[HCDX] 1386 Sydney - 1476 Emu Plains - New Community service

["David Onley" <onleydw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a news release from the ABA - April 4
http://www.aba.gov.au/abanews/news_releases/2002/29nr02.htm
The Australian Broadcasting Authority has decided to make an additional
community radio service available in Sydney. The high power service, to
operate on 1386 kHz on the AM band, is to serve the wider Sydney region.

The ABA has made the new service available by varying the Sydney radio
licence area plan to change the category of service of the AM frequency 1386
kHz from open narrowcasting to community.

"The ABA received a number of submissions both for and against the variation
to the Sydney licence area plan," said Professor David Flint, ABA Chairman.
"Having considered the information and opinions expressed, the ABA believes
that making the frequency available for a community radio service is the
best decision in the public interest as the need for another community radio
service was considered by the ABA to be greater than the need for another
open narrowcasting service. Unfortunately, this does mean that there will be
one less open narrowcasting service available in Sydney."

The ABA also determined that three additional open narrowcasting radio
services be made available in the Sydney region. These services are to
operate on 1386 kHz from Homebush with a maximum CMF of 1.015 kV (5 kW),
1539 kHz from Bicentennial Park, Concord West with a maximum CMF of 385 V (1
kW) and 1476 kHz from Emu Plains 5 km NW of Penrith with a maximum CMF of
220 V (500 W).

In December 2001, The ABA identified two potentially suitable alternative
sites that could accommodate an additional AM service in Sydney. The two
options were:

  Option 1: The proposed new service operating from Bicentennial Park,
Homebush, on 1386 kHz (maximum CMF of 955 V [5 kW]) with an OD pattern; and

  Option 2: The proposed new service operating from Prospect, on 1386 kHz
(maximum CMF of 1.015 kV [5 kW]) with a DA pattern.

  David Onley
  P.O. Box 439, Myrtleford, 3737
  Victoria, Australia.
  PH: 0428 114430


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