Licence Area Plan – Port Hedland Radio

made under subsection 26(1) of the

Broadcasting Services Act 1992

Compilation No. 2

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 – Port Hedland 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

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Modifications

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Self-repealing provisions

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Licence Area Plan – Port Hedland Radio

DETERMINATION

(1) This plan for broadcasting services in the Port Hedland area of Western Australia is made under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

(2) Six national radio broadcasting services, two commercial radio broadcasting services and two open narrowcasting radio 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 – 1.14 to this plan.

(3) One community radio broadcasting service is to be made available in the 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 Attachment 2.2.

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

(a) a reference to a schedule or an attachment includes a reference to that schedule or attachment as amended from time to time;

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

(c) a reference to any other kind of instrument or writing is a reference to that other 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.

(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 21 June 1996.)

Schedule One

Licence Area Plan: Port Hedland Radio

Licence Area: PORT HEDLAND RA1

Schedule Two

Licence Area Plan: Port Hedland Radio

Licence Area: PORT HEDLAND RA2

Attachment  1.1

Licence Area – PORT HEDLAND RA1

Commercial Radio Service Licence numbers:  SL10338 and SL10012

The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 5 August 2001, is: 

Note: 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

(CD)  =   Collection District

(T)  =   Town

Attachment  1.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Port Hedland Radio

Category: National

General Area Served: Port Hedland (WA)

Service Licence Number: Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number: TS10001804

Transmitter Site:-

Nominal location: Broadcast Australia Site Great Northern Hwy 14km SE of PORT HEDLAND

Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference: 50 674650 7743301

Site Tolerance:          Refer to Broadcasting Services

 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission:-

Frequency Band & Mode: MF-AM

Carrier Frequency: 603 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern:-

Advisory Note:

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

Attachment  1.3

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Port Hedland Radio

Category: National

General Area Served: Port Hedland (WA)

Service Licence Number: Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number: TS10000786

Transmitter Site:-

Nominal location: Broadcast Australia Site Finucane Island Rd BOODARIE

Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference: 50 662582 7746940

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: 55 m

Output Radiation Pattern:-

Attachment  1.4

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Port Hedland Radio

Category: National

General Area Served: Port Hedland (WA)

Service Licence Number: Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number: TS1130943

Transmitter Site:-

Nominal location: Broadcast Australia Site Finucane Island Rd BOODARIE

Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference: 50 662582 7746940

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: 55 m

Output Radiation Pattern:-

Attachment  1.5

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Port Hedland Radio

Category: National

General Area Served: Broome (WA)

Service Licence Number: Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number: TS10001459

Transmitter Site:-

Nominal location: Broadcast Australia Site Broome Rd 7km NNE of BROOME

Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference: 51 421837 8021837

Site Tolerance:         Refer to Broadcasting Services

 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission:-

Frequency Band & Mode: MF-AM

Carrier Frequency: 675 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern:-

Attachment  1.6

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Port Hedland Radio

Category: National

General Area Served: Broome (WA)

Service Licence Number: Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number: TS10001433

Transmitter Site:-

Nominal location: Broadcast Australia Site Broome Rd 7km NNE of BROOME

Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference: 51 421837 8021837

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: 64 m

Output Radiation Pattern:-

Attachment  1.7

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Port Hedland Radio

Category: National

General Area Served: Broome (WA)

Service Licence Number: Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number: TS1132817

Transmitter Site:-

Nominal location: Broadcast Australia Site Broome Rd 7km NNE of BROOME

Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference: 51 421837 8021837

Site Tolerance:         Refer to Broadcasting Services

 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission:-

Frequency Band & Mode: VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency: 106.9 MHz

Polarisation: Mixed

Maximum antenna height: 64 m

Output Radiation Pattern:-

Attachment  1.8

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Port Hedland Radio

Category: Commercial

General Area Served: Port Hedland (WA)

Service Licence Number: SL10342

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number: TS10001803

Transmitter Site:-

Nominal location: North West Radio AM mast Finucane Island Rd WEDGEFIELD

Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing

Reference: 50 664568 7745966

Site Tolerance:         Refer to Broadcasting Services

 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission:-

Frequency Band & Mode: MF-AM

Carrier Frequency: 1026 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern:-

Availability of TS10001803:

TS10001803 ceases to be available for SL10342 28 days after the first day on which the service provided under SL10342 is transmitted by transmitter TS1138050.

