Variation to Licence Area Plan – Broken Hill 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 – Broken Hill Radio – No. 1 of 2013.
3. Commencement
This instrument commences on 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 Licence Area Plan – Broken Hill (Television and Radio) – February 1996 determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 23 February 1996 is varied as follows:
(a) rename the instrument as “Licence Area Plan – Broken Hill Radio”;
(b) amend the heading on the title page so that it reads “Licence Area Plan – Broken Hill Radio”;
(c) on page one:
(i) amend the heading so that it reads “Licence Area Plan – Broken Hill Radio”;
(ii) omit clause (1) and substitute the following clause:
“(1) This plan for radio broadcasting services in the Broken Hill area of New South Wales is made under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.”
(iii) omit clause (2);
(iv) omit clause (3) and substitute the following clause:
“(3) Five national radio broadcasting services, two commercial radio broadcasting services and two open narrowcasting radio broadcasting services are to be available in the Broken Hill area described at Attachment 2.1 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 2.1 are set out in Schedule Two and Attachments 2.2 - 2.10 to this plan.”
(v) amend clause (4) to omit the word “Determination” and substitute the word “plan”; and
(vi) insert the following clause after clause (4):
“(5) 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) omit Schedule One;
(e) omit Schedule Two and substitute Schedule Two of this instrument;
(f) in Schedule Three omit the heading “Licence Area Plan – Broken Hill – (Radio) – February 1996” and substitute the heading “Licence Area Plan : Broken Hill Radio”;
(g) in each of Attachments 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8, and 3.2:
(i) omit the heading “Licence Area Plan – Broken Hill” and substitute the heading “Licence Area Plan : Broken Hill Radio”;
(ii) under “Site Tolerance :” omit “Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines” and substitute “Refer to Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007”;
(h) omit Attachments 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7;
(i) omit Attachments 2.1, 2.7, 2.9 and 3.1 and substitute Attachments 2.1, 2.7, 2.9 and 3.1 of this instrument; and
(j) after Attachment 2.9, insert Attachment 2.10 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
Richard Lancelot Bean
Giles Tanner
Name (Please Print)
Name (Please Print)
Dated this 11th day of March 2013.
Schedule Two
Licence Area Plan : Broken Hill Radio
Licence Area : BROKEN HILL RA1
Service Category
Channel/ Frequency
Service Licence No
Transmitter Specification No
Attach No
Area Served
National
999 kHz
N/A
TS10004129
2.2
Broken Hill
National
102.1 MHz
N/A
TS10004135
2.3
Broken Hill
National
102.9 MHz
N/A
TS10004136
2.4
Broken Hill
National
103.7 MHz
N/A
TS10004137
2.5
Broken Hill
National
104.5 MHz
N/A
TS1130801
2.10
Broken Hill
Commercial
567 kHz
SL10244
TS10004128
2.6
Broken Hill
Commercial
96.5 MHz
SL10245
TS1134987
2.7
Broken Hill
Open Narrowcasting
100.5 MHz
N/A
TS10004133
2.8
Broken Hill
Open Narrowcasting
94.9 MHz
N/A
TS10008604
2.9
Broken Hill
Attachment 2.1
Licence Area - BROKEN HILL RA1
Licence Area ID - 502
Commercial Radio Service Licence numbers: SL10244, SL10245
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 8 August 2006, is:
Area Description
Broken Hill (C) (LGA)
NSW CD 020202
NSW CD 020203
NSW CD 020204
Note:
Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:
(C) = City
(LGA) = Local Government Area
(CD) = Collection District
Attachment 2.7
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Broken Hill Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Broken Hill (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL10245
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS1134987
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Site 3 km NW of BROKEN HILL
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 54 541899 6466095
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 96.5 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 35 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
4 kW
Attachment 2.9
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Broken Hill Radio
Category : Open narrowcasting
General Area Served : Broken Hill (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10008604
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Rocky Hill
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 54 541500 6464700
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 94.9 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 45 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
4 kW
Special Conditions :-
1. This service is permitted to transmit with a minimum ERP of 100 W.
2. The coverage radius of this transmission is 40 km measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates: Zone 54; Easting 541500; Northing 6464700. This point is the same as the nominal transmitter site.
Attachment 2.10
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Broken Hill Radio
Category : National
General Area Served : Broken Hill (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS1130801
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcasting site Rocky Hill BROKEN HILL
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 54 541500 6464680
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2007
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 104.5 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 46 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
4 kW
Attachment 3.1
Licence Area - BROKEN HILL RA2
Licence Area ID - 501
Community Radio Service Licence numbers: SL10246
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 8 August 2006, is:
Area Description
Broken Hill (C) (LGA)
NSW CD 020202
NSW CD 020203
NSW CD 020204
Note:
Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:
(C) = City
(LGA) = Local Government Area
(CD) = Collection District