Licence Area Plan – Broken Hill Radio

made under subsection 26(1) of the

Broadcasting Services Act 1992

 

 

Compilation No. 3

Compilation date:                                          30 September 2017

Includes amendments up to:                        F2017L01299

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Melbourne

 

 

About this compilation

 

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Licence Area Plan – Broken Hill Radio that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 30 September 2017 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law.  Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au).  The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes.  For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Federal Register of Legislation for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law.  Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified.  For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Federal Register of Legislation for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

 

Licence Area Plan – Broken Hill Radio

(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.

(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.

(4)          One community radio broadcasting service is to be made available in the area described at Attachment 3.1 to this plan with the use of the broadcasting services bands.  The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be made available in the area described at Attachment 3.1 is set out in Schedule Three and Attachment 3.2 to this plan.

(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.

(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 23 February 1996).

 

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

Schedule Three

Licence Area Plan : Broken Hill Radio

Licence Area : BROKEN HILL RA2

Service Category	Channel/ Frequency	Service Licence No	Transmitter Specification No	Attach No	Area Served
Community	107.7 MHz	SL10246	TS10004141	3.2	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        2.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN :    Broken Hill Radio

Category :                                                  National

General Area Served :                               Broken Hill (NSW)

Service Licence Number :                         Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number :                             TS10004129

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                                     BROKEN HILL

Australian Map Grid :                               Zone      Easting     Northing
Reference                                                  54          545800     6467200

Site Tolerance :                                          Refer to Broadcasting Services
                                                                  (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode                         MF-AM

Carrier Frequency :                                    999 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Elevation	Maximum CMF
At all angles of azimuth	0°	665 V
114°T	10°	130 V
134°T	15°	560 V

 

Notes:-

1.                  The CMF at all elevations is not to exceed the specified CMF at O degrees elevation for all angles of azimuth.

Attachment        2.3

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 :                             TS10004135

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 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode                         VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                                    102.1 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

 

Attachment        2.4

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 :                             TS10004136

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 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode                         VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                                    102.9 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

 

Attachment        2.5

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 :                             TS10004137

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 2017

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	4 kW

 

Attachment        2.6

LICENCE AREA PLAN :    Broken Hill Radio

Category :                                                  Commercial

General Area Served :                               Broken Hill (NSW)

Service Licence Number :                         SL10244

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number :                             TS10004128

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                                     Broken Hill, 3km NW of town

Australian Map Grid :                               Zone      Easting     Northing
Reference                                                  54          541900     6466100

Site Tolerance :                                          Refer to Broadcasting Services
                                                                  (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode                         MF-AM

Carrier Frequency :                                    567 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Elevation	Maximum CMF
At all angles of azimuth	0	220 V

 

Notes:-

1.                  The CMF at all elevations is not to exceed the specified CMF at O degrees elevation for all angles of azimuth.

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 2017

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        2.8

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 :                             TS10004133

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 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode                         VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                                    100.5 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

 

Special Conditions:-

This service is permitted to transmit with a minimum ERP of 100 W.

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 2017

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 2017

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

 Attachment       3.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN :    Broken Hill Radio

Category :                                                  Community

General Area Served :                               Broken Hill (NSW)

Service Licence Number :                         SL10246

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number :                             TS10004141

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location :                                     South Mine Headframe  BROKEN HILL

Australian Map Grid :                               Zone      Easting     Northing
Reference                                                  54          543000     6463800

Site Tolerance :                                          Refer to Broadcasting Services
                                                                  (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode                         VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency :                                    107.7 MHz

Polarisation                                                Mixed

Maximum antenna height                          10 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth	500 W

 

Special Conditions:-

This service may be permitted to increase the ERP to 4 kW maximum only if co‑located with the service described under attachment 2.7 at Rocky Hill.

 

 

 

 

 

Endnotes

Endnote 1 – About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

Endnote 2 (Abbreviation key) sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Endnote 3 (Legislation history) provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law.  The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

Endnote 4 (Amendment history) provides information about the amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level and includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law. 

It also includes information about any misdescribed amendment (that is, an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made).  If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.  If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

ad = added or inserted
am = amended
rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted

 

Endnote 3—Legislation history

 

Year	Date of notification in Gazette or registration	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Licence Area Plan - Broken Hill (Television and Radio) - February 1996	06/03/1996 (F2005B00606)	23/02/1995
Licence Area Plan - Broken Hill (Television and Radio) - Variation - March 2002	03/04/2002 (F2005B01951)	14/03/2002
Licence Area Plan - Broken Hill (Television and Radio) - Variation No. 1 of 2010	14/12/2010 (F2010L03235)	15/12/2010
Variation to Licence Area Plan – Broken Hill Radio – No.1 of 2013	19/3/2013 (F2013L00489)	20/3/2013
Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines (Consequential Amendments) Instrument 2017 (No. 1)	29 September 2017 (F2017L01299)	30 September 2017

  

Endnote 4—Amendment history

 

Provision affected	How affected
Title Page …………………..	am. var. No.1 of 2013.
Page 1 ……………………...	am. var. No.1 of 2013.
Clause (1) ………………….	am. var. No.1 of 2010; am. var. No.1 of 2013.
Clause (2) ………………….	am. var. No.1 of 2010; rep. var. No.1 of 2013.
Clause (3) ………………….	am. var. No.1 of 2010; am. var. No.1 of 2013.
Clause (4) ………………….	am. var. No.1 of 2010; am. var. No.1 of 2013.
Clause (5) ………………….	ad. var. No.1 of 2013.
Schedule One ……………..	am. var. 2002; rs. var. No.1 2010; rep. var. No.1 of 2013.
Schedule Two ……………..	rs. var. No.1 of 2013.
Schedule Three ……………	am. var. No.1 of 2013.
Attachment 1.1 …………….	rep. var. No.1 of 2013.
Attachment 1.2 …………….	rep. var. No.1 of 2010.
Attachment 1.3 …………….	rep. var. No.1 of 2013.
Attachment 1.4 …………….	rep. var. No.1 of 2013.
Attachment 1.5 …………….	rs. var. No.1 2010; rep. var. No.1 of 2013.
Attachment 1.6 …………….	ad. var. No.1 2010; rep. var. No.1 of 2013.
Attachment 1.7 …………….	ad. var. No.1 2010; rep. var. No.1 of 2013.
Attachment 2.1 …………….	rs. var. No.1 of 2013.
Attachment 2.2 …………….	am. var. No.1 of 2013; am. No. 1 of 2017.
Attachment 2.3 …………….	am. var. No.1 of 2013; am. No. 1 of 2017.
Attachment 2.4 …………….	am. var. No.1 of 2013; am. No. 1 of 2017.
Attachment 2.5 …………….	am. var. No.1 of 2013; am. No. 1 of 2017.
Attachment 2.6 …………….	am. var. No.1 of 2013; am. No. 1 of 2017.
Attachment 2.7 …………….	rs. var. No.1 of 2013; am. No. 1 of 2017.
Attachment 2.8 …………….	am. var. No.1 of 2013; am. No. 1 of 2017.
Attachment 2.9 …………….	rs. var. No.1 of 2013; am. No. 1 of 2017.
Attachment 2.10 …………..	ad. var. No.1 of 2013; am. No. 1 of 2017.
Attachment 3.1 …………….	rs. var. No.1 of 2013.
Attachment 3.2 …………….	am. var. No.1 of 2013; am. No. 1 of 2017.