ANNUAL REPORT AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING TRIBUNAL 1 January to 30 June 1977

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1 ~ ~ ~ ANNUAL REPORT AUSTRALAN BROADCASTNG TRBUNAL January to 0 June 977 incorporating the 9th Annual Report of the _ Australian Broadcasting Control Board July to December 97

2 S.. S. ) ELL t PER.Sor.JAL B~DADCPST Copy 'E.tJ&. PoST. ; " E: LEc_oM. 'Df-f'T Annual Report Australian Broadcasting Tribunal January to 0 June 977 incorporating the 9th Annual Report of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board July to December 97 AUSTRALAN GOVERNMENT PUBLSHNG SERVCE CANBERRA, 978

3 Commonwealth of Australia 978 Printed by The Courier-Maif Printing Service, Campbell Street, Bowen Hills, Q. 00.

4 The Honourable the Minister for Post and Telecommunications n conformity with the provisions of Section 8 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9, have pleasure in presenting the Twenty-Ninth Annual Report of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board for the period July to December 97 and the Annual Report of the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal for the period January to 0 June 977. Bruce Gyngell Chairman 8 October 977 iii

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6 CONTENTS Part : NTRODUCTON Legislation Establishment of Tribunal Functions of the Tribunal Meetings of the Board Meetings of the Tribunal Staff of the Tribunal Location of Tribunal's Offices Financial Accounts of Tribunal and Board page Part : GENERAL Radio and Television Services in Operation since 99 _ Financial Results - Commercial Radio and Television 7 Stations Public nquiry into Agreements under Section 88 of the 0 Broadcasting and Television Act Broadcasting and Televising of Political Matter Overseas Visits Part ll: ADMNSTRATON - BROADCASTNG (RADO) Current Licences for Commercial Radio Stations Grant of New Licences North-Western Suburban Area of Sydney Wollongong Area Repewal of Licences for Commercial Radio Stations Transfer of Licences and Leasing of Stations Ownership or Control of Commercial Radio Stations mportant Changes in Shareholdings in Radio Stations Memorandum and Articles of Association of Licensee Companies Networks of Commercial Radio Stations Part V: ADMNSTRATON - TELEVSON Current Licences for Commercial Television Stations,_ 8 Renewal of Licences for Commercial Television Stations 8 Transfer of Licences 9 Ownership or Control of Commercial Television -Stations 9 mportant Changes in Shareholdings in Television Stations 0 Memorandum and Articles of Association -of Licensee Companies Development of Television Services Television Repeater Stations v

7 Page Television Translator Stations Commencement of Service of Television Translator Stations Grant of Licences for Television Translator Stations Community Television Aerial Systems Part V PROGRAM SERVCES - GENERAL Medical Advertising and Talks - Radio and Television Complaints from Viewers and Listeners about Programs 7 7 Part VJ: PROGRAM SERVCES - BROADCASTNG (RADO) Types of Programs 0 Employment of Australians Advertising News Religious Broadcasts Community Service Program Research Hours of Service Part V: PROGRAM SERVCES - TELEVSON Analysis of Programs Employment of Australians Family and Children's Programs 8 Advertising 0 Film Censorship and Classification of Programs News and Current Affairs Religious Programs Community Service Program Research Hours of Service 7 Part V: PLANNNG AND ENGNEERNG SERVCES Station Coverage Maps 9 Visitors from Overseas 9 Australian Broadcasting Technical Handbook Association 0 Limited nterference to the Reception of Broadcasting and Television 0 Programs Standards Association of Australia 0 Satellite Broadcasting 0 Broadcasting: Development of the National Medium Frequency Service Changes in Operating Conditions of National Radio Stations Development of Commercial Medium Frequency Services Changed Policy regarding Transmitter Power of Medium Frequency Commercial Stations Development of Services Licensed under the Wireless Telegraphy Act V

8 Page High Frequency Broadcasting Services Frequency Modulation Broadcasting 7 Low-powered FM Test Transmissions 7 ntroduction of New Channel Spacing Plan for MF 8 Broadcasting Services Experimental nvestigations Radio Research Board 9 9 Television: Development of National and Commercial Services (Stage of Development) Television Translator and Other Low Power Stations Colour Television Part X: APPENDXES A. Commercial Broadcasting Stations n Operation on 0 7 June 977 (MF Services) B. National Broadcasting Stations in Operation on 0 8 June 977 (MF Services) C. National Broadcasting Stations in Operation on 0 8 June 977 (FM Services) D. Broadcasting Stations, Licensed under the Wireless 8 Telegraphy Act, in Operation 0 June 977 E. Commercial Television Stations in Operation on 0 8 June 977 F. National Television Stations in Operation on 0 June G. Commercial Television Translator Stations in Operation 9 on 0 June 977 H. National Television Translator Stations in Operation 98 on 0 June 977. Television Repeater Stations in Operation on.0 June J. Commercial Television Stations - Principal Shareholders 0 in Licensee Companies K. Multiple Shareholding nterests of Newspapers and Others in Broadcasting and Television Stations L. Newspaper Shareholding nterests of a Minor Nature 8 in Commercial Broadcasting Stations and Commercial Television Stations M. Statistical Analysis of Broadcasting Programs N. Statistical Analysis of Television Programs 0. Consolidated Program nformation Bulletin Australian Content P. Circular Letters issued during Q. Preliminary results of Survey of Melbourne 8 Viewers R. Voluntary Code for the Advertising of Goods for 8 Therapeutic Use S. Financial Statement - ABCB and ABT 9 MAPS Vil

9 PART NTRODUCTON. The Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act (No. ) 97 abolished the Australian Broadcasting Control Board and created the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal. All powers and responsibilities under the Bro(dcasting and Television Act 9 were transferred from the Board to the Tribunal with the exception of the planning and engineering functions associated with broadcasting services, which became the responsibility of the Postal and Telecommunications Department.. The Transitional Provisions of the Act make it mandatory for the Tribunal to report on the operations of the Board until its disbandment on December 97. This Report therefore, covers the operations of the Board for the period July 97 to December 97 and the operations of the Tribunal from January 977 to 0 June 977. LEGSLATON. The radio and television services of Australia operate under the provsons of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9. Other relevant Acts are the Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Act 9, the Television Stations Licence Fees Act 9 and the Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 9. Under the latter Act, the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) is obliged to broadcast the proceedings of the Senate or the House of Representatives from one of the national broadcasting stations in each capital city and Newcastle and from such other national broadcasting stations as are prescribed, according to the determination of the Joint Committee on the Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings.. The Broadcasting and Television Act, was amended in August 97 (No. 89 of 97) to provide for the banning of advertising of cigarettes and cigarette tobacco on radio and television stations as from September 97. The amendment also provided for the licensing of broadcasting translator stations and extended the existing provisions relating to the licensing of television translator stations and community television aerial systems.. As mentioned in paragraph, the Act was further amended in December 97 (No. 87 of 97) to provide for the establishment of the Tribunal. n his second reading speech, the Minister said, inter alia: 'So far as the structure of the broadcasting system is concerned, the Government has decided upon a number of major changes. The first two of these cover the disbandment of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board and the establishment of an Australian Broadcasting Tribunal. The Tribunal will be a "quasi-judicial" body with powers to hold public inquiries into the grant and renewal of licences in the commercial and public sectors, as well as into such matters as the setting of standards of broadcasting practice, alleged breaches of licence conditions, or any aspect of broadcasting referred to it by the Minister. t will also assume the present Ministerial responsibilities to grant, renew, suspend or revoke licences as well as impose conditions on licences, or impose penalties. (This function has not yet been transferred to the Tribunal.) 'The Tribunal will ultimately be granted all the powers presently available to either

10 the Minister or the Australian Broadcasting Control Board in the administration of ownership and control provisions applicable to broadcasting licences. 'The grant of these powers to a separate independent statutory authority will substantially reduce the possibility of political involvement in the licensing process, and extend the functions of the Tribunal beyond those previously exercised by the Australian Broadcasting Control Board, in that it will be required to licence public as well as commercial stations, and hold public inquiries into the renewal of licences.'. The Television Stations Licence Fees Act 9 was amended during the year to bring the scale of licence fees payable into line with the Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Act. The Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Act was previously amended in 97 whilst the Television Stations Licence Fees Act had not been amended since At December 97, the Broadcasting and Television Act was reprinted in consolidated form and the complete Act is now contained in that single publication and the Broadcasting and Television Acts No. of 97, No. 89 of 97 and No. 87 of 97. The complete regulations under the Broadcasting and Television Act are contained in Consolidated Statutory Rules 9 No. as amended by Statutory Rules 97 No. 7, 98 No., 99 No., 970 No., 970 No No., 97 No. and 97 No.. ESTABLSHMENT OF TRBUNAL 8. The Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act {No. ) 97 provided for the appointment of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman and three Members for periods of up to five years. On December 97, the Minister announced the appointments for three years of Mr Bruce Gyngell as Chairman, Mr James H. Oswin as Vice-Chairman, and Mrs Janet Strickland as a Member, to become effective as from January The Act also provides for the appointment of up to six Associate Members. Associate Members may be appointed for the purposes of the Tribunal's functions relating to public inquiries. At the time of writing this report, no Associate Members had been appointed. 0. The Tribunal commenced operations on January 977, utilising premises previously occupied by the Postal and Telecommunications Department at Walker Street, North Sydney. We are grateful to the Secretary of the Department and his staff for their co-operation, and for the provision of office space, furniture and facilities in the initial stages of our establishment.. As its first task the Tribunal was required to conduct a public inquiry to ascertain the wishes of the community regarding broadcasting standards. Under the Terms of Reference issued by the Minister, the Tribunal was required to inquire into the extent to which commercial and public broadcasters themselves should be responsible for setting and maintaining standards relating to advertising; Australian content; use of Australian talent; and general program productions, particularly children's programs, religious and political matter. f a form of self-regulation was found to be appropriate, the Tribunal was required to recommend the minimum standards which should apply and the measures which should be adopted to administer those standards. f a form of self-regulation was not considered appropriate, the Tribunal was required to recommend measures which should be adopted in the setting, maintenance and administration of program and advertising standards.. The Tribunal was also required under its Terms of Reference to give due regard to: (a) present-day community standards and to the influence upon society of the radio and television broadcasting media; (b) the Broadcasting Program Standards and Television Program Standards of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board;

11 (c) (d) (e) the Report of the Advisory Committee on Program Standards (February 97); the Report of the nquiry into the Australian Broadcasting System (September 97); other relevant reports and submissions; and (f) the need to report as soon as possible but within a period of 0 days.. The Notice of nquiry was published in industry journals and major newspapers throughout Australia on 7 January 977 and the public invited to indicate their interest in participating.. A total of 9 written submissions was subsequently received from industry, community and church groups and individual members of the public, as well as petitions incorporating 7000 signatures. n addition, 9 persons gave evidence at the public hearings.. The Tribunal sat for a period of forty days, as follows: Hobart - March 977 Perth 9- March 977 Adelaide -7 April 977 Brisbane - April 977 Canberra 9 April 977 Melbourne April- May 977 Sydney 0 May-8 June 977. n view of the number of persons wishing to present evidence at the hearings it was not possible to comply with the time stipulation of 0 days and an extension was granted by the Minister. The Tribunal's report is at present being prepared and is expected to be tabled in the Parliament in mid-august. A complete set of submissions and transcript of proceedings is available for perusal at the Tribunal's Office, 9th Floor, Walker Street, North Sydney and at the Melbourne Office of the Tribunal, rd Floor, Marland House, 70 Bourke Street, Melbourne. FUNCTONS OF THE TRBUNAL 7. On January 977 the Tribunal assumed the powers and functions of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board with the exception of the planning and engineering functions relating to broadcasting services which were transferred to the Postal and Telecommunications Department. These powers and functions are set out in Sections and 7 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9. MEETNGS OF THE AUSTRALAN BROADCASTNG CONTROL BOARD 8. The Board held regular fortnightly meetings to deal with normal business in the period July 97 to December On August 97 in Brisbane, the Board commenced a public inquiry into the applications for the grant of a licence (or licences) for a commercial broadcasting service in the Emerald area of Queensland. The inquiry was completed on November 97, and a report was made to the Minister for Post and Telecommunications. At the time of writing this Report, no decision had been made by the Minister. 0. On December 97 in Mackay, the Board conducted an informal public inquiry into the proposal for the merger between commercial television stations MVQ Mackay and RTQ Rockhampton and a report was made to the Minister. Prior to a decision being made by the Minister, advice was received that the companies did not wish. to proceed with the proposed merger.. n accordance with the provisions of Section ( ) of the Act (prior to amendment), the Board held formal meetings with the Federation of Australian Television Stations (FACTS) and the Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters (FARB). During the year the Board also formally met representatives of stations

