The Australian Broadcasting Authority hereby makes this plan for broadcasting services in the Muswellbrook area of New South Wales, under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
Eight national radio broadcasting services, two commercial radio broadcasting services and two 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 - 1.15 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 are set out in Schedule Two and Attachment 2.2 - 2.3 to this Determination.
(Determined by the Australian Broadcasting Authority on 8 October 1998)
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); 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 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).
the general area served by each transmitter (column seven).
SCHEDULE ONE
Licence Area Plan - Muswellbrook - October 1998
Licence Area - MUSWELLBROOK RA1
Section 1 - Licence Area Plan - Muswellbrook (Radio) - October 1998 - Licence Area Plan - Muswellbrook (Radio) - October 1998 | Zoe
Service Category
Status *
Frequency *
Service Licence No
Technical Specification No
Attach No
Area Served
National
LicensedReserved
1044 kHz
N/A
TS4021001
1.2
Muswellbrook
National
AvailableReserved
104.9 MHz
N/A
TS10007775
1.3
Muswellbrook
National
LicensedReserved
105.7 MHz
N/A
TS5657001
1.4
Muswellbrook
National
AvailableReserved
106.5 MHz
N/A
TS10007774
1.5
Muswellbrook
National
LicensedReserved
101.9 MHz
N/A
TS5657002
1.6
Merriwa
National
LicensedReserved
103.5 MHz
N/A
TS5655001
1.7
Merriwa
National
LicensedReserved
102.5 MHz
N/A
TS5657003
1.8
Murrurundi
National
ProposedReserved
96.9 MHz [1]
N/A
TS10008761
1.9
Murrurundi
National
LicensedReserved
104.1 MHz
N/A
TS5813001
1.10
Murrurundi
Commercial
Licensed
981 kHz
SL4125
TS4125001
1.11
Muswellbrook
Commercial
Licensed
98.1 MHz
SL7663
TS7663001
1.12
Muswellbrook
Commercial
Proposed
102.7 MHz
SL7663
TS10007859
1.13
Merriwa
Open Narrowcasting
Available
103.3 MHz
N/A
TS10005071
1.14
Muswellbrook
Open Narrowcasting
Available
98.5 MHz
N/A
TS10008589
1.15
Murrurundi
SCHEDULE TWO
Licence Area Plan - Muswellbrook - October 1998
Licence Area - MUSWELLBROOK RA2
Service Category
Status *
Frequency *
Service Licence No
Technical Specification No
Attach No
Area Served
Community
Available
101.7 MHz
SL1150038
TS10005073
2.2
Muswellbrook
Community
Available
107.3 MHz
SL1150038
TS10007786
2.3
Murrurundi
* The information in the status column and the frequency column is provided as additional information to the licence area plan, and is accurate as at the date of publication.
Status Column
Licensed : service is already licensed
Available : new licence available for allocation
Proposed : transmitter for existing BSL 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.
Attachment 1.1
LICENCE AREA FOR SERVICE LICENCE NOS: SL4125, SL7663
COMMERCIAL RADIO, MUSWELLBROOK RA1
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1996, is:
Scone (A)
NSW CD 1130102
NSW CD 1130103
NSW CD 1130105
NSW CD 1130106
NSW CD 1130107
NSW CD 1130108
NSW CD 1130201
NSW CD 1130205
NSW CD 1130206
NSW CD 1130501
NSW CD 1130502
NSW CD 1130503
NSW CD 1130504
NSW CD 1130505
NSW CD 1130508
NSW CD 1130601
NSW CD 1130602
NSW CD 1130603
NSW CD 1130604
NSW CD 1130605
NSW CD 1130606
NSW CD 1130607
NSW CD 1130608
NSW CD 1130609
NSW CD 1130610
NSW CD 1130611
NSW CD 1130701
NSW CD 1130702
NSW CD 1130703
NSW CD 1130704
NSW CD 1130705
NSW CD 1130706
NSW CD 1130707
NSW CD 1130708
NSW CD 1130709
NSW CD 1130710
NSW CD 1130711
NSW CD 1130801
NSW CD 1130802
NSW CD 1130803
NSW CD 1130804
NSW CD 1130805
NSW CD 1130806
NSW CD 1130807
NSW CD 1130809
NSW CD 1130810
NSW CD 1130811
NSW CD 1130812
NSW CD 1130901
NSW CD 1130903
NSW CD 1130905
NSW CD 1130906
NSW CD 1130907
NSW CD 1130908
NSW CD 1130909
NSW CD 1131001
NSW CD 1131002
NSW CD 1131003
NSW CD 1131004
NSW CD 1131005
NSW CD 1131006
NSW CD 1131007
NSW CD 1131008
NSW CD 1131009
NSW CD 1131101
NSW CD 1131102
NSW CD 1131103
NSW CD 1131104
NSW CD 1131105
NSW CD 1131106
NSW CD 1131107
NSW CD 1131108
NSW CD 1131109
NSW CD 1131110
NSW CD 1131111
NSW CD 1131112
NSW CD 1131601
NSW CD 1131606
Note:
Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:
(CD) = Collection District
Attachment 1.2
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : National
General Area Served : Muswellbrook (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio
Specification Number : TS4021001
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Muswellbrook
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 303835 6431479
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode MF-AM
Carrier Frequency : 1044 kHz
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Elevation
Maximum CMF
0°T
0
645 V
10°T
0
640 V
20°T
0
640 V
30°T
0
640 V
40°T
0
645 V
50°T
0
650 V
60°T
0
645 V
70°T
0
625 V
80°T
0
590 V
90°T
0
525 V
100°T
0
445 V
110°T
0
340 V
120°T
0
225 V
130°T
0
115 V
140°T
0
80 V
150°T
0
155 V
160°T
0
240 V
170°T
0
305 V
180°T
0
350 V
190°T
0
375 V
200°T
0
380 V
210°T
0
370 V
220°T
0
340 V
230°T
0
290 V
240°T
0
225 V
250°T
0
140 V
260°T
0
75 V
270°T
0
135 V
280°T
0
250 V
290°T
0
360 V
300°T
0
460 V
310°T
0
540 V
320°T
0
595 V
330°T
0
630 V
340°T
0
645 V
350°T
0
650 V
Attachment 1.3
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : National
General Area Served : Muswellbrook (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007775
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Rossgole Lookout
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 290780 6441500
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 104.9 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 15 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
16 kW
Attachment 1.4
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : National
General Area Served : Muswellbrook (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS5657001
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Rossgole Lookout
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 290780 6441500
