TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT

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2 I...- TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CONTROL BOARD YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 97 Ausralian Governmen Publishing Service Canberra 97

3 CONTENTS Published for he Ausralian Broadcasing Conrol Board by he Ausralian Governmen Publishing Service Brown Prior Anderson, Evans Sree, Burwood, Melbourne, Vic. 3 PART I: INTRODUCTORY Legislaion.... Adminisraive Appeals Tribunal Bill Membership of he Board Funcions of he Board Meeings of he Board Saff of he Board Head Office Organisaion Sae Organisaions Locaion of Board's Offices Financial Accouns of he Board PART II: GENERAL The Ausralian Broadcasing and Television Services.... Licensing of Commercial Broadcasing and Television Saions.. Annual Saisics of Saions and Receiving Licences Financial Resuls of Broadcasing and Television Services Commercial Broadcasing Saions Financial Resuls Commercial Television Saions- Financial Resuls.... Expendiure on he Naional Broadcasing Service and Naional Television Service Revenue from Broadcasing and Television Services Receiving Licences Employmen.. Senae Sanding Commiee on Educaion, Science and he Ars Indusries Assisance Commission Public Inquiry~Coverage by Commercial Saions on he Repor of he Parliamenary Join Commiee on Prices Eniled "Prices of Household Soaps and Deergens" Royal Commission on Ausralian Governmen Adminisraion Furher Developmen of he Services Engineering Field Work Frequency Modulaion Broadcasing Sydney Television Coverage U.H.F. Television Saion Coverage Maps Saellie Broadcasing-he ATS-6 Experimens.. Direc Broadcasing Saellies (D.B.S.) from Space Educaional Broadcasing and Television Educaional Programs uu Commercial Television Saions Educaional Programs on Naional PAGE PAGE Television Saions Broadcasing and Televising of Poli- 3 ical Maer.. 3 Availabiliy o he Public of Records 4 of Maer Broadcas and Televised Cigaree Adverising 3 6 Consulaions wih Licensees' Repre- 7 senaives and oher Organisaions 3 8 The Ausralian UNESCO Commiee 8 for Mass Communicaion Visiors from Overseas Overseas Visis Public Broadcasing 6 Ehnic Broadcasing 8 8 Cable Television.. 9 Communiy Television Aerial Sys- 9 ern (CTAS) 9 Colour Television Inerference o he Recepion of Broadcasing and Television Pro- 9 grams.. Publicaions and Informaion 30 3 PART III: BROADCASTING - ADMINISTRATION Curren Licences for Commercial Broadcasing Saions 3 Gran of New Licences 3 Renewal of Licences 38 Fees for Licences for Commercial Broadcasing Saions 39 Tran sf er of Licences and Leasing of 3 Saions 40 3 Ownership or Conrol of Commercial Broadcasing Saions 4 Imporan Changes in Shareholdings in Broadcasing Saions 4 Memorandum and Aricles of Asso- 4 ' ciaion of Licensee Companies.. 4 Neworks of Commercial Broadcas- 4 ing Saions 4 Operaion of Counry Commercial Broadcasing Saions as Relay Sa- 6 ions from Capial Ciy Saions 43 7 Program Relays beween Counry 8 8 Saions.. Pos Office Charges for Relay of Programs 44 o Cerain Counry Com- 9 mercial Broadcasing Saions PART IV: BROADCASTING - ENGINEERING SERVICES Developmen of he Naional Service 4 0 Developmen of he Naional Medium Frequency Service 46

4 CONTENTS-coninued PAGE Developmen of 'he Commercial Medium Frequency Service 47 Changed PolicY' Regarding Transmier Power of Medium Frequency Commercial Saions 49 Ehnic Educaional Medium Frequency Broadcasing Saions Direcional Aerials 0 High Frequency Broadcasing Services Frequency Modulaion Broadcasing Inernaional Telecommunicaion Union/ Regional Adminisraive LF I MF Broadcasing Conference Meeing of he CCIR (Comie Consulaif Inernaional des Radiocommunicaions) Experimenal Invesigaions Radio Research Board 4 6 PART V: BROADCASTING - PROGRAM SERVICES Types of Programs News Religious Broadcass Communiy Service Broadcasing in Foreign Language Programs Employmen of Ausralians Average Amoun of Maer of Ausralian Origin Broadcas Weekly by all Commercial Broadcasing Saions Ausralian Music Broadcas by Meropolian Saions Broadcasing of Objecionable Maer -Complains Fairness Code Adverising.. Medical Adverising and Talks Program Research Hours of Service PART VI: TELEVISION - ADMINISTRATION Curren Licences for Commercial Television Saions Gran of New Licences Renewal of Licences for Commercial Television Saions.. Fees for Licences for Commercial Television Saions j Transfer of Licences Ownership or Conrol of Commercial Television Saions Imporan Changes in Shareholdings in Television Saions PAGE Memorandum and Aricles of Associaion of Licensee Companies 83 Developmen of Television Services 83 Licences for Television Repeaer Saions 86 Developmen of Television Repeaer Saions 86 Television Translaor Saions.. 87 Commencemen of Service of Television Translaor Saions 87 Gran of Licences for Television Translaor Saions 88 Communiy Television Aerial Sysems 88 PART VII: TELEVISION - ENGINEERING SERVICES Developmen of he Naional and Commercial Services 89 Medium and High Power Saions 90 Television Translaor Saions and Oher Low Power Saions 9 Technical Faciliies and Operaion of Saions 97 Colour Television 97 Sandard Television Demodulaor 98 Colour Television Receivers 99 Television Operaor's Cerificae of Proficiency.. 00 Ausralian Broadcasing Technical Handbook Associaon Ld. 00 U.H.F. Television Transmissions 0 Sandards Associaion of Ausralia 0 PART VIII: TELEVISION - PROGRAM SERVICES Analysis of Programs 03 Employmen of Ausralians 0 Ausralian Conen of Television Programs 09 Television Program Producion News.. 4 Film Censorship and Classificaion of Programs 6 Family and Children's Programs 8 Religious Programs 0 Televising of Objecionable Maer -Complains Adverising 3 Communiy Services 8 Program Research 8 Hours of Service 30 Acknowledgemens 3 APPENDICES A-Commercial Broadcasing Saions in Operaion on 30 June r CONTENTS~coninued PAGE B-Naional Broadcasing Saions in Operaion on 30 June C-Commercial Television Saions in Operaion on 30 June D-Naional Television Saions in Operaion on 30 June E-Commercial Television Translaor Saions in Operaon on 30 June F-Naional Television Translaor Saions in Operaion on 30 June 97 G-Television Repeaer Saions in Operaion on 30 June 97 4 H-Commercial Television Saions -Principal Shareholders in Licensee Companies I-Muliple Shareholding Ineress of Newspapers and Ohers in Broadcasing and Television Saions 63 I-Newspaper Shareholding Ineress.of a Minor Naure in Commercial Broadcasing Saions and Commercial Television Saions 80 PAGE K-Ausralian Conen of Television Programs-Poins Sysem...83 L-Saisical Analysis of Broadcasing Programs M-Saisical Analysis of Television Programs 00 N-Circular Leers issued o Commercial Broadcasing Saions during he Year July, 974 o 30 June, Circular Leers issued o Commercial Television Saions during he year July, 974 o 30 June, 97 3 P-Inverse of Group Delay Characerisic Sandard Television Demodulaor Q-Lis of Publicaions R-Resoluions B and C relaing o sudies o be made by he Inernaional Frequency Regisraion Board before he second session of he Conference 6 S-Financial Saemen 6

5 AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CONTROL BOARD TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT The Honourable he Miniser for he Media: I. In conformiy wih he provisions of secion 8 of he Broadcasing and Television Ac 94-97, he Ausralian Broadcasing Conrol Board has he honour o furnish is repor, being he Tweny-Sevenh Repor of he Board, on is operaions during he year ended 30 June 97 ogeher wih financial accouns in he form approved by he Treasurer, and he repor of he Audior-General on hose accouns.. The Repor is arranged as follows: Par I -Inroducory. Par II -General. Par III -Broadcasing-Adminisraion. Par IV -Broadcasing-Engineering Services. Par V -Broadcasing - Program Services. Par VI -Television-Adminisraion. Par VII -Television - Engineering Services. Par VIII-Television - Program Services. PART I'.._ INTRODUCTORY ) LEGISLATION 3. The broadcasing and elevision services of Ausralia operae under he provisions of he Broadcasing and Television Ac Oher relevan Acs are he Broadcasing Saions Licence Fees Ac , he Television Saions Licence Fees Ac and he Parliamenary Proceedings Broadcasing Ac Under he laer Ac, he Ausralian Broadcasing Commission (hereinafer referred o as he A.B.C.) is obliged o broadcas he proceedings of he Senae or he House of Represenaives from one of he naional broadcasing saions in each capial ciy and Newcasle and from such oher naional broadcasing saions as are prescribed, according o he deerminaion of a Parliamenary Join Commiee. 4. The Broadcasing and Television Ac was amended during he period under review o give effec o a decision by he Governmen o abolish broadcas liseners' and elevision viewers' licence fees. Secions, 6, 6AA, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 7, 8, 8A, 3A and 33 of he principal Ac were repealed. Cerain oher machinery amendmens were necessary o give effec o he Governmen's decision. Cerain machinery amendmens were made o he Ac as a resul of he Posal and Telecommunicaions Commissions (Transiional Provisions) Ac 97. The Ac is now cied as he Broadcasing and Television Ac As repored in paragraph 6 of he Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, a Bill was drafed o clarify he powers of he Board in relaion o program maers generally and o provide a definie basis f~ _ Ausralian Conen Requiremens.

6 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor The Bill also provided for licences for commercial broadcasing saions and commercial elevision saions o be graned by way of renewal for periods of hree monhs o hree years and o provide for he change of name of he Board o he Ausralian Broadcasing Auhoriy. The opporuniy was aken o provide for various machinery amendmens o bring he provisions of he Ac ino line wih oher saues. Consequen upon he varying periods of renewal of licences, i was necessary o prepare draf Bills o amend he Broadcasing Saions Licence Fees Ac and he Television Saions Licence Fees Ac. 6. The Bills were inroduced in he House of Represenaives on 3 Ocober 974 and were debaed on November 974. Amendmens were inroduced by he Governmen during he commiee sages of he debae o overcome cerain objecions ha discriminaion could be exercised agains saions in he deerminaion of rules and sandards regarding programs of Ausralian origin and o exend he variable period of renewal of licences from hree monhs o hree years o six monhs o hree years. The Bills passed all sages in he House of Represenaives on November 974 and were inroduced in he Senae on 4 November 974. The Bills were defeaed in he Senae a he second reading sage on 3 December The Bills were re-inroduced in he House of Represenaives on March 97 and were passed on April 97. They were re-inroduced ino he Senae on 3 April 97 and were again rejeced a he second reading sage on June As repored in he Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, acion was being aken o amend he Parliamenary Proceedings Broadcasing Ac o provide for he broadcasing and elevising of he proceedings of he proposed join siing of Parliamen. Subsequenly his Ac was amended and assened o on April 974. (See paragraph 67 of he Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor.) 9. A 3 December 97 he Broadcasing and Television Ac was reprined in consolidaed form and he complee Ac is now conained in ha single publicaion and he Broadcasing and Television Acs No. 8 of 97, No. 7 of 97, No. 49 of 97, No. 0 of 973 and No. of 974. The complee regulaions under he Broadcasing and Television Ac are conained in Consolidaed Sauory Rules 966 No. as amended by Sauory Rules 967 No. 67, 968 No., 969 No. 6, 970 No. 43, 970 No. 96, 97 No. 63, 97 No. 6 and 973 No.. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL BILL An Adminisraive Appeals Tribunal Bill was inroduced ino Parliamen during he year under review o esablish an Adminisraive Appeals Tribunal. The funcion of he Tribunal will be o review decisions by Minisers and officials given under powers conferred by legislaion of Parliamen.. The Commiee on Adminisraive Discreions under he Chairmanship of Sir Henry Bland C.B.E., during he course of is examinaion of exising Adminissraive discreions under Ausralian Saues and Regulaions had discussions wih he Board as a resul of which he Board made informaion available o he Commiee on he adminisraion of is responsibiliies and funcions under he Broadcasing and Television Ac. Inroducion 3. The Board, during he year, provided he Miniser and he Aorney General's Deparmen wih commens on he final repors of he Commiee on Adminisraive Discreions and upon he Bill. MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD 3. The Ac provides ha he Board shall consis of hree full-ime and wo par-ime members. During he year he Board consised of: Full-ime Members Mr. Myles Forunaus Evelyn Wrigh, re-~ppoined as Full-Time Member and Chairman for a period of five years from March 97. Mr. John Edwin Neary, O.B.E., appoined Full-Time Member on 7 June 973 and appoined Vice-Chairman for a period of five years from February 974. Mr. William Leslie Carringon Davies appoined as Full-Time Member for a period of five years from February 974. Par-ime Members Mr. Edmund Neerville Williams, appoined for a period of hree years from 3January973. Mr. Harold James Souer appoined for a period of five years from March 974. 'FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD 4. The principal funcions of he Board under he Broadcasing and Television Ac are briefly as follows: (a) o ensure he provision of services by broadcasing saions and elevision saions in accordance wih plans from ime o ime prepared by he Board and approved by he Miniser;.... ( b) o ensure ha he echnical equipmen and opera0n of such saions are m accordance wih such sandards and pracices as he Board considers o be appropriae; (c) o ensure ha adequae and comprehensive programs are provided by commercial broadcasing saions and commercial elevision saions o serve he bes ineress of he general public, and o deer:rpine program sandards and sandards subjec o which adverisemens may be broadcas or elevised; (d) o deec sources of inerference, and o furnish advice and assisance _in connecion wih he prevenion of inerference wih he ransmission or recepion of he programs of broadcasing saions and elevision saions; ( e) o make recommendaions o he Miniser as o he exercise by him of any of his powers under Par IV of he Ac relaing o he commercial broadcasing service or commercial elevision ' service; his par of he Ac covers iner alia he gran, renewal, revocaion and suspension of licences, including licences for elevision ranslaor and repeaer s~ions, and he provisions ~ concerning ownership or conrol of commercial saions; (f) o hold public inquiries ino pplicaions made o he Miniser for licences for commercial broadcasing saions and commercial elevision saions in

7 4 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor areas for which he Miniser proposes o gran licences, ino any oher maer wihin is funcions if he Board hinks i necessary or desirable, and ino oher maers relaing o he operaion of he Ac and regulaions or o broadcasing or elevision or boh, oher han a maer relaing o he A.B.C., is affairs and operaions, if he Miniser so direcs; (g) o deermine, subjec o any direcion of he Miniser, he siuaion, operaing power and operaing frequencies of broadcasing and elevision saions; (h) o deermine hours of service of saions and he periods during which licensees of commercial saions mus ransmi religious maer (free of charge if he Board so direcs).. Oher deailed funcions of he Board are referred o, where appropriae, in his Repor. I will be noed from sub-paragraph (c) above ha he Board's funcions in respec of programs do no exend o he programs of naional saions. The A.B.C. is enirely responsible for he programs of he naional service under secion -9 of he Broadcasing and Television Ac. MEETINGS OF THE BoARD 6. The Board hroughou he year held regular fornighly meeings o deal wih normal business. 7. In addiion he Board held special meeings in Townsville from -4 Sepember 974 for he purpose of holding a public inquiry ino he gran of a licence for a commercial broadcasing saion in he Charers Towers area of Queensland (see paragraph 9). From 30 Sepember 974 o Ocober 974, he Board held a public inquiry ino he relay arrangemens beween saion 3SH Swan!fill and 3CV Maryborough. On 3 Ocober 974 he Board held a public inquiry mo he proposed relay arrangemens beween commercial elevision saions STY Mildura and BCV Bendigo. 8. The Board also held a public inquiry in Colac on 7, 8 and November 974 ino he proposed relay arrangemens beween commercial broadcasing saions 3CS Colac and 3YB Warrnambool. 9. The Board also held special meeings on 8 Sepember 974 and from o Ocober 974 in Sydney, from 8 November 974 o 0 November 974 in Melbourne, from 6 December 974 o 8 December 974 in Sydney and from!9 ~ay. 97 o May 97, in Melbourne for he purpose of holding a public mqmry mo he coverage by commercial elevision saions of he repor of he Join Commiee on Prices eniled "Prices of Household Soaps and Deergens" and oher maers (see paragraph 64) The B?ar.d vi~ied Perh from o 4 December 974 for he purpose of holdmg a public mqmry ino he gran of a licence for a commercial elevision ~ervice o serve he Geraldon and Mawson areas of Wesern Ausralia. The inquiry mo he Mawson area was compleed in Melbourne on 9 April 97 (see paraaraphs 399/408). b. The Board held a public inquiry in Loxon, Souh Ausralia from 8 o 30 January 97 in connecion wih he gran of a licence for a commercial elevision service in he Renmark/Loxon area. Inroducion. The Board held meeings in Adelaide from 3 o March, 97, for he purpose of holding a public inquiry ino he applicaions received for he gran of a licence for a commercial broadcasing saion in Adelaide. The Board also ook he opporuniy o hold a normal meeing in Adelaide a his ime, and also a special meeing regarding he "Graham Kennedy Show"' (see paragraph 84). _ 3. The Board me in Campbellown, New Souh Wales, on 8 and 9 April 97 for he purpose of holding a public inquiry ino he applicaions for he gran of a licence for a low-coverage ampliude modulaed resriced commercial broadcasing saion in Campbellown (see paragraph 08). 4. On 3 June 97 he Board commenced a public inquiry ino he applicaions received for he gran of a licence for a low-coverage ampliude modulaed resriced commercial broadcasing saion o serve a Melbourne area wihin a radius of sixeen kilomeres of he saion ransmier sie (see paragraph 08).. The Board held special meeings for is sauory consulaions wih he Federa"ion of Ausralian Commercial Broadcasers (hereinafer referred o as F.A.C.B.), and Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Television Saions (hereinafer referred o as F.A.C.T.S.) pursuan o secion 6(4) of he Ac (see paragraph 4). During he year, he Board also held a number of oher special meeings wih F.A.C.T.S., represenaives of unions, and various organisaions associaed wih he Indusry. 6. In addiion o he meeings held in Adelaide referred o above, he Board me in Sydney on 7 December 974 and again on -7 June 97 when business included a meeing wih he Film Censorship Board.. 7. The Board me represenaives of he Vicorian Broadcasing Nework Ld., on November 974 regarding he relay operaions of saion 3CV Maryborough. 8. The Board also held a special meeing on 4 March 97 wih represenaives of saion KA Kaoomba concerning maers relaing o he operaing condiions and viabiliy of saion KA Kaoomba. On 9 May 97 he Board held a special meeing wih represenaives of saions 4KQ Brisbane and 4IP Ipswich regarding he esablishmen of join ransmiing faciliies on S. Helena Island in Moreon Bay, Queensland. Subsequenly, Members of he Board had discussions wih he oher Brisbane saions on June 97 (see paragraph 67). 9. The marked increase in he need for he Board o mee formally noed in previous repors was coninued during he year and he increasing complexiy of he Board's operaions in all of is fields of responsibiliy make for a consan growh of he workload devolving upon he organisaion. STAFF OF THE BOARD l 30. As provided for in he Broadcasing and Television Ac, he saff of he Board is employed under he Public Service Ac. 3. During he year, here was a significan increase in workload resuling from he need for improvemen and exension of elevision services, he inroducion of colour elevision, he planned expansion and diversificaion of broadcasing services, including he developmen of FM broadcasing and he inroducion of measures o achieve a higher level of Ausralian conen o increase he employmen opporuni-

8 6 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor ies of Ausralians in he broadcasing and elevision indusry. However, because of resricions on he employmen of addiional saff i was no possible o make appoinmens o 7 posiions he creaion of which had been agreed o by he Public Service Inspecor in he preceding y~ar. (See paragraph 30 of he Board's Tweny Sixh Annual Repor.) Approval.was subsequenly received in May 97 o he creaion of hese posiions and a he ime of wriing his repor, acion was being aken o fill he posiions. 3. The Board wishes o make clear he serious view i akes of he saffing difficulies i has suffered in recen years, o which aenion has been drawn in previous repors.. In paragraph 3 he Board has recorded he very subsanial growh in is responsibiliies which has occurred following decisions o increase subsanially he number of MF saions, o duplicae he A.B.C. service hroughou he counry, and o inroduce FM broadcasing. Up o his year, he preliminary planning for hese new deparures has been accomplished wih minimal increases in saff of he operaional divisions concerned. Now ha he planning has o be ranslaed ino deailed individual specificaions i mus be said ha he Board has grave reservaions abou is abiliy o implemen he plans wih he expediion which may well be expeced. The Board is in consan communicaion wih he Public Service Board regarding his problem. 33. Saff acually employed as a 30 June 97, oalled compared wih 46 a 30 June 974. The approved esablishmen of 7 posiions, which remained unalered during he year, comprises 8 posiions in Head Office al).d 9 in Sae Offices. HEAD OFFICE ORGANISATION 34. The Board's Head Office organisaion comprises four Divisions namely he Secreary's Division, he Policy and Licensing Division, he Program Services Division and he Engineering Services Division. 3. I has been obvious for some ime ha he-manpower and oher sources available o he Board would have o be srenghened considerably o ake accoun of he increased workload referred o above. I is hoped ha he bulk esablishmen sysem inroduced by he Public Service Board will maerially assis he Board wih is saffing esablishmen. A review is being made of overall saffing requiremens and in his connecion, a he ime of preparaion of his Repor a proposal was under consideraion by he Public Service Board for srenghening of he Secreary's Division, he need for full-ime assisance o he Secreary and he esablishmen of a special secion for public inquiry work. I is anicipaed ha discussions will be held wih he Public Service Board in connecion wih proposals in relaion o oher Divisions of he Board in he near fuure. 36. During he year he Board made available, in accordance wih is usual pracice, he services of members of is Head Office saff on a number of occasions o presen papers, lecures, ec., o various organisaions. Some of his work is oulined in he following paragraphs. 37. The Board ook a leading par in a symposium "Broadcasing-he New Era" held by he Insiuion of Radio and Elecronics Engineers (I.R.E.E.) in Adelaide, in Augus 974. The Chairman, Mr. Myles F. E. Wrigh, delivered he Inroducion 7 opening address, and Mr. E. J. Wilkinson, Direcor, Eng~neering Servi.ces, prese~~~ a paper "Developrp.en of Sound and Vision Broadcasmg ~yse~s m A~sraha. Board engineers delivered wo furher papers : "New Horizons m Medmm Frequency Broadcas Planning" by Mr. N. J. Medlin, and "Engineering Sandards for Television Saions" by Messrs. C. W. Pike and G. W. Morley. The laer paper was also presened o he I.R.E.E. Melbourne Di\;iS,i~u i~ March Mr. Wilkinson presened he keynoe paper:, on "FM Planning" a an I.R.E.E. symposium on Frequency Modulaion held in Sydney, May 97.. Mr. S. F. Brownless, Assisan Direcor, Engineering Services, presened a suppormg paper on "FM Frequency Allocaions". On Mr. Wilkinson's behalf he had previously delivered papers on "TV Daa Transmission" o a Deparmen of M~dia symposium a he Sydney Opera House in November 974, and o he Ausralian Insiue of Poliical Science in Canberra, in January 97. During he year Mr. Brownless also presened papers on colour elevision and frequency modulai?n developme~s ~o wo join meeings of he I.R.E.E. and he Insiuion o~ Engi~eers: Ausr~ha, ~n Brisbane, and o meeings of he I.R.E.E. and he Aud0 Engmeenng Sociey m Sydney. 39. The published paper "Accepable Levels of Tel.evision. Receiver.Local Oscillaor Radiaion" by Board engineers Messrs. J. M. Dixon and A. R. Pierson was presened on heir behalf o he Ine~aional Elecromag?eic Compaibiliy Symposium a Monreux, Swizerland, in May 97 by Mr. K. Middleon, Conroller of Technical Services, Ausralian Broadcasing Commission. 40. The Board's Direcor, Program Services Division, Mr. J. G. Quaine, presened a paper on Minoriy Ineres Programming, a a seminar in June 97, conduced by he F.A.C.T.S. Mr. Quaine also addressed he ~arke Re~e~:ch Sociey in February 97 on he subjec of Television and Public Responsibh~, and in March 97 presened a paper on Children and Television a.a forum i~ Ballara. Mr. Quaine coninued o paricipae in he work of he Ausralian Council for Children's Films and Television. 4. As in previous years he Board mainained is ineres in he Ausralian Sociey for Educaion in Films and Television, he Educaional T~le:ision Asso.ciaion of Ausralia and he Associaion for Teachers of Film Apprecia0n. A semmar on audience audio visual aids, organised by he Deparmen of he Media, in Sydney, was aended by officers of he Program Services Division. Officers of his Division also addressed various adul and suden groups concerning he Board's program sandards paricularly in relaion o programming for children. STATE ORGANISATIONS 4. Wihin he Sae Adminisraions, he Board's saff is responsible for mainaining regular liaison wih he managemens an~ oher key. pe~sonnel of commercial broadcasing and elevision saions concernmg he applicaion of he Board's echnical and program sandards in he operaion of saions, and for he conduc of inspecions o ensure compliance wih he sandards. The Sae Engineer in Souh Ausralia is responsible for echnical maers in Wesern Ausralia and he Sae Engineer in Vicoria for similar work in Tasmania. An Engineer and a Technical Officer are locaed in Perh whils a Technical Officer is locaed in Hobar.

9 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor 43. During he year he approved esablishmen of he Sae Offices remained unchanged a 9 being made up of a Sae Represenaive in each Sae, posiions o provide adminisraive and clerical suppor o specialised saff, 4 posiions in he engineering division and 39 posiions o underake duies relaing o he Board's responsibiliies in relaion o broadcasing and elevision programs. A he ime of preparaion of his Repor, a proposal was being formulaed for he re-srucuring and srenghening of he engineering areas of all Sae Offices o enable cerain field aciviies now performed by Head Office engineering saff o be underaken by Sae Office personnel. LOCATION OF BoARD'S OFFICES 44. The Board's Head Office and Vicorfan Sae Office are locaed a Marland House,. 70 Bourke Sree, Melbourne, 3000 (Telephone 60-0, Telex 3844) and offices m he oher capial ciies are: Sydney Pacific Highway, S. Leonards, N.S.W. 06. (Telephone 43-06) (Telex ). Brisbane Coronaion Drive, Auchenflower, QLD. 4066, or P.O. Box 36, Toowong, (Telephone 7-77) (Telex 469). Adelaide- Greaer Pacific Insurance Building, 3 Souh Terrace, Adelaide, S.A (Telephone -9076) (Telex 880). Perh- Adelaide Terrace, Perh, W.A (Telephone -7448) (Telex 934). Hobar - 7h Floor, A.M.P. Building, 86 Collins Sree, Hobar, T AS (Telephone 34-98) (Telex 833). 4. During he year he Board's Sydney Office moved o new premises a S. Leonards as shown above. FINANCIAL ACOOUNTS OF THE BOARD 46:. In conformiy wih he provisions of Secion 8 of he Broadcasing and Televzswn Ac a saemen of financial accouns of he Board for he year ended 30 June 97 ogeher wih he repor of he Audior-General as o hose accouns, appears as Appendix S of his Repor. PART II-GENERAL THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES 47. The Ausralian broadcasing and elevision services comprise he naional and commercial broadcasing services, he naional and commercial elevision services and elevision repeaer saions operaed by privae enerprise in remoe communiie~. The naional broadcasing and elevision services are provided by he Au.srahan Broadcasing Commission hrough ransmiers operaed by he Ausralia? Pos Office (now he Ausralian Telecommunicaions Commission). The commercial broadcasing and elevision services and he elevision repeaer saion services are.provided by saions operaed under licences graned by he Miniser for he Media on he recommendaion of he Board. Deails of broadcasing saions General 9 (commercial and naional) and elevision saions, including ranslaor saions (commercial and naional) and repeaer saions in operaion on 30 June 97 are conained in Appendices A o G respecively of his Repor. Broadcasing Services in Papua New Guinea 48. Wih he esablishmen of he Naional Broadcasing Commission of Papua New Guinea, i is no longer he responsibiliy of he Board o repor on broadcasing developmen here, excep insofar as hey may relae o he developmen of services in Ausralia. In his connecion, he Board mainains close liaison wih he Naional, Broadcasing Commission. (! LICENSING OF COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION STATIONS 49. The sauory provisions relaing o he licensing of commercial broadcasing and elevision saions are conained in Par IV of he Broadcasing and Television Ac The power o gran, renew, suspend, or revoke a licence is conferred upon he Miniser who is required o ake ino consideraion any recommendaions which have been made by he Board as o he exercise of such powers. Licences are graned for an iniial period of five years, and are hereafer renewable annually. In respec of he gran and renewal of licences, he Ac provides: (a) before graning a new licence, he Miniser is obliged o invie applicaions for he gran of he licence in he Gazee, and o refer he applicaions which are received o he Board, which mus hold a public inquiry ino he applicaions before making a recommendaion o he Miniser as o he gran of he licence. ( b) he Miniser is no o refuse an applicaion for he renewal of a licence unless he has considered a repor by he Board made afer a public inquiry ino specific grounds which eiher he Miniser or he Board hinks may exis for refusing he applicaion. 0. Deails regarding curren licences and renewals of licences will be found in paragraph 80 and paragraphs 6 o 33 (broadcasing) and 4 o 48 (elevision) of his Repor. ANNUAL STATISTICS OF STATIONS AND RECEIVING LICENCES. The following able shows he progressive developmen in he number of broadcasing and elevision saions and liseners' and viewers' licences since he incepion of broadcasing in 93 and elevision in 96. In addiion o hose naional broadcasing saions here were, as a 30 June 97, naional high frequency saions operaing a 4 cenres which are inended in he main o provide service for liseners in he more remoe pars of Ausralia. FINANCIAL RESULTS OF BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES. In he year , he laes for which complee informaion is available, $0,49,70 was spen on he operaion of broadcasing and elevision services, by he A.B.C., he A.P.O. and licensees of commercial saions. Revenue of commercial broadcasing and elevision saions oalled $88,88,967 and heir combined operaional expendiure was $,76,689. Operaional expendiure (by he A.B.C.,

10 0 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor General Year Ending 30 June Number of Broadcasing Saions in Operaion Sealed Ses Sysem 4 Class 'A' Naional * 84 Class 'B' 6 9 Commercial Number of Liseners' Licences,06 63,874 8,060,40 70,07 30,99 3,9 33, ,94 469,477 99,9 7,8 8,36 940,068,07,9,3,86,,8,93,66,30,073,370,000,394,880,4,9,436,789,678,76,703,970,76,67,84,,884,834,96,044,98,6,04,6,034,676,088,793,07,3,37,86,63,7,83,83,,84,0,46,39,786,30,790,97,68 679,096 49,74 487,48 440,9 39,33 36,08 338,069 3, ,797 0 Number of Television Saions. in Operaion Naional Commercial Number of Viewers' Licences 73,908 9,86 77,0 94,99,7,86,44,43,6,3,88,099,64,6 378,89 46,809 46,780 49, ,4 08,3 8,744 9,404 47,73 0 Number of Combined Liseners' and Viewers' Licences 430,04,846,8,988,36,09,6,89,683,74,860,336,87,49,94,493,49,46,433 0 * Includes f " b "In he 97~i:.~n~us~r~Ii~~s,Bu~g e~x~~~~~esrs~veansdai_ons f9rm erly operaing i~ Papua New Guinea. I I d.. viewers cences were abolished s~i~ne~nos~/n~~h(}g~ss expenmenal saion in Melbourne (3ZZ) and one "y~ung syle" experimenal he A.P.O. and he Deparmens of Services and Propery and Manufacuring Indusry) on he Naional Broadcasing Service and he Naional Television Service oalled $0,43,6 less revenue of $7,000, 0 derived by he A.B.C. from public concers, ec. Revenue in he same year from broadcas liseners' and elevision viewers' licence fees amouned o $68,48,647. CoMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS-FINANCIAL R ESULTS 3. The following pariculars, which have been exraced from accouns submied by he licensees of commercial broadcasing saions in accordance wih he provisions of secion 06 of he Broadcasing and Television Ac show he financial resuls from he operaion of such saions during he pas five years. Financial Year Number of Saions in Operaion Saions Making a Profi Saions Showing a Loss Licence fees paid by saions are given in paragraph. Toal Revenue $ 37,08,864 4,43,769 4,770,9 49,339,3 6,86,66 T oal Expendiure $ 7,483,360 30,66,90 34,03,390 37,40,90 43,40,44 CoMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS-FINANCIAL RESULTS Ne Resul (Before Taxaion bu afer Licence Fee) $ 9,7,04 0,8,79,77,,933,4 3,66,07 4. The following pariculars, which have been exraced from accouns submied by licensees of commercial elevision saions m accordance wih he provisions of secion 06 of he Broadcasing and Television Ac show he financial resuls from he operaion of such saions during he pas five years. Financial Year Number of Saions in Operaion Saions Making a Profi S&aions Showing a Loss Licence fees paid by saions are given in paragraph Toal Revenue Toal Expendiure $ $ 9,9,3 < 74,,3 96,86,47 78,436,89 0,09,697 84,66,37,64,87 94,6,097 3,99,3 08,306,4 EXPENDITURE ON THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING S ERVICE AND NATIONAL TELEVISION SERVICE 974-7* Ne Resul (Before Taxaion and Licence fee) $ 6,670,99 7,749,6 7,43,36,380,774 3,993,06. Expendiure in relaion o he Naional Broadcasing Service and he Naional Television Service (including boh program and echnical services) during * Excludes expendiure of $4,40,86 by he Ausralian Broadcasing Conrol Board.

11 ( Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor was as shown hereunder ogeher wih comparaive figures for and 97-73: $ 0 peraional Expendiure- 08,98,99 A.B.C A.P.0.-Transmission, echnical and oher services 6,69,37 Deparmen of Housing and Consrucion 303,94 Capial Expendiure- A.B.C. 4,00,99 A.P.O Deparmens of Services and Propery and Housing,83,7 and Consrucion 4,903, $ 8,86,093 6,30,478 64,44,94,73 98,43,06 7,8,36 4,800,0,77,677 4,736,07,343,4 Toal Expendiure 0,030,780 3,766, $ 66,,909 3,947,409 66,076 80,4,394 3,899,703,843,773 4,4,64,96,00 9,6, The gross operaional expendiure of he A.B.C. was $,64,6 bu revenue amouning o $6,96,69 was derived from public concers, subsidies for symphony orchesras, sale of publicaions, sale of programs, he sale of lands and buildings and miscellaneous sources. REVENUE FROM BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION SERVICES 7. Revenue received in from broadcasing and elevision services which excludes wireless elegraphy fees, amouned o $3,404,903 as shown hereunder, ogeher wih comparaive figures for and Broadcas liseners' and elevision viewers' licence fees Broadcasing saions' licence fees Television saions' licence fees Miscellaneous $ 8,86,00 7,903,89,38,06,98 3,404, $ 68,48,647 90,6,409,67,76,049 73,74,933 RECEIVING LICENCES-LISTENERS' AND VIEWERS' $ 67,00,49 49,04,03,70,084,36 70,649, As repored in paragraph 4 he Ausralian Governmen abolished broadcas liseners' and elevision viewers' licence fees in he Budge. The governmen announced ha he cos of he Naional Broadcasing and Television Service, which is a service provided o he communiy as a whole, should be me from general axaion revenue raher han hrough a licence fee, which bore relaively more heavily on he less affluen. EMPLOYMENT 9. The number of people permanenly employed by commercial broadcasing and elevision saions a 30 June 97 was approximaely 6,86, he fully employed saff of he A.B.C. numbered 7,69, and he A.P.O. employed 980 in connecion I General 3 wih he operaion of ransmiers for he naional broadcasing and elevision services. Some 36 persons are employed full-ime by he various independen producion companies which are engaged in he producion of commercials and feaure programs for broadcasing and elevision. Secion 4 of he Ac provides ha: ( ) The Commission and licensees shall, as far as possible, use he services of Ausralians in he producion and presenaion of broadcasing and elevision programs. () No less han per cenum of he ime occupied by programs of he Commission, and no less han per cenum of he ime occupied by he programs of a commercial broadcasing saion, in he broadcasing of music shall be devoed o he broadcasing of works of composers who are Ausralians. (3) In his secion, 'Ausralian' means a person who was born or is ordinarily residen in Ausralia. In connecion wih his provision of he Ac, he Board has deermined cerain requiremens for he Ausralian conen of elevision programs and broadcasing of Ausralian Music performances on commercial saions. Deailed commen on hese maers will be found in paragraphs (broadcasing) and 4 o 49 (elevision). SENATE STANDING CoMMITTEE ON EDUCATION SCIENCE AND THE ARTS 60. The Senae Sanding Commiee on Educaion, Science and he Ars which is inquiring ino iner alia "all aspecs of broadcasing and elevision including Ausralian conen of elevision programs" was reconvened following he dissoluion of Parliamen in May The Commiee presened is hird progress repor o he Senae on 7 April 97 and he Board is providing a repor o he Miniser on he Commiee's recommendaion. INDUSTRIES ASSISTANCE CoMMISSION 6. During he year, he Prime Miniser referred he following maer o he Indusries Assisance Commission for inquiry and repor in accordance wih Secion 3 of he Indusries Assisance Commission Ac 973. "Wheher assisance should be accorded he performing ars in Ausralia and if so wha should be he naure and exen of such assisance." The erms of reference are as follows : (i) Specify ha for he purpose of his reference performing ars shall be deemed o include live performances of balle, dance, opera, music, drama, music hall, vaudeville, puppery and he like. (ii) Furher specifx ha in conducing is inquiry and presening is repor, he Indusries Assisance Commission should have regard o he desire of he Governmen ha he Commission be free o ake evidence, and if considered necessary, o make recommendaions on any oher maer i considers relevan o is inquiry under his reference. (iii) Furher specify he period commencing on he dae of his reference and ending on 30 June 976 as he period wihin which he Commission is o repor on he maers se ou in his reference. 63. A he ime of preparaion of his repor he Board was preparing a submission o he Commission.

12 4 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO THE COVERAGE BY COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS ON THE REPORT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRICES ENTITLED "PRICES OF HOUSEHOLD SOAPS AND DETERGENTS" 64. Following a direcion from he Miniser pursuan o he provisions of sub-secion ( ) of secion 8 of he Ac daed 3 Augus, 97 4, he Board held a public inquiry ino he coverage by commercial elevision saions on he repor of he Parliamenary Join Commiee on Prices eniled "Prices of Household Soaps and Deergens". The erms of reference of he inquiry were as follows:- (a) wheher any commercial elevision saions have refused, failed or negleced, conrary o he bes ineress of he general public, o elevise news iems, ' inerview or oher maerial relaing o he Repor of he Join Commiee on Prices abled in he Senae on Augus, 974, eniled 'Prices of Household Soaps and Deergens' and, if so, he name of he elevision saion or saions; ( b) he facs and circumsances surrounding or conneced wih such a refusal, failure or neglec and he reasons hetefor; ( c) wheher here is a need o impose any furher condiions as condiions o which commercial elevision licences are o be subjec o ensure ha adequae and comprehensive news programs are provided o serve he bes ineress of he general public and, if so, he naure of any such furher condiions; and ( d) any oher maer relevan o, or arising ou of, any of he foregoing maers. 6. The Board commenced he inquiry in Sydney on 8 Sepember, 974, afer which he inquiry was coninued as follows:~ o Ocober, 974 a 4h Level, Tower Building, Ausralia Square, Sydney. 8 o 0 November, 974 a Board's Office, 70 Bourke Sree, Melbourne. 6 o 8 December, 974 a 7h Level, Tower Building, Ausralia Square, Sydney. 9 o May, 97 a Board's Office, 70 Bourke Sree, Melbourne. 66. A he ime of preparaion of his repor he Board's Repor and Recommendaions o he Miniser on he inquiry was in course of preparaion. ROYAL COMMISSION ON AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION 67. In Ocober 974 a submission was made by he Board o he Royal Commission on Ausralian Governmen Adminisraion. The erms of reference of he Commission, he appoinmen of which was announced by he Prime MiniseT on 6 June 97 4, are as follows -... o inquire ino and repor upon he adminisraive organizaion and services of he Ausralian Governmen and in paricular- ( ) he purposes, funcions, organizaion and managemen of Ausralian Governmen Deparmens, sauory corporaions and oher auhoriies and he principal General insrumens of co-ordinaion of Ausralian Governmen adminisraion and policy; and () he srucure and managemen of he Ausralian Public Service, ~nd o. make. recommendaions for improving efficiency, economy, adapabiliy and mdusnal rela0ns and he despach of public business: 68. The Chairman and Secreary of he Board gave evidence o he Commission on 9 February 97; informaion on various aspecs of he Board's adminisraion has been supplied o he Commission on reques. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE SERVICES 69. Developmens which have occurred during he year under review are repored in deail in Pars IV and VI'I of his Repor. 70. The exen o which he Board can produce proposals for furher developmen of he services and make appropriae recommendaions o he Miniser is governed, in he firs insance, by he saff resources (paricularly engineering) available o he Board ~ and hese are limied in number - and secondly, by he rigid economic guidelines which mus be observed, paricularly in he case of elevision, in proposing exensions o he naional service. I follows, almos axiomaically, ha if he Board does no find i possible on economic grounds o recommend o he Miniser a paricular exension o he naional service, here is virually no prospec of is recommending ha applicaions for a commercial licence be invied. During he year, Cabine approval was given for he planning of expansion of, and improvemens o, he naional broadcasing service by he provision of: (i) faciliies o enable a second A.B.C. program o be radiaed from he exising medium frequency (ampliude modulaed) saions in hose counry areas a presen being provided wih only one A.B.C. program; (ii) new VHF (frequency modulaed) sa~ions in 4 meropolian and regional areas; (iii) new medium frequency (ampliude modulaed saions in 4 meropolian and regional areas. 7. Planning for hese services is proceeding as rapidly as he Board's saffing resources will permi. The Cabine approval referred o above, specifically provided ha no commimen as o funds was implici in he decision. Planning for he saions has, herefore, no been able o be developed beyond he iniial sages. 73. The Board h~s been acively pressing for a decision regarding he funds siuaion for he provisi'on of he new services involved in he plan as well as for a hree-year program of gerieral exensions o he naional broadcasing and elevision services. ENGINEERING FIELD WORK 74. The developmen of plans for he exension and improvemen of he broadcasing and elevision services involves exensive engineering field invesigaions and surveys. During he year, he Board's engineering saff conduced such field work a Sydney-'Brooklyn, Newcasle-Gosford-Wollongong, Canberra-Yass in New Souh Wales; a Por Hedland-Dampier-Karraha-Goldsworhy-Shay Gap-Marble Bar, Tom Price-Paraburdoo-Wienoom-Newman-Pairnawonica, Wynd-

13 6 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor ham-kununurra, Koolyanobbing in Wesern Ausralia; and a Thursday Island in Queensland. FREQUENCY MODULATION BROADCASTING 7. As saed in he previous Annual Repor, he Governmen acceped, in principle, he Repor of he Independen Inquiry ino Frequency Modulaion Broadcasing which recommended ha FM broadcasing should be inroduced in Ausralia as soon as possible using he Pilo Tone Sereo Sysem in he VHF band, MHz. 76. The firs FM VHF sound broadcasing ransmissions were inroduced during he year from an experimenal service MBS-FM in he Sydney area. A similar service, 3MBS-FM, began es ransmissions in Melbourne during June 97 and will be in regular service during July (see paragraph 8). These services are operaed by he Music Broadcasing Socieies of New Souh Wales and Vicoria under experimenal licences issued by he Posmaser-General under he Wireless Telegraphy Ac. Four wide-coverage A.RC. services are planned for esablishmen in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra lae in 97. The Board's engineering saff have underaken deailed planning of frequency allocaions for furher services in all capial ciies, major regional and counry areas in anicipaion of furher FM services being approved. 77. In is Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, he Board referred in some deail o he problems which migh arise in implemening he moves of oher services which are necessary o accommodae FM in he VHF band. The Board is seriously concerned ha planning for he larger numbers of saions likely o be required wihin and near o he major populaion cenres will be inhibied by delays in planning he ransfer of cerain exising elevision services from he band which is now o be used for FM services. I is also concerned ha he cos of making he necessary changes in radio specrum usage will be increased by furher delays in planning for he changes. 78. The Repor of he Independen Inquiry ino Frequency Modulaion Broadcasing recommended, as menioned previously, ha he VHF services be esablished by using he inernaional FM band MHz and which has been used in Ausralia since 960 for elevision services on Channels 3 (8-9 MHz), 4 (94-0 MHz) and (0-08 MHz). 79. Appendix 4 of he Repor deails he mehods by which he elevision channels could be progressively cleared for FM usage and Phase as recommended by he Commissioners, involving he ransfer of elevision Channel services and he use of he 9-94 MHz fixed and mo bile band for FM is now being implemened by he Board, since his is possible wihin he Board's area of res po nsi bili y. 80. Phases II and III of he Commissioners' recommendaions involve closer spacing of FM ransmissions and he clearance of elevision Channel 4 by ransfer of he elevision services o a 7 MHz band near 00 MHz following he prior ransfer of exising Deparmen of Transpor (Air Transpor Group) Disance Measuring Equipmen (DME) services o he UHF band near 000 MHz. Implemenaion of hese proposals involve acion no wihin he Board's scope. General 7 8. The recommended closer spacing of FM ransmissions will render many exising FM ses obsolee. The Repor proposed ha acion should be aken o esablish performance sandards of elevision and radio receivers. The Board's commens on his proposal in he Tweny'-Sixh Annual Repor are repeaed: "The Board also hearily agrees wih he suggesion ha he performance sandards of ele".ision and radio receivers should be esablished and policed. Indeed, wihou his, he merference beween elevision and FM referred o above will remain a permanen problem. Earlier proposals along hese lines have been judged oo difficul o achieve under he Consiuion. I will be essenial ha ways be found if he McLean plan is o be fully realised." 8. The removal of DME services o he UHF band is esimaed o ake 6 or 7 years, and he Board is concerned ha planning should sar immediaely. 83. The Commissioners provided for furher planning discussions on hese issues by recommending ha a consulaive commiee on broadcasing wih an associaed echnical liaison commiee should be esablished. 84. As acion has no ye been aken o esablish hese commiees and he need o sudy and repor on he jusificaion, mehods and likely coss of he recommended ransfer of he DME services is becoming urgen, he Board has arranged for he Frequency Review Sub-Commiee of he Ausralian. Iner Deparmenal Telecommunicaions Advisory Commiee o underake hese sudies and repor on hese maers hrough A.I.D.T.A.C. o he Governmen. SYDNEY TELEVISION COVERAGE 8. Many areas in and around Sydney are known o have poor recepion from he local elevision saions. Numerous facors conribue o his condiion, he mos imporan of which are he rugged errain and defecive receiving insallaions. In regard o he laer, he Board has frequenly saed ha i is considered ha suiable new aerials correcly insalled will, in is opinion, grealy improve recepion in he majoriy of cases. In an endeavour o find he bes mehod of advising members of he public on he mehods which hey could adop o improve heir elevision recepion, a rial public survey was conduced by he Board in associaion wih he Deparmen of he Media in he Sydney suburb of Randwick during February 97. A caravan equipped wih elevision receivers and oher elecronic equipmen was used o demonsrae he grade of recepion available in he area using appropriae aerials and o idenify he various forms of inerference which mar his performance. 86. The general response of he public o he demonsraions was poor bu of hose inerviewed, over 0 per cen had poor recepion because of inadequae aerial insallaions. Many of hese lived in flas or home unis no equipped wih adequae maser elevision aerial and disribuion sysems. 87. There are, however, many areas where adequae recepion is no possible by individual effor and as par of a general sudy of remedial mehods, he Board, in December 974, conduced es ransmissions from a low power UHF elevision ranslaor in he Rushcuers Bay area (ranslaing channel ). Wih few excepions recepion was excellen hroughou he area; of he many locaions visied only one exhibied discernible ghosing on normal program maerial. However, recepion a locaions looking direcly across and a~jacen o a highway

14 8 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor carrying heavy raffic was marred by car igniion inerference, and he loss of signal a locaions immediaely shielded by all buildings produced noisy picures. Coverage improvemen by low-power VHF ransmissions is also being sudied. The Board is a presen acively invesigaing all available mehods of improving elevision coverage in and around Sydney. UHF TELEVISION 88. As repored in he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, he Board issued a fourh ediion of he "Technical Sandards for he Ausralian Television Service" incorporaing he channelling arrangemens for UHF elevision ransmissions which had been deermined in May In a press release of 9 July 974, he Board saed ha i had no hen auhorised any broadcasing ype services in he UHF band, bu anicipaed he need o do so for new ypes of elevision services - possibly in abou five years' ime. However, wihin a shorer period, i was likely ha he Board would be auhorising UHF ransmissions o supplemen exising VHF ransmissions for "fill-in" ype services where exising recepion was poor bu where acion o remedy such deficiency was no possible because of he limied number of VHF channels which were available for elevision in Ausralia. Alhough 3 VHF channels were originally provided, in accordance wih he recommendaions of he Independen Inquiry ino FM Broadcasing, no new services would use Channel in he fuure and many exising services on his channel would have o change o an alernaive channel o make way for he inroducion of FM broadcasing. 90. Subsequenly, in May 97, he Board issued Circular Leer T. (Appendix 0) which advised (in par) ha he Board anicipaed ha some UHF ranslaor ransmissions migh commence before he end of 976. The UHF ransmissions would be resriced o a limied number of specific areas of Ausralia where i was necessary o improve he service provided by he exising VHF saions. The UHF saions would be reransmiing exising programs o improve he exising VHE services in he area concerned; hey would no replace he exising services. 9. In order ha viewers migh ake advanage of he new ransmissions i would be necessary for he appropriae domesic receiving equipmen o be readily available in he areas. The Board herefore proposes o iniiae furher consulaion wih he Ausralian indusry o ensure ha suiable aerials, receivers, band. conversion adapors, ec., will be available o viewers seeking o improve heir recepion by uning o he UHF services. STATION COVERAGE MAPS 9. During he year he Board announced is inenion of publishing saion coverage maps of broadcasing and elevision saions, including ranslaor saions for he general informaion of he indusry and ohers who may be ineresed. Relevan deails are given in Circular Leer B 3/Tl9 which is reproduced in Appendix N. The Circular Leer indicaed ha he maps would no be available before he end of July 97. In he ligh of laer develoomens i is unlikely he maps will be available unil owards he end of 97. General 9 SATELLITE BROADCASTING : THE ATS-6 EXPERIMENTS 93. As repored in he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, he U.S. Naional Aeronauical and Space Adminisraion (N.A.S.A.) launched is Applicaions Technology Saellie A TS-6, he larges saellie in his experimenal series, in May 974. I is being used o service numerous experimens, including hose under a join agreemen beween N.A.S.A., he U.S. Deparmen of Healh, Educaion and Welfare, and he U.S. Corporaion for Public Broadcasing. As his is he firs elecommunicaion saellie \-.'ih sufficien power o approach ha required fo r broadcasing from space, arrangemens were made for Mr. J. M. Dixon, Secional EI?-gineer, o aend he iniial sages of an experimen o disribue innovaive educaional elevision programs via ATS-6 o schools in seleced regions of he U.S.A. Recepion equipmen cosing less han $4,000 is needed o receive colour picures. Such equipmen is insalled in schools in Appalachia, he Rocky Mounain Saes and Alaska. 94. The experimen is scheduled o las one school year, he dominan heme being career educaion,. inended o assis sudens in self-assessmen, career exploraion and decision-making. In Appalachia special programs are also included in he saellie ransmissions for in-service raining of eachers, paricularly for he eaching of reading and career educaion. Difficulies experienced by slow readers are discuss.ed by a panel of expers, wih ineracion by he eachers hrough he medium of reurn voice channels available hrough oher saellies. 9. Two ground saions, in Norh Carolina and ColsHado, send programs prepared a nearby sudios o he saellie. There are 83 receiving sies, being schools and educaional elevision' saions. Pre-recorded programs are followed by live ineracion segmens, wih remoe schools using reurn voice channels via oher saellies. These circuis are also used for informaion rerieval from he sudens. 96. Coverage from he saellie exends over a basic ellipical "fooprin" area approximaely 60 by,000 kilomeres. The saellie uses wo channels in he 6 GHz band, wih separae anenna beams, o double his area a any one ime. Receiving aerials for he 6 GHz saellie ransmissions are in he form of parabolic reflecors, hree meres in diameer, made in fibre-glass secions, wih provision for adjusmen in wo planes. Each receiver, which is of he uned radio frequency ype, consiss of wo unis - a low noise preamplifier (hin film microwave inegraed circuis) mouned a he focus of he aerial, a mm coaxial connecing cable, and an indoor uni providing he vision and sound amplifying and processing sysems. 97. In general, hese saellie ransmissions provide colour picures of excellen qualiy free from ghosing and subsanially. free of inerference. Iniial difficulies have been encounered wih he reurn voice circuis making he ineracion segmens and informaion rerieval ineffecive. There have also been minor operaional difficulies due o defecs in erresrial links (cable), receiver defecs and malfuncion, excessive modulaion a he up-link ransmiers and inerference from erresrial microwave links operaing in he educaional elevision band. 98. The experimen has many purposes: o demonsrae a saellie-based elevision disribuion sysem for isolaed rural communiies in a region including ~

15 0 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor a wide variey of ehnic groups; o es and evaluae user accepance of his medium; o sudy coss and adminisraive aspecs; and o inroduce he concep of career educaion. 99. A he compleion of he presen experimen over he Uuied Saes, ATS-6 will be shifed o an equaorial posiion wes of India for experimens in he disribuion of insrucional elevision programs o village communiies in India using very low cos recepion equipmen operaing in he UHF band. Direc Broadcasing From Space Saellies (DBS). 00. The Board is coninuing o keep he maer of developmens in he field of DBS, i.e. direc recepion on domesic receivers of broadcas ransmissions via saellies under noice, bu a his sage here is lile o add o he informaion conained in previous Annual Repors, excep he significan experimens employing he Applicaions Technology Saellie A TS-6. The posiion is sill ha DBS is no expeced o be a pracical proposiion unil he 980's. EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION 0. In November 974 a conference on educaional broadcasing for schools was convened by he Miniser for he Media and he Miniser for Educaion. Sae Minisers for Educaion and represenaives of he Board, he Deparmen of he Media, he Ausralian Broadcasing Commission, and he Ausralian Pos Office aended. 0. The conference examined he provisi,on of broadcasing, elevision and oher media in he schools; educaion enrichmen, he needs of isolaed sudens, handicapped persons and ehnic groups, copyrigh, and he compaibiliy and availabiliy of equipmen. The conference agreed ha an advisory commiee represenaive of he Federal and Sae educaion auhoriies and educaional and media expers should be formed. The purpose of his commiee will be o recommend he mos efficien use of resources, including new forms of broadcasing oules and improved receiving and recording equipmen. The Commiee will repor o he Ausralian Educaion Council and he Miniser for he Media. The Commiee is being formed and Mr. J. G. Quaine, Direcor, Program Services Division, is he Board's represenaive. Educaional Programs on Commercial Television Saions 03. During he year commercial elevision saions elevised educaional maer (as disinc from oher maerial for children) o a greaer exen han in previous years. Meropolian saions devoed approximaely O 7 per cen of oal ransmission ime o educaional maer; an average of approximaely 4 minues weekly per saion. As in previous years he majoriy of hese programs were elevised a week-ends. 04. The series iled "Molecules o Man", "Science '7" and "Sunrise Semeser", produced by saion TCN in collaboraion wih he Universiy of New Souh Wales was elevised during he year by a number of saions. "Television Tuorial", a join producion by saion A TN and he Deparmen of Adul Educaion of he Universiy of Sydney, was also elevised. General 0. Oher educaional programs developed previously and elevised during he year were "Aciveigh", an adul educaion program produced by saion WBQ, "Educaion in Focus", produced by saion VEW Kalgoorlie, and "You Say he Word", a program o assis migrans o learn English, produced by saion WIN in collaboraion wih he Deparmen of Immigraion. 06. There was a decrease in he use of kindergaren programs. These occupied almos five per cen of he ransmission ime of meropolian saions (an average of abou five hours weekly per saion) and abou one per cen of ransmission ime of counry saions (abou 38 minues weekly per saion). 07. I was no possible during he year o pu ino effec he join plan referred o in he previous. repor whereby he Educaion Deparmen of Souh Ausralia, he Souh Ausralian Film Corporaion and saion SAS Adelaide were o combine resources o ransmi educaional programs o schools a imes when he saion was no providing a normal service o viewers for recording and subsequen replay. Educaional Programs on Naional Television Saions 08. As foreshadowed in las year's Annual Repor here has been an increase in he number of elevision programs produced for use in schools by he Educaion Deparmen of he A.B.C. These cover he areas of social ~.cience, physical science, English expression, curren affairs and general sudies, and are designed o simulae ineres in a wide variey of opics. They offer maerial for all ages from Play School (for four year olds), o programs on social issues for mariculaion sudens. The raio of producion effov may be seen in he following analysis of oupu: (a) 3% was devoed o pre-primary school children ( b) 44% was devoed o primary school children ( c) 3 3 % was devoed o secondary school sudens. 09. Producion akes place in he Sae Branches and in he Head Office of he A.B.C. Each Sae Branch makes programs designed o mee local needs. In addiion all Saes produce programs designed for naional syndicaion. The oupu from he Head Office is syndicaed o all Saes. 0. Some black and whie programs held in he A.B.C. library are sill being ransmied bu curren producion is now in colour and in cerain Saes Educaion Deparmens are invesigaing he insallaion of colour video recorders in schools. The rend coninues owards schools recording programs off air for subsequen use a a convenien ime - a pracice paricularly rue of large secondary schools.. Sress coninues o be placed on he issue of eachers' noes o assis in he effecive use of programs for schools. These are disribued each erm in all Saes and give synopses of programs, suggesions for ways o follow hem up and, where appropriae, book liss for furher reading. In addiion some supplemenary bookles were produced las year, some for use by children, some o assis eachers. The oal number of A.B.C. publicaions disribued o schools in he las year was,97,697.. A se of four film programs on modern Papua New Guinea was produced as par of an experimen in a muli-media approach o a subjec. In addiion o he films he series included four radio programs, one radiovision program and an

16 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor accompanying 7 page bookle. The film programs were also shown in evening elevision. BROADCASTING AND TELEVISING OF POLITICAL MATTER 3. The provisions governing he broadcasing or elevising of poliical or conroversial maer are se ou in secions 6, 7 and 7 A of he Broadcasing and Television Ac During he year, a general elecion was held for he Sae Parliamen of Queensland, and here was a number of by:elecions for Sae Parliamens hroughou Ausralia as well as a by-elecion for he Federal elecorae of Bass, Tasmania. Following is usual pracice, he Board reminded licensees of heir obligaions under he Ac in connecion wih he elecions, and obained from he A.B.C. and licensees of commercial saions deails of ime occupied by poliical maer on broadcasing and elevision saions during he elecion period for he Sae general elecion in Queensland.. In all cases, he Board, as provided in secion 6(4A), exemped saions which are no regarded as serving he areas concerned, from compliance wih secion 6(4) of he Ac. This laer secion provides ha elecion maer may no be broadcas or elevised from midnigh on he Wednesday preceding an elecion, o he close of he poll on he Saurday evening. 6. On he Thursday immediaely prior o he Bass by-elecion, held 'on 8h June, 97, commercial broadcasing saion 7EX Launceson, which was required o a bide by he provisions.of secion 6 ( 4) of he Broadcasing and Television Ac, broadcas a news iem which, based on previous advice received from he Aorney-General's Deparmen, appears o come wihin he definiion of "elecion maer" and hus represens a conravenion of secion 6 ( 4) of he Ac. 7. The commens of he General Manager of he saion have been obained and a repor on he maer has been forwarded o he Miniser for his consideraion. AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC OF RECORDS OF MATTER BROADCAST AND TELEVISED 8. Secion 7 A of he Broadcasing and Television Ac, insered in he Ac in 960, provides ha saion operaors mus reain for a period of six weeks, a record of maer broadcas or elevised on a poliical subjec or on curren affairs, which is in he form of news, an address, a saemen, a commenary or a discussion. The secion furher provides ha if a person considers ha such a record may be admissible in evidence in legal proceedings insiued or conemplaed, he may serve a noice on he saion ha i may be required for ha purpose, in which case he saion mus reain he record unil he proceedings are deermined or for hree monhs, if by ha ime proceedings are no insiued. There are no oher provisions in he Ac in regard o he availabiliy of records of maer broadcas o persons who may feel aggrieved hereby, and in all cases for requess, he applican has been informed ha he Broadcasing and Television Ac does no auhorise he Miniser or he Board o make any scrip available o a privae organisaion or individual, and ha neiher he Miniser nor he Board has he righ o obain such scrips oher han for purely official purposes in connecion wih he adminisraion of he Ac. General 3 9. In every Annual Repor since 970, he ~oard has referred.o is in.ve~igaions of his maer and o he deailed repor which was prepared, m associaion wih he Aorney-General's Deparmen, for he consideraion of he Gove~nm~n. No acion has as ye been aken o implemen he amendmens o he legislaion proposed in ha repor. CIGARETTE ADVERTISING 0. As repored in Paragraph 3 of he Board's Tw~ny-Sixh Annual Repor, he Governmen decided ha adverising of cigaree and cigaree obac~o should ~e compleely banned in broadcasing and elevision. T?e Governmen decided. ha, m view of he evidence submied o i on he economic consequences o he mdusry of an immediae oal ban, ha 'such adverising should be phased ou over a period of hree years.. The phasing ou of such adverising commenced on Sepember 973. The final phase commences on Sepember 97 and is as follows: Broadcasing From Sepember 97:.. Absolue embargo on cigaree and cigaree obacco a~verisemens dun!g he pen?ds from 6.00 a.m. o 8.30 a.m. and.30 p.m.? 9.30 p. m. daily. A all oher imes adverisemens may be broadcas a a rae no exceedmg wo m any hour. Television From Sepember97:.. Absolue embargo on cigaree and cigaree obacc? ~dveris~mens '.i all ime~ excep he period beween 9.30 p.m. and close of rans!iss0n dunng which adverisemens a a rae no exceeding one in any hour may be elevised.. The Broadcasing and Television Ac was am~nded in 97 o provide for each adverisemen for cigaree and cigaree obacco o be followed by he following saemen: "Medical auhoriies warn ha smoking is a healh hazard." 3. The phasingou plan was developed by he Board a.h~ reques~ of he Governmen and wih he consen of licensees. However, legal opm0n obamed by he Board has indicaed ha he Ac would require amendmen o impose a complee ban on he adverising of cigarees and cigaree obacco. CONSULTATIONS WITH LICENSEES' REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS 4. Secion 6 of he Broad~asing and Television Ac 94-97,. requires he Board o consul represenaives of commercial broadcas.ing. saion~ and commercial elevision saions in exercising is powers and func0~s m relaion. o hose saions. The F.A.C.B. represens he licensees of commercial b~oadcasmg saions and he Execuive Commiee of he F.A.C.T.S. represens he licensees of commercial elevision a hese discussions.. The Board conferred wih he Federal Council of he F.A.C.B: on 6 March 97. A considerable number of maers was discussed. These mcluded revision of he adverising ime sandards, progress of new procedures for he supply of informaion on he broadcasing of Ausralian music, bushfire and oher emer-

17 4 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor gency warnings in foreign languages, guidelines for radio and elevision inerviews, allocaion of call-signs and resricions on saion idenificaion jingles. 6. Members of he Board again aended he Annual Convenion of he F.A.C.B. which was held in Melbourne on o 6 Ocober 974. The Chairman officially opened he convenion. The Board grealy appreciaes he Federaion's pracice of inviing he Board o his imporan annual gahering and he opporuniy which aendance a he convenion provides for meeing broadcasers as a body. 7. Such occasions also provide an opporuniy hrough discussions wih individual saion represenaives for gaining he laes informaion on developmens of broadcasing service and requiremens in he communiies served by he saions and he manner in which hese are being me. 8. The Board me he Execuive Commiee of he F.A.C.T.S. on 0 March 97 and a considerable number of maers affecing he commercial elevision service was discussed. These included revision of he Ausralian conen poins sysem, revision of he adverising ime sandards, personal produc adverising, on-air idenificaion of repea programs, direc adverising conen for he films in documenary programs on he producion of feaure films, bushfire and oher emergency warnings in foreign languages, exension of exising "G" classificaion ime zone and requisiioning of news apes by he Board. 9. The Board again me he Execuive Commiee of F.A.C.T.S. on 3 June 97 for he purpose of discussing he Ausralian conen poins sysem. 30. The Board conferred wih he Film Censorship Board in Sydney on 7 June 97 and a considerable number of maers was discussed. These included elevising of "R" classified films, "A" ype railers of "G" ype series, idenificaion of film railers, saion-made railers, ec. 3. On numerous occasions, during he year, he Board me represenaives of individual commercial broadcasing and elevision saions in he Board's office. The Chairman and Members of he Board coninued he pracice of visiing broadcasing and elevision saions in mos pars of Ausralia whenever opporuniy offered. The firs-hand knowledge of he day-o-day operaional problems of saions gained on heir visis is invaluable. They also provide a mos imporan opporuniy for communiy bodies o discuss wih Board Members, in an informal way, he manner in which broadcasing and elevision services conribue o communiy needs. 3. During he year, a join Board/F.A.C.B. Engineering Commiee was esablished and his has me regularly o consider and discuss a wide range of maers. 33. Also, wo meeings have been held of a Naional Sudy Group o discuss issues relaing o he ITU Regional Adminisraive LF /MF Broadcasing Conferences (see paragraph 8). 34. Informal consulaions ook place during he year beween he Chairman and officers of he Board, he Ausralian Associaion of Adverising Agencies and he Ausralian Associaion of Naional Adverisers on maers of muual ineres in regard o he Associaions' ineress in he media. 3. The Board and is officers have again coninued o mainain close relaions wih he A.P.O., he A.B.C., he Film Developmen Corporaion, he Ausralian Film General Commission and unions involved in he indusry; frequen consulaions ook place on a large range of maers. THE AUSTRALIAN UNESCO C:oMMITTEE FOR MASS COMMUNICATION 36. The Board coninued is long associaion wih he Ausralian Unesco Commiee for Communicaion hrough Mr. J. G. Quaine,_ he Direcor of Program Services Division. 37. The Board was again able o assis by providing informaion in response o several quesionnaires relaing o world-wide surveys being conduced by Unesco. VISITORS FROM OVERSEAS 38. Mr. I. Ansari, Conroller of Projecs, Pakisan Broadcasing Corporaion, visied Sydney and Melbourne during June/July 97, in connecion wih he Colombo Plan Aid Scheme-Rural Broadcasing Pakisan. Mr. Ansari visied he Board's offices, naional and commercial broadcasing esablishmens and privae conracors (see also paragraph 44). 39. Dr. W. A. Belson, Direcor of he Survey Research Cenre in he Unied Kingdom visied he Board in July 974, and had general discussions wih he Board and is officers. Dr. Belson provided he Board wih some ineresing maerial in connecion wih a survey on he effecs of violence in elevision programs which he had conduced in he Unied Kingdom for he C.B.C. Nework. 40. Mr. W. Ireland, Deparmen of Scienific and Indusrial Research, New Zealand, visied he Board in June 97 and had discussions wih officers concerning HF and VHF aerials and ionospheric propagaion. OVERSEAS VISITS 4. Mr. E. J. Wilkinson, Direcor, Engineering Services, and Mr. N. J. Medlin, Secional Engineer, were members of an Ausralian delegaion which visied Wellingon, New Zealand, in Augus 974 for a conference wih he New Zealand and Papua New Guinea auhoriies preparaory o he Firs Session of he Regional Adminisraive LF /MF Broadcasing Conference held in Geneva in Ocober Mr. C. G. Elworhy, Assisan Direcor, Engineering Services, aended, as a member of he Ausralian delegaion, he Xlllh Plenary Assembly of he CCIR in Geneva in July 974. Mr. Elworhy and Mr. Medlin were also members of he Ausralian delegaion o he Ocober 974 Geneva Conference referred o in he previous paragraph. Furher reference o he Geneva meeings is made in paragraphs Subsequen o he Ocober 974 Geneva Conference Mr. Medlin visied FTZ in Germany, ORTF in France and he BBC in he Unied Kingdom for discussions on engineering planning and allied maers. 43. Mr. J. M. Dixon, Secional Engineer, visied U.S.A. and Canada in. Augus/ Sepember 974 for wo purposes. He aended, as an observer, he iniial sages of a saellie broadcasing experimen in U.S.A., furher reference o his being made in paragraphs of his Repor. Mr. Dixon also invesigaed cable elevision developmens in he U.S.A. and Canada.

18 6 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor 44. Mr. L. Griner, Sae Engineer for Vicoria and Tasmania, visied Pakisan during July I Augus 974, as he engineering co-ordinaor of a Colombo Plan projec, developed by he Ausralian Developmen Assisance Agency, whereby he Ausralian Governmen is making a presenaion of en small M.F. broadcasing saions o he Governmen of Pakisan. In addiion o he consulaions held wih engineering officers of he Pakisan Broadcasing Corporaion, Mr. Griner visied Pakisan Corporaion esablishmens a Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi. 4. Mr. J. P. Coker, Direcor, Policy and Licensing Division, visied Canada. and he U.S.A. during Sepember/Ocober 974 for he purpose of sudying adminisraive pracices of he Canadian Radio Television Commission and he Federal Communicaions Commission respecively wih paricular reference o licence renewal procedures. Mr. Coker's visi also had regard o developmens in cable elevision in he wo counries. Whils in he U.S.A. Mr. Coker, a he inviaion of Professor Codding, Head of he Deparmen of Poliical Science of he Colorado Universiy, Boulder, delivered a paper on Broadcasing in Ausralia o sudens underaking-he Maser of Science in Telecommunicaions course a ha Universiy. PUBLIC BROADCASTING 46. Considerable public discussion ook place during he year abou "public broadcasing" -an all-embracing erm incorporaing educaional, communiy, ehnic, music and oher special ineres ype non-profi broadcasing services esablished o mee specific objecives no saisfacorily caered for by he exising naional or commercial services. 47. The discussions included a Conference in Sydney in July 974, opened by he h~n Miniser for he Media, Senaor he Hon. Douglas McClelland, followed by a semmar arranged by he Universiy of New Souh Wales. A similar sudy sponsored by he Universiy of Adelaide was held in ha ciy in November In an endeavour o mee some of he demand from minoriy groups o g.am access o he radio broadcasing media, he Ausralian Broadcasing Commission be~an communiy access. programs in Melbourne in May 97 using a sandby ransmier on 0 khz under he callsign 3ZZ. The saion operaes beween 6.00 p.m. and.00 p.m. each evening caering for ehnic groups and many oher communiy organisaions seeking such faciliies (see paragraph 6). The Commission also began using a sandby ransmier in Sydney in January 97 for he ransmission of programs which appeal o he young in he communiy. This saion uses he frequency 40 khz and he callsign JJ (see paragraph 6) The Boar? had originally proposed o he Miniser ha he sandby ransmiers for he Naional Service locaed in Sydney and Melbourne migh be used for shor periods each day for experimens in communiy access broadcasing. In he even, Cabine auhorised he A.B.C. o operae he saions for experimenal programming. The decision o operae JJ in Sydney on a coninuous basis gave rise o some problems of frequency allocaion-having regard o he need o observe he New Zealand agreemen o proec ransmissions in ha counry. The bes condiions i ~as possible o arrange a shor noice were deermined for he operaions of he saion. I I I General 7 0. I is assumed by he Board and he A.B.C. ha if he experimenal sages are regarded as successful, hese saions will evenually be auhorised as wo of he 4 new MF saions approved for he A.B.C., and referred o in paragraph 7. As noed in ha paragraph, no furher acion o provide permanen faciliies for he saions can be underaken unil funds are made available.. In all discussions concerning public broadcasing, i has been acknowledged ha legislaive changes are required o he Broadcasing and Television Ac in order o especially provide for he licensing and operaion of services of his ype (bearing in mind ha he exising legislaion provides basically for only naional and commercial services).. In January 97 he Miniser invied applicaions under he exsmg provisions of he Broadcasing and Television Ac from non-profi companies for licences o esablish low-coverage ampliude modulaed "resriced commercial" broadcasing saions o serve, wihin a 6 kilomere range, specific communiy needs in he Campbellown area of New Souh Wales and an area in Melbourne. When applicaions closed on 7 February 97, here were wo responses in respec of Campbellown and eleven for he Melbourne area. The public inquiry, required by he Ac, was held in Campbellown on 8-9 April 97 and a repor and recommendaion will be made o he Miniser shorly (see paragraph 08). The public inquiry ino he applicaions received for he Melbourne area commenced on 3 June 97 (see paragraph 08). 3. The proposal o license saions of his kind under he exising provisions of he Ac was proposed o he Miniser by he Board in response o his desire o achieve some progress in he developmen of public broadcasing saions, in advance of any amendmen o he Broadcasing and Television Ac o provide a more appropriae means of providing such saions. 4. There is evidence of considerable ineres in he esablishmen of public broadcasing saions and consideraion is being given o progressively inviing furher applicaions for licences. Before his is done, however, he Board feels. i essenial ha cerain imporan policy quesions be resolved by he Governmen no he leas of which is he exen o which Governmen funds migh be made available for public broadcasing purposes and if so, he manner in which hose funds could be provided. The Board hopes ha all he policy quesions involved will be clarified shorly.. A furher developmen in public broadcasing during he year was he ransfer o he AM broadcasing band of he educaional saion licensed under he Wireless Telegraphy Ac for operaion by he Universiy of Adelaide. This saion now operaes on 30 khz wih he callsign SUV. I now broadcass music and "public access" programs as well as adul educaion courses and opical alks. 6. Also classified in he public broadcasing caegory are he FM experimenal broadcasing saions operaed by he Music Broadcasing Socieies of New Souh Wales and Vicoria, in Sydney' (MBS-FM) and in Melbourne (3MBS-FM) which are referred o in paragraphs 80-8 of his Repor. B -~

19 8 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor ETHNIC BROADCASTING 7. An Ehnic Radio Experimen Commiee was formed by he Governmen in May 97 o conduc ehnic radio broadcasing in Sydney and Melbourne for a rial period of welve () weeks. The Commiee consiss of: Chairman: Mr. G. A. Bayui, Presiden of he Apia Club Sydney. Mr. Waler Lippman, Chairman of he Ehnic Communiies Council of Vicoria. Professor C. Renwick, Direcor, Huner Valley Research Saion. Mr. N. Brennan, Secreary, Good Neighbour Council, Vicoria. Mr. T. Fairbairn, Secreary, Good Neighbour Council, New Souh Wales. Mr. J. Gogos, Edior, New World Newspaper, Melbourne. Mrs. R. Huber, Lecurer in Humaniies, Insiue of Technology, New Souh Wales. Mr. J. Kosovic, Edior of he Yugoslav Newspaper, "Novo Doha", New Souh Wales. Senaor J. A. Mulvihill, New Souh :Wales. Senaor G. S. Davidson, Souh Ausralia. 8. The Commiee is responsible for he formulaion of he program policy for he wo services. I will ensure ha ehnic groups have reasonable opporuniies o pu heir poin of view in experimenal program developmen. A Mayoral panel from he areas covered by he ransmiers acs in an advisory capaciy o he Commiee. 9. ~n Sydney, he muncipaliies of Souh Sydney, Marrickville, Liverpool, Ashfield, Fairfield and Leichhard are represened, and in Melbourne he municipaliies of Alona, Brunswick, Coburg, Colling\Yood, Essendon, Fizroy, Fooscray, Keilor, Richmond, Sunshine and Williamsown. Program co-ordinaion and secrearial backup for he services are provided by he office of Communiy Relaions. 60. The Board's echnical and program sandards apply as appropriae o each service. 6. The wo experimenal saions, EA Sydney and 3EA Melbourne, have each been esablished o provide a limied ehnic broadcasing service for a rial period of weeks, and auhorised by experimenal saion licences issued by he Posmaser-General under he Wireless Telegraphy Ac. The Commiee will presen a repor o he Governmen a he conclusion of he experimen. 6. The Sydney saion operaes using sudio and recording faciliies provided ' by he Chrisian Broadcasing Associaion, Five Dock, New Souh Wales, and ransmiing faciliies provided by Amalgamaed Wireless (A'asia) Ld. a is facory sie a Ashfield. The Melbourne ~aion operaes using sudio and recording faciliies provided by Media Sound Py. Ld., a Melbourne radio producion uni, and ransmiing faciliies provided by saion 3UZ Melbourne, which has made available is second sandby ransmier sied a is offices in Bourke Sree, Melbourne. 63. The Board, a he reques of he Miniser, arranged he provision of hese faciliies and is graeful o he companies concerned for heir ready co-operaion. General 9 CABLE TELEVISION 64. The erm "cable elevision" is a generic erm used o describe all wideband cable disribuion neworks esablished for he purpose of disribuing elevision programs and oher maerial o individual homes. In Ausralia o dae, only limied ypes of cable sysems, known as communiy elevision aerial sysems, auhorisable under secion 30A of he Broadcasing and Television Ac, have been esablished, o provide programs of exising local elevision saions o areas of inadequae. recepion (see paragraphs 440 o 446). 6. As explained in he Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, a join repor by he Board and he Ausralian Pos Office on cable elevision seeking he esablishmen of policy guidelines was submied o he Miniser for he Media and he Posmaser-General in Augus 974. CoMMUNITY TELEVISION AERIAL SYSTEM Flinders Universiy Research Projec 66. During he year, he Board received an approach from he Ausralian Pos Office, seeking he Board's view on a proposal from Mr. G. Anderson,. Senior Lecurer in Drama (Film Television and Radio) of he Flinders Universiy of Souh Ausralia, concerning a pos-graduae research projec, using cable elevision services. The research projec envisaged he use of he Adelaide Foohills communiy elevision aerial sysem operaed by Cablevision, Diverse Producs Limied, o disribue addiional program maerial o viewers conne_ced o his sysem, and also o disribue he same programming o a "closed sociey" such as a gaol or hospial. 67. The Ausralian Pos Office advised he Board ha, in connecion wih is long-erm planning, i was invesigaing he ineracions beween sociey and fuure elecommunicaion sysems and, was, herefore, ineresed in he oucome of such a research projec. 68. Following consideraion of he proposal and bearing in mind ha he Ausralian Governmen had no ye deermined is policy in relaion o cable services generally, he Board advised he Ausralian Pos Office ha, as he Uniyersiy's proposal involved a research projec which migh produce useful resuls and would be for a limied period only, he Board had no objecion o he proje'c subjec o: (a) he suiabiliy of maerial having regard o he Board's program sandards; and ( b) he adequacy of echnical faciliies insofar as he provision for inroducion of he addiional maerial in he cable sysem is concerned. 69. The Ausralian Pos Office subsequenly advised he Adelaide Universiy of he approval of he projec subjec o cerain condiions which, including hose menioned above, mainly relae o echnical maers. The projec had no been commenced as a 30 June 97. CoLOUR TELEVISION 70. Colour elevision services commenced officially in Ausralia on s March 97. However, as indicaed in paragraph 9 of he 6h Annual Repor, colour programming on a resriced basis was allowed for some monhs prior o his dae

20 30 Tweny-Sevenh Af!nual Repor o enable he A.B.C., he A.P.O. and licensees o conduc colour es ransmissions o appraise ransmiing faciliies, and o assis he rade in he sale and insallaion of receivers. Deails of he successive seps owards full colour programming are given in he Board's Circular Leers o indusry (Appendix 0). 7. Colour ransmissions were available from s March 97 from all naional elevision ransmiers and ranslaors. Alhough he conversion of he whole naional nework was originally scheduled o be compleed by 978, enough work had been compleed hroughou he nework by March 97 o provide subjecively accepable colour from all saions. I is expeced ha full sandard colour services will be provided o he grea majoriy of viewers during Colour ransmissions were available from s March 97 from all commercial elevision saions excep BKN Broken Hill, STV Mildura, ITQ M. Isa, BTW Bunbury, GSW Souhern Agriculural area and is associaed ranslaor a Albany, and NTD Darwin. ITQ and BTW commenced colour ransmission in May, and he ohers are expeced o commence in July or soon afer. 73. As a resul of careful planning by he indusry, and he fairly long run-up ime allowed, here were relaively few dif?culies encounered a he commencemen of full colour service. The service has been well received by he public, wih he demand for receivers exceeding mos esimaes. Fewer difficulies were encounered wih ghosing han had been expeced in some quarers, bu i is eviden ha viewers changing o colour recepion become less oleran of visible noise and inerference. 74. The Board assiseq he Inerim Commission on Consumer Sandards in he producion of a "Buyers' Guide" for colour elevision receivers. Copies of he guide, which is designed o explain he imporan feaures o look for when purchasing a receiver, are available from he Ausralian Governmen Publishing Service. 7. During he year he Board compleed and issued he "Recommended Sandard for Colour Television Receivers" whose iniiaion was repored in paragraph 6 of he 6h Annual Repor. The sandard was issued under cover of Circular Leer Tl09 and boh are reproduced in Appendix 0. Furher work on receiver sandards has now been iniiaed by a echnical commiee of he Sandards Associaion of Ausralia, on which he Board is represened. INTERFERENCE TO THE RECEPTION OF BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION PROGRAMS 76. The Ausralian Pos Office, a he reques and expense of he Board, invesigaes causes of inerference o he recepion of broadcasing and elevision programs and furnishes advice and assisance o liseners and viewers as o how hese roubles migh be minimised. During he year ended 3 May 97, 0,39 complains (3,807 broadcasing and 6,84 elevision) of inerference o recepion of programs were lodged wih he Ausralian Pos Office. The cos of invesigaing complains of inerference o programs o 30 June 97 was $4, Since he inroducion af colour elevision ransmissions, cerain ypes of inerference have become more significan. Analysis of he repors shows hree main caegories. (i) AC. mains impulsive inerference, subjecively more disurbing on colour receivers; Broadcasing-Adminisraion 3 (ii) exernal sources of R.F. radiaion producing colour paerns; (iii) new circui arrangemens in colour receivers causing increased inerference o MF broadcasing recepion (see also paragraph 487). PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION 78. As would be expeced from he Board's responsibil_iies o he communiy and he significance of he broadcas media in he modern world, he Board receives a grea many requess for informaion. A lis of Board publicaions available from he Board's offices is shown in Appendix Q. Some of hem are also held by he Governmen Publicaions Branch Bookshops. 79. Reference and informaion faciliies for boh he indusry and he public are available a he Board's library, siuaed a Marland House, 70 Bourke Sree, Melbourne. A wide range of specialized maerial, covering echnical, sociological, hisorical and general aspecs of broadcasing and elevision is held. This includes a comprehensive range of Ausralian and overseas periodical lieraure, as well as books, repors and pamphles, many of which are no readily available elsewhere. PART III-BROADCASTING-ADMINISTRATION CURRENT LICENCES FOR CoMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS 80. On 30 June 97, here were 8 licences for commercial broadcasing saions in force. A lis of licensees is conained in Appendix A of his Repor. A map of Ausralia showing he locaion of all broadcasing saions in operaion a 30 June 97 is included afer Appendix S. The disposiion of he licences is shown in he following iable: Ausralian Capial Terriory New Souh Wales Vicoria Queensland Souh Ausralia Wesern Ausralia Tasmania Norhern Terriory Ausralia Sae Capial Ciies Counry Areas GRANT OF NEW LICENCES Terriories 3 Toal No new licences for commercial broadcasing saions were graned during he year. Arising ou of he Board's coninuing review of he broadcasing services, i was possible for he Board o recommend o he Miniser, ha he invie applicaions for he gran of licences for commercial broadcasing saions o serve he Wollongong area of New Souh Wales, he norh-wesern suburban area of Sydney and he Morningon Peninsula/Frankson area of Vicoria. The inviaion of applicaions for he laer wo areas are subjec o provision of local programming of specific ineres o residens of he area.

