{"id":"F2005B00691","name":"Community and Open Narrowcasting Radio Licence Area Plan - Ceduna (Radio) - July 1996","slug":"community-and-open-narrowcasting-radio-licence-area-plan-ceduna-radio-july-1996","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32160,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00691-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"LICENCE AREA PLAN - CEDUNA","sectionType":"part","heading":"LICENCE AREA PLAN - CEDUNA","content":"#   \nLICENCE AREA PLAN - CEDUNA","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"DETERMINATION","sectionType":"division","heading":"DETERMINATION","content":"### DETERMINATION\n\nThe Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby makes this plan for community and open narrowcasting radio broadcasting services in the Ceduna area of South Australia, under section 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.\n\nOne community radio broadcasting service and one open narrowcasting radio broadcasting service are to be available in the Ceduna 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 \\- 1.3 to this Determination.\n\nDated 19 July 1996\n\n  \nSCHEDULE\n\nThe Schedule sets out:\n\n-   the category of each of the services that are to be available in that area (column one),\n-   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.\n-   the number of transmitters required to transmit the service,\n-   the transmitter specification number which has been allocated to each transmitter (column three),\n-   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).\n-   the general area served by each transmitter (column five).\n\n  \nSCHEDULE ONE\n\nLicence Area Plan - Ceduna - (Radio) - July 1996\n\n| Category ofService | Service Licence No: | Transmitter Specification No: | TechnicalSpecifications | General Area Served by Transmitter |\n| ------------------ | ------------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------- |\n| Community          | SL010151            | TS003574                      | See attachment 1.2      | Ceduna/Smoky Bay                   |\n| Open Narrowcasting | N/A                 | TS003582                      | See attachment 1.3      | Ceduna/Smoky Bay                   |","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This plan stays within the original, narrow purpose of a licence area plan under s26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992: it designates which categories of radio services may operate in a defined geographic area and specifies attendant transmitter technical limits. It does not expand the scope beyond allocating service categories and technical parameters for Ceduna, nor does it introduce new regulatory powers or policy objectives beyond that role."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument (designation of two services)","Relies on 3 attachments for boundary and full technical detail (Attachments 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)","Few defined policy choices — fixed categories (community; open narrowcasting)","References a single statutory power (Broadcasting Services Act 1992, s26(1))","Minimal conditional logic or nested exceptions in the text","Contains tabular summary linking services to transmitter specification identifiers"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)**\n\n- This is a licence area plan made under section 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992. It designates the types and number of radio broadcasting services that may operate in the Ceduna area of South Australia.\n- The plan makes two services available within the Ceduna/Ceduna–Smoky Bay area: one *community* radio service and one *open narrowcasting* radio service. The community service is allocated service licence number SL010151; the open narrowcasting service is listed as N/A because the Act requires service licences only for commercial and community services.\n- Each service is tied to specific transmitter technical specifications (identified as TS003574 for the community service and TS003582 for the open narrowcasting service). The technical specifications and the exact licence-area boundary are set out in the plan’s attachments (Attachments 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3).\n\n**Who this affects**\n\n- The immediate beneficiaries are the licensee(s) who obtain the authority to operate the designated community and open narrowcasting services in the Ceduna area; these operators get legal access to the specified spectrum and must operate within the technical parameters in the attachments.\n- Potential commercial broadcasters who might otherwise seek to provide a commercial service in this area are affected because only the categories specified (community and open narrowcasting) are made available here.\n- Residents and listeners in the Ceduna/Smoky Bay area are affected through the type of services authorised (community radio versus open narrowcasting), which influences programming content, audience reach and choice.\n- The regulator (the Authority) is responsible for administering and enforcing the plan and the technical limits it sets.\n\n**Why it matters (purpose-claims and practical effects)**\n\n- The plan’s stated purpose is to allocate radio broadcasting opportunities and to set the technical boundaries for those services in a defined local market (Ceduna). Practically, that means the Authority decides which service categories may lawfully broadcast there and prescribes transmitter parameters to control coverage and interference.\n\n- Costs and who pays: licensee(s) pay for equipment, installation, ongoing technical compliance and operation within the transmitter specifications. The regulator bears monitoring and enforcement costs.\n\n- Compliance burden and implementation risk: operators must meet the transmitter technical specifications in the attachments; failure risks enforcement action or loss of broadcasting rights. Technical requirements (frequency, power, antenna parameters) also create a capital cost and an operational maintenance burden.