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 105.7 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 15 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
16 kW
Attachment 1.5
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : National
General Area Served : Muswellbrook (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007774
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Rossgole Lookout
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 290780 6441500
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 106.5 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 15 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
16 kW
Attachment 1.6
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : National
General Area Served : Merriwa (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS5657002
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Banderra Downs
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 246400 6442100
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 101.9 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 30 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
50 W
Attachment 1.7
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : National
General Area Served : Merriwa (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS5655001
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Banderra Downs
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 246400 6442100
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 103.5 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 30 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
50 W
Attachment 1.8
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : National
General Area Served : Murrurundi (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS5657003
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Mt Helen
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 295696 6487601
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 102.5 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 15 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
80 W
Attachment 1.9
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : National
General Area Served : Murrurundi (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10008761
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Mt Helen
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 295696 6487601
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 96.9 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 15 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
80 W
Special Conditions :-
This technical specification will replace TS 5657003.
Attachment 1.10
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : National
General Area Served : Murrurundi (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS5813001
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Mt Helen
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 295696 6487601
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 104.1 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 15 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
80 W
Attachment 1.11
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Muswellbrook (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL4125
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio
Specification Number : TS4125001
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Muswellbrook 6km SW of Town
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 295800 6424798
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode MF-AM
Carrier Frequency : 981 kHz
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Elevation
Maximum CMF
0°T
0
990 V
10°T
0
1.01 kV
20°T
0
1.01 kV
30°T
0
1.01 kV
40°T
0
1.01 kV
50°T
0
1.005 kV
60°T
0
970 V
70°T
0
860 V
80°T
0
655 V
90°T
0
350 V
100°T
0
175 V
110°T
0
510 V
120°T
0
825 V
130°T
0
995 V
140°T
0
990 V
150°T
0
835 V
160°T
0
595 V
170°T
0
345 V
180°T
0
170 V
190°T
0
180 V
200°T
0
250 V
210°T
0
265 V
220°T
0
225 V
230°T
0
160 V
240°T
0
225 V
250°T
0
440 V
260°T
0
695 V
270°T
0
910 V
280°T
0
1.01 kV
290°T
0
950 V
300°T
0
715 V
310°T
0
365 V
320°T
0
175 V
330°T
0
480 V
340°T
0
750 V
350°T
0
915 V
Attachment 1.12
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Muswellbrook (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL7663
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS7663001
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Mount Arthur
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 298380 6417070
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 98.1 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 16 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
0°T - 110°T
20 kW
110°T - 145°T
10 kW
145°T - 360°T
20 kW
Attachment 1.13
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Merriwa (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL7663
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007859
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Banderra Downs
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 246400 6442100
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 102.7 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 30 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
50 W
Attachment 1.14
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : Open Narrowcasting
General Area Served : Muswellbrook (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10005071
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Rossgole Lookout
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 290780 6441500
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 103.3 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 15 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
1 kW
Special Conditions :-
The 'coverage radius' of this transmission is 10 kilometres measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates: Zone: 56; Easting: 290780; Northing: 6441500. This point is the same as the nominal transmitter site.
