Variation to Licence Area Plan – Scottsdale Radio – December 2001 – 2019 (No. 1)
The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following instrument under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
Dated: 21 June 2019
Nerida O’Loughlin
[signed]
Member
Chris Jose
[signed]
Member/General Manager
Australian Communications and Media Authority
1 Name
This is the Variation to Licence Area Plan – Scottsdale Radio – December 2001 – 2019 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
This instrument commences at the start of the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.
Note: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed at www.legislation.gov.au.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under subsection 26(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
4 Amendments
The Licence Area Plan – Scottsdale Radio – December 2001 (F2005B00961) (principal instrument) is varied as follows:
(a) the principal instrument is renamed as the Licence Area Plan – Scottsdale Radio;
(b) omit page 2 of the principal instrument;
(c) in the heading to the principal instrument, omit:
(i) “– DECEMBER 2001”; and
(ii) “DETERMINATION”;
(d) omit paragraph (1), substitute:
This plan for broadcasting services in the Scottsdale area of Tasmania is made under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
(e) in paragraph (2), omit “Determination” and substitute “plan” (each occurrence);
(f) in paragraph (3), omit “Determination” and substitute “plan” (each occurrence);
(g) omit paragraph (4), substitute:
(4) 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.
(h) omit “(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 13 December 2001)”;
(i) repeal Schedule One, substitute the schedule at Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this instrument;
(j) repeal Schedule Two, substitute the schedule at Part 2 of Schedule 1 to this instrument;
(k) in Attachment 1.1:
(i) omit the heading, substitute:
Licence Area: SCOTTSDALE RA1
Commercial Radio Service Licence Numbers: SL4223, SL1150791
(ii) omit the second note;
(l) in Attachment 1.2:
(i) for the Nominal location, omit “Esk Main Road FINGAL”, substitute “Esk Hwy 10 km SW of FINGAL”;
(ii) for the Easting coordinate, omit “572763”, substitute “572735”;
(iii) for the Northing coordinate, omit “5384199”, substitute “5384273”;
(iv) for the Output Radiation Pattern, omit the table and insert the table at Part 1 of Schedule 2 to this instrument;
(m) in Attachment 1.3:
(i) for the Nominal location, omit “NTA Site North of Airport ST HELENS”, substitute “Broadcast Australia Site off St Helens Point Rd 3km SW of STIEGLITZ”;
(ii) for the Easting coordinate, omit “607610”, substitute “607577”;
(iii) for the Northing coordinate, omit “5423230”, substitute “5423211”;
(n) in Attachment 1.4:
(i) for the Nominal location, omit “St Helens (TAS)”, substitute “Broadcast Australia Site off St Helens Point Rd 3km SW of STIEGLITZ”;
(ii) for the Easting coordinate, omit “607610”, substitute “607577”;
(iii) for the Northing coordinate, omit “5423230”, substitute “5423211”;
(o) in each of Attachments 1.5 and 1.6, for the Nominal location, omit “South Sister”, substitute “Telstra and NTA site SOUTH SISTER”;
(p) in each of Attachments 1.7 and 1.8, for the Nominal location, omit “Weldborough Pass”, substitute “Broadcast Site near trig station WELDBOROUGH PASS”;
(q) in Attachment 1.9:
(i) for the Nominal location, omit “North Scottsdale”, substitute “North Scottsdale Rd (700m past Burnside Rd heading North) NORTH SCOTTSDALE”;
(ii) for the Easting coordinate, omit “545630”, substitute “545551”;
(iii) for the Northing coordinate, omit “5448710”, substitute “5448693”;
(iv) for the Output Radiation Pattern, omit the table and insert the table at Part 2 of Schedule 2 to this instrument;
(r) after Attachment 1.9, insert Attachments 1.9A, 1.9B and 1.9C at Part 1 of Schedule 3 to this instrument;
(s) in Attachment 1.10:
(i) for the Nominal location, omit “Mt Horror”, substitute “Mt Victoria Repeater Association Site MT HORROR”;
(ii) for the Easting coordinate, omit “561483”, substitute “561588”;
(iii) for the Northing coordinate, omit “5453363”, substitute “5453398”;
(iv) for the Output Radiation Pattern, omit the table and insert the table at Part 3 of Schedule 2 to this instrument;
(t) after Attachment 1.10, insert Attachments 1.10A and 1.10B at Part 2 of Schedule 3 to this instrument;
(u) in Attachment 1.11:
(i) in the heading, omit “– June 2004”;
(ii) for the Nominal location, omit “TV Translator”, substitute “Broadcast”;
(v) in Attachment 2.1, omit the heading, substitute:
Licence Area: BREAK O’DAY RA1
Community Radio Service Licence Number: SL1150792
(w) in Attachment 2.2:
(i) for the Nominal location, omit “Flagstaff Hill”, substitute “Comms Site Lookout FLAGSTAFF HILL”;
(ii) for the Easting coordinate, omit “603235”, substitute “603386”;
(iii) for the Northing coordinate, omit “5420760”, substitute “5420630”;
(iv) for the Maximum ERP in the Output Radiation Pattern, omit “200 W”, substitute “500 W”;
(x) in Attachment 2.3:
(i) for the Nominal location, omit “South Sister”, substitute “Broadcast Site South Sister ST MARYS”;
(ii) for the Easting coordinate, omit “597610”, substitute “597616”;
(iii) for the Northing coordinate, omit “5401100”, substitute “5401059”;
(iv) for the Maximum ERP in the Output Radiation Pattern, omit “200 W”, substitute “500 W”;
(y) in Attachment 2.4:
(i) in the heading, omit “- September 2005”;
(ii) for the Maximum ERP in the Output Radiation Pattern, omit “200 W”, substitute “500 W”;
(iii) omit the Special Licence Condition, substitute:
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.