12 and organisations for the purpose of discussions on various matters affecting the industry. The following is a list of some of the organisations which met the Board in the period July 97 to December 97: FACTS Representatives of Australian Mining Companies Public Broadcasting Association of Australia Film Production Association of Australia Producers' and Directors' Guild of Australia Australian Writers' Guild Actors' and Announcers' Equity Association of Australia Australian Theatrical and Amusement Employees' Association Musicians' Union of Australia TV Make t Australian Committee MEETNGS OF THE AUSTRALAN BROADCASTNG TRBUNAL. The Tribunal met regularly in the period January 977 to 0 June 977 to deal with the normal business of the Tribunal.. During the conduct of the public inquiry into self-regulation in the period March 977 to 8 June 977, the Tribunal took advantage of its visits to capital cities to consult with radio and television station managements. STAFF OF THE TRBUNAL. Pursuant to Section l E of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9, the staff of the Tribunal shall be persons appointed or employed under the Public Service Act 9. A similar provision applied in relation to the staff of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board which, as mentioned earlier in this Report, was disbanded on December 97.. The Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act (No. ) 97, under which the Tribunal was constituted to commence operations as from January 977, was assented to on December 97 and the appointment of Members of the Tribunal was announced on December 97. t was not possible in the short time available for staffing requirements of the Tribunal to be determined prior to its coming into existence. n addition, in view of a Ministerial announcement prior to the introduction of the amending legislation to the effect that one of the first inquiries of the Tribunal would concern the matter of 'self-regulation' of broadcasting, there was a great deal of uncertainty regarding the permanent staffing needs of the Tribunal.. As all positions comprising the staffing establishment of the disbanded Cbntrol Board automatically reverted to the Postal and Telecommunications Department as from January 977, the day to day matters of the Tribunal were initially performed by staff in that Department. However, the Department formally arranged for certain officers to be seconded to provide special assistance to the Chairman and Members of the Tribunal. These arrangements continued until early April 977 when 8 positions were formally transferred from the Department to the Tribunal on the understanding that the resultant organisation would be regarded as an interim measure to be reviewed in the light of developments arising from the self-regulation inquiry and proposed legislative amendments affecting the functions of the Tribunal to be introduced in the Budget Session of Parliament. 7. Staff employed by the Tribunal as at 0 June 977 numbered (8 male and female) comprising 7 in Head Office positions and employed in State Offices. Pending the formulation of a permanent staffing organisation, which matter will receive urgent attention as soon as certain aspects have been resolved, some six officers have been temporarily transferred to Sydney where the Members of the Tribunal are located.

13 LOCATON OF TRBUNAL'S OFFCES 8. Pending determination of a permanent staffing organisation, the Tribunal's accommodation arrangements can be regarded as being only temporary and subject to review. 9. As at 0 June 977 the Head Office was partly located in Sydney with the majority of the staff in Melbourne. State Offices in capital cities other than Melbourne shared accommodation with the Postal and Telecommunications Department. The addresses and telephone numbers of the Offices are as follows: Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth Hobart Head Office, Walker Street, North Sydney, N.S.W. 00 (Telephone 9 900, Telex 9) State Office, 7- Pacific Highway, St Leonards, N.S.W. 0 (Telephone 0, Telex ) Head and Victorian State Offices, Marland House, 70 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Vic. 000 (Telephone 0 0, Telex 8, Vocadex 7 8) 9 Coronation Drive, Auchenflower, Qld 0, or P.O. Box, Toowong, Qld 0 (Telephone 7 77, Telex 9) Greater Pacific nsurance Building, South Terrace, Adelaide, S.A. 000 (Telephone 0, Telex 880) Adelaide Terrace, Perth, W.A. 000 (Telephone 78, Telex 9) 7th Floor, AMP Building, 8 Collins Street, Hobart, Tas (Telephone 98, Telex 8) FNANCAL ACCOUNTS OF TRBUNAL AND BOARD 0. Under Section 8 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9, financial statements of the Tribunal and the report of the Auditor-General as to those statements, are required to be laid before each House of the Parliament. Similar provisions were in force in relation to the Australian Broadcasting Control Board.. A statement of the financial accounts of the Tribunal for the six months ended 0 June 977 and also a statement of the financial accounts of the Board for the period July to December 97, appear as Appendix S of this Report, together with the relevant reports of the Auditor-General.

14 PART GENERAL RADO AND TELEVSON SERVCES N OPERATON SNCE 99. Radio and television services in Operation in each year since 99 are shown in the following table: At Radio Television TV Translator TV Total 0 June NAT COM NAT COM NAT COM Repeater Stations * t Jt i Excludes five stations formerly operating in Papua/New Guinea, which are now operated by the P-NG National Broadcasting Commission. t ncludes one public access experimental station in Melbourne (ZZ) and one 'young style' experimental station in Sydney (JJ) but excludes stations licensed under the Wireless Telegraphy Act. ncludes four frequency modulated stations (!ABC-FM Canberra, ABC-FM Sydney, ABC-FM Melbourne, ABC-FM Adelaide). n addition to the above-mentioned national radio stations there were, at 0 June 977, national high frequency stations operating at four centres. They are intended in the main to provide service for listeners in the more remote parts of Australia. The table also excludes high frequency stations of Radio Australia used to broadcast Australian programs to overseas countries. A table showing the progressive development in the number of radio and television stations since the inception of broadcasting in 9 and television in 9 is included in the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report.

15 FNANCAL RESULTS STATONS COMMERCAL RADO AND TELEVSON. The following particulars, which have been extracted from accounts submitted by the licensees of stations in accordance with the provisions of Section 0 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9, show the financial results from the operation of such stations during the past five years and also details of metropolitan and country station results. Radio Financial Year Number of Stations Stations Stations in Making a Showing a Operation Profit Loss Licence fees paid by stations are given in paragraph 0. Total Revenue $ Total Expenditure $ Net Result (Before Tax but after Licence Fee) $ Details of aggregate financial results by state for metropolitan and country radio stations for 97-7 were as follows: State Metropolitan N.S.W. Vic. Qld *S.A. *W.A. and Tas. State TOTAL Country N.S.W. Vic. Qld S.A. and N.T. W.A. and Tas. TOTAL Number of Stations Stations in Making a Operation Profit Stations Showing a Loss t Number of Stations Stations Stations inmaking a Showing a Operation Profit Loss 88 rn t Total Revenue $ Total Expenditure $ Net Result {Before Tax but after Licence Fee) $ Total Revenue $ l 7 7 Total Expenditure $ l Net Result (Before Tax but after Licence Fee) $ These figures include five network affiliate stations in respect of which consolidated financial returns are made. The figures under the 'country' heading are reduced accordingly. The revenue of the two metropolitan and eighteen country radio stations making a loss represented.% and 0% respectively of aggregate revenues of metropolitan and country radio stations respectively. Stations making a loss declined from twenty-seven in to twenty in

16 Television Financial Number of Stations Stations Total Total Net Result Year Stations in Making a Showing a Revenue Expenditure (Before Tax Operation Profit Loss and Licence Fee) $ $ $ Licence fees paid by stations are given in paragraph 9.. Details of aggregate financial results by state for metropolitan and country television stations for 97-7 were as follows : State Number of Stations Stations Total Total Net Result Stations in Making a S howing a Revenue Expenditure (Before Tax Operation Profit Loss and Licence Fee) Metropolitan $ $ $ N.S.W Vic Qld S.A W.A. and Tas TOTAL Country *N.S.W Vic Qld S.A. and N.T W.A. and Tas TOTAL f ncludes AMV Victoria. t T he revenue of the two stations making a loss represented less than % of aggregate television station revenue. The two stations that reported losses in 97-7 also incurred losses in the previous fi nancial year. FEES FOR LCENCES FOR COMMERCAL RADO AND TELEVSON STATONS. Fees for licences for commercial radio and television stations are payable in accordance with the Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Act 9 and the Television Station Licence Fees A ct 9. Under these Acts, the annual fee for a licence for a station is $00 together with: (a) an amount equal to one per cent of the gross earnings of the station up to $ during the year ended 0 June (or where the licensee has, with the approval of the Tribunal, adopted an accounting period ending on some day other than 0 June, ending on that other day) preceding the anniversary of the grant of the licence or the period for which the licence is renewed as the case may be; (b) an amount equal to one and one-half per cent of the gross earnings over $ but not exceeding $ ; 8

17 ( c) an amount equal to two per cent of the gross earnings over $ , but not exceeding $ ; (d) an amount equal to two and one-half per cent of the gross earnings over $ , but not exceeding $ ; (e) an amount equal to three per cent of the gross earnings over $ , but not exceeding $ ; (f) an amount equal to three and one-half per cent of the gross earnings over $ , but not exceeding $ ; (g) an amount equal to four per cent of the gross earnings over $ , but not exceeding $ ; and (h) an amount equal to four and one-half per cent of the gross earnings over $ The Act makes provision for the money value of any consideration in connection with any transaction otherwise than in cash to be deemed to have been paid or given for the purposes of the Act. The Act gives a discretionary power to the Minister in certain circumstances in order to ensure that all income properly attributable to the licensee is included in his gross earnings for the purposes of the Act. 8. The Act defines gross earnings in relation to a commercial radio station in respect of a period as meaning the gross earnings of the licensee of the station during that period in respect of the broadcasting from the station of advertisements or other matter, including the gross earnings of the licensee during that period in respect of the provision by him of, or otherwise in respect of, matter broadcast from the station. n the case of a television station, the Act defines gross earnings in respect of a period as meaning the gross earnings of the licensee of the station during that period in respect of the televising from the station of advertisements or other matter, including the gross earnings of the licensee during that period in respect of the provision by him of, or otherwise in respect of, matter televised from the station, not being earnings from the production and recording on photographic film, or the recording on photographic film, of matter consisting wholly of an advertisement. 9. The total amount of fees payable by television stations during the period July 97 to 0 June 977 was $ 099. n the previous financial year, the total amount of licence fees which were payable was $ The total amount of licence fees payable by television stations was made up as follows: States/Territories Gross Licence Fees Total Earnings Metropolitan Country Stations Stations $ $ $ $ New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory Victoria Queensland South Australia and Northern Territory Western Australia and Tasmanial Australia The total amount of licence fees payable by radio stations during the period July 97 to 0 June 977 based on earnings in the previous financial year was made up as follows: 9

18 States/Territories Gross Licence Fees Total Earnings Metropolitan Country Stations Stations $ $ $ $ New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory Victoria Queensland South Australia and Northern Territory Western Australia and Tasmania Australia n the previous financial year the total amount of licence fees was $88. PUBLC NQURY NTO AGREEMENTS UNDER SECTON 88 OF THE BROADCASTNG AND TELEVSON ACT 9. On July 97, as directed by the Minister for Post and Telecommunications under Section 8 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9, the Board commenced a public inquiry into agreements under Section 88 of the Act.. The Terms of Reference required the Board to inquire into the following: (a) whether persons granted a licence under Part V of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9 for a commercial broadcasting station or a commercial television station should be permitted to transfer the licence or admit another person to participate in any of the benefits of the licence or to exercise any of the powers or authorities granted by the licence; (b) the arrangements, terms and conditions under which licensees of commercial broadcasting stations and commercial television stations may transfer the licence or admit another person to participate in any of the benefits of a licence, or to exercise any of the powers or authorities granted by a licence; and (c) the matters that the Minister should take into consideration in the exercise of his power under sub-section 88() of the Act to consent to such arrangements.. The nquiry was completed on October 97.. The Board's report recommended to the Minister that Section 88 of the Act be repealed and that the Act should be amended to give effect to the following recommendations: 0 (a) (b) (c) Transfers of licence should be permitted subject to approval. of the Minister following public inquiry. Modified inquiry procedures should be instituted in the interests of saving time and money. The simpler procedures should provide for pre-hearing conferences and exchange of written agreement, applicants presenting their own case (but with the right to be accompanied by legal advisers), and no cross-examination other than by the Board or counsel or staff assisting it. General criteria should be established and published, for the benefit.of all applicants, by which licensees would be selected - whether for new licences or for transfer of licences.

