Licence Area Plan – Queenstown Radio

made under subsection 26(1) of the

Broadcasting Services Act 1992

 

 

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date:                              24 October 2018

Includes amendments up to:            F2018L01459

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Melbourne

 

 

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Licence Area Plan – Queenstown Radio that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 24 October 2018 (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

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Self-repealing provisions

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LICENCE AREA PLAN - QUEENSTOWN RADIO

(1)   This plan for radio broadcasting services in the Queenstown area of Tasmania is made under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

(2)   Nine national radio broadcasting services and two commercial radio broadcasting services 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 - 1.16 to this plan.

(3)   In this plan, unless the contrary intention appears:

(a)     A reference to a schedule or an attachment is a reference to a schedule or an attachment to this plan; and

(b)     A reference to the Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017 is a reference to that instrument as in force from time to time; and

(c)     A reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other instrument as in force from time to time; and

(d)     A reference to any other kind of instrument or writing is a reference to that other kind of instrument or writing as in force or in existence at the time the reference was included in this plan.

Note 1:       For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.

Note 2:       All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

 

 

SCHEDULE ONE

Licence Area Plan: Queenstown Radio

Licence Area : QUEENSTOWN RA1

 

Service Category	Frequency	Service Licence No	Technical Specification No	Attach No	Area Served
National	630 kHz	N/A	TS6586004	1.2	Queenstown
National	90.5 MHz	N/A	TS6625006	1.3	Queenstown/ Zeehan
National	106.3 MHz	N/A	TS6625005	1.4	Rosebery
National	107.9 MHz	N/A	TS6586003	1.5	Rosebery
National	104.1 MHz	N/A	TS3198003	1.6	Savage River/ Waratah
National	105.9 MHz	N/A	TS6586005	1.7	Strahan
National	107.5 MHz	N/A	TS6625007	1.8	Strahan
National	103.3 MHz	N/A	TS6625002	1.9	Waratah
National	104.9 MHz	N/A	TS6586001	1.10	Waratah
Commercial	92.1 MHz	SL4222	TS2000330	1.11	Queenstown/ Zeehan
	107.1 MHz	SL4222	TS4222002	1.12	Rosebery
	105.1 MHz	SL4222	TS10010491	1.13	Strahan
Commercial	95.3 MHz	SL10311	TS10004682	1.14	Queenstown/ Zeehan
	105.5 MHz	SL10311	TS10011371	1.15	Rosebery
	103.5 MHz	SL10311	TS10011366	1.16	Strahan

 

 

 

 

Attachment 1.1

Licence Area – QUEENSTOWN RA1

Commercial Radio Service Licence Numbers: SL4222, SL10311

 

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1996, is: 

 

Area Description
West Coast (M)
TAS CD 6012002
TAS CD 6012001
TAS CD 6012003

 

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

 

 

(CD)    =          Collection District

(M)      =          Municipality

Attachment 1.2

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Queenstown Radio

 

Category :                                                  National

 

General Area Served :                               Queenstown (TAS)

 

Service Licence Number :                         Not applicable

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

 

Specification Number :                             TS6586004

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :                                   Broadcast Australia Site off Zeehan Hwy
4.5km NNW of QUEENSTOWN

 

Australian Map Grid                                 Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference :                                                55          378156     5343976

 

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

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode :                       MF-AM

 

Carrier Frequency :                                    630 kHz

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Elevation	Maximum CMF
At all angles of azimuth	0	200 V

 

Special Condition :-

The CMF at all elevations must not exceed the specified CMF at 0 degrees elevation for all angles of azimuth.