(z) in the heading of each of Attachments 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 2.2 and 2.3, omit “- December 2001”;
(za) in each of Attachments 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4:
(i) omit “location”, substitute “Location”;
(ii) omit “Grid : Reference”, substitute “Grid Reference :”;
(iii) after “Mode” insert “:”;
(zb) in each of Attachments 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.9, 1.10, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4, omit “Technical Planning Guidelines”, substitute “Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017”;
(zc) in each of Attachments 1.7, 1.8 and 1.11, for the Site Tolerance, insert “Refer to Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017”;
(zd) in each of Attachments 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.10, 1.11, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4:
(i) after “Polarisation” insert “:”;
(ii) after “height” insert “:”;
(ze) in each of Attachments 1.2, 1.3, and 1.9, at the end of the Attachment insert:
Special Condition :-
The CMF at all elevations must not exceed the specified CMF at 0 degrees elevation for all angles of azimuth.
Schedule 1—Schedules to the principal instrument
(paragraphs 4(i), (j))
Part 1—Schedule One
Schedule One
Licence Area Plan : Scottsdale Radio
Licence Area : SCOTTSDALE RA1
| Service Category | Frequency | Service Licence No | Transmitter Specification No | Attach No | Area Served |
| National | 1161 kHz | N/A | TS4086001 | 1.2 | Fingal |
| National | 1584 kHz | N/A | TS6683004 | 1.3 | St Helens |
| National | 96.1 MHz | N/A | TS5570006 | 1.4 | St Helens |
| National | 101.1 MHz | N/A | TS6683001 | 1.5 | St Marys |
| National | 102.7 MHz | N/A | TS5570005 | 1.6 | St Marys |
| National | 97.3 MHz | N/A | TS10009981 | 1.7 | Weldborough |
| National | 98.9 MHz | N/A | TS10009990 | 1.8 | Weldborough |
| Commercial | 540 kHz | SL4223 | TS4223001 | 1.9 | Scottsdale |
| | 95.7 MHz | SL4223 | TS12000115 | 1.9A | Scottsdale |
| | 92.1 MHz | SL4223 | TS1137828 | 1.9B | St Helens |
| | 105.1 MHz | SL4223 | TS1137827 | 1.9C | St Marys |
| Commercial | 99.7 MHz | SL1150791 | TS10010803 | 1.10 | Scottsdale |
| 90.5 MHz | SL1150791 | TS1137829 | 1.10A | St Helens |
| 103.5 MHz | SL1150791 | TS1137811 | 1.10B | St Marys |
| 94.5 MHz | SL1150791 | TS10013262 | 1.11 | Weldborough |
Part 2—Schedule Two
Schedule Two
Licence Area Plan : Scottsdale Radio
Licence Area : BREAK O’DAY RA1
| Service Category | Frequency | Service Licence No | Transmitter Specification No | Attach No | Area Served |
| Community | 93.7 MHz | SL1150792 | TS10011376 | 2.2 | St Helens |
| 100.3 MHz | SL1150792 | TS10010793 | 2.3 | St Marys |
| 98.5 MHz | SL1150792 | TS10014408 | 2.4 | Bicheno |
Schedule 2—Output Radiation Patterns
(subparagraphs 4(l)(iv), (q)(iv), (s)(iv))
Part 1—Output radiation pattern for Attachment 1.2 of the principal instrument
Output Radiation Pattern :-
| Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Elevation | Maximum CMF |
| 0°T | 0 | 90 V |
| 10°T | 0 | 65 V |
| 20°T | 0 | 145 V |
| 30°T | 0 | 260 V |
| 40°T | 0 | 380 V |
| 50°T | 0 | 475 V |
| 60°T | 0 | 530 V |
| 70°T | 0 | 525 V |
| 80°T | 0 | 460 V |
| 90°T | 0 | 350 V |
| 100°T | 0 | 215 V |
| 110°T | 0 | 90 V |
| 120°T | 0 | 85 V |
| 130°T | 0 | 165 V |
| 140°T | 0 | 230 V |
| 150°T | 0 | 265 V |
| 160°T | 0 | 275 V |
| 170°T | 0 | 255 V |
| 180°T | 0 | 210 V |
| 190°T | 0 | 135 V |
| 200°T | 0 | 65 V |
| 210°T | 0 | 140 V |
| 220°T | 0 | 270 V |
| 230°T | 0 | 400 V |
| 240°T | 0 | 495 V |
| 250°T | 0 | 535 V |
| 260°T | 0 | 515 V |
| 270°T | 0 | 440 V |
| 280°T | 0 | 335 V |
| 290°T | 0 | 210 V |
| 300°T | 0 | 105 V |
| 310°T | 0 | 65 V |
| 320°T | 0 | 110 V |
| 330°T | 0 | 145 V |
| 340°T | 0 | 150 V |
| Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Elevation | Maximum CMF |
| 350°T | 0 | 130 V |
Part 2—Output radiation pattern for Attachment 1.9 of the principal instrument
Output Radiation Pattern :-
| Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Elevation | Maximum CMF |
| 0°T | 0 | 240 V |
| 10°T | 0 | 420 V |
| 20°T | 0 | 600 V |
| 30°T | 0 | 670 V |
| 40°T | 0 | 750 V |
| 50°T | 0 | 840 V |
| 60°T | 0 | 950 V |
| 70°T | 0 | 950 V |
| 80°T | 0 | 950 V |
| 90°T | 0 | 950 V |
| 100°T | 0 | 950 V |
| 110°T | 0 | 840 V |
| 120°T | 0 | 750 V |
| 130°T | 0 | 670 V |