19 (b) Admission of another person to participate in any of the benefits of a licence should be permitted if the Minister is satisfied, following a public inquiry, that the proposed arrangement is in the public interest and that criteria set out in the report are met. (e) Special provision should be made for the five existing leasing arrangements, involving stations CH, KY, WG, KZ and XY, to continue to the date of expiry of the present Ministerial consent or to May 978, whichever is the later, and thereafter they should be renewable for a maximum term of five years following public inquiry.. Following consideration of the Board's report and recommendations, the Government, in May 977, decided that public inquiries should be held by the Tribunal into proposals for the admission of persons other than the licensee to participate, in any significant manner, in any of the benefits of the licence or share transactions involving significant changes in the potential control of a licensee company. BROADCASTNG AND TELEVSNG OF POLTCAL MATTER 7. The provisions governing the broadcasting or televising of political or controversial matter are set out in Sections, 7 and 7 A of the Broadcasting and Television Act During the year, general elections were held for the State Parliaments of Tasmania and Western Australia, and there were a number of by-elections for State Parliaments throughout Australia. Following usual practice, the Board and the Tribunal reminded licensees of their obligations under the Act in connection with the elections, and obtained from the ABC and licensees of commercial stations details of time occupied by political matter on radio and television stations during the election periods for the State General Elections in Tasmania and Western Australia. n addition, licensees submitted details of charges for matter transmitted by their stations. 9. n all cases, the Board and the Tribunal, as provided in Section ( A) of the Act, exempted stations which are not regarded as serving the areas concerned, from compliance with Section ( ) of the Act. This latter section provides that election matter may not be broadcast or televised from midnight on the Wednesday preceding an election to the close of the poll on the Saturday evening. OVERSEAS VSTS 0. Mrs Janet Strickland, a full-time member of the Tribunal, visited Japan, France, England, United States of America and Canada during the early part of 977 for discussions with officials of the bodies responsible in these countries for the regulation of the operation of the broadcasting media. The information obtained by Mrs Strickland was invaluable to the Tribunal especially in relation to the conduct of its inquiry into 'self-regulation' which commenced after her return to Australia.. Mr J. M. Dixon, Sectional Engineer, visited Kyoto, Japan, to attend the nternational Telecommunication Union Seminar on Satellite Broadcasting, preparatory to the World Administrative Radio Conference for the Planning of the Broadcasting Satellite Service in frequency bands.7-. GHz (in Regions and ) and.7-. GHz (in Region ). Mr Dixon also visited Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as a member of the ABC delegation to meetings of the Asian Broadcasting Union Engineering Committee. Another of the Board's senior engineers, Mr N. J. Medlin, was recalled to duty whilst on leave in the United Kingdom to visit the U.S.A. for discussions relating to problems associated with directional aerials used by radio stations operating in the medium frequency band.

20 PART ADMNSTRATON - (RADO) BROADCASTNG CURRENT LCENCES FOR COMMERCAL RADO ST A TONS. On 0 June 977, there were licences for commercial radio stations in force. A list of licensees is contained in Appendix A of this Report. A map of Australia showing the location of all ra.dio stations in operation at 0 June 977 is included after Appendix S. The disposition of the licences is shown in the following table: State Capital Cities Country Areas Territories Total Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Victoria 8 Queensland South Australia Wes tern Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australia 9 90 GRANT OF NEW LCENCES. Three new stations, namely CR Melbourne, MP Mornington Peninsula/Frankston, for which the licence had been granted in the previous year, and GC Charters Towers, commenced operation during the year, on July, July and December 97 respectively.. The proposed low-coverage restricted commercial radio station, CT Campbelltown, is expected to commence operation during December 977. At the time of preparation of this Report the licence was before the Minister for signature.. As mentioned in paragraph of the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report, North West (Western Australia) Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd advised the Minister of its decision to accept the grant of licences for commercial radio stations to serve the Port Hedland and Dampier/Karratha/Roebourne areas of Western Australia. The company has advised the Tribunal that the proposed Port Hedland station, NW, is expected to be ready to commence transmissions later this year and action is under way to obtain the formal grant of the licence, subject to satisfactory progress.

21 NORTH-WESTERN SUBURBAN AREA OF SYDNEY. As set out in paragraphs - of the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report, High Court Writs had been issued on the Minister for Post and Telecommunications and the Board by one of the applicants for the licence in the north-western suburban area of Sydney. Subsequently, Prospect Broadcasters Pty Ltd, the applicant to whom the Board recommended the licence should be granted, sought permission to be joined as a third defendant in the action. 7. Prior to the case being heard, the Minister on 0 March 977 annouf\ced that due to the considerable changes being experienced in the 'lorth-western suburban area and adjacent areas he had decided not to grant a licence for the area. The Minister foreshadowed a review of the situation at a later stage, following the development of a planning proposal by his Department. WOLLONGONG AREA 8. As set out in paragraphs - of the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report, High Court Writs had been issued on the Minister for Post and Telecommunications and the Board in terms similar to those issued in respect of the north-western suburban area of Sydney, and the grant of the licence had been held in abeyance. 9. At the time of the preparation of this Report, the case had not come before the Court. RENEW AL OF LCENCES FOR COMMERCAL RADO STATONS 0. The Tribunal is required by the Act to submit a recommendation to the Minister on each licensee's application for the renewal of its licence. Applications are made in accordance with a form designed to provide information concerning the performance of stations during the licence period, including details of the constitution and ownership or control of the licensee company for the purpose of ascertaining whether there has been any contravention of the provisions of Division of Part V of the Act, and information concerning technical aspects and program performance of the station. The information supplied on the technical aspects is referred to the Postal and Telecommunications Department. Before making its recommendation to the Minister on renewals of licences, the Tribunal makes a complete review of the service which has been provided by the licensees. The Postal and Telecommunications Department provides a report to the Tribunal on the technical aspects.. Although the performance of the great majority of stations from the general operational, program and technical viewpoints was generally satisfactory, deficiencies were noted in a small number of cases,. mainly relating to some technical and program deficiencies. n no case, however, were the deficiences considered to be of sufficient gravity to lead to a recommendation to the Minister that the licences should not be renewed. Accordingly, having regard to the corrective action which had been taken by the licensees concerned, the Minister, on the recommendation of either the Board or the Tribunal, granted renewals of all licences expiring during the year. TRANSFER OF LCENCES AND LEASNG OF ST A TO NS. Section 88() of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9 provides that a licensee of a commercial radio station may not, without the consent in writing of the Minister, transfer the licence or admit another person to participate in any of the benefits of the lic~nce.. During the year, following reports and recommendations from the Board, the Minister approved the transfer of the licences for commercial radio stations as follows:

22 Station From To RG Griffith WM Horsham AM Atherton-Mareeba NA Narrogin RG Broadcasters Pty Ltd Sunraysia Broadcasters Pty Ltd Far Northern Radio (Tablelands) Pty Ltd Swan Television Ltd PR Perth Nicholsons Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd Murrumbidgee Television Ltd Cameron Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd Radio AM Pty Ltd South Western Telecasters Ltd Wes tern Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd. The above transfers followed the Minister's approval of the acquisition of the licences after considering individual reports and recommendations from the Board or the Tribunal.. At 0 June 977, the following five stations were, with the consent of the Minister pursuant to Section 88( ) of the Act, being operated by persons other than the licensee: Station Licznsee Date of Date of Operating Company Original Expiry of or Persons Consent Existing Consent CH Sydney Council of Churches Amalgamated in N.S.W. Wireless Broadcasting Co. (A'asia) Ltd Pty Ltd KY Sydney KY Broadcasters H. B. French and Pty Ltd W. Monson, Trustees of the Labor Council of N.S.W. WG Wagga Riverina Riverina Broadcasters (Holdings) Pty Ltd Broadcasters KZ ndustrial Printing KZ Broadcasting Co. Melbourne and Publicity Co. Pty. Ltd. Ltd XY Station XY Pty Ltd Efftee Broadcasters Melbourne Pty Ltd OWNERSHP OR CONTROL OF COMMERCAL RADO STATONS. Section 90C of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9 provides that a person shall not have a prescribed interest in licences for : (a) more than one metropolitan commercial broadcasting station in any state; (b) more than four metropolitan commercial broadcasting stations in Australia;

23 (c) more than four commercial broadcasting stations in any one state; or ( d) more than eight commercial broadcasting stations in Australia. 7. A prescribed interest in a licence as defined in the Act (Section 90()) is, broadly, a shareholding or voting interest in excess of per cent, held directly or indirectly in a licensee company. 8. Paragraph 9 details the proceedings which the Tribunal adopts in obtaining information to ensure that the ownership and control provisions of the Act are observed. 9. Appendixes K and L list the multiple interests of newspapers anei others in commercial radio stations and newspaper interests of a minor nature in commercial radio stations respectively. 70. Similar information is required in respect of commercial radio stations to that required for commercial television stations as described in paragraph 9 of this Re'port. MPORTANT CHANGES N SHAREHOLDNGS N RADO STATONS 7. The following changes took place during the year, with the Minister's approval, following reports and recommendations from the Tribunal. These are apart from the transfers of licences described in paragraph. RG Griffith - 7 HT Hobart - Murrumbidgee Television Ltd Henry Jones nvestments Pty Ltd increased its shareholding interest from 8 9 to 99 of the issued shares. CS Colac - Enterprise Broadcasters Pty Ltd Mr G. J. Greenwood and Mr E. F. Rex acquired 07 and 87 respectively of the 000 issued shares. 7. See paragraph above relating to the Government's decision that the Tribunal should hold public inquiries into applications for approval of proposals involving significant changes in control of licensee companies. The above transactions were approved prior to the Government's decision on public inquiries. MEMORANDUM AND ARTCLES OF ASSOCATON OF LCENSEE COM PANES 7. Section 90K of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9 provides that a licence is subject to a condition that a change in the memorandum or articles of association of a company holding a licence for a commercial broadcasting station shall not take place without the approval of the Minister. 7. During the year, the Minister, pursuant to the provisions of Section 90K of the Act, gave his approval to a number of changes of a varying nature in the memoranda and articles of association of several licensee companies, none of which involved any substantial changes in operation or control of the stations concerned. NETWORKS OF COMMERCAL RADO STATONS 7. The licensee of each commercial radio station is required to obtain the Tribunal's consent before entering, or becoming a member of, any network, by a condition of the licence which reads as follows: 'The licensee shall not, without the consent in writing of the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal enter or become a member of any network of broadcasting stations, or any other association or organisation of broadcasting stations formed for the purpose of making arrangements for the provision of programs or the broadcasting of advertisements, or acquire by itself or any person or company on its behalf, any shares or other interests in any such network, association or organisation.' 7. The two principal networks in existence at present are the Macquarie Broadcasting Network and the Major Broadcasting Network.

24 77. Jn addition, a number of stations have joined together for the purpose of joint selling arrangements, calling themselves networks, but these arrangements do not in fact involve landline connections for the purpose of formally exchanging programs. 78. The Macquarie Broadcasting Network consists of a proprietary company, Macquarie Broadcasting Service Pty Ltd, in which 89 of the total of 77 S8 shares are held by Broadcasting Associates Pty Ltd (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Macquarie Broadcasting Holdings Ltd) and the remainder of the shares are held by member stations. Broadcasting Associates Pty Ltd has further interests in the company through its shareholdings in certain member stations (see Appendix K). 79. The following were member stations of the network at 0 June 977: Macquarie New South Wales GB Sydney PK Parkes WL Wollongong Victoria A W Melbourne Tasmania 7HO Hobart Broadcasting Network Queensland BH Brisbane BU Bundaberg South Australia SON Adelaide Australian Capital Territory CA Canberra 80. Macquarie Broadcasting Service Pty Ltd has an arrangement with a number of other stations in accordance with which they may co-operate with the network on agreed terms in the sale of station time for the broadcasting of Macquarie programs. 8. The Major Broadcasting Network is not a company but is an association of stations of which the following were members or affiliates at 0 June 977: Major Broadcasting Network New South Wales Queensland UE Sydney BK Brisbane KO Newcastle Victoria South Australia DB Melbourne SAD Adelaide Tasmania 7EX Launceston 7HT Hobart 8. There are several other groups of stations, loosely described as networks, some of which involve the relaying of programs. Details of these groups are as follows: (a) Associated Broadcasting Services, comprising stations SR Shepparton, UL Warragul and YB Warrnambool; (b) Victorian Broadcasting Network, comprising stations HA Hamilton, TR Sale and NE Wangaratta; (c) New England Network, comprising stations AD Armidale, MO Gunnedah, RE Taree and TM Tamworth; (d) Radio Broadcasting Network of Queensland comprising stations P pswich, LG Longreach, LM Mt sa, VL Charleville and WK Warwick; (e) The Big Q Group, comprising stations BC Brisbane, GR Toowoomba, MB Maryborough, RO Rockhampton, A Y Ayr, ZR Roma, SB Kingaroy and KZ nnisfail/tully; (f) South Australian Broadcasting Network, comprising stations SKA Adelaide, RM Renmark and SAU Port Augusta;