21 3 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor 8. Following he recommendaion of he Board in respec of he areas menioned above, he Miniser for he Media, in he Ausralian Governmen Gazee of 4 January, 97, formally invied applicaions for he gran of a licence for a commercial broadcasing saion in each of hem pursuan o secion 8 of he Ac. The closing dae for applicaions was 4 May, 97. Applicaions were received from he following: Wollongong Area of New Souh Wales Radio Wollongong Py. Ld. Wollongong Ciy Radio Ld. Illawarra Broadcasers Py. Ld. Five Islands Broadcasing Service Py. Ld. Ehnic Groups Media Py. Ld. The Norh-Wesern Suburban Area of Sydney Ouer Sydney Mdia Py. Ld. Prospec Broadcasers Py. Ld. Mero-Wes Broadcasers Py. Ld. Liverpool Broadcasing and Transmiing Company Py. Ld. Cumberland Regional Broadcasers Py. Ld. Morningon Peninsula/ Frankson Area of Vicoria Radio Nepean Ld. Morningon Peninsula Broadcasers Ld. Ronald Anson Le Hun Hipwell (on behalf of a company o be formed). Chrisian Broadcasers Vicoria Py. Ld. Por Phillip Radio Py. Ld.. ~83. Pursuan o secion 83 (.) of he Ac, he Miniser, by insrumen in wnmg daed 6 May 97 referred he applicaions for he abovemenioned hree areas o he Board for is recommendaion as o he exercise by him of he powers conferred by sub-secion (.) of secion 8 of he Ac. 84: Th~ Bo~rd as required by he Ac, had by adverisemens published in he press circulamg m he areas concerned, given noice of he inquiry and noice had also been given o he applicans ha he inquiries would be held as follows: The Norh-Wesern Suburban Area of Sydney-in he Council Chambers, Fourh Floor, Adminisraive Building, Parramaa Ciy Council, Civic Place, Parramaa, New Souh Wales, commencing a 0.00 a.m. on July 97. Morningon Peninsula/Frankson Area-in he Board Room, Ausralian Broadcasing Conrol Board, Fourh Floor, Marland House, 70 Bourke Sree, Melbourne, 3000, commencing a 0.00 a.m. on 7 Augus 97. Wo~longong Area-in he Council Chambers, Wollongong Ciy Council, Corner Burrelli and Kembla Srees, Wollongong, 00, commencing a 0.00 a.m. on Sepember 97. Adelaide 8~.. R~ference was ~a.de in paragraph 7 of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor o an mvaon by he Mmser for he gran of a licence for a commercial broad- Broadcasing-Adminisraion 33 casing saion for he Adelaide area. The inviaion which appeared in he Ausralian Governmen Gazee of 6 July 974 formally invied applicaions for he gran of a licence for a commercial broadcasing saion in he Adelaide area pursuan o secion 8 of he Ac. The Miniser announced he maer o he press on he same day. The dosing dae for applicaions was 9 November, 974. Applicaions were received from he following: - Fesival Ciy Broadcasers Py. Ld. Adelaide Communiy Radio Py. Ld. Radio Adelaide Py. Ld. (a company o be formed). 86. Pursuan o secion 83 (.) of he Ac, he Miniser for he Media, by insrumen in wriing daed December, 974, referred he applicaions o he Board for is recommendaion as o he exercise by him of he powers conferred by sub-secion () of secion 8 of he Ac. 87. The Board, as required by he Ac, had by adverisemen published in he Press, given noice of he ime and place for he hearing of he inquiry, and noice had also been given o applicans by leer daed 6 December, 974, ha he inquiry would commence on 3 March, 97, on he Firs Floor, "Cenre Recepions", Maser Builders Associaion of S.A. Inc., 47 Souh Terrace, Adelaide, The gran of a licence for an addiional commercial broadcasing saion a Adelaide will be subjec o he following echnical condiions deermined by he Board:-- (a) The saion will operae on he frequency of 390 khz, which will b~ shared by 'saions LT Lihgow and 4LM M. Isa. ( b) Power o a maximum of,000* was will be used. (c) A direcional aerial designed and consruced o limi radiaion on 064 T o no more han 0 mv /ma mile unaenuaed. (d) The ransmier sie is o be generally Norh of Adelaide. * In accordance wih provisions of Circular Leer B 09 (see Appendix N) saion will operae on,000.was when exising commercial broadcasing saions in Adelaide increase power o,000 was. 89. The inquiry which commenced in Adelaide on 3 March, 97, was concluded on March, 97. The Board forwarded is repor and recommendaion as o he gran of he licence o he Miniser for he Media on 3 June, Following consideraion of he repor, he Miniser acceped he unanimous recommendaion of he Board ha he licence should be issued o Fesival Ciy Broadcasers Ld. 9. On June 97 he Miniser offered o gran, o Fesival Ciy Broadcasers Ld., a licence for a commercial broadcasing saion o serve he Adelaide area of Souh Ausralia, subjec o compliance wih he provisions of he Broadcasing and Television Ac and on he following condiion- "ha he company's Aricles of Associaion are amended o provide ~a Amalgama~~ Wireless (Ausralasia) Ld., may no hold more han 9,000 shares m he company. 9. A he ime of wriing his repor he successful applican had no noified is inen o he Miniser. 93. In is repor o he Miniser he Board commened as follows:~ l ~- -- -

22 34 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor The Board's inquiry ino he applicaions for a licence for a fourh commercial broadcasing saion in Adelaide was of special significance as i was he firs inquiry held by he Board ino applicaions for a licence for a commercial saion in a capial ciy of any Sae. In fac he las licence graned for a commercial broadcasing saion in a capial ciy of a Sae was ha of 4KQ Brisbane, he licence for which was firs graned in June, 947. The las licence graned for an Adelaide saion was ha of saion SAD in June, 930. Comparisons wih oher mainland capial ciies show Adelaide wih hree exising commercial broadcasing saions, as he only ciy wihou four commercial saions, i.e. Sydney and Melbourne each have six saions whils Brisbane has five, when 4IP is included, and Perh has four saions. In is repor o he Miniser recommending ha applicaions be invied for a licence for an addiional commercial broadcasing saion in Adelaide, he Board said ha, based on he financial resuls of he hree exising Adelaide saions over recen years ogeher wih he coninuing populaion growh rae of he area, a fourh saion, if properly managed, should operae profiably. The evidence endered a he inquiry confirmed his view and i appeared o he Board ha each of he hree applicans would be able o provide he finances necessary o enable he esablishmen of he saion. The main ask, herefore, before he Board a he inquiry, was o examine he relaive meris of each of he hree applicans for he licence. In his regard, and as indicaed in previous repors on inquiries ino applicaions for licences for commercial broadcasing saions, he Board gives paricular aeni0n o esablishing he rue ideniy and consiuion of he applican companies as indicaed by heir shareholdings and aricles of associaion, heir direcors, and hose persons likely o be in conrol of he saion's operaions. In addiion, he Board has close regard o he likely sabiliy of ownership of he applican companies and o heir capaciy from he financial viewpoin o give effec o programming and echnical proposals which will comply wih he Board's Sandards. The degree o which applicans demonsrae heir abiliy o discharge he subsanial communiy responsibiliies which he gran of a licence for a commercial broadcasing saion confers is also an issue on which he Board places considerable imporance. I has frequenly been indicaed by he Board ha i is esablished policy ha licences for commercial broadcasing saions should, as far as pracicable, be graned o ineress represenaive of he communiy which he saion is designed o serve. In his regard, however, he Board draws he aenion o he fac ha in is repor and recommendaion o he Miniser in Augus, 974, on applicaions for he gran of a licence for a commercial broadcasing saion in he Canberra area i repeaed is view "ha i does no necessarily regard some measure of non-local ineres as a disqualificaion, especially if his iner.es provides an applican wih some experience in broadcasing which would no oherwise be available". I has been also indicaed ha he Board's approach o he maer is based on he view ha saions should be conrolled and operaed, in pracice, by people who have a real and direc ineres in he area concerned. The Board also menioned in he Canberra repor ha i considers ha, generally, a non-local shareholding of up o 0% is a suiable level of non-local paricipaion. The Board's views on he maer remain he same as hose expressed above. Alhough each of he applicans presened widely differen company srucures each sough o esablish boh by way of shareholdings and direcors ha hey were represenaive of he Adelaide area. The Board was no however persuaded ha he applicaion of Radio Adelaide Py. Ld. saisfied fully is desires, oulined above, wih regard o non-local paricipaion. I seemed o he Board ineviable ha a subsanial degree of direcion would be exercised from he paren company of Souh Ausralian Telecasers Ld., which is TVW Ld. of Perh. Of he oher wo applicans, he Board considered ha a wider balance of shareholding ineress was proposed by Fesival Ciy Broadcasers Ld., and herefore he applicaion of ha company was o be preferred in his connecion. Some reservaions are held regarding he shareholding (no amouning o a prescribed ineres) of AW.A., in view of ha company's considerable ineress in broadcasing, bu provided i is no increased, i falls wihin he 0% limi oulined above. The Board was generally impressed wih he qualiy of he applicaions and he presenaion of evidence by all hree applicans. There appeared o be no reason o doub ha each demonsraed he abiliy o esablish and conduc an efficien broadcasing saion, and each, in varying ways, had given grea hough o programming requiremens ha would provide a useful service o Adelaide liseners. Afer very close consideraion of all aspecs of he hree applicaions, he Board has concluded ha a licence for a commercial broadcasing saion in he Adelaide area should be graned o Fesival Ciy Broadcasers Ld., providing he shareholding of AW.A. in he company is limied o he 9,000 shares a presen held. 94. The consiuion of he successful applican a he ime of he approval for he gran of he licence was as follows: - Broadcasing-Adminisraion 3 The com an was incorporaed on 7 November, 974, wih a n_omii:al capial of $0 000 divided ~no 0,000 shares of $ each. A he dae o heh l~dmry ra 'oal _of,000 shares had been issued, paid o five cens each, o 87 s are o ers. e major shareholders were as follows:- Unied Moors Ld. Ausralian Workers Union P.M. Benson......, The Vehicle Builders Employees Federaion of Ausralia (S.A. Bra!ch) Amalgamaed Wireless (Ausralasia) Ld. R. R. Dillon A. G. Killmier.. Limb Holdings Py. Ld. Merebar Py. Ld. No. of Shares 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 9,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 A oal of 69,000 shares were d d employee associaions. ~eld by ra e unions an he aricles The aricles of associaion provide ha each share shlall C!lrh~y onhee vmoeea. Jing of he d h may hold or conra w m ~l:~ad~~s~in: andr~~v~f~n ~~s,o~ore han 0% of he o~! issued shares in he company Charers Towers 9. In connecion wih he gran of a licence for a commercial broadcasing saion a Charers Towers, as menioned in paragraphs 88 o 90 of he ~weny Sixh Annual Repor, he Board, as required by he Ac, had by adv~risemen published in he Press, given noice of he ime and. place f~r he hearmg of he inquiry and noice had also been given o he followmg applicans by leer. daed 0 July, 974, ha he inquiry would commence on Sepember, 974, m.he Mahew Flinders Room, Lowhs Hoel, Flinders and Sanley Srees, Townsville, Queensland... Richard Anhony on behalf of Tors Broadcasing Py. Ld. (a company in he process of incorporaion). Dalrymple Broadcasers Py. Ld. Ayr Broadcasers Py. Ld. 96. On 30 Augus, 974, Dalrymple Broadcasers Py. Ld. advise~ h~ Board by elegram ha is applicaion had been wihdrawn. The oher app ican s were noified accordingly. The inquiry which commenced on Sepember, 974, was compleed on 4 Sepember, The Board submied is repor and recommendaion, as o he gran of he licence, o he Miniser for he Media on 0 Janu~ry, 97. Subsequenly he Miniser advised he Board ha he had for he ime bemg; deferred he gran of a licence for a commercial broadcasing saion o serve he Charers Towers area. Applicans were advised of he Miniser's decision on 7 February, The Board re-submied is repor and recommendaion o he Miniser for he Media (The Honourable Dr. Moss Cass) on 9 June 97. Canberra 99. Following he public inquiry ino he gran o~ a licence f~r a second cornmerical broadcasing saion licence in Canberra, which was held. m Canberra from 4 May, 974, o June, 974, as menioned in p~ragr~phs 76 o 78 of he Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, he Board submied is repor and recom-

23 36 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor mendaion as o he gran of he licence o he Miniser for he Media on Augus, Following consideraion of he repor by Cabine, he Governmen acceped he unanimous recommendaion of he Board ha he licence should be graned o Capial Ciy Broadcasers Py. Ld. 0. The consiuion of he successful applican a he ime cif he approval for he gran of he licence was as follows : - The company was incorporaed on 30 April, 969, wih a nominal capial of $00,000 comprising 00,000 shares of $ each. A he dae of he inquiry, a oal of 7,000 shares had been issued o 43 shareholders of which 0 cens had been paid in respec of 7,000 shares and 0 cens in respec of 3,000 shares. I was proposed, should he company be graned a licence, o increase he issued capial by $00,000 by a new share issue o exising shareholders pro-raa o heir curren shareholding. The major shareholders were as follows : K. Treynor R. J. D ohery P. C. & P. Duggan R. W. Nader A. J. & D. E. Baes B. Eheridge.. No. of Shares 6,879 6,70 6,70 6,70 6,38 6,38 0. The aricles o{ associaion provide ha each share shall carry one voe. I is also provided ha any shares in he company which become available shall be offered pro-raa o exising shareholders, bu ha no person may hold more han 7!% of he issued capial of he company. 03. On 7 Sepember 974, he Miniser for he Media offered o gran o Capial Ciy Broadcasers Py. Ld. a licence for a second commercial broadcasing saion o serve he Canberra area of he Ausralian Capial Terriory, subjec o compliance wih he provisions of he Broadcasing and Television Ac and on he following condiions :- (a) Tha he company is consiued in accordance wih deails of shareholdings conained in he applicaion for he gran of he licence. - ( b) The ransmier will be locaed on a sie approved by he Board. (c) The saion will operae on he frequency of 0 khz, which is a presen used and will coninue o be used by saions GF Grafon and 6KY Perh. (d) An auhorised power of,000* was will be used. ( e) A direcional aerial designed and consruced o limi radiaion in he direcion of Grafon, New Souh Wales, o no more han 0 millivols per mere unaenuaed a one mile from he saion, in he direcion of New Zealand o no more han 0 millivols per mere unaenuaed a one mile from he saion, and which shall mee he requiremens of he Board, will be used. 04. The company acceped he Miniser's offer on Ocober 974 and, subsequenly, following an applicaion from he company, he callsign CC Canberra was allocaed o he proposed saion. 0. A 30 June 97 esablishmen of he saion was in progress and he company anicipaes ha he saion will commence operaions by mid-ocober, 97. *In accordance wih provisions of Circular Leer Bl09 (see Appendix N) saion will operae on,000 was when exising commercial broadcasing saion in Canberra increases power o,000 was. Por Hedland Dampier/ Karraha/ Roebourne Broadcasing-Adminisraion Following a public inquiry and a repor and recommendaion o he Miniser for he Media regarding he gran of licences for a commercial broadcasing saion in each of he Por Hedland and Dampier/Karraha/Roebourne areas of Wesern Ausralia, as menioned in paragraphs 8 o 87 of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, an offer of he gran of he licences was made by he Miniser o Norh-Wes (Wesern Ausralia) Radio Broadcasers Py. Ld. 07. However, in view of he delays which have occurred in relaion o a decision being made by he company o accep he licences and due o a curren reques for defermen of he company's decision in he maer, he Board fel ha here was no alernaive bu o recommend o he Miniser ha he wihdraw he offer of he licences unless concree proposals were submied o he Board by 3 July, 97. GRANT OF LICENCES FOR Low-COVERAGE RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS 08. As repored in paragraph 3 of his _repor, he Board recommended o he Miniser for he Media ha he invie applicaions for he gran of licences for low-coverage resriced commercial broadcasing saions o serve: - (a) The Campbellown area of New Souh Wales. ( b) A Melbourne area wihin a radius of 6 kilomeres of he saion sie. 09. These saions are inended for non-profi incorporaed bodies o mee specific communiy needs. Adverising over he saions is o be resriced o announcemens of he names and addresses of hose who offer financial suppor. 0 On 4 January 97 he Miniser by Noice in he Ausralian Governmen r.. Gazee formally invied applicaions for he gran of a licence in each of he abovemenioned areas pursuan o secion 8 of he Ac. The Miniser announced he maer o he Press on he same day. The closing dae for applicaions was 7 February 97. Applicaions were received from he following:- Campbellown Area Campbellown Communiy Radio Commiee (on behalf of a company o he formed). Campbellown and Disric Communiy Radio Py. Ld. (on behalf of a company o be formed). Melbourne Area P. Aloglou, on behalf of Inernaional Programs Py. Ld. (a company o be formed). Communiy Radio Federaion Ld. The Mayor, Councillors and Ciizens of he Ciy of Sunshine (a company o be formed). Alernaive Radio Associaion (a company o be formed). Chrisian Broadcasers Vicoria Py. Ld. Easern Communiy Broadcasers Py. Ld.

24 38 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Suden Broadcasing (on behalf of a company o be formed). Melbourne Greek and Migran Broadcasing Saion Py. Ld. David Clarke Sinclair (on behalf of a company o be formed). A. G. Moore and Associaes (on behalf of a company o be formed). L. J. Lockie (on behalf of a company o be formed).. Pursuan o secion 83 () of he Ac, he Miniser by insrumen in wriing daed 3 March 97 referred he applicaions for he abovemenioned areas o he Board for is recommendaion as o he exercise by him of he powers conferred by sub-secion () of secion 8 of he Ac. Campbellown Area. In relaion o he Campbellown area he Board as required by he Ac had, by adverisemen, published in he Press given noice of he ime and place for he hearing of he inquiry and noice had also been given o applicans by leer daed March 97 ha he inquiry would commence a 0.00 a.m. on 8 April 97 on he Fourh Floor, Adminisraive Building, Queen Sree, Campbellown, New Souh Wales.. 3. A he. ime Df wriing his repor, he Board was considering he applica0ns and he evidence pu forward a he inquiry and a repor and recommendaion will be submied o he Miniser shorly.. Melbourne Area 4. In relaion o he Melbourne area he Board, as required by he Ac, had, by adverisemen published in he Press, given noice of he ime and place for he hearing of he inquiry and noice had also been given o applicans by leer daed 8 May 97 ha he inquiry would commence a 0.00 a.m. on 3 June 97 in he Board's Offices, 4h Floor, Marland House, 70 Bourke Sree, Melbourne. '. A he ime of wriing his repor, he inquiry ino he applicaions was proceeding. - RENEWAL OF LICENCES 6. The Board is required by he Ac o submi a recommendaion o he Miniser on each licensee's applicaion for he renewal of his licence. Applicaions are made in accordance wih a form designed o provide informaion concernina he consi~~on and ownership or conrol of he licensee company for he purpo;e of ascerammg wheher here has been any conravenion of he provisions of Division of Par IV of he Ac and o provide informaion concerning echnical aspecs and program performance of he saions. Each saion is subjec o an annual inspecion. from he adminisraive, engineering and program service viewpoins. Before makina is recommendaion o he Miniser on renewals of licences, he Board makes ~ complee review of he service which has been provided by he licensees. 7. The performance of saions, in regard o he wide range of he requiremen~ of he Ac and of he Board covering various adminisraive, program and echmcal maers was generally saisfacory. There were, however, some echnical and program deficiencies which he Board found necessary o bring o he aenion of he licensees of a number of saions, bu in no insance were he deficiencies of sufficien graviy o recommend o he Miniser ha he licences should no be Broadcasing-Adminisraion 39 renewed, paricularly having regard o he correcive acion which had been aken by he licensees concerned. Accordingly, he Miniser, on he recommendaion of he Board, graned renewals of all he licences expiring during he year. FEES FOR LICENCES FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS 8. Fees for licences for commercial broadcasing saions are payable in accordance wih he Broadcasing Saions Licence Fees Ac Under his Ac he annual fee for a licence for a commercial broadcasing saion is $00 ogeher wih: (a) an amoun equal o one per cen of he gross earnings of he saion up o $00,000 during he year ended 30 June (or where he licensee has, wih he approval of he Board, adoped ~n accouning period ending on some oher day han 30 June, ending on ha oher day) preceding he anniversary of he gran of he licence or he period for which he licence is renewed as he case may be; (b) an amoun equal o one and one-half per cen of he gross earnings over Five hundred housand dollars bu no exceeding One million dollars; (c) an amoun equal o wo per cen of he gross earnings over One million dollars, bu no exceeding One million five hundred housand dollars; (d) an amoun equal o wo and one-half per cen of he gross earnings over One million five hundred housand dollars bu no exceeding Two million dollars; (e) an amoun equal o hree percen of he gross earnings over Two million dollars bu no exceeding Two million five hundred housand dollars; (f) an amoun equal o hree and one-half per cen of he gross earnings over Two million five hundred housand dollars bu no exceeding Three million dollars; (g) an amoun equal o four per cen of he gross earnings over Three million dollars bu no exceeding Three million five hundred housand dollars; and (h) an amoun equal o four and one-half per cen of he gross earnings over Three million five hundred housand dollars. 9. The Ac makes provision for he money value of any consideraion in connecion wih any ransacion oherwise han in cash o be deemed o have been paid or given for he purposes of he Ac. The Ac gives a discreionary power o he Miniser in cerain circumsances in order o ensure ha p. income properly aribuable o he licensee is included in his gross earnings for he purposes of he Ac. 0. The Ac defines gross earnings in relaion o a commercial broadcasing saion in respec of a period as meaning he gross earnings of he licensee of he saion during ha period in respec of he broadcasing from he saion of adverisemens or oher maer, including he gross earnings of he licensee during ha period in respec of he provision by him of, or oherwise in respec of, maer broadcas from he saion.. The oal amoun of licence fees payable by broadcasing saions during he period July 974 o 30 June 97, based on earnings in he previous financial year, was made up as follows: -

25 40 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Sae New Souh Wales and Ausralian Capial Terriory Vicoria Queensland Souh Ausralia and Norhern Terriory Wesern Ausralia Tasmania Ausralia Capial Ciy Saions $ 4,63 4,46 4,668 48,48 7,06 7,0 48,6 Fees Payable by Counry Saions $ 96,03 33,6 69,478 8,483 0,9 9,488 7,68 Toal $ 30,98 7,7,46 6,63 37,3 6,93 708,84 In he previous financial year he oal amoun of licence fees payable was $60,39. TRANSFER OF LICENCES AND LEASING OF STATIONS. Secion 88 (.) of he Broadcasing and Television Ac provides ha a licensee of a commercial broadcasing saion may no, wihou he consen in wriing of he Miniser, ransfer he licence or admi anoher person o paricipae in any of he benefis of he licence. 3. During he year, following repors and recommendaions from he Board, he Miniser approved he ransfer of he licences for commercial broadcasing saions as follows: - 3CS Colac 3CV Maryborough 3HA Hamilon 3SH Swan Hill 3TR Sale From. Associaed Broadcasing Services Ld. V.B.N. Ld. To Enerprise Broadcasers Py. Ld. Vicorian Broadcasing Nework Ld.. 4. The ransfer of he 3CS licence followed he Miniser's approval of he acquisiion of he licence, afer considering a repor and recommendaion from he Board. The shares in he new licensee company Enerprise Broadcasers Py. Ld. are held by he Bowie family, he Young family and a Mr. A. T. Fraser. I is he inenion of he new licensee ha Mr. Bowie, a direcor, and his family, who will also be involved in he operaion of he saion, ake up residence _in Colac and operae 3CS as a ruly local commercial saion.. The ransfers of he 3CV, 3HA, 3SH and 3TR licences were from a subsidiary company of Vicorian Broadcasing Nework Ld., hus no change in he conrol of he saions was involved. 6. A 30 June 97, he following five saions were, wih he consen of he Miniser pursuan o secion 88 (.) of he Ac, being operaed by persons oher han he licensees : Dae of Dae of Expiry of Original Exising Operaing Company Saion Licensee Consen Consen or Persons CH Sydney Council of Churches in N.S.W Amalgamaed Wire- Broadcasing Co. Py. Ld. less (A'asia) Ld. KY Sydney KY Broadcasers Py. Ld H. B. French and W. E. Monson, Trusees of he Labor Council of N.S.W. WG Wagga Riverina Broadcasers (Holdings) Riverina Broadcasers Py. Ld. 3KZ Melbourne Indusrial Prining and Publiciy KZ Broadcasing Co. Co. Ld. Py. Ld. 3XY Melbourne Saion 3XY Py. Ld Effee Broadcasers Py. Ld. Broadcasing-Adminisraion 4 7. During he year he Miniser approved of he appoinmen of Mr. W. E. Monson as a Trusee of he Labor Council of N.S.W., he operaors of saion KY following he reiremen of Mr. R. H. Erskine. OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS 8. Secion 90C of he Broadcasing and Television Ac provides ha a person shall no have a prescribed ineres in licences for:- (a) more han one meropolian commercial broadcasing saion in any Sae; ( b) more han four meropolian commercial broadcasing saions in Ausralia; (c) more han four commercial broadcasing saions in any one Sae; or (d) more han eigh commercial broadcasing saions in Ausralia : provided ha a person may coninue o hold prescribed ineress in licences in excess of hose specified if he held hose ineress prior o 4 Sepember 968 which was he dae from which he amending legislaion had effec. However, Sich excess ineress may no be increased or changed in any manner whasoever, and he persons concerned may no acquire prescribed ineress in any furher licences. As a resul of various shareholding changes over he years, no persons (or companies) now hold any excess ineress in any broadcasing saion licensee. 9. A prescribed ineres in a licence as defined in he Ac (secion 90(.)) is, broadly, a shareholding or voing ineres in excess of per cen, held direcly or indirecly in a licensee company. 30. Paragraph 6 deails he proceedings which he Board adops in obaining informaion o ensure ha he ownership and conrol_ provisions of he Ac are observed. I MPORTANT CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDI NGS IN BROADCASTING STATIONS 3. The following changes ook place during he year, wih he Miniser's approval, following repors and recommendaions from he Board. BE Bega-Radio BE Py. Ld. I R. E. and C. M. Rumble and Roy Howard Holdings Py. Ld. acquired all he issued shares in Radio BE Py. Ld. from J. A. and M. A. S. Kerr. KA Kaoomba-Transconinenal Broadcasing Corporaion Ld. Kahmac Py. Ld. acquired a furher,00 ordinary (0c) shares and now holds 3,40 of he 0,000 ordinary shares and 67 of he 3,643 $ preference shares in KA. MO Gunnedah-MO Gunnedah Py. Ld. Tamworh Radio Developmen Co. Py. Ld., licensee of saion TM Tamworh, acquired all he shares previously held by is paren company Broadcas Amalgamaed Ld. and now holds,876 of he,878 issued shares in MO. RE Taree-Manning Valley Broadcasing Py. Ld. Broadcas Amalgamaed Ld. acquired a furher 9,90 shares in RE and now wholly owns he licensee company.

26 4 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor RG Griffih-RG Broadcasers Py. Ld. Murrumbidgee Television Ld., licensee of saion MTN Murrumbidaee Irriaaion Areas, acquired a furher 3,00 shares in RG from Associa~ed Ru~al Indusries Ld. and now wholly owns he licensee col!lpany. 4BH Brisbane-Broadcasers (Aus.) Py. Ld. Broad~asing ~ssociaes Py. Ld., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Macquarie Broadcasmg Holdmgs Py. Ld., acquired a furher S shares and now holds 9,368 of he,soo issued shares in 4BH. MU Murray Bridge--Murray Bridge Broadcasing Company Ld. Bridge R.adio Py. Ld. acquired he 400 issued shares in he licensee company from Adveriser Newspapers Py. Ld., licensee of saion SAD Adelaide. MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF LICENSEE COMPANIES. 3.. Secion 90K of he Broadcasing and Television Ac provides ha a licence s subjec o a condiion ha a change in he memorandum or aricles of associaion of a company holding a licence for a commercial broadcasincr saion 0 shall no ake place wihou he approval of he Miniser. 33: During he year, he Miniser, pursuan o he provisions of secion 90K, gave his approval o a number of changes of a varying naure in he memorandum and ari~les of asso~iaion of.several licensee companies, none of which involve any subsanial changes m opera0n or conrol of he saions concerned. NETWORKS OF COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS 34. The licensee of each comrercial broadcasing saion is required o obain he ~~ard's cons~n before enering, or becoming a member of, any nework, by a cond0n of he licence which reads as follows: The licensee shall no, wihou he consen in wriing of he Ausralian Broadcasing Conrol Board,. ed:er or becon:ie ~ member of an)'.' nework of broadcasing saions or any.oher associa0n or orgarnzai.o~ of broadcasing saions formed for he purpos~ of makmg arrang~mens.for he provs0n of programmes or he broadcasing of adverise!llens, o~ acqmre by iself or any pe~son or company on is behalf, any shares or oher meress many such nework, associa0n or organizaion. 3S. The wo principal neworks in exisence a presen are he Macquarie Broadcasing Nework and he Major Broadcasing Nework The Macqu~rie Bro~dcasing Nework consiss of a proprieary company, Macquarie Broadcasmg Service Py. Ld., in which 9,08 of he oal of 77,6S8 shares are ~eld by Bro~dcasin~ Associaes Py. Ld. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Macquarie Broadcasmg Holdmgs Ld.) and he remainder of he shares are held by member saions. Broadcasing Associaes Py. Ld. has furher ineress in he company hrough is shareholdings in cerain member saions (see Appendix I). 37. The following were member saions of he nework a 30 June 97S:-- M acquarie Broadcasing Nework New Souh Wales Queensland Wesern Ausralia Vicoria GB Sydney 4BH Brisbane 6IX Perh 3A W Melbourne PK Parkes 4BU Bundaberg 6BY Bridgeown WL Wollongong 6MD Merredin 6WB Kaanning Souh Ausralia Tasmania Ausralian Capial T<:rriory DN Adelaide 7HO Hobar, CA Canberra Broadcasing-Adminisraion Macquarie Broadcasing Service Py. Ld. has an arrangemen wih a number of oher saions in accordance wih which hey may co-operae wih he nework on agreed erms in he sale 'of saion ime for he broadcasing of Macquarie programs. 39. The Major Broadcasing Nework is no a company bu is an associaion of saions of which he following were members or affiliaes a 30 June 97S :- New Souh Wales UE Sydney KO Newcasle Souh Ausralia AD Adelaide PI Crysal Brook MU Murray Bridge SE Moun Gambier Major Broadcasing Nework Queensland 4BK Brisbane 4AK Oakey Tasmania 7EX Launceson 7HT H obar Vicoria 3DB Melbourne 40. There are several oher groups of saions which are described as neworks, deails of which are as follows: - (a) Associaed Broadcasing Services, comprising saions 3SR Shepparon, 3UL Warragul and 3YB Warrnambool. (b) Vicorian Broadcasing Nework, comprising saions 3CV Maryborough, 3HA Hamilon, 3SH Swan Hill, 3TR Sale and 3NE Wangaraa. ( c) New England Nework, comprising saions AD Armidale, MO Gunned ah, RE Taree and TM Tamworh. (d) Radio Broadcasing Nework of Queensland comprising saions 4IP Ipswich, 4LG Longreach, 4LM M. Isa, 4VL Charleville and 4WK Warwick. (e) The Big Q Group, comprising saions 4BC Brisbane, 4GR Toowoomba, 4MB Maryborough, 4RO Rockhampon,. 4A Y Ayr, 4ZR Roma and 4SB Kingaroy. (f) Souh Ausralian Broadcasing Nework, comprising saions KA Adelaide, SRM Renmark and SAU Por Augusa. (g) Consolidaed Broadcasing Sysem, comprising saions 6AM Norham, 6GE Geraldon, 6KG Kalgoorlie and 6PM Perh. (h) Tasmanian Broadcasing Nework, comprising saions 7 AD Devon por, 7BU Burnie and 7SD Scosdale. (i) A WA Radio Nework, comprising saions A Y Albury, CH Sydney, GF Grafon, GN Goulburn, 3BO Bendigo, 4CA Cairns, 4TO Townsville and 7LA Launceson. OPERATION OF GoUNTRY COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS AS RELAY STATIONS FROM CAPITAL CITY STATIONS 4. In he Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, reference was made o saion 3LK Horsham, which previously obained almos all of is programs from 3DB Melbourne, having significanly increased local conen. Saion 3LK, which was previously owned by The Herald & Weekly Times Ld., licensee of saion 3DB, was disposed of in January 974 o Sunraysia Broadcasers Py. Ld., licensee of saion 3MA Mildura. The new licensee company, which iniially coninued

27 44 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor o operae saion 3LK on a similar basis, has applied o he Board for approval o disconinue relaying all programs oher han news and cerain sporing coverage from 3DB Melbourne and o ake evening programs on relay from 3MA Mildura o he exen of 3! hours weekly. A he ime of preparaion of his repor he maer was sill being considered by he Board. 4. Saion MU Murray Bridge, which had previously aken all is programs from saion AD Adelaide, was disposed of during he year by Murray Bridge Broadcasers, a subsidiary of Adveriser Newspapers (he licensee of SAD), o Bridge Radio Py. Ld. The new licensee company has developed new local programming for Murray Bridge liseners and has reduced by 30 hours weekly he amoun of programming aken on relay from saion SAD. The saion akes news from SKA Adelaide during he periods in which i is operaing independenly. PROGRAM RELAYS BETWEEN COUNTRY STATIONS 43. I has long been he acceped pracice for counry broadcasing saions in cerain areas o ake a large proporion of programs on direc relay from a neighbouring saion usually owned or conrolled by he same ineres. Generally speaking, arrangemens of his naure have been essenial o ensure he viabiliy of saions serving several areas. 44. As was saed in paragraph 38 of he Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, he Board had agreed o saion 3CV Maryborough aking is programs from saion 3SH Swan Hill, subjec o subsanial local programming being mainained. This arrangemen was approved for an experimenal period of monhs unil Sepember 974. Following a public inquiry conduced by he Board in Sepember-Ocober 974, approval was given for he relay arrangemen o be exended for a furher period of monhs, subjec o increases in he amoun of local programming for liseners in he 3CV se,rvice area. 4S. In paragraph 330 of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, i WC!~ saed ha he Board was considering a proposal for saion 3CS Colac o amalgamae in par wih saion 3YB Warrnambool, and for all programs o originae from he Warrnambool sudios, including separae 3CS programs specially oriened owards Colac liseners. Boh saions were owned by Associaed Broadcasing Services Limied. The Board held a public inquiry ino he maer in November 97 4, bu subsequenly, ownership of saion 3CS was ransferred o a new company, Enerprise Broadcass Proprieary Limied, and as a resul, he proposal has no been pursued furher. 46. In December 974, he Board approved a proposal submied by saion XL Cooma o ake approximaely 7! hours of programs from CA Canberra. In reaching is decision he Board ook ino consideraion he economic viabiliy of operaion of XL and he alernaive program proposals including he possibiliy of reducing hours of operaion. Approval was graned subjec o he reenion of some exising local programs and communiy services and on he undersanding ha he relay arrangemens, which came ino effec on February 97S, were subjec o review by he Board afer monhs' operaion. 47. Changes involving relays of programs o saion 3LK Horsham are referred o in paragraph 4. Broadcasing-Technical Services In November 974, he Board approved a proposal for he relay of 4 hours of programs from NX Bolwarra o NM Muswellbrook. The proposal was approved for a rial period of monhs. POST OFFICE CHARGES FOR THE RELAY OF PROGRAMS TO CERTAIN COUNTRY COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS 49. As menioned in he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, following he increase in elecommunicaions charges in he 973 Budge, represenaions were received by he A.P.O. from he F.A.C.B. concerning he effec which he increased charges could have on he finances of smaller counry broadcasing saions and on heir abiliy o coninue o provide adequae programming services o he public in he areas concerned. SO. The A.P.O. referred he Federaion's represenaions o he Board and he Board subsequenly submied a repor o he Miniser for he Media, including a sudy of he financial resuls of he counry commercial broadcasing saions concerned. I is he Board's view ha i is in he public ineres o preserve he viabiliy of saions presenly in marginal financial siuaions, o he exen _ha hey are no prevened from coninuing o provide adequae programming o he residens of heir respecive service areas. Sl. During he year, on he recommendaion of he Board, he Miniser for he Media approached he Treasurer on his maer o seek some means by which some financial suppor could. be exended o counry commercial broadcasing saions ha may be adversely affeced by he A.P.O. increases. The Treasurer subsequenly indicaed ha he could no suppor he Miniser in he maer.. Consideraion of he F.A.C.B. represenaions have been very proraced and, in he belief ha he maer should be resolved as soon as possible, he Board formally approached he Miniser for he Media and he Treasurer seeking approval o provide financial assisance o badly affeced saions, pursuan o he provisions of secion 6(S.) of he Broadcasing and Television Ac which provides ha "The Board shall have power, subjec o approval of he Miniser and of he Treasurer, o provide financial assisance and oher assisance o commercial broadcasing saions, for he purpose of ensuring ha programs of adequae exen, sandard and variey are provided in he areas served by hose saions". A he ime of preparaion of his repor he maer had no been resolved. PART IV-BROADCASTING-ENGINEERING SERVICES 3. On 30 June 97S, broadcasing services were being provided by 0 medium frequency saions (84 naional and 8 commercial) and by naional high frequency saions a four cenres, which are inended, in he main, o provide service for liseners in he more remoe pars of Ausralia.. Deails of hese saions are given in Appendices "A" and "B" and heir locaions are shown on he map which follows Appendix S.

28 46 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor 4. In addiion, during he year, wo medium frequency ehnic saions (licensed for weeks only), one medium frequency educaional saion (previously operaing ouside he medium frequency band) and one VHF frequency modulaion saion commenced service, all operaing wih experimenal licences issued by he Posmaser-General under he Wireless Telegraphy Ac a he reques of he Board which made he necessary frequencies available on a emporary basis, acing a he reques of he Miniser for he Media. Furher reference o hese saions is made in paragraphs Aenion is drawn o Par II, paragraphs 7 and 7 of his Repor dealing wih furher developmen of he broadcasing services. DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL MEDIUM FREQUENCY SERVICE 6. Three new naional broadcasing saions were esablished during he year, viz. J J Sydney, 3ZZ Melbourne, boh on an experimenal basis and 8GO Gove, Norhern Terriory. Saions JJ and 3ZZ have commenced service wih emporary faciliies and provisional operaing condiions and permanen faciliies and operaing condiions will be deermined when Governmen approval has been given following evaluaion of he experimens. JJ commenced service on 9 January 97, using sandby faciliies of he BL/FC insallaion a Liverpool; i operaes on 40 khz wih a power of 0,000 was from an omni-direcional aerial. 3ZZ commenced service on May 97 using sandby faciliies of he 3AR/3LO insallaion a Sydenham; i presenly operaes on 0 khz wih a power of,000 was from an omni-direcional aerial. 7. 8GO Gove, serving he area including he own of Nhulunbuy and he Yirrkala Mission o he souh-eas, commenced service on December 974; i operaes on 990 khz wih a power of 00 was from an omni-direcional aerial. 8. The posiion regarding naional broadcasing saions a pproved for esablishmen as indicaed in paragraphs of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, and which are no ye operaional, is given in he following able: - Saion Moruya (souh of Baeman's Bay) N.S.W. Tomerong (near Nowra) N.S.W. WA Wilcannia, N.S.W. 3MT Omeo, Vic. 4WP Weipa, Qld. Karraha, W.A. 6KW Kununurra/Wyndham W.A. M. Tom Price, W.A. Pemberon, W.A. 7FG Fingal (S. Marys) Tas. 7SH S. Helens, Tas. Frequency Power Aerial Esimaed Compleion (khz) (was) Type* Dae 800,000 DA 60,000 DA OD 70,000 DA OD No ye deermined 760,000 OD No ye deermined No ye deermined 60,000 DA OD December 976 December 976 Augus 97 Sepember 97 July 97 January 976 Augus 97 + * OD - Omni-direcional aerial. DA - Direcional aerial. o - Low power saions (each of 00 was) are in operaion a Wyndham, 6WH (on 00 khz), and Kununurra, 6KW (on 760 khz). I had beer_i planned ha he,000 wa saion (which on presen esimaes, could be compleed m December 976) would replace he presen 6KW and possibly, also, 6WH. However, he laes informaion available o he Board suggess ha he,000 wa Broadcasing-Technical Services 47 saion may no be necessary and ha he reenion of he wo 00 wa saions would suffice o serve his area. A he ime of wriing, a final decision had no been aken on his maer. + - May be delayed by difficulies in sie acquisiion. 9. Apar from experimenal saions JJ Sydney and 3ZZ Melbourne, which are now in operaion as repored in paragraph 6, no oher new naional saions were recommended for he Miniser's approval during he year. 60. The following is he siuaion regarding changes in he operaing condiions of cerain saions, referred o in paragraphs of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, and no implemened as a 30 J u~e 974 :- Saion AN Armidale TR Taree 4A T Aheron 6GF Kalgoorlie Deails of Changes Frequency change from 760 o 70 khz. Re-siing, frequency change from 70 o 760 khz, power increase from 00 o,000 was and provision of direcional aerial. Provision of improved aerial sysem. Ye o be deermined in deail - o provide improved coverage. Commens Esimaed compleion dae: July 97. Esimaed compleion dae: July 97. Esimaed compleion dae: Augus 97. No furher progress during he year. SAL Alice Springs Re-siing, frequency change from 30 o 380 khz and Esimaed compleion dae: December 976. power increase from 00 o,000 was. 6. During he year he Board deermined ha he frequency of saion CN Canberra be changed from 40 o 440 khz, and his change has been implemened. DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL MEDIUM FREQUENCY SERVICE 6. Reference should be made o paragraph 49 for deails of he curren posiion regarding inviaions o apply for licences for commercial broadcasing saions and Miniserial approval for he gran of licences. In summary, he Miniser has approved, during he year, he gran of licences for commercial saions as follows: A second saion in Canberra, A.C.T. A fourh saion in Adelaide, S.A. A saion for he Por Hedland area of W.A. A saion for he Dampier /Karraha/Roebourne area of W.A. 63. Oher areas for which applicaions have been invied for licences, bu where no decision has been aken a his sage, are:- Campbellown area of N.S.W.-low coverage resriced saion. Norh-Wesern suburban area of Sydney, N.S.W. Wollongong, N.S.W. Morningon Peninsula/Frankson area of Vicoria. Melbourne, Vic. - low coverage resriced saion. Charers Towers, Qld. 64. Brief deails of he operaing condiions deermined by he Board for he above saions are as follows: -

29 48 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Broadcasing-Technical Services 49 Saion CC Canberra Campbellown - low coverage Norh-Wesern suburban Sydney Wollongong Melbourne - low coverage Morningon Peninsula/Frankson Charers Towers Adcl~de. Dampier/Karraha/Roebourne/Por Hedland Frequency (khz) () OD: Omni-direcional aerial. DA: Direcional aerial. () In accordance wih Circular Leer B.09. See Appendix N. (3) The Board deermined,000 or,000 was for his saion. (4) Power o be such as o limi fading free nigh-ime coverage o a radius of 6 kilomeres from he ransmier sie. 390 Power (was),000() (4),000,000() (4),000(3) No ye deermined,000() No ye deermined Aerial Type(l) DA OD DA DA OD DA 6. No new commercial saions commenced operaion during he year. 66. The following is he siuaion regarding changes in he operaing condiions of cerain saions referred o in paragraphs 343 and 344 of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, and no implemened as a 30 June 974:- Saion LF Young LT 4KZ AU Saion DN RM Lihgow Innisfail-Tully Por Augusa Adelaide Renmark Deails of Changes Re-siing o a new locaion adjacen o he exising sie and provision of a half wave-lengh aerial. Re-siing o a new locaion abou km N.N.W. of exising sie, power increase from 00 o,000 was and provision of direcional aerial (see also paragraph 67). Erecion of a hird mas radiaor o modify direcional aerial paern. (See also paragraph 67). Re-siing o a new locaion a Mambrai Creek abou 38 km souh of Por Augusa, frequency change from 40 o 40 khz and provision of a direcional aerial. Deails of Changes Re-siing o a new locaion abou 0 3 km wes of he exising sie. Re-siing o a new locaion abou 0 km wes of he exising sie. Commens No ye effeced. No ye effeced. DA Third mas ereced bu no ye operaional. No ye effeced. Commens No ye effeced. No ye effeced. 67. During he year he Board deermined changes in he echnical operaing condiions of cerain saions, as follows: - Saion Deails of Changes Commens LT Lihgow Frequency change from 370 o 390 khz (see also para- No ye effeced. graph 66). 4AK Oakey Frequency change from 0 Effeced during he year. o 40 khz. 4AM Aheron Power increase from,000 No ye effeced. o,000 was*. 4BC Brisbane Provision of direcional No ye effeced. aerial and power increase from,000 o,000 was.* (Deermined /7/97) Saion 4BH Brisbane 4BK 4IP 4KQ 4KZ Saion 4LM 4WK 6IX Brisbane Ipswich Brisbane Innisfail-Tully Moun Isa Warwick Perh Deails of Changes Re-siing o a new locaion on Wynnum Road, due o exensions o Brisbane Airpor, frequency change from 390 o 880 khz, provision of direcional aerial and power increase from,000 o,000 was.* Provision of direcional aerial and power increase from,000 o,000 was.* Re-siing of boh saions o a new locaion a S. Helena Island, provision 'of a shared direcional aerial and power increase from,000 o,000 was.* Power increase from,000 o,000 was.* (See also paragraph 66). Deails of Changes Frequency change from 370 o 390 khz. Re-siing o a new locaion near Allora, frequency change from 880 o 960 khz, provision of direcional aerial and nigh-ime power increased from 000 o 000 was. Re-siing o a new locaion a Wale Grove and provision of a 0 omnidirecional aerial. Commens No ye effeced. No ye effeced. No ye effeced. No ye effeced. Commens No ye effeced. Effeced during he year. No ye effeced. *In implemenaion of changed policy regarding ransmier power of medium frequency commercial saions (see paragraph 70). 68. Paragraph 6 of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor made menion of a projec which he Board had underaken in conjuncion wih he Engineering Commiee of he F.A.C.B. o enable he power and oher essenial echnical performance parameers o be measured wihou inerrupion o saion ransmissions. As repored hen, no definie dae for he delivery of he power measuring equipmen from he manufacurer had been esablished. The Board is. now pleased o record ha all iniial orders have been fulfilled, including hose for he Board's inspecion saff. Saisics of he number of saions wih his equip'men or he connecors o permi is use were no available a he ime of wriing his repor. 69. The Board is again pleased o repor he coninued effors of he commercial broadcasing indusry generally o mainain a high sandard of echnical faciliies and resuling firs-rae service o he public, as disclosed by he regular inspecions of saion faciliies conduced by he Board. CHANGED POLICY REGARDING TRANSMITTER POWER OF MEDIUM FREQUENCY COMMERCIAL STATIONS 70. In January 97 he Board issued Circular Leer B.09 defining he changed policies regarding ransmier power for commercial saions. The Circular Leer, which warrans careful scruiny, is reproduced in Appendix N. The following is a precis of salien poins in he leer:

30 0 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Fuure Medium Frequency Saions 7. Successful implemenaion of he new policy for closer sharing of he medium frequency channels involves a more deailed consideraion of he inended coverage of each saion. In fuure i is inended o define each saion by is coverage area, replacing he cruder measure of ransmier power used o dae. In licensing any fuure medium frequency saion, he Board will firs se ou in a diagram he inended coverage area of he saion. (The ouer limi of his coverage will generally be se by he nigh ime fading on he saion's signal. Beyond he poin where inerference o he saion's ground wave is caused by is own sky-wave signal, inerference from oher co-channel or adjacen channel signals will also occur). 7. Once he inended coverage area of a new saion has been esablished, operaing parameers, including ransmier power, will be se by he Board o accomplish he prescribed coverage. Exising Medium Frequency Saions 73. The Board is prepared o consider applicaions from every saion, no a presen operaing a,000 was ransmier power, for permission o increase power o his figure. Before approving such applicaions he Board reserves he righ o vary he presen operaing condiions of he saion in quesion in any or all of he following respecs : (a) require ha he saion insal a direcional aerial sysem of prescribed characerisics; (In some cases an omni-direcional aerial may be permied for a period provided ha provision is made for a direcional aerial when required by he Board.) (b) require ha he saion change is operaing frequency; (c) require ha he iming of he increase in power of he saion be in accordance wih a general plan o reain compeiive balance bewee!l he several saions involved in a paricular area or adjoining areas. 74. As a resul of he Circular Leer, 46 applicaions for increased power have been received by he Board, and o dae approval for,000 wa operaion has been given o saions 4AM, 4BC, 4BH, 4BK, 4IP, 4KQ and 4KZ, as repored in paragraph 67. ETHNIC AND EDUCATIONAL MEDIUM FREQUENCY BROADCASTING STATIONS 7. As repored in paragraph 4, ehnic saions and educaional saion commenced operaion during he year. Brief deails of he operaing condiions of hese saions are as follows: - Saion EA Sydney () () 3EA SUV Melbourne () () Adelaide (3) Frequency (khz) Power (Was) (4) (4) 00 Aerial Type Omni-direcional Omni-direcional Omni-direcional () Ehnic saion, ransmier locaed a 4 Parramaa Road, Ashfield. () Ehnic saion, ransmier locaed a 4 Bourke Sree, Melbourne. (3) Educaional saion, Universiy of Adelaide, Transmier locaed a Dry Creek, 0 km norh of Adelaide. I previously operaed ouside he medium frequency band, on 630 khz. (4) Power o be such as o provide a field srengh of no greaer han 30mV/m a kilomere. () Licensed by he Posmaser-General under he Wireless Telegraphy Ac for a period of weeks (see paragraph 6). Broadcasing--Technical Services DIRECTIONAL AERIALS 76. The use of direcional aerials coninues o be a major facor in improving and exending he medium frequency broadcasing service and his poin is emp~asised in Circular Leer B.09 (Appendix N). During he year, one commercial saion 4WK Warwick, ransferred is operaion o a direcional aerial a a new sie. In addiion, as indicaed in preceding paragraphs, direcional ayrials are o be provided a several new and exising saions. There are currenly 0 naional and 6 commercial saions radiaing from direcional aerials. HIGH FREQUENCY BROADCASTING SERVICES 77. I was repored in paragraph 349 of he Twenv-Sixh Annual Repor?a he Miniser had approved he esablishmen of a high frequency broadcasmg service a Darwin o provide an improved naional service o he oulying residens of he Norhern Terriory. The plan involved he provision of 00 kilowa ransmiers for he new service o be insalled a he Radio Ausralia cenre on Cox Peninsula, wih wo simulaneous ransmissions, one o serve he area wihin abou a 60 kilomere radius of Darwin and he oher, he balance of he Terriory. I was repored ha he service was expeced o commence early in 976. However, he Radio Ausralia cenre suffered considerable damage during cyclone Tracy a Chrismas 974 and, as a resul, here will be a delay in he esablishmen of his service. FREQUENCY MODULATION BROADCASTING 78. Draf Sysem Sandards for he F.M. sound broadcasing service, referred o in paragraph 4 of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, were circulaed o indusry for commen in Augus 974; following receip of commens a second draf w~s circulaed in May 97 (Circular Leers B.06 and B.6 reproduced m Appendix N refer). The final Sandards, which incorporae modificaions in presenaion, bu no in inen, of he earlier drafs, were formally adoped by he Board on July 97. A he ime of wriing his Repor, arrangemens were in hand for publicaion of hese Sandards. 79. Preliminary work. on he preparaion of Equipmen and Operaion Sandards, as disinc from he Sysem Sandards, is proceeding. 80. During he year he Posmaser-General issued experimenal licences under he Wireless Telegraphy Ac o he Music Broadcasing Socieies of New Souh Wales and Vicoria o esablish F.M. saions. Brief deails of he operaing condiions of hese saions are: - Saion MBS-FM Sydney () 3MBS-FM Melbourne () ( ) Transmier locaion - Norh Sydney () Transmier locaion - Kew Channel 3 Auhorised Frequency Power Aerial Type (MHz) (kw e.r.p.) and Polarisaion Omni-direcional Iniially-verical Ulimaely-horizonal Omni-direcional horizonal 8. MBS-FM commenced operaion on December 974 wih a largely sereophonic service, employing a power of 400 was e.r.p. Mehods for achieving

31 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor he full auhorised power are under consideraion. 3MBS-FM commenced es ransmissions in June 97 wih a power of 00 was e.r.p., and is expeced o commence a regular largely sereophonic service in July Advanage is being aken of he ransmissions from boh of hese saions o gain valuable informaion for he planning of furher services. 83. The A.P.O. has been given approval for he forward ordering of F.M. ransmiers for he firs four naional saions, in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, and hese are expeced o be in operaion by he end of 97. The Board has deermined he following operaing condiions for hese saions: - Saion* Channel Frequency Power Aerial Type (MHz) (kw e.r.p.) and Polarisaion 0 Canberra (Black Mounain) Omni-direcional -- Verical Sydney (Gore Hill) Omni-direcional - Horizonal Melbourne (M. Dandenong) Omni-direcional - Horizonal Adelaide (M. Lofy) Omni-direcional - Horizonal *The ransmier locaions are, in all cases, he naional elevision saion sies. 0 The polarisaion is in accordance wih he Board's deerminaion ha iniially, ransmissions will be linearly polarised and eiher horizonal or verical according o he polarisaion of he principal elevision ransmissions in ha area. Where appropriae, mixed polarisaion may be inroduced as necessary o overcome significan coverage problems. 84. Furher reference o F.M. sound broadcasing is made in Par II of his Repor, paragraphs INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION /REGIONAL AD~INISTRATIVE LF /MF BROADCASTING CONFERENCE 8. This Conference has been divided ino wo sessions, he firs session having been held in Ocober 974 in Geneva and he second session o be held. in ha same ciy in Ocober/November As repored in he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, he agenda for he firs session were: - (a) To prepare he echnical and operaional crieria which will serve as a basis for he preparaion, by he second session, of frequency assignmen plans for he LF /MF broadcasing bands in Regions (Europe, Africa and Russia-in-Asia) and 3 (he balance of Asia and Oceania), aking ino accoun he following non-exhausive lis of iems: (I) propagaion daa; () modulaion sandards and channel spacings; (3) proecion raios, including noise levels; ( 4) ransmiing anenna characerisics and ransmier powers; () planning mehods. (b) o specify he form in which requiremens for inclusion in he frequency assignmen plans should be submied o he Inernaional Telecommunicaion Union and fix he dae by which hey should be submied. The agenda for he second session are: (a) o consider he repor of he firs session on echnical and operaional crieria Broadcasing-Technical Services 3 and mehods for frequency planning in he LF /MF broadcasing bands in Regions and 3; (b) on he basis of hese echnical and operaional crieria and planning mehods, o draw up an agreemen and associaed frequency plan of assignmens in he LF /MF broadcasing bands in Region and 3 o replace, as appropriae, exising plans for hose bands. 87. An Ausralian Delegaion of four members aended he firs session, comprising Mr. J. A. O'Shannassy, Senior Assisan Direcor-General, Radio Frequency Managemen, A.P.O. (Leader of he Delegaion), Mr. C. G. Elworhy (Assisan Direcor) and Mr. N. J. Medlin (Secional Ensineer of he Board's Engineering Services Division) and Mr. F. M. Shepherd (Assisan Conroller) Technical Services Division, A.B.C. 88. The single mos imporan decision aken a he firs session of he Conference was ha he MF band should be divided on he basis of 9 khz channel spacing (insead of 0 khz as presenly used in Region 3 including Ausralia, and he admixure of 8 khz, 9 khz (predominanly) and 0 khz ino which he band is divided in Region ). Basically, Ausralia favoured 8 khz channel spacing bu, in he ineress of unanimiy, finally suppored he 9 khz channelling. Wih his spacing, provided i is adoped by he second session of he Conference, 0 channels will be available in he MF band, as compared wih 08 channels presenly available in Ausralia. I is o be repored in his conex, ha whils here was unanimous agreemen on 9 khz channel spacing, his choice does virually nohing o. assis he siuaion in Wesern Europe and he Unied Kingdom issued a saemen ha i remained firmly of he view ha he possibiliy of 8 khz channel spacing should be kep open. 89. The operaive documen of he firs session of he Conference, relaing o channel spacing, is Resoluion No. C which is reproduced in Appendix R ogeher wih Resoluion No. B which deails he ime scale wihin which cerain acion mus ake place before he commencemen of he second session. In paricular, i will be noed, from Resoluion No. B, ha Ausralia was required o submi o he Inernaional Frequency Regisraion Board (I.F.R.B.) in Geneva, by May 97, is frequency requiremens (based on 9 khz channel spacing). 90. The aforemenioned acion was aken, bu only afer a conference had been held in Melbourne beween Ausralia and he Adminisraions of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea o co-ordinae frequency proposals beween he hree counries. 9. Addiionally, a he ime of wriing his Repor, wo meeings have been held of a Naional Sudy Group, comprising represenaives from he Board, A.P.O. and A.B.C., he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Broadcasers and indusry represenaives from he Ausralian Telecommunicaion Developmen Associaion and he Ausralian Elecronic Consumers Indusry Associaion, o discuss issues arising from he firs session of he Geneva Conference and perinen o he second session. 9. The deails of frequency requiremens submied by Ausralia o he I.F.R.B. mus remain confidenial a his ime and have been made available only o he Ausralian, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea Adminisraions. Much work

32 4 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor remains o be done in preparaion for he second session of he Geneva Conference and i is planned ha an enlarged Ausralian Delegaion will aend he second session, he duraion of which will be seven weeks. 93. In concluding he repor on his aspec of he Board's aciviies i can be saed in summary ha he forhcoming second session of he Geneva Conference will be of very grea imporance o Ausralia and is fuure usage of he medium frequency broadcasing band. MEETINGS OF THE C.C.l.R. (Comie Consulaif Inernaional des Radiocommunicaions) 94. The C.C.I.R. is he permanen organ of he Inernaional Telecommunicaion Union (I.T.U.) responsible for he sudy of echnical and operaing quesions concerning radiocommunicaions-including sound broadcasing and elevision, he soluion of which depends primarily on echnical consideraions, and for he issue of appropriae recommendaions. C.C.I.R. recommendaions are no binding on member Adminisraions bu hey sill have considerable pracical imporance as he majoriy of hem are adoped unanimously and hey become incorporaed quickly ino world-wide pracice. The C.C.I.R. mees in Plenary Assembly a approximaely hree yearly inervals, wih Inerim Sudy Group Meeings being held abou half-way hrough a Plenary Period of hree years and Final Sudy Group Meeings a few monhs prior o a Plenary Assembly. 9. The XIIIh Plenary Assembly was held in Geneva from o 6 July 974, is charer being, iner alia, o consider and raify or oherwise he exs of he Final Sudy Group meeings held in Geneva in February /March 974. As menioned in paragraph 4, Mr. C. G. Elworhy, Assisan Direcor, Engineering Services Division, who had aended he Final Sudy Group meeings, also aended he Plenary Assembly as he Board's represenaive on he Ausralian delegaion. 96. I is no possible, wihin he framework of his Repor, o aemp o ouch on all he maers of special significance o he broadcasing and elevision indusry which were deal wih a he Plenary Assembly; full deails will be published in he well-known C.C.I.R. "Green Books" which are expeced o be available in he near fuure. Undoubedly, however, he issues of greaes imporance from he Board's poin of view a he XIIIh Plenary Assembly were hose relaed o medium frequency broadcasing planning. In his regard a considerable number of he oupu documens from he Plenary Assembly were referred o he Firs Session of he laer Regional Adminisraive LF /MF Broadcasing Conference (see paragraphs 8-93). Anoher aspec which gave rise o a considerable amoun of discussion was he work of Inerim Working Pary PLEN/ "Possible Broadcasing Saellie Sysems and heir Relaive Accepabiliy". 97. As repored in paragraph 37 of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, agreemen was reached in May 974 by Inerim Working Pary 6/4 of he C.C.I.R. on a mehod of predicing sky-wave field srenghs a frequencies beween 0 khz and 600 khz. In his mehod, which was adoped by he XIIIh Plenary Assembly, accoun is aken of he ransmier power, pah disance, aerial heigh and efficiency, ransmission frequency, proximiy of he ransmier and receiver o he sea along he Broadcasing-Technical Services pah, magneic laiude, pah magneic orienaion, magneic dip, ime of nigh, and sunspo aciviy. When used o predic field srenghs for pahs wihin Ausralia, he mehod, wih consans appropriae for he Ausralian region, gives predicions which are only slighly less accurae han previously published predicion curves for he region. Measuremens made in Ausralia of ransmissions from Souh Eas Asia indicae ha he predicions for hese pahs are db oo high, and as a consequence more sudy and invesigaion is needed for his and oher ropical regions. EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS 98. As saed in paragraph 360 of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, in response o requess from Sudy Group of he A.B.U. (Asian Broadcasing Union) and he A.P.O., he Board agreed o coninue is work in he measuremen and sudy of MF sky-wave field srengh, as a conribuion o he work of he A.B.U. and he C.C.I.R: in he developmen of world-wide predicion mehods. The measuremen campaign, which began in February 973, is now compleed. Analysis of he daa confirms he earlier indicaion ha very long pahs yield resuls which are disribued abou he so-called Cairo N-S curve (prepared for he Inernaional Radio Conference a Cairo in 938). 99. Measuremens are being made a presen in a bid o deermine before he second session of he Regional Adminisraive LF /MF Broadcasing Conference in Geneva in Ocober 97 (see paragraphs 8-93), he exen and occurrence of he decay rae of sky-wave signals afer crossing a coas-lirie. Preliminary examinaion has shown a marked difference beween he disribuion and relaive ampliudes of measured and heoreical values a differing disances from a coas-line. As hese maers are of significance in he final deerminaion of he inerference levels likely o be encounered from ransmissions from overseas counries, and could affec he aiude o be adoped by Ausralia a he forhcoming Conference urgen acion is being aken o clarify he siuaion. Much more saisfacory planning of he muual proecion ha can be provided beween Ausralia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea is o be expeced as he resul of hese invesigaions In paragraphs 363 and 364 of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor a furher repor was given on earlier work relaing o he minimum spacing olerable beween co-channel medium frequency saions radiaing from muually proecing direcional aerial sysems. Increased muual inerference relaive o ha expeced from convenional predicions a shor disances (00 o 60 kilomeres) was aribued o apparen changes of relaive phase beween radiaion from he several mass of a direcional sysem, on reflecion a he ionosphere. The consensus amongs overseas workers wih whom his issue was discussed was ha he apparen failure o reain relaive phase was due o scaering a he ionosphere. The Rayleigh "roughness crierion" explains he difference beween he effec a shor disances (small angles of incidence,) and. ha a greaer disances (large angles of incidence) where he relaive phase ends o be mainained. However, furher work is necessary in he ligh of he above, o deermine he fading characerisics of direcional aerial sysems and so enable he fading free service areas of saions employing such aerials o be esimaed accuraely. When he saffing resources permi, his maer will be invesigaed furher using he mehod developed by he Board o analyse he

33 6 Tweny-Sevenh Annual -?..epor verical radjaion paern of single mas aerials (coninuous wave and pulse measuremens, paragraph 3, Tweny-Fourh Annual Repor). RADIO RESEARCH BOARD 30. The purpose of he Radio Research Board is o encourage and suppor research wihin eriary insiuions (Universiies, Insiues of Technology) ino radio and allied services. In coninuaion of he policy defined in paragraph 36 of he Tweny-Fourh Annual Repor, grans oalling $0,00 were made during he year 974/7 as direc conribuions by he Board o seleced research projecs submied by eriary insiuions o he Radio Research Board for supporing funds. 30. The projecs suppored by he Board were as follows: James Cook Universiy, Townsville James CookUniversiy, Townsville Universiy of Newcasle Universiy of Queensland Universiy of Sydney Royal Melbourne Insiue of Technology An invesigaion ino he suiabiliy of asynchronous dela-sigma modulaion for a high qualiy sound broadcas service. An invesigaion ino pulse code modulaion and dela modulaion. Radar-Ionosonde comparison of meeor raes and relaion wih Sporadic E occurrence and origin. A sudy of he sfrucure and dynamics of he ionosphere. Transien esing of loudspeakers. "Fla" VHF and UHF anennae The eighy-firs meeing of he Radio Research Board was held a La Trobe Universiy, Melbourne, on 0 and February 97. The meeing was aended by he Board's represenaive, Mr. E. J. Wilkinson, Direcor, Engineering Services Division. Eighy-four applicaions for grans were considered, of which some wenyeigh were of ineres o he Board. Of hese i is proposed ha he Board wm suppor eigh projecs during 97 /76 o he value of $,000-subjec o approval of he Board's 97/76 annual esimaes. The projecs lised for suppor are::- Universiy of Melbourne Isolaion of parameers which affec anomalous radar propagaion. Royal Melbourne Insiue of "Fla" VHF and UHF anennae. Technology James Cook Universiy James Cook Universiy James Cook Universiy Universiy of Adelaide Universiy of Wesern Ausralia Universiy of Queensland An invesigaion ino he use of horizonal radio anennae as a means of measuring he elecrical properies a he ground. H.F. radio noise survey. An invesigaion ino he suiabiliy of asychronous delasigma modulaion of a high qualiy UHF sound broadcasing service. Wideband sudies of urban noise. Fideliy crierion for visual signals. Aerial design (VHF Micro-wave). PART V-BROADCASTING PROGRAM SERVICES 304. Commercial broadcasing services in Ausralia have proved, over he years, heir abiliy o adjus o changing circumsances and o develop program syles which coninue o arac very subsanial audiences..30. The pas year saw he incepion of new ypes of saions o compee for he aenion of liseners. The firs saion of he new frequency modulaion broad- Broadcasing-Program Services 7 casing service commenced on an experimenal basis in Sydney in December 974 and early in 97, he Ausralian Broadcasing Commission inauguraed, on an experimenal basis, a new young syle saion in Sydney and an access radio saion in Melbourne; an experimenal broadcasing saion operaed by Adelaide Universiy was esablished; and experimenal saions o serve ehnic minoriies commenced operaion in Sydney and Melbourne, while low-coverage resriced commercial communiy oriened saions are abou o be licensed o serve areas in he Sydney and Melbourne regions In par, hese new broadcasing services will vie wih he exising commercial saions for he ear of he public, bu on he evidence available o dae, i appears ha a new audience is being generaed by he new services, and ha commercial saions will coninue o mainain a sronghold on he aenion of he majoriy of he public by providing he ypes of enerainmen, news and informaion services o which hey have become accusomed and o which hey indicae a srong degree of loyaly The new services appear likely o appeal o minoriy audiences which, because of he specialised naure of heir needs for paricular ypes of programs, have previously been caered for by he mass media o a very limied exen only For many years he Board has been able o encourage seadily increasing hours of programming and increased independence of operaion of counry saions which had operaed as relay oules for oher saions. During 974/7, however, he Board has received an increasing number of requess for reducions of hours of service or reducions of local service. and commensurae increases of relay operaion. The reasons given for hese reducions in service have been economic and i is apparen ha he jndusry is confroned wih serious problems arising from rapidly increasing coss of operaion The foundaion of he Board's day o day adminisraive oversigh of he program services lies in he provision of he Ac ha requires licensees of commercial saions o provide and supervise heir programs so ha, as far as pracical, hey shall be in accordance wih he Board's Sandards. The Broadcasing Program Sandards which he Board has published have, in he various ediions issued since 98, se ou a general saemen of fundamenal principles o be observed by licensees. These Sandards are supplemened by guidelines and direcions o saions issued from ime o ime on a variey of program maers. There were relaively few infringemens of he Sandards (o which reference is made elsewhere in his repor), when i is borne in mind ha he oal ime occupied by programs broadcas by commercial saions approached one million hours for he year. 30. The Board considers ha he Sandards in heir presen form, alhough sill capable of conemporary inerpreajon, should be re-wrien o ensure ha he wording reflecs, and ha heir conen is appropriae o, curren communiy aiudes. 3. I proposes, herefore, o underake a horough reappraisal of he sandards during he coming year. To his end, he Board has obained he approval of he Miniser for he appoinmen of an ad hoc advisory commiee o assis i in he ask. --,...

34 8 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Broadcasing-Program Services 9 TYPES OF PRDGRAMS 3. As in previous years, he Board conduced wo surveys designed o measure he naure and range of programs available o he public. The surveys relaed o he programs of all meropolian commercial saions, ogeher wih wo represenaive meropolian saions of he Naional Broadcasing Service. For he firs ime, he surveys included a sample of provincial commercial saions. These were 3BA Ballara, 3CS Colac, 3GL Geelong, 7EX and 7LA Launceson. Daa for hese saions appear in Table of Appendix L. New saions such as he naional saions JJ and 3ZZ and subscriber-financed FM saions, MBS and 3MBS, have no been included in he Board's surveys as ye. 33. The overall paern of programming available o he public from commercial saions has remained sable over he pas few years. This year, he sligh reducion in he amoun of ime occupied by adverising appears o have been aken up in more enerainmen ype programming. Wihin he overall paern, changes in emphasis have occurred which have reinforced he endency in recen years owards specialisaion by individual saions. 34. The wo diagrams on page 9, derived from he resuhs of he wo surveys indicae for he major lisening period, from 6.00 a.m. unil 0.30 p.m. daily, he proporions of broadcas imes devoed o paricular ypes of programs from meropolian commercial saions, and from all meropolian saions, including hose of he Naional Broadcas:ing Service. Telephone conversaion programs, which form par of many differing program ypes, have no been shown as a separae caegory bu have been included under he appropriae caegory of he programs in which hey occurred. 3. The diagram for all meropolian saions, commercial and naional, indicaes he exen o which liseners in hese areas have an adequae and comprehensive service available o hem. By far he larges caegory is ligh and popular music, in which he Board has esablished a quoa in performances by Ausralian ariss. (See paragraph 339). 36. The following able, which covers he pas five years, indicaes ha he overall paern in he broad caegories of enerainmen, informaion and adverising, has remained consan. During he period, however, as saed in paragraph 33, here have been many changes in he conen of individual saion programming. Progralll Group Per cen Per cen Per cen Pe r cen Per cen Enerainmen ' Informaion ' Adverisemens " ' METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL STATIONS Adverising 3.9 ~~ Family, Children's and. Educaion.3 % Informaion.0 %----.Social and Poliical 3.3 %---- Religion 0.9 %---- Spor 6.0 %~----r News 9.6% The Ars, Drama and Variey.0% Incidenal maer 6.6 % ALL METROPOLITAN STATIONS Adverising 9.'i % Family, Children's and Educaion. % Informaion.8 % Social and Poliical 7.9%---' Religion. % Spor.3 %---, News 0.3 ~:, The Ars, Drama and Variey 0.l % Incidenal maer 6. % Ligh and Popular music.4 % \,\ I \ I \ \ \ Ligh and Popular music 44.8% \ \ \ \ \ 37. Because of he imporance o he communiy of ypes of programs in caegories oher han music, he able on page 60 is provided o show in deail he posiion over he pas five years in he provision of hese programs.