 

Attachment 1.3

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Queenstown Radio

 

Category :                                                  National

 

General Area Served :                               Queenstown/Zeehan (TAS)

 

Service Licence Number :                         Not applicable

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number :                             TS6625006

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :                                   Broadcast Site MT OWEN

 

Australian Map Grid                                 Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference :                                                55          384632     5338886

 

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

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode :                       VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency :                                    90.5 MHz

Polarisation :                                              Mixed

 

Maximum antenna height :                        12 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

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

 

 

Attachment 1.4

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Queenstown Radio

 

Category :                                                  National

 

General Area Served :                               Rosebery (TAS)

 

Service Licence Number :                         Not applicable

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number :                             TS6625005

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :                                   Broadcast Site MT READ

 

Australian Map Grid                                 Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference :                                                55          378870     5366311

 

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

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode :                       VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency :                                    106.3 MHz

Polarisation :                                              Mixed

 

Maximum antenna height :                        22 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth	400 W

 

 

Attachment 1.5

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Queenstown Radio

 

Category :                                                  National

 

General Area Served :                               Rosebery (TAS)

 

Service Licence Number :                         Not applicable

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number :                             TS6586003

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :                                   Broadcast Site MT READ

 

Australian Map Grid                                 Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference :                                                55          378870     5366311

 

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

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode :                       VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency :                                    107.9 MHz

Polarisation :                                              Mixed

 

Maximum antenna height :                        22 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth	400 W

 

 

Attachment 1.6

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Queenstown Radio

 

Category :                                                  National

 

General Area Served :                               Savage River/Waratah (TAS)

 

Service Licence Number :                         Not applicable

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number :                             TS3198003

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :                                   Broadcast/Comm Site MT CLEVELAND

 

Australian Map Grid                                 Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference :                                                55          364392     5409838

 

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

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode :                       VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency :                                    104.1 MHz

Polarisation :                                              Mixed

 

Maximum antenna height :                        9 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
0°T - 40°T	160 W
40°T - 130°T	320 W
130°T - 195°T	160 W
195°T - 285°T	320 W
285°T - 360°T	160 W

 

 

 

Attachment 1.7

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Queenstown Radio

 

Category :                                                  National

 

General Area Served :                               Strahan (TAS)

 

Service Licence Number :                         Not applicable

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number :                             TS6586005

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :                                   Broadcast Australia Site off Ocean Beach Rd STRAHAN       

 

Australian Map Grid                                 Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference :                                                55          359640     5332095

 

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

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode :                       VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency :                                    105.9 MHz

Polarisation :                                              Mixed

 

Maximum antenna height :                        26 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth	50 W

 

Advisory Note

Any transmission in accordance with this specification is planned on the basis that it will be protected to a minimum median field strength level of 66 dBµV/m against interference from other broadcasting services.

 

Attachment 1.8

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Queenstown Radio

 

Category :                                                  National

 

General Area Served :                               Strahan (TAS)

 

Service Licence Number :                         Not applicable

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number :                             TS6625007

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :                                   Broadcast Australia Site off Ocean Beach Rd STRAHAN

 

Australian Map Grid                                 Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference :                                                55          359640     5332095

 

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

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode :                       VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency :                                    107.5 MHz

Polarisation :                                              Mixed

 

Maximum antenna height :                        26 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth	50 W

 

Advisory Note :-

Any transmission in accordance with this specification is planned on the basis that it will be protected to a minimum median field strength level of 66 dBµV/m against interference from other broadcasting services.

 

Attachment 1.9

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Queenstown Radio

 

Category :                                                  National

 

General Area Served :                               Waratah (TAS)

 

Service Licence Number :                         Not applicable

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number :                             TS6625002

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :                                   Telstra/Broadcast Site COMPANION HILL

 

Australian Map Grid                                 Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference :                                                55          393917     5423064

 

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

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode :                       VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency :                                    103.3 MHz

Polarisation :                                              Mixed

 

Maximum antenna height :                        17 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth	100 W

 

 

Attachment 1.10

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Queenstown Radio

 

Category :                                                  National

 

General Area Served :                               Waratah (TAS)

 

Service Licence Number :                         Not applicable

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number :                             TS6586001

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :                                   Telstra/Broadcast Site COMPANION HILL

 

Australian Map Grid                                 Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference :                                                55          393917     5423064

 

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

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode :                       VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency :                                    104.9 MHz

Polarisation :                                              Mixed

 

Maximum antenna height :                        17 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth	100 W

 

 

Attachment 1.11

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Queenstown Radio

 

Category :                                                  Commercial

 

General Area Served :                               Queenstown/Zeehan (TAS)

 

Service Licence Number :                         SL4222

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number :                             TS12000330

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :                                   Works Tasmania Site MT OWEN

