Part 1START UP PROCEDURE

PART 1: START UP PROCEDURE

 

Application of Part 1

12. The following procedure shall be followed by a licensee (except a licensee to which Part 7 applies) or authorised person when:

1.           planning to establish a transmitter to transmit a broadcasting service or datacasting service; or
2.           planning to change the technical operating specifications of a transmitter which is authorised for transmitting a broadcasting service or datacasting service (other than a change of transmission site – see Part 2: Change of Transmitter Site Procedure).

Start up procedure

13. The start up procedure is as follows:

1.           A licensee or an authorised person is required to place advertisements in newspapers circulating within the licence area or datacasting service area of the licence at least seven days prior to the commencement of test transmissions. The advertisement is to advise members of the public to contact the licensee or authorised person if the broadcast causes interference to other radiocommunications. The advertisement must detail the date and time of commencement of the test transmissions, the duration of the test transmissions, the frequency being used and the appropriate person’s contact details including the address and telephone number of the person responsible for the tests.

2.           A licensee or an authorised person shall advise:

3.             the ABA; and

4.          the local ACA office; and

5.        other broadcasting licensees and national broadcasting licensees that provide services within the licence area or datacasting service area; and

6.         datacasting licensees that provide services within the licence area or datacasting service area; and

7.           narrowcasting (except low power open narrowcasting) licensees that provide services within the licence area or datacasting service area; and

8.         other broadcasting licensees and national broadcasting licensees that provide services in areas adjacent to the licence area or datacasting service area; and

9.      datacasting licensees that provide services in areas adjacent to the licence area or datacasting service area; and

10.    narrowcasting (except low power open narrowcasting) licensees that provide services in areas adjacent to the licence area or datacasting service area,

of the date and proposed technical operating specifications of the test transmissions at least seven days prior to the commencement of test transmissions and provide contact details including the address and telephone numbers of the person responsible for the tests.