35 60 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS PROGRAMS OTHER THAN Music AS A PERCENTAGE TO PROGRAM TIME FROM 6.00 a.m. TO 0.30 p.m. Program Caegory Per cen Per cen Per cen Per cen Per cen Incidenal Maer 7" Variey "3 Drama o 4 The Ars News "6 Spor Informaion 4 "7 6 8 o Religious " Social and Poliical " 3 3 Family Children's Educaional per cen is equivalen o hour 0 minues per week per saion (For deails regarding he mehod of program classificaion see Appendix L.) 38. Furher reference is made o cerain of hese figures in secions of his Repor dealing wih some of he caegories lised. NEWS 39. News programs which provide a comprehensive coverage of inernaional, naional and local evens, are perhaps he mos imporan coninuing service provided o he communiy by broadcasers. The esablished pracice of broadcasing news on he hour coninued during he year on mos saions, enabling he public o have ready access o he laes informaion a all imes of he day and nigh. 30. Approximaely nine per cen of he overall operaing ime of meropolian and counry saions was occupied by news. (Ten per cen las year.) Meropolian saions broadcas an average of major news bulleins (six minues or more in duraion) and 7 shorer or headline bulleins each week (7 major bulleins and 66 head-line bulleins per week in he previous year). Compared wih meropolian saions, counry saions broadcas, on average, a greaer number of major bulleins (8) and fewer brief bulleins (8). Ten meropolian saions and six counry saions confined heir news programs o shor bulleins or news headlines. 3. In addiion o news services, saions coninued o provide a wide variey of curren affairs, commenary and auxiliary services on a regular basis. Curren affairs programming included open-line discussions, alks by local Sae and Federal parliamenarians, poliical commenaries, inerviews wih persons prominen in he news, repors of local Council meeings and ediorial commens from he daily press. Auxiliary services included weaher and raffic repors, flood and fire warnings, plane and rain arrival imes, beach and snow condiions, local employmen opporuniies and police messages. Many saions also provided informaion useful o paricular secional ineress, such as sock exchange and marke repors. 3. The Board has become concerned abou he coninued capabiliy of counry saions, paricularly hose in remoe areas, o provide a comprehensive,~ Broadcasing-Program Services 6 news service in he face of increased charges for landlines used in he relay of news maerial from major meropolian areas. In he Board's view, i is imperaive ha counry saions should be able o coninue o supply heir liseners wih he basic modern ameniy of up-o-dae news and oher service informaion which canno be provided in hese areas by oher news media. Paragraph oulines acion aken by he Board in his maer. RELIGIOUS BROADCASTS 33. Secion 03 of he Broadcasing and Television Ac requires ha he licensee of each commercial broadcasing saion shall broadcas from his saion Divine Worship or oher maer of a religious naure during such periods as he Board deermines, and if he Board so direcs shall do so wihou charge. 34. The Board's Broadcasing Program Sandards require each saion o provide a leas one hour per week for his purpose, he ime be~ng provided wihou charge and allocaed among he various Churches and denominaions, as far as pracicable, in proporion o Census informaion on he number of adherens ~o each denominaion in he area served by he saion. The Sandards also conam recommendaions concerning he ypes of religious maerial which should be broadcas wihou charge. 3. All saions broadcas a leas he minimum amoun of free ime during he year and many provided considerably more han he m~n~mum amoun: The 8 commercial broadcasina saions combined presened religious maer wihou charge o he exen of 99 hours per week during he year, compared wih 0 hours he previous year. Sponsored religious programs average? 8 hours p~r :veek, an increase of 4 hours on he weekly average for he prev0us year. This is he firs ime since 963 ha an increase has occurred. There had been a seady decline in he use of sponsored religious maerial since ha year. 36. Meropolian saions provided, on average, he same amoun of ime wihou charge for religious programs as did counry saions, bu broadcas only half as much sponsored religious programming. Foureen meropolian saion.s.and eleven counry saions do no, as a maer of policy, broadcas sponsored rehg0us programs. 37. Mos saions broadcas a wide variey of program ypes, including Church services, devoional programs, readings from he Bible, world church news, discussion and inerview programs, Sunday School, epilogues, religious music, and, o an increasing exen, open-line elephone programs. A relaively small number rely solely on shor religious announcemens. 38. Reliaious maerial broadcas free of charge is prepared in he main by he Chrisian Brc adcasing Associaion, he Chrisian Television Associai~n, he Caholic Church or local minisers acing individually or in groups. Increasmg use is being made of non-denominaional religious maerial by some saions. 39. There have been srong expressions of ineres from some religious organisaions in he possibiliies open o hem in non-profi public broadcasing services which are now being developed. (See paragraph 4.)

36 6 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor COMMUNITY SERVICE 330. Civic and chariable organisaions again availed hemselves of he considerable assisance radio offers as a means of direc access o he communiy. Saions were acive during he year in he broadcasing of repors and warnings where necessary on air polluion, bushfires, and boaing and skiing condiions. There was also considerable aciviy in campaigns for road safey, various environmenal issues and chariable appeals. The F.A.C.B. has esimaed ha las year commercial broadcasing saions donaed adverising ime o a value in excess of $3 million o assis chariable causes. 33. Several ousanding programs on drug abuse, communiy involvemen in local projecs, flood disaser relief work and fund raising for chariable appeals were acknowledged by he F.A.C.B. in is annual Bank of New Souh Wales awards for communiy service broadcasing. 33. During naural disasers which occurred during he year, including he Darwin cyclone, Norh Queensland floods and New Souh Wales bushfires, local saions rendered ousanding servic~ by providing communicaion beween he vicims and hose organising relief and rescue operaions. In some cases, saions remained on air coninuously for long periods o broadcas emergency messages, direcions and informaion. BROADCASTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS 333. There was furher decline during he year boh in he number of commercial saions broadcasing foreign language programs and in he amoun of ime occupied by hese programs. Four meropolian saions (five las year) and counry saions (3 las year) regularly broadcas foreign language programs, for a oal of 3 hours minues per.week (36 hours 7 minues per week las year). The commencemen of operaion of special experimenal ehnic saions in Sydney and Melbourne and a Naional Broadcasing Service public access saion in Melbourne has done much o redres.s he imbalance in hose localiies. The furher developmen of public access ype saions will no doub exend he benefi of ehnic programming o oher pars of he counry Represenaions were made o he Board in 97 by migran groups and he Good Neighbour Council concerning he need for he provision of bushfire and oher emergency warnings in several languages. Concern was expressed ha non English speaking members of he communiy were unaware of he significance of fire ban announcemens, and ha his could have serious consequences. The maer was menioned a discussions beween he Board and he F.A.C.B., and i was arranged for he Federaion and he Good Neighbour Council o consider he maer on a Sae-by-Sae basis because of he variaion in migran populaions in various areas. EMPLOYMENT OF AUSTRALIANS 33. Secion 4 of he Ac requires licensees o use, as far as possible, he services of Ausralians in he producion and presenaion of programs. Informaion on he full-ime employmen of Ausralians by commercial broadcasing saions is conained in paragraph 9. Freelance saff engaged in he producion and presenaion Broadcasing-Program Services 63 of music, news, sporing and oher programs, were also employed in subsanial numbers The following able, showing he average amoun of maerial of Ausralian origin broadcas weekly by commercial saions, is based on informaion supplied by each saion in connecion wih he annual renewal of is licence. AVERAGE AMOUNT OF MATTER OF AUSTRALIAN ORIGIN BROADCAST WEEKLY BY ALL COMMERCIAL STATIONS (a) Service and informaion programs including: (i) News broadcass and commenaries, sporing alks and descripions, service programs for special groups, religious programs of Ausralian origin (ii) Telephone Conversaion Programs (iii) Oher Conversaion Programs. (b) Oher Ausralian programs, live or in ranscripion form (c) Playing ime of gramophone recordings of Ausralian ariss (d) Time occupied by saion announcers in he presenaion of all musical iems (e) Adverising Average Ausralian Conen per Saion Meropolian Hrs. Mins Counry Hrs. Mins Compared wih he previous year, here has been an increase of hours 7 minues in he average amoun of Ausralian maerial broadcas each week by meropolian saions and an increase of hours 8 minues by counry saions. The main increase occurred in he playing ime of Ausralian music. This seems direcly relaed o he inroducion by he Board of a quoa in he broadcasing of Ausralian music performances. The seady increase in he average weekly amouns of Ausralian music broadcas by meropolian saions over he pas seven years is shown in he following able: Hrs. Mins. 9- AUSTRALIAN MUSIC BROADCAST BY METROPOLITAN STATIONS ' HOURS PER WEEK Hrs. Mins. Hf's. Mins. Hrs. Mins. Hrs. Mins. Hrs. Mins Hrs. Mins The Board's Tweny-Fifh Annual Repor conained an accoun of evens leading o he inroducion on July 973 of a requiremen by he Board for saions o broadcas Ausralian music performances for no less han en per cen of ransmission ime occupied by music. This is disinc from he requiremen in secion 4() of he Ac, for five per cen of music ime o be in he form of composiions by Ausralians.

37 64 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Broadcasing-Program Services Following discussions wih he F.A.C.B. and oher indusry organisaions, he performance requiremen was increased during 974/7 o per cen of music ime in wo sages-o -!- per cen from 8 July 974 and o per cen from January 97. The wo-sep increase enabled boh saions and record producers o make he arrangemens necessary o mee he addiional requiremen wihou unduly disruping exising music formas, which in many cases are carefully designed o reach paricular audiences Concurren wih he increased requiremen, he definiion of an Ausralian music performance was amended slighly o include, up o a limi of one per cen of music ime, iems recorded overseas by ariss generally regarded as being Ausralian. The ariss concerned in his amendmen include The Seekers, Olivia Newon-John, Bee Gees, Digby Richards, Rolf Harris, Barry Crocker, Garry Shearson and Rick Springfield. 34. The following able shows ha every saion me he -} per cen requiremen for he period from 8 July.974 o January97 and i will be noed ha many saions broadcas Ausralian music well in excess of he requiremen. BROADCASTING OF AUSTRALIAN Music GoMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS 8 JULY 974 TO JANUARY 97 Saion per cen Ausralian Composiions % Meropolian CH 8 GB 7'3 KY 0 0 SM 8 UE 9 8 UW 3" 3AK 3AW 7-3DB 6 3 3KZ 6 3UZ '7 3XY 4 7 4BC "0 4BH 0 7 4BK 9 0 4KQ 6-0 AD 0 3 SDN 7-9 SKA 0 6IX 9 6KY 6PM ' PR 3 7HO 4 0 7HT 0 9 Counry CA 3-7 AD 0 7 AY 9 3 BE 3'4 BH 3- BS 8 0 DU 3"4! per cen Ausralian Performances Local 0/Seas Toal % %* % " ' 7-3 3' 6 4 3' no 0 4 9' "7 3'9 7' l'3 n ' o no I ' Saion GF GN GO GZ HD KA KM KO LF LM LT MG MO MW NM NX NZ PK QN RE RG ST TM VM WG WL XL 3BA 3BO 3CS 3CV 3GL 3HA 3LK 3MA 3NE per cen Ausralian Composiions % per cen Ausralian Performances Local 0/Seas Toal % %* % 3' ' ' " ' s 3' s " l O " l o o s " ' "3 3-9 Saion 3SH 3SR 3TR 3UL 3YB 4AK 4AM 4AY 4BU 4CA 4CD 4GG 4GR 4GY 4P 4KZ 4LG 4LM 4MB 4MK 4NA 4RO 4SB 4TO 4VL per cen Ausralian Composiions % o s o " ' 7" ' *Limied o %. J per cen Ausralian Performances Local O/Seas Toal % %* % 9 7 7'8 3' '4 9 3' ' o 9 3'7 6' " O l 0 6 "3 N 0 3 3' o o 6/ /74 only ' ' 7'4 Saion 4WK 4ZR AU MU PI RM SE 6AM 6BY 6CI 6GE 6KG 6MD 6NA 6TZ 6VA 6WB 7AD 7BU 7EX 7LA 7QT 7SD 8DN SHA per cen Ausralian Composiions % 3' " '4 n 7 ' 0' " '6 n J per cen Ausralian Performances Local O/Seas Toal % %* % 7" '3 7" ' 8 3"8 3" "3 " l' ' " 0 6 "7 0 6 " o s " " " " The overall performance of saions in meeing he composons requiremen over he pas six years and he music performance requiremen over he pas wo years is shown in he following ables: - Year Year ( o..7) (..7 o 8.6.7) Composiions Ausralian Broadcasing Commission Average Percenage Meropolian Saions " 8 3 Perf or mane es Requiremen o o per cen. per cen 0 per cen Commercial Broadcasing Saions Number of Saions Average Percenage Below All Saions Prescribed Percenage 7' Nil Nil Nil Commercial Broadcasing Saions Average Number of Saions Percenage Below All Saions Prescribed Percenage To simplify procedures, agreemen was reached during he year wih he F.A.C.B. and he Ausralasian Performing Righ Associaion on a sysem based on sampled periods. The new arrangemens, which commenced on 9 February 97, Nil Nil

38 66 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor require saions o forward complee deails of Ausralian recordings played during specified weeks which coincide wih periods used by Ausralasian Performing Righ Associaion for ha organisaion's purposes. In pracice, meropolian saions now provide full deails of music played for weeks in he year and counry saions for four weeks in he year, bu all mus mee he requiremens each day insead of on a yearly average basis as required previously The arrangemens provide ha in addiion o he sample periods he Board conducs random off-air checks of music broadcas o ensure ha he requiremens are being me on a daily basis In cases where a saion has been found by he random check o have broadcas insufficien Ausralian maerial on he day, a furher check, wihou prior noice, has been underaken. Persisen failure o comply wih he daily requiremen, should his occur, would be brough o he noice of he Miniser for such acion as he may consider necessary. Saions which claimed ha heir music formas precluded daily compliance were given he opion o coninue wih he former arrangemens whereby deailed reurns covering music broadcas for he complee year are required. A he ime his repor was prepared only one saion had chosen no o use he new daily compliance arrangemens. 34. Compliance_ by saions wih he new arrangemens has been saisfacory, allowing for he fac ha he ransiion from annual o daily compliance has required subsanial changes in inernal saion pracices and saffing. I was necessary, however, o ake up wih he Chairman of Direcors of saion 4KQ Brisbane wo insances where spo checks revealed ha he daily Ausralian music conen of he saion was below he requiremens. Assurances were given by he licensee ha appropriae measures had been aken o ensure compliance wih he requiremens in fuure I has been he pracice for discussions on successive sages in he gradual increase of Ausralian broadcas music o be held a separae meeings wih he F.A.C.B., he Ausralian Record Indusry Associaion and oher indusry bodies. A he ime of wriing his repor, he Board had no made a decision on he nex sage, bu i had arranged a join meeing a which he viewpoins' of record manufacurers and saions could be discussed openly in order o arrive a a realisable furher increase in he performances requiremen The producion of Ausralian recordings during he year coninued o favour conemporary and counry music syle, alhough a greaer proporion of richer orchesral ype music was produced his year han previously. Saions CH Sydney and 3AK Melbourne, which pioneered he forma using his ype of music exclusively, showed considerable enerprise in playing a major par in arranaina he d. f b b pro uc0n o several albums, which are also being used by oher saions embarkina on similar formas. b 348. Alhough, since January 970, he broadcasing of impored adverisemens has been prohibied, he use of impored mood music or background music in Ausralian adverisemens has been permied in view of a shorage of Ausralian maerial of his ype. In Ocober 974, he Board conduced a survey of several aspecs of he use of idenificaion jingles and adverising "music beds" by commercial broadcasing saions. A quesionnaire, aached o Board Circular Leer Broadcasing-Program Services 67 No. B.08 (See Appendix N) was prepared along similar lines o quesionnaires used by he F.A.C.B. in surveys in his field in 969 and 97. The survey indicaed ha he majoriy of musical jingles being used for saion and program idenificaion purposes had been recorded in Ausralia. I was also found ha saions were using adverisemens which conained overseas recorded music in various ways as background Following discussions wih he Federaion and wih he Professional Musicians' Union of Ausralia on he resuls of he survey, he Board decided in November 974 ha here was evidence of sufficien experise among Ausralian composers, arrangers and musicians o mee he demands of he relaively small amoun of idenificaion jingle producion required for Ausralian broadcasing saions. Consequenly, he Board ook he view ha, in he ineress of furher srenghening he Ausralian naure of broadcasing, all saion idenificaion jingles should be wholly produced in Ausralia. 30. In Circular Leer No. B. of 4 March 97, he Board direced ha: "(i) from July 97, no saion or program idenificaion jingle which is impored may be broadcas; (ii) jingles and oher idenificaion music especially composed overseas for individual saions may coninue o be used, unil furher noice, provided hey are performed and recorded wholly in Ausralia." 3. Following represenaions from he Federaion, he Board subsequenly exended, from July 976 o 30 December 976, he period during which impored jingles subjec o curren conracs could be used. 3. In April 97, he Board was informed of moves by he Professional Musicians' Union of Ausralia which, if implemened, would increase considerably he cos srucure of Ausralian produc.ed jingles. In he circumsances, he Board advised saions in Circular Leer No. B.7 of June 97 (Appendix N) ha, unil such ime as he siuaion clarified, he Board would no enforce he resricions se ou in Board Circular Leer No. B.. In he meanime, however, saions were srongly advised agains enering ino new long erm conracs for he purchase of impored saion or program idenificaion jingles. The maer had no been resolved a he ime his repor was prepared. 33. On he quesion of he use in locally produced adverisemens of impored mood music and "music beds", he Board recognised ha libraries of such maerial enable small and medium budge adverisers, wishing o use music in heir adverisemens, o gain access o broadcasing. A join working pary was convened, comprising represenaives of he Board, he F.A.C.B. and he F.A.C.T.S., o examine he feasibiliy of inroducing rules which would require ha adverisemens o be used in several capial ciies {naional adverisemens) should be wholly Ausralian. A he ime of wriing his repor, no final decision had been made in he maer. 34. The Board was informed ha during 974 some meropolian broadcasing saions experimened wih he reinroducion of a limied number of drama programs, mainly in he form of five-minue vignees. A sudy conduced by he F.A.C.B. in Sydney and Melbourne, ino he reacion O his ype of maerial, ascerained ha here had been very lile audience response. The Federaion repored a drop in audience in he case of one saion which broadcas wo quarer-

39 68 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor hour serials, described as "modern and sophisicaed", a midday on weekdays. The Federaion saed ha he response by liseners o he experimen had resuled in he unsuccessful dramas being replaced by musical programs. BROADCASTING OF OBJECTIONABLE MATTER; COMPLAINTS 3. Secion 8 (.) of he Broadcasing and Television Ac prohibis he broadcasing of maer which is blasphemous, indecen or obscene. As far as he Board is aware from is own observaions and from repors received, nohing was broadcas during he year which could be held o have been a conravenion of his secion. 36. The Board's Program Sandards prohibi he broadcasing of program maer which is vulgar, suggesive or of doubful propriey. During he year he Board found i necessary o ake up wih a number of saions he broadcasing of several iems which were quesionable in erms of he Sandards. These iems included a remark broadcas by a saion 3A W Melbourne personaliy, Mrs. Claudia Wrigh, concerning he Immaculae Concepion, which from complains received had clearly offended he religious sensibiliies of many liseners. The Board discussed he maer wih he general manager of he saion, ~ho acknowledged ha he remark had been ill-advised and indiscree. The Board was given a firm assurance ha~ saemens of his naure likely o give offence would be conscieniously avoided in fuure. 37. The Board found i necessary o again discuss wih saion 3UZ Melbourne he suiabiliy of maerial included in is weekly Sunday morning news acualiy program "Newsbea". Unnecessarily graphic descripions of faal injuries suffered by an acciden vicim and he broadcasing of offensive language by a bysander during an inerview were considered unsuiable, paricularly in view of he ime of ransmission of he program. The saion effeced a change in he forma of he program and he program has coninued wihou furher undesirable incidens of a sensaional or morbid naure. 38. There were wo cases of announcers using offensive language in he belief ha he microphone was inoperaive a he ime. The saions concerned (3AK Melbourne and RE Taree) acknowledged ha he announcer concerned had failed o observe a fundamenal rule in broadcasing ha offensive language should no be used anywhere in sudio areas. The saions each severely reprimanded he announcer and boh gave a firm assurance ha all members of saff had been reminded of heir responsibiliies in he maer. 39. The Board had reason o discuss wih saion 6PM Perh he suo-o-esive 00 ype of humour broadcas by he wo comperes of early morning programs a a ime when he audience conains a large number of children. The manager of he saion assured he Board ha he saff concerned had been given firm direcions regarding compliance wih he Board's Sandards. There has been no recurrence of he breaches The Board received a complain ha saion 4IP Ipswich had broadcas a hoax musical reques which had caused serious embarrassmen o wo individuals who had been named in he broadcas. The Board discussed he inciden wih he saion concerned and also wih he Federal Council of he F.A.C.B. The saion Broadcasing-Program Services 69 insiued sric arrangemens o guard agains his ype of inciden occurring again. The Federaion agreed o advise all saions ha his ype of maerial required careful supervision by all saions. 36. Complains were received abou a joke broadcas by saion UE Sydney which conained a faceious reference o Jesus Chris. A repor was obained from he general manager of he saion, who agreed ha he iem should no have been broadcas and saed ha he announcer had been insruced o avoid such maerial in fuure. 36. The F.A.C.B. mainains a program commiee which advises saions as o he suiabiliy of gramophone records for broadcasing. The Commiee may advise saions ha a recording is oally unsuiable for broadcasing, ha discreion on he par of saion managemen is required in selecing a ime for ransmission or ha cerain iems are no suiable for broadcasing a imes when large numbers of children or young people are likely o be lisening As saed in paragraph 436 of he Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, he Board raised wih he Federaion is doubs abou he effeciveness of he provision which lef o he discreion of saion managers iems which were considered quesionable by is Program Commiee. The Federaion agreed o insiue procedures which would provide a more effecive guide o saion managers in reaching decisions abou such iems. The adopion of hese procedures during he year resuled in a marked reducion in he number of complains received by he Board abou he suiabiliy of gramophone recordings The Board received a number of complains early in 97 concerning he broadcasing by wo Melbourne saions of a recording eniled "Earache My Eye". The iem had been classified by he Federaion Program Commiee in December 974 as oally unsuiable for broadcasing. Following an approach by he Board, boh saions wihdrew he recording from use. 36. The volunary "Fairness Code" devised in 974 by he F.A.C.B. and adoped by all saions, operaed during he year. The Code provided an avenue for persons o obain an opporuniy o reply in cases where hey consider and hey had grounds for personal grievance abou a broadcas. Some saions regularly broadcas an announcemen informing liseners of heir righs under he Code The Code and noes on is applicaion provided by he Federaion were published in paragraphs 43 and 43 of he Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor The Board received complains from liseners concerning mae~ial ransmied during he early weeks of operaion of he experimenal naional service saion JJ Sydney which, had i been broadcas by a commercial saion, migh have conravened he Board's Broadcasing Program Sandards The Board explained o complainans ha programs of he naional saions were enirely he responsibiliy of he Commission and ha he maer of he apparen difference in program sandards operaing in he case concerned would be discussed wih he Commission. The F.A.C.B. had also referred o he double sandard which appeared o exis.

40 70 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor 369. Afer an exchange of views beween he Board and he Commission, he Board was supplied wih he ex of a leer which he Commission sen in reply o people who had wrien complaining abou he program. The leer saed:- "Following he broadcas of he program, senior officers of he A.B.C.'s radio saff discussed i in deail wih hose direcly involved wih is producion. I was recognised ha he purpose of he program was o deal in a responsible way wih a subjec - admiedly a sensiive subjec - of concern o young people in language hey would readily undersand. Bu wha were considered o be errors of ase and judgmen in he conex and presenaion of he program were poined ou o he saff concerned and acknowledged as such. I is believed ha such misakes will no be repeaed. I was also poined ou ha he ime of day seleced for ransmission of he program did no ake sufficien accoun of he fac ha a subsanial proporion of he JJ audience a ha ime is made up of younger children. The producion saff of JJ are working in an area which breaks new ground for Ausralian radio. While ha is no, of course, offered as an excuse for he inclusion of maerial which some people would consider unsuiable, i is neverheless a facor o be aken ino consideraion in connecion wih his maer." ADVERTISING 370. Pursuan o he provisions of secion 00 of he Ac, he Board's Broadcasing Program Sandards conain requiremens deermined by he Board in respec of he accepabiliy of adverisemens and he amoun of adverising which may be broadcas. 37. Saed briefly, he Sandards provide ha spo adverisemens may be broadcas for no more han 8 minues in he hour, or 30 per cen of program ime. In programs ha are sponsored, adverisemens may no occupy more han 0 per cen of he program period. An excepion o hese arrangemens is ha beween 6.00 a.m. and.00 noon on Sunday, adverising maer, wheher spo or sponsored, may no exceed more han six minues in he hour. 37. As foreshadowed in he Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, he Board me he F.A.C.B. wih a view o raionalising aspecs of he Sandards so ha he same sandards applied equally o all days of he week. Agreemen in he maer had no been reached a he ime his repor was prepared. The Board did, however, amend he Sandards o allow he averaging of adverising cone,n over wo successive hours and o raise he limi on groups of successive spo adverisemens from -!- minues o wo minues. These seps were aken in he ineress of liseners o provide more flexibiliy for saions o broadcas larger program unis han formerly, including he uninerruped presenaion of wo or more successive musical recordings. (See Circular Leer No. B.07 in Appendix N.) 373. The adverising of producs of a paricularly inimae naure, such as saniary napkins, feminine deodorans, reamens for haemorrhoids, and conracepives, as well as publiciy for organisaions offering advice on family planning, have been resriced under he general provisions of he sandards relaing o he need for good ase in all presenaions. In he ligh of indicaions of change in communiy aiudes o such adverising, paricularly in secions of he daily press, he Board, following discussions wih represenaives of commercial saions, decided in April 97 o emporarily relax he presen resricions in order o es he reacion of he public o adverising of his naure. Accordingly, saions were advised ha for a rial period, ending on June 976, adverisemens for he personal producs and services referred o above may be presened a imes when Broadcasing-Program Services 7 he audience is no likely o conain a large proporion of children and young persons. (See Circular Leer B.4 in Appendix N.) 374. The undersanding reached wih saions called for he greaes care on heir par in acceping such adverising and in selecing appropriae imes for ransmission, having regard for he composiion of he audience. In he iniial sages, adverisers, or saions who may be in doub abou individual adverisemens, have been advised o consul he Board before finally commiing he adverisemen o producion. 37. The Board's decision in he maer was aken only afer very careful consideraion which involved an examinaion of various ypes of adverisemens produced overseas and also Ausralian producions in use in cinemas. I was apparen from some of he adverisemens examined ha, nowihsanding he sensiive naure of he subjec maer, i was possible o devise maerial which should no give offence o he communiy generally. Some overseas adverisemens examined however exhibied a complee lack of subley in presenaion, which he Board considered would be likely o be unaccepable a his sage in Ausralia Since he emporary easing of he resricions, he Board has examined a number of scrips for his ype of adverising, from which i was apparen ha hose responsible for preparaion of adverising copy have a working undersanding of he crieria operaing during he experimenal period. The Board received a significan volume of leers expressing concern abou is announced inenion o relax he sandards o permi such adverising. Audience reacion will, however, be more saisfacorily gauged when liseners have heard he ype of presenaion proposed The Board is prepared o consider proposals relaing o he adverising of conracepives, provided such adverising is permied under he laws of he Saes concerned and subjec o he above provisions. A number of scrips have been examined and cleared, subjec o Sae law, for announcemens on behalf of Family Planning Associaions During he year, he Board coninued is pracice of reporing o he Miniser each serious case of over-commercialisaion observed. The saions involved were KY Sydney, GO Gosford, GZ Orange, LM Lismore, TM Tamworh, WG Wagga, 3AW and 3DB Melbourne, 4BK Brisbane and 4LM M. Isa. The Board informed he Miniser ha is enquiries had shown ha exenuaing circumsances exised in all cases excep saions 3A W Melbourne, GO Gosford and 4BK Brisbane. The Board recommended o he Miniser ha he wrie o he Chairmen of he licensee companies of GO and 4BK abou he breaches, seeking heir assurances ha hey would ake a personal ineres in prevening furher breaches. The Miniser subsequenly received appropriae assurances from boh Chairmen Wih regard o saion 3AW, as repored in paragraph 44 of he Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, he saion had been involved in an earlier insance of over-commercialisaion abou which he Miniser had wrien o he Chairman of Direcors of he licensee company. In he ligh of he need for his previous acion, he Board had no alernaive when reporing a furher breach of he adverising ime sandards on 7 November 974 bu o recommend o he Miniser ha he

41 7 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor should ake acion pursuan o secion 86 of he Ac o suspend he saion licence. Secion 86 of he Ac reads: (.) The Miniser may, by noice in wriing o he licensee, suspend or revoke a licence where he is saisfied ha one of he following grounds exiss, namely:- (a) ha he licensee has failed o pay an amoun payable by him under he Broadcasing and Television Saions Licence Fees Ac 96; (b) ha he licensee has failed o comply wih a provision of his Ac or of he regulaions in so far as ha provision is applicable o he licence; (c) ha a condiion of he licence has no been complied wih; or (d) ha i is advisable in he public ineres, for a specified reason, o do so. (.) The Miniser shall no suspend a licence on any ground unless- (a) he has firs given no less han hree days' noice o he licensee of his inenion o suspend he licence upon ha ground; and (b) he has aken ino consideraion any acion aken by he licensee o remove ha ground or o preven he recurrence of similar grounds.. (3.) The suspension of a licence shall be for a specified period no exceeding seven days. (4.) If, wihin he period for which a licence is suspended on a paricular ground, he Miniser noifies he Board ha i appears o him ha he should consider revoking he licence upon ha ground, he suspension shall; by force of his sub-secion, coninue unil- (a) he Board (if i sees fi o do so before he compleion of he inquiry) orders ha he suspension shall cease; (b) he Board has made a repor recommending ha he licence be no revoked on ha ground; or (c) he Board has made a repor recommending ha he licence be revoked on ha ground and he Miniser has eiher revoked he licence or, having decided no o revoke he licence, removes he suspension. (.) A person is no eniled o compensaion from he Commonwealh by reason of he suspension or revocaion of a licence. (6.) During he period of suspension of a licence, he licence has no force or effec, bu he period of currency of he licence coninues o run Consequenly, he Miniser on 6 December 974 noified he Chairman of Direcors, 3A W Broadcasing Company Py. Ld. ha, afer he expiraion of seven days, he inended o suspend he licence of he saion. As provided in secion 86(b) of he Ac, he Miniser discussed wih he Chairman of he licensee company acion aken o preven a recurrence of he breach before issuing he following saemen on 3December974:- "The Miniser for he Media, Senaor Douglas McClelland, said oday ha because of he serious afermah of he Darwin cyclone disaser and he need o fully uilise he whole of he media o ransmi messages o family unis now spread hroughou Ausralia, he had decided under hese circumsances o issue reprimands o Radio Saion 3A W Melbourne and Television Saion TVQ Brisbane for excessive adverising breaches ha had been repored o him by he Ausralian Broadcasing Conrol Board. Senaor McClelland issued noices o hese saions on he 6 December, asking hem o show cause wihin seven days why heir licences should no be suspended. The Miniser said ha he had requesed he Chairman of Direcors of each of he wo companies and senior execuives of he saions o see him in Sydney. Afer separae and lenghy discussions wih execuive officers of each of he companies, I was prepared o consider he assurances of he Chairman of he Board of TVQ ha he had aken seps o ensure ha breaches of a like naure would no occur again. The Chairman of he Board, Mr. Savage, indicaed o me in wriing ha firm and specific insrucions had been issued o he managemen and all members of he saion's saff ha over-commercialisaion would no be oleraed by he Board of he licensee company. I also. necessarily had o ake ino accoun ha his was he firs ime he m~.er was drawn o he immediae aenion of he Chairman of he company by me as Mimser. However, in he case of Saion 3A W, I had cause for concern because I had already had a wrien assurance from he Chairman of ha company 'earlier his year ha seps would be aken o preven fuure breaches of adverising ime sandards. In spie of ha wrien assurance, daed as recenly as 9 July, here was a furher significan breach repored by he Board in November. Broadcasing-Program Services 73 In he circumsances, I seriously considered ha I should suspend he licence of Saion 3A W for a ime and in fac had asked he Aorney-General's Deparmen o draw up an official noificaion for he suspension of 3A W's licence. The form of noificaion o 3A W was o have been signed yeserday. Bu he role ha all he media are playing in drawing aenion o he pligh of he vicims of he Darwin disaser, and coninuing o encourage he provision of assisance o he people of Darwin, mus give one pause for hough. I would no wan o hinder his coninuing aciviy in any way. Darwin's cyclonic disaser is now a naional problem and he whole of he naion's resources, including he media, mus be harnessed o assis hose who are immediaely affeced. In he circumsances, I have come o he conclusion ha his is no he ime o impose any licence suspension. However, I have urged he managemens of boh saions o pay paricular aenion o he problem of over-commercialisaion. 97 should be he year in which excessive adverising disappears from he Ausralian media scene. Cerainly no more excuses for significan breaches will be lisened o." 38. No furher adverising breaches involving saion 3AW have been observed since 7 November The following graph indicaes he level of adverising conen of programs broadcas by meropolian saions each year since 964 compared wih he allowable maximum of 30 per cen of ransmission ime The following able provides an indicaion of he changes in adverising conen during he pas five years. There was again a sligh overall decrease in he amoun of adverising compared wih he previous year, coninuing a rend which has been eviden since 97 a all imes of day. The figures were considerably less han he amouns allowed under he Board's adverising ime sandards METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS ADVERTISING CONTENT JHaximum permissible {l(/i>erising conen ,...,... _....6 Brcakjis session crall I ' ' l I -r I l

42 74 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor ANALYSIS OF BROADCAST ADVERTISING BY TIME PERIODS METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL STATIONS Per cen Per cen Per cen Per cen Per cen Breakfas '0 Morning " Mid-day "4 Early Afernoon 3 6 4"7 4 3" Lae Afernoon Evening 4 3" "7 3" 6 Nigh All Periods The ables in Appendix L provide deailed informaion of adverising conen during specified periods of he day for each capial ciy on each day of he week. MEDICAL ADVERTISING AND TALKS 38. Secion 00( 6.) of he Broadcasing and Television Ac provides ha a licensee shall no broadcas or elevise an adverisemen relaing o medicine unless he ex has been approved by he Direcor-General of Healh or, on appeal, by he Miniser. Secion of he Ac places a similar resricion on alks on medical subjecs. The Direcor-General of Healh has issued "Noes on he Broadcasing and Televising of Maer of a Medical Naure" for he guidance of hose who prepare such maer for broadcasing or elevising, and hese have been included as appendices o he Board's Program Sandards Following he esablishmen during 974 of new adverising guidelines by he Naional Therapeuic Goods Commiee, a conference of senior officers of he Board, he Deparmen of Healh and he Deparmen of he Media,. was held o arrange for heir implemenaion in he radio and elevision media. The revised code for hese media is abou o be published and will become effecive from Sepember 97. This code will be published as an appendix o he Board's Broadcasing and Television Program Sandards As was saed in he Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, he Deparmen of Healh has indicaed ha i is in agreemen wih he proposal o have he Broadcasing and Television Ac amended in order o relinquish he conrol over programs which are alks on medical subjecs, while a he same ime increasing he sringency of is conrol of he adverising of medicines. Appropriae amendmens o he Broadcasing and Television Ac have no ye been finalised and here has herefore been no furher acion in his specific field. BROADCASTING-PROGRAM RESEARCH 388. The Board conduced wo surveys of broadcasing programs, based on acual monioring observaions, o deermine he adequacy and comprehensiveness of he maerial available o liseners. Broadcasing-Program Servic.es The surveys, which because of saff limiaions, were confined o capial ciy saions and five counry saions able o be moniored from he Board's offices in capial ciies, were based on random sampling of programs o provide informaion abou he composiion of programs as well as heir disribuion hroughou he day and week. They supplemen he general observaions of programs conduced hroughou he year by he Board's monioring saff. An ouline of he mehods used and of some of he resuls obained is se ou in Appendix : The Board subscribed o audience measuremen survey repors of McNair Anderson Associaes Py. Ld. as a means of providing furher informaion on public reacion o programming. This is now he only commercial organisaion producing saisics on lisening and viewing audiences. The Board's research saff analysed he repors o provide furher informaion on he level of lisening, on individual saion populariy, on he populariy of individual programs, and on he composiion of he audience for programs. Those are he major deerminans in decisions by broadcasers and adverisers in program planning and adverising placemen. 39. As menioned in paragraph 389, saff limiaions affeced he exen o which he Board could invesigae many faces of he impac of broadcasing on liseners and is place in heir daily lives. The curren exension of broadcasing ino he new fields of communiy access ehnic saions and oher forms of noncommercial operaion, in boh FM and AM, raises he maer of he social imporance of hese new iniiaives which would warran rigorous sudy on a coninuing basis by he Board's program research uni, given he availabiliy of appropriae saff and resources. The Board is very much concerned a he limiaions upon is research aciviies and is once again aking up he need for appropriae saff wih he Public Service Board. HOURS OF SERVICE 39. A 30 June 97, 8 commercial broadcasing saions were operaing for an aggregae of 6, 0-! hours per week, 66 hours per week less han a 30 June 974. In all, saions increased hours of ransmission and 6 saions reduced hours. All capial ciy saions, wih he excepion of 4BH Brisbane, ogeher wih 0 counry saions, were operaing coninuously a he close of he year, making a oal of 3 saions hroughou Ausralia. They are CH, GB, KY, SM, UE and UW Sydney; CA Canberra; HD and KO Newcasle; NX Bolwarra; WL Wollongong; 3AK, 3A W, 3DB, 3KZ, 3UZ and 3XY Melbourne; 3BA Ballara; 4BC, 4BK and 4KQ Brisbane; 4AK Oakey; 4CA Cairns; 4IP Ipswich; 4TO Townsville; SAD, DN and SKA Adelaide; 6IX, 6KY, 6PM and 6PR Perh; 7HO and 7HT Hobar The 9 saions of he Naional Broadcasing Service, including 7 saions operaing in he high frequency band, were providing a oal of, 46 hours per week The weekly hours of service of each commercial and naional saion are shown in appendices 'A' and 'B'. 39. The following able shows he average weekly hours of operaion of commercial saions a inervals since 9.

43 76 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor HOURS OF SERVICE-COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS Average Hours of Transmission per Week a 30 June (o neares hour) Locaion Sydney (6 saions) Melbourne (6 saions) Brisbane (4 saions) Adelaide (3 saions) Perh ( 4 saions) Hobar ( saions) All Sae Capials ( saions) All Oher Areas (8 sns) (83 sns) (89 sns) (93 sns) (93 sns) All Saions (06 sns) (08 sns) (4 sns) (8 sns) (8 sns) 396. There were numerous emporary increases in hours of service approved by he Board during he year o enable saions o cover special evens of naional or local ineres. PART VI-TELEVISION-ADMINISTRATION CURRENT LICENCES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS 397. As a 30 June 97 here were fory-eigh licences for commercial elevision saions in force. Deails of licensees are conained in Appendix C of his Repor. The disribuion of licences is as follows: Capial Counry Sae Ciies Areas Terriories Toal Ausralian Capial Terriory New Souh Wales 3 4 Vicoria Queensland 3 8 Souh Ausralia 3 Wesern Ausralia 3 I Tasmania Norhern Terriory Ausralia 3 48 GRANT OF NEW LICENCES 398. No new licences for commercial elevision sai.ons were graned during he year. Arising ou of he Board's coninuing review of he elevision services, i was possible for he Board o recommend o he Miniser ha he invie applicaions for he gran of licences o provide a commercial elevision service o each of he following areas.. Renmark/Loxon area, Souh Ausralia.. Mawson area, Wesern Ausralia. 3. Geraldon area, Wesern Ausralia Following he recommendaion of he Board, he Miniser for he Media, in he Ausralian Governmen Gazee of 6 February, 974, formally invied applicaions for he gran of a licence for a commercial elevision service in each Television-Adminisraion 77 of he abovemenioned areas. The Miniser announced he maer o he press on he same day. The closing dae for applicaions was July, 974. Applicaions were received from he following: - Renmark /Loxon Sunraysia Television Ld. Souh Eas Telecasers Limied on behalf of a company o be formed. James Macgregor Surrock on: behalf of a company o be formed. Riverland Television Py. Ld. Geraldon Area Swan Television Limied. Geraldon Telecasers Py. Ld. Trans-Wes Telecasers Py. Ld. Mid-Wesern Television Py. Ld. Mawson Area Souh Wesern Telecasers Limied. Trans-Wes Telecasers Py. Ld. Mid-Wesern Television Py. Ld Pursuan o secion 83 (.) of he Ac, he Miniser by insrumen in wriing daed 3 July, 974, referred he applicaions for he abovemenioned hree areas o he Board for is recommendaion as o he exercise by him of he powers conferred by sub-secion () of secion 8 of he Ac. 40. In relaion o he Geraldon and Mawson areas, he Board, in accordance wih he requiremens of secion 0 of he Ac gave noice of he ime and place for he commencemen of he inquiry ino he applicaions by leer o each of he applicans and also by public noice published in newspapers circulaing in he areas concerned. The Board held he inquiries ino he applicaions on he 0h Floor, Lombard House, Adelaide Terrace, Wesern Ausralia. The Geraldon inquiry was held on and 3 December, 974, followed by he Mawson inquiry on 3 and 4December, 974. However, he Mawson inquiry was adjourned unil 9 April, 97. The Board compleed he inquiry on ha dae in he Board Room, Ausralian Broadcasing Conrol Board, Marland House, 70 Bourke Sree, Melbourne. 40. Prior o he inquiry, he applicaion by Swan Television Limied, for a licence for a commercial elevision service in he Geraldon area, was subsequenly wihdrawn and in regard o. he Renmark/Loxon area he applicaion made by Sunraysia Television Ld. was also wihdrawn prior o he inquiry. The oher applicans were noified by leer accordingly. Geraldon Area 403. The Board submied is repor and recommendaion, as o he gran of he licence, o he Miniser for he Media on 4 April, 97. Subsequenly he Miniser advised he Board ha he had approved he Board's recommendai(m and ha he was prepared o gran o Geraldon Telecasers Py. Ld. a licence for a commercial elevision saion o serve he Geraldon area of Wesern Ausralia subjec o

44 78 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor compliance wih he provisions of he Broadcasing and Television Ac and on he following condiion:- "ha he licensee shall no ener ino any exclusive arrangemen wih any meropolian saion for he provision of programs or he sale of saion ime or adverising." The Miniser informed he company accordingly on 4 April, A he ime of he hearing of he applicaion he consiuion of he company was:- The company was incorporaed on 7h June, 974, wih an auhorised capial of $00,000, comprised of 00,000 ordinary shares of $ each. A he ime of he inquiry a oal of 7,000 shares (wo paid o $ and 74,998 paid o cens) had been issued o 3 shareholders, 3 of whom are residens of he Geraldon area. Each of he shareholders, one of which is Group Broadcasing Services Py. Ld., a wholly owned subsidiary of Group Television Services Py. Ld., hold,000 shares. A furher,000 shares are reserved for issue o local residens should he company be graned a licence. The aricles of associaion provide ha each share shall carry one voe. 40. In he Board's repor o he Miniser he following conclusions were reached:- I should be said firs, ha he Board has grave doubs concerning he economic capaciy of he area o suppor a local saion. In his regard he Board has said previously ha i recognises ha i has a clear obligaion o endeavour o esablish ha here is a reasonable chance of viable operaion for a saion in a paricular area before recommending o he Miniser he gran of a licence. However, he Board has, in he pas, aken he view ha applican companies which, on he basis of he evidence submied, can be regarded as having reasonable sabiliy and financial backing and-imporanly-he backing of businessmen in he area should be given he opporuniy o esablish saions, if here appears o he Board o be some chance of successful operaion. In he case of Geraldon Telecasers Py. Ld., here was considerable confidence expressed in evidence a he inquiry by he direcors of he company ha, properly managed, a saion in Geraldon could be financially successful. In addiion, Mr. C. W. Mildwaers, he Mayor of Geraldon and a direcor of he company, saed ha he direcors had considered he possibiliies of unprofiable operaion in early years, and gave an assurance ha in his even hey would ensure coninued operaion and, if necessary, provide furher financial suppor for he saion. In he ligh of he confidence and assurances of he direcors and,he obvious high degree of communiy ineres displayed in he applicaion, he Board has concluded (nowihsanding he reservaions referred o above) ha a licence o operae a commercial elevision saion in he Geraldon area should be graned o Geraldon Telecasers Py. Ld.; 406. On April, 97, Ge'raldon Telecasers Py. Ld. forwcirded he following l,eer o he Miniser for he Media: - "Following receip of your advice ha you are prepared o gran a licence for a commercial elevision saion o his company, a meeing of local direcors was held oday. I have been insruced o advise you are follows:-. The news release ha you had approved his company's applicaion was received wih a grea deal of pleasure by he people of his region.. The direcors agree o he condiions saed in your leer of 4 April, The Board wishes o confirm is srong desire o proceed wih he proposal bu in view of he presen economic siuaion i would no be pruden o commi he company o he expendiure involved wihou firs updaing he feasibiliy sudies. Our consulans have been requesed o carry ou hese sudies and repor o our board as soon as possible. 4. Immediaely on a decision being made, you will be advised." 407. The Miniser wroe o he Chairman of Direcors of he company expressing concern a he prospec of delay o he developmen of he service and requesed ha a firm decision of he company's inenions be submied o him by Augus 97. Mawson Area T elev is ion-adminisraion The Board submied is repor and recommendaion o he Miniser for he Media on 3 June 97, and a he ime of wriing his repor he Miniser was considering he Board's repor and recommendaion. Renmark/ Loxon Area 409. The Board, in accordance wih he requiremens of secion 0 of he Ac, gave noice of he ime and place for he commencemen of he inquiry ino he applicaions by leer o each of he applicans and also by public noice published in he newspapers circulaing in he area concerned. T he Board held he inquiry ino he applicaions on 8 o 30 January 97, inclusive, a he Loxon Insiue, Eas Terrace, Loxon, Souh Ausralia. 40. On 8 May 97, he Board submied is repor and recommendaion o he Miniser for he Media (Senaor he Honourable Douglas McClelland). On 7 June 97, he Board re-submied is repor and recommendaion o Dr Cass, who was considering he repor a he ime of wriing. RENEWAL OF LICENCES FOR COMMERCIAL T ELEVISION STATIONS 4. The Board is required by he Ac o submi a recommendaion o he Miniser on each licensee's applicaion for he renewal of is licence. Applicaions are made in accordance wih a form designed o provide informaion concerning he consiuion and ownership or conrol of he licensee company for he purpose of asceraining wheher here has been any conravenion of he provisions of Division 3 of Par IV of he Ac, and o provide informaion concerning echnical aspecs and program performance of he saion. Each saion is subjec o an annual inspecion from he adminisraive, engineering and program services viewpoin. Before making is recommendaion o he Miniser on renewals of licences, he Board makes a complee review of he service which has been provided by he licensees. 4. The licences for 4 commercial elevision saions fell due for renewal during he year under review. The licences for he following saions, being he iniial licences, graned in accordance wih he Ac for a period of five years, have no ye expired. QUEENSLAND ITQ Saion Moun Isa Area WESTERN AUSTRALIA YEW Kalgoorlie Area NORTHERN TERRITORY NTD Darwin Area Licensee Moun Isa Television Py. Ld. Mid-Wesern Television Py. Ld. Terriory Television Py. Ld. 43. Alhough he performance of he grea majoriy of saions from boh he echnical, program and general operaional viewpoins was generally saisfacory, deficiencies were noed in a few cases, mainly relaing o some echnical and program deficiencies. In no case, however, were he deficiencies considered o be of sufficien graviy o lead he Board o recommend o he Miniser ha he licences should no be renewed, paricularly having regard o he correcive acion which had been aken by he licensees concerned.

45 80 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor 44. Accordingly, he Miniser on he recommendaion of he Board, graned renewals of all licences expiring during he year. However, in renewing he licence for TVQ Brisbane he Miniser indicaed ha he was renewing he licence on he undersanding ha he assurances given by he Chairman of Direcors of TVQ regarding seps aken o ensure ha adverising breaches would no recur, would be honoured by he saion. (See paragraph 9.) FEES FOR LICENCES FOR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS 4. Fees for licences for commercial elevision saions are payable in accordance wih he provisions of he Television Saions Licence Fees Ac Under his Ac, he annual fee for a licence for a commercial elevision saion is $00 ogeher wih: - (a) An amoun equal o I per cen of he gross earnings of he saion up o $,000,000 during he year ended 30 June (or where he licensee has, wih he approval of he Board, adoped an accouning period ending on some oher day han 30 June, ending on ha oher day) preceding he anniversary of he gran of he licence or he period for which he licence is renewed, as he case may be. (b) An amoun equal o per cen of he gross earnings over $,000,000 bu no exceeding $,000,000. ( c) An amoun equal o 3 per cen of he gross earnings over $,000,000 bu no exceeding $4,000,000. (d) An amoun equal o 4 per cen of he gross earnings exceeding $4,000, The Ac makes provision for he money value of any consideraion in connecion wih any ransacion oherwise han in cash o be deemed o have been paid or given for he purposes of he Ac. The Ac gives discreionary power o he Miniser in cerain circumsances in order o ensure ha all income properly aribuable o he licensee is included in his gross earnings for he purposes- of he Ac. 47. The Ac defines gross earnings in relaion o a commercial elevision saion in respec of a period as meaning he gross earnings of he licensee of he saion during ha period in respec of he elevising from he saion of adverisemens or oher maer, including he gross earnings of he licensee during ha period in respec of he provision by him of, or oherwise in respec of, maer elevised from he saion, no being earnings from he producion and recording on phoographic film, or he recording on phoographic film, of maer consising wholly of an adverisemen. 48. The oal amoun of fees payable by saions during he period I July 974 o 30 June 97 was $,8,00. In he previous financial year, he oal amoun of licence fees which were payable was $,409,673. TRANSFER OF LICENCES 49. Secion 88(.) of he Broadcasing and Television Ac provides ha a licensee of a commercial elevision saion may no wihou he consen in wriing of he Miniser, ransfer he licence or admi anoher person o paricipae in any of he benefis of he licence. Television-Adminisraion During he year, following repors and recommendaions from he Board, he Miniser approved he ransfer of he following licences: - Television Saions NEN Upper Namoi Area l ECN Manning River Area ' S GLV Larobe Valley Area BCV Bendigo Area T ranslaer Saions Arm id ale Inverell Glen Innes Walcha Glouceser Swan Hill From NEN-ECN Py. Ld. V.B.N. Ld. Bendigo and Cenral Vicoria Telecasers Ld. NEN-ECN Py. Ld. NEN-ECN Py. Ld. NEN-ECN Py. Ld. NEN-ECN Py. Ld. NEN-ECN Py. Ld. Bendigo and Cenral Vicoria Telecasers Ld. To Television New England Ld. Vicorian Broadcasing Nework Ld. Vicorian Broadcasing Nework Ld. Television New England LJ. Television New England Ld. Television New England Ld. Television New England Ld. Television New England Ld. Vicorian Broadcasing Nework Ld. 4. The ransfer of he above licences was in each case a subsidiary company o is paren company and consequenly no change in he conrol of he licences was involved. OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF COMMERqAL TELEVISION STATIONS 4. The principal provisions of Division 3 of Par IV of he Broadcasing and Television Ac dealing wih he ownership or conrol of commercial elevision saions were se ou in some deail in paragraph 3 of he Eigheenh Annual Repor. 43. In paricular, secion 9 of he Ac provides ha a person shall no have a prescribed ineres in: - (a) each of hree or more licences; (b) each of wo or more licences for saions in a Terriory; or (c) each of wo or more licences for saions in a Sae and wihin a radius of hiry miles of he General Pos Office in he capial ciy of he Sae; provided ha a person may coninue o hold prescribed ineress in licences in excess of hose specified, if he held hose ineress prior o 7 December 964 which was he dae from which amending legislaion became effecive. I is provided, however, ha such excess ineress shall no be increased in any manner whasoever, and ha he persons concerned may no acquire prescribed ineress in any furher licences. 44. A prescribed ineres in a licence as defined in he Ac (secion 9 (.)) is broadly, a shareholding, voing or financial ineres, held eiher direcly or indirecly in he licensee company, in excess of five per cen. 4. Deails of principal shareholdings in all commercial elevision saions are se ou in Appendix H while deails of he muliple shareholding ineress of newspapers and ohers are se ou in Appendix I.

46 8 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor 46. In connecion wih he provisions of he Ac concerning he ownership or conrol of commercial elevision saions (and commercial broadcasing saionssee paragraph 8 o 30) licensees of saions are required o submi informaion in his regard in licence renewal applicaions. In addiion, he Board mainains comprehensive records of shareholdings in many hundreds of companies having ineress eiher direc or indirec in licensee companies, such records being subjec o consan review. Regular examinaions are also made of records a he various Sae Corporae Affairs Commissions. Licensees are also required o submi o he Board, a quarerly inervals, deails relaing o share ransfers, changes in respec of debenure holdings, and changes in respec of loan ineress in licensee companies. Informaion is also obained from a variey of oher sources. The records and invesigaions cover all persons and companies wih any noeworhy ineress, direc or indirec, in saions, including paricularly muliple ineress and non-residen ineress. There is, of course, a coninuing obligaion on all persons o seek he Miniser's approval o a ransacion where ha ransacion resuls in a prescribed ineres being obained in a licence, or resuls in any increase in an exising prescribed ineres. IMPORTANT CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDINGS IN TELEVISION STATIONS 47. As indicaed above, deails of principal shareholders in companies which are licensees of commercial elevision saions, according o he informaion available o he Board, are conained in Appendix H. The following were he more imporan of he changes during he year under review in he shareholdings of companies holding licences for commercial saions approved by he Miniser following repors and recommendaions by he Board: - MTN Murrumbidgee Irrigaion Areas Henry Jones Ld. (previously Ausralasian Jam Co. Py. Ld.) increased is shareholdings in MTN from 4,449 o 03,49 sock unis. RG Broadcasers Py. Ld. disposed of all is 00,400 sock unis held in MTN o:- Henry Jones Invesmen Py. Ld.,000 Associaed Rural Indusries Ld. 8,400 Henry Jones Invesmen Py. Ld. also acquired an addiional 0,400 sock unis. NBN Newcasle-Huner River Area Radio UE Sydney Py. Ld. increased is shareholding in NBN from 90,34 o 336,34 shares. TCN Sydney Consolidaed Press Holdings Ld. increased is shareholding in TCN from 7,40,388 ordinary sock unis and 699,438 preferred ordinary shares o 7,6,488 ordinary sock unis and 73,8 preferred ordinary shares. TEN Sydney Radio UE Sydney Py. Ld. increased is shareholding in TEN from 309,4 o 47,94 shares. Mirror Newspapers Ld. disposed of all he 40,000 shares held in TEN. r TNQ Townsville Area Tele.vision-Adminisraion 83 The Norh Queensland Newspaper Co. Ld. increased is shareholding in TNQ from 49,937 o 70,000 shares. GTS Spencer Gulf Norh Area Communiy Television Py. Ld. acquired all he 33,03 shares held by G. A Warner in GTS. SES Souh Eas (Souh Ausralia) Area Communiy Television Py. Ld. acquired 0,000 shares in SES. BTW Bunbury Area GSW Souhern Agriculural Area Bes Securiies Py. Ld. increased is shareholding from 3,00 o 07,00 shares in BTW /GSW, including he acquisiion of all he 4,000 shares held by Underwriing and Insurance Ld. and all he 0,000 shares held by Mr. T. G. Wardle. Memorandum and Aricles of Associaion of Licensee Companies 48. Secion 9FA (.) of he Ac provides ha a licence is subjec o a condiion ha a change in he memorandum or aricles of associaion of a company holding a licence for a commercial elevision saion shall no ake place wihou he approval of he Miniser. During he year, he Miniser, pursuan o he provisions of secion 9FA(l.) gave his approval for a number of changes of varying naure in he memorandum and aricles of associaion of licensee companies. DEVELOPMENT OF TELEVISION SERVICES 49. The following able conains deails of he various sages of developmen of he elevision services: - Call Sign Naional Saions- ABN Sydney ABV Melbourne Commercial Saions- ATN TCN Sydney Sydney GTV Melbourne HSY Melbourne Naional Saions- ABQ Brisbane ABS ABW Adelaide Perh ABT Hobar Commercial Saions- BTQ Brisbane QTQ Brisbane ADS Adelaide.. NWS TVW Adelaide.. Perh TVT Hobar Area STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT Dae of Comencee of Operaions November 96 8 November 96 December 96 6 Sepember 96 9 January 97 4 November 96 November 99 March May June 960 November 99 6 Augus 99 4 Ocober 99 Sepember 99 6 Ocober 99 3 May 960

47 84 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor T elevision--a dminisraion 8 Call Sigll Area Dae of Commencemen of Operaions Call Sign Area Dae of Commencemen of Operaions STAGE 3 OF DEVELOPMENT Naional Saions- ABC Canberra Area (Ausralian Capial Terriory) ABCN Cenral Tablelands Area (New Souh Wales). ABHN Newcasle-Huner River Area (New Souh Wales) ABRN Richmond-Tweed Area (New Souh Wales). ABWN Illawarra Area (New Souh Wales) ABEY Bendigo Area (Vicoria). ABRV Ballara Area (Vicoria). ABLY Larobe Valley Area (Vicoria) ABGV Goulburn Valley Area (Vicoria) ABDQ Darling Downs Area (Queensland) ABRQ Rockhampon Area (Queensland) ABTQ Townsville Area (Queensland) ABNT Norh-Easern Tasmania Area. Commercial Saions- CTC Canberra Area (Ausralian Capial Terriory) CBN Cenral Tablelands Area (New Souh Wales). NBN Newcasle-Huner River Area (New Souh Wales) RTN Richmond-Tweed Area (New Souh Wales) WIN Illawarra Area (New Souh Wales) BCV Bendigo Area (Vicoria). BTV Ballara Area (Vicoria). GLV Larobe Valley Area (Vicoria) GMV Goulburn Valley Area (Vicoria) DDQ Darling Downs Area (Queensland) RTQ Rockhampon Area (Queensland) TNQ Townsville Area (Queensland) TNT Norh Easern Tasmania Area. STAGE 4 OF DEVELOPMENT Naional Saions- ABDN Grafon-Kempsey Area (New Souh Wales)... ABGN Murrumbidgee Irrigaion Areas (New Souh Wales) ABLN ABMN Broken Hill Area (New Souh Wales). souh Wesern Slopes and Easern Riverina Area (New Souh Wales) ABQN Cenral Wesern Slopes Area (New Souh Wales) ABSN Bega-Cooma Area (New Souh Wales). ABTN Manning River Area (New Souh Wales) ABUN Upper Namoi Area (New Souh Wales) AJfAV. upper Murray Area (Vicoria).. ABMV ABSV Mildura Area (Vicoria) Murray Valley Area (Vicoria). ABMQ Mackay Area (Queensland) ABNQ ABSQ Cairns. Area (Queensland) SoµJhern Downs Area (Queensland) ABWQ, Wide Bay Area (Queensland). ABGS Souh Eas Area (Souh Ausralia) ABNS Spencer Gulf Norh Area (Souh Ausralia). ABA W ABCW Souhern Agriculural Area (Wesern Ausralia) Cenral Agriculural Area (Wesern Ausralia) ABSW Bunbury Area (Wesern Ausralia) Commercial Saions- BK N Broken Hill Area (New Souh Wales). CWN Cenral Wesern Slopes Area (New Souh Wales) ECN Manning River Area (New Souh Wales).... MTN Murrumbidgee Irrigaion Areas (New Souh Wales) NEN Upper Namoi Area (New Souh Wales) NRN Grafon-Kempsey Area (New Souh Wales). RVN Sbuh Wesern Slopes and Easern Riverina Area (New Souh Wales).. AMY Upper Murray Area (Vicoria) 8 December 96 3 March 964 June April Ocober April May Sepember November December 963 December 963 Sepember July 963 June 96 7 March 96 4 March 96 Mayl96 8 March 96 3 December 96 7 April 96 9 December 96 3 December 96 3 July 96 7 Sepember 963 November 96 6 May 96 8 June 96 July December April 96 Sepember June April Sepember 96.- December 964 November 96 0 July 96 December 967 July July Ocober 96 3 December 96 0 April 96 6 June March May 96 6 Augus,968 December 96 7 May 966 December 96 0 April 96 3 January 96 9 June Sepember 964 STV FNQ MVQ SDQ WBQ GSW SES BTW GTS Commercial Saions- TEN Sydney ATV TVQ Melbourne Brisbane SAS STW Adelaide Perh STAGE 4 OF DEVELOPMENT Mildura Area (Vicoria) Cairns Area (Queensland).. Mackay Area (Queensland).. Souhern Downs Area (Queensland).... Wide Bay Area (Queensland)..... Souhern Agriculural Area (Wesern Ausralia) Souh Eas Area (Souh Ausralia).. Bunbury Area (Wesern Ausralia).. Spencer Gulf Norh Area (Souh Ausralia) STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT STAGE 6 OF DEVELOPMENT Naional Saions- ABIQ Moun Isa Area (Queensland). ABRS Cenral Eas Area (Souh Ausralia). ABGW Geraldon Area (Wesern Ausralia). ABKW Kalgoorlie Area (Wesern Ausralia). ABD Darwin Area (Norhern Terriory).. Commercial Saions- ITQ Moun Isa Area (Queensland). YEW NTD Kalgoorlie Area (Wesern Ausralia) Darwin Area (Norhern Terriory) STAGE 7 OF DEVELOPMENT Naional Saions- AB MIN Mungindi (New Souh Wales). ABAQ Alpha (Queensland) ABAAQ Augahella (Queensland) ABBQ Barcaldine (Queensland) ABBLQ Blackall (Queensland).. ABCAQ Cunnamulla (Queensland) ABCEQ Charleville (Queensland) ABCLQ Cloncurry (Queensland). ABCMW Morawa (Wesern Ausralia) ABCTQ Clermon (Queensland). ABDIQ Dirranbandi (Queensland) ABEQ Emerald (Queensland).. ABGQ Goondiwindi (Queensland) ABHQ Hughenden (Queensland) ABLQ Julia Creek (Queensland) ABJQ Longreach (Queensland) ABMKQ Mary Kahleen (Queensland) ABMLQ Michell (Queensland).. ABMNQ Morven {Queensland) ABMSQ Miles (Queensland) ABRAQ Roma (Queensland).. ABRDQ Richmond (Queensland). ABSEQ Springsure (Queensland) ABWNQ Winon (Queensland).. ABSGQ S. George (Queensland) ABCS Ceduna (Souh Ausralia).. ABWS Woomera (Souh Ausralia).. ABC NW Carnarvon (Wesern Ausralia) ABDW Dampier (Wesern Ausralia).. ABEW Esperance (Wesern Ausralia). 7 November 96 7 Sepember Augus February April 96 3 Augus 968 March March 967 March 968 April 96 Augus 964 July 96 6 July 96 June 96 December January 97 8 December January Augus 97 Sepember 97 8 June 97 November 97 7 January February 97 8 March February 97 7 February 97 8 March March March March 97 7 February 97 8 March 974 December July June 97 0 April 97 7 February 97 December 97 8 March March November December June 97 7 February 97 November March 974 6July November June 97 7 December 973 Ocober 974

48 86 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor T elev is ion-adminisraion 87 Call Sign Area STAGE 7 OF DEVELOPMENT ABKAW Karraha (Wesern Ausralia).. ABMW Moora (Wesern Ausralia) ABNW Norseman (Wesern Ausralia). ABPHW Por Hedland (Wesern Ausralia) ABRBW Roebourne (Wesern Ausralia) ABSBW Souhern Cross/Bullfinch (Wesern Ausralia) ABKT King Island (Tasmania). ABAD Alice Springs (Norhern Terriory) ABKD Kaherine (Norhern Terriory) ABTD Tennan Creek (Norhern Terriory) LICENCES FOR TELEVISION REPEATER STATIONS Dae of Commencemen of Operaions 7 December Sepember April 97 3 Ocober December July January 97 9 December 97 December 974 December A elevision repeaer saion is a saion of low operaing power designed o ransmi only programs recorded on magneic ape. Aural ransmissions originaed a he saions are resriced o maerial such as saion idenificaion and emergency announcemens. In mos cases, amospheric condiions permiing, news services are recorded off-air from he naional broadcasing service and replayed. The saions, which provide a daily service and operae approximaely hours each week, have proved a mos saisfacory means of providing elevision service o remoe mining comm uni ies. 43. During he year, he Miniser, following a repor and recommendaion from he Board, approved he renewal of licences for elevision repeaer saions in eigh areas of Wesern Ausralia, Queensland and he Norhern Terriory. The licences were renewed for periods of one year. The fee for he gran or renewal of a licence is $ On 0 December 974 he Miniser, on he recommendaion of he Board, graned licences for wo elevision repeaer saions a Gove for period~. of one year. F ull deails of licences which have been graned for elevision repeaer saions are included in Appendix G. DEVELOPMENT OF TELEVISION REPEATER STATIONS 433. Deails of elevision repeaer saion developmen are shown in he following able: - Call Sign WEQR NEWR HTWR *HDWR *HDWR GEMR CKWR CKWR HTWR HTWR GOVR GOVR Area Weipa (Queensland) Newman (Wesern Ausralia) M. Tom Price (Wesern Ausralia) Dampier (Wesern Ausralia).. Karraha (Wesern Ausralia). Grooe Eyland (Norhern Terriory)..... Koolan Island-Yampi Sound (Wesern Ausralia) Cockaoo Island (Wesern Ausralia). M. Nameless (Wesern Ausralia) Paraburdoo (Wesern Ausralia) Nhulunbuy (Norhern Terriory) Yirrkala Mission (Norhern Terriory) Dae of Commenceen of Operaions 9 November November 970 December December December December March 97 lomarch 97 April 97 April 97 4 December December 974 *Licences revoked 6 December 973 on commencemen of naional elevision saions ABDW Dampier and ABKA W Karraha. ' j TELEVISION TRANSLATOR STATIONS 434. Deails of commercial and naional elevision ranslaor saions m operaion, including operaing condiions, are shown in Appendices E and F respecively. 43. On he recommendaion of he Board, ranslaor saions have been auhorised by he Miniser in he following areas during he year: New Souh Wales Ashford Tamworh Quirindi Young Queensland Norh Cairns Mareeba Gordonvale. Tully Mossman-Por Douglas Babinda Ravenshoe. Herberon Mission Beach Nebo Moran bah/ Goonyella Dysar Wesern Ausralia Narrogin Pannawonica T om Price. Paraburdoo. Goldsworhy Shay Gap.. (Naional and Commercial) (Naional and Commercial) (Naional and Commercial) (Naional) (Naional and Commercial) (Naional and Commercial) (Naional and Commercial) (Naional and Commercial) (Naional and Commercial) (Naional and Commercial) (Naional and Commercial) (Naional and Commercial) (Naional and Commercial) (Naional) (Naional) (Naional and Commercial) (Naional) (Naional) (Naional) (Naional) (Naional) (Naional) COMMENCEMENT OF S ERVICE OF TELEVISION TRANSLATOR STATIONS 436. Television ranslaor saions commenced operaion during he year m he following locaions: - New Souh Wales Glouceser Hay Vicoria Corryong/Khancoban Queensland Whisunday Islands/ Shue Harbour ;.,. (Naional and Commercial) (Naional) (Naional) (Naional)

49 88 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Wesern Ausralia Albany Norhern Terriory Warrego Mines (Naional and Commercial) (Naional) GRANT OF LICENCES FOR TELEVISION TRANSLATOR STATIONS 437. During he year ended 30 June 97 licences for he following commercial elevision ranslaor saions were graned: - Area Glouceser (New Souh Wales) Corryong/Khancoban (Vicoria) Albany (Wesern Ausralia) Licensee Television New England Ld. Riverina & Norh Eas Vicoria TV Ld. Souh Wesern Telecasers Ld Television ranslaor saion licences are graned for an iniial period up o five years and are renewable annually. During he year, he Miniser, on he recommendaion of he Board, graned a renewal of fory commercial elevision ranslaor saion licences Deails of ranslaor saions which have been approved bu which have no commenced operaions are shown in paragraph 468. COMMUNITY TELEVISION AERIAL STATIONS 440. Under secion 30A of he Ac, he Miniser may, on he recommendaion of he Board, gran permis for he operaion of communiy elevision aerial sysems in cerain circumsances. Communiy elevision aerial sysems are used in Ausralia o provide recepion of elevision programs in resriced areas of difficul recepion wihin he general area served by saions concerned. The Board's policy in connecion wih such sysems is ha he permiee mus have he permission of he elevision saions concerned o relay heir programs. The sysen:_s consis of receiving equipmen using a high aerial on a favourable sie, from which signals are relayed by cables or wire lines and amplifiers o subscribers on he sysem. 44. During he year, secion l 30A of he Broadcasing and Television Ac was amended by omiing sub-secion ( 6) relaing o he prescribed fees payable in relaion o he gran or ransfer of a permi, i.e. permi fees are no longer payable. 44. In connecion wih he gran of such permis, he auhoriy of he A.P.O. under he Pos and Telegraph Ac, mus be obained for provision of any wire lines or cables which raverse public land. Fees may be required by he Deparmen in his regard The Board has prepared noes in a simple form on he use of communiy elevision aerial sysems for he guidance of ineresed people who may have only a limied knowledge of he purposes and possibiliies of such sysems. The noes cover mehod of operaion, coss, effeciveness, ec. These are available on applicaion o he Board's officers by ineresed persons The Board has decided ha in fuure, as permis for CTAS sysems come up for renewal, he sysems will be inspeced by he Board's engineering saff for compliance wih he appropriae echnical sandards. Television-Adminisraion During he year, he Board received several applicaions for licences o operae communiy elevision aerial sysems, mainly in he Sydney area. The Board agreed a he reques of he A.P.O. ha a decision on hese applicaions should be held in abeyance pending he Governmen's decision on he join repor on cable elevision by he Board and he A.P.O Deails of he communiy elevision aerial sysems for which permis were in force a 30 June 97, are as follows:- Permiee O'Donnell Griffin Indusries Ld. Managemen Commiee Bayview Communiy TV Sysem E. R. Moffi Harrow Communiy TV Sysem Cablevision, Diverse Producs Ld. Hills Indusries Ld. AG. Roberson Clinon Py. Ld. (Cable Vision) Area Caslecrag, N.S.W. Bayview, N.S.W. Balmoral, N.S.W. Harrow, Vic. Beaumon, Glen Osmond, S. Georges and U rrbrae Area, S.A. Ahelsone, S.A. Wivenhoe, Tas. Wale Park, Sonyfell and Rosslyn Park Area, S.A. PART VII-TELEVISION-ENGINEERING SERVICES 447. Television services were being provided by he following saions on 30 June 97: - Naional Commercial Television Saions Translaor Saions 6 Number of Subscribers number of 448. In addiion 0 elevision repeaer saions were in operaion on ha dae. Deails of hese saions are given in Appendices 'C' o 'G' and he locaions of he elevision saions (bu no he ranslaor and repeaer saions) are shown on he map which follows Appendix S. Aenion is drawn o Par II (paragraph 70) of his repor dealing wih furher developmen of he elevision services. Developmen of he Naional and Commercial Services 449. Generally he developmen of naional and commercial elevision services akes place along parallel lines and, herefore, boh. services are deal wih joinly in his secion of he repor. Sage 4 of Developmen 40. Alhough sage 4 was compleed during 97/73 wih he esablishmen of he permanen elevision saions for he Cairns area (ABNQ and FNQ) on he summi of Moun Bellenden-Ker, here is a number of locaions where he service is below sandard and i was proposed, as menioned in paragraph 0 of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, o make recomm~ndaions o he Miniser o improve his siuaion. 4. This acion has been aken and he Miniser has approved he esablishmen of nine naional ranslaors and an advice. o he licensee of FNQ ha consideraion would be given o pe graning of licencesjor commercial ranslaors a each of he nine locaions. The nine locaions and he esimaed compleion daes of he naional ranslaors are given in he following able:-

50 90 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Esimaed Compleion Dae Locaion (naional ranslaors) Norh Cairns February, 976 Mossman Bareeba March, 976 April, 976 Babinda May, 976 Tully Sepember, 976 Herberon Ocober, 976 Ravenshoe Mission Beach November, 976 December, I 976 Gordonvale February, 977 4S. A he ime of wriing, he licensee company of FNQ had no finalised is consideraion of he offer regarding he gran of ranslaor licences for he above nine locaions. Sage 7 of Developmen 4S3. This, he las formal "sage of developmen'', was compleed during he year, bu as menioned earlier, aenion is drawn o Par II (paragraph 70) of his repor dealing wih furher developmen of he elevision services. 4S4. Sage 7 comprised 40 naional low power saions in small counry areas hroughou Ausralia, he las saions, lised below, coming ino operaion during he year. ABAQ Alpha, Qld. ABBQ ABBLQ Barcaldine, Qld. Blackall, Qld. ABCTQ Clermon, Qld. ABLQ Longreach, Qld. ABSEQ Springsure, Qld. ABWNQ Winon, Qld. ABCMW Morawa, W.A. ABEW Esperance, W.A. ABMW Moora, W.A. ABKD Kaherine, N.T. ABTD Tennan Creek, N.T. Medium and High Power Saions 4S. Reference should be made o paragraph 398 for deails of he curren posiion regarding he gran of licences for commercial elevision services. In summary, he Miniser has approved during he year he gran of a licence for a commercial elevision saion a Geraldon, Wesern Ausralia. IT'his saion will share he naional elevision sie IOkM NE of Geraldon. I will operae on channel, wih a ransmiing aerial of nominally omnidirecional radiaion paern, wih an effecive radiaed power of 8kW. 4S6. Following he Board's inquiries held ino licence applicaions for commercial elevision service in he Renmark/Loxon area of Souh Ausralia and he Mawson area of Wesern Ausralia, as of 30 June 97, he Miniser had under consideraion he Board's recommendaions for he gran of licences in hese areas. 4S7. During he year he Board deermined ha he channel for he Newcasle naional saion ABHN be changed from S o SA o allow for he inroducion of FM broadcasing services in he Sydney /Newcasle/Wollongong areas. The use of channel SA will no require any changes o be made in he service area of he Newcasle saion, bu i will require he use of precision offse for boh he Newcasle and Wollongong naional saions, boh of which will be operaing on channel SA. This echnique has no been used elsewhere in Ausralia bu is commonly used overseas o reduce significanly he proecion raio required for co-channel saions. Te levision---a dminisraion 9 4S8. In addiion, i was found ha he ransmiing aerial radiaion paern of he Wollongong naional saion, ABWN, could be alered o reduce he power radiaed owards he service area of ABHN wihou affecing he coverage of he naional service because of he considerable overlap beween he service areas of he Sydney and Wollongong naional saions. No only will his modificaion provide an increased margin of proecion for he Newcasle service when he channel change is effeced, bu also i will allow more power o be radiaed owards he Miagong area, some of which receives only a marginal service a he momen. 4S9. I is anicipaed ha he main problem likely o be encounered wih he channel change of ABHN will be he inabiliy of some older receivers o une o channel SA. As ye, he number of receivers likely o be affeced has no been accuraely ascerained, bu indicaions are ha i will no be large, bearing in mind he ime ha has elapsed since channel SA was creaed. The Board will ensure ha adequae publiciy is given o he.change-over prior o he due dae. Television Translaor Saions and oher Low Power Saions 460. During he year ranslaors came ino operaion m he following. locaions: - Glouceser Hay Corryong/Khancoban Whisunday Islands/Shue Harbour Albany Warrego Mines N.S.W. N.S.W. VIC./N.S.W. QLD. W.A. N.T. (naional and commercial) (naional) (naional) (naional) (naional and commercial) (naional) 46. The naional and commercial ranslaors a Gowrie Park, Tasmania, have ceased operaion, following closure. of he Hydro Elecric Commission consrucion ownship a Gowrie Park. 46. Television repeaer saions commenced operaion a Nhulunbuy and Yirrkala Mission on he Gove Peninsula, Norhern Terriory On he recommendaion of he Board, ranslaors or oher low power saions have been auhorised by he Miniser in he following locaions during he year:- Ashford Quirin di Tamworh Young Cairns Area Dysar Moranbah/Goonyella Nebo Goldsworhy Narrogin Newman Pannawonica Paraburdoo Shay Gap Tom Price Wienoom N.S.W. N.S.W. N.S.W. N.S.W. QLD. QLD. QLD. QLD. W.A. W.A. W.A. W.A. W.A. W.A. W.A. W.A. (naional and commercial) (naional and commercial) (naional and commercial) (naional and commercial) (see paragraphs 40-4) (naional and commercial) (naional) (naional) (naional) (naional) (naional) (naional) (naional) (naional) (naional) (naional) 464. All he foregoing saions will be ranslaors wih he excepion of Newman ~ and Wienoom, which will be low power saions. The esablishmen of elevision service a he Wesern Ausralia mining owns of Goldsworhy, Newman, Pannawonica, Paraburdoo, Shay Gap, Tom Price and Wienoom involve conribuions in cash or in kind by he mining companies concerned. D