| 140°T | 0 | 600 V |
| 150°T | 0 | 420 V |
| 160°T | 0 | 240 V |
| 170°T | 0 | 120 V |
| 180°T | 0 | 240 V |
| 190°T | 0 | 420 V |
| 200°T | 0 | 600 V |
| 210°T | 0 | 670 V |
| 220°T | 0 | 750 V |
| 230°T | 0 | 840 V |
| 240°T | 0 | 950 V |
| 250°T | 0 | 950 V |
| 260°T | 0 | 950 V |
| 270°T | 0 | 950 V |
| 280°T | 0 | 950 V |
| 290°T | 0 | 840 V |
| 300°T | 0 | 750 V |
| 303°T | 0 | 800 V |
| 310°T | 0 | 670 V |
| 320°T | 0 | 600 V |
| 330°T | 0 | 420 V |
| 340°T | 0 | 240 V |
| 350°T | 0 | 120 V |
Part 3—Output radiation pattern for Attachment 1.10 of the principal instrument
Output Radiation Pattern :-
| Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
| At all angles of azimuth | 5 kW |
Schedule 3—New Attachments
(paragraphs 4(r), (t))
Part 1—Attachments inserted after Attachment 1.9
Attachment 1.9A
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Scottsdale Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Scottsdale (TAS)
Service Licence Number : SL4223
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION – FM Radio
Specification Number : TS12000115
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal Location : Mt Victoria Repeater Association Site
MT HORROR
Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 561588 5453398
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services
(Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 95.7 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 15 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
| Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
| At all angles of azimuth | 5 kW |
Attachment 1.9B
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Scottsdale Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : St Helens (TAS)
Service Licence Number : SL4223
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION – FM Radio
Specification Number : TS1137828
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal Location : Comms Site Lookout FLAGSTAFF HILL
Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 603386 5420630
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 | 100 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 1.9C
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Scottsdale Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : St Marys (TAS)
Service Licence Number : SL4223
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION – FM Radio
Specification Number : TS1137827
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal Location : Telstra and NTA Site SOUTH SISTER
Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 597639 5401104
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 : 30 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
| Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
| At all angles of azimuth | 300 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.
Part 2—Attachments inserted after Attachment 1.10
Attachment 1.10A
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Scottsdale Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : St Helens (TAS)
Service Licence Number : SL1150791
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION – FM Radio
Specification Number : TS1137829
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal Location : Comms Site Lookout FLAGSTAFF HILL
Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 603386 5420630
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 : 30 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
| Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
| At all angles of azimuth | 100 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 1.10B
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Scottsdale Radio
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : St Marys (TAS)
Service Licence Number : SL1150791
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION – FM Radio
Specification Number : TS1137811
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal Location : Telstra and NTA Site SOUTH SISTER
Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference : 55 597639 5401104
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 : 30 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
| Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction) | Maximum ERP |
| At all angles of azimuth | 300 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.