LICENCE AREA PLAN

 

PORT HEDLAND

 (Radio)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUNE 1996


LICENCE AREA PLAN - PORT HEDLAND

 

The Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby makes this plan for radio broadcasting services in the Port Hedland area of Western Australia, under section 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

 

Two national radio broadcasting services, two commercial radio broadcasting services and one open narrowcasting radio broadcasting service are to be available in the Port Hedland 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 the Schedule and Attachments 1.2 - 1.6 to this Determination.

 

One community radio broadcasting service is to be made available in the Port Hedland area described at Attachment 2.1 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 2.1 is set out in Schedule Two and Attachment 2.2.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 


SCHEDULE

The Schedule sets out:


SCHEDULE ONE

Licence Area Plan - Port Hedland - (Radio) - June 1996

Category of
Service

Service Licence No:

Transmitter Specification No:

Technical
Specifications

General Area Served by Transmitter

National

N/A

TS001804

See attachment 1.2

Port Hedland

National

N/A

TS000786

See attachment 1.3

Port Hedland

Commercial

SL010342

TS001803

See attachment 1.4

Port Hedland

Commercial

SL010014

TS000782

See attachment 1.5

Port Hedland

Open Narrowcasting

N/A

TS000781

See attachment 1.6

Port Hedland

 

 

SCHEDULE TWO

Licence Area Plan - Port Hedland - (Radio) - June 1996

Category of
Service

Service Licence No:

Transmitter Specification No:

Technical
Specifications

General Area Served by Transmitter

Community

SL010343

TS000783

See attachment 2.2

Port Hedland

 

Attachment 1.1

 

 

LICENCE AREA FOR SERVICE LICENCE Nos:  SL010342 and SL010014

COMMERCIAL RADIO, PORT HEDLAND, WA

 

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

 

 

Area Description

Persons

 

Port Hedland (T)

12601

 

WA CD 010701

380

 

 

 

 

Total Persons

12981

 

Note:

 

 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

 

 

 (CD) = Collection District

 (T) = Town

 


Attachment 1.2

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Port Hedland

 

Category : National

General Area Served : Port Hedland (WA)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number : TS001804

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Port Hedland, 12km SE of town

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 50 674700 7743300

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode MF-AM

Carrier Frequency : 603 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)

Elevation

Maximum CMF

At all angles of azimuth

0°

424 V

 

Notes :-

1.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

 

Category : National

General Area Served : Port Hedland (WA)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS000786

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Port Hedland, 6km S of Finucane Island

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 50 662600 7746900

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 95.7 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 55 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)

Maximum ERP

At all angles of azimuth

2 kW

 


Attachment 1.4

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Port Hedland

 

Category : Commercial

General Area Served : Port Hedland (WA)

Service Licence Number : SL010342

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio

Specification Number : TS001803

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Wedgefield

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 50 665100 7745700

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode MF-AM

Carrier Frequency : 1026 kHz

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)

Elevation

Maximum CMF

At all angles of azimuth

0°

424 V

 

Notes :-

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


Attachment 1.5

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Port Hedland

 

Category : Commercial

General Area Served : Port Hedland (WA)

Service Licence Number : SL010014

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS000782

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Wedgefield

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 50 665100 7745700

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 91.7 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 55 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)

Maximum ERP

At all angles of azimuth

2 kW

 


Attachment 1.6

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Port Hedland

 

Category : Open Narrowcasting

General Area Served : Port Hedland (WA)

Service Licence Number : Not applicable

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS000781

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : Wedgefield

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 50 665100 7745700

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 92.5 MHz

Polarisation Mixed

Maximum antenna height 55 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)

Maximum ERP

At all angles of azimuth

2 kW

 


Attachment 2.1

 

 

LICENCE AREA FOR SERVICE LICENCE No:  SL010343

COMMUNITY RADIO, PORT HEDLAND, WA

 

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

 

 

Area Description

Persons

 

WA CD 010901

183

 

WA CD 010902

205

 

WA CD 010903

380

 

WA CD 010904

522

 

WA CD 010905

497

 

WA CD 010906

106

 

WA CD 010907

376

 

WA CD 010908

669

 

WA CD 010909

93

 

WA CD 010910

745

 

WA CD 010911

615

 

WA CD 010913

42

 

WA CD 011001

462

 

WA CD 011002

581

 

WA CD 011003

663

 

WA CD 011004

415

 

WA CD 011005

885

 

WA CD 011006

980

 

WA CD 011007

804

 

WA CD 011008

904

 

WA CD 011009

953

 

WA CD 011010

388

 

WA CD 011011

536

 

 

 

 

Total Persons

12004

 

Note:

 

 

Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 

 

 

 (CD) = Collection District

 

Attachment 2.2

 

LICENCE AREA PLAN : Port Hedland

 

Category : Community

General Area Served : Port Hedland (WA)

Service Licence Number : SL010343

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio

Specification Number : TS000783

Transmitter Site :-

Nominal location : South Hedland

Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 50 666500 7743200

Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines

Emission :-

Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM

Carrier Frequency : 101.3 MHz

Polarisation Vertical

Maximum antenna height 45 m

Output Radiation Pattern :-

Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)

Maximum ERP

At all angles of azimuth

500 W