51 9 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor T elev is ion-adminisraion In relaion o Newman, Wienoom, Tom Price and Paraburdoo he overall plan involves :- (a) he replacemen of he exising repeaer saion NEWR a Newman by a naional saion fed from a co-axial runk cable o be provided beween Por Hedland and Newman; ( b) he esablishmen of a naional saion a Wienoom fed from a spur from he Por Hedland-Newman cable; ( c) he replacemen of he exising repeaer saions HTWR a Tom Price, Moun Nameless and Paraburdoo by wo naional ranslaors serving he hree areas, wih heir inpu signals derived from he Wienoom saion 466. The naional ranslaors a Goldsworhy and Shay Gap, which will derive heir inpu signal from ABPHW Por Hedland, will replace he exising wired disribuion sysems (using aped programs as source maerial) in hese mining owns, which are operaed by Goldsworhy Mining Ld The naional.ranslaor a Pannawonica wm derive is inpu signal via a -hop UHF linkfrom he Peedamulla repeaer saion on he Perh-Por H edland co-axial cable The following able ses ou he echnical operaing condiions deermined by he Board for commercial and naional ranslaors and oher low power saions, he esablishmen of which has been auhorised, bu which are no ye in operaion. Whils, in he case of commercial ranslaors, he licensee companies of he paren saions lised have been advised ha consideraion would be given o he graning of ranslaor licences, a he ime of wriing his Repor only in a few cases have responses developed o he poin where he Miniser could give his approval, in principle, o he gran of a licence. These are idenified by an aserisk in Column of he "Commercial" par of he able. The esablishmen of naional ranslaors is proceeding in all cases lised, he esimaed compleion daes being.. given in he fin al column of he " Naional" par of he able. TRANSLATOR ST A nons AND O THER Low PowER ST A TIONS A rea o be Served Paren Saion Sie Commercial Ausralian Capial Terriory Tuggeranong/ CIC-7 M. Taylor Garran New Souh Wales Ashford NEN-9 4 km E of Ashford Deniliquin * Eden/Pambula/ Merimbula H ay J erilderie* Menindee GMV km ENE of own WIN-4 (via Bega Bimmil Trig. ranslaor) MTN-9 3 km ENE of own GMV-6 6 km WNW of own BKN-7 (via UHF 6 6 km N of Menindee link) P.O. Polarisaion (H--H orizonal) (V-Verical) H v v H H H v Channel Power (was) 00 e.r.p. (direcional) e. r.p. (direcional),000 e.r.p. 0 e.r.p. (direcional),00 e.r.p. (direcional) 00 e.r.p. 00 e.r.p. (direcional) Area o be Served Narooma Quirin di Tamworh Young* Vicoria Corryong/ Khancoban* Queensland Babinda Dysar Gordonvale Gunpowder* H erber on Mareeba Mission Beach Mossman/Por Douglas Nambour* Nh. Cairns Ravenshoe Tully Wes ern Ausralia Kaanning Wagin Tasmania Burnie Lileah (Circular Head Area) Smihon Srahan S. Helens Wynyard Paren Saion Sie Polarisaion (H-H orizonal) (V-Verical) WIN-4 (via Bae- Kianga Lookou, H man's Bay ranslaor) 4 8 km NW of own NEN-9 "Who'd A Though I" H Lookou, 6 km W of own NEN-9 Bald H ill H RVN- Iandra Sree, Young H AMV-4 M. Ellio FNQ-0 Radio Telephone Sie V 9 6 km SE of own MVQ-6 (via Denham Range, 6 km V Moranbah N W of Dysar Goonyella ranslaor) FNQ-0 4QY Naional MF Broadcasing Transmier V.ITQ-8 (via UHF link) FNQ-0 F NQ-0 (via UHF link) F NQ-0 Gunpowder Plaeau S. Parick's H ill Radio Telephone Sie Mareeba Dunk Island H H H V F NQ-0 (via Nh. Radio Telephone Sie Cairns ranslaor) 4 km N of Mossman v WBQ-8 (via Dulong Lookou, 4 8 km V Gympie W of own ransl a or) F NQ-0 Radio Telephone Sie H Buchan FNQ-0 Bald Rock, 6 km S v of own F NQ-0 Radio Telephone Sie M. Myrle H BTW-3 BTW-3 Microwave Repeaer sie, Fairfield Microwave Repeaer sie, M. Laham TNT-9 (via UHF Round Hill link) TNT-9 (via UHF Near O'Connors Trig., link) Lileah/ Alcomie Area TNT-9 Microwave Sie, Tier Hill.TVT-6 (via Radio Telephone Sie Queensown ranslaor) TNT-9 (via S. NW boundary of S. Mary's/Fingal Helens Aerodrome Valley ranslaor Reserve TNT-9 via UHF Table Cape link) H v H v v v H H v Channel SA 6 SA 0 SA SA Power (was) 00 e.r.p. (direcional) SOO e.r.p. (direcional),000 e.r.p. (direcional) SO e.r. p. (direcional) 00 e.r.p. (direcional) 300 e.r.p. (direcional) SO e.r.p. (direcional) SOO e.r.p. (direcional) 0 e.r.p. (direcional) 3 e.r.p. (direcional) 6 e.r.p. 00 e.r.p. (direcional),000 e.r.p. (direcional) 3,000 e.r.p. (direcional),000 e.r. p. (direcional) 3 e.r.p. (direcional),000 e.r.p. (direcional) 400 e.r.p. (direcional),000 e.r.p. (direcional) 00 e.r.p. (direcional),000 e.r.p. (direcional) 00 e.r.p. (direcional) e.r.p. e.r.p. (direcional),000 e.r.p. (direcional)

52 94 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Television-Engineering Services 9 Polarisaion (H- H O'rizonal) Esimaed (V- Chan- Power Compleion Area o be Served Paren Saion Sie Verical) nel (was) Dae Area o be Served Paren Saion Polarisaion (H- Horizonal) Esimaed (V- Chan- Power Compleion Sie Verical) nel (was) Dae Naional Norh Cairns ABNQ-9 Radio Telephone Sie H 4,000 e.r.p. Feb., Buchan (direcional) 976 Ausralian Capial Terriory Ravenshoe ABNQ-9 Bald Rock, 6 km S v 8 3 e.r.p. Nov., Tuggeranong/ ABC-3 M. Taylor H 9 00 e.r.p. Dec., of own (direcional) 976 (direcional) 97 Garran Tully ABNQ-9 Radio Telephone Sie H 0,000 e.r.p. 976 M. Myrle (direcional) Sep., New Souh Wales Ashford ABUN-7 4 km E of Ashford v A. e.r.p. Sep., Wes ern Ausralia (direcional) 976 Deniliquin ABGN-7 (via 4 8 km ENE of own v 9,000 e.r.p. Sep., Goldsworhy ABPHW-7 (via Communicaion Hill H 9 e.r.p. April, UHF link) 97 UHF link) (direcional) 976 Eden/Pambula/ ABSN-8 Bimmil Trig. H 0 e.r.p. Nov., Merredin ABW- (off Perh- Radio Telephone Sie H 0 e.r.p. Sep., Kalgoorlie link) in own 97 Merimbula (direcional) 97 Jerilderie ABGN-7 (via 6 km WNW of own H,000 e.r.p. Sep., Manjimup ABSW- No ye deermined UHF link) (direcional) 97 Mullewa ABGW-6 6 km SW of own H 9 0 e.r.p. Dec., (direcional) 97 Menindee ABLN- (via 6 6 km N of Menindee v 9 00 e.r.p. Dec., UHF link) P.O. (direcional) 97 Narrogin ABW- (micro- Narrogin Microwave v,000 e.r.p. Feb., Narooma ABWN-A (via Kianga Lookou, H 0 00 e.r.p. March, wave relay from Sie 976 Perh) Baeman's Bay 4 8 km NW of own (direcional) 976 Newman ABW- (via TV Hill H 7 0 e.r.p. March, ranslaor) co-axial cable) (direcional) 977 Quirindi ABUN-7 "Who'd A Though I" H 4 00 e.r.p. Nov., Lookou, 6 km W ( direci ona ) 976 Pannawonica ABW- (via UHF 6 km S of own H 0 e.r.p. July, links from (direcional) 976 of own Peedamulla coor co-axial (direcional) 977 repeaer Tamworh ABUN-7 (via link Bald Hill H,000 e.r.p. March, axial cable sie) cable) Young ABMN-0 Iandra S., Young H 0 e.r.p. July, 976 Paraburdoo ABW- (via Tom 4 km S of own H ' 0 e.r.p. Dec., Price ranslaor) (direcional) 977 'Pemberon ABSW- (via No ye deermined Manjimup Queensland ranslaor) Babinda ABNQ-9 Radio Telephone Sie v 300 e.r.p. May, Shay Gap ABPHW-7 (via TV Hill H 9 e.r.p. May, 9 6 km E of own (direcional) 976 UHF link) (direcional) 976 Blackwaer/ ABRQ-3 Culers Hill TV Relay H 8 00 e.r.p. July, Tom Price ABW- (via UHF M. Nameless H 9 0 e.r.p. Nov., Bluff Repeaer Sie (direcional) 97 link from Wi- (direcional) 977 Cannon vale/ ABMQ-4 (via Shingle Beach Hill H 3 0 e:r.p. Lae enoom Saion) Shingle Beach Whisunday Is./ (direcional) 976 Wienoom ABW-(spur from APO Long Line H 0 e.r.p. Oc., Airlie Beach Shue Harbour co-axial cable o Equipmen Sie (direcional) 977 ranslaor) Newman) (6). Dysar ABMQ-4 (via Denhan Range v 4 l0 e.r.p. No ye Wongan Hills ABMW-0 0 km NW of Wongan H e.r.p. Feb., Moran bah/.6 km NW of (direcional) deer- Hills (direcional) 976 Goonyella Dysar mined ranslaor) Tasmania Gordonvale ABNQ-9 4QY Naional MF v 0 00 e.r.p. Feb., Broadcasing (direcional) 977 Burnie ABNT~3 (via Round Hill v 4 00 e.r.p. Nov., Transmier UHF link) (direcional) 97 Herberon ABNQ-9 S. Paricks Hill H 4 3 e.r.p. Oc., Lileah (Circular ABNT-3 (via Near O'Connors Trig., v 8,000 e.r.p. Nov., (direcional) 976 Head Area) UHF link) Lileah/ Alcomie ( direciona ) 97 Mareeba ABNQ-9 (via Radio Telephone Sie H 6 e.r.p. April, Area UHF link) Mareeba 976 Smihon ABNT-3 (via Microwave Sie, v 4 00 e.r.p. Dec., Mission Beach ABNQ-9 Dunk Island v 4 00 e.r.p. Dec., UHF link) Tier Hill (direcional) 97 (direcional) 976 S. Helens ABNT-3 (via S. NW boundary of S. H 0 e.r.p. April, Moran bah/ ABMQ-4 (via S end of Carborough H A,000 e.r.p. No ye Mary's/Fingal Helens Aerodrome (direcional) 976 Goonyella Nebo ranslaor) Range (direcional) deer- Valley ranslaor Reserve mined Swansea- ABT- 0 8 km S of Bicheno H 4 00 e.r.p. Aug., Mossman/Por ABNQ-9 (via Radio Telephone Sie, v 8,000 e.r.p. March, Bicheno (direcional) 97 Douglas Norh Cairns 4km N of (direcional) 976 Wyn yard ABNT-3 (via Table Cape v,000 e.r. p. Dec., ranslaor) Mossman Wyn yard (direcional) 97 Nambour ABWQ-6 (via Dulong Lookou, v A 3,000 e.r.p. June, UHF link) Gym pie 4 8 km W of own (direcional) 976 ranslaor) Where power is no. sa~ed _ in e.r.p. : his means. i is he acual power of he ranslaor iself. Nebo ABMQ-4 Smih's Hill H 00 e.r.p. No ye Excep where oherwise mdcaed aenals are omnidirecional. (direcional) deer- In he case of direcional aerials, he e.r.p. is ha in he direcion of maximum radiaion. mined

53 96 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor 469. The following is he siuaion regarding changes in he operaing condiions of cerain ranslaors, referred o in paragraphs 4 and of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, and no implemened as a 30 June, 974. Translaor Porland, Vic. (commercial) Warrnambool, Vic. (commercial) Toowoomba, Qld. (commercial) Townsville, Qld. (naional and commercial) Deails of Changes Inpu signal via UHF link from Warrnambool ranslaor, insead of direc off air from BTV. Diversiy (insead of nondiversiy) recepion of BTV. Re-siing o a new locaion a Picnic Poin and ranslaor power increase from S o 00 was. Channel change from 0 o (naional) and 9 o SA (commercial). Commens No ye effeced. No ye effeced. Effeced during he year. Commercial channel change effeced during he year. Naional channel change no ye effeced During he year he Board deermined changes in he echnic.::.l operaing condiions of cerain exising ranslaors, as follows: - Armidale ranslaors of naional and com~ercial saions ABUN and NEN, Upper ~amor: change?f cha_nnel fron: 4 o SA (naional).an~ o 0 (commercial), inpu signals ~o be den~ed via?hf lmks from he Moonb microwave repeaer sie (insead?f by duec off-au recepion of ABUN and NEN) and effecive radiaed powers o be mcreased o 0 was in he direcion of maximum radiaion. _ \Yal~ha ra_nslaors of nai~rnal ~nd comn:ercial saions ABUN and NEN, Upper ~amc~n: mpu signal~ o be de_nved v~ UHF lmks from he Moonbi microwave repeaer sie. (msead of by ~uec o~-au recepion of ABUN and NEN). If, in he process, a new naional ranslaor is required, he ranslaor channel is o be changed from S o 6.. Bowen ranslaors of na~ional and commercial saions ABTQ and TNQ, Townsylle: change of channel (naional only) from S o SA, effecive radiaed powers o be mcreased o,000 was in he direcion of maximum radiaion and inpu signals o be derived as follows:- (a) naional, by a microwave or UHF link, insead of direc off-air recepion (b) commercial, by a re-rouing of he UHF link. ' Cardsone Village :ansla?r (operaed by_ he Norhern Elecric Auhoriy of Queensland) of commercial saion TNQ Townsvle: change of sie and conversion o a non-f~equency-~hanging ranslaor (acive deflecor) of commercial saion FNQ, Cairns (relaymg essenially he same programme).. Kaanning. nai<?nal ranslaor. (oper<l:ing via microwave relay from ABW Perh); mcrease of aenal heigh and effecive radiaed p::>wer o be increased o 400 was in he direcion of maximum radiaion., "".agin n.ai?nal ranslaor (operaing via microwave relay from ABW Perh): change of aenal radiaion paern, as a separae ranslaor has now been approved for Narrogin. Waraah ranslaor of naional and commercial saions ABNT and TNT, Norh Easern Tasmania: inpu signals o be derived via UHF links from Was Lookou insead of by direc off-air recepion. None of he foregoing changes have ye been implemened. All changes in relaion o naional ranslaors, he Cardsone Village commercial ranslaor and he channel change for he Armidale commercial ranslaor will proceed. The commercial licensees have been invied o effec he oher changes menioned. 47. As menioned in previous Annual Repors i is planned ha he exising Khancoban commercial ranslaor a Moun Y oungal, operaed by he Snowy Mounains Hydro Elecric Auhoriy, will be closed down on he commissioning of he Corryong/Khancoban commercial ranslaor a Moun Ellio. This laer ranslaor is no ye in operaion bu plans for is esablishmen by saion AMY, Upper Murray are proceeding. The naional ranslaor a Moun Ellio commenced operaion during he year. 47. The review of recepion condiions in he Borderown area of Souh Ausralia, o which reference has been made in previous Annual Repors, was, Television-Engineering Services 97 regreably, once again deferred owing o he need o deploy he Board's limied engineering resources on oher, more pressing, assignmens The revised channel allocaions for he planned naional and commercial ranslaors a Burnie, Lileah, Smihon and Wynyard in Norh Wes Tasmanianecessary as a resul of he decision o. locae he FM broadcasing service in Band II of he VHF specrum-were deermined by he Board during he year and are shown in he able forming par of paragraph 468. TECHNICAL FACILITIES AND OPERATION OF STATIONS 474. During he year a number of saions insalled carridge/ cassee video ape recorders using wo-inch quadruplex forma. This equipmen enables replay in quick succession of a number of shor apes. Experience o dae indicaes he need for an agreed recording sandard o ensure uniform qualiy on replay, irrespecive of he source of he ape recording. 47. The use of helical scan recorders for broadcasing purposes is now faciliaed by he availabiliy of digial ime-base correcors. By he use of hese correcors he iming sabiliy errors inheren in helical scan equipmen. can be reduced o an exen which permis broadcas qualiy reproducion of colour signals. Performance on an inerchange basis is no as good as ha achieved on direc record/replay on he same machine, alhough he Board will approve inerchange under cerain condiions. Reference was made in paragraph of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor o a furher developmen, a machine wih a slan scan forma capable of very high performance. To dae he Board has no been approached by any saion for approval o use his ype of machine The rend o he operaion of provincial commercial elevision saions in pairs (i.e. one saion relaying he oher), repored las year, coninues, here now being en such pairs among he 3 saions of his ype. Relay from he paren saion is in mos cases by A.P.O. faciliies During he year high level modulaion ransmiers a a number of saions (naional and commercial) have been replaced wih equipmen using inermediae frequency modulaion. Tess conduced by he Board's saff on he laer ype of ransmier confirm he higher level of performance claimed for his ype As in he case of broadcasing saions, he Board is again pleased o repor he coninued effors of he commercial elevision indusry generally o mainain a high sandard of echnical faciliies and a resuling firs-rae service o he public. Their effors are paricularly crediable bearing in mind he exra work load imposed on he echnical saff during he insallaion and commissioning of colour equipmen. COLOUR TELEVISION As repored in paragraph 70, colour elevision services commenced in Ausralia on March, The preparaion of he revised Sandards for he Technical Equipmen and Operaion of Television Saions, -incorporaing he requiremens for colour, is proceeding as rapidly as he Board's limied saffing resources will permi. I is

54 98 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor planned o issue he Sandards in wo pars, one par covering operaional requiremens and procedures for he approval of echnical faciliies and he second par covering he requiremens for he echnical performance of faciliies. As menioned iri paragraph 3 of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor a draf of he second par was circulaed o indusry in March 974 for commen. Commens have now been received from all bu one imporan secion of he indusry. The preparaion of he draf of he firs par is sill in he preliminary sage. The Board is mos anxious o finalise and publish boh pars of he Sandards bu, a his ime, having regard o is limied saffing resources, i can only express he hope ha his work will be com:pleed during I was no possible for he Board's saff o underake a complee objecive evaluaion of all commercial saions prior o heir commencing regular colour ransmissions. However sufficien 'ess were compleed, combined wih subjecive assessmen in all cases, o ensure subjecively accepable colour ransmissions. 48. As was expeced, he qualiy of program source maerial is he principal facor under he conrol of he broadcaser deermining he qualiy of he received picure. The paricular areas of concern are a small proporion of film maerial wih poor colour rendiion and a similar proporion of quadruplex video ape recordings exhibiing defecs (head banding, velociy errors, colour noise and noise). A furher poin of concern is he inadequae conrol of he relaionship beween he chrominance signal and burs ampliudes. This has been evidenced by significan changes in sauraion beween program segmens and from saion o saion. However, i is expeced ha his maer will be resolved as he experience of he broadcasers increases and he iniial problem areas are idenified and suiable correcive acion aken. The Board proposes o underake a sysem of regular subjecive monioring of he colour qualiy of program maerial o inform iself furher on hese maers so ha appropriae seps can be aken o ensure opimum colour qualiy in he Ausralian Television Service. STANDARD TELEVISION DEMODULATOR 483. The draf Sandards referred o in paragraph 480 specify he video performance of a sysem or a ransmiing sub-sysem in erms of ha measured a he oupu of a sandard demodulaor, he characerisics of which are also specified. In he pas difficulies have arisen in assessing performance wih he demodulaors available, for a number of reasons. However, he Board has now aken delivery of Ausralian developed demodulaors which have overcome he previous problems and hese are being used by he Board's inspecion saff in he esing of saion faciliies In he draf Sandards he primary mehod of specifying video performance is by means of ime domain parameers (in conras o he exising Sandards where seady-sae performance is also specified). The group delay /frequency response characerisic of a ransmier is no explicily specified in he draf Sandards bu is implicily conrolled by he complemenary characerisic of he sandard demodulaor. 48. The draf Sandards require he sandard demodulaor o employ a group delay characerisic which is he inverse of ha shown in he diagram given in Television-Engineering Services 99 Appendix P. The us e a he ransmier inpu of a pre-correcion nework having a characerisic given in Appendix P would be appropriae for phase linear (e.g. double sideband) ransmiers. However, vesigial sideband ransmiers of recen design; using inermediae frequency modulaion, incorporae inermediae frequency group delay pre-correcion which has he advanage of permiing delay correcion asymmerical abou he vision carrier frequency o compensae he vesigial sideband errors. COLOUR TELEVISION RECEIVERS Local Oscillaor Radiaion 486. In paragraph 4 ofhe Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor he resuls were discussed of measuremens made of local oscillaor radiaion from a number of impored (mosly European) elevision receivers. During he year furher ess were conduced on anoher weny-wo colour receivers, all of which were designed o mee Ausralian condiions. Of hese receivers, hireen were wholly impored-from Europe, Japan and Souh America--'and n_ine were eiher Ausralian-produced, or were assembled in Ausralia. Nine of he receivers, all impored, used varacor uning whils he remainder used urre uners for Bands I, II and IIL These receivers cover a wide range of curren echnology, and he measuremens provide a reliable indicaion of performance limis and capabiliies of he presen generaion of colour receivers. Measuremens have been made, boh in he field, using he mehods specified by Ausralian Sandard , and in he laboraory, using specrum analyser echniques o examine he local oscillaor level presen a he receiver erminals. Resuls confirm hose of he earlier measuremens on impored receivers ha curren producion models produce local oscillaor radiaion levels approximaely 0dB below he levels produced by he older valve monochrome receivers. The sudies also indicae ha, generally speaking varacor uners have lower levels of local oscillaor radiaion han urre uners, paricularly for Bands I and II where he difference is abou lodb. Oher Receiver Radiaion 487. The improvemen in echnology ha inroduced varacor diode uners wih heir lower levels of local oscillaor radiaion has also inroduced new ypes of horizonal oupu circuiry and swiching regulaor power supplies. These innovaions, whils improving he elevision receiver performance, also generae levels of RF inerference which can be severe, wihin he audio, MF broadcasing and/ or mos of he HF broadcasing band. This inerference appears a he receiver aerial erminals, as well as being injeced ino he mains supply reiculaion nework. Work is coninuing on invesigaion and correcion of his poenially serious inerference problem, which is no compleely covered by exising SAA sandards. Chrominance-Luminance Delay 488. In he Board's "Recommended Sandard for Colour Television Receivers" (see para. 7 ) he limis for regisraion error of chrominance and luminance informaion are specified as no greaer han ± 0 nanoseconds. During h(;( year measuremens of his error have been made in he laboraory on a number of receivers referred o in paragraph 486. Mos receivers fall wihin he specified limis, bu in some he performance was well ouside limis. For hese laer receivers,

55 00 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor subjecive assessmen on program maerial, and on specially produced es chars, confirmed ha he performance was in some cases unsaisfacory. One aspec which is under invesigaion is he significance of relaive chrominance/luminance delay beween colours. For one receiver esed he red and blue channels had similar delays, bu he derived green channel differed by some 00 nanoseconds. Subjecively he resul was considered o be unsaisfacory wih some classes of picure maerial. In measuring he delay, procedures proposed by he Inernaional Elecroechnical Commission C ) were used in he firs insance. The echnique was found o be inaccurae and somewha impracical. An improved echnique has been developed, which will be he subjec of an engin eering repor currenly in preparaion. () Documen A (Secrearia) 7, Paragraphs 0-, nd draf revision of Publicaion 07. T ELEVISION OPERATOR'S CERTIFICATE OF PROFIENCY 489. The Board's Sandards for he Technical Equipmen and Operaion of Television Saions require ha persons operaing or responsible for he mainenance of elevision saion echnical equipmen shall hold a Television Operaor's Cerificae of Proficiency or be oherwise qualified o he saisfacion of he Board Examinaions are currenly held once yearly only, in December of each year, as he decline in he number of candidaes has no warraned he wice-yearly examinaions held in he years 9 o A he December, 974 examinaions here were 44 candidaes of whom 6 obained he Cerificae. This compares wih 7 candidaes (6 successful) as a he December 973 examinaions and a oal of 77 candidaes (9 successful) a he wo 97 examinaions. AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING TECHNICAL HANDBOOK ASSOCIATION LIMITED 49. The objecs of his Associaion o which he Board made a 'conribuion of $3,000 in 973 /74, were described in he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor. The Associaion plans o produce a four-volume handbook on he ec4nical aspecs of sound and elevision broadcasing; he firs volume of his handbook, dealing wih sound broadcasing (AM and FM), is expeced o be published in he second half of 97. Experimenal Invesigaions 493. Invesigaions direced owards making maximum usage of he available VHF elevision channels have coninued during he year Furher work was done regarding he limis which should be applied in elevision channel sharing under closely conrolled condiions (paragraph 4 of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor) whereby synchronising pulse generaors and vision carriers are synchronised. A field demonsraion was held a Coolangaa, Queensland, of he effeciveness of his echnique in reducing he required proecion raio, wih saions carrying he same program. I is planned o furher refine his echnique by he use of locked precision carrier offse and special equipmen is being developed by he Board o enable furher laboraory and field ess o be carried ou. Television-Engineering Services A furher invesigaion relaed o he possibiliy of using a VHF channel adjacen o an exising channel for radiaing he same program o areas wihin he service area of a elevision saion where he main saion's field srengh is inadequae due o he errain. Following laboraory ess, a field rial was conduced in Sydney which demonsraed ha i was pracicable o use adjacen channels in some locaions which would no lend hemselves o he applicaion -of he co-channel echnique referred o in he previous paragraph because hey are no well enough isolaed geographically o allow he services o be designed so ha he radiaed signals would be ighly consrained wihin he required area. Alhough he use of adjacen channels sill requires ha he service area be well defined and ha a sie exiss from which he ransmiing aerial paern can be ailored o resric he radiaion ouside he service area, he requiremens in his regard are no as sringen as wih co-channel ranslaion because of he very much higher field srengh ha can be oleraed in he surrounding areas wihou causing inerference o he direc recepion of he paren saion Reference was made in paragraph 44 of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor o invesigaions being made on "Acive Deflecors" (now known as non-frequency changing ranslaors). I was menioned ha such a device is a very aracive alernaive o he usual frequency changing ranslaor because no addiional elevision channels are required bu he applicaion of he echnique is limied o very heavily screened pockes of populaion where ineracion beween he direc signal and he re-radiaed signal can be avoided. During he year he Board saged a field demonsraion of he effeciveness of his device a Brooklyn, New Souh Wales. Wih he developmen of a grid parabolic dish suiable for use on Band III elevision channels, he use of his device as a means for serving small pockes of populaion in suiably screened areas appears o be an appropriae soluion, paricularly if, a he same ime, i offers economic advanages During he year he Board has had he general quesion of he reducion of local oscillaor radiaion from elevision receivers under sudy (in addiion o he work on colour elevision receivers described in paragraph 486) and alhough he conclusions reached so far are enaive, i would seem ha in many cases he local oscillaor radiaion from modern elevision receivers comes mainly from power fed o he receiving aerial from he uner inpu connecors. Mehods of reducing his power flow wihou alering inpu signals levels o he uner form he major par of he sudy As he new FM sound broadcasing services will share VHF Band II (88-08 MHz) wih elevision services, and as frequency planning for boh ypes of service will have o ake accoun of inerference from local oscillaor radiaion, measuremens were made o esablish he radiaion figures of various solid sae F M receivers currenly available in Ausralia. The sample was small and did no include all makes. In no case did he radiaion figure mee he requiremens of Ausralian Sandard UHF TELEVISION TRANSMISSIONS 499. The quesion of inroducing elevision services m he UHF band is discussed in Par II of his Repor (paragraph 90).

56 0 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA 00. Engineers of he Board have been acively involved in he work of he Sandards Associaion of Ausralia, in paricular in respec of he work of he Telecommunicaion and Elecronics Indusry Sandards Commiee (TE/-) and is associaed echnical commiees, providing he Chairman for Commiee TE/3- Elecro-magneic Inerference. During he year a Working Pary Commiee TE/3 coninued he preparaion of a Sandard for limis of inerference from elecric power lines. Inerference of his ype is he mos prevalen of all inerference repored in Ausralia. 0. Due o increasing concern by Governmen (Ausralian and Sae) in he consumer proecion area, he Sandards Associaion has underaken a review of he curren relevan Approval and Tes Specificaion 39 "Elecronic Sound and Vision Equipmen". The revision has been underaken by a join sub-commiee of Commiees TE/ and EL/, on which he Board was represened, and he revised sandard is expeced o be published before he end of 97?. 0. Commiee TE/4 (Radiocommunicaion) has iniiaed work on he preparaion of sandards for domesic AM, FM and TV receivers, and has also produced a draf sandard on MATV (maser anenna elevision sysems) which is expeced o be circulaed before he end of he year. PART VIII-TELEVISION-PROGRAM SERVICES 03. As was saed in paragraph 60 of he Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, he Board's oversigh and direcion of he program policies of he Ausralian commercial elevision service is designed o give effec o he requiremen of he Broadcasing and Television Ac (wihin he limis of he Board's powers under ha Ac) ha adequae and comprehensive programs are provided o serve he bes ineress of he general public. In pracice, he Board carries ou his funcion by ensuring ha saions comply wih program san4,ards, which include requiremens for he Ausralian conen of programming. 04. While compliance by saions wih he Board's sandards and deerminaions on Ausralian conen has in general been saisfacory, he long-sanding doub concerning he full effeciveness of he Board's powers under he Ac in respec of is mehods of exercising conrol over some aspecs of he programs of saions has had an, inhibiing effec on he Board's endeavours. This maer has been referred o in paragraphs o 7 of his repor. In November 974 and May 97 he Parliamen considered a Bill o amend he Broadcasing.and Television Ac wih he purpose in par of varying he sauory basis under which he Board exercises is funcions relaing o program maers. The Bill was rejeced in he Senae on boh occasions, and consequenly he uncerain basis of he Board's program funcions remains unalered. The Board's Television Program Sandards were las revised compleely in 970 and, alhough here have been since hen several amendmens o specific provisions, he Board had deferred consideraion of a furher major revision pending clarificaion of is powers under he amending legislaion ref erred o above. As indicaed in paragraph 3, he Board inends o proceed wih he revision. Consulaion will ake place wih all indusry bodies, and advice will be received from an ad-hoc commiee appoined for he purpose. Television-Program Services Through he applicaion of he poins sysem for he encouragemen of Ausralian program producion, he Board coninued o make progress owards achieving a elevision service which in is major elemens is disincively Ausralian in conen and characer. The poins sysem, which has now been in use since Augus 973, has proved o have a greaer degree of flexibiliy in applicaion han previous mehods which were based on overall percenages. The sysem resuled in a grea deal of new producion during 974, paricularly drama, bu he disconinuaion in January 97 of wo drama serials (he Seven Nework's "Class of '7" and he Nine Nework's "Unisexers", each oalling wo hours per week), due o lack of ineres by viewers, reduced considerably he ne gain in drama producion over he year. This raised some problems in relaion o employmen in he indusry which had been inflaed by a spae of producion in he laer half of As has been poined ou in earlier Annual Repors, any sysem for encouraging program producion can only be as successful as he audience accepance of he programs produced will allow. The Board has been aware since he beginning of 97 ha a number of drama series which had appeared o be achieving or mainaining a good measure of audience response during 974 failed o arac he same degree of suppor in he new season. The Board is conscious of he difficulies experienced in an indusry so dependen on he vagaries of public appeal, and has always kep his in mind in considering furher increases in Ausralian conen requiremens. 07. I is appropriae o poin ou here ha while here is a clear relaionship beween he quaniy of Ausralian programs presened by saions and he degree of employmen opporuniy in he indusry here is ofen a lenghy ime lag beween producion of programs and heir ulimae presenaion. The Board's responsibiliy is essenially concerned wih he acual presenaion of programs and he poins sysem is devised owards his end. I is eviden ha, hrough he sockpiling of programs, he effec of he disconinuance of a series in many cases is no noiced by he public unil well afer he acual dae producion ceases. This facor has been apparen during 974/7 in ha, whereas producers have cancelled or announced impending cancellaion of series, he effec has no been eviden in he performance of saions owards meeing he Board's Ausralian conen requiremens. Associaed wih his facor is he concomian requiremen for he Board o provide he indusry wih adequae advance noice of impending increases in he requiremens so ha producion can proceed well in advance of he ulimae presenaion dae. In his regard he Board announced on 30h June increased requiremens which are o operae from 8 February 976. Deailed reference is made fo his maer in paragraph In he curren circumsances he Board can aim only a a slow, seady bu neverheless significan increase in requiremens. As saed in paragraph 44 he Board considers ha addiional money ouside he resources of saions mus be found if major increases are o occur. ANALYSIS OF PROGRAMS 09. The Board regularly surveys he overall balance of elevision programming available o he communiy. This is done by means of coninuing research which

57 04 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor analyses he conen of programs presened by elevision saions. The basic maerial for his analysis is derived from informaion supplied o he Board by each commercial elevision saion and from he Ausralian Broadcasing Commission. Programs are placed under welve generic caegories, some of which are furher divided ino specific sub-caegories. For he purpose of he analysis he ime occupied by adverisemens is included in he running ime of he program. The maer of adverising conen is deal wih separaely and repored in paragraphs 609 o 60 of his Repor. 0. The analysis in he following ables is based on he programs elevised by meropolian and counry commercial elevision saions beween 6.00 a.m. and.00 midnigh. Anoher able derived from he analysis, showing he full exen of Ausralian programming on meropolian saions, is shown in paragraph 48 and furher ables are included in Appendix M.. For comparison purposes, deails of a represenaive saion of he naional elevision service are included where relevan.. The firs able indicaes ha on he basis of his assessmen he overall paern of all elevision programming, Ausralian and impored combined, has no changed significanly from las year, alhough here has been a sligh increase in drama and a corresponding decrease in ligh enerainmen. Such an overall assess~ men, while indicaing he naure of he program service available o he communiy as a whole, does no reveal he individual differences which exis beween saions in any one area or beween saions serving differen areas; nor does i reveal changes which have occurred in he origin of some ypes of programs. 3. The foonoes o he ables, showing he relaive proporions of elevision drama and cinema films, indicaes an increase in he use of drama specially made for elevision and a corresponding decrease in he use of cinema films. The able on page, alhough being derived from he same daa as hese wo ables, indicaes on an acual ransmission ime basis he changes in he Ausralian ~o mponen of programs over he pas few years. PERCENTAGE OF TIME OCCUPIED BY VARIOUS TYPES OF PROGRAMS COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS Meropolan Saions Counry Saions i Program Type Per cen Per cen Per cen Per cen Per cen Per cen Drama * 3- "8 4 0 Ligh Enerainmen 9 " Spor n 6 6. News 0 4"4 4" Children Family Aciviies 8 6 3" Informaion n n 0 Curren Affairs "7 " -7 - " -7 Elecion Maer 0 O l O l O l Religious Maer " o 0 8 "3 " 4 The Ars 0 0 Educaion.. 0" *Meropolian Saions 9 7% drama produced for elevision (6 4% las year) and 3 4% cinema films ( % las year). Counry Saions 38 6% drama produced for elevision (36 4% las year) and 4% cinema films (.4% las year). Television-Program Services 0 PROGRAMS TELEVISED B ETWEEN 6.00 P.M. AND 0.00 P.M. COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS Meropolan Saions Counry Saions Program Type Per cen Per cen Per cen Per cen Per cen Per cen Drama " * Ligh Enerainmen 7" Spor J-6 News "9 9 "9 3"9 9 Children 0 0" Family Aciviies Informaion n -7 Curren Affairs " Elecion Maer O l 0 Religious Maer O l The Ars Educaion.. *Meropolian Saions 44 9% drama produced for elevision (39 8% las year) and 6 % cinema films (0 % las year). Counry Saions 47 0% drama produced for elevision (4 07o las year) and 4 9% cinema films ( % las year). EMPLOYMENT OF AUSTRALIANS 4. Secion 4 of he Broadcasing and Television Ac provides ha licensees of commercial elevision saions shall, as far as possible, employ he services of Ausralians in he producion and presenaion of programs. Since he commencemen of elevision in Ausralia he Board has sough ways and means of encouraging licensees o give pracical expression o his broadly expressed inenion of he Parliamen, and an accoun of he Board's aciviies in his area is provided in he following paragraphs.. When elevision commenced in 96 a subsanial proporion of he very limied hours of operaion was occupied by Ausralian maerial. As hours of operaion were exended, he endency grew o use more impored maerial because audience measuremen raings indicaed ha he public's preference lay in ha direcion and because he limied program producion faciliies hen available o saions were fully engaged. There was very lile opporuniy o exchange Ausralian programs beween saions because he kinerecording echniques hen available were expensive and gave indifferen resuls. 6. In 960, he Board repored o he Miniser on wha i considered o be an unsaisfacory sae of compliance wih secion 4 of he Ac and, as a resul, he Miniser advised licensees ha he proporion of Ausralian programs elevised by each saion a he end of hree years of operaion should be no less han 40 per cen of is oal hours of ransmission, and ha a oal of a leas one hour per week beween 7.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. should be occupied by programs disincively Ausralian in conen and characer. 7. In 96, he Miniser direced ha as from January 964 he overall Ausralian conen requiremen would be raised o 4 per cen, wih a oal of wo hours per week of disincively Ausralian maerial beween 7.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m., and ha he overall conen requiremen would be furher raised o 0 per cen in 96. As an incenive owards he diversificaion of impored programs which, unil

58 06 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor ha ime had been predominanly American in origin, parial Ausralian credi o a maximum of five per cen was allowed for programs produced in Briish Commonwealh counries. Reciprocal arrangemens exised in Canada and Grea Briain. These requiremens duly became effecive, bu despie he allowance for Commonwealh produced programs saions experienced exreme difficuly in meeing he percenage requiremen, paricularly as hours of service were being exended. 8. Lae in 96, a Senae Selec Commiee on he Encouragemen of Ausralian Producions for Television was appoined under he Chairmanship of he lae Senaor Vincen. The Commiee me during 963, aking evidence from a large number of ineresed paries, including he Board. Is repor, which included many recommendaions ouside he powers and funcions of he Board, was presened in Parliamen lae in Subsequenly, he Miniser requesed he Board o invesigae means of assising Ausralian elevision producion. The Board provided he Miniser wih a saemen reviewing he curren Ausralian conen requiremens, suggesions made by various bodies, and he repor of he Senae Commiee. The Board also arranged for an invesigaion o be conduced by wo of is members-mr. J. M. Donovan and Sir Tasman Hayes, boh now reired from he Board. In November 96 he members repored o _he Board on heir invesigaion which had aken ino accoun he body of evidence which had been presened o he Senae Selec Commiee, and views obained hrough inerviews wih informed people in all secions of he indusry. The repor on he invesigaion included a deailed sudy of he resources and faciliies available o licensees of commercial elevision saions and possible mehods of approach o he encouragemen of Ausralian producion, including financial incenives by means of subsidies, rebaes of licence fees, ax concessions and reenion in Ausralia of overseas funds earned by owners of impored programs, and he incenive of qualiaive loadings for cerain Ausralian programs. 0. The Board recognised ha he developmen of Ausralian c9_nen requiremens for elevision which would ensure he effeciveness of he provisions of secion 4 of he Ac was a complex maer involving financial, creaive and echnical resources of saions. There appeared o be no simple sysem which could be applied compleely equiably o an indusry as diverse as he_ commercial elevision service, which comprises individually licensed saions wih markedly differing levels of income, and hence, producion capaciy.. These complexiies mean ha a comprehensive scheme o achieve a rapid increase in he amoun of Ausralian programming would involve acion ouside he Board's jurisdicion, such as he financial incenives referred o above. The whole maer was he subjec of a Cabine submission by he hen Miniser, bu no acion ensued. Therefore, afer careful consideraion of he repor submied by Mr. Donovan and Sir Tasman Hayes, and following consulaion wih he Miniser, "he Board decided ha i should ake immediae acion in he field open o i, by providing for a seady increase in he amoun of Ausralian produced programming elevised by saions hrough a sysem of percenage requiremens incorporaing quoas and qualiaive loadings for drama and consrucive children's programs. In he absence of a decision on financial incenive i was necessary, however, o ake noe of he financial posiion of saions. Accordingly, in Augus 966, he Board Television-Program Services 07 announced requiremens for he Ausralian conen of elevision programs effecive from July The new arrangemens were ha he requiremen for 0 per cen overall Ausralian conen percenage should remain (bu his could parly be me by means - of special exra percenage credis for drama and consrucive children's programming); he quoa of Ausralian programs o be presened during peak viewing ime should increase from 8 o hours per monh; and a new quoa of wo hours per monh of Ausralian drama during peak viewing be inroduced. The provision for parial Ausralian credi for programs produced in Briish Commonwealh counries was mainained, in he hope ha his would provide some simulus o overseas sales of Ausralian-produced programs. 3. The Board reviewed hese requiremens in Ocober 968 and subsequenly noified licensees ha he requiremen for Ausralian maerial o be elevised during peak viewing hours would be increased from hours o 8 hours per monh. All oher requiremens remained unchanged. 4. During 970 he Board underook a furher review of is Ausralian conen requiremens in he course of which represenaions were received from a large number of individuals and organisaions, including Acors and Announcers Equiy, he Ausralian Wriers' Guild, he Producers' and Direcors' Guild, he Musicians' Union of Ausralia, he Ausralian Film Council, he F.A.C.T.S. and independen program producers.. The Board's examinaion of he maer was compleed in Ocober 970 and on IO November 970 he Board issued a Deerminaion conaining revised requiremens which reained, in each 8 day period, he 0 per cen overall Ausralian conen (including added credi for drama and consrucive children's programs) and added a 4 per cen requiremen in he peak viewing hours beween 6.00 p.m. and 0.00 p.m. Six hours of firs release drama beween 6.00 p.m. and 0.00 p.m.; and four hours of special programming for school-age children were also reained. For he purpose of calculaing he percenage of program ransmission ime occupied by programs of Ausralian origin, a double credi loading for percenage purposes was applied o firs-release indigenous drama and he special school-age children's programming, while firs-release parly indigenous drama araced a one and a half imes credi loading. In he ligh of evidence ha i had no succeeded in simulaing sales, he parial credi loadings for Briish Commonwealh programs was disconinued as also was credi for repeas of Ausralian drama. 6. I should be noed ha, alhough he Board purpored o issue a deerminaion on 0 November 970, he exen of he Board's powers in his direcion was queried by saion TCN and he Aorney-General's Deparmen confirmed ha a serious doub did in fac exis in his paricular area. Neverheless, saioris complied saisfacorily wih he revised requiremens, and hose issued subsequenly. 7. In June 973 he hen Tariff Board issued a repor on a comprehensive inquiry i had made ino he maer of assisance needed for he producion in Ausralia of moion picure films and elevision programs. The Conrol Board had made a submission o he inquiry recommending seps which, hough ouside he jurisdicion of he Board, appeared o he Board o be essenial. The Tariff Board

59 08 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor recommendaions included he esablishmen of an Auhoriy responsible, among oher hings, for he operaion of an Ausralian buying agency for elevision programs (o reduce compeiive pressures which force up he price of impored producs, so leaving less finance available for use in Ausralian producion); for he provision of grans and oher financial measures o assis program producers; and for he disribuion of Ausralian films and elevision programs overseas. An Auhoriy wih many of he funcions recommended by he Tariff Board was esablished by he Governmen in 97 as he Ausralian Film Commission. 8. In June 973 he basis of he Board's Ausralian conen requiremens was changed from an essenially quaniaive one (se percenages of ransmission ime plus quoas in cerain caegories, and exra credis) o a qualiaive one in which here were very srong incenives for saions o elevise Ausralian drama, variey and informaional maerial. A he same ime, he new requiremens (known as he "poins sysem") were designed so as o ensure ha here would be a modes increase 'in he overall percenage of ransmission ime occupied by Ausralian maerial. 9. The poins sysem, which became effecive on 9 Augus 973, required saions o mee a poins arge based on weekly hours of ransmission beween 6.00 a.m. and.00 midnigh. Each hour of ransmission represened one poin in he arge o be reached. Differen poins values per hour were alloed o various ypes of Ausralian programs (impored maerial was no eligible for poins). Highes poins were alloed o one-sho indigenous drama, he Ars, educaion and high qualiy variey when elevised for he firs ime in peak viewing ime. News, documenaries, curren affairs, drama series and school-age children's programs were alloed poins in he middle range, while programs which conained lile of value eiher o viewers, or in erms of creaive effor, were a he boom of he range a half-poin per hour. The requiremens for each 8 days of six hours of firs-release peak ime drama, and four hours of school-age children's programs, remained unchanged excep ha he Board sipulaed he period beween 4.QO p.m. and 7.30 p.m. for he ransmission of he children's quoa maerial. 30. As a resul of a review a he end of six monhs of operaipn of he poins sysem, he Board inroduced a revision on 30 June 974 which i believed would increase he effeciveness of he sysem as an insrumen for, expanding and improving he Ausralian conen of elevision programs, in paricular, by he use of he "poins score" incenive, he Board hoped for an increase in qualiaive raher han quanaive erms. The major revisions were o reduce he poins value of repea programs; o increase he value of programs which used music composed and performed by Ausralians; o increase he firs-release drama requiremen and he school-age children's program requiremen, and, in order o ensure ha counry saions and hose in Perh and Hobar (which could draw upon he oupu of hree neworks) used as much as possible of he maerial produced in he major meropolian areas, he poins value o hese saions of such maerial was reduced. An allowance for he annual four week producion lay-off period which had formerly operaed was disconinued so ha saions were o mee he requiremens on he basis of he full weeks of he year. 3. A deailed descripion of he new arrangemens, which became effecive Television-Program Services 09 on 30June 974, was included as Appendix K of he Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor.. 3. The following able shows he Ausralian conen performance of saions which a 30 June 974 had compleed hree years of regular operaion. I is based on informaion provided by saions for he period 30 June 974 o 8h June 97. The figures apply o programs elevised beween 6.00 a.m. and.00 midnigh during he full weeks of he year. AUSTRALIAN CONTENT OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS 30 JUNE 974 TO 8 JUNE 97 COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS WHICH HAVE COMPLETED THREE YEARS OF OPERATION Ausralian Conen Peak School-age Overall Time Firs Release Children's Acual Poins (6.00 a.m. (6.00 p.m. Ausralian Drama Programs Saion Targe Poins (includes honus poins in brackes) o.00 midnigh) o 0.00 p.m.) (6.00 p.m. o J0.00 p..) (4.00 p.m. o 7.30 p.m.) Minimum Requiremens: 74 hrs. 6 hrs. per year average Meropolian Saions Per cen Per cen Hrs... JV!ins. Hrs... Mins. ATN (360 0) TCN '7 (9 0) TEN (08 0) 33' ATV (8'4) GTV (70 0) 4' HSV '3 (38 0) BTQ (46 3) QTQ ' (4 3) 43' TVQ '4 (09 0) ADS 9 47'4 (70 0) NWS (0 0) 33'6 38' SAS (88 3) 33' STW (4 8) ' TVW 97 () 38 ] (64 0) ' TVT (77'6) Counry Saions ''BKN (') CBN/CWN (66'4) 4' CTC (60 0) MTN (8'4) NBN 4 79' (67 9) ' NEN/ECN ('4) NRN/RTN 337'9 48'4 (639 ) 0 0 3' RVN (666 ) 44' WIN 487' (838 ) AMV (66 8) 44 4' BCV/GLV '6 (68 ) ' 67' BTV (0 7) GMV (00'4) 3' STV (89') DDQ/SDQ (847'4) FNQ (37 ) ITQ (70 0) 6 6 7' MVQ (86 ) RTQ 33' (39 ) ' TNQ (36 3) WBQ (09 ) GTS '4 ( ) ' SES (66 6) 3' BTW/GSW 9'0 384'6 (848 ) VEW (66 3) 36 3' TNT ' (70 ) * BKN - Exemp from requiremens 30 June 974 o 4 December 974. ITQ - Exemp from requiremens for full Saisical Year. i YEW - Exemp from requiremens 30 June 974 o 9 Ocober 974.

60 0 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor 33. The above able does no include resuls for saion NTD Darwin, which compleed hree years of regular operaion and, herefore, was expeced o comply wih he Ausralian conen requiremens from November 974. The Board had exemped he saion from meeing he Ausralian conen requiremens unil videoape faciliies had been 'insalled and he exempion was exended following exensive damage suffered by he saion from he Darwin cyclone on December 974. The saion has no ye resumed operaions. 34. Resuls in respec of saions BKN Broken Hill and YEW Kalgoorlie are for par of he saisical year only. During he firs par of he year boh saions lacked videoape faciliies which denied hem access o virually all non-local Ausralian programming and, herefore, hey had been exemped from meeing he Ausralian conen requiremen. Saion YEW insalled videoape faciliies in Ocober 974 and he above able shows resuls for he saion for he period 0 Ocober 974 o 8 June 97. A microwave relay link was esablished beween GTS Por Pirie and BKN during November 974, and his gave BKN access o Ausralian programs. The resuls in he able in respec o BKN relae o he period 4 December 974 o 8 June Saion ITQ Moun Isa, which compleed hree years of regular programming during Sepember 974, was exemped from meeing he requiremen for he full saisical year pending insallaion of videoape faciliies. 36. The able on page headed Ausralian Television Programs-All Meropolian Saions shows he amoun of ransmission ime acually occupied by various caegories of Ausralian programs during each of he pas seven years. The able canno be aken as an accurae indicaion of acual amouns of producion because i covers all programming including repeas. Neverheless i provides a more valid means of making comparisons over he years han he use of percenages which do no ake ino accoun of changes in hours of operaion. This is clearly illusraed by he diagram shown opposie. 37. The ables on page 04 illusrae ha drama is by far he major elevision program caegory. I is for his reason ha he Board has placed a srong emphasis in is requiremens on he produciion of Ausralian drama. The diagram opposie shows he exen of he increase which has aken place in he elevising of firs release Ausralian drama by commercial elevision saions since he operaion of he poins sysem over he pas wo years: - The oal of hours per week of firs release drama being elevised a he close of he year 974/7 comprised :-"The Box" (-! hours per week), "Number 96" (-!), "Malock Police" ( ), "Homicide" ( ), "Unil Tomorrow" (-!), "Las of he Ausralians" (-!),"Division 4" (), "Cash and Co." (). 38. The Board has noed wih concern ha Audience Measuremen repors in 97 indicae a subsanial reducion in he ineres of viewers in Ausralian programs compared wih 974. There were six Ausralian programs in he op 0 in Sydney and Melbourne in June 97 compared wih in Sepember 974. As menioned in paragraph 0 a reducion of four hours a week of drama producion occurred in January 97 due o he disconinuance of wo drama serials which los populariy wih viewers. Television-Program Services AUSTRALIAN CONTENT OF ALL METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL STATIONS COMBINED (shown in acual hours and also as a pernenage of oal ransmission ime) FIRST RELEASE AUSTRALIAN DRAMA Tl: LEVISED EACH WEEK BY ALL COMMERCIAL METROPOLITAN STATIONS COMBINED hours May IH hours November m hours January 97 - hours June 97-4 hours Lae 97 (projeced)

61 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor 39. ~ae in 974 a sudy was made of elevision program oupu during each ~f he prev0~s hree years. All commercial elevision saions and program producion compames were requesed o supply relevan deails and he following able indicaes he resuls. I should be noed ha he figures refer o programs acually produced; no all of hese were elevised. TELEVISION PROGRAM PRODUCTION-97TO Hrs. Mins. Hrs. l\!fins. Hrs. Mins. Drama-Series Drama-One Sho Variey Curren Affairs Documenary Children's Quoa Children's Non-quoa The sudy indicaed subsanial growh in drama and curren affairs producion during he period. There were also significan increases in he caeaories of varie~ and do~umenary programs and marginal increases in children's prog~ams. Informa0n relamg o he year 974/7 was being obained a he ime his repor was prepared. 4. The Board compleed a furher review of is Ausralian Conen Poins Sysem during which i considered all he evidence available o 'i from is own assessmen of he performance of saions, from informaion provided by he F.A.C:T.S., and from. su?missions which have been made o i by represenaives of un0~s and orgamsa0ns whose me!bers are engaged in elevision program produc0n. The oucome of he review was ha he Board decided ha afer 8 ~ebru.ary 976_ saions would be expeced o mee increased require~ens as oulmed m followmg paragraphs. In issuing he new deerminaion he Board informed saions ha_i would b.e. necessary fo~ hem o commence immediaely he planning and produc0n of add0nal Ausralian maerial o mee he new demands..4. Among proposals considered by he Board were suggesions for alernaive. mehods of imposing requiremens for Ausralian conen, including ha of a~sessm.g ~erformance by he relaive financial expendiure on Ausralian producion vzs a vzs impo:red. pro~rams. ~he Board is invesigaing.he feasibiliy of such a proposal, beanng m mmd he imporance of mainaining a subsanial amoun of Aus~ ~lian ma.erial i.n k~epi.n~ wi~h he fundamenal aim of ulimaely achieving a elevs0n service which is dsmcively Ausralian in conen and characer. 43. The poins sysem already conains elemens which enable he Board o se arg.es which ake ino accoun no only he cos and qualiy of individual produc0ns, bu also he oal quaniy of Ausralian programs elevised. The Board has, herefore,. concluded. ha for he ime being i should coninue o use he p oms sysem, m a slighly amended form, as he basis for is assessmen of saion performance.,i_ Television-Program Services The amendmens are inended by he Board o increase he emphasis on he producion of high qualiy maerial by saions in he major producion cenres, as well as o encourage smaller saions o provide programs o sui special ineress in heir service areas. These seps were aken in he knowledge ha hey will probably no resul in any increase in he overall quaniy of Ausralian maerial. In he exising economic circumsances in he indusry, i was eviden o he Board ha qualiy of programs and quaniy of programs are o some exen muually exclusive conceps. Since 966 he Board has made is view clear o successive governmens ha, in order o secure subsanial increases in he quaniy of Ausralian maerial on elevision, some means mus be found o mee he addiional expendiure which canno be recovered hrough sponsorship in a marke of Ausralia's limied size. The esablishmen of he Ausralian Film Commission menioned in paragraph 7 now offers prospecs for he provision of some addiional funding. 4. In summary he major changes in he Board's requiremens are o:- (i) increase significanly he quoa for firs release Ausralian drama from 7J.. o 04 hours per year; (ii) increase he quoa for programs for school-age children produced in accordance wih he Board's guidelines from six hours o en hours per four-week period; (iii) inroduce a new concep calling for saions o produce or presen each year a leas four special programs of he highes qualiy which may be in he form of variey specaculars or one-sho dramas, using higher han normal budges and employing subsanial numbers of Ausralian acors, ariss or musicians, as well as, if necessary, overseas sars. The Board has recommended o he performers' unions ha hey relax heir resricions. on he appearances on elevision of visiing ariss o enable hem o ake a limied par in he producion of such special programs, since heir paricipaion should boh jusify he increased budge, and also improve he prospecs of sales o oher counries; (iv) reduce he poins value of repea presenaion of programs, paricularly for he second and all subsequen repeas; ( v) increase he poins value of one-sho drama, kindergaren programs and cerain ypes of informaion programs; (vi) disconinue he pracice of applying differen poin scales o saions siuaed in he smaller capial ciies and in provincial areas in he ligh of clear evidence ha such saions have been prepared o draw freely upon he oupu of he hree major meropolian neworks, and hus me and in fac passed by subsanial margins heir poins values for some ypes of local producion by non-meropolian saions. 46. The Board informed saions ha i recognised ha he amendmens were being inroduced a a ime when he financial posiion of he indusry was insecure, and perhaps subjec o rapid change. The Board inends o keep he siuaion under observaion so ha i will be ready o vary is requiremens appropriaely if here is any subsanial change in circumsances.

62 4 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor 47. The complee pojns sysem, jn he revised form o operae from 8 February 976 is published as Appendix K o his Repor. The appendix also includes a saemen showing he poins value of all programs elevised since he new sysem was inroduced. 48. For he purpose of showing he full exen of Ausralian programs available o viewers in meropolian areas during he pas year, he following able also includes a column showing amouns in he various program caegories elevised by each naional saion. The caegories shown are hose used by he Board in is saisical analysis of programs of commercial saions; hey do no coincide wih hose used by he A.B.C., which has developed is own caegories o describe he program operaions of naional saions. 49. Conversion facors jncluded a he foo of he able enable he calculaion of he percenage of oal ransmjssion ime occupied by each program caegory shown. NEWS 0. During he year all commercial saions coninued o provide a comprehensive news service. News occupied four per cen of ransmission ime on meropolian saions, he same as las year, and almos seven per cen on counry saions, which was a sligh increase. On average, each saion elevised four hours per week of news programs.. In forma, news presenaions followed he paern of previous years, mos were in he form of 30 minue early evening bulleins, and nearly all saions provided shorer bulleins of -0 minues or brief headlines a various imes during ransmission, paricularly laer in he evening. Early evening news sessions were exensively viewed and, according o audience measuremen figures, were ofen included among programs wih he larges audiences.. There were again indicaions of a growh in he use of news maeral on relay from meropolian o counry saions. For insance, in Queensland several counry saions began during he year o make use of elecommunicaion channels o ake news on relay from saion QTQ Brisbane. Despie considerable increases in he coss involved, mos counry saions coninued o provide local news and weaher informaion. 3. The elevising of commenary and inerview programs provided an exra dimension o news bulleins on many saions. Curren affairs programs in he form of nework producions such as "Federal File" or "A Curren Affair" were exensively elevised in counry areas. The women oriened "No Man's Land" provided a useful dayime curren affairs service. Oher curren affairs programs included "This Week" (HSV), "Tweny-Four Hours" and "The Mike Willesee Show". The laer wo were disconinued during he year. 4. The Television Program Sandards conain a provls!on seing ou principles which should be observed by saions in he elevising of news programs. These are in very general erms because he Board recognises he special naure of ~":'c:-":'~".'.().f)'l"""(\oo'\n... ~ v Television-Program Services I C:- 0 N ;:~: :6 I MN 0 MO\M oon.,;. """' oo,...ion ' :-":'" ":' v \C)...-4V) g ~~~m ~".'~~".'~ 99":'~".',. OMO\ONN vnom\o N~:!,_,_~M~ c:- 0 v :~~~"."~IN :":'9":' :9-0\0 VO\M v :".'".'~".'":'I Q\('")...-4C"l...! NOOM 0 :~9~~":'" oo-nvo\ -i~n ~ ~ 0 r: c:- 00 ~ ~ 0 N I o;>o;>":'"":'"c'.' I N:::G~~ 0... ~".'":' ~c:-, 000\0oo O\Vv-- 0 ":'"o;>":'c:-":'" I -q-,...noon 0 00 \0 ',...M ".'9":'99 N~~~~,...N,... MO\\O NM\O 000\M --NN IOOM 000\00- N:::r--- N IOM \0\ MN \OOOV ' 0\0 O\Ov \OMN -oo ' 0 ' M"""l' \OMN :~IM. 000 M ~C'.'~:'":'":'".' ONOOI000-0\ '0 '0-r--v N 0\0\\00voo- N~0,6..;.oo.;., " C"") N 9':',v V N NN OOOOIOOOMV) OO~N~~O ~".' I c:l~nio"""v 000 NO MN NOO,_l() C""')C'f'i...:...:...,;.N --NvlO ":'":' IN""" VN ~ ' \0 ".'~I... ~~ oo\o v 00\000,...NVM...:..-oN.,;.oo.nN ;;;~MOO.0..- ".'c:-,~ I ~I 00 N ":'"~,~I 00 N jl NV,~ ~I N\O N ~I~ I ~- ~ ~!I ~ ~ ~I ~~ ii -~I~ I ii

63 6 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor news and he imporance of ensuring maximum freedom for is presenaion. The Board has, however, received well-founded complains from ime o ime abou he manner in which news inerviews wih people in a sae of shock or oherwise in exreme disress have been handled. The Senae Sanding Commiee on Educaion, Science and he Ars had expressed some reservaions abou his form of inerview. Consequenly, he Board produced a draf se of guidelines, based on hose of he Independen Broadcasing Auhoriy in Grea Briain, o be used in he conduc of elevision inerviews. The advice of he Ausralian Journaliss' Associaion was sough regarding he feasibiliy of using such guidelines in pracice and following wo meeings wih represenaives of ha oragnisaion, during which amendmens were made in he ligh of he Associaion's own Code of Ehics, revised draf guidelines were referred o he F.A.C.T.S. and F.A.C.B. for commen. A he ime of preparaion of his repor, alhough an indicaion had been received from he Associaion ha i did no favour he inroducion of guidelines nowihsanding is earlier willingness o co-operae in preparing amendmens, commens had no been received from he wo Federaions. FILM CENSORSHIP AND CLASSIFICATION OF PROGRAMS. The Board's Television Program Sandards conain he following deails in respec of he classificaion of film programs for elevision:- Symbol G Unresriced for elevision. Symbol A No recommended for children under 3; may no be elevised beween 6.00 a.m. and 8.30 a.m. or beween 4.00 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. on weekdays or a any ime beween 6.00 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. on Saurday or Sunday. Symbol AO Suiable only for aduls: may be elevised only afer 8.30 p.m. on any day; or beween.00 noon and 3.00 p.m. on weekdays which are school days. 6. Films may also be classified by he Chief Censor as uhsuiable for elevision. 7. The Chief Film Censor has repored ha during he yea ended 30 June 97 he number of elevision programs examined oalled 8,4 (previous year. 6,77), occupying abou,084 (3,9) hours of screening ime. Eliminaions were made from 36 () programs. No () program was rejeced under he Cusoms (Cinemaograph) Regulaions bu 30 (3) were considered unsuiable in erms of he Television Program Sandards. 8. Television programs were impored in he approximae proporion of 74 per cen from he Unied Saes of America, 3 per cen from he Unied Kingdom and 3 3 per cen from oher counries. The proporions are unchanged from las year. In addiion, 4 (8) programs produced in Ausralia ouside he conrol of saions were classified during he year. Of he programs examined, 73 (7) per cen were produced on film and 7 () per cen on magneic ape. 9. As in recen years, by far he greaes proporion of deleions made by he Film Censorship Board concerned violence, or he use of srong Janguage, and maer of a sexual naure. In many cases deleions were made o mee he requiremen of he disribuor for programs o be rendered suiable for elevising in 'A' or Television-Program Services 7 'G' ime. This included cases of srong language in programs required for elevising in family and children's viewing ime. 60. As explained in previous Annual Repors, he Board in 97 assumed responsibiliy for hearing appeals agains film classificaion decisions by he Film Censorship Board involving programs for elevision. During he year, hree appeals only were made o he Board. These concerned a film dip for he 'R' classified heare film "Dillinger", which had been rejeced by he Censor on he grounds ha i conained oo much explici violence, and ha i depiced violence and brualiy for heir own sakes; a elevision documenary program, "Barry McKenzie-Ogre or Ocker", which was classified by he Censor "Unsuiable for Television" on he grounds ha in erms of vulgariy and suggesiveness i wen well beyond he olerable limis of decorum and propriey accepable for elevision programming; and a feaure film eniled "How o Seduce a Playboy" which several years earlier had been classified by he Censor as "Unsuiable for Television". The Board dismissed he wo firs menioned appeals and recommended o he appellan in he hird insance ha he film should be re-submied o Censorship for re-examinaion in he ligh of conemporary communiy sandards; his course of acion was followed and he film was subsequenly classified 'AO' for elevision. 6. The Film Censorship Board also rejeced a reconsruced version of he "Barry McKenzie" documenary program on he grounds ha resor o "bleeping" and he superimposiion of he word "censored" on he film were no regarded as a saisfacory means of rendering he program accepable for elevision. The Board agreed wih his view and informed he appellan accordingly. 6. There was considerable speculaion 'in he press and rade magazines concerning he possible use of 'R' classified cinema films on elevision. A presen, such films auomaically receive he classificaion "Unsuiable for Television". The Board considers ha, clearly, a very large percenage of curren 'R' classified cinema films are oally unsuiable for elevision and, herefore, no aleraion o he policy regarding 'R' classified films is proposed. 63. I is a long-esablished principle ha railers and oher exracs from films used for promoion purposes will be consisen in classificaion wih he paren film. During he year he Board had occasion o inform he F.A.C.T.S. of is serious concern a aemps by a elevision nework o promoe a locally produced family ype program by using adul ype railers. The Board ook he view ha his pracice could be confusing for viewers anq would undermine he classificaion sysem which is highly valued by responsible ~arens. The Federaion was informed ha appropriae measures should be aken o guard agains his ype of promoion being used again. 64. A recen innovaion in heare program promoions has been he inroducion of composie film railers publicising several films, someimes wih differen censorship classificaions. The Film Censorship Board, in consulaion wih he Board, has adoped a policy of applying o such composie railers he mos resricive of he individual classificaions of he films concerned. 6. The quesion of film railers being elevised a inappropriae imes was a maer which gave cause for serious concern and i was he subjec of discussion wih he Federaion. A furher common cause of complain in his regard has been

64 8 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Television-Program Services 9 ha saions have elevised 'A' or 'AO' classified railers during a program which was classified 'G' bu which was elevised ouside family and children's viewing ime. While echnically such railers were elevised a imes appropriae o heir classificaion, heir appearance in 'G' films can lead o confusion in he minds of parens who use he classificaion sysem as a guide o wha heir children may wach. In mos insances, inappropriae scheduling was found o be aribued o simple human error. There were cases, however, in which saions produced railers and used maerial aken ou of conex from he main film. This rendered he railer concerned objecionable in erms of he Board's Sandards. This aspec of program promoion coninues o receive dose aenion from he Board and, in consulaion wih he indusry, he Board has indicaed ha i expecs saion managers o accep full responsibiliy for all program promoional maerial. Saions have been informed ha hey should consul he Board in any insances where doub exiss. 66. The Board me formally wih he Film Censorship Board in June 97 and a very close liaison a working level was mainained hroughou he year. FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS 67. The Board's Television Program Sandards conain provisions designed o ensure ha programs elevised during cerain periods of he day, when children may form a subsanial par of he audience, will be suiable for viewing by children wihou parenal supervision. This period, known as family and children's viewing ime, is specified in he Sandards as beween 6.00 a.m. and 8.30 a.m. and beween 4.00 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. on weekdays, and beween 6.00 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. on Saurday and Sunday. During hese periods all programs elevised mus be suiable for viewing by persons of all ages, alhough some allowance is made for news and curren affairs ype programming. 68. The graphs which appear on page 9 provide an indicaion of he imes a which young people make use of elevision. The percenage of.~children and eenagers viewing a each hour of he day is shown for weekdays and for weekends. The graphs, when compared wih informaion published in previous repors, sugges ha he endency eviden las year, for children o wach elevision laer han he 7.30 p.m. ransiion ime o adul program, has coninued. The Board was unable o reach a definie decision on he pracicaliy of exending he close of family and children's viewing ime from 7.30 p.m. o 8.00 p.m. I had discussions wih commercial saions, he Ausralian Broadcasing Commission (in respec of naional saions) and he Film Censorship Board, wihou howeyer reaching soluions o some serious programming difficulies which would be involved in he change. The discussions are coninuing. 69. Programs designed specifically for children amouned o 8 9 per cen of he ransmission ime of saions. This figure includes kindergaren programs and programs elevised o mee he requiremen for programs designed specifically for school-age children. This quoa calls for six hours of programming in every 8 day period, and, as indicaed in paragraph 4, his is o increase o 0 hours per 8-day period as par of a general review of he Ausralian conen sysem. The aim of he school-age children's program quoa is o encourage he producion and presenaion of a wide range of Ausralian maerial of an eneraining and informaive naure "" I\: % / / () 0 40 AM AM 7 PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS VIEWING )'('ars years Monday-Friday,!,: I,,,! I : I :.,, ',,.,. \.. I. \.., '\ ~,,, \ """ \ '\ \ ' \ \ '., PM y('ars Saurday-Sunday PM % %

65 0 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor designed for school-age children and elevised a imes when _hey ar~ available o wach. Programs are eligible for he quoa allowance only if elevised beween 4.00 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. 70. There has been an increase in he number and diversiy of programs approved by he Board as quoa maerial in erms of G~ide~ines which had b~en developed by an Advisory Commiee o he Board durmg is erm of oper~0n from 97 o 973. These include "The Curiosiy Show" (NWS), "Look, Lis~n, Laugh and Learn" (TCN), "This Week Has Seven Days" (Seven Nework), "Jumor Jury" (SAS), "Yellow House" (Eric Porer Producions), "Elephan Boy" (Porman Producions), "Cach Kandy" (Ausralian Film Producions), "Looking On" (NBN), "Wha in he World" (TVW), "Zoom" (STW), "Time for Living" (TVQ), "Triad" (STY), "Rock Around Ausralia" (SAS), "Professor and he Enquiring Min?s" (Seven Nework), "BTV Juniors" (BTV), "Ani~a~~ Classics'.' (AP.I.) and "Proec 7" (TCN documenary series; assessed on an mdlvldual basis). 7. During he year saions also elevised a number of programs designed o mee he special needs of pre-school children. These included "Romper Room", "Who's Tha Knocking a my Door", he "Winky-Dink Show", "Playroom", "Awley's School", "Here's Humphrey", "Young. Seven" and "Arabel~a's Aic". Unforunaely, here has been some reducion m he amoun of kmderga~en maerial elevised as a resul of a conracion which has aken place in dayime hours of operaion, semming from economic diffic~l~ies be~ng encoun.ered by some saions. To encourage saions o persis in providmg his worhwhile and much appreciaed programming, he poins value of. kindergaren pr?grams has. been increased as par of he revision of he Ausralian conen reqmremens which is covered in deail in paragraph 4. RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS 7. Secion 03 of he Broadcasing and Television Ac requires ha licensees of each elevision saion shall elevise maer of a religious naure during such periods as he Board deermines and, if he Board so direcs, shall do so wihou charge. 73. The Board has deermined in is Television Program Sandards ha each commercial elevision saion shall provide ime wihou charge for)he elevising of religious maer o he exen of a leas one per cen of he normal weekly hours of service, wih a minimum of 30 minues per week. The Sandards allow for lesser amouns in special circumsances if muual a~reemen is reached beween he saion dnd represenaives of he Churches. 74. During he year approximaely 0 per cen of he weekly hours of service of meropolian saions (6 minues weekly per saion) and 3 per cen of he weekly hours of service of counry saions (an av~rage ~f 47 minu~s weekly p~r saion) was occupied by such programs. In companson wih he prev0us year, his represens a sligh increase in he amoun of ime provided by counry saions, and no change in he amoun of ime provided by meropolian saions. 7. Many saions elevised a leas one 30-minue religious program, usually on Sundays. Epilogues and oher shor reegious announcemens were also widely used. The majoriy of saions elevised shor religious announcemens a various Television-Program Services imes during normal programming. Special religious programs were elevised by many saions a Easer and Chrismas. 76. Mos maerial elevised in free ime coninued o be provided by he Chrisian Television Associaion, he radio and elevision agency of he Caholic Church, or individual local church bodies. The rend eviden in broadcasing owards non-denominaional religious maerial is also appearing in elevision. TELEVISING OF OBJECTIONABLE MATTER-COMPLAINTS 77. There was a subsanial volume of wrien complains o he Board concerning program maerial considered by viewers o be of an objecionable naure; more han,000 such complains were received. The Board also received a very large number of elephoned complains concerning program maers, and in addiion he Board's monioring saff repored many maers concerning he naure and conen of programs and heir accepabiliy in erms of he Sandards. All complains received were invesigaed and, where i was found ha here was subsance in he claim made, appropriae acion was aken wih he offending saion. 78. Many complains came from parens concerned abou wha hey considered o be inappropriae imes for he elevising of promoional maerial for forhcoming programs or railers for feaure films. Each case was 'invesigaed in he ligh of he requiremen in he Board's Sandards ha such promoional maerial may be elevised only a imes appropriae o he censorship classificaion of he program being promoed. The Board found ha in many cases here was jusificaion for he complain and saions which breached his requiremen, wheher hrough lack of judgmen or human error, were reminded of heir obligaions in he maer and heir programming was carefully observed o ensure agains a recurrence of he breach. The Board is concerned a he prevalence of complains of his naure and is no ye saisfied ha saions are exercising heir responsibiliies fully in his regard. 79. An iem concerning a meeing of sriking power workers in New Souh Wales, included in he news bulleins elevised by saions ATN and HSY on 9 January 97, conained grossly offensive expressions. I was undersood ha a leas one oher saion which received he iem had rejeced i as being unsuiable for elevision. The Board discussed he maer wih saions A TN and HSY, and was informed by A TN ha a echnical faul affecing sound volume had prevened deecion of he offensive remark a he film ediing sage. The remarks had also escaped he aenion of HSY personnel. Boh saions assured he Board ha acion had since been aken o supervise more closely all maerial scheduled for ransmission. 80. Compla ins were received abou iems (dealing wih such maers as massage parlours) included in several ediions of he curren affairs programs "4 Hours" and "A Curren Affair" elevised a 7.00 p.m. on weekdays on he 0-0 nework and he Nine nework respecively. News and curren affairs programs elevised during family and children's viewing ime bewe('.n 4.00 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. are allowed some degree of laiude in erms of he resricive sandards relaing o general programming during ha period. In several cases, however, he Board considered ha he complains were jusified nowihsanding he special informaional naure of his ype of programming. The maers were discussed wih he -----

66 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor producing saions so ha a beer undersanding of wha was expeced of hem under he Board's sandards could be reached. Sl. Ediions of wo children's series, "Junior Jury", elevised by SAS. Adelaide, and "The Curiosiy Show" (NWS Adelaide) conained iems which he Board considered o be poenially dangerous o children. The iem in "Junior Jury" was on he making of candles, involving he meling of paraffin wax in a saucepan. The iem in "The Curiosiy Show" showed children playing wih lighed candles, maches and mehylaed spiris. These demonsraions were considered paricularly dangerous because of he danger of heir being imiaed by children and he inadequacy of he warning abou he hazards involved for young children. The saions using he series were asked by he Board o examine he iems before ransmission and o preface hem wih a suiable warning if i was decided o use hem a all. _ 8. Several insances of he use of objecionable maerial were observed by he Board's monioring during ediions of he HSY program "Penhouse Club". The maerial subsequenly gave rise o many complains from viewers. In Augus 974 and December 974 performer Miss Mary Hardy used an expleive which was considered by he Board o be compleely unaccepable for elevision. In he firs insance following he Board's aking he maer up wih he saion he General Manager advised ha Miss Hardy had been suspended for a week and had been warned ha a recurrence of behaviour of a similar naure would force he saion o dispense wih her services. Following he second insance he Board decided o ake acion agains Miss Hardy in erms of secion 9 of he Broadcasing and Television Ac in ha she was asked o show cause why an order should no be made prohibiing or placing resricions on her from rendering iems for radio or elevision. Following assurances received from Miss Hardy, hrough her soliciors, ha she would give an unequivocal underaking o he Board ha no such inciden would arise again, he Board decided o ake no furher acion agains Miss Hardy beyond warning her ha any repeiion of he offence would resul in is aking immediae and drasic acion. The Board also issued a warning o saion HSY ha i Would consider similar acion agains i should i fail o exercise is responsibiliy o supervise Miss Hardy's performances. There has been no furher insance of such maerial being used by Miss Hardy. 83. In January 97 an ediion of "Penhouse Club" conained a segmen in which performer Miss Trudy Jaworski discussed a news repor in a manner which was considered by he Board o exceed olerable bounds of good ase. The Board referred he maer o he managemen of he saion, poining ou is concern as o wheher a sufficien level of conrol was being mainained over he program and is personaliies. The saion advised he Board ha as a resul of he inciden i had already dispensed wih Miss Jaworski's appearances in he program and ha a new producer had been appoined and firmly insruced ha incidens of his naure were no o occur. 84. Following an inciden in he ediion of "The Graham Kennedy Show" elevised by GTY Melbourne on 3 March 97, he Board ordered on 8 March 97 ha Mr. Graham Kennedy's appearances on radio and elevision were o be resriced o performances ha were recorded in advance and approved by a responsible saion execuive. The acion was aken afer he inciden had been Television-Program Services 3 drawn o Mr. Kennedy's aenion and he had been asked o "show cause" why he Board should no ake some acion agains him. The Board had carefully examined a ape recording of he inciden, and was convinced ha Mr. Kennedy deliberaely made use of an expleive which i had previously ruled as oally unsuiable for use on he family medium of elevision. Mr. Kennedy had made i plain ha his acion had been deliberae by his commen which immediaely followed he inciden. 8. In imposing he resricion he Board ook ino accoun Mr. Kennedy's response o is leer, a elevised inerview wih Mr. Leon Hill, General Manager of GTY, in which he said in reference o Mr. Kennedy "ad lib commen obviously is oally beyond conrol", and also a leer from Mr. Peer Faiman, he Execuive Producer of he show, saing ha he could no be responsible for Mr. Kennedy's "ad libbing". Under hese circumsances, and in he absence of any assurance from Mr. Kennedy ha such an inciden would no be repeaed, he Board ook he only _acion open o i under he Broadcasing and Television Ac, and issued he order referred o above. 86. In May 97 Mr. Kennedy wroe o he Board seeking a lifing of he order. The Board subsequenly inerviewed Mr. Kennedy and, as a resul, he wroe a furher leer acceping he Board's earlier ruling and giving an underaking o abide by all he Board's Sandards in fuure live performances. In he ligh of hese assurances he Board revoked he order on 3 June Reference was made in paragraph 64 of he Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor o he series "Class of '74", early episodes of which had conained maerial which was considered by he Board o be unsuiable for elevising during family and children's viewing ime. The Board had been assured ha, as a resul of discussions which had been held wih he producers in April and May 974, a more saisfacory undersanding of he requiremens of he Sandards_ for his period had been achieved. In November 974 he Board was concerned o noe ha several episodes conained maerial which i regarded as compleely inappropriae for he conex of a program purpored o depic aciviies of an Ausralian school and scheduled during family and children's viewing ime. The Board direced ha hree episodes of he program should no be elevised prior o 7.30 p.m. in he form in which hey had been made and ha i considered ha he series no longer conformed o he agreemen which had been reached in he earlier discussions regarding is suiabiliy for family and children's viewing ime. As a resul of furher discussions wih he producers, an assurance was received ha he series was being resrucured o comply wih he Sandards. Subsequen episodes of "Class of '74" and of he following series, "Class of '7", prior o is cessaion in March 97, were produced in accordance wih he Sandards. ADVERTISING 88. As explained in previous Annual Repors, he Board's Television Program Sandards currenly provide ha he ime occupied by adverising maer on weekdays may no exceed eleven minues in each hour beween 7.00 p.m. and 0.00 l?.m. and 3 minues in each hour a all oher imes. On Sunday, adverising conen may no exceed six minues in he hour beween 6.00 a.m. and.00 noon and nine minues in he hour a oher imes. Paragraph 66 of he Board's Tweny-Sixh E

67 4 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Annual Repor referred o a review of he adverising ime sandards which was being underaken in consulaion wih he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Television Saions. Discussions which have aken place wih he Federaion embraced a number of aspecs relevan o he adverising,ime sandards, and o some exen were conduced wih he expecaion ha he :Soard's powers were o be clarified by amendmens o he Ac. As saed in paragraph 7, his expecaion was no realised. 89. The major change proposed by he Board concerned he raionalisaion of he Sandards o remove he exising disincion beween Sundays and oher days in erms of permissible adverising conen. This would have resuled in an increase in. adverising conen on Sundays and a corresponding decrease in adverising on all oher days. The Board also proposed several changes involving he permissible number of adverisemens and adverising breaks; he repeiion of individual adverisemens; and he adverising during news and children's programs. All of hese maers have been held in abeyance pending compleion of an exensive sudy of he effecs of he changes on saion viabiliy which has been commissioned by he Federaion. 90. Agreemen was reached on he need for an appropriae separaion beween adverisemens and program maer by he use of a slide or symbol or some oher means. 9. Paragraph 378 refers o an arrangemen whereby he Board provides monhly repors o he Miniser, informing him of cases of over-commercialisaion by saions. During he year he number of elevision saions so involved was eigh, namely TEN Sydney, BTQ, QTQ and TVQ Brisbane, TVW Perh, TVT Hobar, RVN Souh Wesern Slopes and Easern Riverina (Wagga Wagga) and TNT Norh Easern Tasmania (Launceson). Wih he excepions of saions TVQ and TVT, he. breaches were of an isolaed naure and he Board, afer consideraion of he explanaions provided by he licensees and he previous record of he saions, decided ha, in he ligh of assurances given, no furher acion in he maer was required. As breaches of he adverising ime sandards by saion TVQ had occurred in Augus, Sepember and November 974, he Board re<;;ommended o he Miniser ha, in accordance wih he provisions of secion 86 of he Ac (see para- graph 379), he should ake acion o suspend he licence. Consequenly, he Miniser on 6 December 974 noified he Chairman of Direcors of Universal Telecasers Qld. Ld. ha, afer he expiraion of seven days, he inended o suspend he licence for saion TVQ. For he reasons saed in paragraph 44, he Miniser did no proceed wih he suspension. 9. Observance by mos saions of he general provisions of he adverising ime sandards coninues o be saisfacory, alhough he Board coninued o receive complains abou oo frequen inerrupions o some programs (especially hose in dramaic form) and he rae of repeiion of individual adverisemens. 93. The arrangemens referred o in paragraph 64 of he Board's Tweny Si)(h Annual R_epor, whereby he F.AC.T.S. has esablished procedures for he., pre-examinaion and approval of cerain elevision adverisemens, were effecive in: e'nsur!ng a, high level of compli~nce ""'.ih he Board's Sandards relaing o he. a~cepabiliy of adveri_sing maer. The' Federaion also closely _che'cked proposed,.. :.. : '.[ : ; < Television-Pro gram Services elevision adverisemens for accepabiliy in accordance wih guidelines issued by he Trade Pracices Commission relaing o he operaion of he Trade Pracices Ac. Alhough an effecive liaison has been mainained a working level beween he Board and he Federaion in regard o he accepabiliy of adverising maer, he Board found i necessary o ake acion in regard o a number of adverisemens, some of which were no in he caegories of adverisemens which were preexamined by he Federaion. 94. On 6 December 974, he Miniser, acing on he recommendaion of he Board, wroe o he Chairman of Direcors. of Tasmanian Television Ld., licensee of Saion TVT Hobar, in regard o several breaches of he adverising ime sandard0 by TVT on 0 November. The Miniser informed he licensee of his serious concern bu indicaed ha, because of he saion's very saisfacory record of compliance wih he Sandards, he did no propose o exercise his power under secion 86 of he Ac o suspend he saion licence, pending an assurance being given ha appropriae procedures would be inroduced o safeguard agains he possibiliy of furher breaches. The Chairman of Direcors, Tasmanian Television Ld., subsequenly provided he Miniser wih an assurance ha saion procedures had been criically reviewed so as o ensure ha furher breaches did no occur. Despie his assurance, furher breaches of he adverising ime sandards by saion TVT were observed on 3 and 4 May 97 and, a he ime of preparaion of his repor, he Miniser was considering he acion o be aken. 9.. Following he receip of complains, including one from a boa safey auhoriy, he Board direced ha an adverisemen for beer, which depiced a large quaniy of he produc being consumed by a fishing pary in a small boa, should be wihdrawn and reconsruced in such a manner so as o remove he grounds for criicism. The adverisemen was' modified o remove he depicion of unsafe boaing pracices, which included he over-emphasis on consumpion of alcoholic liquor in a poenially hazardous siuaion. 96. The Board's Sandards conain resricions in regard o alcoholic liquor adverising which, among oher hings, limis he imes a which such adverisemens may be elevised and also precludes he paricipaion of young people in he presenaion of hese adverisemens. An adverisemen, on behalf of a Sydney resauran, involving alcoholic liquor, was wihdrawn and reconsruced a he Board's reques o remove he associaion of a child wih alcoholic liquor in he presenaion of an adverisemen. An adverisemen for alcoholic cider was wihdrawn from use a he reques of he Board because he characers involved in is presenaion appeared o be adolescens raher han young aduls. I is significan ha a volunary code of adverising pracice has been devised by he Ausralian Associaed Brewers which provides, among oher hings, ha any one shown drinking beer in an adverisemen shall be obviously above he legal drinking age. 97. Two adverisemens and an animaed caroon series, all of which showed persons or characers inside freezers, were disconinued a he direcion of he Board because of he possible danger o young children hrough imiaion. Secion 7 of he Ac provides ha: - (.) The Commission or he licensee concerned, <;ls he_ case may be, shall cause_ o, be announced he rue name of every speaker who, eiher m person or by means of a

68 6 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor sound recording device, delivers an address or makes a saemen relaing o a poliical subjec or curren affairs for broadcasing or elevising. (.) If he speaker is no he auhor of he address or saemen, he name of he auhor shall be included in he announcemen. (3.) If he address is delivered or he saemen is made on behalf of a poliical pary, he name of he pary shall be included in he announcemen. (4.) The announcemen shall be made afer he address or saemen if i conained one hundred words or less or before and afer he address or saemen if i conains more han one hundred words. (.) The Commission or he licensee, as he case may be, shall keep a record of he name, address and occupaion of he auhor of each such address or saemen and shall furnish o he Board any pariculars of he record which he Board by noice in wriing requires. 98. In relaion o hese provisions, he Board direced ha a series of adverise- mens which were elevised on behalf of privae insurance companies and which were considered o consiue poliical maer should be wihdrawn unil modified o incorporae deails of he name of he speakers and auhor(s) of he saemens. 99. Some adverisemens in a similar caegory dealing wih he Medibank Scheme, which were elevised on behalf of he New Souh Wales Governmen, were also examined in he ligh of he provisjons of secion 7 of he Ac. I had been claimed by he New Souh Wales Governmen ha hese adverisemens did no consiue poliical maer, bu he advice of he Ausralian Aorney-General suppored he Board's view ha he adverisemens in quesion were subjec o he provisions of secion 7. This informaion was conveyed o he F.A.C.T.S. and he adverisemens were wihdrawn Two adverisemens, which depiced unsafe driving pracices, were wihdrawn a he direcion of he Board. One involved a sequence in which a car was braked in a manner which would have been dangerous if emulaed. The oher case involved an adverisemen for perol in which he unsafe driving echnique of swiching off he engine while he car is in moion was depiced. In boh cases, complains had been received from viewers. 60. On a number of occasions saions aced on heir own iniiaive o wihdraw adverisemens because of adverse public reacion afer hey had been elevised. One of hese, a car adverisemen, adoped a disincly racis appoach and anoher, for a naional magazine, included he crude defacemen of a phoograph of a prominen poliician. 60. Paragraph 496 of he Board's Tweny-Fifh Annual Repor referred o special sandards for adverising direced o children which had been deermined by he Board pursuan o secion 00( 4) of he Ac Observaions during he year indicaed ha adverising direced o children sill requires very close aenion and he Board found i necessary o ake acion in regard. o several such adverisemens. The mos common deparure from he special sandards concerned he use of personaliies or characers from children's programs o endorse or recommend producs wihin or adjacen o children's programs. The requiremen ha children should no be direcly urged o pu pressure on parens o purchase adverised producs was also breached. In all cases, he adverisemens were aken up wih he saion concerned and ulimaely wihdrawn from use. Television-Program Services During he year, special ineres was focussed on "perimeer adverising" (he use of adverising signs or slogans a spors arenas or on players' uniforms). The Board is closely waching he developmen of his echnique o ensure ha such forms of publiciy do no obrude on he viewing screen and herefore become sraigh-ou adverising wihin he meaning of he erm in he Board's Sandards. 60. Several adverisemens, because of heir conen, became subjec o he Board's direcion ha hey were no o be elevised in family and children's viewing ime. These included adverisemens for a sage (horror) show, an adverisemen for a war magazine, a sof drink adverisemen which conained exremely violen acion, and an adverisemen for colour elevision implying ha children in homes wihou colour elevision were being disadvanaged As explained in previous Annual Repors, he Board's Television Program Sandards require ha all elevision adverisemens mus be produced in Ausralia, alhough hey may include a proporion (no exceeding 0 per cen of he duraion of he adverisemen) of overseas maerial, boh visual and sound, which is no possible o obain or produce in Ausralia. These requiremens, since heir inroducion in 96, have been credied wih susaining he Ausralian film producion indusry and he Board has sough consisenly o ensure ha he spiri underlying he requiremens is observed in all adverising maer. In accordance wih soundly esablished precedens, he Board graned emporary excepions from hese rules on four occasions o allow brief es marke campaigns o be conduced in seleced areas on condiion ha locally produced adverisemens would be commissioned if he campaigns proved successful. Two oher exempions were graned on a resriced experimenal basis o permi he use in Ausralian adverisemens of overseas maerial which had been processed and changed by compuerised animaed echniques involving special equipmen only recenly inroduced o his counry. The Board is waching carefully he implicaions for Ausralian producers arising from he increased use of his.equipmen A number of applicaions for approval o use impored fooage no in accordance wih he Board's rules were rejeced during he year. Nine adverisemens, involving hree separae adverisers, which conained impored maerial in excess of he permiss.ible limis, were wihdrawn from use a he Board's reques The Board's Circular Leer T.03 of July 974 (see Appendix O) refers o he special condiions o be observed when Ausralian film crews are sen overseas for he specific purpose of obaining maerial for he producion of elevision adverisemens. The Board has esablished procedures whereby close liaison is main~ained wih adverising agencies and producion houses engaged on such producions o ensure ha he condiions are me The following ables show for Melbourne saions he paern of adverismg conen over he pas eigh years. The ables are based on daa obained from TV Moniors Ausralia Py. Ld. for four represenaive periods during he year. 60. The ables indicae ha in broad erms adverising conen was well wihin he Board's adverising ime sandards. There was an increase in adverisino- conen 0 in all ime periods and days of he week.