25 (g) Consolidated Broadcasting System, comprising stations AM Northam, GE Geraldton, KG Kalgoorlie and PM Perth; (h) Tasmanian Broadcasting Network, comprising stations 7 AD Devonport, 7BU Burnie and 7SD Scottsdale; and (i) A WA Radio Network, comprising stations A Y Albury, CH Sydney, GF Grafton, GN Goulburn, 80 Bendigo, CA Cairns, TO Townsville and 7LA Launceston. 7

26 PART V ADMNSTRATON - TELEVSON CURRENT LCENCES FOR COMMERCAL TELEVSON ST A TO NS 8. As at 0 June 977 there were fifty licences for commercial television stations in force. Details of licensees are contained in Appendix E of this Report, the distribution of licences being as follows: Capital Country States/Territories Cities Areas Territories Total Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Victoria 9 Queensland 8 South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australia 0 8. Two new stations, namely RTS Renmark/Loxton and GTW Geraldton, commenced operations during the year, on November 97 and January 977 respectively. RENEW AL OF LCENCES FOR COMMERCAL TELEVSON ST A TO NS 8. The Tribunal is required by the Act to submit a recommendation to the Minister on each licensee's application for the renewal of its licence. Applications are made in accordance with a form designed to provide information concerning the performance of the stations during the licence period, including details of the constitution and ownership or control of the licensee company for the purpose of ascertaining whether there has been any contravention of the provisions of Division of Part V of the Act, and information concerning technical aspects and program performance of the station. The information contained in the form of application is examined in conjunction with details of the station's operation and general performance during the year. On the basis that technical matters have, since January 977, come within the ambit of the Postal and Telecommunications Department, engineering reports are obtained by the Tribunal in respect of each station's licence renewal. 8. The licences for forty-eight commercial television stations fell due for renewal during the year under review. 87. Although the performance of the great majority of stations from the general operational, program and technical viewpoints was generally satisfactory, deficiencies were noted in a small number of cases, mainly relating to program deficiencies. n no case, however, were the deficiencies considered to be of sufficient gravity to lead to a recommendation to the Minister that the licences should not be renewed. Accordingly, having regard to the corrective action being taken by the licensees 8

27 concerned, the Minister, on the recommendation of either the Board or the Tribunal, granted renewals of all licences expiring during the year. TRANSFER OF LCENCES 88. Section 88( ) of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9 provides that a licensee of a commercial television station may not, without the consent in writing of the Minister, transfer the licence or admit another person to participate in any of the benefits of the licence. 89. During the year, the licence for TVW Perth was transferred from TVW Ltd to TVW Enterprises Ltd. No change of ownership was involved as the transfer involved a change in name of the licensee only. 90. Following consideration of the report and recommendations by the Control Board into leasing arrangements, the Government, in May 977, decided that public inquiries should be held by the Tribunal into proposals for the admission of persons other than the licensee to participate, in any significant manner, in any of the benefits of the licence or share transactions involving significant changes in the potential control of a licensee company. OWNERSHP OR CONTROL OF COMMERCAL TELEVSON STATONS 9. The principal provisions of Division of Part V of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9 dealing with the ownership or control of commercial television stations were set out in some detail in paragraph of the Eighteenth Annual Report. 9. n particular, Section 9 of the Act provides that a person shall not have a prescribed interest in: (a) each of three or more licences; (b) each of two or more licences for stations in a Territory; or (c) each of two or more licences for stations in a state and within a radius of fifty kilometres of the General Post Office in the capital city of the sta~e, provided that a person may continue to hold prescribed interests in licences in excess of those specified, if he held those interests prior to 7 December 9 which was the date on which amending legislation became effective. t is provided, however, that such excess interests shall not be increased in any manner whatsoever, and that the persons concerned may not acquire prescribed interests in any further licences. 9. Excess interests were held as at 0 June 977 by Associated Newspapers Group Ltd (London) Group (BTQ Brisbane, ADS Adelaide and HSY Melbourne), The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd Group (HSY Melbourne, BTQ Brisbane, ADS Adelaide and TVT Hobart), John Fairfax Ltd Group (ATN Sydney, CTC Canberra Area, NBN Newcastle-Hunter River Area and QTQ Brisbane) and Ltd (TEN Sydney, CBN Central Tablelands Area and CWN Central Western Slopes Area). 9. A prescribed interest in a licence as defined in the Act (Section 9 ()) is, broadly, a shareholding, voting or financial interest, in excess of five per cent, held either directly or indirectly in the licensee company. 9. Details of principal shareholders in all commercial television stations are set out in Appendix J, while details of the multiple shareholding interests of newspapers and others are set out in Appendix K. 9. n connection with the provisions of the Act concerning the ownership or control of commercial television stations (and commercial radio stations - see paragraphs 8 and 70) licensees of stations are required to submit information in this regard in licence renewal applications. n addition, the Tribunal maintains comprehensive records of shareholdings in many hundreds of companies having interests either direct or indirect in licensee companies, such records being subject 9

28 to constant review. Regular examinations are also made of records at the various State Corporate Affairs Commissions. Licensees are also required to submit to the Tribunal at quarterly intervals, details relating to share transfers, changes in respect of debenture holdings, and changes in respect of loan interests in licensee companies. nformation is also obtained from a variety of other sources. The records and investigations cover all persons and companies with any noteworthy interests, direct or indirect, in stations, including particularly multiple interests and non-resident interests. There is, of course, a continuing obligation on all persons to seek the Minister's approval to a transaction where that transaction results in a prescribed interest being obtained in a licence, or results in any increase in an existing prescribed interest. 97. See paragraph above relating to the Government's decision that the Tribunal should hold public inquiries into applications for approval of proposals involving significant changes in control of licensee companies. MPORT ANT CHANGES N SHAREHOLDNGS N TELEVSON STATONS 98. As indicated above, details of principal shareholders in companies which are licensees of commercial television stations, according to the information available to the Tribunal, are contained in Appendix J. The following are the more important of the changes during the year under review in the shareholdings of companies holding licences for commercial stations, approved by the Minister following reports and recommendations by the former Australian Broadcasting Control Board or the Tribunal: 0 TCN Sydney Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd increased its shareholding m TCN from to 8 9 uni~. TEN Sydney Radio UE Sydney Pty Ltd increased its shareholding in TEN from 0 to 80 shares. Amalgamated Wireless (A'asia) Ltd increased its shareholding in TEN from to 7 shares. MTN Murrumbidgee rrigation Areas Henry Jones nvestments Ltd acquired 0 shares m MTN. WN Jllawarra Area Media Securities Ltd increased its shareholding interest in WN from 0 0 to 7 80 units. The increase of 00 stock units included all the 800 held by Euroka Pty Ltd, all the held by nterstate Television Holdings Pty Ltd and all the 00 held by Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd. RVN South-Western Slopes & Eastern Riverina Area/ AMV Upper Murray Area Elwood Pty Ltd increased its shareholding in RVN from 8 to 7 70 shares. BCV Bendigo Area/GLV Latrobe Valley Area Team Media nvestments Pty Ltd acquired 8 shares in BCV /GLV including all the 900 and 00 shares held by Griffith Bros. nvestments Pty Ltd and Westella Canning Pty Ltd respectively. BTW Sunbury Area/GSW Southern Agricultural Area Westinvest Pty Ltd acquired 700 shares in BTW /GSW.

29 MEMORANDUM AND ARTCLES OF ASSOCATON OF LCENSEE COM PANES 99. Section 9FA(l) of the Act provides that a licence is subject to a condition that a change in the memorandum or articles of association of a company holding a licence for a commercial television station shall not take place without the approval of the Minister. During the year, the Minister, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9F A( ) of the Act, gave his approval for a number of changes of varying nature in the memorandum and articles of association of licensee companies. DEVELOPMENT OF TELEVSON SERVCES 00. The responsibility for the planning and development of the broadcasting services passed to the Postal and Telecommunications Department as from January 977. Prior to that date the Board had carried out this function and from time to time during the six months to December had sought and obtained the Minister's approval for a number of new developments, primarily rdating to television translator stations. TELEVSON REPEATER STATONS 0. A television repeater station is a station of low operating power designed to transmit only programs recorded on magnetic tape. Aural transmissions originated at the stations are restricted to material such as station identification and emergency announcements. n most cases, atmospheric conditions permitting, news services are recorded off-air from the national broadcasting service and replayed. There are now ten such stations in operation providing a daily service and operating for approximately fifty-one hours each week, which has proved a most satisfactory means of providing a television service to remote mining communities. The first of these stations was established in November 970 at Weipa in Queensland. 0. During the year the Minister, following reports and recommendations from both the Board and the Tribunal, approved the renewal of licences for television repeater stations in ten areas of Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory. The licences were renewed for periods of one year. The fee for the grant or renewal of a licence is $0. Details of the stations are contained in Appendix. TELEVSON TRANSLATOR STATONS 0. A television translator station is a station of low operating power designed for the reception, by wireless telegraphy or telegraph line, of television programs transmitted by a television station, and the immediate re-transmission by means of wireless telegraphy of those programs. l 0. Details of the commercial and national television translator stations m operation including operating conditions are shown in Appendixes G and H respectively. COMMENCEMENT OF SERVCE OF TELEVSON TRANSLATOR STATONS l 0. The following additional television translator stations commenced operation during the year: Australian Capital Territory Tuggeranong New South Wales Bathurst Eden Menindee (Commercial) (National and Commercial) (National) (National)

30 Queensland Mossman/Port Douglas North Cairns South Australia Leigh Creek Western Australia Narrogin Wongan Hills Tasmania Burnie Lileah Smithton Wyn yard Details regarding the above stations appear (National) (National) (National) (National) (National) (National and Commercial) (Commercial) (Commercial) (National and Commercial) in Appendixes G and H. GRANT OF LCENCES FOR TELEVSON TRANSLATOR STATONS 0. During the year ended 0 June 977, following previous approvals by the Minister, licences for the following additional commercial television translator stations were granted: Area Tuggeranong (ACT) Bathurst (New South Wales) Eden (New South Wales) Hay (New South Wales) Khancoban (New South Wales) Gunpowder (Queensland) Babinda (Queensland) Mareeba (Queensland) Mossman/Port Douglas (Queensland) North Cairns (Queensland) Burnie (Tasmania) Lileah (Tasmania) Smithton (Tasmania) Wynyard (Tasmania) Licensee Canberra Television Ltd Country Television Services Ltd Television Wollongong Transmissions Ltd Murrumbidgee Television Ltd Riverina & North East Victoria TV Ltd Gunpowder Copper Ltd Far Northern Television Ltd Far Northern Television Ltd Far Northern Television Ltd Far Northern Television Ltd Northern Television (TNT9) Northern Television (TNT9) Northern Television (TNT9) Northern Television (TNT9) Pty Ltd Pty Ltd Pty Ltd Pty Ltd 07. Television translator station licences are granted for an initial period up to five years and are renewable annually. During the year, the Minister, on the recommendation of the Board and the Tribunal, granted a renewal of fifty-one commercial television translator station licences. 08. The following table sets out the technical operating conditions determined for commercial and national translators and other low power stations, the establishment of which has been authorised, but which are not yet in operation. The establishment of national translators is being undertaken by Telecom Australia in all cases listed, the rate of development being dependent on capital funds allocation and specialist resources.

