LICENCE AREA PLAN

CENTRAL WESTERN SLOPES

(RADIO)

JUNE 1997

LICENCE AREA PLAN - CENTRAL WESTERN SLOPES

DETERMINATION

The Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby makes this plan for broadcasting services in the Central Western Slopes area of Central New South Wales, under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Four national radio broadcasting services, three commercial radio broadcasting services, and one open narrowcasting radio service are to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 to this Determination 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 1.2‑1.12 to this Determination.

One community radio broadcasting service is to be available in the area described at Attachment 2.1 to this Determination with the use of the broadcasting services bands.  The characteristics, including technical specifications, of the service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 2.1 is set out in Schedule Two and Attachment 2.2 to this Determination.

Two national radio broadcasting services, one community radio broadcasting service and one open narrowcasting radio service is to be available in the area described at Attachment 3.1 to this Determination 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 3.1 is set out in Schedule Three and Attachments 3.2-3.5 to this Determination.

(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 2 June 1997)

SCHEDULES

Each of the Schedules sets out:

• the category of each of the services that are to be available in that area (column 1),
• the service licence number which has been allocated to the service, if appropriate (column two);  N/A = Not Applicable, as the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 only requires service licences for Commercial and Community services,
• the number of transmitters required to transmit the service,
• the transmitter specification number which has been allocated to each transmitter (column three),
• the identifying number of the attachment where the technical specifications for each transmitter are described (column four).  (Each set of technical specifications referred to in the Schedules is an attachment to this determination),
• the general area served by each transmitter (column five).

SCHEDULE ONE

Licence Area Plan - Central Western Slopes - (Radio) - June 1997

Licence Area - Dubbo RA1

SCHEDULE TWO

Licence Area Plan - Central Western Slopes - (Radio) -  June 1997

Licence Area:  Dubbo RA2

SCHEDULE THREE

Licence Area Plan - Central Western Slopes - (Radio) - June 1997

Licence Area:  Cobar RA1

 ATTACHMENT 1.1

LICENCE AREA FOR SERVICE LICENCE NOS:  SL10249, SL10053, SL10054
COMMERCIAL RADIO, DUBBO RA1

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1991, is:

Note:
Standard Terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:

(B) = Borough

(C) = City
(CD) = Collection District

(DC) = District Council

(M) = Municipality

(S) = Shire

(T) = Town

 ATTACHMENT 2.1

LICENCE AREA FOR SERVICE LICENCE NO:  SL10052

COMMUNITY RADIO - DUBBO RA2

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics

at the Census of 6 August 1991, is: 

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(B) = Borough

(C) = City
(CD) = Collection District

(DC) = District Council

(M) = Municipality

(S) = Shire

(T) = Town

 ATTACHMENT 3.1

LICENCE AREA FOR SERVICE LICENCE NO:  SL010231

COMMUNITY RADIO, COBAR RA1

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics

at the Census of 6 August 1991, is: 

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(B) = Borough

(C) = City
(CD) = Collection District

(DC) = District Council

(M) = Municipality

(S) = Shire

(T) = Town

Attachment 1.11

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : National

General Area Served : Central Western Slopes (NSW)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10001856

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Mt Cenn Cruaich

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 692645 6530745

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 107.9 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 120 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.10

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : National

General Area Served : Central Western Slopes (NSW)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10001857

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Mt Cenn Cruaich

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 692645 6530745

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 107.1 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 120 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.9

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : National

General Area Served : Central Western Slopes (NSW)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10001859

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Mt Cenn Cruaich

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 692645 6530745

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 105.5 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 120 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.8

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : National

General Area Served : Central Western Slopes (NSW)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10001860

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Mt Cenn Cruaich

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 692645 6530745

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 102.3 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 120 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 2.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : Community

General Area Served : Dubbo (NSW)

Service Licence Number : SL10052

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10002055

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Sappa Bulga Trig

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 629900 6420300

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 94.3 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.6

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : Commercial

General Area Served : Dubbo (NSW)

Service Licence Number : SL10053

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10002059

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Sappa Bulga Trig

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 629900 6420300

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 93.5 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.4

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : Commercial

General Area Served : Dubbo (NSW)

Service Licence Number : SL10054

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10002060

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Sappa Bulga Trig

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 629900 6420300

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 92.7 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 3.3

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : National

General Area Served : Cobar (NSW)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10003524

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Fort Bourke Hill

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 391260 6512330

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 106.1 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 3.4

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : National

General Area Served : Cobar (NSW)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10003542

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Fort Bourke Hill

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 391260 6512330

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 107.7 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.7

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : Commercial

General Area Served : Cobar (NSW)

Service Licence Number : SL10054

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10003552

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Fort Bourke Hill

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 391260 6512330

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 102.1 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.5

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : Commercial

General Area Served : Cobar (NSW)

Service Licence Number : SL10053

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10003553

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Fort Bourke Hill

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 391260 6512330

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 103.7 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 3.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : Community

General Area Served : Cobar (NSW)

Service Licence Number : SL10231

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10003562

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Fort Bourke Hill

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 391260 6512330

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 102.9 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : Commercial

General Area Served : Dubbo (NSW)

Service Licence Number : SL10249

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number : TS10004229

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Eulomogo  6km ESE of Dubbo

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 657806 6428114

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode MF-AM

Carrier Frequency : 1251 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.3

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : Commercial

General Area Served : Cobar (NSW)

Service Licence Number : SL10249

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number : TS10004319

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : 2 km South of Cobar

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 389400 6512500

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode MF-AM

Carrier Frequency : 972 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Attachment 1.12

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served : Dubbo (City) (NSW)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10004645

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Dubbo City

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 651500 6430000

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 90.3 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Special Conditions :-

The ‘coverage radius’ of this transmitter is 20 kilometres measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates: Zone: 55; Easting: 651500; Northing: 6430000. This point is the same as the nominal transmitter site.

Attachment 3.5

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Central Western Slopes

Category : Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served : Cobar (NSW)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS10007047

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Fort Bourke Hill

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing

Reference 55 391260 6512330

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 104.5 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 30 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Special Conditions:-

The ‘coverage radius’ of this transmitter is 20 kilometres measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates: Zone: 55; Easting: 389500; Northing: 6514800. This point is not the same as the nominal transmitter site.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE LICENCE AREA PLAN FOR

CENTRAL WESTERN SLOPES

(RADIO)

(This information is provided for guidance only and does not form part of the determination)

The following table, which is provided as additional information to the licence area plan for Central Western Slopes, includes the status (ie whether services are licensed, have been reserved for national or are available for allocation) and identifies the frequency for each transmitter for ready reference. The information contained in the status column is accurate as at the date the final licence area plan.