 

Australian Map Grid                                 Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference :                                                55          384670     5339710

 

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

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode :                       VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency :                                    92.1 MHz

 

Polarisation :                                              Mixed

 

Maximum antenna height :                         30 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth	1 kW

 

Attachment 1.12

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Queenstown Radio

 

Category :                                                  Commercial

 

General Area Served :                               Rosebery (TAS)

 

Service Licence Number :                         SL4222

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number :                             TS4222002

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :                                   Commercial Broadcast Site MT READ

 

Australian Map Grid                                 Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference :                                                55          378795     5366280

 

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

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode :                       VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency :                                    107.1 MHz

Polarisation :                                              Mixed

 

Maximum antenna height :                        20 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

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

 

Attachment 1.13

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Queenstown Radio

 

Category :                                                  Commercial

 

General Area Served :                               Strahan (TAS)

 

Service Licence Number :                         SL4222

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number :                             TS10010491

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :                                   Broadcast Monopole Council Site Strahan Airport, Macquarie Head Rd STRAHAN

 

Australian Map Grid                                 Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference :                                                55          358825     5331682

 

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

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode :                       VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency :                                    105.1 MHz

Polarisation :                                              Mixed

 

Maximum antenna height :                        15 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth	25 W

 

Advisory Note:-

Any transmission in accordance with this specification is planned on the basis that it will be protected to a minimum median field strength level of 66 dBµV/m against interference from other broadcasting services.

 

Attachment 1.14

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Queenstown Radio

 

Category :                                                  Commercial

 

General Area Served :                               Queenstown/Zeehan (TAS)

 

Service Licence Number :                         SL10311

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number :                             TS10004682

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :                                   Works Tasmania Site MT OWEN

 

Australian Map Grid                                 Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference :                                                55          384670     5339710

 

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

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode :                       VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency :                                    95.3 MHz

Polarisation :                                              Mixed

 

Maximum antenna height :                        30 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth	1 kW

 

 

Attachment 1.15

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Queenstown Radio

 

Category :                                                  Commercial

 

General Area Served :                               Rosebery (TAS)

 

Service Licence Number :                         SL10311

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number :                             TS10011371

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :                                   Commercial Broadcast Site MT READ

 

Australian Map Grid                                 Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference :                                                55          378795     5366280

 

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

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode :                       VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency :                                    105.5 MHz

Polarisation :                                              Mixed

 

Maximum antenna height :                        20 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

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

Attachment 1.16

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Queenstown Radio

 

Category :                                                  Commercial

 

General Area Served :                               Strahan (TAS)

 

Service Licence Number :                         SL10311

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

 

Specification Number :                             TS10011366

 

Transmitter Site :-

 

Nominal Location :                                   Broadcast Monopole Council Site Strahan Airport Macquarie Heads Rd STRAHAN

 

Australian Map Grid                                 Zone      Easting     Northing

Reference :                                                55          358825     5331682

 

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

 

Emission :-

 

Frequency Band & Mode :                       VHF-FM

 

Carrier Frequency :                                    103.5 MHz

Polarisation :                                              Mixed

 

Maximum antenna height :                        15 m

 

Output Radiation Pattern :-

 

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)	Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth	25 W

 

Advisory Note:-

Any transmission in accordance with this specification is planned on the basis that it will be protected to a minimum median field strength level of 66 dBµV/m against interference from other broadcasting services.

 

 

 

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

 

Name	Registration	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Licence Area Plan – Queenstown Radio – December 2001	9 January 2002 (F2005B00964)	10 January 2002
Variation to Licence Area Plan – Queenstown Radio – December 2001 – 2018 (No.1)	23 October 2018 (F2018L01459)	24 October 2018

Endnote 4—Amendment history

 

Provision affected	How affected
Title		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Clause (1)		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Clause (2)		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Clause (3)		ad. No. 1 of 2018.
Notes – page three		rep. No. 1 of 2018.
Schedule One		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.1		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.2		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.3		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.4		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.5		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.6		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.7		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.8		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.9		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.10		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.11		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.12		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.13		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.14		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.15		am. No. 1 of 2018.
Attachment 1.16		am. No. 1 of 2018.