Advisory Note:

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

Attachment  1.9

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Port Hedland Radio

Category: Commercial

General Area Served: Port Hedland (WA)

Service Licence Number: SL10342

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number: TS1138050

Transmitter Site:-

Nominal location: North West Radio FM mast Finucane Island Rd WEDGEFIELD

Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference: 50 664512 7745963

Site Tolerance:         Refer to Broadcasting Services

 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission:-

Frequency Band & Mode: VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency: 94.1 MHz

Polarisation: Mixed

Maximum antenna height: 50 m

Output Radiation Pattern:-

Advisory Note:

The provision of a service under SL10342 by transmitter TS1138050 affects the availability of transmitter TS10001803. Refer to Attachment 1.8 for further information.

Attachment  1.10

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Port Hedland Radio

Category: Commercial

General Area Served: Broome (WA)

Service Licence Number: SL10342

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number: TS10001435

Transmitter Site:-

Nominal location: Broadcast Australia Site Broome Rd 7km NNE of BROOME

Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference: 51 421837 8021837

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: 64 m

Output Radiation Pattern:-

Attachment  1.11

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Port Hedland Radio

Category: Commercial

General Area Served: Port Hedland (WA)

Service Licence Number: SL10014

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number: TS10000782

Transmitter Site:-

Nominal location: North West Radio FM mast Finucane Island Rd WEDGEFIELD

Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference: 50 664512 7745963

Site Tolerance:         Refer to Broadcasting Services

 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission:-

Frequency Band & Mode: VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency: 91.7 MHz

Polarisation: Mixed

Maximum antenna height: 50 m

Output Radiation Pattern:-

Attachment  1.12

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Port Hedland Radio

Category: Commercial

General Area Served: Broome (WA)

Service Licence Number: SL10014

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number: TS10001436

Transmitter Site:-

Nominal location: Broadcast Australia Site Broome Rd 7km NNE of BROOME

Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference: 51 421837 8021837

Site Tolerance:         Refer to Broadcasting Services

 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission:-

Frequency Band & Mode: VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency: 101.3 MHz

Polarisation: Mixed

Maximum antenna height: 64 m

Output Radiation Pattern:-

Attachment  1.13

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Port Hedland Radio

Category: Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served: Port Hedland (WA)

Service Licence Number: Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number: TS10000781

Transmitter Site:-

Nominal location: Nominal Planning site
WEDGEFIELD

Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference: 50 665100 7745700

Site Tolerance:         Refer to Broadcasting Services

 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission:-

Frequency Band & Mode: VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency: 92.5 MHz

Polarisation: Mixed

Maximum antenna height: 55 m

Output Radiation Pattern:-

Advisory Note:

The coverage area of this transmission is 23 kilometres measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates: Zone 50, Easting 665100, Northing 7745700. This point is the same as the nominal transmitter site.

Attachment  1.14

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Port Hedland Radio

Category: Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served: Broome (WA)

Service Licence Number: Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number: TS10005309

Transmitter Site:-

Nominal location: Cnr Robinson & Louis Sts BROOME

Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference: 51 419100 8013600

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: 30 m

Output Radiation Pattern:-

Advisory Note:

The coverage area of this transmission is 15 kilometres measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates: Zone 51, Easting 419100, Northing 8013600. This point is the same as the nominal transmitter site.

Attachment  2.1

Licence Area – Port Hedland RA2

Community Radio Service Licence number:  SL10343

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: 

(CD)  =   Collection District

Attachment  2.2

LICENCE AREA PLAN: Port Hedland Radio

Category: Community

General Area Served: Port Hedland (WA)

Service Licence Number: SL10343

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number: TS10000783

Transmitter Site:-

Nominal location: Pilbara Institute off Hamilton Road
SOUTH HEDLAND

Australian Map Grid Zone Easting Northing
Reference: 50 666147 7742782

Site Tolerance:         Refer to Broadcasting Services

 (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017

Emission:-

Frequency Band & Mode: VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency: 101.3 MHz

Polarisation: Mixed

Maximum antenna height: 45 m

Output Radiation Pattern:-

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

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history