LICENCE AREA PLAN
IPSWICH RADIO
DECEMBER 2000
LICENCE AREA PLAN – IPSWICH RADIO – DECEMBER 2000
DETERMINATION
The Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby makes this plan for broadcasting services in the Ipswich area of Queensland, under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
One commercial radio broadcasting service is 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 service that are to be available in the area described at Attachment 1.1 are set out in Schedule One and Attachment 1.2 – 1.3 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 made available is described at Attachment 2.1 are set out in Schedule Two and attachment 2.2 to this Determination.
One community radio broadcasting 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 service that is to be made available is described at Attachment 3.1 are set out in Schedule Three and attachment 3.2 to this Determination.
(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 21 December 2000)
SCHEDULES
Each of the Schedules sets out:
- the category of each of the services that are to be available in that area (column one);
- the status of the service (column two) does not form part of the licence area plan decision and is included for reference only;
- the frequency for each transmitter (column three) does not form part of the licence area plan decision and is included for reference only;
- the service licence number which has been allocated to the service, if appropriate (column four); NA = 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 five);
- the identifying number of the attachment where the technical specifications for each transmitter are described (column six) (each set of technical specifications referred to in the Schedules is an attachment to this determination); and
- the general area served by each transmitter (column seven).
Status Column
Licensed : service is already licensed
Available : new licence available for allocation
Proposed : transmitter for existing broadcasting service licence
Alternative : alternative channel proposed for licensed service
Reserved : capacity reserved for a national or community service in accordance with Ministerial notification
Frequency Column
- The frequency shown is the centre frequency of the channel.
SCHEDULE ONE
Licence Area Plan : Ipswich Radio – December 2000
Licence Area : IPSWICH RA1
Service Category | Status | Frequency | Service Licence No | Technical Specification No | Attach No | Area Served |
Commercial | Licensed | 106.9 MHz | SL1121 | TS1121001 | 1.2 | Ipswich |
| Alternative | 94.9 MHz | SL1121 | TS10010256 | 1.3 | Ipswich |
SCHEDULE TWO
Licence Area Plan : Ipswich Radio – December 2000
Licence Area : ESK RA1
Service Category | Status | Frequency | Service Licence No | Technical Specification No | Attach No | Area Served |
Community | Available | 95.9 MHz | SL1150748 | TS10010272 | 2.2 | Esk |
SCHEDULE THREE
Licence Area Plan : Ipswich Radio – December 2000
Licence Area : BOONAH RA1
Service Category | Status | Frequency | Service Licence No | Technical Specification No | Attach No | Area Served |
Community | Available | 100.1 MHz | SL1150749 | TS10010274 | 3.2 | Boonah |
DISCLAIMER:
The Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) takes reasonable care in assigning frequencies, but cannot warrant that licensed use of a broadcasting facility will be free from (or will not cause) interference. Any such interference can vary in extent and can originate within Australia or overseas.
Prospective applicants for licences should obtain independent technical or specialist advice concerning their applications, the operation of broadcasting equipment, and any other matters relevant to the operation of transmitters and services under the licences in question.
No liability is or will be accepted by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, the ABA, the Commonwealth of Australia, or its officers, servants or agents for the licensed use of a broadcasting facility which is not free from (or causes) interference.
Attachment 1.1
LICENCE AREA FOR SERVICE LICENCE NUMBER: SL1121
IPSWICH COMMERCIAL RADIO
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1996, is: