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Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — Victoria) Plan 2007
Radiocommunications Act 1992
The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Plan under subsection 44A (1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
Dated 6 December 2007
Chris Chapman
[signed]
Member
Lyn Maddock
[signed]
Member
Australian Communications and Media Authority
  
  
1              Name of Plan
                This Plan is the Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — Victoria) Plan 2007.
2              Commencement
                This Plan commences on the day after it is registered.
3              Definitions
                In this Plan:
Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
category means a category of digital radio multiplex transmitter licence described in section 5 of the Act.
DAB means digital audio broadcasting.
designated BSA radio area means:
                (a)    the BSA licence area (within the meaning of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992) of a commercial radio broadcasting licence; or
               (b)    the BSA licence area of a community radio broadcasting licence, where that BSA licence area is the same (or is deemed to be the same) as the BSA licence area of a commercial radio broadcasting licence.
frequency block means a frequency channel of 1.536 MHz bandwidth.
maximum antenna height means the maximum permitted height above ground level of the electrical centre of an antenna.
technical planning guidelines means the guidelines made under section 33 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, as in force from time to time.
4              Digital radio channel plans
         (1)   For subsection 44A (1) of the Act, each Schedule is a digital radio channel plan for the designated BSA radio area specified in that Schedule.
         (2)   The digital radio channel plan specified in a Schedule:
                (a)    allots a frequency block or blocks in relation to the designated BSA radio area for use by digital radio multiplex transmitter licensees; and
               (b)    reserves a frequency block for a category 3 digital radio multiplex transmitter licence for the designated BSA radio area to be issued in accordance with subsection 102E (2) of the Act; and
                (c)    determines which of the following types of licences, or which combination of the following types of licences, are to be issued for the designated BSA radio area:
                          (i)    category 1 digital radio multiplex transmitter licence;
                         (ii)    category 2 digital radio multiplex transmitter licence; and
               (d)    if a particular type of licence mentioned in paragraph (c) is to be issued for the designated BSA radio area — determines whether:
                          (i)    a single licence of that type is to be issued for the designated BSA radio area; or
                         (ii)    2 or more licences of that type are to be issued for the designated BSA radio area; and
                (e)    determines technical specifications of multiplex transmitters operated under digital radio multiplex transmitter licences for the designated BSA radio area.
Note   The relevant technical specifications are set out in each Schedule as “attachments”.
Schedule 1        Melbourne RA1
(subsection 4 (1))
  
Designated BSA radio area
Melbourne RA1
Table 1  Frequency channels
 
Column 1
Multiplex Name
Column 2
Frequency block
Column 3
Reserved frequency block
Column 4
Centre frequency (MHz)
Column 5
Category
Column 6
Technical Specification Number
Column 7
Technical Specifications (Attachment number)

Melbourne 1
9A
No
202.928
1
TS1132482
1.1
 
Melbourne 2
9B
No
204.640
1
TS1132483
1.2
 
Melbourne 3
9C
Yes
206.352
3
TS1132484
1.3
 

Table 2  Number of licences to be issued
 
Column 1
Licence Category
Column 2
Number of licences

Category 1
2

Category 2
0

Category 3
1

Attachment 1.1        Multiplex Melbourne 1
 
Column 1
Technical specification
Column 2
Details

Category
1

General Area Served
Melbourne

Mode
DAB

Specification Number
TS1132482

Transmitter Site
 

Nominal Location
NTL (ABV‑2) Tower
Eyre Road
MT DANDENONG

Australian Map Grid Reference 1966
Zone             Easting            Northing
55                 354580             5811035

Site Tolerance
Refer to technical planning guidelines

Emission
 

Frequency Band
VHF

Centre Frequency
202.928 MHz (Frequency Block 9A)

Polarisation
Vertical

Maximum antenna height
160 m

Output Radiation Pattern
 

Bearing or Sector
(Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP

0° T – 150° T
150° T – 360° T
1.6 kW
12.5 kW

Additional technical specification

The radiated signal characteristics of the transmitter must comply with the spectrum mask for VHF transmitters in critical areas for adjacent channel interference as specified in clause 15.4 of standard ETSI EN 300 401 V1.4.1, issued by the European Telecommunications Standard Institute.

Attachment 1.2        Multiplex Melbourne 2
 
Column 1
Technical specification
Column 2
Details

Category
1

General Area Served
Melbourne

Mode
DAB

Specification Number
TS1132483

Transmitter Site
 

Nominal Location
NTL (ABV‑2) Tower
Eyre Road
MT DANDENONG

Australian Map Grid Reference 1966
Zone             Easting            Northing
55                 354580             5811035

Site Tolerance
Refer to technical planning guidelines

Emission
 

Frequency Band
VHF

Centre Frequency
204.640 MHz (Frequency Block 9B)

Polarisation
Vertical

Maximum antenna height
160 m

Output Radiation Pattern
 

Bearing or Sector
(Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP

0° T – 150° T
150° T – 360° T
1.6 kW
12.5 kW

Attachment 1.3        Multiplex Melbourne 3
 
Column 1
Technical specification
Column 2
Details

Category
3

General Area Served
Melbourne

Mode
DAB

Specification Number
TS1132484

Transmitter Site
 

Nominal Location
NTL (ABV‑2) Tower
Eyre Road
MT DANDENONG

Australian Map Grid Reference 1966
Zone             Easting            Northing
55                 354580             5811035

Site Tolerance
Refer to technical planning guidelines

Emission
 

Frequency Band
VHF

Centre Frequency
206.352 MHz (Frequency Block 9C)

Polarisation
Vertical

Maximum antenna height
160 m

Output Radiation Pattern
 

Bearing or Sector
(Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP

0° T – 150° T
150° T – 360° T
1.6 kW
12.5 kW