31 TRANSLATOR STATONS AND OTHER LOW POWER STATONS (NOT YET N OPERATON) Polarisation Area to be Parent ( H-Horizontal) Power Served Station Site (V-Vertical) Channel (watts) COMMERCAL New South Wales Ashford NEN-9. km E of v O.S (directional) Ashford Eden/ WN- Bimmil Trig H SO (directional) Pambula/ (via Bega Merimbula translator) Hay MTN- 9 S. km ENE H SA 00 of town (directional) Jerilderie GMV- S. km WNW H 8 SO (directional) of town Menindee BKN-7. km N of v 00 (directional) (via UHF Menindee P.O. link) Narooma WN- Kianga Lookout, H s 00 (directional) (via.8 km NW Bateman's of town Bay translator) Quirindi NEN-9 'Who'd A H SOO (directional) Thought t' Lookout,. km W of town Tamworth NEN-9 Bald Hi ll H 000 (directional) Young RVN- andra Street, H SO (directional) Young, adj. to reservoir Queensland Babinda FNQ-0 Radio Telephone v 00 (directional) Site, 9. km SE of town Gordonvale FNQ-0 QY National v SOO (directional) MF Broadcasting transmitter Herberton FNQ- 0 St Patrick's H SA (directional) Hill Mareeba FNQ- 0 Radio Telephone H (via UHF Site, Mareeba link) Mission FNQ- 0 Dunk sland v SA 00 (directional) Beach Mossman/ FNQ-0 Radio Telephone v 000 (directional) Port (via Nth Site, km N of Douglas Cairns Mossman translator) Nth Cairns FNQ-0 Radio Telephone Mixed SA 000 (directional) Site, Buchan Ravenshoe FNQ-0 Bald Rock,. v (directional) km S of town Tully FNQ-0 Radio Telephone H 000 (directional) Site, Mt Myrtle Western Australia BTW- Microwave v SA 00 (directional) Ka tanning Repeater Site, Fairfield Mawson BTW- National Trans- H 0 O 000 milter Site, Mawson Trig

32 Polarisation Area to be Parent ( H-Horizontal) Power Served Station Site (V-Vertical) Channel (walls) Northam BTW- Operating conditions not yet determined Wagin BTW- Microwave H 000 Repeater Site, (directional) Tasmania Mt Latham Strahan TVT- Radio Telephone H (via Site Queenstown translator) St Helens TNT-9 NW boundary H 7 (directional) (via St of St Helens Marys/Fingal Aerodrome Valley Reserve translator) NATONAL Australian Capital Territory Tuggeranong/ ABC- Mt Taylor v 9 00 Garran New South Wales Ashford ABUN-7. km E of Ashford v A. (directional) Narooma ABWN- Kianga Lookout H 0 00 ( directiqnal) (via.8 km NW of Bateman's town Bay) Quirindi ABUN-7 'Who'd A H 00 (directional) Thought t' Lookout,. km W of town Tamworth ABUN-7 Bald Hill H 000 (directional) (via link or co-axial cable) Young ABMN-0 landra St, H 0 (directional) Young, adj. to reservoir Queensland Babinda ABNQ-9 Radio Telephone v 00 (directional) Site, 9. km E of town Cannonvale/ ABMQ- Shingle Beach H 0 (directional) Shingle Bch/ (via Hill Airlie Beach Whitsunday s. Shute Harbour translator) Dysart ABMQ- Denham Range v 0 (directional) (via. km NW Moran bah/ of Dysart Goonyella translator)

33 Area to be Served Parent Station Site Polarisation (H-Horizontal) {V-Vertical) Channel Power (watts) Gordonvale Herberton Mareeba Mission Beach Moranbah/ Goon yell a Nambour Nebo Ravenshoe Tully ABNQ-9 ABNQ-9 ABNQ-9 (via UHF link) ABNQ-9 ABNQ- (via Nebo translator) ABWQ- (via Gympie translator) ABMQ- ABNQ-9 ABNQ-9 Western Australia Goldsworthy ABPHW-7 (via UHF link) Manjimup ABSW-S Pannawonica ABW- (via UHF Paraburdoo Pemberton Shay Gap Tom Price Tasmania St Helens links from Peedamulla co-axial cable repeater site) ABW- (via Tom Price translator) ABSW-S (via Manjimup translator) ABPHW-7 (via UHF link) ABW- (via links from Newman coaxial cable) ABNT- (via St Marys/Fingal Valley translator) QY National MF Broadcasting Transmitter St Patrick's Hill Radio Telephone Site, Mareeba Dunk sland S end of Carborough Range Dulong Lookout,.8 km W of town Smith's Hill Bald Rock,. km S of town Radio Telephone Site, Mt Myrtle Communication Hill Not yet determined. km S of town km S of town Not yet determined TV Hill Mt Nameless NW boundary of St Helens Ae~odrome Reserve V H H V H v H v H H H H H H H 0 00 (directional) (directional) 00 (directional) SA SA 000 (directional) 000 (directional) 00 (directional) 8 (directional) (directional) 9 S (directional) 0 (directional) 0 (directional) 9 S (directional) 9 SO (directional) 0 S (directional)

34 Power is stated as effective radiated power (e.r.p.). Except where otherwise indicated aerials are omni-directional. n the case of directional aerials, the e.r.p. is that in the direction of maximum radiation. COMMUNTY TELEVSON AERAL SYSTEMS 09. Details of community television aerial systems for which permits were in force at 0 June 977 are as follows : Permittee A rea O'Donnell Griffin ndustries Ltd Castlecrag, N.S.W. Management Committee Bayview Bayview, N.S.W. Community TV System E R Moffitt Department (N.S.W.) of Public Works Harrow Community TV System Cablevision, Diverse Products Ltd Hills ndustries Ltd Clinton Pty. Ltd (Cablevision) Western Titanium Ltd A. G. Robertson Balmoral, N.S.W. Parliament House, Sydney, N.S.W. Harrow, Vic. Beaumont, Glen Osmond, St. Georges and Urrbrae Area, S.A. Athelstane, S.A. Wattle Park, Stoneyfell and Rosslyn Park Area, S.A. Leeman, W.A. Wivenhoe, Tas. No. of Subscribers 8 0 ~ 7 ~ t is anticipated that 00 subscribers will be connected when the new Parliament building is completed. Details of procedures relating to applications etc. are contained in paragraphs 8-8 of the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report. 8

35 Part V PROGRAM SERVCES - GENERAL MEDCAL ADVERTSNG AND TALKS - RADO AND TELEVSON 0. Section 00( ) of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9 provides that a licensee shall not broadcast or televise advertisements relating to medicine unless the text has been approved by the Director-General of Health, or, on appeal, by the Minister. Section of the Act places a similar restriction on talks on medical subjects.. Notes on the Broadcasting and Televising of Matters of a Medical Nature, prepared by the Director-General of Health for the guidance of those preparing such matters for radio and television, have for some years been issued as an attachment to the Television and Broadcasting Program Standards.. The notes have been replaced by a code devised by a Joint Media Committee in consultation with the Department of Health. The code now forms the basis of censorship, by the Department of Health, of medical advertising on radio and television. As a voluntary code supported by all industry groups involved in the advertising of therapeutic goods throughout Australia, it will also apply to advertising in the print media.. -The major difference between the code and the previous guidelines is that analgesic and vitamin advertising are controlled more stringently. The new code is published in full as Appendix R of this Report.. As mentioned in the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report, the Department of Health has indicated that it is in favour of relinquishing the control over talks (as distinct from advertisements) it has under Section of the Act. The appropriate change to the legislation has not, as yet, been effected. COMPLANTS FROM VEWERS AND LSTENERS ABOUT PROGRAMS. The following table provides an indication of the nature and amount of written complaints received from the public about various aspects of programming over the past three years. All were fully investigated and replied to by letter. n addition approximately the same number of complaints were received by telephone and in cases where further investigation was required the complainants were informed by letter of the outcome. 7

36 COMPLANTS BY LETTER - TELEVSON AND RADO Subject % of All Complaints Television: General The Box/Number 9 Bad taste (Sex, violence, general moral standards) Sex or indecency (specific programs) Sex (para. programs) against restriction Sex (para. programs) seeking restriction Censorship (opposition to excessive cuts to 'R' films) V.iolence (specific programs) Language (including blasphemy) Repeats and poor programs generally News and current affairs (bad taste) News and current affairs (bias) Television: Family and Children's Times Unsuitable programs or segments Seeking extension of family and children's time Promotional material for adult programs Unsuitable material (including advertisements) nadequate quality or amount of programs Opposition to advertising m children's time Television: Advertising Objection to depiction.of sex (including cinema trailers) Violence High sound level (noisy commercials) Excessive amount Taste (including 'ockerism', etc.) ntimate products Anti-nflation Campaign advertisements

37 Subject ' % of All Complaints Radio Taste Quality of programs (including excess sport) 0.9 Unsuitable recordings 0. Bias in news and current affairs rregularities in talk-back shows Religious Programming (Radio and Television) Protest at possible withdrawal of free time for religion Totals

38 PART V PROGRAM SERVCES BROADCASTNG (RADO) TYPES OF PROGRAMS - RADO. n 9 the Board instituted a regular analysis of the content of programs broadcast by metropolitan radio stations. The first results were published in the Board's Fifteenth Annual Report (Appendix F). Detailed tables of the survey are published in Appendix M. Figures in some tables have been rounded off to the nearest whole number. n accordance with modern practice, figures have not been adjusted to add exactly to sub-totals. 7. The following table, for all metropolitan commercial stations shows the proportions of time devoted to the principal individual program categories over the past fourteen years. Since 97-7, four new stations (CR, MP, SAA and NR) have been added to the analysis. Year Light and Popular Music Advertising News ncidental Matter Sport % % % % i % The presentation of overall data in this form masks many of the changes which have occurred in individual station formats over the years. However, it can be seen that musical programs are currently more prominent than in the past, owing partly to the adoption by a number of stations of a continuous music format. The reduced level of musical programming in 97-8 was to some extent the result of the introduction of 'talk-back' radio. Both news and sport reached a peak in 970-7, while advert.ising content was highest in Advertising has again almost reached the 97-7 figure. 0

39 EMPLOYMENT OF AUSTRALANS - RADO 9. Section of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9 requires licensees to use, as far as possible, the services of Australians in the production and presentation of programs. 0. The following table, showing the average amount of material of Australian origin broadcast weekly by commercial stations, is based on information supplied by each station in connection with the annual renewal of its licence. AVERAGE AMOUNT OF MATTER OF AUSTRALAN ORGN BROADCAST WEEKLY BY ALL COMMERCAL ST A TO NS Types of Program Average Australian Content per Station Metropolitan Country hrs mins hrs mins (a) Service and information programs including: (i) News broadcasts and commentaries, sporting talks and descriptions, service programs for special groups, religious programs of Australian origin (ii) Telephone conversation programs (iii) Other conversation programs (b) Other Australian programs, live or in transcription form (c) Playing time of gramophone recordings. of Australian artists (d) Time occupied by station announcers in the presentation of all musical items (e) Advertising The increase in the average weekly amounts of Australian music broadcast by metropolitan stations over the past seven years is shown in the following table: AUSTRALAN MUSC BROADCAST BY METROPOLTAN STATONS HOURS PER WEEK hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins hrs mins During the year under review stations were required by section () of the Act to broadcast the works of Australian composers for at least five per cent of music time. n addition, they were expected to meet a requirement set by the Board and adopted by the Tribunal, for at least twenty per cent of music time to be occupied by Australian musical performances.. The assessment of compliance with the requirements was based on twelve sample weeks for metropolitan stations and four weeks for provincial stations. These periods coincide with those used by the Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd, in assessing royalty distributions to music composers whose works are broadcast.

40 Because stations were expected to meet the requirements on every day of the year, r.andom checks of the Australian music content of individual days were undertaken.. n October 97 the Board amended slightly the basis for assessing compliance with the performances requirement to take account of difficulties encountered by continuous service 'all-music' stations in obtaining sufficient quantities of Australian music to meet the quota. t was agreed that for stations which broadcast more than 00 musical items in a day, the performances requirement would be assessed as if only 00 items were played. The limited number of stations with formats to which this 00 'plateau' arrangement applied are annotated in the table following paragraph.. The following table shows the average results achieved by stations for the period 7 June 97 to June 977, during rostered weeks: BROADCASTNG OF AUSTRALAN MUSC - COMMERCAL 0 BROADCASTNG STATONS Station Metropolitan CHt GB KY SM UE UW AKt AW CR DBt KZt MP UZ XY BC BHt BKt P KQt SAAt SAD SON SKA X KYt PM PRt 7HO 7HT Country AD AY BE BH BS per cent Australian Compositions % l per cent Australian Per[_ormances Local O/Seas Total % %* % S..S S.8 S S.S S S. 7.S S.l.S S..S

41 Station per cent 0 per cent Australian Australian Per[ormances Compositions Local O/Seas Total % % %* % CA CC DU GF GN GO GZ HD KA KM KO LF LM LT MG MO MW NM NX NZ PK QN.9... RE RG ST TM VM WG WL XL BA CS CV GL HA MA NE 8: SH SR TR UL WM (formerly LK) YB AM.7... AY BU...7. CA.8... CD...8. GC G GR

42 Station GY KZ LG LM MB MK NA RO SB TO VL WK ZR SAU SMU SP SRM SSE AM BY C GE KG MD NA TZ VA WB 7AD 7BU 7EX 7LA 7QT 7SD 8DN 8HA per cent Australian Compositions % S S S. l..7. S. S. l per cent Australian Performances Local O/Seas Total % % * % S S S S S l S S. S S.O S S * limited to one per cent of music time 00 'plateau' applied. The table shows that all but two stations met both requirements. Stations GB Sydney (9. per cent) and PR Perth (9.0 per cent) averaged marginally below the required 0 per cent for Australian performances. 7. Although, as the table shows, the requirements for compositions and performances were met on an overall basis, it was found during sample weeks that some stations did not fulfil both requirements on all days. n the majority of cases the shortfalls were marginal, but where larger shortfalls were noted, an 'off-air' check was made to further assess the position. n the main the results of these checks indicated satisfactory compliance.