\n\n- Effects on competition, entry and private enterprise: by limiting available services to one community and one open narrowcasting service, the plan restricts new entrants who would seek a different category (for example, a new commercial service). That restriction concentrates the value of the available spectrum in the specified licence(s). The plan therefore affects market structure locally by determining which types of commercial activity (community broadcasting vs narrowcasting) are permitted.\n\n- Effects on speech and consumer choice: the categories chosen shape content types. Community radio is typically non-commercial and community-focused; open narrowcasting targets niche or specialised audiences. Those choices affect the range of programming available to listeners.\n\n- Ownership and contract freedom: by allocating a community service licence number and specifying the narrowcasting opportunity, the plan creates legally recognised rights that can be held (subject to the Act and licence conditions). The plan itself does not set ownership rules beyond the licence regime in the Broadcasting Services Act, but it determines which licence category is available and therefore who may contract to deliver services under that category.\n\n- Concentrated benefits and diffuse costs: benefits are concentrated on the eventual licensee(s) who get access to the authorised spectrum and audience; costs (reduced variety of licence categories available) are diffuse across potential alternative service providers and the listening public who might prefer a different service mix.\n\n- Rent-seeking and capture risk: whenever a regulator designates limited broadcasting opportunities in a local market there is an incentive for interested parties to seek those limited licences. The document itself is an allocation mechanism and does not describe competitive processes for awarding licences (auctions, comparative selection, or application criteria), so the procedural risk depends on the regulator’s separate allocation process.\n\n- Substitution effects and unintended consequences: because only community and open narrowcasting services are made available, prospective commercial operators may either withdraw from pursuing this market, switch to online delivery (if feasible), or try to operate within the narrowcasting or community frameworks — which may alter content, business models, and pricing for related advertising or sponsorship opportunities.\n\n**What the document requires operators to do (behavioural changes)**\n\n- Prospective operators must apply and qualify under the relevant licence regime (community service has a service licence number) and comply with transmitter technical specifications in the attachments.\n- Operators will need to invest in equipment meeting the listed transmitter specifications and operate only within the authorised geographic coverage (Ceduna/Smoky Bay) and technical parameters.\n\n**Where to look for implementation detail**\n\n- The area boundary and the technical parameters for each transmitter are in Attachments 1.1 (area description), 1.2 (community transmitter TS003574) and 1.3 (open narrowcasting transmitter TS003582). Those attachments control coverage, power, frequency and other engineering limits that determine practical reach and interference protection."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a specific, limited licence area plan made under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992. It serves its original narrow purpose of planning spectrum allocation for a single regional area (Ceduna) and has not expanded beyond this technical planning function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 300 words)","Only 2 defined service categories (Community and Open Narrowcasting)","Simple tabular schedule with 5 columns and 2 rows","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Minimal cross-referencing (only to attachments 1.1-1.3 which are not included in the extract)","Single operative provision under one section of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (section 26(1))"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **technical planning decision** made by the Australian Broadcasting Authority (now the Australian Communications and Media Authority) that decides what types of radio services can operate in **Ceduna, South Australia**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Allocates radio spectrum** (the airwaves) for two specific types of radio services in the Ceduna area:\n  - **One community radio service** — non-profit, volunteer-run stations that serve local interests (assigned licence number SL010151)\n  - **One open narrowcasting service** — specialised radio aimed at specific audiences or interests, not general broadcast radio\n\n- **Sets technical rules** for how these services must broadcast, including transmitter specifications and coverage areas (Ceduna/Smoky Bay)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Community groups wanting to run a radio station in Ceduna\n- Narrowcasters (specialised broadcasters) targeting specific audiences\n- Listeners in Ceduna and Smoky Bay who want local radio options\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis plan creates the legal foundation for local radio to exist in this remote South Australian region. Without this determination, no one could legally operate these services. It ensures limited radio frequencies are used efficiently and reserved for community benefit rather than purely commercial interests."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/community-and-open-narrowcasting-radio-licence-area-plan-ceduna-radio-july-1996","history":"/api/acts/community-and-open-narrowcasting-radio-licence-area-plan-ceduna-radio-july-1996/history","analysis":"/api/acts/community-and-open-narrowcasting-radio-licence-area-plan-ceduna-radio-july-1996/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/community-and-open-narrowcasting-radio-licence-area-plan-ceduna-radio-july-1996/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/community-and-open-narrowcasting-radio-licence-area-plan-ceduna-radio-july-1996/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/community-and-open-narrowcasting-radio-licence-area-plan-ceduna-radio-july-1996/documents"}}