
Special Conditions :-
The coverage area of this transmission is a circle of radius 20 kilometers 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:
Area Description
NT CD 030408
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 2007
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 105.3 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 20 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
20 W
