Licence Area Plan - Muswellbrook (Radio) - October 1998 (Cth)

LICENCE AREA PLAN

MUSWELLBROOK

(RADIO)

OCTOBER 1998

LICENCE AREA PLAN - MUSWELLBROOK

DETERMINATION

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.