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This plan for broadcasting services in the Grafton area of New South Wales is made under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
One national radio broadcasting service, four commercial radio broadcasting services and one open narrowcasting radio service 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 - 1.6 to this plan.
One community radio broadcasting service is to be 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 service that is to be available in the area described at Attachment 2.1 are set out in Schedule Two and Attachment 2.2 to this plan.
Two community radio broadcasting services are to be available in the area described at Attachment 3.1 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 3.1 are set out in Schedule Three and Attachments 3.2 and 3.3 to this plan.
In this plan, unless the contrary intention appears:
a reference to a schedule or an attachment is a reference to a schedule or an attachment to this plan;
a reference to the Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017 is a reference to that instrument as in force from time to time;
a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other instrument as in force from time to time; and
a reference to any other kind of instrument or writing is a reference to that other kind of instrument or writing as in force or in existence at the time the reference was included in this plan.
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Licence Area: Grafton RA1
Service Category
Frequency
Service Licence No
Transmitter Specification No
Attach. No.
Area Served
National
738 kHz
N/A
TS4018001
1.2
Grafton
Commercial
Commercial
1206 kHz
89.5 MHz
SL4111
SL4111
TS4111001
TS12000124
1.3
1.3A
Grafton
Grafton
Commercial
103.9 MHz
SL4111
TS10008551
1.4
Maclean
Commercial
104.7 MHz
SL10413
TS10005952
1.5
Grafton
Open Narrowcasting
101.5 MHz
N/A
TS10008041
1.6
Grafton
Licence Area: Grafton RA2
Service Category
Frequency
Service Licence No
Transmitter Specification No
Attach. No.
Area Served
Community
103.1 MHz
SL1150059
TS10005048
2.2
Grafton
Licence Area: Maclean RA1
Service Category
Frequency
Service Licence No
Transmitter Specification No
Attach. No.
Area Served
Community
100.3 MHz
SL2189
TS2189001
3.2
Yamba/Maclean
Community
93.5 MHz
SL2189
TS12000608
3.3
Yamba/Maclean
Licence Area - GRAFTON RA1
Commercial Radio Service Licence numbers: SL4111 and SL10413
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1991, is:
Area Description
Grafton (C)
Maclean (S)
Ulmarra (S)
NSW CD 1060403
NSW CD 1060501
NSW CD 1060505
NSW CD 1060510
NSW CD 1060408
NSW CD 1060410
NSW CD 1060409
NSW CD 1060506
NSW CD 1060407
NSW CD 1060509
NSW CD 1060503
NSW CD 1060504
NSW CD 1060411
NSW CD 1060412
NSW CD 1060507
NSW CD 1060406
NSW CD 1060405
NSW CD 1060511
NSW CD 1060502
Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:
= City
= Collection District
= Shire
Category : National
General Area Served : Grafton (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio
Specification Number : TS4018001
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Australia Site Merton St
1.5km E of LAWRENCE
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
: -29.492010 153.115267
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : MF-AM
Carrier Frequency : 738 kHz
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Elevation
Maximum CMF
At all angles of azimuth
0
2.79 kV
Special Condition :-
The CMF at all elevations is not to exceed the specified CMF at 0 degrees elevation for all angles of azimuth.
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Grafton (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL4111
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - AM Radio
Specification Number : TS4111001
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : 653 Pacific Highway SWAN CREEK
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
: -29.664308 152.982622
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode: MF-AM
Carrier Frequency : 1206 kHz
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Elevation
Maximum CMF
0°T
0
885 V
10°T
0
980 V
20°T
0
1.01 kV
30°T
0
980 V
40°T
0
910 V
50°T
0
820 V
60°T
0
735 V
70°T
0
670 V
80°T
0
640 V
90°T
0
645 V
100°T
0
680 V
110°T
0
750 V
120°T
0
836 V
130°T
0
925 V
140°T
0
990 V
150°T
0
1.01 kV
160°T
0
965 V
170°T
0
855 V
180°T
0
680 V
190°T
0
465 V
200°T
0
230 V
210°T
0
95 V
220°T
0
245 V
230°T
0
405 V
240°T
0
520 V
250°T
0
595 V
260°T
0
625 V
270°T
0
625 V
280°T
0
580 V
290°T
0
500 V
300°T
0
375 V
310°T
0
210 V
320°T
0
95 V
330°T
0
280 V
340°T
0
510 V
350°T
0
720 V
Special Condition :-
The CMF at all elevations is not to exceed the specified CMF at 0 degrees elevation for all angles of azimuth.
Availability of TS4111001 :-
TS4111001 ceases to be available for SL4111 28 days after the first day on which the service provided under SL4111 is transmitted by transmitter TS12000124 in accordance with the specifications set out at Attachment 1.3A.
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Grafton (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL4111
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS12000124
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Site Repeater Station Rd ILARWILL
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
: -29.489325 153.171289
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 89.5 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 60 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
0°T - 60°T
5 kW
60°T - 120°T
20 kW
120°T - 300°T
40 kW
300°T - 360°T
20 kW
Availability of TS12000124 :-
TS12000124 is only available for the transmission of a service under licence SL4111 when the transmission of a service under licence SL2189 by transmitter TS2189001 has ceased.
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Maclean (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL4111
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10008551
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Site Repeater Station Rd ILARWILL
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
: -29.489325 153.171289
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 103.9 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 40 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
0°T - 90°T
5 kW
90°T - 170°T
2.5 kW
170°T - 210°T
1 kW
210°T - 270°T
2.5 kW
270°T - 360°T
5 kW
Availability of TS10008551:-
TS10008551 ceases to be available for SL4111 28 days after the first day on which the service provided under SL4111 is transmitted by transmitter TS12000124 in accordance with the specifications set out at Attachment 1.3A.
Category : Commercial
General Area Served : Grafton (NSW)
Service Licence Number : SL10413
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10005952
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Broadcast Site Repeater Station Rd ILARWILL
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
: -29.489325 153.171289
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 104.7 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 60 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
0°T - 60°T
5 kW
60°T - 120°T
20 kW
120°T - 300°T
40 kW
300°T - 360°T
20 kW
Category : Open Narrowcasting
General Area Served : Grafton (NSW)
Service Licence Number : Not applicable
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - FM Radio
Specification Number : TS10008041
Transmitter Site :-
Nominal location : Nominal Planning Site GRAFTON
Nominal Co-ordinates Latitude Longitude
: -29.740655 152.888967
Site Tolerance : Refer to Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017
Emission :-
Frequency Band & Mode : VHF-FM
Carrier Frequency : 101.5 MHz
Polarisation : Mixed
Maximum antenna height : 30 m
Output Radiation Pattern :-
Bearing or Sector (Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
At all angles of azimuth
1 kW
Advisory Note :-
The coverage area of this transmission is a circle of radius 10 km from a point with the following GDA94 co-ordinates: -29.740655 152.888967. This point is the same as the nominal transmitter location.
Licence Area - GRAFTON RA2
Community Radio Service Licence number: SL1150059
The licence area, in terms of areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at the Census of 6 August 1991, is:
Area Description
Grafton (C)
NSW CD 1060403
NSW CD 1060501
NSW CD 1060505
NSW CD 1060809
NSW CD 1060510
NSW CD 1060802
NSW CD 1060801
NSW CD 1060803
NSW CD 1060901
NSW CD 1060408
NSW CD 1060410
NSW CD 1060409
NSW CD 1061002
NSW CD 1060506
NSW CD 1060407
NSW CD 1060503
NSW CD 1060814
NSW CD 1060411
NSW CD 1060412
NSW CD 1060507
Standard terminology used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:
= City
= Collection District