43 8. n the case of PR, however, three -hour checks in March, May and June 977 indicated that the performances requirement was not met on those days. The matter was discussed with the station in connection with its application for licence renewal and an assurance was received by the Tribunal that the station would in future meet the requirements at all times. 9. The overall performance of stations in relation to the compositions requirement over the past eight years and the performances requirement over the past four years is shown in the following tables: AUSTRALAN COMPOSTONS Year Australian Broadcasting Commission Average Percentage Metropolitan Stations Commercial Broadcasting Stations Average Percentage Number of Stations All Stations below Prescribed percentage % * 9.0 * % Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil * includes JJ and ABC-FM AUSTRALAN PERFORMANCES Year Requirement Commercial Broadcasting Stations Average Percentage Number of Stations All Stations Below Prescribed Percentage ( ) ( ) 97-7 ( ) ( ) % % *.99 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil (marginally) * not all stations sampled in this period

44 0. The trend in the usage of Australian music by commercial stations is shown by the following graph. The effect of the introduction in 97- of a requirement for Australian music presentations is clearly evident from the marked increases since that time in the use of both performances and compositions. Percentage of Music Time Occupied by Australian Compositions and Performances on Commercial Broadcasting Stations Q) E ~ 0 - ~ 0 :J ~ Australian Performances ---- Australian Compositions - Q) Ol c:0 ro :.:=.:=.M----:::.=-:A ,_,. Q) ~ Q) Cl...,,,..,,,,,_..,,,,,,, The following table shows the distribution throughout the day of Australian performances (recorded in Australia) broadcast by commercial stations in Sydney and Melbourne. The information was derived from random 'off-air' -hour checks. Average Distribution of Australian Performances by Commercial Broadcasting Stations in Sydney and Melbourne-Random Off-Air Checks Australian Performances Expressed as a Percentage of All Recordings.0 % 7.%.%.8 %.9%.7%. %. % m.n. a.m. a.m. 9a.m. m.d p.m. p.m. 9p.m. TO TO TO TO TO TO TO TO a.m. a.m. 9 a.m. m.d. p.m. p.m. 9 p.m. m.n.

45 . The ability of stations to meet the requirements for the broadcasting of Australian music compositions and performances is facilitated by the availability of information on the status of individual recordings. The Board had developed classification codes for these items and, with a view to assisting stations, had held discussions with the Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters and the Australian Record ndustry Association, aimed at encouraging recording companies to identify their products with Australian classification labels.. The classifications recommended by the Tribunal (and used by stations) are as follows: C Australian composition PA Australian performance recorded in Australia PO Australian performance recorded overseas CPA Australian composition and performance recorded in Australia CPO Australian composition and performance recorded overseas. The Tribunal has noted with satisfaction that already one Australian recording company, Astor, has adopted the practice of identifying its records with these classification symbols.. n 97 the Board presented submissions to the ndustries Assistance Commission in connection with its reference info the Music Recording ndustry in Australia. These submissions supported the continued use of quotas as a means of ensuring that Australian performances were available to the radio audience, as well as ensuring a satisfactory level of compliance with the statutory requirement that licensees use Australians as far as possible in the production and presentation of programs.. n its draft report on the Music Recording ndustry the l.a.c. has proposed that the quotas be phased out gradually and replaced, if it is considered necessary to continue support for the musical performing arts, by a system of additional licence fee imposts on the operators of stations. 7. The Tribunal has not accepted the views of the l.a.c. and, based on the evidence it had received through its Public nquiry into Self-regulation, has recommended a gradual increase in the quota. This view will be conveyed to the l.a.c. in the Tribunal's response to the draft report. ADVERTSNG - RADO 8. The following table provides an indication of the changes in the amount of advertising matter presented by each metropolitan station and five country stations over the past five years. Coverage of the five country stations (BA Ballarat, GL Geelong, CS Colac, 7EX and 7LA Launceston) began in 97 and 97, but it has not been practicable so far to extend the survey to other areas. 9. Although the figures for are shown as accurate to one decimal place in common with results for previous years, their degree of statistical error may not justify going beyond the whole numbers. For this reason figures in Tables and V of Appendix M are given to the nearest whole number. 7

46 PERCENTAGE OVERALL ADVERTSNG.00 A.M. TO 0.0 P.M % % % % % Sydney Metropolitan CH GB KY S 7.0 SM.8 S...8. UE S.S 7.S UW S.8 S. 7. S Melbourne Metropolitan AK S. AW DB 9.S KZ MP.9 UZ XY..0. S..9 Brisbane Metropolitan BC 0.S BH BK.S P S KQ Adelaide Metropolitan SAA 0.9 SAD S SON S.S 7... S. SKA Perth Metropolitan X S. 7.. S KY.. JO PM PR Hobart Metropolitan 7HO S.O HT S. Country Stations GL JO..S 7EX.7..S 7LA S BA CS..7. 8

47 NEWS - RADO 0. During the year commercial radio stations maintained a comprehensive coverage of international, national and local news. The general practice of broadcasting news on the hour throughout the day continued.. The amount of transmission time occupied by news was approximately 9 per cent, a slight increase over last year (8. per cent). The number of major news bulletins (six minutes or more in duration) broadcast by metropolitan stations averaged per station per week ( last year) and the number of shorter or headline bulletins averaged 0 per station per week ( last year). Compared with metropolitan stations, country stations, on average, broadcast a greater number of major bulletins () and fewer brief bulletins ( 0) due to the shorter periods of transmission involved. Twelve metropolitan and ten country stations provided news summaries only.. A wide variety of current affairs including open-line discussions, talks by local State and Federal parliamentarians, political commentaries, interviews with persons prominent in the news and reports of local Council activities were also broadcast.. Extensive auxiliary services were provided regularly including weather and traffic reports, flood and fire warnings, plane and train arrival times, beach and snow conditions, local employment opportunities and police messages. Many stations also provided information for particular sectional interests such as local industry, stock exchange and market reports. RELGOUS BROADCASTS - RADO. Section 0 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9 requires that the licensee of each commercial broadcasting station shall broadcast from his station Divine Worship or other matter of a religious nature during such periods as the Tribunal determines, and if the Tribunal so directs shall do so without charge.. Under the Broadcasting Program Standards each station is required to provide at least one hour per week for religious matter, the time being provided without charge and allocated among the various churches and denominations, as far as practicable, in proportion to census information on the number of adherents to each denomination in the area served by the station. The Standards also contain recommendations concerning the types of religious material regarded as being within the scope of Section 0 of the Act.. There was a slight overall reduction during the year in the amount of religious material broadcast without charge. However, all stations met the requirement and many provided considerably more than the minimum amount. The commercial radio stations presented religious matter without charge to the combined extent of 8 hours per week, compared with 9 hours per week for 0 stations during the previous year. Sponsored religious programs averaged 9 hours per week, a decrease of hours on the weekly average for the previous year. This continues a trend in the use of sponsored material which has been evident since 9. Thirty-eight stations did not broadcast sponsored religious programs. 7. As was the case in the previous year, metropolitan radio stations provided, on average, approximately the same amount of time without charge for religious programs as did country stations, but broadcast only one-fifth as much sponsored religious programming. 8. Many types of religious programs were broadcast including formal church services, devotional programs, readings from the Bible, Sunday school sessions, world church news, discussions and interview programs, epilogues, religious music and open-line telephone programs. Most religious material broadcast free of charge was prepared by the Christian Broadcasting Association, the Christian Television Association, the Catholic Church or local ministers acting individually or m groups. 9

48 COMMUNTY SERVCE - RADO 9. During the year commercial radio stations assisted in the handling of urgent messages and information relating to emergencies and natural calamities occurring in the communities served by the stations. l SO. According to a comprehensive survey conducted by FARB among its member stations, a very large number of community organisations, ethnic and religious minorities and educational institutions had gained commercial radio exposure for their causes free of charge. The commercial value of the broadcast time provided for these announcements was calculated to be of the order of $ million over the twelve-month period. PROGRAM RESEARCH - RADO. One statistical survey of radio program content was made using data compiled by staff of the Tribunal in the various States. An outline of the methods used and detailed tables of statistics are to be found in Appendix M. The information set out in these tables is not collected elsewhere in Australia.. A statistical analysis of radio advertising made during the year is reported in paragraph 9.. The Tribunal subscribed to the audience measurement surveys of McNair Anderson Associates Pty Ltd, and regular analyses of these reports were made to keep the Tribunal informed of the audience size and composition for programs and stations. Detailed records covering the past twenty-two years of metropolitan radio are held by the Tribunal Research section and are available for study by bona fide researchers. l S. Paragraph of the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report mentioned the possibility of a study being conducted of community radio. Due to staff shortages, however, it was not possible to conduct this or other studies of radio audiences during the year. HOURS OF SERVCE - RADO. At 0 June 977, commercial radio stations were operating for an aggregate of 7 hours per- week, 708 V hours per week more than at 0 June 97. n all, nineteen stations increased hours of transmission and four reduced hours. All capital city stations, with the exception of BH Brisbane and CR Melbourne, together with seventeen country stations, were operating continuously at the close of the year, making a total of forty-four stations throughout Australia. They were CH, GB, KY, SM, UE, and UW Sydney; BS Bathurst; CA and CC Canberra; HD and KO Newcastle; MG Mudgee; NX Bolwarra; WL Wollongong; AK, AW, DB, KZ, UZ, XY Melbourne and MP Mornington Peninsula; BA Ballarat; BC, BK and KQ Brisbane; P pswich; A Y Ayr; CA Cairns; CD Gladstone; GC Charters Towers; GG Gold Coast; GR Toowoomba; TO Townsville; SAA, SAD, SDN and SKA Adelaide; SSE Mount Gambier; X, KY, PM and PR Perth; 7HO and 7HT Hobart. S. During the year, one commercial radio station (in New South Wales) operated on reduced transmission hours due to poor financial circumstances as compared with three mentioned in the report of the Board for The ninety-four stations of the National Broadcasting Service, excluding the stations operating in the high frequency band, were providing a total of hours per week. S8. The weekly hours of service of each commercial and national station are shown in Appendixes A and B. 9. The following table shows the average weekly hours of operation of commercial radio stations at intervals since l 9SS. 0

49 HOURS OF SERVCE - COMMERCAL RADO STATONS Average Hours of Transmission per Week at 0 June (to nearest hour) Location Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth Hobart All Metropolitan 7 7 All Other Areas 7 9 All Stations There were numerous temporary increases in hours of service approved by the Board or the Tribunal during the year to enable stations to cover special events of national or local interest.