Attachment 1.15
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : Open Narrowcasting
General Area Served : Murrurundi (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10008589
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Mt Helen
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 295696 6487601
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 98.5 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 15 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
50 W
Special Conditions :-
The 'coverage radius' of this transmission is 20 kilometers measured from a point with the following AMG co-ordinates: Zone 56; Easting 295696; Northing 6487601. This point is the same as the nominal transmitter location.
Attachment 2.1
LICENCE AREA FOR SERVICE LICENCE NO: SL1150038
COMMUNITY RADIO, MUSWELLBROOK RA2
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1996, is:
NSW CD 1041701
NSW CD 1041702
NSW CD 1041703
NSW CD 1041704
NSW CD 1041705
NSW CD 1041706
NSW CD 1042704
NSW CD 1042705
NSW CD 1042706
NSW CD 1042707
NSW CD 1042708
NSW CD 1042709
NSW CD 1130102
NSW CD 1130103
NSW CD 1130104
NSW CD 1130105
NSW CD 1130106
NSW CD 1130107
NSW CD 1130108
NSW CD 1130302
NSW CD 1130303
NSW CD 1130304
NSW CD 1130305
NSW CD 1130306
NSW CD 1130307
NSW CD 1130308
NSW CD 1130309
NSW CD 1130310
NSW CD 1130311
NSW CD 1130312
NSW CD 1130313
NSW CD 1130401
NSW CD 1130402
NSW CD 1130404
NSW CD 1130407
NSW CD 1130408
NSW CD 1130409
NSW CD 1130502
NSW CD 1130503
NSW CD 1130504
NSW CD 1130505
NSW CD 1130601
NSW CD 1130602
NSW CD 1130603
NSW CD 1130604
NSW CD 1130605
NSW CD 1130606
NSW CD 1130607
NSW CD 1130608
NSW CD 1130609
NSW CD 1130610
NSW CD 1130611
NSW CD 1130701
NSW CD 1130702
NSW CD 1130703
NSW CD 1130704
NSW CD 1130705
NSW CD 1130706
NSW CD 1130707
NSW CD 1130708
NSW CD 1130709
NSW CD 1130710
NSW CD 1130711
NSW CD 1130803
NSW CD 1130804
Note:
Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:
(CD) = Collection District
Attachment 2.2
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : Community
General Area Served : Muswellbrook (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL1150038
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10005073
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Rossgole Lookout
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 290780 6441500
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 101.7 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 15 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
1 kW
Special Conditions :-
Minimum Level of Service Requirements, as detailed in the Technical Planning Guidelines clauses 38 and 39, do not apply to this specification.
Attachment 2.3
LICENCE AREA PLAN : Muswellbrook
Category : Community
General Area Served : Murrurundi (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL1150038
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10007786
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Mt Helen
Australian Map Grid : Zone Easting Northing
Reference 56 295696 6487601
Site Tolerance : Refer to Technical Planning Guidelines
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 107.3 MHz
Polarisation Mixed
Maximum antenna height 30 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
0°T - 70°T
5 kW
70°T - 120°T
500 W
120°T - 360°T
5 kW
[1] FM 96.9 MHz has been identified for use instead of FM 102.5 MHz to overcome a longstanding intermodulation problem.