69 8 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Television-Program Services 9 Year Year PERCENTAGE OF TIME OCCUPIED BY ADVERTISEMENTS MELBOURNE METROPOLITAN STATIONS Time Periods (Monday o Friday).00 o 4.30 o 7.00 o 0.00 o 4.30 p.m p.m p.m..30 p.m. Per cen Per cen Pe< cen Per cen 3' '4 '9 7' 6 8 7'7 4 7' ' ' '4 ALL DAYS OF THE WEEK Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday T.'iursday Friday Saurday Per cen Per cen Per cen Per cen Per cen Per cen Pe'/') cen 3'4 ' ' 4 " '4 6 ' 3' '3 3' ' '9 6 3 ' ' COMMUNITY SERVICES Overall Per cen '8 Overall Per cen '0 4 3'7 6. F.A.C.T.S. has informed he Board ha during he year he majoriy of commercial elevision saions conduced elehons on behalf of various local and Sae chariies, raising a oal of $3,834,997. In addiion, 0 saions ook par in a elehon organised by he Nine Nework for he Relief Appeal on behalf of he vicims of he Darwin cyclone, which raised a oal of $3,007,83. Anoher combined elehon for he Queensland Flood Relief Appeal, raised $,4, The Federaion has esimaed ha during he year member saions provided free adverising ime worh an esimaed $ million for he promoion of chariable evens. 63. Apar from more convenional communiy service aciviy, saions TVW Perh and SAS Adelaide conduced a Young Film Makers' Cones, inviing sudens ineresed in cinemaography o compee for an annual award. A leading auhoriy judged he enries, and film equipmen worh $,000 and rophies were awarded for he bes film work submied by sudens a school and eriary level. A young aris's award was also made by each saion. 64. Saion ATN Sydney produced and elevised 46 quarer-hour programs for he Children's Medical Research Foun~aiori under he ile "These Children Are Ours''. PROGRAM RESEARCH 6. The expecaion of an increased empo of program res~arch, expressed in he Board's Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, has no been realised for he same basic reason as menioned in ha repor, ha of limiaion of saff, and especially of experienced research saff. The Board's recen experience has been ha rained saff readily obain offers of employmen in oher research fields, ofen ouside he Public Service, which adversely affecs he Board'-s,abiliy o mainain a subsanial program of research. The saff ceiling currenly imposed on he Board makes i difficul o foresee an improvemen in he near fuure. Discussions on he maer were aking place wih he Public Service Board a he ime his repor was prepared. 66. A repor on findings in Sydney on aiudes and opinions abou elevision was published during he year, and was widely disseminaed. A repor on a similar survey in Melbourne, conduced in June 974, has no ye been compleed due o saff limiaions menioned above. The Board is concerned abou his ime lag, because he main value of such research findings lies in heir publicaion reasonably close o he ime when he invesigaions were made. 67. In is Tweny-Sixh Annual Repor, he Board repored ha i had esablished a Viewers' Panel, derived from respondens o he field survey conduced in Melbourne in June 974. The opporuniy was aken o obain he views of members of he panel on several occasions during he year. One such projec relaed o he elevising of he Join Siing of he Ausralian Parliamen in Augus 974. f>aneliss wih elephones were conaced he day afer he elecas o ascerain wheher hey had wached he program and wheher hey would wach a parliamenary elecas again. This sudy complemened a full scale field survey on he same general issues which. he Board underook a he reques of he join Commiee on he Broadcasing of Parliamenary Proceedings menioned in he Board's Tweny-Fifh Annual Repor. The findings of boh invesigaions sugges ha here is a grea deal of public in~res in he elevising of parliamenary proceedings. 68. The Board sees he furher use of he Viewers' Panel as an imporan aid in is research program, paricularly as a means of obaining rapid feed-back from a cross-secion of he public on curren issues. 69. The Board's Chief Psychologis, Mr. A. Snare, aended, as an exper adviser, wo seminars conduced by he Ausralian Insiue o Criminology on he opics of developing a low-crime environmen in he Albury-Wodonga growh area, and he relaionship beween he media and crime. He has been invied o convene a seminar on Youh, Media and Crime a he Eighh Biennial Conference of he Ausralian Crime Prevenion Council in Augu ~ 97. In addiion, he was appoined o a Course Advisory Commiee a he Swinburne College of Technology o assis in planning a graduae diplom a course in Applied Social Psychology o commence in The Board's Senior Psychologis, Mr,s. T. May, addressed some 30 separae groups of parens and ohers ineresed in broadcasing and elevision during he year. The opics covered included he Board's funcions, is program sandards, and he research evidence abou he social effecs of elevision, paricularly on children. She also lecured o Teachers' Colleges on research mehodologie s a nd problems, based on he Board's experience. 6. The opporuniy was ak~n o enrol selec.ed research saff,in a compreh~nsive course in he echniques ()(marke and social researc~. This course was :: ;.. ;, - _.,

70 30 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor conduced by Dr. W. A. Belson, Direcor of he Survey Research Cenre in London, a world auhoriy in his field, who visied Ausralia o hold hese courses in Melbourne and Sydney in conjuncion wih he Marke Research Sociey of Ausralia. Due o he dose liaison ha he Board's research saff has mainained for many years wih Dr. Belson, mos of he research sraegies discussed during he course were already being applied by he Board in is broad program of research. 6. The exensive analysis of he findings of he audience measuremen survey organisaion, McNair Anderson Associaes Py. Ld., was coninued during he year. This maerial provides daa concerning he audience for differen kinds of programs a differen imes of he day for radio and elevision saions in all capial ciies and several provincial ciies. The indusry places grea, perhaps undue, reliance on his daa for is placemen of programs and adverisemens. The Board, herefore, wishes o ensure ha i is kep fully informed of his daa and he implicaions of is applicaion o programing pracices. 63. As in previous years, elevision program conen was analysed, using he programs of all meropolian and counry commercial elevision saions, ogeher wih hose of he Naional Television Service in Melbourne, as represenaive of he Naional Service. The relevan saisical deails are given in Appendix M. Locaion Sydney. Melbourne Brisbane. Adelaide. Perh Hobar.... All Sae Capials All Oher Areas All Saions Television-Program Services HOURS OF OPERATION-COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS Average Hours per Week a 3~ June (o neares hour) ( sns) 66 ( sns) 6 ( sns) 6 ( sns) 44 ( sn ) 30 ( sn ) 60 (0 sns) 60 (0 sns) ( 3 sns) 73 ( 3 sns) 70 ( 3 sns) 9 ( 3 sns) 78 ( sns) 6 ( s n ) 78( sns) 0 (4 sns) 6 (39 sns) ( 3 sns) 0( 3 sns) 9 ( 3 sns) 0 ( 3 sns) 0 ( sns) 76 ( sn ) 0 ( sif:ns) 8 (33 sns) 7 (48 sns) ( 3 sns) 9 ( 3 sns) 9 ( 3 sns) 94 ( 3 sns) 9 ( sns) 7( sn ) 0 ( sns) 60 (3 sns) 73 (47 sns) HOURS OF SERVICE 64. Secion 6(3.)(c) of he Broadcasing and Television Ac provides ha he Board shall have power o deermine he hours during which programs may be elevised. Secion 97 of he Ac provides ha a licensee shall no elevise programs excep during such hours as he Board deermines. 6. The 48 commercial elevision saions in service a 30 June 97 were operaing for an aggregae of 3,4, hours per week. This was 4! hours per week less han a 30 June 974, reflecing difficul economic condiions encounered by saions. There were decreases in he hours of operaion of saions ec Canberra, ATN Sydney, NRN Grafon-Kempsey, RTN Richmond-Tweed, WIN Wollongong, ATV Melbourne, BCV Bendigo, GLV La Trobe Valley, ADS Adelaide, STW Perh, TVT Hobar and NTD Darwin, which ceased operaion on December 974 due o cyclone damage and had no resumed a he ime his repor was wrien. Hours of operaion were increased by saions TEN Sydney, BKN Broken Hill, RVN Wagga Wagga, HSV Melbourne, AMY Albury, BTV Ballara and MVQ Mackay. 66. The average hours of operaion of he meropolian saions a he end of he year amouned o 0 hours weekly, four hours less han he previous year, wih GTV Melbourne (7-!- hours) operaing longer han any oher. The average for counry saions was 60 hours weekly, wo hours more han a 30 June The weekly hours of service of all commercial and naional elevision saions in operaion a 30 June 97 are shown in appendices 'C' and 'D'. The following able shows he average weekly hours of operaion of commercial elevision saions a inervals since Numerous emporary increases in hours of service were approved during he year o enable saions o cover special evens of naional or local ineres.. l

71 3 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 33 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 69. The Board wishes o acknowledge he co-operaion exended o i hroughou he year by he various bodies wih which i is associaed in maers relaing o he broadcasing and elevision services of Ausralia. The Board, in paricular, wishes o place on record is appreciaion of he considerable assisance rendered by he A.P.O. In many of is day o day operaions he Board works in dose co-operaion wih he Deparmen of he Media. The A.B.C. has provided considerable assisance o he Board as have also he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Broadcasers, he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Television Saions, he Overseas Telecommunicaions Commission, he Film Censorship Board and officers of he Aorney-General's Deparmen. The Board grealy appreciaes also he work done on is behalf in London by officers of he High Commissioner's Office, and Mr. G. Nowony, he A.P.O. Represenaive, and in he Unied Saes of America by Mr. N. M. Woodroffe, Civil Air Aache. Wih he approval of he Deparmen of Transpor, he Civil Air Aache acs as he Board's represenaive in Washingon. The Board is graeful also o he Royal Melbourne Insiue of Technology, he Souh Ausralian Insiue of Technology and he Perh Technical College for assisance in,connecion wih he examinaion of candidaes for he Television Operaor's Cerificae of Proficiency. The Board also acknowledges wih hanks he services of he Transpor Secion of he Deparmen of Manufacuring Indusry which provides he Board's ranspor services including assisance wih ranspor in relaion o echnical field work in various pars of Ausralia. B. J. CONNOLLY, Secreary July, 97 MYLES F. E. WRIGHT, Chairman J.E. NEARY, o.b.e., Vice-Chairman w. L. c. DAVIES, Member E. N. WILLIAMS, Par-ime Member H.J. SOUTER, Par-ime Member CA CH Call Sign (Noe: GB KY (Noe: SM UE UW AD AY BE BH BS DU GF GN GO GZ HD KA KM KO LF APPENDIX A COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS IN OPERATION ON 30 JUNE 97 MEDIUM FREQUENCY SERVICES Locaion of Saion Frequency Power Licensee and Regisered Office (khz) (was) I Canberra I AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.. I,00 I,000 I Canberra Broadcasers PyC Ld, 64 Norhbourne 60 I Avenue, Canberra Ciy, A..T. NEW SOUTH WALES Meropolian Hours of Service per Week (o neares Quarer Hour) Sydney.,70 I,000 I Council of Churches in N.S.W. Broadcas~ing Co. I 68 Py Ld, 3- Oxford Sree, Darlmghurs, N.S.W. 00 Amalgamaed Wireless (A'asia) Ld, 47 Yo:k. Sree, ~ydne)'., N.S.W. 000 oper~es saion CH un~er an agreemen wih he licensee, o which he Mmser has given his consen, under Secion 88 of he Broadcasmg and Television Ac ) Sydney 870,000 Broadcasing Saion GB Py Ld, 8h Floor, Sussex Sree, Sydney, N.S.W 'Sydney,00,000 KY Broadcasers Py Ld, 3 Orwell Sree,,Pos 68 Poin, N.S.W. 0 Messrs H. B. French and w. E. Monson being Trusees _of he La~<?r Council. of N~w Souh Wales, oper~e saion KY under an agreemen wih he licensee, o which he Miniser has given his consen, under Sec0n 88 of he Broadcasing and Television Ac ) Sydney 70,000 Broadcasing Saion SM Py Ld,, Ciy Muual 68 ' Building 60 Huner Sree, Sydney, N.S.W. 000 Sydney 90,000 Radio UE Sydney Py Ld, 37 Miller Sree, 68 Norh Sydney, N.S.W. 060 Sydney,0,000* Commonwealh Broadcasing Corporaion Py Ld, Ken Sree, Sydney, N.S.W. 000 Counry Armida le,30,000 New England Broadcasers Py Ld, Broadcas House, 6 3 Rusden Sree, Armidale, N.S.W. 30 Albury,490,000 Amalgamaed Wireless (A'asia) Ld, 47 York Sree, 8 Sydney, N.S.W. 000 Bega..,480 D,000 Radio BE Py Ld, Auckland Sree, Bega, N.S.W. Nl,000 0 Broken Hill Radio Broken Hill Py Ld, Union Sree, Broken Hill, 6 N.S.W. 880 Bahurs,00 ;000 Bahurs Broadcasers Py Ld, 60 Huner Sree, 8 Sydney, N.S.W Dubbo,0,000 Wesern Broadcasers Py Ld, 43 Macquane Sree, 9 Dubbo, N.S.W. 830 Grafon,0,000 Amalgamaed Wireless (A'asia) Ld, 47 York Sree, 9 Sydney, N.S.W. 000 Goulburn,380,000 Amalgamaed Wireless (A'asia) Ld, 47 York Sree, 8 Sydney, N.S.W. 000 Gosford,30,000 Cenral Coas Broadcasing Py Ld, Cf- Armsrong 40 Goff and Co., Public Accounans, 40 Mann Sree, Gosford, N.S.W. 0 Orange 990,000 Counry Broadcasing Services Py Ld, Bahurs 8 Road, Orange, N.S.W. 800 Newcasle,40,000 Airsales Broadcasing Co. Py Ld, Mailand Road, 68 Sandgae, N.S.W. 304 Kaoomba 780,000 Transconinenal Broadcasing Corporaion Ld, 4 - Alexander Sree, Crows Nes, N.S.W. 06 Kempsey 30,000 Radio Kempsey Ld, - Alexander Sree, Crows Nes, N.S.W Newcasle,40,000 Radio KO Newcasle Py Ld, C.M.L. Bmldmg, 0 68 Huner Sree, Newcasle, N.S.W. 300 Young,340,000 Young Broadcasers Py Ld, - Alexander Sree, Crows Nes, N.S.W

72 34 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX A-coninued Appendix APPENDIX A-coninued 3 Hours of Call Locaion of Saion Frequency Power Service Sign (khz) Licensee and Regisered Office (was) per Week (o neares Quarer Hour) Call Sign Locaion of Saion Frequency (khz) Power (was) Licensee and Regisered Office Hours of Service per Week (o neares Quarer Hour) LM LT MG MO MW NM NX NZ PK QN RE RG ST TM VM WG (Noe: WL XL 3AK 3AW 3DB 3KZ (Noe: 3UZ 3XY (Noe: Lismore 900 Lihgow,370 Mudgee,40 Gunnedah,080 Murwillumbah 970 Muswellbrook,460 Bolwarra,360 Inverell,90 Parkes,400 Deniliquin,0 Taree,60 Griffih,070 Nowra,000 Tamworh,90 Moree,30 Wagga,0 NEW SOUTH w ALES-coninued,000 Richmond Rive~ Broadcasers Py Ld, 9- Molesworh Sree, Lismore, N.S.W Lihgow Broadcasers Py Ld, - Alexander Sree Crows Nes, N.S.W. 06 ',000 Mudgee Broadcasing Co. Py Ld 60 Huner Sree D,000 Nl,000,000 D,000 Nl,000,000,000,000,000,000 D,000 Nl,000,000,000,000,000 Sydney, N.S.W. 000 ' ' MO Gunnedah Py Ld, 3 Rodney Sree Gunnedah N.S.W. 380 ' ' Tw.eed_ Radio and Broadcasing Co. Py Ld, MurwIlumbah Sree, Murwillumbah, N.S. W. 484 Huner Broadcasers Py Ld, 6 Huner Sree Newcasle, N.S. W. 300 ' Huner. Broadcasers Py Ld, 6 Huner Sree, Newcasle, N.S.W. 300 Norhern Broadcasers Py Ld, Bahurs Road, Orange, N.S.W. 800 Parkes Broadcasing Co. Py Ld, 307 Clarinda Sree, Parkes, N.S.W. 870 Haig-Muir Broa~casing Py Ld, c/o Offner, Hadley & C~., 39 Collins Sree, Melbourne, Vic Mannmg Valley Broadcasing Py Ld, Cowper Sree Chaham, Taree, N.S. W. 430 ' Rq Broadcasers Py Ld, Remembrance Driveway, Griffih, N.S.W. 680 Souh Coas and Tablelands Broadcasing Py Ld, 3 Juncion Sree, Nowra, N.S.W. 40 Tamworh Radio Developmen Co. Py Ld, Radio Cenre, Calala, Tamworh, N.S.W Moree Broadcasing and Developmen Co. Ld 93 Balo Sree, Moree, N.S.W. 400 ' Riveriria Broadcasers (Holdings) Py. Ld, c/o Cooper Bros & Company, 78 N orhbourne A venue Canberra A.C.T. 600 ' ' ! 8 9-! -! 4 7 Riverina Br~adcase~s, 6 Fizma.~rice Sre~,.Wagga ~agga, N.S.W. 60, operaes saion wg under a ~~~e~d~~fs~~~~~el~~~~f~;~) which he Mmiser has given his consen under Seci6n 88 of he Broadcasin~ VICTORIA Meropolian Melbourne 00,000 Ge~eral Televisi~n Corporaion Py Ld, Television Ciy, -46 Bendigo Sree, Richmond, Vic. 3 Melbourne,80,000 3A W Broadcasing Co. Py Ld La Trobe Sree, Melbourne, Vic ' Melbourne,030,000 The Herald and Weekly Times Ld Flinders Sree, Melbourne, Vic ' Melbourne,80,000 The Indusrial Prining and Publiciy Co. Ld -8. Dover Sree, Richmond, Vic. 3 ' 3KZ Broadcasing Co. Py Ld, 64 Elizabeh Sree Melbourne v 3000 agdreemlen~ ~ih he licensee, o which he Miniser ha~ given his c~ns~~ und~ro ~~~i~~ ~~a~f~h!~z udnder.an an Te evzswn Ac ) roa cas mg Melbourne 930,000 Nilsen's Broadcasing Service Py Ld 4-47 Bourke 68 Sree, Melbourne, Vic ' Melbourne,40,000 Saion 3XY Py Ld, c/o Messrs Tovell & Lucas 68 Charer House, 4 Bank Place Melbourne Vic 3000 Effee Broadcasers Py Ld, h Floor 0 Spencer Sree Melbour v ' 3000 '. ~~: el:~~~~~~ ii~~~f~~~) o which he Miniser has gfven his co~:~n~~nder s~!f ~~~~ ~S~;~~c~~~g l 3BA 3BO 3CS 3CV 3GL 3HA 3LK 3MA 3NE 3SH 3SR 3TR 3UL 3YB 4BC 4BH 4BK 4KQ 4AK 4AM 4AY 4BU 4CA 4CD 4GG 4GR 4GY 4IP Ballara Bendigo Colac.. Mary borough Gee long Hamilon Horsham Mildura Wangaraa Swan Hill Shepparon Sale Warragul Warrnambool Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane i- 8! 9 Wollongong,430,000 Wollongong Broadcasing Py Ld, 8h Floor Sussex Sree, Sydney, N.S.W. 000 : ' Cooma 90 D,000 Cooma Broadcasers Py Ld, l3 Sharp Sree, Nl,000 Cooma, N.S.W !- Oakey Aheron Mareeba Ayr.. Bunda berg Cairns Gladsone Gold Coas Toowoomba.. Gym pie Ipswich,30 960,30,060,30 980,090,470,600,330,60, ,0,390, , ,330,00 930, ,00,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 VICTORIA-coninued Counry Ballara Broadcasers Py Ld, 6 Lydiard Sree Norh, Ballara, Vic. 330 Amalgamaed Wireless (A'asia) Ld, 47 York Sree, Sydney, N.S.W. 000 Enerprise Broadcasers Py. Ld., 4 Middleborough Rd., Box Hill Norh, Vic. 39 Vicorian Broadcasing Nework Ld, Lily Sree, Bendigo, Vic. 30 Geelong Broadcasers Py Ld, 9-97 Ryrie Sree, Geelong, Vic. 30 Vicorian Broadcasing Nework Ld, Lily Sree, Bendigo, Vic. 30 Sunraysia Broadcasers Py Ld, Deakin A venue, Mildura, Vic. 300 Sunraysia Broadcasers Py Ld, Deakin Avenue, Mildura, Vic. 300 Wangaraa Broadcasing Co. Py Ld, Templeon Sree, Wangaraa, Vic Vicorian Broadcasing Nework Ld, Lily Sree, Bendigo, Vic. 30 Associaed Broadcasing Services Ld, Argus Building, 90 La Trobe Sree, Melbourne, Vic Vicorian Broadcasing Nework Ld, Lily Sree, Bendigo, Vic. 30 Associaed Broadcasing Services Ld, Argus Building, 90 La Trobe Sree, Melbourne, Vic Associaed Broadcasing Services Ld, Argus Building, 90 La Trobe Sree, Melbourne, Vic QUEENSLAND Meropolian Commonwealh Broadcasing Corporaion (Qld) Py Ld, 68 Queen Sree, Brisbane, Qld Broadcasers (Aus.) Py Ld, 43 Adelaide Sree, Brisbane, Qld 4000 Queensland Newspapers Py Ld, Campbell Sree, Bowen Hills, Qld Lahor Broadcasing Saion Py Ld, Radio Ciy, Pickers Buildings, Ross Sree, Newsead, Qld 4006 Counry Queensland Newspapers Py Ld, Campbell Sree, Bowen Hills, Qld 4006 Far Norhern Radio (Tablelands).Py Ld, c/o Auer and Harvey, 60A Byrnes Sree, Mareeba, Qld 4880 Ayr Broadcasers Py Ld, Flinders Sree, Townsville, Qld 480 Bundaberg Broadcasers Py Ld, Woongarra Sree, Bundaberg, Qld 4670 Amalgamaed Wireless (A'asia) Ld, 47 York Sree, Sydney, N.S.W. 000 Gladsone Disric Broadcasing Py Ld, 39 Goondoon Sree, Gladsone, Qld 4680 Gold Coas Radio Broadcasing Co. Py Ld, Rundall Road, Surfers Paradise, Qld 47 Gold Radio Service Py Ld, c/o Griffin & Ralph, 68 Queen Sree, Brisbane, Qld 4000 Gympie Noosa Broadcasers Py Ld, Smihfield Chambers, 7 Mary Sree, Gympie, Qld 470 Souh Queensland Broadcasing Corporaion Py Ld, 43 Limesone Sree, Ipswich, Qld 430 I ! 3! ! i- -!- 3!-!- 7i- 68

73 36 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 37 APPENDIX A-coninued APPENDIX A-coninued Call Sign Locaion of Saion Frequency (khz) Power (was) Licensee and Regisered Office Hours of Service per Week o neares Quarer (Hour) Call Locaion of Saion Frequency Power Licensee and Regisered Office Sign (khz) (was) Hours of Service per Week o (neares Quarer Hour) 4KZ 4LG 4LM 4MB 4MK 4NA 4RO 4SB 4TO 4VL 4WK 4ZR SAD SDN SKA SAU SMU SPI SRM SSE 6IX 6KY 6PM 6PR 6AM Innisfail-Tully Longreach Moun Isa Mary borough Mackay Nambour Rockhampon Kingaroy Townsville Charleville Warwick Roma Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide Por Augusa Murray Bridge Crysal Brook Renmark Moun Gambier Perh Perh Perh Perh I Norham S30,00,370,60, , ,480,000,000,000,000,000,000 D,000 Nl,000 D,000 Nl,000 D,000 Nl,000,30, ,000,00,000,4SO,000,460 Di,000 Nl,000,040, ,000,300,000,080,0, QUEENSLAND-coninued,000 Coasal Broadcasers Py Ld, 4 Rankin Sree, Innisfail, Qld 4860,000 Cenral Queensland Broadcasing Corporaion Py Ld, 8A Eagle Sree, Longreach, Qld 4730,000 Norh Queensland Broadcasing Corporaion Py Ld h Floor, T. & G. Building, Queen Sree Brisbane' Qld 4000, ' Maryborough Broadcasing Co. Py Ld, c/o Griffin & Ralph, 68 Queen Sree, Brisbane, Qld 4000 Barrier Reef Broadcasing Py Ld, 8S Sydney Sree, Mackay, Qld 4740 Sunshine Coas Broadcasers Ld, 33 Currie Sree, Nambour, Qld 4S60 Rockhampon Broadcasing Co. Py Ld, c/o Griffin & Ralph, 68 Queen Sree, Brisbane, Qld 4000 Souh Burne Broadcasing Co. Ld 8 Alford Srne Kingaroy, Qld 460 ' ' Amalgamaed. Wireless (A'asia) Ld, 47 York Sree, Sydney, N.S.W. 000 Radio 4VL Py Ld, Radio House, 4 Wills Sree,000,000,000,000 Charleville, Qld 4470 ' Sou!h queenslc;ind Broadcasing Corporaion Py Ld, Bmldmg Sociey Chambers, 43 Limesone Sree, Ipswich, Qld 430S Maranoa Broadcasing Co. Ld, 3S McDowall Sree Roma, Qld 44SS ' SOUTH AUSTRALIA Meropolian Adveriser Newspapers Ld, King William Sree Adelaide, S.A. SOOO ' Hume Broadcasers Py Ld, 0 Tyne Sree Norh Adelaide, S.A. S006 ' SKA Broadcasers Py Ld, 43 Franklin Sree Adelaide, S.A. SOOO ' Counry SAU Broadcasers Py Ld, 43 :Franklin Sree, Adelaide, S.A. SOOO Mu~ray Bridge Broadcasing Co. Ld; Ruge's Arcade, Bndge Sree, Murray Bridge, S.A. 'S3 Mi~l<:nds Broadcasing Services, Ld, King Wilham Sree, Adelaide, S.A. SOOO River Murray B;-oadcasers Py Ld 43 Franklin Sree, Adelaide, S.A. SOOO ' Souh Easern Broadcasing Co. Ld King William Sree, Adelaide; S.A. SOOO ' WESTERN AUSTRALIA Meropolian 6IX Radio Nework Py Ld, Osborne Park Road, Tuar Hill, W.A Swan Television Ld, Hayes Avenue, Nollamara, W.A. 606 Consolidaed Broadcasing Sysem (W.A.) Py Ld, 83 Rokeby Road, Subiaco, W.A Nicholsons Broadcasing Services Py Ld, 340 Hay Sree, Perh, W.A Counry 860,000 j Consolidaed Broadcasing Sysem (W.A.) Py Ld, j 83 Rokeby Road, Subiaco, W.A i 38! 3 8! 7 S 68 4! ! S S 9,f WESTERN AUSTRALIA-coninued 6BY Bridgeown IX Radio Nework Py Ld, Osborne Park Road, ' Tuar Hill, W.A CI Collie,30,000 Nicholsons Broadcasing Services Py Ld, 340 Hay Sree, Perh, W.A GE Gerald on,00,000 Grea Norhern Broadcasers Ld, 83 Rokeby Road, Subiaco, W.A KG Kalgoorlie Consolidaed Broadcasing Sysem (W.A.) Py Ld, 83 Rokeby Road, Subiaco, W.A MD Merredin,00,000 6IX Radio Nework Py Ld, Osborne Park Road, Tuar Hill, W.A NA Narrogin 90,000 Swan Television Ld, Hayes Avenue, Nollamara, 6TZ Bun bury 960 6VA Albany 780 W.A. 606,000 Nicholsons Broadcasing Services Py Ld, 340 Hay Sree, Perh, W.A. 6000,000 Albany Broadcasers Ld, 7 York Sree, Albany, W.A WB Ka anning,070,000 6IX Radio Nework Py Ld, Osborne Park Road, Tuar Hill, W.A TASMANIA Meropolian 7HO Hobar 860,000 I Commercial Broadcasers Py Ld, Newown Road, 68 Hobar, Tas HT Hobar,080,000 Meropolian Broadcasers Py Ld, 4 Elizabeh -68 I Sree, Hobar, Tas Counry 7AD Devon por 900 D,000 Norhern Tasmania Broadcasers Py Ld, 4 Cameron 6! Nl,000 Sree Launceson, Tas. 70 7BU Burnie 60 D,000 Burnie' Broadcasing Service Py Ld, S4 Cameron 3! Nl,000 Sree, Launceson, Tas. 70 7EX Launceson,00,000 7EX Py Ld, 7 Paerson Sree, Launceson, Tas LA Launceson,00,000 Amalgamaed Wireless (A'asia) Ld, 47 York Sree, 9! Sydney, N.S.W QT Queensown 840 soo Wes Coas Broadcasers Py Ld, 9 Cameron Sree, 98 Launceson. Tas. 70 7SD Scosdale 40,000 Norh Eas Tasmanian Radio Broadcasers Py Ld, 6 4 Cameron Sree, Launceson, Tas. 70 NORTHERN TERRITORY 8DN Darwin,40,000 Darwin Broadcasers Py Ld, c/- Phili~SO!J. Nomine~s 37! P/L, h Floor, Naional Muual Bmldmg, Darwm Place Canberra, A.C.T. 600 SHA Alice Springs 900,000 Alice Springs Commercial Broadcasers Py Ld, s 40 Floor, Parsons Sree, Alice Springs, N.T. 7SO D-Day N-Nigh *Provided ha power may be reduced o,00 was during he following periods; Monday o Saurday, midnigh o.30 a.m.; Sunday midnigh o 7 a.m '

74 38 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 39 Call Sign CN CY BL FC JJ AN BA BY CO CP CR GL KP LG ML NA NB NC NR NU TR UH WN 3AR 3LO 3ZZ 3GI 3WL 3WV 4QG 4QR 4AT 4GM 4HU 4JK 4MI 4MS 4QA 4QB 4QD 4QL 4QN 4QO 4QS 4QW 4QY APPENDIX B NATIONAL BROADCASTING STATIONS IN OPERATION ON 30 JUNE 97 MEDIUM FREQUENCY SERVICES Locaion of Saion Frequency Power (khz) (was) AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Canberra,440,000 Souhern Tablelands Service (Canberra) 80 0,000 NEW SOUTH WALES Meropolian I Sydney ,000 Sydney ,000 Sydney..,40 0,000 Regional Armidale 70 0 Far Souh Coas Service (Bega) 80 0,000 Byrock 660 0,000 Riverina and Norh-Eas Vicoria Service (Albury) 670 0,000 Coo ma,70 0 Wesern Disrics Service (Orange) 0 0,000 New England Service (Glen Innes) 80 0,000 Mid-Norh Coas Service (Kempsey) 680 0,000 Lihgow,70 00 Murwillumbah Newcasle,0 0,000 Broken Hill,000,000 Newcasle,30 0,000 Norhern Rivers Service (Grafon) 700 0,000 Norhern Tablelands Service (Tamworh) 60 0,000 Taree 760,000 Muswellbrook,040,000 Wollongong,80,000 VICTORIA Meropolian I Melbourne 60 Melbourne 770 S0,000 S0,000 Melbourne,0,000 Regional ' I Gippsland Service (Sale) ,000 Warrnambool.... :...,S70 00 Wesern Vicoria Service (Horsham) S9Q S0,000 QUEENSLAND Meropolian I Brisbane ,000 Brisbane.. S80 S0,000 Regional Far Norh Queensland Service (Aheron) 70 4,000 Gympie Disric Service (Gympie),S70 00 Hughenden,S70 so Julia Creek S70 0,000 Moun Isa, Mossman 600,000 Pioneer Disric Service (Mackay) 760,000 Wide Bay Disric Service (Maryborough) 90 0,000 Cenral Wesern Queensland Service (Emerald),SSO S0,000 Wesern Queensland Service (Longreach) S40 0,000 Norhern Queensland Service (Townsville) S0,000 Upper Burne Service (Eidsvold) 90 0,000 Darling Downs Service (Toowoomba) 7SO 0,000 Souh Wes Queensland Service (S. George) 70 0,000 Far Norh Queensland Service (Cairns) 800,000 I Hours of Service per Week (o neares Quarer Hour) S Call Sign APPENDIX B - coninued Locaion of Saion QUEENSLAND - coninued 4RK I Cenral Queensland Service (Rockhampon) 4SO Souhpor WP Weipa s~~th A~STRA"r,~A SAN CL CK LC SLN MG SMV SPA SY SWM 6WF 6WN 6AL 6BE 6BS 6CA 6DB 6DL 6ED 6GF 6GN 6KW 6NM 6PH 6WA 6WH 6XM 7ZL 7ZR 7NT 7QN SAL 8DR 8GO 8KN 8TC VLH VLI VLM VLQ VLR VLW Meropolian I Adelaide Adelaide Regional Lower Norh Service (Por Pirie) Leigh Creek Por Lincoln Souh-Eas Service (Moun Gambier). Souh Ausralian Upper Murray Service (Renmark) Souh-Eas Service (Naracoore) Sreaky Bay I Woomera WESTERN AUSTRALIA Meropolian I Perh Perh Regional Wesern Ausralian Regional Service (Albany) Broome.. Busselon Carnarvon Derby Dalwallinu Esperance : Goldfields Regional Service (Kalgoorlie) Geraldon Regional Service (Gernldon) Kununurra..... Wesern Ausralian Regional Service (Norham) Por Hedland Wesern Ausralian Regional Service (Wagm) Wyndham Exmouh.. Hobar.. I Hobar.. I TASMANIA Meropolian Regional Norh Tasmanian Service (Launceson).. Wes Coas Service (Queensown).. NORTHERN TERRITORY Alice Springs Darwin Gove Kaherine Tennan Creek Melbourne, Vicoria.. Sydney, New Souh Wales Brisbane, Queensland.. Brisbane, Queensland.. HIGH FREQUENCY SERVICES Frequency (khz) I,S90, ,S70 l,s30,s80,90, l,s SO SO 870 S S60,00, l,s Power (was) 0, S0,000 S0,000 0, ,000 0,000,000 so S0,000 0, so 4,000 00,000 0,000,000,000,000 00* 00,000 S0,000 00*,000 0,000 0,000 0, ,000 soo so,000 0,000,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 Hours of Service per Week (o neares Quarer Hour) Melbourne Vicoria. "h. h r over Perh Wesern Ausralia (wo services on wo frequencies, w a s o - (a) 0, lap' service on a hird frequency) (b) S0, s The frequencies on which hese saions ransmi are varied as required, Frequencies of Hzgh Frequency ervzceso obain opimum resuls. See paragraph 8,

75 40 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 4 APPENDIX C APPENDIX C-coninued Call Sign and Channel CTC-7 ATN-7 TCN-9 TEN-0 BKN-7 CBN-8 CWN-6 ECN-8 MTN-9 NBN-3 NEN-9 NRN- RTN-8 RVN- WIN-4 COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS IN OPERATION ON 30 JUNE 97 I Canberra Sydney Sydney Sydney Frequencies Power (MHz) (kw.e.r.p.) and Area Locaion of V-Vision Polarisaion Transmier:j: S-Sound V-Vision S-Sound Broken Hill.. Cenral Tablelands.. Cenral Wesern Slopes Manning. River Murrumbidgee Irrigaion Areas Newcasle Huner River UpperNamoi Grafon Kempsey Richmond Tweed Souh-Wesern Slopes and Easern Riverina Illawarra AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Black I V 8 8 V loo}ver. Mounain.. S S 0 Ararmon Willoughby Ar arm on Rocky Hill Moun Cano bolas Moun Cenn Cruaich Middle Broher Moun Bingar Grea Sugarloaf Moun Dowe Moun Moombil Moun Nardi Moun Ulandra Knigh's Hill NEW SOUTH WALES Meropolian V 8 V loo}hor. s 87 7 s 0 v 96 s 0 7 v 09 s 4 7 V loo}hor. s 0 V loo}hor. s 0 Counry V 8 V }Ver. s 87 7 s 0 v 89 8 s v 7 6 s v 89 s 94 7 v 96 4 s 0 74 v 86 s 9 7 v 96 4 s 0 74 v 6 6 s 76 v 89 6 s v 64 4 s v 9 s 00 7 V loo}ver. s 0 V loo}ver. s 0 V loo}ver. s 0 V loo}hor. s 0 V loo}hor. s 0 V loo}hor. s 0 V loo}hor. s 0 V loo}hor. s 0 V loo}hor. s 0 V loo}hor. s 0 Licensee and Regisered Office Canberra Television Ld, Aspinall Sree, Wason. Canberra 60 Amalgamaed Television Services Py Ld, Television Cenre, Epping, N.S.W. Television Corporaion Ld, Caslereagh Sree, Sydney, N.S.W. 000 Unied Telecasers Sydney Ld, cnr Epping and Piwaer Roads, Norh Ryde, N.S.W. 3 Broken Hill Television Ld, Rocky Hill, Broken Hill, N.S.W. 880 Counry Television Services Ld, Memorial Place, Bahurs Road, Orange, N.S.W. 800 Counry Television Services, Ld, Memorial Place, Bahurs Road, Orange, N.S.W. 800 Television New England Ld, Radio Cenre, Calala Tamworh, N.S.W. 340 Murrumbidgee Television Ld, Remembrance Driveway, Griffi,h, N.S.W. 680 Newcasle Broadcasing and Television Corporaion Ld. Mosbri Crescen, Newcasle, N.S.W. 300 Television New England Ld. Radio Cenre, Calala, Tamworh, N.S.W. 340 Norhern Rivers Television Ld, 9- Molesworh Sree, Lismore, N.S.W. 480 Richmond-Tweed TV Ld, 9- Molesworh Sree, Lismore, N.S.W. 480 Riverina & Norh Eas Vicoria TV Ld, Lake Alber Road, Kooringal Via Wagga Wagga, N.S.W. 60 Television Wollongong Transmissions Ld, For Drummond, -Moun S Thomas, Wollongong N.S.W. 00 Hours of Service per Week (o neares Quarer Hour) so Call Sign and Channel Area ATV-0 Melbourne.. GTV-9 Melbourne.. lol;f HSV-7 Melbourne.. 0± AMV-4 Upper Murray 4 BCV-8 Bendigo BTV-6 Ballara GLV-0 La Trobe 9 Valley GMV-6 Goulburn Valley 9 STV-8 Mildura 6 -!- BTQ-7 Brisbane 09! QTQ-9 Brisbane 6-! TVQ-0 Brisbane 63! 63! DDQ-0 FNQ-0 Darling Downs Cairns ITQ-8 Moun Isa.. MVQ-6 Mackay Hours of Locaion of Frequencies Power Service Transmier:j: - (MHz) (kw.e.r.p.) and Licensee and Regisered Office per Week V-Vision Polarisaion (o neares S-Sound V-Vision Quarer S-Sound Hour) VICTORIA Meropolian Moun v 46 6 V loo}hor. Ausarama Television Py 7! Dandenong s 76 s 0 Ld, cnr Springvale and Hawhorn Roads, Nunawading, Vic. 33 Moun v V loo}hor. General TeJevision Corpor- 7-! Dandenong s s 0 aion Py Ld, -46 Bendigo Sree, Richmond Vic. 3 Moun v 8 V loo}hor. Herald-Sun TV Py Ld, Dandenong s 87 7 s Flinders Sree, Mel- 08-! bourne, Vic Counry Baranduda v 9 6 V loo}hor. Riverina & Norh Eas Vic- 6 Ranges s s 0 oria TV Ld, Lake Alber Road, Kooringal Via Wagga Wagga, N.S.W. 60 Moun v 89 V loo}ver. Vicorian Broadcasdng Ne- 76-! Alexander s 94 7 s 0 work Ld., Lily Sree, Bendigo, 30 Lookou Hill V7 48 V loo}hor. Ballara and Wesern Vic- 7 (near Moun s s 0 oria Television Ld, Walker Buangor) Sree, Ballara, Vic. 330 Moun Tassie v V loo}hor. Vicorian Broadcasing Ne- 76 (near s s 0 work Ld, Lily Sree, Callignee) Bendigo, 30 Moun Major v 7 6 V loo}ver. Goulburn-Murray Television 77 s s 0 Ld, 90 La Trobe Sree, Melbourne, Vic Yapool v 89 7 V loo}hor. Sunraysia Television Ld, 8 40, s s 0 Deakin A venue, Mildura, Vic. 300 QUEENSLAND Meropolian Moun v 8 V loo}hor. Brisbane TV Ld, Sir Samuel 84 Coo-ha s 87 7 s 0 Griffih Drive, Moun Coo-ha, Qld 4066 Moun v 96 V loo}hor. Queensland Television Ld, 98! Coo-ha s 0 7 s 0 Leichhard Chambers, 33 Leichhard Sree, Brisbane, Qld 4000 Moun v 46 V loo}hor. Universal Telecasers Qld 9 Coo-ha s 7 s 0 Ld, Sir Samuel Griffih Drive, Moun Cooh-ha, Qld 4066 Counry Moun v 09 6 V loo}hor. Darling Downs TV Ld, 8 Mowbullan.. s 4 76 s 0 Video A venue, Moun Lofy, Toowoomba, Qld 430 Moun v 09 V loo)hor. Far Norhern Television Ld, 49-! Bellenden-Ker s 4 7 s IO) Insurance House, / Denham Sree, Townsville, Qld 480 4KmS.E. v 89 VO }Hor. Moun Isa Television Py 46 of M Isa s 94 7 s 0 0 Ld, c/o W. T. Ockerby & Co., 6 Wes Sree, Moun Isa, Qld 48 Moun v 7 V loo}hor. Mackay Television Ld, 6 3-! Blackwood s 80 7 s 0 Vicoria Sree, Mackay, Qld 4740

76 4 Call Sign and Channel RTQ-7 SDQ-4 TNQ-7 WBQ-8 ADS-7 NWS-9 SAS-0 GTS-4 SES-8 STW-9 TVW-7 BTW-3 GSW-9 VEW-8 TVT-6 Area Rockhampon Souhern Downs Townsville Wide Bay Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide Spencer Gulf Norh Souh Eas.. Perh Perh Bun bury Souhern Agriculural Kalgoorlie.. Hobar Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Locaion of Transmier:j: Moun Hopeful Passchendaefo Ridge Moun Suar Moun Goonaneman Moun Lofy Moun Lofy Moun Lofy The Bluff Moun Burr.. Bickley Bickley Moun Lennard Moun Barker 6 4 km norhwes of Kalgoorlie Moun Wellingon.. APPENDIX C-coninued Frequencies (MHz) V-Vision S-SounO Power (kw.e.r.p.) and Polarisaion V-Vision S-Sound QUEENSLAND-coninued V 8 6 V loo}hor. s s 0 v 9 4 s v 8 s 87 7 v 89 4 s V loo}hor. s 0 V loo}hor. s 0 V loo}ver. s 0 SOUTH AUSTRALIA Meropolian V 8 6 V loo}hor. s s 0 v 96 6 s 0 76 v 09 s 4 7 V loo}hor. s 0 V loo}hor. s 0 Counry V 9 V 0)Ver. s 00 7 s f v 89 6 s V loo}hor. s 0 WESTERN AUSTRALIA Meropolian v 96 V loo}hor. s 0 7 s 0 v 8 V loo}hor. s 87 7 s 0 Counry v 86 4 v ~}Hor. s 9 74 s v 96 4 v ~}Ver. s 0 74 s v 89 V 8}Hor. s 94 7 s 0 8 TASMANIA Meropolian I V 7 s 8 V 00) Hor s 0 Licensee and Regisered Office Rockhampon Television Ld, Dean Sree, Rockhampon, Qld 4700 Darling Downs TV Ld, Video Avenue, Moun Lofy, Toowoomba, Qld. 430 Telecasers Norh Queensland Ld, Insurance House, / Denham Sree, Townsville, Qld 480 Wide Bay-Burne Television Ld, 94 Ken Sree, Maryborough, Qld 460 Television Broadcasers Ld, Srangways Terrace, Norh Adelaide, S. A. 006 Souhern Television Corporaion Ld, 0-08 Tyne Sree, Norh. Adelaide, S.A Souh Ausralian Telecasers Ld, 4-49 Park Terrace, Gilberon, S.A. 08 Spencer Gulf Telecasers Ld, 0 Moseley Sree, Glenelg, S.A. 04 Souh Eas Telecasers Ld, John Wason Drive, Moun Gambier, S.A. 90 Swan Television Ld, Hayes Avenue Nollamara, W.A. 606, TVW Limied, Osborne Park Road, Tu ar Hill. W.A Souh Wesern Telecasers Ld, 6 Spencer Sree, Bunbury, W.A. 630 Souh Wesern Tel:ecasers Ld, 6 Spencer Sree, Bunbury, W.A. 630 Mid-Wesern Television Py Ld, Killarney Sree, Kalgoorlie, W.A Tasmanian Television Ld, Newown Road Newown, Tas Hours of Service per Week (o neares Quarer Hour) - 4 8! 49-! 3-! 88-! 9:! 00-! -! 0 9! 00 4! 4-! 38 7! Call Sign and Channel TNT-9 NTD-8 Area Norh Easern Tasmania.. I Darwin Locaion of Transmier:j: Moun Barrow Appendix APPENDIX C-coninued Frequencies (MHz) V-Vision S-Sound Power (kw.e.r.p.) and Polarisaion V-Vision S-Sound TASMANIA-coninued Counry V V loo}hor. s s 0 NORTHERN TERRITORY.. I Blake Sree, I V 89 I V lo}hor. (near Boanic S 94 7 S Gardens).. Licensee and Regisered Office Norhern Television (TNT-9) Py Ld, 7-7 Paerson Sree, Launceson, Tas. 70 Terriory Television Py Ld, Blake Sree, Darwin, N.T Hours of Service per Week (o neares Quarer Hour) Saion NTD D!lrv.:in I:ias n.o. ransp~ied any programs si~ce.susaining considerable damage caused by Cyclone Tracy on December 974. On presen mdca0ns, i is anicipaed ha NTD Darwm will recommence ransmission in lae 97. Disances shown are approximae. * 67:!

77 44 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 4 APPENDIX D NATIONAL TELEVISION STATIONS IN OPERATION ON 30 JUNE 97 Hours of Frequencies Power (kw.e.r.p.) Service Call Sign (MHz) and Polarisaion per Week and Channel Area Locaion of Transmier:j: V-Vision V-Vision (o neares S-Sound S-Sound Quarer Hour) AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ABC-3.. I Canberra... I Black Mounain.... I v 86 4 I~?8} Ver. I 89 s 9 74 NEW SOUTH WALES Meropolian ABN- I Sydney I Gore Hill.... I v 64 I~ loo}hor. 89 s Counry ABCN- Cenral Tablelands Moun Canobolas v 7 8 v loo}ver. 89 s 6 78 s 0 ABDN- Grafon-Kempsey Moun Moombil v 64 6 v loo}hor. 89 s s 0 ABGN-7 Murrumbidgee Irrigaion Moun Bingar v 8 4 v 00 Hor. 89 Areas s s 0 ABHN- Newcasle-Huner River Grea Sugarloaf v 0 8 v 00 Hor. 84 s s 0 ABLN- Broken Hill Rocky Hill v 64 v Ver. 94 s 69 7 s 0 ABMIN-0.. Mungindi.. 8 km SE. of Mungin di.. v 09 v 0 0 Hor. 89 s 4 7 s 0 00 ABMN-0 Souh-Wesern Slopes and Moun Ulandra.. v 46 4 v loo}hor. 89 Easern Riverina s 74 s 0 ABQN- Cenral Wesern Slopes Moun Cenn-Cruaich v 0 4 v 00 Ver. 89 s s 0 ABRN-6 Richmond-Tweed.. Moun Nardi v 7 6 v 00 Hor. 89 s s 0 ABSN-8 Bega-Coo ma Brown Mounain v 89 4 v 00 Ver. 89 s s 0f ABTN- Manning River Middle Broher v 7 v 00 Ver. 89 s 6 7 s 0 ABUN-7 Upper Namoi Moun Dowe v 8 4 y : 00 Hor. 89 ABWN-A.. Illawarra.. s s 0 Knigh's Hill v 38 v 00 Hor. s 43 7 s 0 VICTORIA 89 Meropolian ABV-.. I Melbourne.. Moun Dandenong.. I v 64 ' I~ loo}hor. s Counry ABAV- Upper Murray Barand uda Ranges v 7 v 00 Hor. 94 s 6 7 s 0 ABEV- Bendigo Moun Alexander.. v 7 6 v 00 Ver. 94! s 6 76 s 0 ABGV-3 Goulburn Valley Moun Major v 86 3 v 00 Ver. 94! s 9 73 s 0 ABLV-4 La Trobe Valley Moun Tassie (Near v 9 4 v 00\Hor. 94 Callignee) s s 0 ABMV-4 Mildura Yapool v 9 7 v 00 Hor. 94! s s 0 ABRV-3 Ballara Lookou Hill (Near Moun v v looror. 94 Buangor) s s 0 ABSV- Murray Valley Goschen v 64 6 v 00 Ver. 94 s s 0 QUEENSLAND Meropolian ABQ-.. I Brisbane I Moun Coo-ha.... I v 64 4 I~ loo}hor. s I 88! APPENDIX D-coninued Hours of Frequencies Power (kw.e.r.p.) Service Call Sign (MHz) and Polarisaion per Week and Channel Area Locaion of Transmier:j: V-Vision V-Vision (o neares S-Sound S-Sound Quarer Hour) QUEENSLAND Counry ABAAQ-.. Augahella.... km S. of own v 6 v 0 0 Hor. 88 s 7 s 0 00 ABAQ-8 Alpha 4 0 km N. of own v 89 v 0 0 Hor. 88 s 94 7 s 0 00 ABBQ-0 Barcaldine 4 km NW. of own v 09 v 0 0 Hor. 88 s 4 7 s 0 00 ABBLQ-9 Black all 3 km ESE. of own v 96 v 0 0 Hor. 88 s 0 7 s 0 00 ABCAQ-0.. Cunnamulla 4 km N. of own v 09 v 0 0 Hor. 88! s 4 7 s 0 00 ABCEQ-9 Charleville.. 4 km E. of own v 96 V O }Hor. * 88! s 0 7 s 0 0 ABCLQ-7 Cloncurry Cloncurry Microwave v 8 4 v 0 Hor. 88! Repeaer Saion s s 0 0 ABCTQ-0.. Clermon 3 km S. of own v 09 v 0 0 Hor.* 88 s 4 7 s 0 00 ABDIQ-7 Dirranbandi 4 0 km NE. of own v 8 v 0 0 Ver. 88! s 87 7 s 0 00 ABDQ-3 Darling Downs ;;. ~. Moun Mowbullan v 86 v 00 Hor. 88! s 9 7 s 0 ABEQ- Emerald "Emerald Downs" 6 km v 6 V 0 }Hor:" 88! N. of own s 7 s 0 0 ABGQ-6 Goondiwindi 4 8 km NE. of own v 7 V 0 }Hor.* 88! s 80 7 s 0 0 ABHQ-9 Hughenden.. Hughenden Microwave v 96 6 V O l}hor. 88! Repeaer Saion s 0 76 s 0 0 ABIQ-6 Moun Isa 4 km SE. of Moun Isa v 7 6 V 0 }Hor. 88! s s 0 0 ABJQ-0 Julia Creek.. Julia Creek Microwave v 09 6 v 0 Hor. 88! Repeaer Saion s 4 76 s 0 0 ABLQ-6 Longreach 0 :0 km E. of own v 7 v 0 60 Hor.* 88 s 80 7 s 0 06 ABMQ-4 Mackay Moun Blackwood v 9 v 00 Hor. 88! s 00 7 s 0 ABMKQ-9.. Mary :Kahleen Mary Kahleen Microwave v 96 v 0 0 Hor.* 88 Repeaer Saion s 0 7 s 0 :00 ABMLQ-6.. Michell Michell Escarpmen, v 7 V O l}hor. 88! km ESE. of own s 80 7 s 0 0 ABMNQ-7.. Morven 0 km S. of own v 8 V 0 0}8or. 88! s 87 7 s 0 00 ABMSQ-9 Miles "Miles Hill" 8 0 km E. of v 96 v o 6rer. 88! own s 0 7 s 0 06 ABNQ-9 Cairns Moun Bellenden-Ker v 96 4 V loo}hor. 88! s 0 74 s 0 ABRAQ-7 Roma "Timbury Hills'', 4 0 km v 8 V. Hor. \ 88! E. of own s 87 7 s (). ABRQ-3 Rockhampon Moun Hopeful v 86 6 v 00 Hor. 88f s 9 76 s 0 ABRDQ-6 Richmond.. Richmond Microwave v 7 4 v 0 Hor. 88! Repeaer Saion s s 0 0 ABSEQ-9 Springsure 3 km N. of own v 96 V 0 0 }Hor. 88' ' s 0 7 s 0 00 ABSGQ-8 S. George.. 6 km NNW. of own v 89 V 0 06 }Hor:" ' 88! s 94 7 s ABSQ- Souhern Downs Passchendaele Ridge v 7 6 v loo}hor. 88! s 6 76 s 0 ABTQ-3 Townsville.. Moun Suar v 87 7 v lotor. 88! s 9 77 s 0 ABWNQ-8.. Winon "Rangelands" 6 0 km N. v 89 v l O Hor.* 88 of own s 94 7 s 0 ABWQ-6 Wide Bay Moun Goonaneman v 7 4 v loo}ver. 88! s s 0

78 46 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 47 APPENDIX D-coninued APPENDIX D - coninued Frequencies Power (kw.e.r.p.) Call Sign (MHz) and Polarisaion and Channel Area Locaion of Transmier+ V-Vision V-Vision S-Sound S-Sound SOUTH AUSTRALIA Meropolian ABS- I Adelaide Moun Lofy.. I v 64 6 I v loo}hor. Counry ABCS-7 I Ceduna I Thevenard.. s s 0 8 ~ I v 0 }Hor.* j 87 7 s 0 0 ABGS- Souh Eas.. Moun Burr v 7 v loo}hor. s 6 7 s 0 ABNS- Spencer Gulf Norh The Bluff.. v 7 v 00} Ver. s 6 7 s 0 ABRS-3 Cenral Eas 4 km WSW. of Loxon v v loo}ver. ABWS-7 Woomera.. 6 km NW. ofwoomera s s 0 v 8 V 0 00}Hor. s 87 7 s WESTERN AUSTRALIA Meropolian ABW- I Perh.. I Bickley.. I v 64 v loo}hor. s 69 7 s 0 Counry ABAW- Souhern Agriculural Moun Barker v 64 4 v loo}ver. s s 0 ABCW-4 Cenral Agriculural Mawson Trig v 9 6 v loo}hor. s s 0 ABCMW-8 Morawa Billeranga Hills 6 8 km v 89 6 v l?}hor.* SW. of Morawa s s ABCNW-7.. Carnarvon.. Robinson Sree, adjacen v 8 v 0 }Hor.. o Long Line Equipmen s 87 7 s 0 0 Building ABDW-0 Dampier Radio Telephone Sie, v 09 V 0 0}Hor. * Kangaroo Hill, 6 km E. s 4 7 s 0 00 of own ABEW-0 Esperance Microwave Terminal Wire- v 09 4 v : i O)Hor.* less Hill 6 km S. of own s 4 74 s 0 ABGW-6 Geraldon 9 7 km NE. of Geraldon v 7 4. v l?}hor. s :S ABKAW-7.. Karraha 0 8 km S. of own v 8. V 0 0}Hor. s 87 7 s 0 00 ABKW-6 Kalgoorlie 6 4 km NW. of Kalgoorlie v 7. v 8}Hor. s 80 7 s 0 8 ABMW-0 Moora Quarrell Range 4 4 kin E. v 09 V lo}hor.* of own s 4 7 s ABNW-7 Norseman Norseman Microwave v 8 4 V 0 0}Hor.* Repeaer Saion s s 0 00 ABPHW-7 Por Hedland 6 4 km S. of Finucane V8 V 0 34}Hor. Island s 87 7 s ABRBW-9 Roebourne Radio Telephone Sie on v 96 v l O}Hor. * M. Welcome, 0 8 km s 0 7 s 0 W. of own ABSW- Bunbury Moun Lennard v 0 v loo}hor. s 07 7 s 0 ABSBW-9 Souhern Cross-Bullfinch.. Ghooli Microwave Repeaer v 96 6 v 0}Hor. * Saion, 7 6 km ESE. of s 0 76 s 0 Souhern Cross TASMANIA ABT- Meropolian Hobar.. I Moun Wellingon.. I v 64 4 v loo}hor. s s 0 Counry ABKT- King Island Genle Annie Hill v 6 4 v }Hor. * s 74 s 0 ABNT-3 Norh Easern Tasmania.. Moun Barrow v 86 0 v loo}hor. s 9 70 s 0 I Hours of Service per Week (o neares Quarer Hour) 94-! 94! 94-! 94-! 94-! 94-! I 9-! 9-! 9-! Call Sign and Channel ABD-6 ABAD-7 Darwin Alice Springs Area ABKD-7 Kaherine.. ABTD-9 Tennan Creek * e.r.p. in direcion of maximum radiaion. Repeaer ype operaion. Locaion of Transmier+ NORTHERN TERRITORY Blake Sree (near Boanic Gardens).. Heaviree Gap, approx. 3 km SSW. of Alice Springs Microwave sie 7 km ESE. of own Microwave Sie 3 6 km ENE. of own + Disances shown are approximae. Inerim arrangemen, power o be reviewed when irrigaion area furher developed. Hours of Frequencies Power (kw.e.r.p.) Service (MHz) and Polarisaion per Week V-Vision V-Vision (o neares S-Sound S-Sound Quarer Hour) v 7 v lo}hor. 88! s 80 7 s v 8 4 V 0 0 }Hor:" 4 s s 0 00 v 8 v 0 03ror. 88! s 87 7 s v 96 V 0 Hor.* 88! s 0 7 s 0 0 '

79 48 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor ApP'endix 49 APPENDlX E COMMERCIAL TELEVI.SION TRANSLATOR STATIONS IN OPERATION ON 30 JUNE 97 Oupu (Paren Saion) Channel Channel and Polarisaion Area Served Looainn! ld ll Sign and A"' I Inpu I APPENDIX E-coninued Area Served Locaion:j: I Call Sign and A<<a I I I Pnw«(wo") I Licensee VICTORlA-coninued Inpu Oupu Power (was) Licensee (Paren Saion) Channel Channel and Polarisaion Brigh Eagle Peak AMV 4 Hor. Riverina & Norh Eas Upper Murray Vicoria TV Ld. NEW SOUTH WALES Eildon Near Wigh- GMV 0 3 Hor. Goulburn-Murray Armidale.. Kelly's Plains NEN 9 Hor. Television New England man's Hill Goulburn (via Alex- Television Ld. Upper Namoi Ld. Valley andra Baeman's Moun WIN 4 0 Hor. Television Wollongong Trans- Bay-Moruya Wandera Illawarra Transmissions Ld. laor) Bega Moun WIN via 6 00 Hor. Television Wollongong Myrleford Tower Hill AMV Hor. Riverina & Norh Eas Mumbulla Illawarra Baeman's Transmissions Ld: Upper Murray Vicoria TV Ld. Bay- Nhill Moun BTV Ver. Ballara and Wesern Moruya Lawloi Ballara Vicoria Television Ld. Translaor Porland Moun Clay BTV 6 00 Hor. Ballara and Wesern Bonalbo Brown's Hill RTN 8 Ver. Richmond-Tweed Ballara Vicoria Television Ld. Richmond- TV Ld. Swan Hill Goschen BCV gs,000 Ver. Vicorian Broadcasing Tweed Bendigo Nework Ld. Cobar For Bourke CWN Ver. Counry Television Warrnambool- Tower Hill BTV Ver. Ballara and Wesern Hill Cenral Wes- Services Ld. Por Fairy Ballara Vicoria Television Ld. em Slopes Coo ma Moun CTC 7 0,000 Ver. Canberra Television QUEENSLAND Robers Canberra Ld. Blackwaer Culers Hill RTQ. 7 0 Hor. Uah Developmen Glen Innes.. Merdon's NEN 9 3 Hor. Television New England Bluff Rockhampon Company Hill Upper Namoi Ld. Bowen Seacom Sie- TNQ Hor. Telecasers Norh Glouceser.. Kia Ora Look- ECN 8 00 Hor.* Television New England Sprole Casle Towns ville Queensland Ld. ou 4 0 km Manning Ld. Cards one 3 km E. of TNQ 7 Ver. Norhern Elecric N. of own River Villages Cards one Towns ville Auhoriy of Goulburn Moun Gray CTC Ver. Canberra Village Queensland. Canberra Television Ld. Collinsville 0 8 km ESE. MVQ 6 Hor. Mackay Television Inverell 'Hillview'- 4 NEN Hor. Television New England of Moun Mackay Ld. km ENE. of Upper Namoi Ld. Devlin Trig Porland- Garland's Hill, CBN Hor. Counry Television Darling Downs. Ld. Wallerawang 6 0 km SSW. Cenral Services Ld. Townsville.. Seacom Sie- TNQ 7 9 Hor. Telecasers Norh of Porland Tablelands Yarrowonga. Townsville Queensland Ld. Snowy Moun AMY 4 0 Hor. Snowy Mounains Mounains Youngal Upper Hydro-Elecric SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Khancoban) Murray Auhoriy Upper 'The Lookou' NBN Hor. Newcasle Broadcasing Huner 0 4kmWNW. Newcasle- and Television of Aberdeen Huner River Corporaion Ld. Walcha Clive Blake's NEN 9 Hor. Television New England Hill Upper Namoi Ld. Wollongong Broker's Nose WIN Hor. Television Wollongong Illawarra Transmissions Ld. Inverell Cracow Golden RTQ 7 Hor~ Golden Plaeau Kan dos- Moun CBN 8 0 Ver. Counry Television Plaeau Rockhampon No Liabiliy Ry ls one Cumber Melon Cenral Services Ld. Gladsone Maunalor Hill RTQ Hor. Rockhampon Tablelands Rockhampon Television Ld. Ky ogle Geneva Hill RTN 8 Ver. Richmond-Tweed Moran bah- Carborough MVQ 8,000 Hor.* Uah Developmen Richmond- TV Ld. Goonyella Range Mackay (via Nebo Company. Tweed (Souhern end) Trans- Lihgow Reservoir Hill CBN 8 6 modi- Ver. Counry Television la or) Cenral fi.ed Services Ld. Gym pie Seacom Sie- WBQ 8 00 Ver. Wide Bay-Burne Tablelands -,000 Black Wide Bay Television Ld. khz Mounain Mudgee 3 kmsw. CWN 6 9 Ver. ; Counry Television Mano Mulgildie WBQ 8 00 Ver. Wide Bay-Burne of Mudgee Cenral Wes- Services Ld. Plaeau Wide Bay Television Ld. em Slopes Nebo Smih's Hill MVQ Hor.* Uah Developmen Murwillum- May's Hill RTN 8 Hor.'. Richmond-Tweed (6 4 km norh Mackay Company. bah.. Richmond- TV Ld. of Nebo) Tweed Toowoomba M. Lofy DDQ 0 00 Hor. Darling Downs TV Cowell M. Olinhus GTS Spencer Gulf Ver. Spencer Gulf Telecasers Ld. Norh Por Lincoln Borh wicks GTS 8 0 Hor. Spencer Gulf Hill Spencer-Gulf (via Cowell Telecasers Ld. Norh Translaor) WESTERN AUSTRALIA Albany M. Clarence GSW Ver. Souh Wesern VICTORIA Souhern Telecasers Ld. Alexandra. Burgess Road, GMV Hor. I Goulburn-Murray near Yarck Goulburn Television Ld. Valley I Agriculural Kambalda Red Hill VEW Kalgoorlie 8 3 Hor. Mid-Wesern Television Py. Ld.