50 Part V PROGRAM SERVCES - TELEVSON ANALYSS OF PROGRAMS - TELEVSON 0. From 9 onwards the Board had analysed and published information on the content of programs presented by television stations. The basic material was derived from information supplied by each commercial television station and the A.B.C. This arrangement has been continued by the Tribunal.. Programs are placed under twelve g<!neric categories, most of which are further divided into specific sub-categories. Although the basic system remains {n much the same form as it was when adopted in 9, minor changes have been made to accommodate changing styles in programming. The matter of advertising content is dealt with separately and reported in paragraph 8 of this Report and, for the purpose of the analysis of programs, the time occupied by advertisements and other non-program matter is included in the running time of the programs.. The following tables are based on all programs, imported and Australian, televised by the fifteen commercial television stations in the State capitals and twenty"two representative provincial commercial stations. National stations are represented by data for station ABV Melbourne. Another table derived from the analysis, showing the full extent of Australian programming on metropolitan stations, appears on page 7, and further tables, with full details of the categories used, are included in Appendix N. The tables indicate the nature of the television service as a whole and do not show the degree of diversity of the programs of individual stations. PERCENT AGE OF TME OCCUPED BY VARO US TYPES OF PROGRAMS COMMERCAL TELEVSON STATONS.00 A.M. TO.00 MDNGHT Program Metrop olitan Stations Provincial Stations Type % % % % % % Television Drama Cinema Movies l Light Entertain ment Sport News Children Family Activities nformation Current Affairs Political Matter Religious Matter The Arts Education

51 PROGRAMS TELEVSED BETWEEN.00 P.M. AND 0.00 P.M. COMMERCAL TELEVSON STATONS Program Type Metropolitan Stations Provincial Stations % % % % % % Television Drama Cinema Movies Light Entertainment Sport News Children Family Activities nformation Current Affairs Political Matter Religious Matter The Arts Education EMPLOYMENT OF AUSTRALANS - TELEVSON. Section of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9 provides that licensees of commercial television stations shall, as far as possible, employ the services of Australians in the production and presentation of programs. An account of the development of Australian content requirements pursuant to Section of the Act was provided in paragraphs and 0 of the Board's Twenty-Seventh Annual Report.. Pending the outcome of its public inquiry into the concept of self-regulation, the Tribunal continued with the existing arrangements for Australian content which require stations each year to: (a) meet a points target equal to their hours of transmission, using the points values for programs shown in Appendix O; (b) televise 0 hours of first release, Australian drama between.00 p.m. and 0 p.m.; (c) televise an average of 0 hours per 8-day period of school-age children's quota programs; and (d) televise four 'big-budget specials' in the form of variety spectaculars or one-shot dramas.. The following table shows the Australian content performance of television stations which, at 0 June 977, had completed three years of regular operation. t is based on information provided by stations for the period 7 June 97 to June 977. The figures apply to programs televised between.00 a.m. and.00 midnight during the full weeks of the year.

52 AUSTRALAN CONTENT OF TELEVSON PROGRAMS 7 JUNE 97 TO JUNE 977 COMMERCAL TELEVSON STATONS WHCH HAVE COMPLETED THREE YEARS OF OPERATON Station Target Actual Australian Content First School-age Points Points Release Children's (includes bonus Overall Peak Time Australian Programs points in brackets (.00 a.m. (.00 p.m. Drama (.00 p.m. to for extra drama to to (.00 p.m. to 7.0 p.m.) or children's p.m.) 0.00 p.m.) programs) midnight) Minimum Requirements: No Requirement 0 hrs JO hrs p.a. 8 days Metropolitan Stations % % hrs mins hrs mins ATN 0. 7.(.0) TCN (7.) TEN (.8) ATV (9.) GTV (.) HSY (0.0) 0.l.8 0 BTQ (.8) QTQ (70.0) TVQ ( 77.) O 00 ADS (90.0) NWS ( 7.) SAS (.) STW (7.) TVW ( O~. O).9.0 O 0 TVT (7.)..8 0 Country Stations BKN (9.) CBN/CWN 07.0.(77.9) CTC.0 90.(97. ) MTN (9.) l NBN (0.8) NEN/ECN. 8l.(8.8) NRN/RTN (7.) RVN (0.) WN (7.) AMY.ci 99.7(.7) BCV (.8). 8. BTV (.9) GLV (7.) GMV.0 9.7(7.) STY 09..(7.) DDQ/SDQ ( 0.) FNQ (7.8) TQ (0.) MVQ 98.0.(.7) RTQ 7. 9.(90.8) SEQ 780..(8.) TNQ (7.8) GTS (9.) SES (7.) BTW/GSW (90.8) YEW (.0) TNT (.).. 9 NTD (80.0)

53 The table shows that all stations met the points requirement, the Australian drama quota and the school-age children's quota.. Two stations found it necessary to use several hours of material with budgets equivalent to drama to enable them to meet the Australian drama quota for 0 hours. A precedent for this had been set by the Board in 97. The stations concerned were BTQ Brisbane which used 0 hours of its own production 'Top of the Bill', and ADS Adelaide which used Y hours made up of 'Aida', 'Uranium on Trial', 'To the Land of the Morning Calm' and an edition of 'The Naked Vicar Show'. 7. The Tribunal agreed to accept certain episodes of drama series televised outside the.00 p.m. and 0.00 p.m. period as peak-time drama quota, after substantial exposure of the series in peak-time had failed to obtain satisfactory ratings. Stations with series in this situation were required to provide ratings details when approaching the Tribunal. The Tribunal considered each case on its merits before approving the following propositions: ATN - 'Bluey' ( hrs), 'Solo One' ( Y hrs), HSY - 'Bluey' (9 hrs), 'Homicide' ( hrs), BTQ - 'Bluey' ( hrs), ADS - 'Bluey' (8 hrs), and STW - 'The Box' ( hrs). 8. n televising big budget 'specials', stations drew upon the following programs which had met the necessary criteria of expenditure and creative effort in production. Variety/Musical Aida (7) Australia's Night of Stars at the United Nations (9) Bobby Limb and Dawn Lake Program - Showbiz (7) Dinah at the Opera House No. (9) Dinah at the Opera House No. (9) Glen Campbell, Down Home, Down Under (9) Mark Holden: All You Need is Love (0/0) Merry Widow (9) Paul Hogan Show No. (9) Paul Hogan Show No. (9) Paul Hogan Show No. (9) To the Land of the Morning Calm (7) One-Shot Drama All at Sea (0/0) Alternative, The (7) Chopper Squad (0/0) Do Have to Kill My Child..? (9) Gone to Ground (7) Haunting of Hewie Dowker, The (0/0) Hotel Story (0/0) s There Anybody There? (7) Mama's (7) Gone-a-Hunting n addition 'Dead Water' and 'Speck in the Sky' (STW) and 'Everyday Saturday' (TVW) were regarded as 'specials' when televised by the producing stations. 9. The Tribunal agreed that in view of several factors, especially the large amollirrof first-release peak-time drama televised by stations on the 0/0 network, it would in the case of these stations, accept fewer than the required number of 'specials' called for in the requirement. Other factors in the Tribunal's decision were that a telemovie, 'Hotel Story', had been produced for the network, but had not been used because of doubts about its quality, and that another telemovie, 'All at Sea', could not be televised before the close of the year because additional time was required for pre-telecast publicity. 70. Station TQ Mount sa was not able to fully meet the 'specials' requirement because of the unavailability before the close of the year of some of the approved programs it wished to use. 7. n the table in paragraph 7 of the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report it was indicated that station TCN Sydney had not met the requirements for

54 first-release peak-time drama. The shortfall was more than made up during The matter was referred to the Minister when the station's application for licence renewal was considered in December Stations RTS Loxton and GTW Geraldton commenced service during the year and, not having completed three years of regular transmissions, were not required to meet the requirements. The following table shows the extent to which the two stations provided Australian programs. The information was derived from seven sample weeks. AUSTRALAN CONTENT OF TELEVSON PROGRAMS COMMERCAL TELEVSON ST A TONS WHCH HAD NOT COMPLETED THREE YEARS OF OPERATON AT 0 JUNE 977 Aust. Content Station Target Actual First Release School-age Overall Points Points Peak-Time Children's Peak Drama Quota Time hrs mins hrs mins % % RTS GTW The full extent of Australian programs available to viewers in metropolitan areas during the past year is shown in the table on page 7. The categories shown are those used by the Board and the Tribunal in their statistical analysis of programs of commercial television stations and do not coincide with those used by the ABC to describe the programming of the national stations. Conversion factors are included at the foot of the table to enable the calculation of the percentage of total transmission time occupied by each program category. 7. Details of actual production of Australian programs as distinct from presentation of Australian programs to air during 97-7 were obtained from television stations and program production companies. The results of this and similar surveys over the previous three years are shown in the following table: TELEVSON PROGRAM PRODUCTON - 97 TO hrs hrs hrs hrs Drama Series Drarria - One Shot 7 7 Light Entertainment Current Affairs Documentary Children's Quota 0 0 Children's Non-Quota

55 """ -.J AUSTRALAN TELEVSON PROGRAMS ALL METROPOLTAN STATONS Average yeariy amount of time per station devoted to particular categories of Australian programs Commercial Stations National Stations Program Category hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs hrs Drama Serious Adventure Crime and Suspense 0. 9.l Domestic and Comedy Western Miscellaneous Light Entertainment Cartoons Light Music Personality Programs Talent Programs Variety Sport News l Children Kindergarten Other l Family Activities nformation Current Affairs Political Matter Religious Matter The Arts Educational Formal Other Total amount of Australian Programming Expressing the above figures as a percentage of all transmission time 00 hours equals.8%.8%.9%.9%.9%.%

56 FAMLY AND CHLDREN'S PROGRAMS - TELEVSON 7. The Television Program Standards contain provisions designed to ensure that programs televised during certain periods of the day, when children form a substantial part of the audience, will be suitable for viewing by children without parental supervision. These periods, known as family and children's viewing times, are specified in the Standards as between.00 a.m. and 8.0 a.m. and between.00 p.m. and 7.0 p.m. on weekdays, and between.00 a.m. and 7.0 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. During these periods all programs televised must be suitable for viewing by persons of all ages, although the special nature of news and current affairs type programming is recognised. 7. The graphs which follow paragraph 8 show the percentage of children between the ages of five and twelve years viewing at each hour of the day for weekdays and weekends. The graphs also indicate the cut-off times for 'G', 'A' and 'AO' classified programs. 77. n the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report, reference was made to discussions on the matter of extending the close of family and children's viewing time from 7.0 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. t was stated that consideration of the matter had been deferred by the Board pending the outcome of the review of the Board's Program Standards which was being conducted by an Advisory Committee. The matter has been further deferred until the recommendations of the Tribunal's i.nquiry into the concept of self-regulation are considered by the Government. 78. Programs for children in amounted to approximately. per cent of the transmission time of metropolitan commercial stations. This figure included kindergarten programs as well as those designed specifically for school-age children. 79. Since 97 television stations have been required to meet a quota of programs produced in accordance with,guidelines recommended by an Advisory Committee to the Board on children's program production. The quota was increased in February 97 from hours to 0 hours of such programming in every 8-day period. The aim of the school-age quota is to encourage the production and presentation of a wide range of entertaining and informative material designed specifically for school-age children and televised at times when they are available to watch. Hence such programs are eligible for recognition as quota only if televised between.00 p.m. and 7.0 p.m. 80. The Board had extended the range of programs recognised as quota to certain imported series and to some Australian documentary programs produced for wider audiences, but still of value to children. 8. n June 977 the Tribunal regularised the situation by informing stations (see Appendix P) that compliance with the children's program quota required at least 0 minutes per week of Australian material produced strictly in accordance with the recommended guidelines, while the remaining quota could consist of Australian material not specifically produced for children but which has been accepted on a limited basis for quota purposes (up to 0 minutes per week), and quality imported programs that comply with the guidelines (up to 0 minutes per week). During the year twelve imported series, including the 'New Mickey Mouse Club', 'Three Passports to Adventure' and 'Science Magazine', were considered to be acceptable for use as school-age children's quota material. 8. A full list of all programs, both imported and Australian, so far approved for quota purposes is included in the Program nformation Bulletin in Appendix A decline in the use by stations of kindergart~n material, which formerly was one of the prominent features of the commercial service, was commented on in the Board's twenty-eighth Annual Report. This represents a reduction from a high point in 970-7, when metropolitan stations televised an average of 8 hours of 8

57 this material, to hours in 97. The table on page 7 shows the trend since 97. During 97 five metropolitan stations did not televise any kindergarten material and, overall, stations averaged less than 0 minutes per day. 8. The situation improved in 977, with all but one metropolitan station televising at least 0 minutes per weekday of kindergarten programs, but a large number of country stations continued to completely ignore the programming needs of young children. A few metropolitan stations have made a considerable effort by persisting with programs such as 'Here's Humphrey' and 'Romper Room'. Percentage of Children - Years Viewing Sydney and Melbourne- Autumn 977 Saturday-Sunday r a.m O pm.. G Time A Time--+ AO Time--- Percenta~e of Children -- Years Viewing Sydney and Melbourne-Autumn 977 Monday-Friday ;.; a.m 7 8 J 9 0 J 7J s: 9 0 p.m. :.- GTime-:!-- G Time ~ i---ao Time - 9