80 0 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX -coninued Appendix APPENDIX F NATIONAL TELEVISION TRANSLATOR STATIONS IN OPERATION ON 30 JUNE 97 Area Served Locaion I Call Sign and A>-oa I I (Paren Saion) Channel Inpu I Channel Oupu and Power Polarisaion (was) Licensee I Call Sign and Area Inpu Oupu I Powe<( wa<).nd Area Served Locaion (Paren Saion) Channel Channel Polarisaion TASMANIA Derby 6kmNW. TNT 9 0 Hor. Norhern Television NEW SOUTH WALES of Derby Norh Easern (TNT 9) Py. Ld. Armidale Kelly's Plains ABUN 7 4 Hor. Tasmania Upper Namoi Maydena Abbo's TVT 6 8 Hor. Tasmanian Television Baeman's Bay-Moruya Moun Wandera ABWN SA 9 0 Hor. Lookou Hobar Ld. Illawarra Queensown- Moun Owen TVT Hor. Tasmanian Television Bonalbo.. Brown's Hill ABRN 6 3 Ver. Zeehan Hobar Ld. Richmond-Tweed Rosebery- Moun Read TVT 8 0 Hor. Tasmanian Television Bourke-Brewarrina Moun Oxley ABN 4,000 Hor. Renison Bell Hobar (via Ld. Sydney Queens- Cobar For Bourke Hill ABN 0 Ver. own Sydney Trans- Coo ma Nanny Goa Hill ABSN 8 0 Mixed la or) Bega-Coo ma Savage River- Moun TNT 0 7 Hor. Norhern Television Glen Innes Merdon's Hill ABUN 7 0 Hor. Luina Cleveland Norh (via (TNT 9) Py. Ld. UpperNamoi Easern Waraah Glouceser Kia Ora Lookou ABTN 6 00 Hor.* Tasmania Trans- 4 0 km N. of own Manning River la or) Goulburn Moun Gray ABC Ver. Souh Juliana TNT 9 Hor. Norhern Television Canberra Launceson Sree Norh Easern (TNT 9) Py. Ld. Hay 3 km ENE. ABGN 7 0,00 Hor.* Tasmania of own Murrumbidgee S Mary's- Souh Siser TNT 9 0 Ver. Norhern Television Irrigaion Fingal Valley Hill Norh Easern (TNT 9) Py. Ld. Inverell 'Hillview', 4 km ABUN 7 Hor. Tasmania ENE. of Inverell UpperNamoi Sanley The Nu TNT Ver. Norhern Television Kandos-Rylsone Moun Cumber ABCN 0 Ver. Norh Easern (TNT 9) Py. Ld. Melon Cenral' Tablelands Tasmania Ky ogle Geneva Hill ABRN 6 3 Ver. Srahgordon Twelve rees TVT Hor. Tasmanian Television Richmond-Tweed Range, near Hobar Ld. Lihgow Reservoir Hill ABCN Ver. Srahgordon Cenral Tablelands Swansea- 0 8 km Souh TVT Hor. Tasmanian Television Mudgee 3 km SW. of ABQN Ver. Bicheno ofbicheno Hobar Ld. Mudgee Cenral Wesern Slopes Taroona Whie Rock TVT Hor. Tasmanian Television Nyngan Nyngan ABN 3 Ver. Poin Hobar Ld. Sydney Waraah Companion TNT 9 0 Hor. Norhern Television Porland-Wallera wang Garland's Hill, 6 0 ABCN 0 0 Hor. Hill Norh Easern ~TNT 9) Py. Ld. km SSW. of Cenral Tablelands Tasmania Porland Upper Huner 'The Lookou', 0 4 ABHN 00 Hor. km WNW.of Newcasle- :j: Disances shown are approximae. * e.r.p. in direcion of maximum radiaion. Aberdeen Huner River e.r.p., omni direcional... Walcha.. Clive Blake's Hill.. ABUN 7 Hor. Via microwave-inermediae repeaer sa0ns a Hermdale and Moun Poppy. UpperNamoi Via VHF UHF Translaor a WIN Sudios. 3 Via UHF relay a Moun Sanley. VJCTORiA 4 Via UHF relay a Moun Arapiles. Via UHF relay a Gredgwin. Alexandra Burgess Road ABGV 3 0 Hor. 6 Via UHF relays a Dick's Rise and Main Creek.. near Yarck Goulbum Valley 7 Channel allocaed on a emporary basis subjec o wihdrawal on welve monhs noice. Corryong/Khancoban M. Ellio.. ABAV 9 00 Hor.* Upper Murray Eildon Near Wighman's ABGV Hor. Hill Goulburn Valley (via Alexandra Translaor) Myrleford Tower Hill.. ABGV 3 Hor. Goulbum Valley Nhill Moun Lawloi ABRV Ver. Ballara Orbos Moun Raymond ABLY 4 0 Ver. La Trobe Valley Porland Moun Clay ABRV 4 00 Hor. Ballara (via Warrnambool Translaor) Warmambool-Por Fairy Tower Hill.. ABRV 3 00 Ver. Ballara

81 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 3 APPENDIX F-coninued APPENDIX F-coninued Call Sign and Area Inpu Area Served Locaion+ (Paren Saion) Channel Oupu Channel I Pow" (wa )>nd Polarisaion Area Served Locaion+ Call Sign and Area (Paren Saion) Inpu Channel Oupu Channel I Pow" (wa ) and Polarisaion QUEENSLAND Bowen Seacom Sie ABTQ 3 Sprole Casle Townsville Collinsville 0 8 km ESE. of ABMQ 4 Moun Devlin Trig Mackay Gladsone Maunalor Hill ABRQ 3 Rockhampon Gym pie Seacom Sie-Black ABWQ 6 Mounain Wide Bay Mon o Mulgildie Plaeau.. ABWQ 6 Wide Bay Townsville Seacom Sie ABTQ. 3 Yarrowonga Townsville Whisunday Islands/ M Roper ABMQ 4 Shue Harbour.. Mackay SOUTH AUSTRALIA Borderown Microwave ABS 4 Repeaer Saion Adelaide Borderown Cowell Moun Olinhus ABNS Spencer Gulf Norh Keih Microwave ABS 4 Repeaer Saion Adelaide Keih Por Lincoln Borhwicks Hill ABNS 6 Spencer Gulf (via Cowell Norh Transla~or) 00 Hor. 8 Hor. 0 Hor Ver. 0 Vei. 0 Hor. Hor.* 00 Ver. 6 0 Ver. 4 0 Ver. 3 0 Hor. Srahgordon Waraah.. Warrego Mine.. TASMANIA-coninued Twelverees Range ABT near Srahgordon Hobar Companion Hill ABNT Norh Easern Tasmania.. 3 km E. of Warrego Mine Disances shown are approximae. * e.r.p. in direcion of maximum radiaion. e.r.p. omni direcional. NORTHERN TERRITORY ABTD.. Tennan Creek I Microwave relay from Sydrey. Via UHF relay a Moun Sanley. 3 Via UHF relay a Moun Arapiles. 4 Microwave relay from Adelaide., Operaing a 00 was insead of 00 was iniially proposed, pending review of recepion condiions. 6 Microwave relay from Perh Hor. 3 Hor Hor.* WESTERN AUSTRALIA Albany M Clarence ABAW Souhern Agriculural Kambalda Red Hill ABKW 6 Kalgoorlie Ka anning Fairfield Microwave ABW 6 Repeaer Saion Perh Wagin M Laham.. ABW 6 Microwave Perh Repeaer Saion 7 0 Ver. Hor Ver. 8,000 Hor. ' ' J, TASMANIA Queensown-Zeehan Moun Owen ABT Hobar Rosebery-Renison Bell.. Moun Read ABT Hobar 4 (via Queensown Tran~laor) Savage River-Luina Moun Cleveland ABNT Norh Easern (via Waraah Tasmania Translaor) Souh Launceson Juliana Sree ABNT Norh Easern 3 Tasmania S Mary's-Fingal Valley Souh Siser Hill ABNT Norh Easern 3 Tasmania Sanley The Nu ABNT Norh Easern 3 Srahan.. Tasmania P.M.G.'s Radio ABT 4 Telephone Sie Hobar (via a Srahan Queensown Translaor) 4 0 Hor. Hor. 4 Hor. Hor. 0 Ver. 0 Ver. 0 Hor.

82 4 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix Call Sign WEQR CKWR CKWR HTWR HTWR HTWR NEWR GEMR GOVR GOVR I Weipa APPENDIX G TELEVISION REPEATER STATIONS IN OPERATION ON 30 JUNE 97 Area Served Koolan Island Cockaoo Island Moun Tom Price Moun Nameless Paraburdoo Newman Grooe Eyland Nhulunbuy Yirrkala Mission Locaion:j: Channel QUEENSLAND I Trundling Poin I 7 WESTERN AUSTRALIA Koolan Township 7 Cockaoo Township Moun Tom Price Moun Nameless 4 0 km S. of Paraburdoo Newman Township Alyangula Township M. Saunders Mission Hill 9 (Relays Programs of CKWR Koolan Island) 7 9 (Relays Programs of HTWR Moun Tom Price) (Relays Programs of HTWR Moun Tom Price via HTWRMoun Nameless) 7 NORTHERN TERRITORY 7 9 (Relays Programs ofgovr Nhulunbuy) Power (was) (Transmier) and Polarisaion 0 Hor. 0 Hor. 0 Hor. 0 Hor. 0 Hor. Hor. Hor. 0 Hor. 00 Hor. Hor.* Licensee I Commonwealh Aluminium Corp. Ld. Dampier Mining Co. Ld. Dampier Mining Co. Ld. Hamersley Iron Py. Ld. Hamersley Iron Py. Ld. Hamersley Iron Py. Ld. M Newman Mining Co. Py. Ld. Grooe Eyland Mining Co. Py. Ld. Nhulunbuy Corporaion Ld. Nhulunbuy Corporaion Ld. APPENDIX H COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS IN LICENSEE COMPANIES AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY CANBERRA TELEVISION LTD (CTC) The Federal Capial Press of Ausralia Py Ld Viden Py Ld Ausralian Capial Propery Holdings Ld Daniel Bros & Co. Py Ld.... Ohers Toal issued sock unis NEW SOUTHWALES (Meropolian) AMALGAMATED TELEVISION SERVICES PTY LTD (ATN) John Fairfax & Sons Ld Fairfax Corporaion Py Ld Associaed Newspapers Ld... The Ausralian Broadcasing Co. Py Ld... Ohers Toal issued shares TELEVISION CORPORATfON LTD (TCN) Consolidaed Press Holdings Ld Ohers Toals 0c Ordinary Sock Unis 7,60,488,49,993 0,43,48 0c Sock Unis 360,000 9,000 70,700 7,600 9,700,00,000 $ Shares,06,630 6,896,000 8,9 3,000,494,8 0c Preferred Ordinary Shares 7,8 8,633,008,4 Disances shown are approximae. e.r.p., omni direcional. e.r.p. in direcion of maximum radiaion. UNITED TELECASTERS SYDNEY LTD (TEN) C.S.R. Ld Amalgamaed Wireless (Ausralasia) Ld Ld.... N.B.C. Inernaional Ld Bank of New Souh Wales E.M.I. (Ausralia) Ld Radio UE Sydney Py Ld... Ohers Toal issued shares 0c Shares,,,,,,0,000, ,666 00, ,84 4,0,7 0,000,000 Spencer Gulf Telecasers Ld Broken Hill Theares Py Ld Transific Inernaional Co. Py Ld.... Ohers Toal issued shares (Counry) BROKEN HILL TELEVISION LTD (BKN) 0c Shares 70,49 4,000 6,99 9,6 00,000 F

83 6 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 7 APPENDIX H-coninued COUNTRY TELEVISION SERVICES LTD (CBN) Ld Counry Life Newspaper Co. Ld Wesern Newspapers Ld The Muual Life and Ciizens Assurance C~.. Ld.... Ohers Toal issued sock unis COUNTRY TELEVISION SERVICES LTD (CWN) See CBN TELEVISION NEW ENGLAND LTD (ECN) Broadcas Amalgamaed Ld Balerf Py Ld Tamworh Newspaper.. Co. Ld ::: :::: The Muual Life and Ciizens Assurance Co. Ld Ohers Toal issued shares H. Jones and Co. (Sydney) Py Ld Henry Jones Ld Associaed Rural Indusries Ld... Henry Jones Invesmens Py Ld Ohers Toal issued sock unis MURRUMBIDGEE TELEVISION LTD (MTN) 0c Sock Unis 49,040,4 9,9 84,0,30,3,88,470 40c Shares 47,790 06,7 8,00 7,000 86,3,60,000 0c Sock Unis 37,0 03,49 8,400,400 43,70,000,000 Norhern Rivers Television Ld Toal issued shares APPENDIX H-coninued RICHMOND-TwEED TV LTD (RTN) RIVERINA & NORTH EAST VICTORIA TV LTD (RVN) Elwood Py Ld Esae E. V. Robers... R. H. & M. Properies Py Ld A. and F. Sullivan Py Ld... Border Morning Mail Py Ld Ohers Toal issued shares TELEVISION WOLLONGONG TRANSMISSIONS LTD (WIN) Media Securiies Ld.... Euroka Py Ld... Inersae Television Holdings Py Ld Ohers Toal issued sock unis Anse Transpor Indusries Ld Toal issued shares VICTORIA (Meropolian) AUSTARAMA TELEVISION PTY LTD (ATV) c Shares,399,800,399,800 30c Shares,6 00,000 49,000 0,67 6,90 67,8,700,000 $ Sock Unis 398,90 3,800 0, ,0,000,000 $ Shares,00,000,00,000 NEWCASTLE BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION CORPORATION LTD (NBN) Radio UE Sydney Py Ld Telecommunicaion Securiies Ld... Bank of New Souh Wales Nomine~ ~ Py Ld Wales Nominees (Canberra) Py Ld Unied Broadcasing Co. Py Ld Mercanile Muual Insurance Co. Ld R. H. and M. Properies Py Ld Ohers Toal issued shares TELEVISION NEW ENGLAND LTD (NEN) See ECN NORTHERN RIVERS TELEVISION LTD (NRN) Richmond River Broadcasers Py Ld Norhern Sar Ld Ausralian ~apial Pr~p~ry ii'olding~ Ld Tw~ed RadH? and Broadcasing Co. Py Ld Daily Exammer Py Ld Ohers Toal issued shares.. 0c Shares 336,34 33,84 78,747 6,000 64,000 6,000,00 683,63,0,000 0c Shares 63,80,600 7,800 68,480 60,800,48,968,999,88 GENERAL TELEVISION CORPORATION PTY LTD (GTV) Independen Television Corporaion Py Ld Consolidaed Press Holdings Ld... Greaer Union Organizaion Py Ld Toal issued shares The Herald and Weekly Times Ld... Associaed Newspapers Ld (England) Toal issued shares HERALD-SUN TV PTY LTD (HSV) (Counry) RIVERINA & NORTH EAST VICTORIA TV LTD (AMV) See RVN VICTORIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK LTD (BCV) Messrs. Huchinson, Huchins & Peley as Trusees for Esae H. M. Schu D. F. Syme Griffihs Bros. Invesmens Py Ld Ohers Toal issued shares $ Shares 80,77 4,69 67,600,0,000 $ Shares 637,0,00 70,00 0c Shares 8,400,000 0,800,4,40,6,740

84 8 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX H~oninued BALLARAT AND WESTERN VICTORIA TELEVISION LTD (BTV) Associaed Broadcasing Services Ld Ballara Broadcasers Py Ld Ballara Courier Py Ld Ohers Toal issued shares VICTORIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK LTD (GLV) See BCV GOULBURN-MURRAY TELEVISION Lm (GMV) Associaed Broadcasing Services Ld Toal issued shares Sunraysia Broadcasers Py Ld Ellio Newspaper Group Py Ld.... Cenral Murray Broadcasers Py Ld Elecronic Indusries Ld Sunraysia Publishing Co. Py Ld Ohers Toal issued shares SUNRAYSIA TELEVISION LTD (STV) QUEENSLAND (Meropolian) BRISBANE TV LTD ( BTQ) Colonial Muual Life Assurance Sociey Ld Queensland Newspapers Py Ld Telegraph Invesmen Co. Py Ld... Associaed Newspapers Ld (England) Amalgamaed Wireless (Ausralasia) Ld Commonwealh Broadcasing Corporaion (Queensland) Py Ld Television Corporaion Ld The Herald and Weekly Times Ld.... Ohers Toal issued shares QUEENSLAND TELEVISION LTD ( QTQ) Fairfax Publicaions Py Ld... Amalgamaed Television Services Py Ld Fairfax Corporaion Py Ld... Naional Broadcasing Co. Inc. (U.S.A.) Inersae Television Holdings Py Ld P.M.S. Invesmens Py Ld.... Ohers Toal issued sock unis 0c Shares 43,83 8,93 84,80 7,40,400,000 0c Shares,00,000,00,000 0c Shares 6,00 4,000 3,000 34,000 3,000 49, ,000 0c Cumulaive 0c Redeemable Ordinary Preference Shares Shares 800,000 40,000 63,000 ' 00,000 ' 60,000 0,000' 48,400 40, ,600,40, ,000 c Sock Unis 07,600 00,800 00, , ,000 69, ,000 3,07,00 Anse Transpor Indusries Ld Toal issued shares Appendix APPENDIX H-coninued UNIVERSAL TELECASTERS QLD. LTD (TVQ) (Counry) DARLING DOWNS TV LTD (DDQ) Commonwealh Broadcasing Corporaion (Queensland) Py Ld Gold Radio Service Py Ld Tasmanian Television Ld.... PNQ Invesmens Py Ld Newcasle Broadcasing and Television Corporaion Ld.... Ohers Toal issued shares Telecasers Norh Queensland Ld Toal issued shares Foheringham Invesmens Py Ld Moun Isa Mines Ld Samuel Allen and Sons Ld.... News Ld Telecasers Norh Queensland Ld Tropicaire Theares Py Ld... Ohers Toal issued shares FAR NORTHERN TELEVISION LTD (FNQ) MOUNT ISA TELEVISION PTY LTD (ITQ) MACKAY TELEVISION LTD (MVQ) Mackay Theares (Esae Lae John Taylor) Tingalpa Hoel Py Ld Buss and Turner Py Ld Telecasers Norh Queensland Ld... Mackay Prining and Publishing Co. Py Ld Ohers Toal issued shares RocKHAMPTON TELEVISION LTD (RTQ) Mackay Television Ld Rockhampon Newspaper Co. Py Ld Rockhampon Broadcasing Co. Py Ld Ohers Toal issued shares 9 0c Shares,000,000,000,000 0c Shares 9,600 70,000 60,000,000 0,000,038,400,400,000 0c Shares,000,000,000,000 $ Shares 7,90,000 0,00 6,860 6,860 6,860 6,000 40,000 0c Shares 79,96 6,000 47,000 3,000 30, , ,000 0c Shares 0,000 0,000 40, ,000,000,000

85 60 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 6 APPENDIX H-coninued APPENDIX H-coninued TELECASTERS NORTII QUEENSLAND LTD (TNQ) Ayr Broadcasers Py Ld The Norh Queensland Newspaper Co. Ld Labor Invesmens Py Ld Amalgamaed Wireless (Ausralasia) Ld Samuel Allen and Sons Ld Ohers Toal issued shares 0c Shares 00,00 70,000 6,70 40,4 40,40 49,79 804,94 Sco's Agencies Py Ld G. A. Warner B.T.V. Py Ld.... Communiy Television Py Ld Esae Lae Sir Arhur Warner Ohers Toal issued shares So um EAST TELECASTERS LTD (SES) 0c Shares 63,804 60,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 3,696 99,00 DARLING DOWNS TV LTD (SDQ) See DDQ WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Meropolian) WIDE BAY- BURNETT TELEVISION LTD (WBQ) Bundaberg Broadcasers Py Ld Maryborough Broadcasing Co. Py Ld Ohers Toal issued shares Adveriser Newspapers Ld Associaed Newspapers Ld (England) Midlands Broadcasing Services Ld KA Holdings Py Ld Ausralian Broadcasing Co. Py Ld Ohers Toal issued shares News Ld Toal issued shares TVW Ld Toal issued shares SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Meropolian) TELEVISION BROADCASTERS LTD (ADS) SOUTHERN TELEVISION CORPORATION LTD (NWS) SoUTH AUSTRALIAN TELECASTERS LTD (SAS) - (Counry) SPENCER GULF TELECASTERS LTD (GTS) J. M. Surrock Py Ld.... B.H.P. Nominees Py Ld.... Communiy Television Py Ld.... Amalgamaed Wireless (Ausralasia) Ld The Muual Life and Ciizens Assurance Co. Ld Ohers Toal issued shares 0c Shares 90,000 40, ,000,000,000 0c Shares 90,000 37, , ,000 74,700,030,300 ~,000,000 0c Shares,0,000,0,000 0c Shares 4,000,000 4,000,000 0c Shares 38,443,000 33,03 33,000 3,0 73,707 77,400 Derwen Securiies Py Ld... Chesham Securiies Py Ld Cavan Py Ld Dominion Invesmens Py Ld Saranna Py Ld Queensland Insurance Co. Ld Broadway Invesmens Py Ld Ohers Toal issued shares SWAN TELEVISION LTD (STW) TVW LTD (TVW) Tasmanian Television Ld Goulburn-Murray Television Ld Naional Muual Life Associaion of Ausralasia Ld The Muual Life and Ciizens Assurance Co. Ld... Ohers Toal issued shares (Counry) Sourn WESTERN TELECASTERS LTD (BTW) Bes Securiies Py Ld Swan Brewery Co. Ld J. M. Surrock Py Ld Souhern Television Corporaion Ld C. Zempilas.... Ohers Toal issued shares SOUTH WESTERN TELECASTERS LTD (GSW) See BTW Mm WESTERN TELEVISION PTY LTD (VEW) $l Shares Group Television Services Py Ld 0. and I. Paroni T. T. Wason... Swan Brewery Co. Ld Souhern Television Corporaion Ld Highway Moel (Kalgoorlie) Py Ld Viewway Drive-In Theare Py Ld Ohers Toal issued shares Paid o 7c 3,300 6,600,000,000 4,900 4,40 4,07 9,67 03,000 0c Shares 4,00 3,000,90 43,40 39,780 06,666 8,400,80,4 3,00,000 0c Shares 0,4 40,000,840 0,00,4,8 6,03,47 0c Shares 07,00 67,800 44,000 4,600 40,000 70,00,004,000 Fully Paid 0 3,00 3,60

86 6 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Davies Bros. Ld Rober Nelefold Py.id :::: The Examiner Newspaper Py Ld... Associaed Broadcasing Services Ld Meropolian Broadcasers Py Ld... E. G. McRae Eejesco Holdings Py Ld Ausralian Muual Providen Sociey Commercial Broadcasers Py Ld Ohers Toal issued shares Examiner-Norhern TV Ld Toal issued shares APPENDIX H-coizinued TASMANIA (Meropolian) TASMANIAN TELEVISION LTD (TVT) (Counry) NORTIIERN TELEVISION (TNT 9) PTY LTD (TNT) Group Television Services Py Ld J. H. B. Bell L. C. Ah Toy.... Suons Moors (Darwin) Py Ld H. J. Bell (Esae)... Adelphi Py Ld J. C. Hickman V. B. Perkins... Ohers Toal issued shares NORTHERN TERRITORY TERRITORY TELEVISION PTY LTD (NTD) 0c Shares 06,373 4,7 07,00 7,000 67,87 6,000 7,4,87 0, ,79,798,98 $ Shares 83,000 83,000 $ Shares 3,000 0,000,000,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 3,80 7,80 I I Appendix 63. APPENDIX I MULTIPLE SHAREHOLDING INTERESTS OF NEWSPAPERS AND OTHERS IN BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION STATIONS This Appendix liss newspaper companies and oher companies or persons which have subsanial shareholding ineress, direcly or indirecly, in wo or more licences for commercial broadcasing saions or commercial elevision saions. The Appendix is divided ino four secions: ADS SAD MU I-Capial Ciy Newspapers. II - III - IV - Provincial and Counry Newspapers. Overseas Newspapers. Oher organizaions. Adelaide Adelaide Murray Bridge (I) CAPITAL CITY NEWSPAPERS ADVERTISER NEWSPAPERS LTD (The Adveriser, Adelaide) Television Holds 90,000 of he 3,000,000 shares in he licensee company. A wholly-owned subsidiary company, Midlands Broadcasing Services Ld, also holds 300,000 shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing Holds he licence for he saion. Holds 49 per cen of Messenger Holdings Py Ld which, hrough subsidiary companies, conrols approximaely 4 per cen of Bridge Radio Py Ld which company holds all he shares in he licensee company. Wholly-owned subsidiary. companies hold he licences for PI and SE. PI Crysal Brook SE Moun Gambier (Adveriser Newspapers Ld also holds 4,044,890 of he 6,39,7 ordinary shares in The Herald and Weekly Times Ld (see below) and 6,000 of he,39,3 ordinary shares in Queensland Press Ld (see below).) TVT TNT Hobar Norh Easern Tasmania Area DAVIES' BROS. LTD (The Mercury, Hobar) Television Holds 06,373 of he,798,98 shares in he licensee company and in addiion, has a 0 per cen ineres in Commercial Broadcasers Py Ld which holds 0,000 shares in he licensee company. Tasmanian Television Ld, licensee of TVT (see above) holds 79,998 of he 3,600,000 sock unis in Examiner-Norhern TV Ld, which company holds all he shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing 7HO Hobar Holds 00,000 of he 00,000 shares in he licensee company. 7EX Launceson Tasmanian Television Ld, licensee of TVT (see above) holds 79,998 of he 3,600,000 sock unis in Examiner-Norhern TV Ld which company holds all he shares in W. R. Rolph & Sons Py Ld a subsidiary company of which holds all he shares in he licensee company. (See below for ineress of Tasmanian Television Ld. In addiion, Davies Bros. Ld holds 9,900 of he 6,39,7 ordinary shares in The Herald and Weekly Times Ld (see below) and 9,440 of he 3,460,000 ordinary shares in Adveriser Newspapers Ld (see above).) JOHN FAIRFAX LTD (The Sydney Morning Herald) Tel-evision Direcly and hrough subsidiary companies_: CTC Canberra Area Holds 360,000 of he,00,000 sock unis in he licensee company. ATN Sydney... Holds,403,6 of he,494,8 shares in he licensee company. NBN Newcasle-Huner River Area John Fairfax Ld has a 4 per cen ineres in Newcasle Newspapers Py Ld, which hrough a wholly-owned subsidiary company, Newcasle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocae Py Ld, holds 6,000 of he,0,000 shares in he licensee company.

87 64 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 6 WIN QTQ DDQ SDQ 3XY Illawarra Area Brisbane Darling Downs Area Souhern Downs Area Melbourne APPENDIX I-coninued Holds 0,000 of he,000,000 sock unis in he licensee company. Holds,308,000 of he 3,07,00 sock unis in he licensee company In ad?ii.~:m, he _licensee of ATN Sydney (see above) holds S00,800 s~ck ums m he licensee company. Newcasle Broadcasing and Television Corporaion Ld, licensee of NBN (see above)_ ~0lds S0,000 of he,400,000 shares in he licensee c_ompany. In addi0n Ballara and Wesern Vicoria Television Ld, licensee of BTV (see above) holds 36,000 shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing Hold~ 3,43,930 of he 6,900,000 shares in David Syme & Co. Ld, which has a per cen meres in he operaing company of 3XY... fohn Fairfa~ Ld, hro;jgh a wholly-owned.subsidiary co!llpany, holds 3,67,80 of he,67,000 ordma~y ~hares i~ Macquan~ Broa<:Jcasmg Holdmgs Ld, which, hrough subsidiary companies has he followmg meress m broadcasmg saions: ' GB Sydney Holds all he shares in he licensee company. CA Canberra... Holds_ 30,000 ordinary and,63 preference shares in oals of ordmary and,00 preference shares in he licensee company ' WL Wollongong Holds all he shares in he licensee company. 3AW Melbourne Holds all he shares in he licensee company. 4BH Brisbane Holds 9,368 of he,soo sh~res ii! he licensee company. In addiion 4BH Invesmens ~y Ld, m which he Macquarie Group holds 84 per cen of he rnsued shares, holds,44 shares in he licensee company. SDN Adelaide Holds all he shares in he licensee company. TEN HSY BTQ ADS TVT SAS TVW 3DB 3GL Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Hobar Adelaide Perh Melbourne Geelong THE HERALD AND WEEKLY TIMES LTD (The Herald and The Sun, Melbourne) Television Holds 6,000 of he 70,000 shares in J. C. Williamson Ld which holds, of he 0,000,000 shares in he licensee compa~y. Holds 637,0S of he 7SO,OOS shares in he licensee company. Holds 40,000 of he,4so,ooo shares in he licensee company and 4,376,689 of he,39,3sl sha~es in Queensland Press Ld, which hrough wo wholly-owned subsidiary companies, Telegraph Invesmen Co. Py ~d an~ Queensland Newspapers Py Ld holds 403,000 of he shares m he licensee company. In addiion, Adveriser Newspapers Ld (see ADS below) holds 6,000 of. he, 39,3Sl shares m Queensland Press Ld. Holds 7,9,704 ~f he ~3,~60,000 ordinary shares in Adveriser Newspapers Ld, wh~h. wih. is wholly-owned subsidiary company, Midlands ~roadca~.mg Services Ld holds ~ 0,000 of he 3,000,000 shares m he rcensee company. The Argus and Ausralasian Ld a ":'holly-owned subsidiary company, also holds Sl,840 shares in Ad~erlser Newspapers Ld. In addiion, Davies -Bros. Ld (see TVT below) holds 9,440 and Telegraph Invesm~n Co. Py Ld (see BTQ above) holds 4,000 of he 3,460,000 ordmary shares in Adveriser Newspapers Ld. Hold~ S00,683 of he,039,90 ordinary shares in Davies Bros. Ld, whic:h holds 06,373 of he,798,98 s~ares in _he licensee company. Davies Bros. Ld als? has a SO per cen meres m Commercial Broadcasers. ~y Ld, which holds S0,000 shares in he licensee company. In addi0n Telegraph Inves!en Co. Py Ld (see BTQ above) holds 64,639 of _he,039,90 ordmary shares in Davies Bros. Ld. TV_W Ld, licensee of TVW (see below) holds all he shares in he licensee company. H~lds all he 9, ~,36 ordinary and all he 00,000 preference shares i~ Wes Ausrairnn Newspapers Ld (Publisher of The Wes Ausralzan, Perh) whc~!mids 93,7SO of he 6,03,47 shares in he licensee company. In add0n, Tasmanian Television Ld (see above) holds S0,4 shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing Holds he licence for he saion. Holds al~!he 900, 00~ shares in Geelong Adveriser (Holdings) Py Ld, a subsidiary of which holds all he shares in he licensee company. 3XY 4AK 4BK 4AM SAD SPI SSE 6IX 6BY 6MD 6WB 7HO?EX Melbourne Oakey Brisbane Aheron Adelaide Crysal Brook Moun Gambier Perh Bridgeown Merredin Kaanning Hobar Launceson APPENDIX I-coninued Holds 84,800 ordinary shares in David Syme and Co. Ld which has a ls per cen ineres in he operaing company of 3XY. Holds 4,376,689 of he ll,39,3sl shares in Queensland Press Ld (see below). Holds 7,9,704 of he 3,460,000 ordinary shares in Adveriser Newspapers Ld (licensee of SAD), subsidiary companies of which hold he licences for SPI and SSE. The Argus and Ausralasian Ld, a whollyowned subsidiary company of The Herald and Weekly Times Ld, also holds,840 shares in he licensee company of SAD. The Herald and Weekly Times Ld has a furher ineres in Adveriser Newspapers Ld hrough is shareholdings in Davies Bros. Ld and Telegraph Invesmen Co. Py Ld (subsidiary of Queensland Press Ld) which hold 9,440 and 4,000 shares respecively in Adveriser Newspapers Ld. TVW Ld (see above), holds all he shares in he licensee company. Holds S00,683 of he,039,90 ordinary shares in Davies Bros. Ld which has a SO per cen ineres in he licensee company. The Herald and Weekly Times Ld has a furher ineres in Davies Bros. Ld hrough is shareholding in Queensland Press Ld, a subsidiary company of which Teiegraph Invesmen Co. Py Ld holds 64,639 shares. Tasmanian Television Ld, licensee of TVT (see above) holds 79,9'98 sock unis in Examiner-Norhern TV Ld which holds all he shares in W. R. Rolph & Sons Py Ld, a subsidiary company of which holds all he shares in he licensee company. (Through is ineres in Adveriser Newspapers Ld (see above) The Herald and Weekly Times Ld has a minor ineres in SMU. See below for ineress of Tasmanian Television Ld (see above). Queensland Press Ld (see above), hrough a wholly-owned subsidiary company, Queensland Newspapers Py Ld, holds approximaely 33 per cen of he shares in Provincial Newspapers (Qld.) Ld (see Appendix J).) NEN ECN WIN ITQ NWS BTW GSW YEW NTD Upper Namoi Area Manning River Area Illawarra Area M. Isa Area Adelaide Bunbury Area Souhern Agriculural Area Kalgoorlie Area Darwin Area NEWS LTD (The News, Adelaide), (Daily Telegraph, Sydney) Television Holds 33,67 of he 00,000 shares in Tamworh Newspaper Co. Ld which holds 8,SOO of he,60,000 shares in he licensee company. Media Securiies Ld, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mirror Newspapers Ld (The Daily Mirror, Sydney), a subsidiary company, holds 398,9SO sock unis in he licensee company. Holds 6,860 of he 40,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds all he l,ls0,000 shares in he licensee company. Souhern Television Corporaion Ld, licensee of NWS (see above) holds 4,600 of he,004,000 shares in he licensee company. Souhern Television Corporaion Ld, licensee of NWS (see above) holds 4,900 of he 06,60 shares in he licensee company. Norhern Terriory News Services Ld, a wholly-owned subsidiary company, holds 7,80 of he 7,8SO shares in he licensee company. (News Ld also holds 33,67 of he 00,000 shares in Tamworh Newspaper Co. Ld (see Appendix J).) BTQ Brisbane QUEENSLAND PRESS LTD (Courier Mail-and Brisbane Telegraph, Brisbane) Television Queensland Newspapers Py Ld and Telegraph Invesmen Co. Py Ld, boh wholly-owned subsidiary companies, hold 403,000. of he,40,000 ordinary shares in he licensee company. In addiion holds 88,80 of he 6,39,?SS shares in The Herald and Weekly Times Ld. Queensland Newspapers Py Ld and Telegraph Invesmen Co. Py Ld also hold,789,86 and,463,86 shares respecively of he ordinary shares in The Herald and Weekly Times Ld. Telegraph Invesmen Co. Py Ld also holds 64,639 of he,039,90 ordinary shares in Davies Bros. Ld.

88 66 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 67 4AK 4BK 4AM Oakey Brisbane Aheron APPENDIX I-coninued Broadcasing Queensland Newspapers Py Ld, a wholly-owned subsidiary company, holds he licences for 4AK and 4BK. The Cairns Pos Py Ld, a wholly-owned subsidiary company, holds 7,0 of he 0,000 ordinary shares in he licensee of 4AM. (Telegraph Invesmen Co. Py Ld, a wholly-owned subsidiary company, also holds 4,000 of he 3,460,000 ordinary shares in Adveriser Newspapers Ld. See above for ineress of Adveriser Newspapers Ld, The Herald and Weekly Times Ld and Davies Bros. Ld. Queensland Press Ld, hrough a whollyowned subsidiary company, Queensland Newspapers Py Ld, also holds approximaely 33 per cen of he issued shares in Provincial Newspapers ( Qld.) Ld. (See Appendix J).) (II) PROVINCIAL NEWSPAPERS COUNTRY LIFE NEWSPAPER Co. LTD (Counry Life, N.S.W.) Television CBN CWN Cenral Tablelands Area... Cenral Wesern Slopes Area Holds,4 of he,88,470 shares in Counry Television Services Ld, he licensee company. RTQ Rockhampon Area Holds approximaely 74 per cen of he issued shares in Queensland Counry Life Newspaper Co. Ld which holds 3,700 of he,000,000 shares in he licensee company. (See below for furher ineress of Counry Television Services Ld (see above). (See Appendix J for furher ineress of Queensland Counry Life Newspaper Co. Ld (see above).) STV ELLIOTT NEWSPAPER GROUP PTY LTD (Sunraysia Daily, Mildura and Vicorian provincial newspapers) 3LK 3MA 3NE TNT TVT Mildura Area Horsham Mildura Wangaraa Norh Easern Tasmania Area Hobar Television Holds 4,000 of he 700,000 shares in he licensee company. In addiion, wholly-owned subsidiary companies, Sunraysia Publishing Co. Py Ld and Goulburn Valley Newspapers Py Ld hold 3,000 and 0,000 shares respecively in he licensee company. Sunraysia Broadcasers Py Ld and Wangaraa Chronicle Py Ld, in boh of which half he issued capial is held by Ellio Newspaper Group Py Ld also hold 6,00 and,00 shares respecively in he licensee company. Broadcasing Holds he 00 preference shares in he licensee c;ompany. There are also 00 ordinary shares in he licensee company. Holds 0 per cen of he shares in Wangaraa Chronicle Py Ld, which company holds 4,000 of he 0,600 shares in he licensee company. EXAMINER-NORTHERN TV LTD (The Examiner, Launceson) Television A wholly-owned subsidiary company, Norhern Television (TNT9) Py Ld holds he licence for he saion. Three wholly-owned subsidiary companies. The Examiner Newspaper Py Ld, 7EX Py Ld and Norhern Television (TNT9) Py Ld hold 07,00, 33,70 and 46,4 shares respecively of he,798,98 shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing 7EX Launceson Holds all he shares in W. R. Rolph and Sons Py Ld, a subsidiary of which holds all he shares in he licensee company. (See below for ineress of Tasmanian Television Ld.) TNQ FN Q ITQ Townsville Area Cairns Area M. Isa Area THE NORTH QUEENSLAND NEWSPAPER Co. LTD (Daily Bullein, Townsville) Television Holds 70,000 of he 804,94 sock unis in he licensee company. Telecasers Norh Queensland Ld, licensee of TNQ (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. Telecasers Norh Queensland Ld, licensee of TNQ (see above) holds 6,860 of he 40,000 shares in he licensee company. APPENDIX I-coninued NORTHERN STAR HOLDINGS LTD GROUP (Norhern Sar, Lismore, The Gold Coas Bullein and The Daily News, Murwillumbah) Television RTN Richmond-Tweed Area Norhern Rivers Television Ld, licensee of NRN (see below) holds all he shares in he licensee company.... NRN Grafon-Kempsey Area Holds 3,378 of he 9,6 shares in The J?aily Ex~mmer Py Ld, which holds 60,800 of he,999,88 shares i.n he licensee company, and which holds 7,04 of he 30,0 shares m Cer;iral N<;>rh Coas Newspaper Co. Py Ld which holds 0,000 sh~res m he licensee company. Richmond River Broadcasers Py Ld, licensee of LM. \see below) h ld shares in he licensee company. In add0n, Tweed R~di~ & Broadcasing Co. Py Ld, licensee of MW (see?elow) and Norhern Sar Ld hol.d 68,480 and,600 shares respecively m he licensee company. LM MW 4GG CTC Lismore Murwillumbah Gold Coas Canberra Area RVN Souh-Wesern Slopes and Easern Riverina Area AMV Upper Murray Area Broadcasing The licensee company, Richmond River Broadcasers Py Ld, is a wholly-owned subsidiary compa~y. Wholly-owned subsidiary compames hold 0,34 of he 33,900 shares in he licensee company. f h h A wholly-owned subsidiary company holds 8,64 o e., s ares in he licensee company and in addiion Tweed Rad0 and Broadcasing Company Py Ld., licensee of MW (see above) holds 8,94 shares in he licensee company. A. & F. SULLIVAN PTY LTD (Daily Adveriser, Wagga, and Pos, Goulburn) (See below for ineress of Canberra Television Ld.) Television A wholly-owned subsidiary compan:y, J?aniel ~ros. & Co. Py Ld holds 7,600 of he,00,000 sock ums I~ he li~ensee company. Holds 0,67 of he,700,000 shares m he licensee company. (III) OVERSEAS NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LTD GROUP (England) Television Holds,00 of he 70,00 shares in he lic~nsee company. HSV M~lbourne Holds loo,ooo of he,40,000 shares in he Icensee company. BTQ Bnsba_ne Holds of he 3,000,000 shares in he hcensee company. ADS Adel~de Com~~rcial Nomin~es Ld holds :,-07, of he 7,330,000 ordinary shares in (A nommee company, ' News Ld (see above).) ADS SKA AU RM Adelaide Adelaide Por Augusa Renmark... TEN Sydney... BKN Broken Hill Area.... (IV) OTHER ORGANISATIONS ADELAIDE CENTRAL METHODIST MISSION!NC. Television Holds 3,000 of he 40,000 share~ in JSA Holdings Ld which holds 300,000 of he 3,000,000 shares m he licensee company. Broadcasing Holds,000 of he,000 shares in h~ licensee company. Holds,600 of he,000 shares!n he l~censee company. Holds,8 of he 8,76 shares m he hcensee company. AMALGAMATED WIRELESS (A'ASIA) LTD Television Holds,, of he 0,000,000 shares in he licensee company. Spencer Gulf Telecasers Ld, li~ensee?f GTS (see below), 70, 49 of he 00,000 shares m he licensee company. holds

89 68 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 69 NRN RTN RVN AMV BTQ DDQ SDQ RTQ TNQ FNQ ITQ MVQ GTS TNT TVT AY GF GN 3BO 4CA 4TO 7LA CH KA LF LT NM NX 7EX TEN ATV TVQ Grafon-Kempsey Area Richmond-Tweed Area Souh-Wesern Slopes and Easern Riverina Area Upper-Murray Area Brisbane Darling Downs Area Souhern Downs Area Rockhampon Area Townsville Area Cairns Area M. Isa Area Mackay Area Spencer Gulf Norh Area Norh Easern Tasmania Area Hobar Albury Grafon Goulburn Bendigo Cairns Townsville Launceson Sydney Kaoomba Young Lihgow Muswellbrook Bolwarra Launceson APPENDIX I-coninued Holds 40,000 of he,999,88 shares in he licensee company. Norhern Rivers Television Ld, licensee of NRN (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. Holds 8,636 of he,700,000 shares in he licensee company. Ho~ds 60,000 of he,40,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds 34,000 of he,400,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds,000 of he,000,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds 40,4 of he 804,94 shares in he licensee company. Telecasers Norh Queensland Ld, licensee of TNQ (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. Telecase.rs Norh Queensland Ld (see above) holds 6,860 of he 40,000 shares in he licensee company. Telecasers Norh Queensland Ld (see above) holds of he 640,000 shares in he licensee company. ' Holds 33,000 of he 77,400 shares in he licensee company. Findlay and Wills Broadcasers Py Ld (see below), in which Amalgamaed Wireless (A'asia) Ld holds 0,000 of he 40,000 shares, holds 30,370 of he 3,600,000 sock unis in Examiner-Norhern TV Ld a wholly-owned subsidiary of which Norhern Television (TNT9) Py Ld is he licensee company. Two wholly-owned subsidiary companies of Examiner-Norhern TV Ld (see above), The Examiner Newspaper Py Ld and 7EX Py Ld hold 07,00 and 33,70 shares respecively of he,798,98 shares in he licensee company, Tasmanian Television Ld. In addiion, Norhern Television (TNT9) Py Ld, licensee of TNT (see above) holds 46,4 shares. Broadcasing Holds he licences for he saions. By agreemen wih he licensee, conducs he service of he saion. Holds,000 of he 3,643 preference shares iri he licensee company. There are also 0,000 ordinary shares in he licensee company. Transconinenal Broadcasing Corporaion Ld, licensee of KA (see above) holds 8,6 of he 7, shares in he licensee company. Transconinenal Broadcasing Corporaion 'Ld (see above) holds,6 of he,4 shares in he licensee company. Transconinenal Broadcasing CorporaionLd (see above) holds,836 of he 30,0 shares in he licensee company. Examiner-Norhern TV Ld (see above) holds all he shares in W. R. Rolph and Sons Py Ld, a subsidiary of which holds all he shares in he licensee company. (See below for ineress of Tasmanian Television Ld. In addiion: (i) Amalgamaed Wireless (A'asia) Ld holds 60,3 of he,6,739 shares in Vicorian Broadcasing Nework Ld (see below); and (ii) Findlay and Wills Broadcasers Py Ld holds 60,884 of he,67,000 shares in Macquarie Broadcasing Holdings Ld (see below).) Sydney Melbourne Brisbane ANSETT TRANSPORT INDUSTRIES LTD Television Holds 33,333 of he 0,000,000 shares in he licensee company. Ausarama Television Py Ld, he licensee company, is a wholly-owned subsidiary company. Universal Telecasers Qld. Ld, he licensee company is a wholly-owned subsidiary company. CTC NEN ECN BTV GMV DDQ SDQ SAS TVW TVT 3SR 3UL 3YB 4BH 6IX 6BY 6MD 6WB Canberra Area Upper Namoi Area Manning River Area Ballara Area Goulburn Valley Area Darling Downs Area Souhern Downs Area Adelaide Perh Hobar Shepparon Warragul Warrnambool Brisbane Perh Bridgeown Merredin Kaanning APPENDIX I-coninued ASSOCIATED BROADCASTING SERVICES LTD Television Holds 0,000 of he,00,000 sock unis in he licensee company. Goulburn-Murray Television Ld, licensee of GMV (see below) holds 0,000 of he,60,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds 43,83 of he,400,000 shares in he licensee company. Goulburn-Murray Television Ld, he licensee company, is a whollyowned subsidiary company., Goulburn-Murray Television Ld holds 30,000 of he,400,000 shares in he licensee company. In addiion Ballara and Wesern Vicoria Television Ld, licensee of BTV (see above) holds 36,000 shares in he licensee company. TVW Ld, licensee of TVW (see below) holds all he shares in he licensee company. Goulburn-Murray Television Ld holds 40,000 of he 6,03, 47 shares in he licensee company. Holds 7,000 of he,798,98 shares in he licensee company, Tasmanian Television Ld. Broadcasing Holds he licences for he saions. Holds 03 of he,00 shares in he licensee company. TVW Ld, licensee of TVW (see above), holds all he shares in he licensee company. (Associaed Broadcasing Services Ld also holds.49,84 of ~he,67.,000 shares in Macquar~e. Broadcasing Holdings Ld. See below for ineress of Macquarie Broadcasmg Holdmgs Ld, Canberra TelevlSlon Ld, and Tasmanian Television Ld.) ATN BTQ DDQ SDQ QTQ RTQ WBQ ADS Sydney Brisbane Darling Downs Area Souhern Downs Area Brisbane Rockhampon Area Wide Bay Area Adelaide AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING Co. PTY LTD Television Holds 8,9 of he,494, 8 shares in he licensee company. A wholly-owned subsidiary company Commonwealh Broadcasing Corporaion (Q'land) Py Ld, holds 0,000 of he,40,000 ordinary shares in he licensee company. Commonwealh Broadcasing Corporaion ( Q'land) Py Ld (see above) holds 9,600 shares in he licensee company. In addiion, Gold Radio Service Py Ld, licensee of 4GR (see below) holds 70,000 of he,400,000 shares in he licensee company. Amalgamaed Television Services Ld, licensee of ATN (see above) holds 00,800 of he 3,07,00 sock unis in he licensee company. Holds 0,000 of he,000,000 shares in he licensee company and in addiion Rockhampon Broadcasing Company Py Ld, licensee of 4RO (see below), holds 40,000 shares in he licensee company. Mary borough Broadcasing Co. Py Ld, licensee of 4MB (see below) holds 40,000 of he,000,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds 74,700 of he 3,000,00 shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing Through wholly-owned subsidiary companies, Commonwealh Broadcasing Corporaion Py Ld and Commonwealh Broadcasing Corporaion ( Q'land) Py Ld: UW Sydney Holds he licence for he saion. 4BC Brisbane Holds he licence for he saion. 4GR Toowoomba Holds all he shares in he licensee company. 4MB Maryborough Holds all he shares ~n he l!censee company. 4RO Rockhampon Holds. all he shares m he licensee company. 4SB Kingaroy Holds 86 of he 3,39 ordinary shares in he licensee company. There are also,40 Preference shares in he licensee company. 4ZR Roma Gold Radio Service Py Ld, licensee of 4GR (see above) holds 984 ordinary and 46 preference of he 9,000 ordinary and,000 preference shares in he licensee company.

90 70 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 7 TCN WIN Sydney Illawarra Area CBN Cenral Tablelands Area... CWN Cenral Wesern Slopes Area GTV BTQ GO GZ NZ 3AK 6AM 6PM 6KG 6GE TNQ FNQ 4AY TEN NBN DDQ SDQ Melbourne Brisbane Gosford Orange Inverell Melbourne Norham Perh Kalgoorlie Gerald on Townsville Area Cairns Area Ayr Sydney Newcasle-Huner River Area Darling Downs Area Souhern Downs Area APPENDIX I-coninued AUSTRALIAN CONSOLIDATED PRESS GROUP Television Consolidaed Press Holdings Ld holds 7,60,488 ordinary sock unis and 7,? preferred ordinary shares in oals of 0,43,48 ordinary sock ums and,008,4 preferred ordinary shares in he licensee company. Consolidaed Press Holdings Ld holds 44,00 of he sock unis in he licensee company. ' ' Wesern Newspapers Ld, in which he Consolidaed Press Group holds 9~,?4 of ~he 778,90 shares, holds 9,9 of he,88,470 sock ums m he licensee company. Independen Television Corporaion Py Ld, a wholly-owned suosidiary of Television Corporaion Ld, licensee of TCN Sydney (see above), holds 80,77 of he,0,000 shares in he licensee company. In addi~ion, Consolidaed Press Holdings Ld holds 4,69 shares in he licensee company. Television Corporaion Ld, licensee of TCN Sydney (see above) holds 48,400 of he,40,000 shares in he licensee company. In addiion Television Corporaion L~ holds 0,900 of he,39,3 shares in Queensl~nd Press Ld which, hrough wo wholly-owned subsidiary compames holds 403,000 of he shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing Cenral Coas Newspapers Py Ld, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Television Corporaion Ld, licensee of TCN Sydney (see above) holds 8, 80 of he 00,~0~ shares in he licensee company. ' A 'Yholly-owned subsidiary company of Counry Television Services Ld,.licensee of CBN/CWN (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. Counry Broadcasing Services Py Ld, licensee of GZ (see above) hold~ all he shares in.he licensee company. - Consolidaed Press Holdmgs Ld holds 7,60,488 ordinary sock unis and 7,~ preferred ordinary shares in oals of 0,43,48 ordinary sock un!s and,008,4 preferred ordinary shares in Television Corpora0n Ld, a wholly-owned subsidiary company of which Independen Television Corporaion Py Ld holds of h~,0,000 s?ares in Gener~l Television Corporaion Py Ld (see GTV above) which holds he licence for he saion. In addiion Consolidaed Press Holdings Ld holds 4,69 ~hares in he licensee company. General Television Corporaion Py Ld, licensee of 3AK (see above) hol?s all he shares i~ he licensee company of 6AM, 6PM and 6KG which company holds per cen of he: shares in he licensee company of 6GE. AYR BROADCASTERS PTY LTD Television Holds 00,00 of he 804,94 shares in he licensee company. Telecasers Norh Queensland Ld; licensee of TNQ (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. ' Broadcasing Holds he licence for he saion. BANK of NEW Sourn WALES Television Holds 664,666 of he 0,~o.o,ooo shares _in he licensee company. Two wholly-owned subsidiary compames hold in he aggregae 494,747 of he,0,000 shares in he licensee company. Newcasle Broadcasing and Television Corporaion Ld, licensee of NBN _(see above), holds 0,000 of he,400,000 shares in he licensee company. BTW GSW NEN ECN AD RE MQ TM SM KA KM LF LT NM NX 3XY BKN GTS BS MG Bun bury Area... Souhern Agriculural Area Upper Namoi Area Manning River Area Armidale Taree Gunnedah Tamworh Sydney Kaoomba Kempsey Young Lihgow M uswell brook Bolwarra Melbourne Broken Ifill Area Spencer Gulf Norh Area Bahurs Mud gee CBN Cenral Tablelands Area... CWN Cenral Wesern Slopes Area GZ NZ Orange Inverell APPENDIX I-coninued BEST SECURITIES PTY LTD Television Holds 07,00 of he,004,000 shares in he licensee company. BROADCAST AMALGAMATED LTD Television Holds 47,790 of he,60,000 shares in he licensee company. In addiion holds 0,000 of he 0,000 shares in New England Broadcasers Py Ld (see below) which holds 4,000 shares in he licensee company. Also holds all he shares in Manning Valley Broadcasing Py Ld, which, hrough a wholly-owned subsidiary company, holds 7,000 shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing Holds 0,000 of he 0,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds all he shares in he licensee company. Holds 9,998 of he 0,000 shares in Tamworh Radio Developmen Co. Py Ld, licensee of TM (see below), which company holds,876 of he,878 shares in he licensee company. Holds 9,998 of he 0,000 shares in he licensee company. BROADCASTING STATION SM PTY LTD Broadcasing Holds he licence for he saion. Holds,300 of he 0,000 ordinary shares in he licensee company. There are also 3,643 preference shares in he licensee company. Holds,00 of he 0,000 ordinary shares in he licensee company. There are also,08 preference shares in he licensee company. Transconinenal Broadcasing Corporaion Ld licensee of KA (see above) and Radio Kempsey Ld licensee of KM (see above) each holds half of he issued shares in he licensee companies. Holds all he A Class shares and 0,77 of he,0 B Class shares in he licensee company. Transconinenal Broadcasing Corporaion Ld (see above) holds,836 and Radio Kempsey Ld (see above) holds,697 of he remaining 4,33 B Class shares. Holds,000 of he 0,000 shares in he operaing company. BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY Co. LTD. Television Spencer Gulf Telecasers Ld, licensee of GTS (see below), holds 70,49 of he 00,000 shares in he licensee company. A wholly-owned subsidiary company, B.H.P. Nominees Py Ld, holds,000 of he 77,400 shares in he licensee company which holds 70,49 shares in BKN (see above). CAMPLIN BROADCASTERS PTY LTD Broadcasing Holds all he shares in he licensee company. Holds all he shares in he licensee company. COUNTRY TELEVISION SERVICES LTD Television Holds he licences for he saions. Broadcasing A wholly-owned subsidiary company of Counry Television Services Ld, licensee of CBN/CWN (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. Counry Broadcasing Services Py Ld, licensee of GZ (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company.

91 7 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 73 DDQ SDQ Darling Downs Area Souhern Downs Area RVN Souh-Wesern Slopes and Easern Riverina Area AMV Upper Murray Area APPENDIX I-coninued DARLING DOWNS TV LTD Television Holds he licences for he saions. ELWOOD PTY LTD Television Holds,6 of he,700,000 shares in he licensee company. LTD Television CBN Cenral Tablelands Area.... Holds 49,040 of he,88,470 sock unis in he licensee company. CWN Cenral Wesern Slopes Area TEN Sydney Holds,,0 of he 0,000,000 shares in he licensee company. BTQ Brisbane Holds 0,000 of he,40,000 shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing GZ Orange A wholly-owned subsidiary company of Counry Television Services Ld, licensee of CBN/CWN (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. NZ Inverell Counry Broadcasing Services Py Ld, licensee of GZ (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. ( Ld also holds 90,800 of he 6,9,833 sock unis in Amalgamaed Wireless (A'asia) Ld (see above).) BS MG 7AD 7BU 7SD 7QT GTV ITQ VEW 3AK 6AM 6PM 6KG 6GE Bahurs Mudgee Devon por Burnie Scosdale Queensown Melbourne Moun Isa Kalgoorlie Area... Melbourne Norham... Perh Kalgoorlie Gerald on W. B. FREEBODY PTY LTD GROUP Broadcasing Holds 6,334 of he 00,000 shares in Camplin Broadcasers Py Ld (see above) which holds all he shares in he licensee companies. FINDLAYS BROADCASTING SERVICES PTY LTD Broadcasing Holds all he shares in he licensee companies. Burnie Broadcasing Service Py Ld, licensee of 7BU (see above), holds 670 of he,00 shares in he licensee company. THE GREATER UNION ORGANISATION PTY LTD Television Holds 67,600 of he,0,000 shares in he licensee company. Birch, Carroll & Coyle Ld in which The Greaer Union Organizaion Py Ld holds,3,780 of he 3,,000 ordinary shares and 8,734 of he 44,000 preference shares, holds hrough a whollyowned subsidiary company 6,860 of he 40,000 shares in he licensee company. Highway Moel (Kalgoorlie) Py Ld holds 4,40 of he 06,60 shares in he licensee company. Viewway Drive-In Theare Py Ld holds 4,07 shares in he licensee company. The Greaer Union Organizaion Py Ld holds 9,3 of he 37,7 shares in Viewway Drive-In Theare Py Ld and 78,046 of he,094,4 shares in Highway Moels Ld which holds 39,0 of he 4,0 shares in Highway Moel (Kalgoorlie) Py Ld. In addiion, Viewway Drive-In Theare Py Ld holds 37,30 shares in Highway Moels Ld. Broadcasing General Television Corporaion Py Ld, licensee of GTV (see above) holds he licence. General Television Corporaion Py Ld (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company of 6AM, 6PM and 6KG which company holds per cen of he shares in he licensee company of 6GE. ITQ VEW NTD M. Isa Area Kalgoorlie Area Darwin Area APPENDIX I-coninued GROUP TELEVISION SERVICES PTY LTD Television Holds,000 of he 40,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds 3,300 of he 06,60 shares in he licensee company. Holds 3,000 of he 7,80 shares in he licensee company. GROVELEIGH PTY LTD Television NEN Upper Namoi Area Holds 4,000 of he,60,000 shares in he licensee company. In addiion holds 9,474 of he 99,90 shares in Broadcas Amalgamaed ECN Manning River Area Ld (see above) and 3,333 of he 0,000 shares 'in TM Managemen Py Ld which also holds 0,000 shares in Broadcas Amalgamaed Ld. (See above for oher broadcasing and elevision ineress of Broadcas Amalgamaed Ld.) Through subsidiary companies CBN Cenral Tablelands Area CWN Cenral Wesern Slopes Area MTN Murrumbidgee Irrigaion Areas TVT Hobar GZ NZ RG 7QT 7HT NM NX KY HD MVQ TNQ FNQ WBQ HENRY JONES (IXL) LTD Television (See below for ineress of Tasmanian Television Ld.) Orange Inverell Griffih Queensown Hobar Mu swell brook Bolwarra Sydney Newcasle Mackay Area Townsville Area Cairns Area Wide Bay Area Holds 33,000 of he,88,470 shares in he licensee company. Holds 00,899 of he,000,000 shares in he licensee co mpany. Meropolian Broadcasers Py Ld, licensee of 7HT (see below) holds 6,87 of he,798,98 shares in he licensee company, Tasmanian Television Ld. Broadcasing A wholly-owned subsidiary company of Counry Television Services Ld, licensee of CBN/CWN (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. Counry Broadcasing Services Py Ld, licensee of GZ (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. Murrumbidgee Television Ld, licensee of MTN (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. Meropolian Broadcasers Py Ld, licensee of 7HT (see below) holds 670 of he, 00 shares in he licensee company. Holds 30,93 of he 0,000 'A' shares in he licensee company. There are also 0,000 'B' shares. HUNTER BROADCASTERS PTY LTD Broadcasing Holds he licences for he saions. LABOR COUNCIL OF NEW Sourn WALES Broadcasing Holds, hrough rusees, he licence for he saion... Holds, hrough rusees, all he 'A' preference shares and 600 of he 3,0 'B' preference shares in he licensee. LABOR INVESTMENTS PTY LTD Television Holds 8,400 of he 640,000 shares in he licensee company. In addiion, Telecasers Norh Queensland Ld (see below) holds 3,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds 6,70 of he 804,94 shares in he licensee company. Telecasers Norh Queensland Ld (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. Holds 8,00 of he,000,000 shares in he licensee company.

92 74 Tweny-Seve!lh Annual Repor 7 Through associaed companies- KA Kaoomba KM LF LT NM NX Kempsey Young Lihgow Mu swell brook Bolwarra APPENDIX I-coninued McCAULEY FAMILY GROUP Broadcasing Holds 7,07 ordinary and 67 preference of he 0,000 ordinary and 3,643 preference shares in he licensee company. Holds 86,48 ordinary and 3 preference of he 0,000 ordinary and,08 preferenc;e shares in he licensee company. Transconinenal Broadcasing Corporaion Ld licensee of KA (see above) and Radio Kempsey. Ld licensee of KM (see above) each hold half he shares in he licensee companies. Transconinenal Broadcasing Corporaion Ld (see above) holds,836 of he 30,0 shares in he licensee company. In addiion,.radio Kempsey Ld (see above) holds,697 of he 30,0 shares in he licensee company. MACQUARIE BROADCASTING HOLDINGS LTD Broadcasing Through wholly-owned subsidiary companies- GB Sydney Holds all he shares in he licensee companies. WL Wollongong CA Canberra... 3AW 4BH DN CBN CWN NEN ECN NRN RTN TCN ATV BTV GTV BTQ TVQ GTS SAS TVW SlW Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Cenral Tablelands Area... Cenral Wesern Slopes Area Upper Namoi Area Manning River Area Grafon-Kempsey Area Richmond-Tweed Area Sydney Melbourne Ballara Area Melbourne Brisbane Brisbane Spencer Gulf Norh Area... Adelaide Perh Perh Holds 30,000 ordinary and,63 preference shares in oal of 30,000 ordinary and,00 preference shares in he licensee company. Holds all he shares in he licensee ~ompany. Holds 9,368 of he,00 shares in he licensee company. In addiion 4BH Invesmens Py Ld, in which he Macquarie group holds 84 per cen of he issued shares, holds,44 shares in he licensee company. Holds all he shares in he licensee company. THE MUTUAL LIFE & CITIZENS ASSURANCE Co. LTD Television Holds 84,0 of he,88,470 sock unis in he licensee company. Holds 7,000 of he,60,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds 6,00 of he,999,88 shares in he licens.ee company. Norhern Rivers Television Ld, licensee of NRN (see above) holds all he shares in. he licensee company. Holds 48,900 of he 0,43,48 ordinary sock unis and 4,890 of he,008,4 preferred ordinary shares ;in he licensee company. In addiion, holds 8,000 of he,000,000 7 per cen preference shares in Consolidaed Press Holdings Ld which holds 7,6,488 ordinary sock unis and 73,8 preferred ordinary shares in he licensee company. Holds 769,34 ordinary shares, 47,70 per cen preference, 3,000,000 7 per cen preference and 0,00 0 per cen preference shares in oals of,97,76 ordinary shares and 3,000 per cen preference, 4,000,000 7 per cen preference and 0,0 0 per cen preference shares in Anse Transpor Indusries Ld which holds all he shares in he licensee company. Holds 0,00 of he,400,000 shares in he licensee company. Independen Television Corporaion Py Ld, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Television Corporaion Ld (see above), holds 80, 77 of he,0,000 shares in he licensee company. Consolidaed Press Holdings Ld (see above) also holds 4,69 shares in he licensee company. Holds,000 of he,40,000 shares in he licensee company. Anse Transpor Indusries Ld (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. Holds 3,0 of he 77,400 shares in he licensee company. TVW Ld, licensee of TVW (see below) holds all he shares in he licensee company. Holds 0,00 of he 6,03,47 shares in he licensee company. Holds 30,000 of he 3,00,000 shares in he licensee company. APPENDIX I-coninued Broadcasing GZ Orange A wholly-owned subsidiary company of Counry Television Services Ld, licensee of CBN/CWN (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. NZ Inverell Counry Broadcasing Services Py Ld, licensee of GZ (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. 6IX Perh TVW Ld, licensee of TVW (see above) holds all he shares in he 6BY Bridgeown licensee company. 6MD Merredin 6WB Kaarining 6KY Perh Swan Television Ld, licensee of STW (see above) holds he licences 6NA Narrogin for he saions. (See above for furher ineress of Consolidaed Press Holdings Ld.).. (In addiion, Muual Life and Ciizens Assurance Co. Ld holds approximaely per cen of he issued capial of News Ld (see above).) NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA LTD Television TCN Sydney Holds 8,870 of he 0,43,48 ordinary sock unis and 3,00 of he,008,4 preferred ordinary shares in he license~ compan_y. In addiion holds 9,09 7 per cen preference shares m Consolidaed Press H~ldings Ld which holds 7,6,488 ordinary sock unis and MTN GTV BTQ SAS TVW TVT Murrumbidgee Irrigaion Areas Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perh Hobar 73,8 preferred ordinary shares in he li.censee cqmpany. Holds approximaely 7 per cen of he issued shares m General Managemen Holdings (Aus.) Py Ld which, hrough a whollyowned subsidiary, holds approximaely 76 per cen of he issued shares in Henry Jones (IXL) Ld. Henry Jones (IXL) Ld, hrough wo wholly-owned subsidiaries, holds 00,899 of he,000,000 shares in he licensee company. Independen Television Corporaion Py Ld, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Television Corporaion Ld (see above), holds 80,77 of he shares in he licensee company. ~ Consolidaed Press Holdi~gs 'Ld (see above) also holds 4,69 shares in he licensee company. Television Corporaion Ld, licensee of TCN (see above) holds 48,40~ of he,40,000 shares in he licensee company. TVW Ld, licensee of TVW (see below) holds all he shares in he licensee company. Holds,840 of he 6,03,47 shares in he licen~ee company. Holds 8,70 of he,798,98 shares in he licensee company, T.as. manian Television Ld (see below for ineress of Tasmaman Television. Ld). (In addiion, Naion.al Muual Life Associaion of Ausralasia Ld holds approximaely per cen of he issued capial of News'. Ld (see above).) (See below for furher ineress of TVW Ld.) TEN QTQ NRN RTN KM LF LT NM NX Sydney Brisbane Grafon-Kempsey Richmond-Tweed Kempsey Young Lihgow Muswellbrook Bolwarra Area Area NATIONAL BROA~CASTING Co. INC. Television N.B.C. Inernaional Ld holds,000,000 of he 0,000,000 shares in he licensee company. Naional Broadcasing Co. Inc. (U.S.A.) holds 303,000 of he 3,07,00 sock unis in he licensee company. NORTHERN RIVERS TELEVISION LTD Television Holds he licence for he saion. Holds all he shares in he licensee company. RADIO KEMPSEY LTD Broadcasing Holds he licence for he saion. Holds 8,6 of he 7, shares in he licensee company. Holds,6 of he,4 shares in he licensee company. Holds,697 of he 30,0 shares in he licensee company.

93 76 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX I-coninued R.H. & M. PROPERTIES PTY LTD (Formerly Henderson Holdings Py Ld) Television NBN Newcasle-Huner Riyer Area Holds,00 of he,0,0_00 shares in he licensee company. RVN Souh-Wesern Slopes and Holds 49,000 of he,700,000 shares in he licensee company. In Easern Riverina Area AMY Upper-Murray Area addiion R. H. & M. Properies Py Ld holds all he 000 'B' ordinary shares in A. & F.. Sullivan Py Ld (see below) whi~h holds 0,67 shares in he licensee company. QTQ Brisbane Holds,37 of he 3,07,00 sock unis in he licensee Company. (R. H. & M. Properies PY Ld also holds all he,000 'B' ordinary shares in oals of 00 'A' preference,,000 'B' ordinary and,000 'C' ordinary shares in A. & F. Sullivan Py Ld (see ab9ve).) RIVERINA & NORTH EAST VICTORIA TV LTD Television RVN Souh-W~s n Slopes and Holds he licences for he saions. Easer iverina Area AMV Upper- urray Area RVN A]vfV WG Souh-Wesern Slopes and Easern Riverina Area Upper-Murray Area Wagga ESTATE E. V. ROBERTS Television Holds 00,000 of he,700,000 shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing Holds 7 of he 30 shares in he licensee company. ESTATE H. M. SCHUTT Trusees of he esae hold 8,000 of he,6, 739 shares in Vicorian Broadcasing Nework Ld (see below) which has he following ineress: BCV GLV STV TNT 3CV 3HA 3SH 3TR 4MK 6PR 6TZ 6CI 3NE 6IX 6BY 6MD 6WB 4IP 4WK Bendigo Area Larobe Valley Area Mildura Area Norh-Easern Tasmania Area Mary borough Hamilon Swan Hill Sale Mackay Perh Bun bury Collie Wangaraa Television Holds he licences for he saions. A wholly-owned subsidiary company, holds 3,000 of he 700,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds,440 of he 3,600,000 sock unis in Examiner-Norhern TV Ld, a wholly-owned subsidiary of whicw Norhern Television (TNT9) Py Ld, is he licensee company. ' Broadcasing. Holds he licences for 3CV, 3HA, 3SH and ' 3TR all he shares in he licensee of 4MK, and all he shares in he lice~see of 6PR 6TZ and 6CL. ' Holds 6,88 of he 0,600 shares fo he licensee company. (See above for furher ineress of Examiner-Norhern TV Ld.) Perh Bridgeown Merredin Kaanning Ipswich Warwick 6IX RADIO NETWORK PTY LTD Broadcasing Holds he licences for he saions. SOUTH QUEENSLAND BROADCASTING CORPORATION PTY LTD Broadcasing Holds he licences for he saions. Appendix 77 APPENDIX I-coninued SOUTH QUEENSLAND BROADCASTING HOLDINGS PTY LTD Broadcasing The ineress which own his company- 4LG Longreach Own all he shares in he licensee company. 4LM Moun Isa Hold all he 0,00 ordinary shares and 498 of he 4,998 preference 4IP 4WK BTW GSW Ipswich Warwick Bunbury Area Souhern Agriculural Area BKN Broken Hill Area... GTS Spencer Gulf Norh Area BKN Broken Hill Area... GTS STY MVQ 3LK 3MA BTW GSW VEW NTD 8DN SHA STW TVW Spencer Gulf Norh Area Mildura Area Mackay Area Horsham Mildura Bunbury Area Souhern Agriculural Area Kalgoorlie Area Darwin Area Darwin Alice Springs Perh Perh shares in he licensee company. Hold all he shares in he licensee company. SOUTH WESTERN TELECASTERS LTD Television Holds he licences for he saions. SPENCER GULF TELECASTERS LTD Television Holds 70, 49 of he 00,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds he licence for he saion. J. M. STURROCK PTY LTD Television Spencer Gulf Telecasers Ld, licensee of GTS (see below) holds 70, 49 of he 00,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds 38,443 of he 77,400 shares in he licensee company. SUNRAYSIA BROADCASTERS PTY LTD Television Holds 6,00 of he 700,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds 60Q of he 640,000 shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing Holds he licences for he saions. SWAN BREWERY Co. LTD Television Holds 67,800 of he,004,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds 0 of he 06,60 shares in he licensee company. Darwin' Brewery Py Ld, a wholly-owned subsidiary, holds 7,80 of he 7,80 shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing Holds 7,0 of he 37,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds,000 of he 8,000 shares in he licensee company. SWAN TELEVISION LTD Television Holds he licence for he saion. Holds,00 of he 6,03,47 shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing 6KY Perh Holds he licences for he saions. 6NA Narrogin (See below for furher ineress of TVW Ld.) TNQ MVQ FNQ ITQ Townsville Area Mackay Area Cairns Area Moun Isa Area TELECASTERS NORTH QUEENSLAND LTD Television Holds he licence for he saion. Holds 3,000 of he 640,000 shares in he licensee company. Far Norhern Television Ld, he licensee company, is a wholly-owned subsidiary company. Holds 6,860 of he 40,000 shares in he licensee company.

94 78 NEN ECN Upper N amoi Area Manning River Area Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor TELEVISION NEW ENGLAND LTD Television Holds he licences for he saions. THOMAS NATIONWIDE TRANSPORT LTD Television ATV Melbourne Holds 3,_099,3 of ~he,97,76 ordin_ary shares in ~nse Transpor Indusnes Ld which holds all he issued shares m he licensee company. TVQ Brisbane Anse Transpor Indusries Ld (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. (See above for furher ineress of Anse Transpor Indusries Ld.) k.a LF LT NM NX Kaoomba... Young Lihgow M uswellbrook Bolwarra TRANSCONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION LTD Broadcasing Holds he licence for he saion. Holds 8,6 of he 7, shares in he licensee company. Holds,6 of he,4 shares in he licensee company. Holds,836 of he 30,0 shares in he licensee company. TRUSTEES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SYDNEY Broadcasing SM Sydney Holds all of he 3,678 'A' class shares in Broadcasing Saion SM Py Ld he. license~ company. There are also,8 'B' class shares. NM Muswellbrook Broadcasmg Sa0n SM Py Ld holds all of he,0 'A' Class NX Bolwarra shares and 0,77 of he,0 'B' Class shares in he licensee company. 3XY Melbourne Broadcasing Saion SM Py Ld holds 000 of he 0,000 shares in he operaing company. ' (See above for furher ineress of Broadcasing Saion SM Py Ld.) TM MANAGEMENT PTY LTD Broadcasing TM Managemen Py Ld holds 0,000 of he 99,90 shares in Broadcas A~algamaed above) and is eniled o appoin hree of he five direcors of ha company.. SAS TVW 6IX 6BY 6MD 6WB RVN Adelaide Perh Perh Bridgeown Merredin Ka anning Souh-Wesern Slopes and Easern Riverina Area.... Upper Murray Area TVW LTD Television Holds all he shares in he licensee company. _ Holds he licence for he saion.. Broadcasing Holds all he shares in he licensee company. 'UIG INVESTMENTS PTY LTD Ld (see Television Holds 0 per cen of he issued shares in Elwood Py Ld which holds,6 of he,700,000 shares in he licensee company. NRN RlN NEN ECN TEN DDQ SDQ KO UE BCV GLV STV lnt 3CV 3HA 3SH 3TR 4MK 6PR 6TZ 6CI 3NE SKA AU Grafon-Kempsey Area Richmond-Tweed Area Upper Namoi Area Manning River Area Sydney Darling Downs Area Souhern Downs Area Newcasle... Sydney Bendigo Area Larobe Valley Area Mildura Area Norh-Easern Tasmania Area Mary borough Hamilon Swan Hill Sale Mackay Perh Bunbury Collie Wangaraa Appendix 79 APPENDIX I-coninued Radio UE Sydney Py Ld (see below) holds 0,40 of he,999,88 shares in he licensee. company. Norhern Rivers Television Ld, licensee of NRN (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. Radio UE Sydney Py Ld holds 0,000 of he,60,000 shares in he licensee company.. Radio UE Sydney Py Ld holds 47,94 of he 0,000,000 shares m he licensee company. Newcasle Broadcasing and Television Corporaion Ld, licensee of NBN (see above) holds 0,000 of he,400,000 shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing Holds all he shares in he licensee company. Holds 0,7 of he 36,368 'A' class shares and all he 83,63 'B' class shares in he licensee company. VICTORIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK LTD Television Holds he licences for he saions. A wholly-owned subsidiary company, holds 3,000 of he 700,000 shares in he licensee company.. Holds,440 of he 3,600,000 sock unis in Examiner-Norhern. TV Ld, a wholly-owned subsidiary of which, Norhern Televis0n (TNT9) Py Ld, is he licensee company. Broadcasing Holds he licences for 3CV, 3HA, 3SH and 3TR; all he shares in he licensee of 4MK, and all he shares in he licensee of 6PR, 6TZ and 6CI.... Holds 6,8_8 of he 0,600 shares in he licensee company. (See above for furher ineress of Examiner-Norhern TV Ld.) Adelaide Por Augusa WORKERS WEEKLY HERALD INC. Broadcasing Holds hrough a nominee 3,000 of he,000 shan:~s in he licensee company. Holds hrough a nominee 400 of he,000 shares in he licensee company. NBN UNITED BROADCASTING Co. PTY LTD Television Newcasle-Huner River Area Holds. J64,000 of he,0,000 shares in he licensee company. In addiion holds 4,647 of he 99,000 ordinary shares in he Workers' c;;ash Order and Finan.ce Co. Ld which holds 8,00 shares in he licensee company. Rad0 UE Sydney Py Ld, licensee of UE (see below), holds 336,34 shares in he licensee company.

95 80 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX J NEWSPAPER SHAREHOLDING INTERESTS OF A MINOR NATURE IN COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS AND COMMERCIAL TELEVISION SATIONS This Appendix liss he newspaper ineress in commercial broadcasing saions and commercial elevision saions which are no shown in Appendix I. ALBANY ADVERTISER ( 93) LTD (Albany Adveriser) Broadcasing 6VA Albany... Holds 9,800 of he 7,998 shares in he licensee company. NEN ECN AD BTV CTC Upper Namoi Area Manning River Area Armidale... Ballara Area Canberra Area ARMIDALE NEWSPAPER Co. LID (Armidale Express) Television Holds 0,000 of he 0,000 shares in New England Broadcasers Py Ld which holds 4,000 shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing Holds 0,000 of he 0,000 shares in he licensee company. BALLARAT COURIER PTY LTD (The Ballara Courier) Television Holds 84,80 of he,400,000 shares in he licensee company. Ballara Broadcasers Py Ld, licensee of 3BA Ballara (see below), a wholly. owned subsidiary company, holds 8,93 shares in he licensee company. Holds 7,00 of he,00,000 shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing 3BA Ballara Holds all he shares in he licensee company. RVN AMV BORDER MORNING MAIL PTY LTD (The Border Morning Mail, Albury) Souh-Wesern Slopes and Easern Riverina Area Upper Murray Area Television Holds 9,34 of he,700,000 shares in he licensee company. THE BUNDABERG NEWSPAPER Co. PTY LTD (The News-Mail, Bundaberg) Television WBQ Wide. Bay Area Holds,000 of he,000,000 shares in he licensee company. GO Gosford.... CENTRAL COAST NEWSPAPERS PTY LTD (Cenral Coas Express, Gosford) Broadcasing Holds 8, 80 of he 00,000 shares in he licensee company. Appendix APPENDIX I-coninued GEELONG ADVERTISER PTY LTD (Gee long Adveriser) Broadcasing 3GL Geelong Holds all he shares in he licensee company. GYMPIE' fimes PTY LTD (The Gympie Times) Television WBQ Wide Bay Area... flolds 0,000 of he,000,000 shares in he licensee company. Broadcasing 4GY Gympie -Iolds,000 of he 8,00 ordinary shares in he licensee company. SES NRN RTN WBQ MU MTN NBN DDQ SDQ LAURIE & WATSON (The Border Wach, Moun Gambier) Television Souh Eas Holds ;000 of he 99,00 shares in he licensee company. (Souh Ausralia) Area Grafon-Kempsey Area Richmond-Tweed Area Wide Bay Area Murray Bridge MACLEAY ARGUS PTY LTD (The Macleay Argus, Kempsey) 8 Television Holds 6,000 of he,999,88 shares in he licensee company. Norhern Rivers Television Ld, licensee of NRN (see above) holds all he sha.r:es in he licensee company. MARYBOROUGH NEWSPAPER Co. PTY LTD (Maryborough Chronicle) Television Holds,000 of he,000,000 shares in he licensee company. MESSENGER NEWSPAPERS PTY LTD (Publishers of Free Weeklies covering Adelaide suburbs) Broadcasing Holds approximaely 9 per cen of he issued shares in Bridge Invesmens Py Ld which holds 0 of he 40 shares in Bridge Radio Py Ld, which company holds all he shares in he licensee company. MURRUMBIDGEE IRRIGATOR PTY LTD (The Murrumbidgee lrrigaor, Leeon) Murrumbidgee Irrigaion Areas Television Holds 6,96 of he,000,000 shares in he licensee company. NEWCASTLE MORNING HERALD AND MINERS' ADVOCATE PTY LTD (Morning Herald, Newca$le) Television Newcasle-Huner River Area Holds 6,000 of he,0,000 shares in he licensee company. Darling Downs Area Newcasle Broadcasing and Television Corporaion Ld, licensee of Souhern Downs Area NBN (see above) holds 0,000 of he,400,000 shares in he licensee company. NRN RTN NRN RTN CENTRAL NORTH COAST NEWSPAPER Co. PTY LTD. (The A.dvocae, Co/j's Harbour) Grafon-Kempsey Area Richmond-Tweed Area Television Holds 0,000 of he,999,88 shares in he licensee company. Norhern Rivers Television Ld, licensee of NRN (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. THE DAILY EXAMINER PTY LTD (The Daily Examiner, Grafon) Television Grafon-Kempsey Area Holds 60,800 of he,999,88 shares in he licensee company. The company also holds approximaely 3 per cen of he issued capial of Cenral Norh Coas Newspaper Co. Py Ld, which holds 0,000 shares in he licensee company. Richmond-Tweed Area... Norhern Rivers Television Ld, licensee of NRN (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. PROVINCIAL NEWSPAPERS (QLD) LTD (Publishers of various Queensland counry newspapers) Television RTQ Rockhampon Area Rockhampon Newspaper Co. Py Ld, a wholly-owned subsidiary company, holds 0,000 of he,000,000 shares in he licensee company. DDQ Darling Downs Area PNQ Invesmens Py, Ld and Warwick Newspaper Co. Py Ld, SDQ Souhern Downs Area wholly-owned subsidiary companies, hold,000 and 8,000 shares respecively of he,400,000 shares in he licensee company. WBQ Wide Bay Area Maryborough Newsp~per Co. Py Ld, a wholly-owned subsidiary company, holds,000 of he,000,000 shares in he licensee company. In addiion, Provincial Newspapers (Qld.) Ld holds 7 per cen of he shares in Provincial Invesmens Py Ld, which holds,66 of he 9-8,60 shares in he Bundaberg Newspaper Co. Py Ld which holds,000 shares in he licensee company. MVQ Mackay Area Mackay Prining and Publishing Co. Py Ld, a wholly-owned subsidiary company holds 30,000 of he 640,000 shares.. in he licensee company.

96 8 DDQ SDQ MVQ QTQ RTQ 3XY 4BH Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX I-coninued QUEENSLAND COUNTRY LIFE NEWSPAPER Co. LTD (Queensland Counry Life) Darling Downs Area Souhern Downs Area Mackay Area Brisbane Rockhampon Area Melbourne Brisbane Television. Holds 6,000 of he,400,000 shares in he licensee company. Holds 6,000 of he 640,00 shares in he licensee company. Holds,748 of he 3,07,00 shares in he licensee company. Holds 3,700 of he,000,000 shares in he licensee company. DAVID SYME AND Co. LTD (The Age, Melbourne) Broadcasing Has a per cen ineres in he operaing company of 3XY. 4BH Invesmens Py Ld, in which David Syme & Co. Ld holds 6 per cen of he issued shares, holds,44 of he,00 shares in he licensee company. Appendix APPENDIX K AUSTRALIAN CONTENT OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS (Poins Sysem) The Board promulgaes for he informaion of licensees he following revised requiremens for he Ausralian conen of elevision programs. These replace hose which have been in effec since 30h June, 974. The revised requiremens are effecive from 8h February, 976. Each commercial elevision saion which has been in regular operaion for a leas hree years a ha dae will be expeced o mee he requiremens.. Programs shall be arranged so ha, by applying he scale of poins shown in he following able, a oal number of poins, no less han he number of hours of program ransmission, is aained over he full saisical period of weeks. For he purposes of his requiremen, he period beween.00 midnigh and 6.00 a.m. he following day will be disregarded. NEN ECN Upper Namoi Area Manning River Area TAMWORTH NEWSPAPER Co. LTD (The Norhern Daily Leader) Television... Holds 8,00 of he,60,000 shares in he licensee company. WANGARATTA CHRONICLE PTY LTD (Wangaraa Chronicle Despach) Television STY Mildura Area Holds,00 of he 700,000 shares in he licensee company. 3NE Wangaraa Broadcasing Holds 4,000 of he 0,600 shares in he licensee company. WESTERN NEWSPAPERS LTD (The Cenral Wesern Daily, Orange) Television CBN Cenral Tablelands Area... Holds 9,9 of he,88,470 sock unis in he licensee company. CWN Cenral Wesern Slopes Area Broadcasing GZ Orange A wholly-owned subsidiary of Counry Television Services Ld, licensee of CBN /CWN (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. NZ Inverell Counry Broadcasing Services Py Ld, licensee :: of GZ. (see above) holds all he shares in he licensee company. SCHEDULE OF POINTS PER HOUR FOR AUSTRALIAN PROGRAMS Caegory Drama One-Sho-Indigenous and oher forms of very high qualiy elevision specials Drama Series and Pos-966 Cinema Films-Indigenous Drama-Serials-Indigenous Drama-Par-Indigenous The Ars, Educaion Ligh Enerainmen (including variey, Tonigh shows, quiz and panel programs, ec.) News Curren Affairs Documenary School-age Children's Quoa Kindergaren Programs... Non-Quoa Children's Programs Informaion (including cooking, physical culure, gardening, direc coverage of sporing evens), ec. Oher Ausralian Programs (including second and all subsequen repeas) s Release 0* * * Peak Time s Repea 6 s Release Off-Peak s Repea Allocaed in range up o 9* poins depending on Ausralian involvemen 0 3 Allocaed in range up o 0 poins depending on programs NIA NIA 3 * * 3 3 Allocaed in range up o poins depending on program * Drama or school-age children's quoa programs in excess of 'heir respecive requiremens per 8 day saisical period earn addiional bonus of five poins per hour. Addiional one poin per hour credied o firs release drama programs (excep serials) conaining music composed and performed by Ausralians. Serials comprising several episodes per week will be credied wih one addiional poin per week.. No less han 04 hours in aggregae of firs release Ausralian drama shall be elevised annually beween he hours of 6.00 p.m. and 0.00 p.m. 3. No less han 0 hours of programs for children of school-age (produced in accordance wih recommendaions conained in he Board's publicaion "Producion Guidelines for Children's Television Programs") shall be elevised each 8 day saisical period beween he hours of 4.00 p.m. and 7.30 p.m.

97 84 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX K-coninued 4. The Board may vary he scale of poins on applicaion in special circumsances o recognise programs of special meri involving excepional opporuniies for Ausralian creaive alen.. The Board may vary any of he requir'emens se ou above if circumsances arise which would preven a saion's adequae compliance wih hem under reasonable condiions. 6. Definiions The following definiions shall apply: - Firs Release Firs presenaion of a program in a saion's service area. The subsequen use of he program by anoher saion serving he same area will no be acceped as a firs release. Firs Repea The second presenaion of a program in a saion's service area. Saisical Periods Calculaions will be made on he basis of 8-day periods so ha saions may be aware of heir progress owards meeing he requiremens over he full weeks of he year. In accordance wih he Board's previous pracice, compliance wih he requiremens will be calculaed over he saisical year. No allowance will be made fqr he producion lay-off period which occurs during four weeks of he holiday season; The Board's calculaions will be made over he full saisical year of he hireen 8-day periods. Drama Wih he excepion of pos-966 Ausralian cinema films, his is limied o programs in he form of a fully-scriped play, based on he radiional concep of hearical drama, which has been cas and produced in Ausralia on a fully professional basis for release on elevision. The erm does no include skeches incidenal o variey programs, or characerisaions in documenary, discussion or similar programs, or any oher form of program involving he incidenal use of acors or acresses. The exen o which Ausralian cinema films produced afer 966. qualify as elevision drama will be deermined by he Board on he basis of he Ausralian involvemen in each paricular film. The Board will also consider he claims of individual pre-966 films on applicaion. Drama, One-Sho Is a self-conained play or shor series dealing wih a single sory "as disinc from a long series wih a coninuing heme and characers. Collecions of such programs in an anhology series qualify. The Board will consider he claims of cinema films which are produced wih a view o evenual release on elevision and in which elevision saions are involved financially or oherwise a he producion sage. Drama, Indigenous Is drama wrien in Ausralia or by Ausralians as defined in Secion 4 (3) of he Broadcasing and Television Ac, produced and performed by Ausralians in Ausralia. Drama, Par-Indigenous Is drama, one or more basic elemens of which (wriing, acing or producion) are non Ausralian. The Board considers each such case on is meris in deciding he exen o which i is indigenous: Poins value will be allocaed by he Board depending on he ex,en of Ausralian involvemen. Specials The quoa of four specials per year may be me by elevising one-sho drama or variey Appendix 8 APPENDIX K-coninued specaculars using higher han normal budges and employing subsanial numbers of Ausralian alen. The Ars Programs of fine music, ar, balle, lieraure, classical drama, ec. Includes serious reviews and criicism of all ar forms. Educaion Programs of formal insrucion a all levels specifically relaed o a recognised course of sudy; as well as programs of educaional inen no necessarily direcly relaed o a specific course of sudy. Ligh Enerainmen Includes variey, ligh music, "Tonigh" ype sh0ws, quiz and panel shows, ec. The Board allocaes poins depending upon various aspecs of individual programs. News Programs reporing on curren or recen happenings and including film coverage of inernaional, naional and local evens, repors on weaher and essenial services. Curren Affairs Programs dealing wih social, economic and oher issues of modern sociey. Includes inerviews and commenaries dealing in deph wih news iems. Documenary Programs which may cover pas, presen and fuure aspecs of a paricular subjec in a full and facual manner. The creaive reamen of acualiy. School-Age Children's Quoa Programs produced in accordance wih "Producion Guidelines for Children's Television Programs" and elevised beween 4.00 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. Includes drama designed specifically for children and may include a proporion of impored maerial approved by he Board for use in meeing he quoa. Kindergaren Programs Programs specifically designed and presened in a kindergaren eaching forma for preschool age children. Non-Quoa Children's Programs Oher children's programs produced specifically for children, which do no mee he Guidelines. Inf or ma ion Includes cooking, physical culure, gardening, hobbies, ec. The Board allocaes poins depending upon various aspecs of individual programs. Direc Coverage of Sporing Evens The erm "direc coverage" (as disinc from panel, inerview and resul services) normally involves he use of ouside broadcas faciliies o provide an insananeous picorial accoun of he even. I also includes he firs release in recorded form in cases where insananeous coverage is no possible, by reason of legal requiremens, ime zone differences, or availabiliy of echnical faciliies. Oher Ausralian Programs Includes pre-966 Au.sralian films, sporing discussions and inerviews, and he second and all subsequen repeas of programs.

98 86 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 87 APPENDIX K-coninued PROGRAM INFORMATION BULLETIN CONSOLIDATED LIST AS AT S POINTS PER HOUR Programs Caegory Peak Time Off Peak A Abbo and Cosello (caroon series) Episodes -S Episodes 6, 7 & 9-39 Episode 8 Aciveigh (WBQ) Advenure Unlimied Afernoon Wih H. C. (Hosing) Afer The Tears Agriculural Magazine Alfie All Abou Us (BTQ) Amazing Miss A Andrew Harwood Presens (BTQ) Andy Williams' Ausralian Concer Animal Parade Anyhing Can Happen Anzac Around The World in Eighy Days (API) Arrabella's Aic A Home Ausralian Beach Girl Final (TVW) Ausralian Popular Song Fesival 973 Ausralian Popular Song Fesival 974 (0/0) Non-Quoa Children's Programs No poins For Half Duraion.. For Quarer Duraion Educaion Drama Series-Indigenous Non-Quoa Children's Programs Documenary Curren Affairs Non-Quoa Children's Programs School-Age Children's Quoa Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Non-Quoa Children's Programs Ligh Enerainmen Documenary Non-Quoa Children's Programs Non-Quoa Children's Programs Informaion Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen s Release 0 s s s s s 6 s - s s 8 ls s Repea s 6 s Release s Repea (Addiional poins awarded for excepional creaive conribuion under he erms of iem 7 of he Board's promulgaion issued in conjuncion wih Circular T. 97). B Barrier Reef Barry Crocker Comedy Hour Bas Beales, The (caroon series) Bee Gees in Concer (HSY) Beele Bailey (caroon series) Be My Gues (BCV) Beauy Box (BTV) Beauy Club (BTV).. Behind The Scenes.. Beer Half B.H.P, High School Quiz Big Nigh Ou (ATV) Birds in he Bush Birhday Calls Birhday Book Black Arrow (API)* Blind Dae Bobby Limb's Sound of Chrismas '73 Boney Box, The Drama Series-Indigenous Ligh Enerainmen School-age Children's Quoa or Educaion Non-Quoa Children's Programs (for half duraion) Ligh Enerainmen Non-Quoa Children's Programs (for half duraion) Curren Affairs Informaion Informaion.. The Ars All Oher Ausralian Programs Non-Quoa Children's Programs if elevised in family and children's ime, oherwise Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Drama Series-Indigenous Non-Quoa Children's Programs Non-Quoa Children's Programs One-Sho Drama-Indigenous or School-age Children's Quoa Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Drama Series-Indigenous Drama Series-Indigenous S 0 s. o' 6 s 0 7 s 0 s 8 S 4 7 s 3 s s 4 4 Programs Bookshelf ( CTC) Brian Cadd in Concer Brumby Innes.. Brumby's Run BTV Juniors Buddies Club News Buddy Rich Big Band (TVT) Bur Bacharach In Ausralia Buons and Lyn (NBN) Buylines (TNT) c Camels on Wheels Candid Commens Carefree Cooking (TVT) Carol Burne Show Ep. 73 APPENDIX K-coninued Caegory Non-Quoa Children's Programs Ligh Enerainmen One-Sho Drama-Indigenous Documenary School-age Children's Quoa Non-Quoa Children's Programs Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Non-Quoa Children's Programs Informaion.. Documenary All Oher Ausralian Programs Informaion Ligh Enerainmen Peak Time s s Release Repea 8 0 s s s 7 POINTS PER HOUR 4 s Release 3 Off Peak (Same program as "Sunday Nigh a he 0p;3ra House"-saions should claim 4 poins as firs repe~ if he Opera House special has already been elevised) Carols by Candleligh (A TV) Carsenz: Glacier of he Equaor Caroon Corner (Hosing) Casebook Cach Kandy.. Cawalk Caulfield Cup Draw Variey Programme (HSY).. Celebriy Squares Channel Nine's Super Caroon Show (Hosing) Chariy Challenge Charles Skase (HSY).. Children's Channel Ten Children's World Chris Kirby Show Chrismas Carol, A (API)*.. Ciy '74 Class of '74/'7S Click Zimmerman Show (BTQ) Close Up (QTQ) Close Up (Religious).. Coasal Counry (TNT) Coffee Break (NBN) Colleen Commen (YEW) Communiy Billboard Concenraion Connecicu Yankee in King Arhur's Cour, A (API)*.. Conac (ITQ) Cooking Beer Elecrically.. Cooking Wih Chicken Cooking Wih Josephine Farley Cooking Wih Sheri Cool McCool Ligh Enerainmen.. I 6 I 3 I 3 (Peak ime exended o.30 p.m. for firs release presenaion) Documenary S Non-Quoa Children's Programs Informaion Drama Series-Indigenous or S 4 4 School-age Children's Quoa S S Drama Series-Indigenous S 4 4 Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Non-Quoa Children's Programs Ligh Enerainmen Informaion Non-Quoa Children's Programs Non-Quoa Children's Programs Ligh Enerainmen One-Sho Drama-Indigenous or School-age Children's Quoa Curren Affairs Drama Series-Indigenous Ligh Enerainmen Curren Affairs All Oher Ausralian Programs Ligh Enerainmen Informaion Ligh Enerainmen Curren Affairs Informaion Ligh Enerainmen One-Sho Drama-Indigenous or School-age Children's Quoa Curren Affairs Informaion.. Informaion.. Informaion Non-Quoa Children's Programs if elevised in family and children's ime, oherwise Informaion Non-Quoa Children's Programs (for half duraion) s S 6 s ! w I s Repea! G

99 88 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX K-coninued Appendix 89 APPENDIX K-coninued POINTS PER HOUR POINTS PER HOUR Programs Caegory Programs Caegory Peak Time Off Peak Peak Time Off Peak s s s s s s s s Release Repea Release Repea Release Repea Release Repea Counry Affair, A Curren Affairs G Counryside.. Curren Affairs Gambi Ligh Enerainmen Counry and Wesern Hour Ligh Enerainmen Crocodiles Documenary or School-age Children's Quoa Crook Affair, A Curren Affairs Gardening Guide (BCV) Informaion Genlemen of Tiipu (API)* One-Sho Drama-Indigenous or 0 8 School-age Children's Quoa Genle Srangers One-Sho Drama-Indigenous o 8 Crossfire All Oher Ausralian Programs. Gillee $0,000 Spors Quiz Ligh Enerainmen _l_ Crossloo All Oher Ausralian Programs Glen Campbell in Concer.. Ligh Enerainmen 4 Curiosiy Show (Bear Facs) School-age Children's Quoa Gloria.. Ligh Enerainmen Curren Affair, A Curren Affairs Godfahers, The Drama Series-Indigenous 4 4 Good Morning Mr. Doubleday Drama Series-Indigenous 4 4 D Good Morning Vi All Oher Ausralian Programs D'Arcy and Power in Session (TEN) Curren Affairs Gown of he Year 974 (0/0) Ligh Enerainmen Darwin Appeal Opera House Graham Kennedy Show Ligh Enerainmen Specacular (ATN) Ligh Enerainmen 0 7 Grandmoher of Ausralia Ligh Enerainmen Dave Allen Show (TCN) Ligh Enerainmen Grandmoher of Year (ATV) Ligh Enerainmen David Jones' Fashion Awards Ligh Enerainmen Group, The Drama Series-Indigenous 4: 4.. _l_ David Jones' Home Fare Informaion David Jones' Noebook Informaion l H _l_ Dina and Percy Non-Quoa Children's Programs Hair Care Informaion Disney On Parade (TVW) Ligh Enerainmen Harmony Highlighs (MVQ) Ligh Enerainmen Division 4 Drama Series-Indigenous 4 4 Has ham Ligh Enerainmen Divorce Cour Drama Series-Indigenous 4 4 Headsar To Beauy.. Informaion.. Do I Wih Ian Buckland (Hosing) Non-Quoa Children's Programs Here's Humphrey: Don Lane Show (GTV) Ligh Enerainmen Kindergaren Non-Quoa Children's Programs Down To Earh Curren Affairs Bear Facs.. School-age Children's Quoa Drifer, The (STW).. Drama Series-Indigenous 4 4 Curiosiy Show School-age Children's Quoa Hey, Hey, I's Saurday (Hosing).. Non-Quoa Children's Programs Hey You Drama Series-Indigenous 4 4 _l_ E High Rollers.. Ligh Enerainmen Earlybirds {Hosing) Non-Quoa Children's Programs Homicide Drama Series-Indigenous 4 4 Educaion in Focus Educaion 0 3 Hook, Line and Sinker Informaion.. Elephan Boy.. Drama-Par Indigenous or 3 Hogan in London Documenary School-age Children's Quoa Huner Drama Series-Indigenous 4 4 Emergency Line Informaion.. l Enerainmen Guide Informaion I Ligh Enerainmen If These Walls Could Speak Documenary for he following Ernie Sigley Show Evening Wih Gina, An (GMV) Ligh Enerainmen 8 4 episodes: Evil Touch, The (all episodes) Drama-Par Indigenous 3 ALPHONSO LEBANON Exernally Yours Documenary CASTLE IAN ANGELO LUDWIG II CATHERINE II PETER THE GREAT F CHATEAU DE BOIS POMPEII Family Care Informaion.. EDINBURGH CASTLE PORT ARTHUR GAOL Fancy Free Informaion HAMLET VERSAILLES Farming Today Curren Affairs HAMPTON COURT Farm Topics.. Curren Affairs In Canberra Wih Kep Enderby Curren Affairs Fashion From Heel o Toe.. Informaion In Newcasle Tonigh Ligh Enerainmen Federal File Curren Affairs Iner School Debae (CTC) Ligh Enerainmen 3 Fesival Taoo '7 (TVW) Ligh Enerainmen 4 Israel My Son Documenary Firing Line Curren Affairs I's Academic Non-Quoa Children's Programs Five Days in Peking.. Documenary if elevised in family and children's _l_ Five-A-Side Soccer.. Direc Coverage of Sporing Evens ime, oherwise Ligh Enerainmen J..!. Flashpoin One-Sho Drama-Indigenous 0 8 I's Magic (0/0) Ligh Enerainmen 0 7 l Flying Docor, The (Series) All Oher Ausralian Programs ' I's Your Business (CBN) Educaion 0 3 Flying High... Non-Quoa Children's "Rrograms I've Go A Secre (ADS) Ligh Enerainmen Focus (CBN).. Curren Affairs I've Go A Secre (QTQ) Ligh Enerainmen J.. Focus On Spor All Oher Ausralian Programs J Focus On The Sars Educaion 0 3 Jacki And All Tha Jazz Non-Quoa Children's Programs Frankie Howerd Show (0/0) Ligh Enerainmen 8 4.l. Jackpo Money Tree All Oher Ausralian Programs Free For All Ligh Enerainmen l l J.. l Jackpo Quiz All Oher Ausralian Programs l From The Churches (NEN).. All Oher Ausralian Programs Japanese Gymnass (HSV) Informaion Fros Over Ausralia Curren Affairs Jedda (Easman colour version) Pos-966 Cinema Films-Indigenous 4 Funky Phanom Non-Quoa Children's Programs l Funny You Should Ask Ligh Enerainmen l (Produced pre-966 bu addiional producion work underaken pos-966)

100 90 Tweny--Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 9 APPENDIX K-coninued APPENDIX K-coninued POINTS PER HOUR POINTS PER HOUR Programs Caegory s Release Peak Time s Repea Off Peak s s Release Repea Programs Caegory s Release Peak Time s Repea Off Peak s s Release Repea Jeopardy Jill... Jimmy Hannan Show (GTV) Joe The Gadge Man Jonah.. Junior Jury Junior Magazine Junior Red Cross (TNT) Junior Spoligh (STW) Junior World (STW) K Kaleidoscope (TNT) Kamahl a he Capiol Kaper Kops Keep Smiling-Tony Barber & Friends Kidnapped (API)* Kindy King of Pop 973 King of Pop Awards 974 Kni and Sew Beer.. Koko's Corner (TVT) Krazy Ka (caroon series) Kwang Chow Acrobaic Troupe L Lana Canrell a Her Majesy's Land God Forgo, The Landline Landmark Las of he Ausralians, The Las of he Ausralian Whalers, The Legend of Robin Hood (API) * Lend Me Your Ears.. Leningrad Kirov Balle (Palais Theare) Leslie U ggams a Wres Poin Le's Talk Fishing Leyland Brohers Liberace in Ausralia Library News Lile League (TNT).. Living Elecrically Living Graciously Living in he '70's Lobo in Concer Logie A wards (97 ) Lone Ranger (caroon series) Looking In (NBN) Look, Lisen, Laugh and Learn Lovelace Wakins Variey Special Luke's Kingdom M Magic Circle Club Non-Quoa Children's Programs if elevised in family and children's ime, oherwise Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Informaion.. Drama Series-Indigenous School-age Children's Quoa School-age Children's Quoa Non-Quoa Children's Programs Ligh Enerainmen Non-Quoa Children's Programs Informaion Ligh Enerainmen Non-Quoa Children's Programs Ligh Enerainmen One Sho Drama-Indigenous or School-age Children's Quoa Non-Quoa Children's Programs Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Informaion.... Non-Quoa Children's Programs (for half duraion) Non-Quoa Children's Programs (for half duraion) Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Documenary Curren Affairs Curren Affairs Drama Series-Indigenous Documenary or School-age Children's Quoa One-Sho Drama-Indigenous or School-age Children's Quoa All Oher Ausralian Programs The Ars Ligh Enerainmen Informaion.. Documenary Ligh Enerainmen.. Non-Quoa Children's Programs Non-Quoa Children's Programs Informaion.. Informaion.. Informaion Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen.. Non-Quoa Children's Programs (for half duraion) School-age Children's Quoa School-age Children's Quoa Ligh Enerainmen.. Drama Series-Par Indigenous Non-Quoa Children's Programs ~ 4 8 Make he Grade (DDQ) Making Friends Wih he Ars (STV) Mancini Magic Marriage Confidenial Marvellous Munchkin Show Mass For You A Home Malock Police Malock Police Episodes: "A Quie Lile Place" "The Hill" "Billy Muggins" Me And Mrs. Jones (BKN) Mee Your Member (RVN/AMV) Mick Teys Spors Show (DDQ) Mike Walsh A he Opera House Mike Walsh Show Miss Ausralia Final Miss Vicoria and Miss Souh Ausralia Molecules o Man Moods of Fashion Moomba Opening Concer (97) Moor Scope (NBN) Moving On Mrs. Finnegan Music for he People (HSY) My Name's McGooley,Wha'sYours? My Song For You N Naked Bunyip Name o Remember.. Name Tha Tune Nana Mouskouri Special Naional Finess Club (MVQ) Naional Nine Speedway Naional Roving Eye Naure Walkabou Nauru, The Riches Naion on Earh Nework Seven Today New Club Show (ATN) New Faces (GTV) News bea Newsday (STW) Nigh of Sars 974 No Bras o Burn No Man's Land Norhern Conac (TNQ) Norh Queensland Spoligh Now Crowd, The Number 96 0 On he Land (STY) On he Line (TEN) On This Day.. Opening of Perh Enerainmen Cenre (TVW) Non-Quoa Children's Programs if elevised in family and children's ime, oherwise Ligh Enerainmen Non-Quoa Children's Programs Ligh Enerainmen Informaion Non-Quoa Children's Programs All Oher Ausralian Programs Drama Series-Indigenous Drama-Par Indigenous (wrien by Hamish Keih, a New Zealander) Informaion Curren Affairs All Oher Ausralian Programs Ligh Enerainmen Curren Affairs Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Educaion Informaion Ligh Enerainmen All Oher Ausralian Programs One Sho Drama-Indigenous Drama Series-Indigenous Ligh Enerainmen Drama Series-Indigenous All Oh~r Ausralian Programs W 7 Documenary All Oher Ausralian Programs! Ligh Enerainmen 4 Under agreemen reached beween he producer and unions no poins are o be claimed for his program Non-Quoa Children's Programs Direc Coverage of Sporing Evens Documenary Documenary Documenary Curren Affairs Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Curren Affairs Curren Affairs Ligh Enerainmen Documenary Curren Affairs Curren Affairs Curren Affairs Non-Quoa Children's Programs Drama Series-Indigenous Curren Affairs All Oher Ausralian Programs Documenary Ligh Enerainmen 3 6 S "'

101 9 Programs Owl's Place (TNT/ATF) Owly's School p Pacific, Pacific Paul Hogan Variey Show Penguin Awards Pennyweahers.... Penhouse Club (HSY & ADS) People (NWS).. People and Places (NRN) People In Conflic People Nex Door Phoenix Five (Already elevised by A.B.C. in mos areas) Pieces of Eigh (YEW) Pixie's Book of he Week Playroom Play Your Hunch Poin of View.... Polaroid in Concer (complee) Po of Gold.... Price is Righ, The Prime Miniser's Press Conference.. Prince and he Pauper, The (API)* Princess of Indusry Ques (ADS) Professor and he Enquiring Minds, The Q Queen of he Pacific (97S).. Queensland Fair, The (QTQ) Ques of Quess (974 Final) Quiz Ques (TNT) R Radian Living Rape.... Red Cross Gala Performance (A TN) Relaxing Wih Roma Rick Wakeman In Concer.. Ride he Wild River (STW) Ripide Road Forward (CTC) Robinson Crusoe (API)* Rock Around Ausralia (SAS) Rocke Robin Hood Rod Hull and Emu Rolf Was Here (TVW) Romper Room Rovers, The.. Roving Eye Roy Hampson Show Ryan.. Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX K-coninued Caegory Equivalen o Drama Series Indigenous bu no eligible for 74 hour drama requiremen or drama bonus poins. Non-Quoa Children's Programs Documenary Ligh _Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Curren Affairs Curren Affairs Informaion Drama Series-Indigenous Drama Series-Indigenous Curren Affairs Non-Quoa Children's Programs Non-Quoa Children's Pr0grams Ligh Enerainmen Curren Affairs Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Curren Affairs.... One-Sho Drama-Indigenous or School-age Children's Quoa Ligh Enerainmen.. School-age Children's Quoa or Educaion Ligh Enerainmen Informaion Ligh Enerainmen Non-Quoa Children's Programs Informaion.. Documenary Ligh Enerair men Informaion Ligh Enerainmen Documenary ' Drama Series-Indig~nous.... Curren Affairs.... One Sho Drama-Indigenous or School-age Children's Quoa School-age Children's Quoa Non-Quoa Children's Programs (for half duraion) Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Non-Quoa Children's Programs Drama Series-Indigenous Documenary Informaion Drama Series-Indigenous s Release POINTS PER HOUR Peak Time S s 9 8 S s ± s 4 ± s 0 S 0 s 6 6 s s Repea ± 7 ± s Release 4 Off Peak I~ Repea Appendix 93 APPENDIX K-coninued POINTS PER HOUR Programs Caegory Peak Time Off Peak s Safey Sevens (TNQ).. Saurday Show (TVQ) (Live Segmens) Say I Wih Music Search for he Eagle.. Sea-Snakes of he Coral Sea Se, The Seven's Penhouse Club Sew Easy Shannon's Mob Shari Lewis and Friends Shirley Bassey: Supersar Shopping Guides Showcase Audiions (NWS).. Showcase Silen Number Simple Ar of Egg Cookery Six Tonigh (BTV) Skippy Slimming Wih Pa Snake Gully Wih Dad 'n Dave Social Calendar Sound of Chrismas (974).. Non-Quoa Children's Programs Non-Quoa Children's Programs Ligh Enerainmen Documenary Documenary Pos 966 Cinema Films-Indigenous Ligh Enerainmen Informaion.. Drama Series-Indigenous Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Informaion Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Drama Series-Indigenous Informaion Ligh Enerainmen Drama Series-Indigenous Informaion Drama Series-Indigenous Informaion Ligh Enerainmen s Release S s ± 4 s 4 0 s 6 S ±. s Repea 4 ± s Release (Addiional poins awarded under he erms of iem 7 of he Board's promulgaion issued in conjuncion wih Circular T. 97). Sound On, Vision On (STW) Sounds Like Nanee (HSY) Speedway from Claremon Spellbound Spending Spree Spli Second.. Spoiler, The.. Spors Acion Spors Club (TNT) Sporscene Spyforce Squeeze a Flower Samps Wih a Sory.. Samp World (CTC) Sar Ques (NBN) Sars of he Fuure.. Sudio 9 Sunmen, The Summer Promenade Concer (ATV) Sunbury Pop Fesival (974) (0/0).. Sunday Magazine (Newsreel).. (Religious) Sunday Nigh A he Opera House (a) Rolf Harris and All Ausralian (b) Helen Reddy School-age Children's Quoa Ligh Enerainmen Direc Coverage of Sporing Evens Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Drama Series-Indigenous All Oher Ausralian Programs All Oher Ausralian Programs All Oher Ausralian Programs Drama Series-Indigenous Drama-Par Indigenous (Pos 966 Cinema Films) Non-Quoa Children's Programs Non-Quoa Children's Programs Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Documenary Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Documenary All Oher Ausralian Programs Ligh Enerainmen (c) Peula Clark, Cliff Richard/Harry Secombe/Digby Wolfe, Reg Varney/ Dave Allen, Des O'Connor, Rod McKeun, David Fros, Diahann Carroll (d) Carol Burne Sunrise Semeser Sunsruck Super Flying Fun Show Educaion Drama-Par Indigenous (Pos 966 Cinema Films) Non-Quoa Children's Programs 0 s s s s Repea... -;.' :. "Jl.

102 94 Programs Swami Sarasvai Swiss Family Robinson (API) * Swiched On Living.. T T AA Junior Flyers' Club Tales of Washingon Irving (API)*.. Tea and Biscuis (BTW) Teleclub Telehons Television Tuorial Tempaion Tha's The Difference These Children Are Ours They Don' Shoo Tigers Every Day They're Racing Thicker Than Waer.. This Week This Week Has Seven Days This Week in Agriculure This Week On Film (WBQ).. Through Inner Space Time for Living Time Ou Tiny Time Tomorrow Living (WBQ) Tonigh Ialian Syle (complee programme) Tonigh Wih Frank Jones (CTC) Tony Barber Show (ATN-local) Tony Barber Show.. Topic (MVQ) Touch of Elegance (SAS) Touch of Taran (NBN) Trans-World Top Team Travel Talk (NWS) Travel Time (NBN).. Travels of Marco Polo (API)* Trav'lin Ou Wes Treasure Island (API)* Triad (STY) True Blue Show TV Figh of he Week TV Kichen TV Ringside $,000 Grea Tempaion 4 Hours (0/0) Two On The Aisle Two-Up Goes Legal.. u Uncle Ben's Buddies' Club Underakers, The Unisexers Unloved, The Unil Tomorrow Up, Up and Away (DDQ) Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX K-coninued POINTS PER HOUR Caegory Peak Time Off Peak Informaion One-Sho Drama-Indigenous or School-age Children's Quoa Informaion.. s Release 0 s Repea Non-Quoa Children's Programs One-Sho Drama-Indigenous or 0 8 School-age Children's Quoa Informaion Non-Quoa Children's Programs Ligh Enerainmen (Local poins apply o Group 'B' and 'C' saions for relayed segmens). Educaion 0 Ligh Enerainmen All Oher Ausralian Programs Informaion.. Documenary All Oher Ausralian Programs One-Sho Drama-Indigenous 0 8 Curren Affairs.. School-age Children's Quoa Curren Affairs Curren Affairs Documenary or School-age Children's Quoa School-age Children's Quoa All Oher Ausralian Programs Non-Quoa Children's Programs Informaion.. Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Ligh Enerainmen Curren Affairs Informaion Ligh Enerainmen Non-Quoa Children's Programs Informaion.. Informaion.... One-Sho Drama.,. Indigenous or School-age Children's Quoa Ligh Enerainmen One-Sho Drama-Indigenous or School-age Children's Quoa School-age Children's Quoa Ligh Enerainmen.... Direc Coverage of Sporing Evens Informaion Direc Coverage of Sporing Evens Ligh Enerainmen Curren Affairs The Ars Ligh Enerainmen Non-Quoa Children's Programs One-Sho Drama-Indigenous Drama Series-Indigenous Drama Series-Indigenous Drama Series-Indigenous Ligh Enerainmen s Release s Repea. Appendix 9 APPENDIX K-coninued POINTS PER HOUR Programs Caegory Peak Time Off Peak v Valley of he Dinosaurs (Hanna- Barbera).... Variey Specacular (NBN) Viewpoin Voice of he Suden w Wai Till Your Faher Ges Home (Hanna-Barbera) Wake in Frigh W.A. Model and Mannequin of he Year Walk a Young World Wednesday A Home (STY) Wha In The World Wha's Happened To he Ausralian Horse Whiplash Who's Tha Knocking a My Door.. Wild River Journey.. Willesee Show, The.. Winky Dink Show Wih Margare Whilam Woman's Angle Women's Week (BTQ) Woman's World Women Alone Wonder World (STW) Wongaha (YEW) World Around Us, The World Championship Wresling World of Kung Fu, The World of Spor World Wihin Us, The Wosa-Name Show Wreck of he Baavia (TVW) Wreck of he Baavia (Grundy) y Yellow House You Can' See 'Round Corners Young Seven (ADS).. Young Talen Time.. You Say The Word.. School-age Children's Quoa Ligh Enerainmen.. All Oher Ausralian Programs Non-Quoa Children's Programs Equivalen o Drama-Par Indigenous bu no eligible for 74 hour drama requiremen or drama bonus poins. Drama-Par Indigenous (Pos 966 Cinema Films) Ligh Enerainmen School-age Children's Quoa Informaion School-age Children's Quoa Documenary Drama Series-Indigenous Non-Quoa Children's Programs Documenary or School-age Children's Quoa Curren Affairs Non-Quoa Children's Programs Curren Affairs Informaion Informaion.. Informaion.. Informaion Non-Quoa Children's Programs Curren Affairs All Oher Ausralian Programs Ligh Enerainmen Documenary All Oher Ausralian Programs All Oher Ausralian Programs Non-Quoa Children's Programs Documenary Documenary School-age Children's Quoa Drama Series-Indigenous Non-Quoa Children's Programs Ligh Enerainmen Educaion s Release s Repea s Release (Firs repea presenaion equal o firs release when special arrangemens o schedule program have been underaken). Youh Club News (BTW) z Zoopops Zoom (formerly Sound On, Vision On-STW) Non-Quoa Children's Programs Non-Quoa Children's Programs School-age Children's Programs Eligible for music bonus ( p/hr. exra) i Eligible for music bonus ( p/hr. exra).. * API animaed versions of he classics -equivalen o One-Sho Drama Indigeous. No eligible fo~ ~eak-me _dram~ or bon~s poms.. Eligible for school-age children's quoa for firs-release presenaion provided program is publicised as children s maerial and elevised beween 4.00 p.m. and 7.30 p.m s Repea '..

103 96 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX L STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF BROADCASTING PROGRAMS The analysis of broadcasing programs, which is se ou in he following ables is based on he combined figures from wo surveys conduced by he Board in Ocober 974 and March 97. In each case programs of all commercial saions in Sae capial ciies were moniored on a sampling basis for one minue in each en minues of ransmission beween 6.00 a.m. and 0.30 p.m. for a full week. For he purpose of presening a complee picure of he programs available o liseners he survey includes he programs of wo represenaive naional saions, and five commercial provincial saions.. The daa have been summarised in a number of ables as follows: Table I-Analysis of Broadcasing Programs by Caegories - All Meropolian Saions. Table II-Analysis of Broadcasing Programs by Caegories - Meropolian Saions bv Time Periods. Table III-Analysis of Broadcas Adverising by Time Periods-Meropolian Commercial Saions, Monday o Friday Average. Table IV-Analysis of Broadcas Adverising by Time Periods each day of he week- Meropolian Commercial Saions. 3. Definiion of Caegories. The analysis is based on hireen program caegories, which are se ou below. and adverising maer:. Enerainmen- Ligh and Popular Music... Incidenal Maer... Variey Drama The Ars Informaion and Services News Spor Informaion Religious Social and Poliical Family Musical comedy, "evergreens", iems of popular music in general programs, currenly popular music presened in hi parade and similar programs. Maer occurring beween major program unis, saion announcemens (excluding ime calls), program noes, pary calls o aduls, iems in elephone conversaion programs consising of an exchange of opinions, and miscellaneous paer. Talen, quiz, panel and variey programs, including comedy recordings. Plays, serials and oher dramaised prbducions. Serious music and opera, readings of prose and poery, lierary and ar criicism. News bulleins, programs in newsreel form, ime calls, weaher, marke and raffic repors, rain and ship arrival imes, warnings of sorm, fire, shark and oher hazards, police messages, excludes news commenaries. Sporing descripions, previews and summaries, sporing news, inerviews and alks. Programs concerning such opics as aspecs of science, oher lands and peoples, agriculure, indusry and oher major occupaions. Programs originaed for or by recognised religious bodies. Programs concerned wih poliical and economic aspecs of modern sociey, news commenaries, Ausralian hisory, naional evens, fesivals and public gaherings, chariable aciviies. Family aciviies including programs dealing wih cooking, house and garden, hobbies, care of pes, healh, physical finess and oher personal maers. Shopping guides. Appendix Definiion of Time Perl.ods. Each day of he week is divided ino seven periods as follows: Breakfas 6.00 a.m a.m. Morning 9.00 a.m.-.00 noon Midday.00 noon-.00 p.m. Early Afernoon.00 p.m p.m. Lae Afernoon 4.00 p.m p.m. Evening 6.30 p.m p.m. Nigh 7.30 p.m p.m. TABLE -ANALYSIS OF BROADCASTING PROGRAMS BY CATEGORIES ALL STATIONS Program Caegory. Comm.,,cial Naional All Saions Provincial ( Saions) ( Saions) (37 Saions) ( Saions) Children P ms dl.reced o or presened for children, serials, rogra.. " " h'ldren's recordings and mformaive sc~ ers : Educaional Pr~~rams designed as an aid o formal eachmg; kmdergaren sessions... 'd Adverisemens All adverisemens excep hose whm shoppm~ gm es, includes ranslaion of foreign language adverisemens. % % % % Enerainmen Ligh and Popular Music Incidenal Maer Variey Drama O l O l Ars Informaion and Services News Spor Informaion l 6 Religion Social and Poliical Family I Children O l Educaion l Adverisemens Toals \ 00 0

104 98 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix TABLE III-ANALYSIS OF BROADCAST ADVERTISING BY TIME PERIODS METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL STATION; MONDAY TO FRIDAY AVERAGE 99 ""--00\0 -- ~.n6r:io0 O\vOON i~..:~o ('f"")v)v)"l:f"... ~.n66r:. O<">OV,... ~.n~..:r: "? 00 I/) '7'0:-'7'7'7 I o-noo ON-N-an r:i6ci,666 0\---oovO\..: : 00 v C? Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perh Hobar % % % % % % Breakfas Morning Midday Early Afernoon Lae Afernoon Evening Nigh All Periods TABLE IV-ANALYSIS OF BROADCAST ADVERTISING BY TIME PERIODS EACH DAY OF THE WEEK METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL STATIONS Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saurday % % % % % % % Breakfas Morning Midday Early Afernoon Lae Afernoon Evening l Nigh All Periods All Ciies % All Days % NNll)- ~o0n66 c:c-:i c;i '7' r:- V'l--- -o i.n v 0 0 \0 \0 0 N o:c-:ic-:ic: i '7,...00\<"> 0 00"--\0'<<"lN...:...:.r:i666 "'.''7''7'"!' '-:' I

105 00 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX M STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS The analysis of elevision programs which is se ou in he following ables, is based on a complee coverage for he year 974/7 of programs elevised by commercial saions and a sample saion of he naional nework. Deails of commercial elevision programs are derived from daa supplied regularly by each saion and deails of naional elevision programs are obained from informaion supplied by he Ausralian Broadcasing Commission. For he purpose of hese ables he programs analysed are hose of all meropolian saions, 7 counry commercial saions and in he case of he Naional Service hose of ABV Melbourne. These are considered o be reasonably r.epresenaive of he commercial and naional elevision services. The ables show he composiion of programs under hree headings : Table I-Analysis of Television Programs by Caegories: Meropolian and Counry Saions, Overall. Table II-Analysis of Television Programs by Time Periods: Meropolian and Counry Saions, Overall. Table III- Television Programs of Ausralian Origin, Analysis by Caegories, Meropolian and Counry Saions. The figures in Table III are based on he acual duraion of Ausralian program maer and do no ake ino accoun he credi loadings allowed o commercial saions for cerain ypes of program maer for he purpose of calculaion of heir performance owards meeing he Board's requiremens for he Ausralian conen of elevision programs. The able shows he disribuion of ypes of Ausralian programs boh as percenages of all programs of Ausralian origin and as percenages of all programs elevised. A he foo of each Column in Tables I and III a conversion facor is shown o enable calculaions of he ime occupied by programs in each caegory. Definiion of program caegories-the saisical sysem is based on a number of program caegories. These are se ou below: Drama Serious Advenure Crime and Suspense Domesic and Comedy Wesern Miscellaneous Ligh Enerainmen Caroons Classical drama, works of major conemporary dramaiss and oher dramaic producions which appear o have lasing value. Drama wih he main focus on: acion. Includes such hemes as science ficion and ~spionage. Programs in dramaic form concerned wih crime and is deecion. Includes cour room drama and plays in which suspense is predominan, wih or wihou a crime elemen. Programs in dramaic form dealing wih domesic life or family relaions, and hose he main purpose of which is o induce laugher. Programs in dramaic form uilizing "Wesern" seings. Programs in dramaic form which do no fall specifically under oher headings. Maer predominanly in he form of animaion or puppery, wih he main purpose of providing escapis enerainmen. Ligh Music Spor News Personaliy Programs Talen Programs Variey Children Kindergaren Oher Family Aciviies Informaion Curren Affairs Poliical Maer... Religious Maer The Ars... Educaional- F ormal Oher Appendix 0 Programs in which currenly popular music or music of he "evergreen" ype is he predominan elemen. Programs conaining iems generally handled by a compere. Includes inerviews, quizzes and pai:el games where he emphasis is on displaying he subec raher han serious discussion. Programs concenraing on compeiion. generally a an amaeur level in any field of enerammen. Programs conaining a mixure of comedy, music, dancing, gags and paer, by profess!ona.l or amaeur ~len, where he elemen of compeiion s no predomman. Simulaneous or delayed presenaion of compeiive spors, sporing p~eviews, i:ews and alks and demonsraions of spormg echmques. Programs reporing on curren or recen happenin s. Includes newsreels, repors on weaher and essenial services. All kindergaren sessions conduced by qualified saff. Oher programs which generally includ~ a variey of iems direced o or presened for children. Programs concerned wih family aciviies and hob.hies and he family as users of consumer goods and services. Programs, of a descripive ype. concerning agriculure, indusry, ravel, naure and science. Programs dealing wih social and economic _Prohle!fls of modern sociey. Includes news commenane~ w~ch deal wih he subjec maer "in deph": Also hsor.cal and biographical programs excludmg dramaised presenaions. Programs concerning Ausralia~ Fede~al or s~,ae e.lecions and by-elecions, occurrmg durmg he elecionperiod" and on polling day. All programs originaed by recognized religious bodies. Programs concerning he graphic ars;.r~3:dings of prose and poery; lierary and oher ar cnlcsm. balle and music of lasing value. Proarams of formal insrucion a all levels which are specifically relaed o a recognized course of sudy. Programs of educaional inen which are no direcly relaed o a specific course of sudy. The figures se ou in he following ables have been rounded o equal 00 per cen.

106 Drama: Program Caegory TABLE I-ANALYSIS OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS BY CATEGORIES Meropolian Saions Commercial Naional All Saions Commercial % % 0/ Serious Advenure Crime & Suspense Domesic & Comedy Wesern Miscellaneous Ligh Enerainmen: Caroons Ligh Music l Personaliy Programs Talen Programs Variey Spor News Children: Kindergaren Oher Family Aciviies Informaion Curren Affairs Poliical Maer Religious Maer The Ars Educaion: Formal Oher b " per cen projeced o weeks and rounded o he neares half-hour in duraion per saion equals hours 44 hours l hours 3 hours / 0 % Counry Saions Naional All Saions % % l l hours 37 hours N 0 N ~ (';:) ~ ~ I V:i (';:) ~ (';:) ~ s. :A. ~ ~ s::: ~ ~ (';:) '\:::l 0 ""-:... TABLE II-ANALYSIS OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS BY TIME PERIODS A. METROPOLITAN STATIONS Program Caegory 6.00 p.m p.m a.m p.m., 0.00 p.m.-midnigh Commercial Naional All Saions Commercial Naional All Saions % 0 /, 0 % % % % Drama: : Serious Advenure Crime & Suspense Domesic & Comedy Wesern l l Miscellaneous Ligh Enerainmen: Caroons Ligh Music Personaliy Programs Talen Programs Variey Spor News Children: Kindergaren Oher Family Aciviies Informaion Curren Affairs Poliical Maer Religious Maer l The Ars Educaion : Formal Oher :A. '\:::l '\:::l (';:) ~ ~ ~ N 0 w

107 N 0.j:::.. TABLE II-ANALYSIS OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS BY TIME PERIODS B. COUNTRY STATIONS Program Caegory 6.00 p.m p.m a.m p.m., 0.00 p.m.- midnigh Commercial Naional All Saions Commercial % % % % Drama: Serious Advenure Crime & Suspense Domesic & Comedy Wesern Miscellaneous l Ligh Enerainmen: Caroons l Ligh Music Personaliy Programs Talen Programs Variey Spor News Children: Kindergaren Oher Family Aciviies Informaion Curren Affairs Poliical Maer ~ Religious Maer l The Ars Educaion: ".. Formal Oher Naional All Saions % % l l ~ :::s ~ ~ 'C ~ :::s. ::i:.. ~ ~ ~ ~ c ""... Drama: TABLE III-TELEVISION PROGRAMS OF AUSTRALIAN ORIGIN ANALYSIS BY CATEGORIES-A. METR JPOLITAN STATIONS Commercial Naional Program Caegory Percenage Percenage Percenage Percenage of Ausralian Programs of All Programs of Ausralian Programs of All Programs % % % % Serious Advenure Crime & Suspense Domesic & Comedy Wesern Miscellaneous Ligh Enerainmen: Caroons Ligh Music Personaliy Programs Talen Programs Variey Spor News Children: Kindergaren Oher Family Aciviies Informaion Curren Affairs Poliical Maer Religious Maer The Ars Educaion: Formal Oher per cen projeced o weeks and rounded o he neares half-hour equals in duraion per saion !- hours 4 hours hours 44 hours Percenage of Ausralian Programs All Saions Percenage of All Programs % % !- hours ± hours ~ ':::l ':::l ~ :::si:::i,.. ~- N ~

108 TABLE III-TELEVISION PROGRAMS OF AUSTRALIAN ORIGIN ANALYSIS BY CATEGORIES-B. COUNTRY STATIONS N 0 0\ Program Caegories Drama: Serious Advenure Crime & Suspense Domesic & Comedy Wesern Miscellaneous Ligh Enerainmen: Caroons Ligh Music Personaliy Programs Talen Programs Variey Spor News Children: Kindergaren Oher Family Aciviies Informaion Curren Affairs Poliical Maer Religious Maer The Ars Educaion: Formal Oher per cen projeced o weeks and rounded o he neares half hour equals in duraion per saion Percenage of Ausralian Programs % ,:.-, -, " ! hours Commercial Naional All Saions Percenage Percenage Percenage Percenage of All of Ausralian of All of Ausralian Programs Programs Programs Programs % % % % O l ! hours hours 44 hours 9 hours Percenage of All Programs % l ! hours ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 'C ~ ;:::s. ~ ;:::s ;:::s :;::: f?.. ~ ~ ~ c '""!... V;i i:i::, ~ 0 c..., Ul q n ~ 0 ~ ::s ~. ~ a&... () ::::;-..., () () - c,.0,... rn B.~..., - -so 0 ()::::: 00 V;i e:. -. +::l ::;- ~ s ;--. :< ~g- P'... () ;::;:'o o ::;"'H>~ ~ ~ rn..., () Ul c. = = 0 :::: (Jq ::s CT' p:l... () ::S O::s ::s 0() g >g ::s 0 Ul g H> i(......, 3 ::::;-'< g () - Vi...., Oj ~ 0 p:l p:l () Ul c p:l Ul () ::;:,::;- ::s p:l (Jq 0.. p:l <: ::s () 0..;:::;..,..., ~- ~ 3 () () <: ::s - Ul Ul ::s 0 >() () , '"d ~~ ~.~ ::s - (Jq & - p:i ~ :::::&> "?j ::so('l)g-<3 '< g.'"d. ~ ::r'('l) g c 0 ""'I -... c 0 V:l () ~ ""'I:::::. 0.. ':;:l. 3 Ul () -.. () H> 3 ~ Ul8cr'CJ-< p:l ~ ~ i:i::, o..;:::laq '""! <: () 0\ 0 ~ -,_.o ;:::;.. oo ::s \Q - ~ ~ () ~ a a- I g ~......, Ul 0 () 3?O ~ ~ ~~ - ::s O"' p:l 0.. (). 3 () CT'. aq'..., p:l p:l 0 ::s..., ~o..~ ()... p:i N('l) ~ws p:l 00"',... '"d p:l 3 g p:l...,. 0 p:l... p:l c ::s \0 <: ow~... o::::. () '"d ~ x. 3 g ~ () () ::s :; p:l Ul (Jq ~ c ~ >:::::! JJ - p:l..-+ >- "?j ::s::::~crcs ~'"d s ~ '<::;-~c V:l ::r' ~ c; c~ g = ~o ~ ~8H>3 ~ () ""'I CT' CJ-< v.i 0 p:l i:i::, p:l 3..., '""! 0.. (Jq - <0\0 ~ ~ oo ~ ::.o::s '-l rn~n -i::.. a aq () ~ p:l Vi o ~ a?o () P=l w~ '< 0 ::s CT'~ 0.. () 3 ~. CT' (Jq 8 ~ ~ ~ ::s () ~ g N('l) ~ws ~ 00"',... '"d ~. ()..., ~a. 8 ~... ~ c ::s 00 <: ow~,...o~. ~ '"d () (). 3 () a () (). ::s -: 0.. Vi ::s ~ (Jq :::.: '< c ::::;-....,..., >" ~..-+ (Jq I i-n ~ c. o o..o ::::: <: ::s 0 () v.i ~ -;:::;..... ; s ~ ~ o () (Jqa3~o ;j ::s () ~ 0 ~ o a'"d ::!. ~ Ul 'E... ~ P H> ~ Ul 0 0 g o..n v.i ::s ()..., () H>..., -..., a oq 0 8 :::.:::s ~ - ~ 3 - '"' ~ -o..~,...>- ~:::-:cv.il' >onen('l)('l) -()~"0~ '<r;;::sc;~ () o.. a ~ () CT' Oj 0 oq" ~ ~ i-n ~ ~ '"' -o &~\0- () c ;::j ~ ~ ~ '"d... ~... '"d g. en E. 8 ~ &:< ~ () ()... ::r'? ::i..., \0 -...] 0 Ul w i-n..-+ ~ & ~~ () cf6 ~- en () () 0 ::s 0.. en S" ~ ~ ::r' () ::s..-+ ::; () () en s.a... Ul ::::;-..-+ () ~ >> 0 ::;"' ::s ~ en ;:!?.o ::s i-n (Jq...., 0 () c~..-+ '"' 0 (3" J-h I ~ ""'I. C/) :; n ~r c ~ ""'I l' c ""'I :;;o... Oj z - ~ u (D ~ a n -:;;o n c l',..., >- ~ Oj :;;o m:;;ol' ~om m;;i>,_, > --P -i idn~ > -C;V :g... ~- m c-v.i z l'zv.i o ~ac - m -><...v.i) \0,..., z -...] >-~ +:.,..., 0,_,on 0 zo ~C/)3:... 3: c z :;;o m m - n... >- ~ :s l'... c 9" -\0 -...] +:. V\ ~ ::g i:i::, :::s +::l... ~ N ]

109 08 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 09 Circular Leer B 0 Dear Sir, APPENDIX N-coninued BROADCASTING OF AUSTRALIAN MUSIC OVERSEAS RECORDINGS OF AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS 6 Augus, 974 You will be aware ha, from 8 July, 974, saions may claim as Ausralian Music Performance, iems recorded by Ausralian ariss overseas, o a limi of one per cen of music ime. The aached lis, prepared from informaion supplied by recording companies, has been produced o assis saions o idenify overseas-recorded maerial eligible under he new definiion o a limi of one. per cen of music ime. I is by no means complee, bu i does include he recordings of all he major ariss involved. A complee rerospecive lising would no be feasible. I am o emphasise ha claims for iems by Ausralian ariss recorded overseas are limied o one per cen of music ime. Mos recording companies now idenify Ausralian-recorded maerial by showing he words "Ausralian Recording" on "he labehnd/ or sleeve of he record. Excepions are RC.A. (RCA Ausralia) andrrfaf>l'e',' which usualy indicaes where he recording was produced, e.g. "Recorded a Bill Armsrong Sudios, Melbourne". In he ligh of he welve monhs' experience wih compliance by saions wih he new requiremen, new procedures are being developed in consulaion wih he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Broadcasers and he Ausralasian Performing Righ Associaion. I is expeced ha a considerable saving in ime and effor on he par of saions will resul. In he inerim, i will be necessary for saions o idenify overseas-recorded Ausralian maerial on he exising Form B4 by circling he number of imes played (figure in column 7) bu no adding hem o he daily oal. A he end of he week hese circled figures are o be oalled and shown separaely on he Form BSS under box Z. The uncircled figures on he Form B4 (i.e. iems recorded in Ausralia) should be reaed as usual. Saions, if convenien, may show he overseas-recorded maerial a he end of each day's page in one block insead of circling hem. The Board will calculae he percenage of overseas-recorded jems (o a limi of one per cen) and add i o he locally-recorded performance figure. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary,, Circular Leer B 06 Dear Sir, APPENDIX N-coninued SYSTEM STANDARDS FOR THE VHF-FM SOUND BROADCASTING SERVICE Augus, 974 The enclosed Draf Sandards, prepared by he Board's engineers are in accordance wih recommendaions conained in he Repor of he Independen Inquiry ino Frequency Modulaion which have been acceped by he Ausralian Governmen. The Draf Sandards are forwarded o you for informaion and commen. Also enclosed are commens which serve o explain some feaures of he Draf Sandards. The Board wishes o indicae o recipiens of copies of he Draf FM Sandards ha as i proposes o raify he Sandards immediaely afer November, 974, commens received afer his dae will no be considered in preparing he final Sandards. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary EXPLANATORY NOTES ON THE DRAFT SYSTEM STANDARDS FOR THE VHF-FM SOUND BROADCASTING SERVICE These. Sandards are consisen wih inernaional Sandards for he pilo-one ser~ophomc sysem, hereby ensuring maximum inerchangeabiliy and uilisaion of impored equipmen and esablished echnical developmens. Some of he parameers of VHF-FM services vary from one par of he world o anoher, e.g. U.S.A., Japan, Europe; and in his regard he following quaniies are proposed for use in Ausralia. Parameer Proposal Frequency Range MHz Deviaion ± 7 KHz Commens As used in U.S.A., Canada and recommended in McLean repor. Japanese domesic receivers une from MHz, bu mos of heir expor is o U.S. sandards MHz. European FM receivers generally cover MHz (here are relaively few European FM saions above 00 MHz). The dominan use of TV ch ( 0-08 MHz) for Phase of FM developmen requires receiver coverage up o 08 MHz. The special siuaion which will obain in Ausralia for some, if no many, years is ha he MHz band will require o be shared beween TV and FM ransmissions. Pre-Emphasis 0 micro..:seconds Applies in boh baseband (L + R) and sereo (L - R) channels. Experimenal use of noise reducion sysems such as Dolby B, accompanied by a reducion in pre-emphasis o micro-seconds., would be permied. This would be expeced o make he difference in monophonic and sereophonic coverage less obvious.

110 0 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX N-coninued Polarisaion Mixed Some form of mixed polarisaion o im- prove recepion in moor vehicles, and by hand-held and oher porable receivers. (Iniial ransmissions are likely o be horizonally polarised, for speed in ransmiing aerial provision.) Supplemenary Monophonic Transmission Opional As used in U.S.A., Canada. I is imporan for designers of FM sereo decoders o ake ino accoun he possible presence. of supplemenary ransmissions beween 3 khz and 7 khz. Draf TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN FREQUENCY MODULATION SOUND BROADCASTING SERVICE Preface The _Purpose of his Sandard is o specify he sysem o be used for sound broadcasi_ng m he band 88MHz o 08MHz. As far as possible, olerances have been specifi~d only. where hese are approp~iae in regard o he sysem. Separae Sandards :v specify he p~rformance reqmred of echnical equipmen a 'Saions, he opera0n of such eqmpmen, and all oher maers he Board considers necessary. In framing hese Sandards, i has been assumed ha he receiver inermediae freguency. is 0. 7 MHz, and ha he local oscillaor frequency is above ha of he mam earner. Draf TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN FREQUENCY MODULATION SOUND BROADCASTING SERVICE. RADIATED SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS. CHANNELS The channel widh s~all be nominally 00 khz. The chanrrd spacing shall be 00 kh~, bu a earner off-se of ± 00 khz may be specified where his is appropriae.. MAIN CARRIER LOCATION AND MODULATION The main carrier shall be cenrally locaed in he channel and shall be fre.quency modulaed by he baseband signal, he peak frequency deviaion bemg ± 7 khz..3. POLARISATION OF THE RADIATED SIGNALS The polarisaion of he radiaed signals shall be specified by he Board.. BASEBAND SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS. MONOPHONIC TRANSMISSION The baseband signal shall be he audio signal componens wihin he band 30 H~ o khz. Pre-emphas.is of he audio signal shall be as shown in Drawmg..of hese ~anda.rds m ~ccordance wih he impedance/frequency characensc of a senes resisance-mducance nework having a ime consan of 0 microseconds.* Appendix APPENDIX N-coninued. STEREOPHONIC TRANSMISSION The pilo-one sysem shall be employed for he ransmission of sereophonic signals. In his sysem he baseband signal consiss of:-. (i) A compaib~e signal M,. equal o o~e half he sum of he lef-hand signal L, and he ngh-hand signal R, which produces a deviaion of he main carrier of no more han ± 67.. khz. (ii) Sidebands of an ampliude modulaed suppressed sub-carrier he ~odulaing signal S of his sub-carrier being equal o one half he dffere!ce beween he lef-hand and righ-hand signals. The sum of hese sidebands produces a peak deviaion of he main carrier equal o ha which he signal S would produce if applied o he channel M. The peak deviaion is no more han ±67. khz. (iii) A pil9 signal having a frequency equal o one half of ha of he subcarrier, and producing no less han ±6kHz and no more han ±7. khz deviaion of he main carrier... The frequency of he sub-carrier is 38,000 ±4 Hz... The residual sub-carrier produces a deviaion of he main carrier of no more han ±70 Hz...3 The M and S channels shall pass audio signal componens in he band 30 Hz o khz...4 Pre-emphasis of he Mand S signals shall be he same as ha for monophonic ransmission.*.. The phase relaionship beween he pilo signal and he sub-carrier is such ha~ ~hen modulaing he ransmier wih a baseband signal for which L is. posiive and R equals - L, he resulan sub-carrier signal crosses he ime axis wih a posiive slope each ime he pilo signal has an insananeous value of zero. This condiion shall be me o wihill' a olerance of ± 3 for he phase of he pilo signal...6 A posiive value of he baseband signal corresponds o a posiive frequency deviaion of he main carrier SUPPLEMENTARY MONOPHONIC TRANSMISSION Transmission of a supplemenary monophonic programme on a frequency modulaed sub-carrier may be auhorised by he Board. The insananeous frequency of he supplemenary sub-carrier shall be confined o wihin he baseband range 3 khz o 7 khz. Modulaion of he main carrier by he supplemenary sub-carrier shall no exceed ± 7. khz. When ransmiing a supplemenary monophonic programme, he oal frequency deviaion of he main carrier by he combined baseband signals shall no exceed ± 7 khz. DEFINITIONS Channel Main Carrier Sub-carrier A band of frequencies or a specified pah for he ransmission and recepion of elecric signals. The VHF signal modulaed by he baseband signals. A carrier which is applied as a modulaing signal o he main carrier.

111 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Pilo Signal Lef-hand Signal L Righ-hand Signal R L+R M Signal = --- L-R S Signal == --- APPENDIX N-coninued An unmodulaed sinewave signal -0f specified frequency used o regenerae he suppressed sub-carrier, or o permi deecion of suppressed sub-carrier modulaion. The audio signal arriving from he lef when facing he sound sourc~ or he speaker sysem. The audio signal arriving from he righ when facing he sound source or he speaker sysem. In he process of modulaion, he frequency band occupied by all he signals which modulae he main carrier. A second programme inended for nonbroadcas use. Baseband A process whereby audio signals of low ampli Supplemenary Monophonic ude in he band above abou khz are Programme,.' ' accenuaed prior o ransmission, and corre- Dolby B-Type Noise spondingly reduced in ampliude on recepion, Reducion hereby lowering he level of mid o high frequency noise inroduced during recepion of quie passages.., * On an experimenal basis, he Board may permi processing of he L and R signals of a sereophonic ransmission in accordapce wih he Dolby B-Type noise reducion sysem. For such ransmissions, he pre-emphasis ime consan should be reduced o microseconds. TABLE. ' Channel Number Frequency MHz Channel Number frequency MHz ; :~, 9; :4 ' '..,-; fr ':- 94. i ; '; i.o' c ''.. ~:' >9.6' "~r -~ 'i' ~ : ~+. ' I Channel Number Appendix APPENDIX N-coninued TABLE (coninued) Frequency MHz Channel Number ~ '--'-+-f l----l l l----l l----l--< l------< /+--i/ l l/,, --I ' ' O+-----J.--~-+-'"====~u+-~~---+-'-J.--L..c.J-LCLL!-~ ' / ' v J SOUND TRANSMITTER, MODULATING SIGNAL PRE-EMPHASIS (TIME CONSTANT 0 MICRO SECONDS) I/ 3 Frequency MHz : j ' : I

112 4 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPEND IX N-coninued Circular Leer B 07 Ocober, 974 Dear Sir, BROADCASTING ADVERTISING TIME STANDARDS AMENDMENT TO PARAGRAPHS 4 AND 4 Discussions have been held a a working pary level beween he Federaion of Aus~alian Commercial Broadcasers and officers of he Board regarding he appropnaeness of some aspecs of he Board's Adverising Time Sandards in he ligh of curren programming pracices. Several suggesed mehods of improving he flexibiliy of he curren sandards were examined by he working pary before arriving a recommendaions which were subsequenly considered by he Board. As a resul, he Board has now agreed o wo secions of he Adverising Time-Sandards being amended o provide for he averaging of oal adverising conen over successive, hourly periods and for he raising of he exising limi on he duraion of groups of consecuive spo adverisemens in cerain siuaions. I am o say, herefore, ha he Board has deermined ha exising paragraph 4 of he Broadcasing Programme Sandards be cancelled and replaced by he following ex: - 4. "Spo adverisemens may be broadcas in groups of a duraion of no greaer ~an - minues. Each group of adverisemens shall be separaed from adacen groups by a subsanial iem of service or enerainmen. In his conex an announcemen of ime, or saion idenificaion, or boh ogeher, will no be regarded as a subsanial iem. Nowihsanding he foregoing, where periods of no less han six minues of coninuous programming are presened he maximum duraion of any group.of adverisemens may be increased o minues." I has also deermined ha exising paragraph 4 be cancelled and replaced by he following ex: - 4. "During periods in which spo adverisemens are broadcas he amoun of ime occupied by such adverisemens shall no exceed 8 minues in ~ny hour, ~xcep ha where he ineress of good programming are mvolved his amoun may be increased by one minue in one hour, if, during he hour immediaely preceding or following, he ime occupied by adverisemens is reduced so ha he aggregae for any wo such hours is limied o 36 minues." The amended paragraphs are o operae from he dae of his circular Jeer. I am o add ha he Board inends o compleely revise is program sandards afer ch~nges hav.e been made o he Broadcasing and Television Ac o, among oher hmgs, clanfy he Board's powers. In he meanime, he foregoing amendmens have been made o mee needs which in he ineress of saions and liseners he Board considered s~ould be ~ended o wihou undue delay. The Board russ ha he mroducion of he amendmens will resul in a more pleasing program presenaion hrough a less obrusive paern of inerrupions for adverising. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary Circular Leer B 08 Dear Sir, Appendix APPENDIX N-coninued SURVEY INTO USE OF STATION IDENTIFICATION JINGLES AND ADVERTISING MUSIC BEDS Ocober, 974 The Board wishes o obain up-o-dae informaion on several aspecs of idenificaion jingles and adverising music beds used by commercial broadcasing saions. A quesionnaire (copies aached) has been prepared along he lines of quesionnaires used by he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Broadcasers in surveys in his field in 969 and 97, and I am o ask for your co-operaion in providing he curren informaion now sough by he Board. Compleed quesionnaires should be reurned o he Board's office by November, 974, addressed as follows:- The Direcor, Program Services Division, Ausralian Broadcasing Conrol Board, Marland House, 70 Bourke Sree, MELBOURNE. Vic In view of he involvemen of he Federaion in he previous surveys, an addiional copy of he quesionnaire is enclosed which you migh send direc o he Federal Direcor of he Federaion. The hird copy is inended for you o reain, if desired, for your own records. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary

113 6 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Circular Leer B09 Dear Sir, APPENDIX N-coninued CHANGED POLICY REGARDING TRANSMITTER POWER OF. MEDIUM FREQUENCY COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS 7 January, 97 The Board wishes o advise licensees of medium frequency commerciai broadcasing saions ha i will approve increases in ransmier power under cerain circumsances. The broad principles of he Board's policy were recenly discussed wih represenaives of he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Broadcasers and are now se down below. Fuure Medium Frequency Saions Successful implemenaion of he new policy for closer sharing of he medium frequency broadcasing channels in Ausralia involves a more deailed consideraion of he coverage which each saion is designed o achieve. In fuure, herefore, he Board proposes o define each saion by is coverage area, replacing he cruder measure of ransmier power which has been used o dae. In licensing all fuure medium frequency saions, herefore, he Board will firs se ou in a coverage diagram he inended area of coveage of he new saion. (As announced previously he ouer limi of his coverage will generally be se by he nigh-ime fading on he saion's signal. Beyond he poin where inerference o he saion's ground wave is caused by is own sky wave signal, inerference from oher co-channel or adjacen channel signals will also occur.) Once he inended area of coverage of a new saion has been esablished, operaing parameers including frequency channel, locaion of ransmiing sie, aerial sysem (usually wih a direcional paern), and ransmier power will be se o accomplish he prescribed coverage of he saion. Exising Medium Frequency Services I should be noed ha he inroducion of addiional saions wihin he medium frequency band, wihou reducion in he coverage of exising saions, depends upon he use of direcional aerial sysems a all new saions as well as a mos exising saions and will also be assised by minor changes in he operaing frequency of many exising saions (in he course of, or as well as, hose frequency changes which will be required wihin he nex few years in connecion wih he implemenaion of he expeced new.t.u. requiremen for 9 khz channel spacings in Ausralia). ' In hese Circumsances he Board is prepared o consider applicaions from every saion no a presen operaing a kw ransmier power for permission o increase power o his figure. Before approving such applicaions he Board reserves he righ o vary he presen operaing condiions of he saion in quesion in any or all of he following respecs: - (a) require ha he saion insal a direcional aerial sysem of prescribed characerisics. In general he aerial paern could be expeced o reain or improve he coverage a presen achieved bu o also provide "proecion" on he channel on one or more bearings o enable i o be shared wihin Ausralia and/or an adjoining counry. In some cases omni d\recional aerial operaion may be permied for a period provided ha provision is made for he insallaion of a direcional aerial when required by he Board. (b) require ha he saion change is operaing frequency. Usually his change would be very limied e= 30 khz), however special cases may Appendix 7 APPENDIX N-coninued arise where significan changes in he operaing channel will resul from discussions beween he Board and he licensee. ( c) require ha he iming of he increase in power of he saion be in accordance wih a general plan o reain compeiive balance beween he several saions involved in a paricular area or in adjoining areas. On his issue he Board believes ha he readiness of one or more saions o increase ransmier power and provide direcional aerials should no be unduly delayed by he relucance of oher saions o underake he same modificaions. The Board, herefore, would be prepared, if necessary, o auhorize he changes a some saions ahead of decisions by all saions serving he same area, or sharing he same frequencies. Processing of Applicaions The Board draws aenion o he fac ha saff resources will no permi i o process applicaions for changes in operaing power expediiously if hese are received in grea numbers. In hese circumsances applicaions will be deal wih on a "firs come firs served' basis subjec only o he need o process some ransmier power increases in groups o reain compeiiveness beween saions serving common or ad joining markes; or in cases of channel sharing where inerference migh ohei-wise resul. Transmier Power of Sydney and Melbourne Saions The ransmier power of he exising Sydney and Melbourne commercial saions is now kw. No change in he power of hese saions is currenly planned, hough hey will, of course, be involved o some exen in he minor frequency changes referred o above. Saions in hese. areas planning o move ransmission sies will be required o provide for direcional anennae. Transmier Power of New Saions Aenion is drawn o he fac ha saions for which licences have recenly been graned bu which have no ye commenced ransmissions and saions for which applicaions have been called bu licences no. ye graned may now wish o consider he case for an increase in ransmier power o kw. The Board will consider such applicaions. Yours faihfully,, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary --- ~

114 6 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Circular Leer B 09 Dear Sir, APPENDIX N-coninued CHANGED POLICY REGARDING TRANSMITTER POWER OF. MEDIUM FREQUENCY COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING STATIONS 7 January, 97 The Board wishes o advise licensees of medium frequency commerciai broadcasing saions ha i will approve increases in ransmier. power under cerain circumsances. The broad principles of he Board's policy were recenly discussed wih repre-. senaives of he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Broadcasers and are now se down below. Fuure Medium Frequency Saions Successful implemenaion of he new policy for closer sharing of he medium frequency broadcasing channels in Ausralia involves a more deailed consideraion of he coverage which each saion is designed o achieve. In fuure, herefore, he Board proposes o define each saion by is coverage area, replacing he cruder measure of ransmier power which has been used o dae. In licensing all fuure medium frequency saions, herefore, he Board will firs se ou in a coverage diagram he inended area of coveage of he new saion. (As announced previously he ouer limi of his coverage will generally be se by he nigh-ime fading on he saion's signal. Beyond he poin where inerference o he saion's ground wave is caused by is own sky wave signal, inerference from oher co-channel or adjacen channel signals will also occur.) Once he inended area of coverage of a new saion has been esablished, operaing parameers including frequency channel, locaion of ransmiing sie, aerial sysem (usually wih a direcional paern), and ransmier power will be se o accomplish he prescribed coverage of he saion. Exising Medium Frequency Services I should be noed ha he inroducion of addiional saions wihin he medium frequency band, wihou reducion in he coverage of exising saions, depends upon he use of direcional aerial sysems a all new saions as well as a mos exising saions and will also be assised by minor changes in he operaing frequency of many exising saions (in he course of, or as well as, hose frequency changes which will be required wihin he nex few years in connecion wih he implemenaion of he expeced new I.T.U. requiremen for 9 khz channel spacings in Ausralia). In hese Circumsances he Board is prepared o consider applicaions from every saion no a presen operaing a kw ransmier power for permission o increase power o his figure. Before approving such applicaions he Board reserves he righ o vary he presen operaing condiions of he saion in quesion in any or all of he following respecs: - (a) require ha he saion insal a direcional aerial sysem of prescribed ch~racerisics. In general he aerial paern could be expeced o reain or improve he coverage a presen achieved bu o also provide "proecion" on he channel on one or more bearings o enable i o be shared wihin Ausralia and/or an adjoining counry. In some cases omni d\rec.i~ma~ aerial operaio~ may?e permi.ed f?r a period provided ha provson s made for he msallaion of a direcional aerial when required by he Board. (b) require ha he saion change is operaing frequency. Usually his change would be very limied C= 30 khz), however special cases may Appendix 7 APPENDIX N-coninued arise where significan changes in he operaing channel will resul from discussions beween he Board and he licensee. (c) require ha he iming of he increase in power of he saion be in accordance wih a general plan o reain compeiive balance beween he several saions involved in a paricular area or in ad joining areas. On his issue he Board believes ha he readiness of one or more saions o increase ransmier power and provide direcional aerials should no be unduly delayed by he relucance of oher saions o underake he same modificaions. The Board, herefore, would be prepared, if necessary, o auhorize he changes a some saions ahead of decisions by all saions serving he same area, or sharing he same frequencies. Processing of Applicaions The Board draws aenion o he fac ha saff resources will no permi i o process applicaions for changes in operaing power expediiously if hese are received in grea numbers. In hese circumsances applicaions will be deal wih on a "firs come firs served' basis subjec only o he need o process some ransmier power increases in groups o reain compeiiveness beween saions serving common or ad joining markes; or in cases of channel sharing where inerference migh oherwise resul. Transmier Power of Sydney and Melbourne Saions The ransmier power of he exising Sydney and Melbourne commercial saions is now kw. No change in he power of hese saions is currenly planned, hough hey will, of course, be involved o some exen in he minor frequency changes referred o above. Saions in hese areas planning o move ransmission sies will be required o provide for direcional anennae. Transmier Power of New Saions Aenion is drawn o he fac ha saions for which licences have recenly been graned bu which have no ye commenced ransmissions and saions for which applicaions have been called bu licences no. ye graned may now wish o consider he case for an increase in ransmier power o kw. The Board will consider such applicaions. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary '. ~~~~ ~ - ~---

115 8 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX N-coninued T -, 'I Circular Leer f 0 January, 97 Dear Sir, ):"$" Circular Leer B OA Dear Sir, Appendix 9 APPENDIX N-coninued _. ~3 February, 97 f,,_ BROADCASTING OF AUSTRALIAN MUSIC - NEW PROCEDURES FOR TAE SUPPLY OF INFORMATION The presen mehod of supplyi~g Ausra~ian music conen info~m~ion places a subsanial burden on many saions and i has been he Board s menion o sreamline he arrangemens once i became clear ha saions were complying saisfacorily wih all aspecs of he Board's requiremens. Discussions have now been held wih he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Broadcasers and he Ausralasian Performing Righ Associaion Limied on he feasibiliy of using a common form o mee he needs of boh he Board and A.P.R.A., and of inroducing a sampling sysem o replace he presen 00 per cen check. By hese means a considerable reducion in he clerical work-load on saions should be effeced. To his. end, new arrangemens have been devised employing a new form "Broadcasing of Ausralian Music", Form B9. A copy of he form and a saemen providing deailed informaion for saion saff compiling he reurns are aached. In place of he exising requiremen o supply deails of every Ausralian iem played each day, each saion will be expeced o provide his' informaion only during he weeks chosen by A.P.R.A. ( per year for meropolian saions; four per year for counry saions). The Federaion has agreed ha a condiion of he new arrangemen is ha saions will now be required o mee boh he composiions and performances requiremens on a daily basis. For he Board's purposes each day will erminae a midnigh. Consequenly, all ransmissions afer midnigh should be included in he reurn for he acual day on which hey ake place. Saions which consider ha he new procedure will creae addiional work may, upon applicaion, coninue wih he presen arrangemen of a weekly reurn for he complee year. Compliance wih boh requiremens on a daily basis will, however, sill be expeced. ~ The new arrangemens are o commence on 9 February, 97. Unil ha dae, saions should coninue o supply informaion on qe curr~n basis. I am o emphasise ha he new arrangemens do no in any way remove he obligaion on licensees o observe boh he sauory requiremen in respec of Ausralian music composiions as se down in secion 4() of he Broadcasing and Television Ac and he Board's requiremen for he broadcasing of Ausralian music performances which, as saions are aware, increases o per cen from January, 97. As explained o he Federaion, he Board will for he purpose of ensuring saions' compliance wih hese requiremens, conduc 4 hour off-air checks a random. If i is found ha he music conen requiremens have no been me during ha ime he maer will be discussed furher wih he saion and a furher check will be made shorly aferwards. If wo successive failures are observed he Board will be obliged o repor he maer o he Miniser. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary BROADCASTING OF AUSTRALIAN Mu~c In Circular Bl 0, issued on 0 January, 97, saions were advised ha, under he new arrangemens, compliance was expeced on a daily basis from 9 February, 97. I am now wriing o add ha he Board will consider exemping saions from meeing he requiremens for a paricular day if a saion plans special broadcass for ha day o, say, mark an anniversary of a prominen overseas aris. In such cases he Board would expec he Ausralian conen balance o be redressed over he following days. I am also o say ha he Board is willing o allow saions whose forma is no amenable o daily compliance wih he Ausralian music conen requiremen o coninue wih he previous arrangemens. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary Circular Leer B 4 March, 97 Dear Sir, BROADCASTING OF IMPORTED STATION IDENTIFICATION JINGLES You will recall ha in is Circular Leer BIOS of Ocober, 974, he Board sough he co-operaion of saions in providing informaion relevan o a survey of he use of saion idenificaion jingles and adverising music beds by commercial broadcasing saions. Following discussions wih he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Broadcasers on he resuls of he survey, he Board decided ha here is now sufficien experise among Ausralian composers, arrangers and musicians o mee he demands of he relaively small amoun of idenificaion jingle producion required for Ausralian broadcasing saions. Consequenly, he Board believes ha in he ineress of furher srenghening he Ausralian naure of broadcasing, all saion idenificaion jingles should be wholly produced in Ausralia. I am direced o sav, herefore, ha:- (i) From July, -97, no saion or program idenificaion jingle which is impored may be broadcas. (Conracs in force a he dae of issue of his Circular Leer may run o heir compleion or o July, 976, whichever is he shorer period.) (ii) Jingles and oher idenificaion music especialy composed overseas for individual saions, may coninue o be used, unil furher noice, provided hey are performed and recorded wholly in Ausralia. I am o add ha he quesion of he coninued use of impored adverising music beds is o be discussed in he near fuure wih he Federaion so ha he Board migh make a decision in he maer. H Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary

116 I 0 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix Circular Leer B T8 Dear Sir, APPENDIX N-coninued WARNING ON REQUIRED TUNING RANGE OF VHF FM RECEIVERS March, 97. The Ausralian Governmen has acceped in principle he recommendaions of he Commission of Inquiry ino FM Broadcasing o esablish FM ransmissions in he frequency range MHz. The Commission has recommended ha he elevised ransmissions operaing wihin his frequency range be progressively ransferred o oher channels, wih Ch. (0-08 MHz) being cleared firs, followed afer some years by Ch. 4 (94-0 MHz) and a a laer dae, if necessary, by Ch. 3 (88-0 MHz).. Acion is currenly being aken o ransfer he Newcasle naional TV saion from Ch. o Ch. SA o free he band 0-08 MHz for FM ransmissions in Sydney and Newcasle. I is herefore c;lear ha he iniial developmen of FM ransmissions will be in he 9-94 MHz and 0-08 MHz ranges. 3. All paries wihin he indusry who are involved in he provision of FM receivers are herefore warned ha FM receivers designed for he domesic FM bands in Japan (76-90 MHz) or Wesern Europe ( MHz), examples of which are repored o be on sale in some Ausralian Saes, will be unsuiable for recepion of he Ausralian FM ransmissions as now licensed or being planned, alhough receivers designed for he European band o 04 MHz will have limied use, in he early sages when ransmissions are confined o 9-94 MHz. 4. Ineresed purchasers of FM receivers should be advised ha only hose covering he whole frequency range MHz will provide adequae recepion of he developing Ausralian FM service. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary Circular Leer B 3 T9 Dear Sir, APPENDIX N-coninued PUBLICATION OF STATION COVERAGE MAPS March, 97 In accordance wih a decision aken some ime ago, he Board has compleed he preparaion of saion coverage maps which will be published for he general informaion of he indusry and ohers who may be ineresed. On presen indicaions he maps will no be available before he end of July, 97. Ses of maps will be published separaely for boh naional and commercial broadcasing saions and for boh naional and commercial elevision saions. Each se will consis of 8 shees covering he whole of Ausralia using he scale :,00,000. The coverage maps will indicae he following: Broadcasing Saions Conours indicaing eiher he fading zone of he saion or he field srengh conour limied by co-channel inerference. Television Saions 300 micro-vols per mere conours. These conours will be based on he mos reliable and up-o-dae informaion available o he Board. In general, in he case of broadcasing saions, he conours will be derived from measured field srenghs; however, in he case of elevision saions, he conours will, o a greaer exen, be derived from esimaed values of field srenghs. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary Circular Leer B A T8A Dear Sir, WARNING ON REQUIRED TUNING RANGE OF VHF FM RECEIVE RS In Circular Leer Bl /T8 issued on March, 97, here is an error in he las line of paragraph. The informaion in parenhesis afer he words "by Ch. 3" should read "(8-9 MHz)" and no "(88-0 MHz)". Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly, Secreary '

117 Circular Leer T 0 B4 Dear Sir, Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX N-coninued ADVERTISING OF PERSONAL PRODUCTS April, 97 You will be aware ha he Board's Broadcasing and Television Program Sandards conain resricions on he use of adverisemens for producs of a paricularly inimae naure. Producs in his caegory have included saniary napkins, vaginal deodorans and reamens for haemorrhoids. In he ligh of indicaions of change in communiy aiudes o he adverising of hese producs, paricularly in secions of he press, he Board recenly discussed he quesion wih he execuive commiees of he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Broadcasers and he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Television Saions. The resul of hese discussions has been ha he Board has decided o emporarily relax he presen resricions in order o es he reacion of he public o adverising of his naure. I am o say herefore ha for a rial period ending on June, 976, adverisemens for he personal producs referred o above may be broadcas and elevised a imes when he audience is no likely o conain a large proporion of children and young persons. I am o add ha he undersanding eached wih he Federaions called for he greaes care on he par of saions in acceping such adverising and in selecing appropriae imes for ransmission having regard for he composiion of he audience. During is consideraion of he maer, he Board saw several overseas produced adverisemens which i regarded as unsuiable for Ausralian elevision. I is srongly suggesed herefore ha in he iniial sages, adverisers and saions migh care o consul he Board before finally commiing proposed adverisemens for hese producs o producion. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J.Connolly Secreary Circular Leers B T Dear Sir, Appendix APPENDIX N-coninued 3 9 May, 97 ADVICE TO MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF DOMESTIC RADIO AND TELEVISION RECEIVERS OF IMPENDING CHANGES IN FREQUENCY ALLOCA TONS OF MEDIUM FREQUENCY RADIO STATIONS AND INTRODUCTION OF UHF TELEVISION TRANSMISSIONS The implemenaion of plans for many new medium frequency broadcasing services in Ausralia, and he need o comply wih forhcoming inernaional decisions on channel spacing wihin he broadcasing band, will involve changes in he frequencies of mos exising broadcasing saions. The increase in he number of saions and he frequency changes will cause difficulies in he uning of receivers canying saion call signs on heir dials. The Board herefore considers ha i is no longer necessary or appropriae for receivers designed for use in Ausralia o incorporae saion call signs in he uning dial markings. I believes ha appropriae. frequ~ncy n:arki!gs Of!lY. sh?:ild be provided, paricularly as he use of such markmgs will avmd dfficules ansmg from changes in he frequencies of Ausralian saions. Television receiver manufacurers and imporers are advised furher o be. Board's Circular Leers T98, Tl04 and Tl09 referring o he use of UHF elevision ransmissions in Ausralia, ha he Board now anicipaes ha some UHF ranslaor ransmissions may commence cefore he end of 976. As previously advised he UHF ransmissions will be resriced o a limi~ed number of specific areas of Ausralia where i is necessary o improve he service provided by he exising VHF saions. The UHF saions will be re-ransmiing exising programs o improve he exising VHF services in he areas concerned, hey will no replace he exising services. In order ha viewers may ake advanage of he new ransmissions i will be necessary for he appropriae domesic receiving equipmen o be readily available in he areas. The Board herefore proposes o iniiae furher consulaion wih he Ausralian indusry o ensure ha suiable aerials, receivers, band conversion adapors, ec., will be available o viewers seeking o improve heir recepion by uning o he UHF services. You will be furher ad vised regarding hese consulaions. The Board earnesly requess manufacurers and imporers o ake noe o~ he maers raised in his circular, in he ineress of he Ausralian lisening and viewing public. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary

118 4 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Circular Leer B 6 Dear Sir, APPENDIX N-coninued SYSTEM STANDARDS FOR FM BROADCASTING May, 97 The enclosed copy of he second draf of he Technical Sandards for he Ausralian Frequency Modulaion Sound Broadcasing Service is forwarded for your informaion. This second draf has been prepared in he ligh of he replies received by he Board following circulaion of he firs draf wih leer B 06 of As noed in he preface o he laer draf, he Sandards have been aligned wih CCIR documens and in paricular Recommendaion 40. In some cases here have been minor variaions in he wording o clarify he inen or o sui he differen emphasis required by sandards as opposed o recommendaions. Aenion is drawn o he fac ha hese sandards specify he sysem o be used and no he deailed performance specificaions of equipmen, which wili be covered by a subsequen sandard for equipmen and operaion of FM broadcasing saions, by receiver performance recommendaions, ec. Acion is in hand o raify he Sandards and hey will be published as soon as possible. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary EXPLANATORY NOTES ON THE SYSTEM STANDARDS FOR THE VHF-FM SOUND BROADCASTING SERVICE (UNAPPROVED) These Sandards are consisen wih inernaional Sandards for he piloone sereophonic sysem, hereby ensuring maximum inerchangeabiliy and uilisaion of impored equipmen and esablished echnical developmens. Some of he parameers of VHF-FM services vary from one par of he world o anoher, e.g. U.S.A., Japan, Europe; and in his regard he following quaniies have been deermined for use in Ausralia.! Ausralian Parameer Sandard Commens ' Frequency Range MHz As used in U.S.A., Canada and recommended in McLean repor. Japanese domesic receivers une from 7-90 MHz, bu mos of heir expor is o U.S. sandards MHz. European FM receivers generay cover MHz (here are relaively few European FM saions above 00 MHz). The dominan use of TV Ch. (0-08 MHz) for Phase I of FM developmen required receiver coverage up o I 08 MHz. The special siuaion which will obain in Ausralia for some, if no many, years is ha he MHz band will be required o be shared beween TV and FM ransmissions. Deviaion ±7 khz This deviaion is greaer han he ±SO khz used for elevision in Ausralia and indicaed as an alernaive in Rec. 40. Pre-emphasis Polarisaion Supplemenary Monophonic Transmission 0 Microseconds Horizonal or Verical or Mixed Opional Appendix APPENDIX N-coninued This value of pre-emphasis is used for boh monophonic and sereophonic ransmissions and differs from he value of 7 microseconds used in some counries. Where experimenal ransmissions involving he use of Dolby-B processing are approved by he Board, a value of microseconds will be used. Iniially ransmissions will be linearly polarised and eiher horizonal or verical according o he polarisaion of he principal elevision ransmissions in ha area. Where appropriae, mixed polarisaion may be inroduced as necessary o overcome significan coverage problems. As used in U.S.A., Canada. I is imporan for designers of FM sereo decoders o ake ino accoun he possible presence of supplemenary ransmissions beween 3 khz and 7 khz, and o ensure by adequae design ha he supplemenary signal has no influence on he M and S signals. TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN FREQUENCY MODULATION SOUND BROADCASTING SERVICE PREFACE The purpose of his Sandard is o specify he sysem o be used for sound broadcasing in he frequency band 88 o 08 MHz. Provision is made for sereophonic as we as monophonic programme ransmission. These Sandards follow inernaional pracice and are based on ha par of CCIR Recommendaion 40 specifying he pilo-one sysem. In general, olerances are no specified as hese Sandards are inended o define he nominal values for he ransmied signal. Tolerances quanifying he perfor~ance required of echnical equipmen wihin he sysem, he mode of opera0n and oher relevan requiremens, will be specified in a separae Sandards publicaion. The performance requiremens will be such as o ensure saisfacory compaible monophonic recepion of sereophonic ransmissions. In he planning of his broadcasing service he following facors will be dominan.. C~annel allocaions will be made o saisfy he proecion raios specified by Figure I of boh he CCIR Repor 46 and Recommendaion 4 for sereophonic and monophonic ransmissions respecively. Channels allocaed for service o any one area will in general have a carrier separaion of no Jess han 800 khz, and in adjacen areas a separaion of no less han 400 khz.. Channel allocaions will be made 6n he furher assumpion ha he receiver inermediae frequency is 0.7 MHz and ha he local oscillaory frequency is above ha of he received carrier. 3. In he presence o~ ine:ference from indusrial and domesic equipmen, he ~ov_era~e ~f a sa~on will be regarded as being bounded by he field srengh limis mdcaed m he CCIR documens referred o in I above, unil an adequae body of local experience has been buil up. 'l --~ - -

119 6 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX N-coninued Field Srengh (mv /m) * Type of Area Sereo Mono Rural Urban Large Ciy CCIR Doc. 0. Rep Rec. 4 *Field srengh exceeded a 0% of locaions, measured a a heigh of lom. above ground level. TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN FREQUENCY MODULATION SOUND BROADCASTING SERVICE. RADIATED SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS. Channels The radio frequency channel widh shall. be nominally 00 khz. The channel spacing shall be 00 khz, bu a carrier frequency off-se of ±IOO khz may be specified where his is appropriae. Channels allocaed for he Ausralian frequency modulaion sound broadcasing service are shown in Table of hese Sandards.. Main Carrier Locaion and Modulaion The main carrier shall be cenrally locaed in he channel and shall be frequency modulaed by he baseband signal. The maximum frequency deviaion of he main carrier shall no exceed ±7 khz..3 Polarisaion of he Radiaed Signals The polarisaion of he radiaed signals shall be specified by he Board.. BASEBAND SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS. Monophonic Transmission The baseband signal shall comprise hose audio frequency componens of he program signal wihin he band 30 Hz o khz. Pre-emphasis of he audio signal shall be as shown in Drawing of hese Sandards in accordance wih he admiance/frequency characerisic of a parallel combinaion of a capaciance and a resisance having a ime consan of 0 microseconds.. Sereophonic Transmission In sereophonic ransmission, he lef hand signal L is he audio signal arriving from he lef when facing he sound source or he speaker sysem, whereas he righ hand signal R is he audio signal arriving from he righ when facing he sound source or he speaker sysem. For a cenral sound source, L and R are idenical signals being equal in ampliude and equal in phase a he encoder inpu. Noe: In CCIR Texs (refer Rec. 40, Rec. 467, Rep. 300 and Rep. 46) alernaive erms A and B are _used insead of L and R respecively. The adopion of hese laer erms in his Sandard for sereophonic ransmission should no prejudice he use of differing erms for he channel conen of more advanced sound localisaion sysems. The pilo-one sysem shall be employed for he ransmission of sereophonic signals. In his sysem he baseband signal consiss of: - (i) A compaible signal M, equal o one half he sum of he lef-hand signal, Appendix 7 APPENDIX N-coninued L, and he righ hand signal, R. which shall produce a deviaion of he main carrier of no more han ±67. khz; (ii) Sidebands of an ampliude modulaed suppressed sub-carrier, he modulaing signal S of which is equal o one half he difference beween he lef-hand and righ-hand signals. The sum of hese sidebands shall produce a peak frequency deviaion of he main carrier equal o ha whic.h he signal S would produce if applied o he channel M. The maximum frequency deviaion shall no be more han :±:.67. khz. (iii) A pilo signal which shall have a frequency equal o one half of ha of he sub-carrier, and shall produce a frequency deviaion of he main carrier of no less han ±6 khz and no more han ±7. khz... The frequency of he sub-carrier shall be 38,000 ±4 Hz... The residual sub-carrier shall no produce a deviaion of he main carrier of more han ±70 Hz...3 The M and S channels shall pass audio frequency componens in he band 30 Hz o khz...4 Pre-emphasis of he signal S shall be idenical wih ha of he compaible signal M and shall be he same as ha for monophonic ransmission. Nae: On an experimenal basis, he Board may permi processing of he L and R signals of a sereophonic ransmission in accordance wih he Dolby B-ype noise reducion sysem. For such ransmissions, he pre-emphasis ime consan should be reduced o microseconds... The phase relaionship beween _he pil~ signal and h~ sub-carrier. is suc_h ha when modulaing he ransmier wih a baseband signal for which L s posiive and R equals -L, he resulan sub-carrier signal crosses he ime axis wih a posiive slope each ime he pilo signal has an insananeous value of zero. The phase of he pilo signal shall saisfy his condiion o wihin a olerance of ±3...6 A posiive value of he baseband signal shall correspond o a posiive frequency deviaion of he main carrier. Noe: In order o have good monophonic recepion from sereophonic broadcass, he relaive delay of L and R signals originaing from he same source needs o be wihin accepable limis on arrival a he encoder inpu, oherwise cancellaion may ake place in he M signal marix. Such delays may occur in any secion of he sysem where L and R signals follow separae roues - wch as in ape recorders and relay circuis, or in he acousic pahs o spaced microphones. Consequenly, relaive signal delay needs careful aenion in programme producion and sysem engineering. 3. SUPPLEMENTARY MONOPHONIC TRANSMISSION Transmission of a supplemenary monophonic programe on a frequency modulaed sub-carrier may be auhorised by he Board. In such cases he following condiions shall apply: 3. The baseband signal, in he absence of he supplemenary sub-carrier shall deviae he main carrier by no more han ±67. khz. 3. The insananeous frequency of he modulaed supplemenary sub-carrier shall be limied o he range 3 khz o 7 khz. 3.3 The modulaion of he main carrier by he supplemenary sub-carrier, alone shall no exceed ±7. khz. '. ---~--

120 8 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 9 APPENDIX N-coninued APPENDIX N-coninued TABLE Frequency MHz Channel Number 4. DEFINITIONS Channel Main Carrier Sub-carrier Pilo Signal A band of frequencies or a specified pah for he ransmission and recepion of elecric signals. The VHF signal modulaed by he baseband signal. A carrier which is applied as a componen of he baseband signal o modulae he main carrier. An unmodulaed sinewave signal of specified frequency used o regenerae he suppressed sub-carrier, or o permi deecion of suppressed sub-carrier modulaion. M Signal = L + R The compaible monophonic, or sum, componen of he sereo- phonic baseband signal. S Signal= L-R Baseband Signal Supplemenary Monophonic Programme Dolby B-ype Noise Reducion Pre-emphasis Sereophonic baseband or Muliplex Signal Maximum frequency deviaion Peak frequency deviaion Th~ difference signal used o ampliude modulae he 38 khz sub-carrier. The composie modulaing signal applied o produce frequency modulaion of he main carrier. In he case of monophonic ransmission his is he audio signal. A separae monophonic program on a frequency modulaed sub-carrier commonly used for purposes oher han public recepion. A process whereby audio signals of low ampliude in he band above abou khz are accenuaed prior o ransmission, and correspondingly reduced in ampliude on recepion, hereby reducing he effec of mid o high frequency noise during reproducion of quie passages. A process whereby audio frequency componens of a program signal above khz are progressively increased in level prior o modulaing he main carrier. Complemenary de.-emphasis a he receiver reduces he level of upper audio frequency noise componens in he reproduced signal. Pre-emphasis can be applied o eiher he L and R signals or o he M and S signals. The baseband or modulaing signal which comprises: he M signal; sidebands of he S signal ampliude modulaed 38 khz suppressed sub-carrier; and he pilo signal of frequency 9 khz. This composie signal has a specrum widh of 3 khz. The maximum value permied for deviaion of he carrier from is res frequency as a characerisic of he sysem. This is achieved by limiing he peak values of he program signals. The insananeous value of he change in frequency of he carrier from is res frequency corresponding o he peak ampliude of he modulaing signal. Channel Number ' ' Frequency MHz IO '

121 30 T weny-sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX N-coninued 3 I I I 0 v 9 'il 8 :..-- / _,...v PRE-EMPHASIS CHARACTERISTIC, FOR MONOPHONIC AND STEREOPHONIC, M AND S SIGNALS {TIME CONSTANT 0 MICRO SECONDS) / / J I/ J j J Circular Leer B 7 Dear Sir, Appendix 3 APPENDIX N- coninued BROADCASTING OF IMPORTED STATION IDENTIFICATION JINGLES June, 97 You will be aware ha in Circular Leer Bl of 4 March, 97, he Board direced ha from July, 97, impored saion or program idenificaion jingles may no be broadcas. Following represenaions from he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Broadcasers, he Board subsequenly exended, from July, 976 o 30 December, 976, he period during which impored jingles subjec o curren conracs could be used. The Board's decision o resric he broadcasing of impored idenificaion jingles followed an exensive sudy by he Board of he capaciy of local producion houses o mee he needs of Ausralian broadcasing saions for his ype of maerial. The Board has now been informed of he exisence of an ambi claim by he Professional Musicians' Union of Ausralia on he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Broadcasers which if implemened will aler considerably he cos srncure of Ausralian produced jingles. In he circumsances, I am o say ha unil such ime as agreemen is reached beween saions and he Union on he claim, he Board will no enforce he resricions se ou in Board Circular Leer B. In he meanime, however, saions are srongly advised agains enering ino new long erm conacrs fo he purchase of impored saion or program idenificaion jingles. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary

122 3 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Circular Leer T 03 APPENDIX 0 CIRCULAR LETTERS ISSUED TO COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS DURING THE YEAR JULY974 TO 30 JUNE 97 Dear Sir, TELEVISION ADVERTISING PRODUCTION OF AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIALS OVERSEAS July, 974 Paragraph 39 of he Television Program Sandards provides as follows: "All elevised adverisemens mus be produced in Ausralia. Such adver~ isemens may include a proporion no exceeding 0 per cen of he duraion of he adverisemen: (a) of picorial maer (excluding animaion) phoographed ouside Ausralia only if i porrays persons, places or evens which canno be phoographed in Ausralia; and (b) of sound recorded ouside Ausralia only if i consiss of he voices of personaliies or he sounds associaed wih places or evens which canno be recorded or oherwise creaed in Ausralia; provided ha limiaion o his proporion shall no apply o picures or sounds which have heen obained by Ausralians who journeyed o he places concerned for he purpose of phoographing or recording ha maer, or o he use of recorded background music which is no direcly associaed wih he sales message of he adverisemen." From ime o ime, he Board has received requess from adverising agencies and film producion companies concerning he minimum accepable size of crews o be sen overseas for he purpose of phoographing or recording maer for inclusion in adverisemens. The Board has aken he view consisenly ha he absolue minimum crew for he purpose is a direcor and a cameraman, bu in dealing wih individual applicaions where large scale producions were involved i has srongly suggesed ha he crew be augmened so ha he benefi of overseas producion experience may flow o as many skilled Ausralian personnel as is pracicable. The Board has wached he posiion carefully o ensure hahe arrangemen permiing he use of overseas obained maerial does no operae agains he bes ineress of he Ausralian producion indusry. I has now decided ha, in view of he number of adverisemens involved, a definie ruling should be provided o govern his form of producion. In making is decision, he Board ook ino accoun submissions i had received on he maer from he Ausralian Associaion of Adverising Agencies and he Film Producers Associaion of Ausralia, and discussions i had underaken wih represenaives of he relevan unions. I am o say ha he Board has now deermined he following rules regarding he size of such crews. The rules will apply o adverisemens conaining more han 0 per cen of overseas maerial, he producion of which commences afer Augus, 974. (i) The producion crew o be sen overseas should consis of no less han one professional film direcor, one professional cameraman and one oher in a caegory deermined by he ype of producion involved. All hree mus be ordinarily residen in Ausralia and employed by a recognised film producion company or uni. Ohers in he pary (for example adverising agency personnel) will no be couned as par of he required complemen. Appendix 33 APPENDIX 0-coninued (ii) If ariss or models are o figure prominenly in he adverisemen hen, provided local employmen condiions permi, a leas one Ausralian residen professional should accompany he producion crew for his purpose. Circular Leer T 04 Dear Sir, Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary TV CHANNEL ALLOCATIONS FOR THE UHF BAND 9 July, 974 Circular Leer No. T98 issued on 7 April, 974, oulined proposed channelling arrangemens for elevision broadcasing services in he UHF band. No unfavourable commen has been received o hese proposals, and accordingly he Board has deermined ha he channelling arrangemens indicaed in Circular leer T98 will apply in Ausralia Acion has been aken o incorporae he informaion on UHF channelling arrangemens in a new ediion of he "Technical Sandards for he Ausralian Television Service" (Fourh Ediion June 974). Copies of he revised Sandard are available from he Board's offices in each Sae. Where an exising ~opy of he Third Ediion of he Sandards is already held, supplies of a revised Table showing he UHF channel arrangemens may also be obained for use in updaing he Third Ediion. Enclosed also for your informaion is a copy of a press release recenly issued on his maer. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary

123 34 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX 0-coninued Circular Leer T0 3 July, 974 Dear Sir, The Board's Circular Leer T83 of 6 July, 973. advised saions of resricions o be applied from Sepember, 973, as he firs sage of he phasing ou of adverisemens for cigarees and cigaree obacco. I am now o remind licensees of he approach of he second sage when he following resricions will apply: - From Sepember, 974- Absolue embargo on cigaree and cigaree obacco adverisemens a all imes excep he period beween 9.30 p.m. and close of ransmission during which adverisemens a a rae no exceeding wo in any hour may be elevised. From Sepember, 97-- Absolue embargo on cigaree and cigaree obacco adverisemens a all imes excep he period beween 9.30 p.m. and close of ransmission during which adverisemens a a rae no exceeding one in any hour may be elevised. I will of course sill be necessary for all such adverisemens o comply wih he requiremen of Secion looa of he Broadcasing and Television Ac relaing o he use of healh warning announcemens. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary Circular Leer T 06 Dear Sir, Appendix 3 APPENDIX 0-coninued COLOUR PROGRAM TRANSMISSIONS 9 Augus, 97 4 In Circular Leer TlOO of 7 May, 974, reference was made o he arrangemens whereby saions may ransmi cerain program maerial in colour (as disinc from es paerns) from 9 Ocober, 974, during normal program hours. Such elecass were o be of insananeous "live" maerial originaed from an ouside broadcas poin. The Board is now concerned o learn ha several saions are conemplaing saging special ouside broadcass so as o presen virually a coninuous service in colour from ime o ime afer 9 Ocober. I am direced o say ha in view of his developmen he Board wishes o emphasis,e ha is. inenion in Circular Leer TlOO was o provide for he coverage in colour of ouside evens which would normally have been he subjec of an ouside broadcas in monochrome, e.g. sporing evens, annual fesivals, ec. In he circumsances I am o say ha, for he ime being, prior approval of ~he Board will be required for he ransmission in colour of evens specially saged for elevision. Applicaions for permission o underake such ouside broadcass should be wih he Board a leas 4 days before he proposed dae of ransmission. The Board is convening a meeing wih saions, receiver manufacurers, insallaion and service organisaions, and oher ineresed paries, o discuss he furher developmen of colour ess so ha all ypes of maerial may be included progressively in es programming. You will be furher advised abou his meeing, which has been enaively arranged for.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 7 Augus, 974, in he Board's Melbourne Office. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary

124 36 Circular Leer T 07 Dear Sir, Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX 0-coninued TELEVISION TRANSMISSIONS INCORPORATING CHROMINANCE INFORMATION 6 Augus, 97 4 Furher o Circular Leers T67 (/7 /7), T94 (//73) and TIOO (7 //74), he Board requires ha as from Sepember, 974, chrominance infor- maion be deleed before radiaion from all ransmissions oher han approved es and program ransmissions as deailed in Circular Leers TIOO and T06. This decision by he Board has been made in he ligh of he increasing quaniy of colour program maerial from boh Ausralia and overseas sources which has now become available on videoape and also in he ligh of he decision o permi colour es paern ransmissions from 7 Ocober, 974, wih he addiion of limied colour programming from 9 Ocober, Where necessary, deleion of he chrominance informaion should l::e effeced by he in_serion of an approved filer. Deails of a ypical filer which has been approved for his purpose were included in Circular Leer T94. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary Circular Leer Tl08 Dear Sir, Appendix 37 APPENDIX 0-coninued COLOUR TRANSMISSIONS PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE COLOUR TELEVISION SERVICE 6 Augus, 97 4 Circular Leer TlOO issued on 7 May, 974, deailed condiions under which colour ransmissions (wih burs) were auhorised, commencing on 7 Ocober, 974. I was also indicaed ha he Board envisaged auhorisaion of seadily increasing amouns of colour ransmision leading up o he official opening of he Colour Service on March, 97. The Board desires, in making furher decisions on he quesion of colour ransmissions, ha all secions of he indusry have an opporuniy o express heir views. You are herefore invied o consider he issues raised by his opic in preparaion for a meeing of he Board wih he indusry o be convened on 7 Augus, 974, a.30 p.m. a he Board's offices in Melbourne. I would assis he Board if: - () Relaed indusry groups could, wherever possible, prepare join submissions for discussion during he course of he meeing and nominae represenaives o aend. () Submissions could cover, in paricular, he following issues relaed o a program of phased increases in he amoun of col~mr maerial radiaed from Ausralian Television Saions up o he official commencemen of he service on March, 97:- (a) he desirabiliy and pracicabiliy of having one, some, or all saions in a paricular area radiaing colour es ransmissions simulaneously or in close ime sequence, or alernaively, a random during normal ransmission hours; (b) he mos desirable period(s) during normal operaing hours for such ransmissions aking accoun of he various objecives o be served, e.g. insallaion of receivers and aerials, receiver demonsraions and sales, assessmen of receiver or insallaion fauls, operaing experience a elevision saions, ec.; (c) he suggesion ha saions be allocaed a weekly (or daily) quoa of permied colour ransmission ime wih freedom o work wihin his quoa and hus be able o choose beween a number of shor periods of colour ransmission as opposed o a lesser number of periods of longer duraion; ( d) he Board's desire. ha saions should radiae a quoa of es paern maerial relaed o he oal amoun of colour program maerial radiaed. The idenificaion of he above iems is no inended o preclude or resric submissions on any oher aspecs of he opic which may be relevan. Advice of proposed represenaion a he meeing on 7 Augus, would be appreciaed. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary ' ~~ - - -

125 38 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 39 Circular Leer T 09 Dear Sir, APPENDIX 0-coninued STANDARD FOR COLOUR TELEVISION RECEIVERS 7 Augus, 974 The aached documen eniled "Recommended Sandard for Colour Television Receivers" has been prepared by he Board o se down convenienly in one place he basic requiremens of a colour elevision receiver suiable for he recepion of Ausralian Television Signals and should be of assisance o manufacurers, imporers and reailers of elevision receivers jn indicaing he basic characerisics necessary or desirable in receivers suiable for use anywhere in Ausralia. The documen has been issued a his ime in view of is immediae associaion wih he Buyer's Guide on Colour Television recenly issued by he Ausralian Governmen. Whils he documen refers sricly o colour elevision receivers, here are many aspecs, paricularly hose covered by paragraphs 3, 4 and 6 which are equally relevan o monochrome receivers. The Board would herefore reques ha, pending he issue of a separae documen covering monochrome receivers, he indusry apply he provisions of hose paragraphs o monochrome as well as colour receivers. I is o be emphasised ha he documen is no inended o define he qualiy of he receiver, bu raher o define he necessary characerisics ha any receiver (of high, medium or low qualiy) should possess o be suiable for use in Ausralia. These basic characerisics in receivers are necessary for he orderly planning and developmen of elevision and broadcasing services by he Board and are also necessary o assis in he achievemen of a high sandard of recepion of boh sound broadcasing and elevision by ha secion of he public who desire his, free of inerference from neighbouring receivers. The sandard has been produced in consulaion wih he elevision indusry and he Board inends ha his consulaion should coninue, hrough various indusry working paries already in exisence, as many maers concerning monochrome and colour elevision receivers have sill o be finalised. I js also inended ha addiional working paries be esablished o consider similar maers in relaion o sound broadcasing in medium frequency and VHF bands. Paricular aenion is drawn o he quesion of he inerm~diae frequency in elevision receivers. The indusry in Ausralia has suppored previous recommendaions of 36.0 and MHz as alernaive vision inermediae frequencies and here can be no official recogniion of oher inermediae frequencies. However, he recen announcemen by he Board of he need and inenion o inroduce UHF elevision ransmissions in he foreseeable fuure and he decision o adop inernaionally acceped UHF channelling arrangemens poin o he need for he evenual adopion of one sandard inermediae frequency. This will be one of he more imporan maers o be sudied by he working paries. One furher maer o which paricular rderenle is necessary is he quesion of receiver inpu impedance. The primary posiion in he documen is ha receivers mus incorporae (in some form) an inpu which will permi he direc connecion of a 300 ohm balanced aerial sysem. This provision is in ecogniion of he fac ha he majoriy of exising aerial sysems are of his ype and he ineress of he consumer are bes served by receivers being markeed in a form suiable for direc connecion o he majoriy of exising aerial sysems. Nowihsanding his, i mus be acknowledged ha he 7 ohm screened, unbalanced feeder sy~em has many echnical advanages and ha here are good reasons for promoing his ype of sysem where new insallaions are conemplaed or where an exising aerial insallaion is o be replaced. This quesion mus also be he subjec of furher debae, bu in he meanime j is desira hi> a lhou.!h no APPENDIX 0-coninued essenial, ha receivers incorporae unbalanced 7 ohm inpu capabiliy as well as 300 ohm unbalanced. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING. CONTROL BOARD RECOMMENDED STANDARD FOR COLOUR TELEVISION RECEIVERS. Inroducion This documen ses ou he recommended characerisics of a colour elevision rec.eiver used in Ausralia o ensure:- ( a) saisfacory recepion of he ransmissions of he Ausralian Television Service; (b) minimum inerference o oher services, including ransmissions on oher elevision channels; ( c) compliance wih safey requiremens. The informaion conained or referred o in his documen is drawn primarily from he following publicaions:- (i) Technical Sandards for he Ausralian Television Service (Fourh Ediion June 974) available from he Ausralian Broadcasing Conrol Board. (ii) Ausralian Sandard 03 Radio Inerference Limis and Measuremens for Television and Radi~ Receivers (AS-03) available from he Sandards Associaion of Ausralia. (iii) SAA Approval and Tes Specificaion 39, Elecronic Sound. ~nd Vision Equipmen ( AS-39) available from he Sandards Associaion of Ausralia.. Characerisics of he Radiaed Signals A receiver conforming o his sandard shall be capable of recepion of radiaed signals generaed in accordance wih he "Technical Sandards for he Ausralian Television Service" as deermined by he Ausralian Broadcasing Conrol Board. 3. Ausralian Television Channels The channels allocaed for elevision use in Ausralia are indicaed in Table of he "Technical Sandards for he Ausralian Television Service". To comply wih his sandard a receiver mus be equipped for recepion on all he VHF channels lised in Table. (See Noes,.) I should desirably also be equipped for recepion on he UHF channels lised. (See Noe 3.) 4. Inerference To comply wih his sandard a receiver mus:- ( a) Employ an inermediae frequency recommended by he Board (currenly 36.0 or MHz ±0. MHz). (See Noe 4.) (b) Comply wih he requiremens of Ausralian Sandard 03.. ( c) Be equipped wih a form of uning conrol (e.g. memory fine. umng) such ha uning of he receiver is no required as a regular adusmen by he viewer. (See Noe.). ( d) Have a sabiliy of local oscillaor frequency such ha, afer semg of he uning, he local oscillaor frequency for channels and will be

126 40 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX 0-coninued mainained wihin ± 300 khz under all normal operaing condiions. (See Noe.). Colour Decoding and Display The characerisics and olerance of he ransmissions from Ausralian elevision saions are based on assumpions abou he design and performance of colour elevision receivers wih respec o he following: coincidence of chrominance and luminance informaion; adjusmen of he whie poin of he receiver; use of delay line PAL decoding use of auomaic chrominance signal gain conrol. Receivers if hey conform o hese assumpions will achieve opimum colour performance and accordingly a receiver conforming o his sandard mus mee he following requiremens:-(paragraph numbers refer o he "Technical Sandards for he Ausralian Television Service") (a) The luminance signal delay line used in he receiver will have an elecrical lengh such ha he regisraion error of chrominance and luminance informaion on he displayed picure due o he receiver performance will be no greaer han ± 0 nanoseconds. (paragraph 4..) (b) The receiver shall be adjused so ha he reproducion of achromaic areas shall resul in a whie having a correlaed colour emperaure as near as pracical o 600 Kelvin. (paragraph.3.) ( c) The receiver shall include a chrominance signal delay line and such circuiry as is necessary o decode. he chrominance signal aking advanage of he consecuive line by line averaging echniques made possible by he PAL ransmission principle o minimise disorions in he received signal. ( d) The receiver shall make use of auomaic chrominance signal gain conrol circuiry o adjus he gain of his signal according o he ampliude of he associaed burs of chrominance synchronising signal. (paragraph..) Appendix 4 APPENDIX 0-coninued Noe. I is acknowledged ha receivers which omi cerain VHF channels can be employed successfully in many locaions in Ausralia. However, such receivers canno be recommended for general use as heir exisence canno be aken ino accoun by he Board in he allocaion of elevision channels. Noe 3. Noice is given ha incorporaion of UHF channels will be a firm recommendaion (i.e. will have he same saus as he requiremen for VHF channels) a a fuure dae. Curren planning indicaes ha his will occur in approximaely lae Noe 4 Following he esablishmen of 36.0 and MHz as he preferred inermediae frequencies for use in Ausralia, elevision channels and oher radio frequency allocaions have been arranged, as far as is possible, o minimise inerference effecs boh o and from such receivers. Similar proecion is no possible wih receivers using oher inermediae frequencies and herefore he Board canno recommend he use of such receivers. I is acknowledged, however, ha such receivers can be employed saisfacorily in many areas in Ausralia, paricularly if hey generae a negligible level of local oscillaor radiaion. Noe. The inen of his requiremen is o minimise he spread of local oscillaor inerference in he VHF-FM band. The specified normal operaing condiions, o be aken in conjuncion, are:- (a) a variaion in ambien room emperaure of 0 C around a mean emperaure anywhere in he ~ange of - C... (b) a warm-up period of wo mmues from he apphca0n of pmyer o o he receiver during which he local oscillaor frequency s no observed. ( c) a variaion in mains volage of ± 0%. ( d) normal channel changing operaions of he receiver. 6. Inpu Impedance For VHF recepion a receiver conforming o his sandard shall be equipped wih a 300 ohm balanced inpu. I should preferably be addiionally equipped wih a 7 ohm unbalanced inpu. The impedance a he inpu shall be as close o he nominal value as is pracical wih curren echnology. ; A receiver equipped wih a 7 ohm unbalanced inpu will comply wih his requiremen if i is supplied complee wih an appropriae balun. 7. Safey The receiver mus comply wih he requiremens of AS-39 and manufacurers and imporers should consul ha documen for full deails. In cases of doub sample receivers should be submied o he relevan elecriciy supply auhoriies in each Sae for examinaion and approval. 8. Elecriciy Supply Mains operaed receivers shall be suiable for operaion from power mains having a nominal volage of eiher 40 or 0 vols a a frequency of 0 Hz. Noe. A receiver will be deemed o comply wih his requiremen if, in he provision of UHF uning capabiliy, one of he 3 VHF channels is deleed, o provide an inpu a one of he recommended inermediae frequencies, provided ha his channel can readily be reinsaed a he expense of anoher more appropriae VHF channel (e.g. an unused VHF channel in a specific area).

127 4 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 43 I ; Circular Leer TllO Dear Sir, APPENDIX 0-coninued Sepember, 974 TELEVISING OF PROGRAM PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL I ref.e~ o he Board'~ elex message ~o. 77 of Augus, 974, concerning he elevsmg of film railers. The Board s move o insiue closer conrol of railer maerial semmed from he increasing endency in recen weeks for saions o elevise u_nsuiable maer.. 'fhe maerial concerned included scenes and srong la~guage w~c?, ou of he ongmal conex of he program iself, were incompaible wih he exsmg agreemen beween saions and he Chief Film Censor. A a meeing a he Board's offices on 7 Augus, 974, called primarily o discuss colour ransmissions, he opporuniy was also aken o discuss. he backgrou~d o he Board's ejex messa~e wih he repr~senaives of saions presen, who mcluded he Execuive Council of he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Television Saions. In view of assurances given by saion represenaives a he meeing, he Board has now agreed ha for a rial period of hree monhs he arrangemens operaing before he Board's elex message shall be resumed on he clear undersanding ha saion managers accep full responsibiliy for all program promoional maerial and ha, where any doub exiss as o wheher film railers have been classified for elevision by he Film Censorship Board, or as o he accepabiliy of maerial included in saion-made railers, he maer shall be referred o he relevan Sae Represenaive of he Board for decision. The Sae Represenaives will coninue o provide every possible assisance o saions and I am o add ha a mehod of posiively idenifying individual railers and oher excerps from cinema films is being evolved in conjuncion wih he Chief Film Censor. In case here is any doub as o he imes a which excerps from Ausralian produced programs may be elevised, I am o say ha he posiion is ha he requiremen saed in paragraph 0 of he Television Program Sandards, ha railers and exracs from impored films mus no be elevised a imes which are inappropriae o he films hemselves, applies equally o Ausralian producions. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly. Secreary Circular Leer T Dear Sir, APPENDIX 0-coninued Sepember, 974 PRODUCTION OF AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION PROGRAMS As you are aware he Board, in Augus 973, inroduced new arrangemens (he poins sysem) for evaluaing he performance of commercial saions in meeing he Board's requiremens for he Ausralian conen of elevision programs. Among oher hings, he sysem is inended o encourage he increased use of Ausralian programming, paricularly drama, variey, curren affairs, documenaries and maerial o mee he special needs of children. The Board mainains a review of elevision program producion in Ausralia in order ha i migh be in a posiion o assess areas where aenion migh be given in fuure revisions of he requiremens o overcome shorages in paricular caegories. So ha he Board's informaion in hese areas migh be as comprehensive and as up-o-dae as is pracicable, I am o reques your assisance in providing he Board wih deails of maerial produced by your organisaion over he pas hree years, excluding producions by oher organisaions using your faciliies. A form is enclosed for his purpose, ogeher wih explanaory maer concerning definiions of program caegories. I would very much appreciae an early response o his reques. Yours faihfup r, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary

128 44 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 4 Circular Leer T Dear Sir, APPENDIX 0-coninued TELEVISION TRANSMISSIONS INCORPORATING CHROMINANCE INFORMATION 9 Sepember, 974 Following he issue of Circular Leer T 07 (6 Augus, 97 4), he Board has received a number of requess o review he policy saed, in view of difficulies in obaining a shor noice he colour sub-carrier noch filers required for is implemenaion. I am o advise ha, following his review, he policy remains unchanged and he Board requires ha he chrominance informaion should be deleed immediaely by saions possessing he necessary filer and a he earlies possible dae by all oher saions. The Board is aware ha manufacure of a filer o he design specified in Circular Leer T94 has been hindered by long delivery delays of he inducor componens indicaed. In order o overcome his problem, an alernaive design using more readily available componens is aached. The inducor componens specified in his design are available from Neosid Ld., 3 Percival Sree, Lilyfield, N.S.W. Telephone Sydney Engineering officers of he Board will be pleased o assis wih advice on he consrucion and adjusmen of he filer should any difficulies be encounered (Conac Mr. R. Lane, Telephone Melbourne 600 exension 74). Whils incorporaion of he filer heoreically resuls in some disorion of he monochrome ransmission, ess have indicaed ha a properly consruced and adjused filer achieves a T pulse and bar K facor of he order of.%, and does no resul in any significan degradaion of normal monochrome picures. Whils i is obviously desirable ha he filer only be incorporaed in he ransmission chain when colour informaion is presen, in cases where operaional requiremens are such ha his canno be readily achieved, permanen inserion of he filer is an accepable alernaive. Recen ess have indicaed ha in some circumsances inserion of he filer does no aen_uae he burs sufficienly <? preven cerain colour receivers locking up on he residue of he burs and provdmg a very degraded, bu sill viewable picure. To minimise his possibiliy, in addiion o he inserion of he filer, he earlier requiremen for separae removal of he burs before filering should be coninued., Would you please advise he Board of he dae upon which your saion added he filer o is ransmission chain as soon as possible afer is inserion. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary Circular Leer T 3 Dear Sir, APPENDIX 0-coninued 6 Sepember, 974 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TELEVISING OF COLOUR TEST MATERIAL BEFORE MARCH,97 Circular Leers Nos. TlOO and Tl08 referred, among oher hings, o a meeing o be convened by he Board wih represenaives of elevision saions, receiver manufacurers, reailers, insallaion and service organisaions and oher ineresed paries o discuss he developmen of a muually saisfacory program of colour es ransmissions leading o he commencemen of a full colour elevision service on March, 97. As a resul of is consideraion of submissions made a he meeing which was held on 7 Augus, he Board has now decided ha he arrangemens for he elevising of es paern maerial and es programming in colour shall proceed on he basis oulined below. The Board's decision was made in he ligh of he expressed inenion of he Governmen o preserve March, 97, as he commencemen of a colour elevision service in Ausralia and he need o provide a reasonable opporuniy for working demonsraions of colour receivers as an incenive o sales before he commencemen dae. Colour Tes Paern Transmission From 7 Ocober, saions may ransmi colour es paerns. Afer 9 Ocober, saions wishing o elevise colour es programming may do so only if hey also provide a minimum of one hour of appr?ved colou~ es paerns on he same day, in no less han minue segmens, durmg he penod from 8.00 a.m. o 6.00 p.m. The Board would wish o see as much es paern maerial (as disinc from es programming) as pracicable during hese hours in order o assis receiver servicemen in he field. Adverising is permied in he video componen of he es paern bu no in he accompanying audio. No more han % of he area of he es paern may be occupied by adverising maerial, and he inserion of he maerial should be such ha i does no impair he es informaion being ransmied. A general definiion of he es paern maerial is given in Circular Leer TlOO. Fuller echnical descripions are now being prepared and will be circulaed shorly. Colour Tes Programming Condiional upon a saion providing a leas one hour per day of es paern as se ou above, i will be permied o paricipae in a gradual build-up of colour es programming commencing on 9 Ocober and coninuing in he following clearly defined sages: 9h Ocober o s November inclusive nd November o 3h December inclusive 4h December o 0h January, 97, inclusive A maximum of four hours per week of live ouside broadcas maerial, in erms of Circular Leer T00 o he exen of no more han wo hours per day wih no more han one hour per week beween he hours of 6.00 p.m. and 0.00 p.m. A maximum of four hours per week of any ype of colour maerial wih no more han wo hours in any one day and no more han one hour per week beween he hours of 6.00 p.m. and 0.00 p.m. A maximum of six hours per week of any ype of colour maerial wih no more han wo hours in any one day and no more han one hour per week beween he hours of 6.00 p.m. and 0.00 p.m.

129 46 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor lh January o 3rd February, 97, inclusive 4h February o 8h February, 97, inclusive APPENDIX 0 - coninued Same as period beween 4 December and 0 January excep ha in addiion one feaure film up o wo hours in lengh may be elevised each week before 6.00 p.m. Complee black-ou of colour es programming afer 6.00 p.m. each day. Before 6.00 p.m. he allowance for he period beween January and 3 February applies. The Board will consider individual applicaions for coninuous periods of coverage longer han he wo hour maximum in he provisions se ou above in he case of live ouside broadcass of major naional evens, such as Tes Cricke and he Davis Cup. In all cases of colour es programming he accompanying adverising maerial may also be in colour. I should be noed ha he Board will no agree o paricular programs or series being elevised regularly in colour during he es. period. This precludes he elevising in colour of successive episodes of a series or ediions of an esablished program. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary Circular Leer T 4 Dear Sir, Appendix 47 APPENDIX 0 - coninued GUIDELINES ON THE USE OF VIOLENCE IN EARLY EVENING TELEVISION DRAMA PROGRAMS 0 Ocober, 974 Since he commencemen of elevision in Ausralia, he Board has followed a policy of dividing he elevision day ino periods based on he likely composiion of he audience; and has esablished differing program sandards for hese periods in order ha he paricular ineress of young and impressionable viewers migh be proeced as much as is pracicable.. The mos sringen sandards apply a imes when large numbers of children and young people are known o form a significan proporion of. he audience. This ime is broadly ha beween 4.00 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. on weekdays and all imes up o 7.30 p.m. on Saurdays and Sundays. Beween 7.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. somewha less sringen sandards apply; afer 8.30 p.m. he sandards permi he presenaion of maerial which is more suied o maure audiences. The 7.30 o 8.30 p.m. period has always been regarded by he Board as a buffer zone beween he periods for children and for maure audiences. Impored programs elevised a his ime are classified by he Film Censorship Board in accordance wih paragraph 6 of he sandards. 3. The Board has become increasingly concerned abou crime and oher drama series elevised in he 7.30 o 8.30 p.m. period which, in is opinion, have been based on hemes more suied o maure audiences and which on occasions have conained violence depiced in deail and a lengh. The use of his maerial a such imes is, in he Board's view, conrary o he public ineres in view of he growing body of opinion in Ausralia and overseas as o he likely effec on young viewers of exposure o elevised violence, he increasing concern expressed by members of he public in response o he Board's own surveys ino aiudes owards elevision, and he evidence of audience survey repors which show clearly ha very many children are permied by heir parens o view afer he end of he family and children's viewing ime. In July 974 he Board convened a meeing of represenaives of elevision saions, program producion agencies, he Film Censorship Board and is own saff wih a view o deermining a se of guidelines regarding he depicion of violence in programs elevised in he early evening immediaely afer he close of family and children's viewing ime (i.e p.m. o 8.30 p.m.). 4. Themes of violence and he depicion of violence in varying degrees have always been acceped as a legiimae par of drama, lieraure and oher ar forms. The Board, herefore, has no desire o urge he removal of violence from he elevision screen. Nor does i wish o encourage an idealised or asepic view of violence which in avoiding realiy makes acs of violence less repugnan and heir perperaors more accepable. I believes, however, ha violence for is own sake canno be acceped as an ineviable ingredien of crime drama programs in he early par of he evening.. The Board is no unmindful of he significance of various philosophical consideraions and elemens of debae relevan o he elevising of violence. For insance, he moraliy of violence in given siuaions; he differeniaion beween "good" and "bad" violence and consequen viewer idenificaion. (I is generally acceped ha hero-perperaed violence is as dangerous o impressionable minds as violence from villains.) However, he Board acceps he evidence of is own surveys, and overseas research, ha here are serious poenial dangers in he accepance of excessive violence on elevision; paricularly a imes when children may be viewing. 6. The following guidelines, which have been devised by he commiee, are

130 48 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX 0-coninued inended o be followed by program producers and hose responsible in elevision saions for he supervision and scheduling of programs; hey will also be used by he Film Censorship Board in classifying impored films.. Themes I is doubful wheher programs based on he following hemes are suiable for ransmission immediaely following family and children's viewing ime. If such a.h~me is encounered in a scrip?f a program in~nded for early evening ransmss0n, he producer should exercise exreme care m reamen and presenaion of he conceps. (a) Sexual violence - e.g. rape, gang bangs, casraion. (b) Psychopahic violence. ( c) Kidnapping of children. (d) Gang or mob violence as a means o an end - bikies, skin-heads, ec. (e) Bombing or booby-rapping - deails of manufacure of devices mus be avoided. (f) Terrorizaion - including violen exorion hreas and sandover mehods. (g) Cruely o children or animals (physical or psychological). (h) Torure (physical or psychological). (i) Sadism. (j) Self-infliced violence - e.g. wris slashing, gory suicides, self-induced aborion.. Types of Violence Care should be aken in he degree of expliciness porrayed in he following ypes of violence: - (a) Aacks using uiliarian objecs such as boles, axes~ sicks, bels, knives, whips, moor vehicles, bricks, ec. The inenion o use his ype of weapon may, however, be esablished. (b) Drugs and injecions being forced on vicims. ( c) Bashings and kickings afer he iniial assaul - repeaed blows or kicks, paricularly o held or immobilized vicims. 3. Treamens of violence The following reamens should be avoided: - (a) ~lose-up, held, or prolonged shos of bloody vicims, or vicims squirming m agony. (b) Relished or grauious violence. ( c) Sound effecs - which disor or magnify impac of violence - e.g. breaking of bones, whimpers of fear, screams of error. ( d) Accumulaively violen one or effec. 4. Trailers and promoional maerial Ou-of-conex violence should no be over-emphasized in railers or oher promoional maerial. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary >) Circular Leer T Dear Sir, Appendix 49 APPENDIX 0-coninued COLOUR TEST PATTERNS AND PROGRAMMING 4 November, 974 Furher o Circular Leer Tl3 of 6 Sepember, 974, I am direced o inform you of he following recen decisions by he Board on aspecs of colour es paerns and programming. Tes Paerns The Board has considered approaches from saions for permission o use "moving" maerial during colour es paern ransmissions. The mehod proposed provided for separae segmens showing moion alernaing wih segmens of saic es paern. I am o say ha here is no objecion o he use of es paerns in his form on condiion ha: -. he essenial echnical informaion in he saic es paern is reained;. each segmen incorporaing moion is no longer han 30 seconds in duraion; 3. segmens incorporaing moion do no occupy more han 0 per cen of daily es paern ransmission ime; and. 4. he "moving" maerial is of a non-program and non-adverising naure, e.g. waves breaking on shore; fish swimming in a bowl. Colour Tes Programming I am also o say ha, in he ligh of he provision in he final paragraph on page of Circular Leer No. Tl3, he Board has decided ha provided he required amoun of es paern is ransmied and ha no oher colour programming is elevised in he paricular week, a saion can provide a full colour coverage of he forhcoming Tes Cricke maches, Davis Cup maches and he Ausralian Open Tennis Championship. In he case of oher imporan sporing evens, e.g. Grand Prix Tennis and Gillee Cup Cricke, he Board is agreeable, upon applicaion by saions, o he final sages (i.e. semi-finals and grand finals in he case of ennis and he final afernoon of play in he case of cricke and golf) being elevised in colour. I am o reierae ha he purpose of he Board's requiremens is o ensure he orderly developmen of colour es programming during he period leading up o March, 97, which he Governmen has nominaed as he commencemen dae for he Ausralian colour service. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary

131 0 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Circular Leer Tl 6 Dear Sir, APPENDIX 0-coninued COLOUR TEST TRANSMISSIONS December, Circular Leers Tl3 and Tl of 6 Sepember and 4 November respecively referred o arrangemens for he elevising of colour es programming before March, 97.. The Board has discussed wih he Miniser represenaions i has received for an increase in he amoun of colour ransmissions permied. Among oher hings, hese represenaions placed emphasis on he difficulies being experienced by saions in developing experise in he colour ransmission of news services. 3. I am o say ha, wih he agreemen of he Miniser, he Board has resolved ha for he period 4 December, 974 o 3 February, 97, inclusive, colour es programming be increased o hours per week which may consis of:- (i) no more han one hour per week of any ype of maerial beween 6.00 p.m. and 0.00 p.m.; (ii) an addiional one hour per week beween 6.00 p.m. and 0.00 p.m. o provide only for he ransmission in colour of news services; (iii) no more han wo hours of colour programming in any one day, excep ha: he concession conained in Circular Leer Tl, in respec of coverage of major sporing evens, will sill apply. This will enable a saion o provide a complee colour coverage of Tes Cricke and he Davis Cup, as well as he final sages of oher imporan sporing evens as may be approved by he Board upon applicaion. During days when he wo hour limi is exceeded because of he coverage of such evens, no oher programs may be presened in colour. However, his does no preven he presenaion of peak ime programming o he limis saed in (i) and (ii). 4. The embargo on peak ime ransmissions of colour programming afer 6.00 p.m. from 4h o 8h February inclusive (he week immediaely preceding. he commencemen of he full colour service) will sill apply. :. The Board will coninue o consider individual applicaions o elevise colour programs in circumsances no covered by he above arrangemens. In paricular, he Board is prepared o consider special colour programming arrangemens for Chrismas Day which exceed he limis saed in (iii) above. 6. I am o remind saions ha he ransmission of colour es programming is subjec o he condiion ha saions provide a minimum of one hour of approved colour es paerns on he same day in no less han minue segmens during he period 8.00 a.m. o 6.00 p.m. 7. For he purpose of he hours per week menioned in paragraph 3 above, he weekly periods are from Saurday o Friday inclusive. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary,.! Circular Leer T 7 Dear Sir, Appendix APPENDIX 0-coninued AUSTRALIAN-PRODUCED SERIES TELEVISED IN FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S VIEWING TIME 3 February, 97 Paragraph of he Board's. Television Program Sandards provides ha programs which may be elevised during family and children's viewing ime shall be eiher:- (a) Family Programs, which are suiable for viewing by persons of all ages, alhough no necessarily designed for children; or (b) Children's Programs, which are specially designed for children in various age groups. Hihero, many of he programs elevised during hese periods have been impored series which had been previewed. and classified for elevision by he Film Censorship Board. Recenly, however, here has been an increase in he producion of Ausralian programs, paricularly drama series, inended for presenaion during hese imes. This has raised he quesion of he obligaions of licensees in erms of he above provision of he Sandards. The Board has already had cause o quesion he conen of some Ausralian maerial produced for ransmission during his ime period and i is aware ha considerable inconvenience has arisen when i has become necessary for i o direc ha programs be amended o conform wih he Sandards. I am o say, herefore, ha in accordance wih he provisions of Secion 99 ( 4) of he Broadcasing and Television Ac he Board will, in fuure, require licensees o make available o he Board a leas he firs four episodes of each such new Ausralian series well in advance of he proposed ransmission dae, in order ha he Board may assess he suiabiliy of he series for elevising during family and children's viewing ime. The Board will hen advise he saion involved of he program's accepabiliy in erms of he Sandards. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary

132 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 3 Circular Leer B T8 Dear Sir, APPENDIX 0-coninued WARNING ON REQUIRED TUNING RANGE OF VHF FM RECEIVERS March, 97. The Ausralian Governmen has acceped in principle he recommendaions of he Commission of Inquiry ino FM Broadcasing o esablish FM ransmissions in he frequency range MHz. The Commission has recommended ha he elevised ransmissions operaing wihin his frequency range be progressively ransferred o oher channels, wih Ch. (0-08 MHz) being cleared firs, followed afer some years by Ch. 4 (94-0 MHz) and a a laer dae, if necessary, by Ch. 3 (88-0 MHz).. Acion is currenly being aken o. ransfer he Newcasle naional TV saion from Ch. o Ch. SA o free he band 0-08 MHz for FM ransmissions in Sydney and Newcasle. I is herefore clear ha he iniial developmen of FM ransmissions will be in he 9-94 MHz and 0-08 MHz ranges. 3. All paries wihin he indusry who are involved in he provision of FM receivers are herefore warned ha FM receivers designed for he domesic FM bands in Japan (76-90 MHz) or Wesern Europe ( MHz), examples of which are repored o be on sale in some Ausralian Saes, will be unsuiable for recepion of ~he Aus~alian FM ransmissions as now li~ensed or being planned, alhough receivers designed for he European band o 04 MHz will have limied use, in he early sages when ransmissions are confined o 9-94 MHz. 4. Ineresed purchasers of FM receivers should be advised ha only hose covering he whole frequency range MHz will provide adequae recepion of he developing Ausralian FM service. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary Circular Leer B A T8A Dear Sir, APPENDIX 0-coninued WARNING ON REQUIRED TUNING RANGE OF VHF FM RECEIVERS In Circular Leer Bll/Tl 8 issued on March, 97, here is an error in he las line of paragraph. The informaion in parenhesis afer he words "by Ch. 3" should read "(8-9 MHz)" and no "(88-0 MHz)". Circular Leer B 3 T9 Dear Sir, Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary PUBLICATION OF STATION COVERAGE MAPS March, 97 In accordance wih a decision aken some ime ago, he Board has compleed he preparaion of saion coverage maps which will be published for he general informaion of he indusry and ohers who may be ineresed. On presen indicaions he maps will no be available before he end of July, 97. Ses of maps will be published separaely for boh naional and commercial broadcasing saions and for boh naional and commercial elevision saions. Each se will consis of 8 shees covering he whole of Ausralia using he scale :,00,000. The coverage maps will indicae he following : Broadcasing Saions Conours indicaing eiher he fading zone of he saion or he field srengh conour limied by co-channel inerference. Television Saions 300 micro-vols per mere conours. These conours will be based on he mos reliable and up-o-dae informaion available o he Board. In general, in he case of broadcasing saions, he conours will be derived from measured field srenghs; however, in he case of elevision saions, he conours will, o a greaer exen, be derived from esimaed values of field srenghs. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary

133 4 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix Circular Leer B 4 Tl0 Dear Sir, APPENDIX 0-coninued ADVERTISING OF PERSONAL PRODUCTS April, 97 You will be aware ha he Board's Broadcasing and Television Program Sandards conain resricions on he use of adverisemens for producs of a paricularly inimae naure. Producs in his caegory have included saniary napkins, vaginal deodorans and reamens for haemorrhoids. In he ligh of indicaions of change in communiy aiudes o he adverising of hese producs, paricularly in secions of he press, he Board recenly discussed he quesion wih he execuive commiees of he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Broadcasers and he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Television Saions. The resul of hese discussions has been ha he Board has decided o emporarily relax he presen resricions in order o es he reacion of he public o adverising of his naure. I am o say herefore ha for a rial period ending on June, 976, adverisemens for he personal producs referred o above may be broadcas and elevised a imes when he audience is no likely o conain a large proporion of children and young persons. I am o add ha he undersanding reached wih he Federaions called for he greaes care on he par of saions in acceping such adverising and in selecing appropriae imes for ransmission having regard for he composiion of he audience. During is consideraion of he maer, he Board saw several overseas produced adverisemens which i regarded as unsuiable for Ausralian elevision. I is srongly suggesed herefore ha in he iniial sages, adverisers and saions migh care o consul he Board before finally commiing proposed adverisemens for hese producs o producion. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary Circular Leer B Tl Dear Sir, APPENDIX 0-coninued 9 May, 97 ADVICE TO MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF DOMESTIC RADIO AND TELEVISION RECEIVERS OF IMPENDING CHANGES IN FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS OF MEDIUM FREQUENCY RADIO STATIONS AND INTRODUCTION OF UHF TELEVISION TRANSMISSIONS The implemenaion of plans for many new medium frequency broadcasing services in Ausralia, and he need o comply wih forhcoming inernaional decisions on channel spacing wihin he broadcasing band, will involve changes in he frequencies of mos exising broadcasing saions. The increase in he number of saions and he frequency changes will cause difficulies in he uning of receivers carrying saion call signs on heir dials. The Board herefore considers ha i is no longer necessary or appropriae for receivers designed for use in Ausralia o incorporae saion call signs in he uning dial markings. I believes ha appropriae frequency markings only should be provided, paricularly as he use of such markings will avoid difficulies arising from changes in he frequencies of Ausralian saions. Television receiver manufacurers and imporers are advised furher o he Board's Circular Leers T98, Tl04 and T09 referring o he use of UHF elevision ransmissions in Ausralia, ha he Board now anicipaes ha some UHF ranslaor ransmissions may commence before he end of 976. As previously advised he UHF ransmissions will be resriced o a limied number of specific areas of Ausralia where i is necessary o improve he service provided by he exising VHF saions. The UHF saions will be re-ransmiing exising programs o improve he exising VHF services in he areas concerned, hey will no replace he exising services. In order ha viewers may ake advanage of he new ransmissions i will be necessary for he appropriae domesic receiving equipmen o be. readily available in he areas. The Board herefore proposes o iniiae furher consulaion wih he Ausralian indusry o ensure ha suiable aerials, receivers, band conversion adapors, ec., will be available o viewers seekingo improve heir recepion by uning o he UHF services. You will be furher advised regarding hese consulaions. The Board earnesly requess manufacurers and imporers o ake noe of he maers raised in his circular, in he ineress of he Ausralian lisening and viewing public. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary

134 6 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Circular Leer T Dear Sir, APPENDIX 0-coninued AUSTRALIAN CONTENT OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS REVISION OF POINTS SYSTEM 30 June, 97 The Board has compleed a furher review of is Ausralian Conen Poins Sysem whi~h was inroduce? in Augus 973 wih he purpose of encouraging he produc0n and presenaion of Ausralian programs of qualiy on elevision. The oucome of he review has been ha he Board has decided ha afer 8 Feb ~uary, 976, s~aions :vm be expeced o mee increased requiremens as oulined m paragraph six. I will be necessary, herefore, for saions o commence immediaely he planning and producion of addii.onal Ausralian maerial o mee he new demands.. In reviewing he operaion of he sysem, he Board has considered all he evidence available o i from is own assessmen of he performance.of saions, from informaion provided by he Federaion of Ausralian Commercial Television Saions, and from submissions which have been made o i by represenaives of unions and organisaions whose members are engaged in elevision program producion. 3. Among proposals considered by he Board have been suggesions for alernaive m~hods of imposing requiremens for Ausralian conen, including ha of assessmg performance by he relaive financial expendiure on Ausralian producion vis-a-vis impored programs. The Board is invesigaing he feasibiliy of such a proposal, bearing in mind he imporance of mainaining a subsanial amoun of Ausralian maerial in keeping wib he fundamenal aim of ulimaely achieving a elevision service which is disincly Ausralian in conen and characer. 4. The poins sysem already conains elemens which enable he Board o se arges which ake ino accoun no only he cos and qualiy of individual producions, bu also he oal quaniy of Ausralian programs elevised. The Board has, herefore, concluded ha for he ime being i should coninue o use he poins sysem, in a slighly amended form, as he basis for is assessmen of saion performance.. The amendmens, which will operae from 8 February, 976, are inended by he.boa~d o incr~ase he e~phasis on he producion of high qualiy maerial by sa0ns m he maor producion cenres, as well as o encourage smaller saions o provide programs o sui special ineress in heir service areas. These seps have been aken in he knowledge ha hey will probably no resul in any increase in he overall quaniy of Ausralian maerial. In he exising economic circumsances in he indusry, i is eviden ha qualiy programs and a quaniy of programs are o some exen muually exclusive conceps. Since 966 he Board has made is view clear o sucoessive governmens ha, in order o secure subsanial increases in he quaniy of Ausralian maerial on elevision, some means mus be found o meeing he addiional expendiure which canno be recovered hrough sponsorship in a marke of Ausralia's limied size. 6. The major changes in he requiremens are o:- (i) increase significanly he quoa for firs release Ausralian drama from 74 o 04 hours per year; (ii) increase he quoa for programs for school-age children produced in acoordance wih he Board's guidelines from six hours o en hours per four week period; (iii) inroduce a new conoep calling for saions o produce or presen each Appendix 7 APPENDIX 0-coninued year a leas four special.programs of he highes qualiy which may be m he form of variey specaculars or one-sho dramas, using higher han normal budges and employing subsanial numbers of Ausralian acors, ariss or musicians, as well as, if necessary, overseas sars. The Board has recommended o he performers' unions ha hey relax heir resricions on he appearances on elevision of visiing ariss o enable hem o ake a limied par in he producion of such special programs, since heir paricipaion should boh jusify he increased budge, and also improve he prospecs of sales o oher counries; (iv) reduce he poins value of repea presenaions of programs, paricularly for he second and all subsequen repeas; ( v) increase he poins value of one-sho drama, kindergaren programs and cerain ypes of informaion programs; (vi) disconinue he pracice of applying differen poin scales o saions siuaed in he smaller capial ciies and in provincial areas in he ligh of clear evidence ha such saions have been prepared o draw freely upon he oupu of he hree major meropolian neworks, and hus me and in fac passed by subsanial margins heir poins arges. There will be increased poins values for some ypes of local producion by nonmeropolian saions. The Board recognised ha hese amendmens are being inroduced a a ime when he financial posiion of he indusry is insecure, and may change rapidly. The Board will keep he siuaion under observaion and will be ready o vary is requiremens appropriaely if here is any subsanial change. Yours faihfully, Sgd. B. J. Connolly Secreary (The explanaory maer which accompanied his Circular Leer appears in Appendix K of his Repor.)

135 8 ~ :;.:: C) (,; ~ C) "' :;.:: 00 0 (::! ~ ~ -00 ~ ~ -S! ~ i:::; Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX P INVERSE OF GROUP DELAY CHARACTERISTIC STANDARD TELEVISION DEMODULATOR ~ V' ' /- I/ i\ ' \ \ I \ \ \, \ I~ 0 LO I J Frequency MHz 0 Appendix 9 APPENDIXQ LIST OF PUBLICATIONS Annual Repors. Repors for he years ending 30 June, 90, 9 o 94, 96, 98 o 963, 96 o 968, are available. Repors for oher years are ou of prin bu are available for sudy in he Board's Library. Repors and Recommendaions o he Posmaser-General and he Miniser for he Media regarding gran of licences for broadcasing saions, elevision saions, and elevision ranslaor saions. Repor and Recommendaion o he Posmaser-General-Frequency Modulaion Broadcasing. Technical Sandards for he Ausralian Television Service. Television Channels, Sandard Inermediae Frequencies and Sandards for Limis of Radiaion from Receivers. Sandards for he Technical Equipmen and Operaion of Medium Frequency Broadcasing Saions. Sandards for he Technical Equipmen and Operaion of Television Saions (under revision). Noes on he use of Communiy Aerial Television Sysems. Broadcasing Program Sandards (967 ediion). Television Program Sandards (970 ediion).. Repor of he Advisory Commiee on Educaional Television Services o he Ausralian Broadcasing Conrol Board (he Weeden Repor). Aiudes o Television (a program research repor based on surveys made in Sydney and Adelaide, 969 and 970). Aiudes o Television (a program research repor based on surveys made in Melbourne, 970). Aiudes o Television (a program research repor based on surveys made in Brisbane, 97). Aiudes o Television (a program research repor based on surveys made in Adelaide, 973). Aiudes o Television (a program research repor based on surveys made in Sydney, 973). Mass Media Preference in Adolescence-A Sudy in Changing Tases (S. B. Hammond and Helen Gieser) (based on Sudies made beween 97 and 967 _ of he Mass Media Ineress of Young Men who were Ten Years Old in 97). Producion Guidelines for Children's Television Programs-Repor by he Board's Children's Advisory Commiee on Children's Television Programs (June 97). Television Viewing by Young Secondary Sudens (by R. J. Powell) (a sudy of he Television Viewing Behaviour of Children a Form II Level). In addiion he following echnical repors are available: - No.. Tess on Reflecions from Television Mass. No. 4. A Transisorised Video Frequency Waveform Correcor. No.. Television Transmiing Aerial Performance. No. 30. Impedance Specificaion for TV Transmiing Aerials. No. 33. High-speed Duplicaion of Video Tape Recording. No. 34. The Sharing of Television Channels. No. 3. Repor on Kahn's Sereophonic Sysem for Broadcasing in he MF Band. The following publicaions are ou of prin bu are available for Sudy in he Board's Library:- Religious Telecasing in Ausralia (an accoun of a consulaion held a Ormond College, Universiy of Melbourne, Augus 966). Religion and he Broadcas Media (a repor by he Board's Advisory Commiee on Religious Television Programs). Helping Children o use Television Wisely (leafle).

136 60 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 6 APPENDIX Q-coninued Television Crime Drama (by R. J. Thomson)-- A repor o he Board on resuls and findings of experimenal invesigaion ino he effecs on adolescens and children of elevision crime drama and ension films. (A highly echnical repor for researchers only.) Televisio_n Tension Progr~ms (David Marin) (a sudy based on a conen analysis of Wesern, Cnme and Advenure Programs elevised by Melbourne saions 960-6). Aiudes o Television (a program research repor based on surveys made in Sydney and Melbourne, 968 and 969). APPENDIX R RESOLUTION B RELATING TO STUDIES TO BE MADE BY THE INTERNATIONAL FREQUENCY REGISTRATION BOARD BEFORE THE SECOND SESSION. OF THE CONFERENCE The Regional Adminisraive LF /MF Broadcasing Conference (Firs Session), Geneva, 974, considering ha i is essenial for he proper conduc of is Second Session on Planning ha preparaory work should be carried ou by he I.F.R.B. on he basis of he requiremens submied by Adminisraions and he sandards adoped a he Firs Session; invies Adminisraions o submi heir frequency requiremens o he I.F.R.B. on he appropriae forms, a model of which is o be found in Appendix F, as soon as possible, afer he end of he Firs Session, so ha hey are received by he I.F.R.B. no laer han I May, 97; insrucs he I.F.R.B. I. o supplemen he informaion i receives by means of he following daa: -carrier power in db (kw), -cymomoive force ( c.m.f) in he horizonal plane, -effecive monopole radiaed power ( e.m.r. p.) in he horizonal plane. -magneic dip and declinaion and geomagneic laiude a he ransmier;. o prepare a lis of all he requiremens i receives, supplemened by he daa lised in paragraph I above and o send a copy o each Adminisraion in Regions I and 3 no laer han June, 97; 3. o sudy he requiremens i receives on he basis of he decisions aken a he Firs Session, proceeding as follows: 3. calculae provisionally, for each ransmier. he usable field srengh resuling from he requiremens; in cases where he Adminisraion has no indicaed a preferred frequency, i chooses he frequency i considers mos suiable in he desired frequency range; 3. collec his informaion in saisical form in order o provide a summary of he siuaion resuling from: 3.. ransmiers already in service, aking ino accoun heir presen frequencies and powers; 3.. ransmiers already in service, as in 3.. above, ogeher wih hose conained in he African Plan, Geneva, 966, which are NOT in service, aking ino accoun heir frequencies and powers; 3..3 he oal fuure requiremens for ransmiers, wheher already in service or in he African Plan or no; 3.3 draw up a repor conaining he foregoing resuls and send i o all Adminisraions in Regions and 3, preferably by July, 97, and in any case no laer han July, 97; 3.4 make o each Adminisraion individually whaever suggesions i sees fi wih a view o eliminaing any apparen incompaibilies; 4. o prepare for he Second Session of he Conference a documen conaining he repor sen o Adminisraions, ogeher wih any commens i has received since sending i.

137 6 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor Appendix 63 APPENDIX R-coninued RESOLUTION C RELATING TO CHANNEL SPACING APPENDIX R-coninued ANNEX TO RESOLUTION C UNIFORM CHANNEL SPACING OF 9 khz IN THE MF BAND The Regional Adminisraive LF /MF Broadcasing Conference (Firs Ses- Channel Frequency Channel Frequency Channel Frequency sion), Geneva, 974, No. (khz) No. (khz) No. (khz) 3* noing Resoluion No. 4 of he African LF /MF Broadcasing Conference, Geneva, , considering (a) ha he use of a uniform channel spacing hroughou Regions and would faciliae he use of he frequency bands allocaed for broadcasing in a more raional way han a presen; (b) ha a majoriy of adminisraions is in favour of a plan wih 9 khz channel spacing and wih carrier frequencies equal o inegral muliples of 9 khz; ( c) ha a subsanial minoriy of adminisraions is in favour of a plan wih khz channel spacing and wih carrier frequencies equal o inegral muliples of 8 khz; ( d) ha, neverheless, he counries of Regions and 3 have agreed ha a new draf plan should be prepared wih 9 khz channel spacing and wih carrier frequencies equal o inegral muliples of 9 khz;, ( e) ha he adopion of such a uniform channel spacing would mean changing he carrier frequencies of mos saions in Regions and 3; (f) ha, alhough i would be desirable o have in he LF broadcasing band carrier frequencies which are inegral muliples of he channel spacing, he adopion of such a relaionship, and consequenly he displacemen of each carrier frequency (of - khz), would give rise o problems wih respec o sharing wih oher radio services; unanimously resolves ha, a draf plan for broadcasing frequency assignmens in he MF band for Regions and 3 should be prepared by he Second Session on he basis of a uniform 9 khz channel spacing, using he carrier frequencies lised i.u Annex ; ha a draf plan for broadcasing frequency assignmens in he LF band I for Region should be prepared by he Second Session on he basis of a uniform khz channel spacing, using he carrier frequencies lised in Annex ; ha when he draf plan is prepared, any frequency ha s already being used shall firs be replaced by he frequency of he neares new channel and subsequen changes desired should be negoiaed beween he adminisraions concerned or groups of adminisraions concerned during he Second Session; ha, however, if he majoriy of Adminisraions represened a he Second Sessi~n of he Conference, afer careful examinaion, finds ha he draf plan is unsaisfacory, he Conference may consider he possibiliy of preparing a plan based on a differen channel spacing common o Regions and 3. In his case * he provision of paragraph 3 above shall also apply;. ha he Second Session of he Conference shall adop for he frequency changes required in Regions and 3 a ime able which akes ino accoun he special condiions of he developing counries; invies Adminisraions. o sudy, aking ino accoun paragraph 8.4 of his Repor, he problems of frequency sharing of he LF band allocaed o he Broadcasing Service in order o make i possible o change he carrier frequencies appearing in Annex o frequencies which are inegral muliples of he channel spacing;. o submi, if necessary, proposals o his effec o he nex compeen World Adminisraive Radio Conference. *In planning, he provisions of Radio Regulaion 6 shall apply.

138 64 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor APPENDIX R-coninued ANNEX TO RESOLUTION C UNIFORM CHANNEL SPACING OF 9 khz IN THE LF BAND Channel Frequency No. (khz) * * *In planning, he provisions of Radio Regulaion 6 shall apply. Appendix 6 APPENDIX S AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CONTROL BOARD STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 97 Receips Funds on hand a July 974 Parliamenary Appropriaion Oher Paymens Salaries and Paymens in he Naure of Salary Salaries and Allowances Overime Oher Operaional Expenses Travelling and Subsisence Office Requisies and Equipmen, Saionery, Prining, Library Posage, Telegrams and Telephone Services Research Pos Office Invesigaions of Inerference o Recepion Furniure and Fiings Repairs and Mainenance Renal Public Inquiries Advisory Commiees Incidenals Gross Operaional Expendiure Capial Expendiure Buildings and Works Technical Equipmen TOTAL PAYMENTS Funds on hand a 30 June /74 $ $ $ 7,38 3,370 4,40,000 3,34, ,47,830 3,36,,63,089,93,80 4,78 48,347,69,874,980,97 08,493 67,467 9,93 67,948 9,4 76,94,86 8,9 4,647 36,6 9,64 4~4 7, ,990 89:39 60,03 9,46 97,8 6,40,47,68,099,68 4,3,4 3,080,9 9,93 6,949 69,08 6,830 38,3 68,779 4,4,43 3,348,974 6,377 7,38 4,47,830 3,36, (B. J. CONNOLLY) Secreary July 97 (MYLES F. E. WRIGHT) Chairman July 97

139 66 Tweny-Sevenh Annual Repor The Honourable he Miniser for he Media, Parliamen House, CANBERRA, A.C.T. 600 Dear Sir, Audior-General's Office, Canberra, A.C.T. 9 Augus 97 AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CONTROL BOARD FINANCIAL STATEMENT In compliance wih secion 8 () of he Broadcasing and Television Ac he Board has submied for my repor is Saemen of Receips and Paymens for he year ended 30 June 97. The Saemen is in he form approved by he Treasurer under secion 8 ( ) of he Ac. A copy is enclosed for your informaion. In accordance wih secion 8 () of he Ac, I now repor ha, in my opinion- ( a) he saemen is based on proper accouns and records; (b) he saemen is, in agreemen wih he accouns and records; and (c) he receip and expendiure of moneys, and he acquisiion and disposal of asses, by he Board during he year have been in accordance wih he Ac. Yours faihfully, Sgd. D. R. Seel Craik Audior-General

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