58 ADVERTSNG - TELEVSON 8. The following tables provide an indication of the amount of advertising matter televised by metropolitan stations in PERCENTAGE OF TME OCCUPED BY TELEVSON ADVERTSEMENTS ALL MELBOURNE ST A TO NS COMBNED TME PERODS (MONDAY TO FRDAY) Year.00 to.0 to 7.00 to 0.00 to.0 p.m p.m p.m..0 p.m. Overall % % % % % Year to.00 to.00 to 0.00 to.00 p.m..00 p.m p.m..0 p.m. % % % % Overall % Although the amount of advertising declined slightly in 97-77, the two years 97-7 and still represent a peak in commercial content for the stations. 8. A.measure was made of the amount of promotional and other non-program material presented by the stations in addition to advertisements. This is shown in the table below for all Sydney and Melbourne stations. NON-PROGRAM MATTER TELEVSED BY SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE COMMERCAL ST A TO NS MONDAY TO FRDAY,.00 MDDAY TO l l.0 P.M. AVERAGE AMOUNT PER HOUR Station Advertisements Other Non-Program Matter ATN 0 mins secs mm secs TCN 0 mins secs mm secs TEN mins 9 secs mm secs ATV 0 mins secs mm 7 secs GTV mins secs mm 7 secs HSY 0 mins 8 secs min secs 87. The following tables indicate the amount of advertising during various periods of the day and days in the week televised by each metropolitan station. 0

59 PERCENTAGE OF TME OCCUPED BY TELEVSON ADV ER TS EM EN TS TME PERODS (MONDAY TO FRDAY) Station Overall p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. % % % % % ATN TCN TEN HSY GTV ATV BTQ QTQ TVQ ADS NWS SAS TVW STW TVT Average Allowable Limit

60 PERCENTAGE OF TME OCCUPED BY TELEVSON AD VER T SEMEN TS ALL DAYS OF THE WEEK Station ATN TCN TEN HSV GTV ATV BTQ QTQ TVQ ADS NWS SAS TVW STW TVT Average Allowable Limit Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday % % % % % % % l l J J v eral/ %

61 FLM CENSORSHP AND CLASSFCATON OF PROGRAMS - TELEVSON 88. U oder a long standing Ministerial arrangement all films imported into Australia for use on television are examined by the Film Censorship Board in terms of the Television Program Standards and classified for television in the following categories: 'G' - Unrestricted for television. 'A' - Not recommended for children under : may not be televised between.00 a.m. and 8.0 a.m. or between.00 p.m. and 7.0 p.m. on weekdays or at any time between.00 a.m. and 7.0 p.m. on Saturday or 'AO' - Sunday. Suitable only for adults: may be televised only after 8.0 p.m. on any day, or between.00 noon and.00 p.m. on weekdays which are school days. Films may also be classified by the Film Censorship Board as not suitable for television. 89. Programs produced by the stations themselves or by independent production companies under contract to stations are exempt from censorship procedures, because the stations are expected to observe the relevant provisions of the Television Program Standards in producing and scheduling such material. 90. The Chief Film Censor has reported that during the year ended 0 June 977 the number of television programs examined totalled 77 (previous year 9) occupying about 7 () hours of screening time. Deletions were made from (9) programs and 8 (0) programs were considered unsuitable in terms of the Television Program Standards. 9. Approximately 7. (79.7) per cent of television programs imported into Australia came from the United States of America,. (7.8) per cent from the United Kingdom and. (.) per cent from other countries. n addition, () programs produced in Australia outside the control of television stations were classified during the year. Of all programs examined.9 (9) per cent were produced on film and. ( ) per cent on magnetic tape. 9. Most of the deletions made by the Film Censorship Board concerned violence. Strong language and sex also accounted for many deletions. n most cases deletions were made in programs classified 'G' or 'A', often at the request of distributors wishing to have the programs televised in early evening periods. 9. There appeared to be some confusion in the public mind concerning the televising of modified versions of 'R' classified cinema films and a number of complaints were received indicating a belief on the part of the complainants that 'R' certificate films had been televised. The Tribunal made a point of explaining in reply that only versions of the film which had been either specially modified by the producers or by television stations for use on television were allowed to be shown. 9. During the year the Film Censorship Board classified as 'AO' a number of such modified versions of 'R' certificate films. 9. Twenty-one appeals were made against decisions of the Film Censorship Board on classifications of television material. Seven of these involved advertisements for cinema films. The decisions were as follows: Title and Original.Classification ABT: Petersen (Not Suitable for Television) Date of Appeal Feature Films Decision Appeal upheld on basis that film may be televised no earlier than 9.0 p.m.

62 Title and Original Classification nn of the Damned Not suitable for television Dracula v's Frankenstein Not suitable for television The Oblong Box Not suitable for television ABCB*: That's My Mamma Series (Three episodes classified 'A', 'Not recommended for children) Who's Child is This Clifton's Dubious Romance Honesty Day Good Times Series (Seven episodes classified 'A', 'Not recommended for children') - Thelma's Young Man Too Old Blues Florida Flips Sex and the Evans Family J.J. Paints a Nude Sometimes There's No Bottom to the Bottle The Gang (Parts l and ) Date of Appeal Feature Films } Series Programs Decision Appeal Upheld. Classified 'AO' with cuts. Appeal disallowed. Exhibitor invited to re-submit reconstructed film to the Film Censorship Board. Appeal Upheld. Program classified 'G'. Appeal Upheld. Program classified 'G'. Appeal Upheld. Program cl assified 'G'. Appeal Upheld. Program classified 'G'. Appeal Upheld. Program classified 'G'. Appeal Upheld. Program classified 'G'. Appeal Upheld. Program classified 'G'. Appeal Upheld. Program cl assified 'G'. Appeal Disallowed. Appeal Disallowed. *Decisions made by the ABCB prior to December st 97 ABCB: To the Devil a Daughter ('R' classified cinema film excerpt classified unsuitable for television) Someone Behind the Door ('R' classified cinema film excerpt classified unsuitable for television) Cherry, Harry and Raquel ('R' classified cinema film excerpt classified not suitable for television) Advertisements for Cinema Films.7.7 Appeal Upheld. Advertisement classified 'AO'..7.7 Appeal Upheld. Advertisement classified 'AO'..0.7 Appeal Disallowed.

63 The Deathcheaters ('G' classified cinema film - four excerpts all classified 'A' for television) ABT: Salon Kitty ('R' classified cinema film - excerpt classified not suitable for television) The Ritz ('M' classified cinema film - excerpt classified not suitable for television) The Deathcheaters ('G' classified cinema film - two excerpts classified 'A' for television) Appeal Disallowed. Appeal Upheld. Advertisement classified 'AO'. Appeal Upheld. classified 'AO'. Appeal Disallowed. Advertisement NEWS AND CURRENT AFFARS - TELEVSON 9. News occupied approximately four per cent of transmss0n time on metropolitan stations and seven per cent on country stations with each station on average televising about four hours of such programming per week. 97. Most programs were in the form of 0-minute early evening bulletins, although nearly all stations provided additional brief headline presentations or five to ten minute bulletins. The use of news material on relay from metropolitan stations to country stations was again extensive, and most country stations also provided local news, using their own facilities. This locally originated material often included material on film, interviews and weekly round-ups of local news. A number of country stations televised in-depth reports on major local events and sporting results. Electronic News Gathering (E.N.G.) equipment, wh ich promises to provide greater flexibility in some news applications, was used to a limited extent. 98. Most overseas pictorial news material was obtained from the Visnews satellite service, while the Australian Associated Press teleprinter service was an important source of overseas and national items, with some material obtained from United Press nternational and Reuters. 99. Commentary, interview and current affairs programs were televised extensively. Programs, such as 'A Current Affair', 'Willesee at Seven' and 'This Week', accounted for two per cent of transmission time on metropolitan and country stations. RELGOUS PROGRAMS - TELEVSON 00. Section 0 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9 requires that licensees of each television station shall televise matter of a religious nature during such periods as the Tribunal determines and, if the Tribunal so directs, shall do so without charge. 0. The Television Program Standards require each commercial television station to provide time without charge for the televising of religious matter to the extent of at least one per cent of the normal weekly hours of service, with a minimum of 0 minutes per week. The Standards allow for lesser amounts in special circumstances if mutual agreement is reached between the station and representatives of the churches in the area concerned. 0.. During the year, approximately.0 per cent of the weekly hours of service of metropolitan television stations ( minutes weekly per station) and. per cent

64 of the weekly hours of service of country stations ( minutes weekly per station) was occupied by such programs. This situation was virtually unchanged from the previous year. 0. Although some stations fulfilled the requirement by televising material in the form of 'Epilogues' and 'Thoughts for Today' together with spot announcements scattered throughout transmission hours, the majority of stations televised one 0-minute religious program on Sundays supplemented by short religious segments of - minutes or even shorter 'spot' announcements. Special religious programs were televised by many stations at times of particular religious significance, such as Easter and Christmas. 0. Most religious material televised in free time was provided, as in the previous year, by the Christian Television Association, the radio and television agency of the Catholic Church and individual local church bodies. 0. Apart from material presented without charge in terms of Section 0 of the Act, some metropolitan stations televised sponsored religious programs, mostly of overseas origin, for an average of 0 minutes per week. Country stations televised very little of this type of material. COMMUNTY SERVCE - TELEVSON 0. On the basis of information supplied by the Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations, an amount of $ 7 was raised during 97-77, through special appeals mounted by commercial television stations for various charitable institutions. 07. n addition, FACTS reports that the value of support, including station transmission time for advertisements and announcements on matters of benefit to the community, totalled some $ PROGRAM RESEARCH - TELEVSON 08. The planning of a long-term research program has been held in abeyance until decisions on the Tribunal's self-regulation for broadcasters report are taken. The problem of limited staff resources referred to in successive Annual Reports of the Board since 97-7, became more severe in The inability to recruit experienced personnel has, at times, reduced the number of research staff tc one-third of the approved establishment. 09. The period from July to December 97 was used to consolidate previous research activities. A report based on a survey of attitudes to television conducted in Melbourne in November 97 was published during this time. The survey attracted a number of comments in the Media, including a lengthy review in the U.S. entertainment trade paper Variety, and it was quoted by a number of groups who made submissions to the Tribunal's inquiry into the concept of self-regulation. O. n several Annual Reports of the Board, reference was made to the operation of a Viewers' Panel of approximately 700 persons who agreed to assist in research studies. This panel was used in a mail survey of Attitudes to Television in Melbourne in April- May 977, to which a total of 8 persons responded. A brief summary of results of the study in the three areas of children's television, advertising and Australian content is contained in Appendix Q.. The statistical analysis of the content of television programs continued in This covered programming by all the metropolitan and by provincial commercial stations between.00 a.m. and midnight. Data from a representative ABC station, ABV Melbourne, was included for comparison. Detailed tables of these statistics are to be found in Appendix N.. A statistical analysis of television advertising was conducted during the year. The results of this analysis are reported in paragraph 8.

65 . The Tribunal continued to subscribe to the audience measurement surveys of McNair Anderson Associates Pty Ltd. The regular analysis of those reports continues to provide the Tribunal with an appreciation of the relative positions of stations and programs, in terms of audience size and composition. The year was marked by a number of programs achieving the highest ratings since 99. These were episodes of the historical drama series 'Roots' and the feature film 'Airport'. The Australian drama series 'The Sullivans' obtained consistently high ratings, particularly in Melbourne.. The following list, published with the permission of McNair Anderson Associates Pty Ltd, shows, as far as can be ascertained, all programs which have gained a rating of 0 and over in Melbourne since the third station A TV commenced operation: Program Channel Date Rating Share Audience The Beverley Hillbillies The Great Moscow Circus Homicide The Seekers at Home The Seekers Down Under Till Death Us Do Part The World of the Seekers The Great Moscow Circus Lionel Rose v Alan Rudkin Division Roots Members of the research section contributed to the planning of the journal 'Media nformation - Australia' produced by the Media nformation and Research Exchange group (MRE). They made contributions to the journal and also gave a number of talks to community groups on research oriented aspects of programs, such as the effects of televised violence, and children and television.. A research program for was devised to include, among other things, a study relating parental and children's views on television to actual viewing. This study was due to commence early in July and breaks new ground in television research undertaken in Australia. HOURS OF SERVCE - TELEVSON 7. Section () (c) of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9 provides that the Tribunal shall have power to determine the hours during which programs may be televised. Section 97 of the Act provides that a licensee shall not televise programs except during such hours as the Tribunal determines. 8. The fifty commercial television stations in service at 0 June 977 were operating for an aggregate of 90 hours per week. This was 00 / hours per week more than at 0 June 97. The hours of operation of eleven stations remained unchanged, and there were net increases in the hours of operation of all other stations except DDQ Darling Downs, ADS Adelaide, SES South East Area, BTW Sunbury, GSW Southern Agricultural Area and YEW Kalgoorlie which reduced hours. 9. The average hours of operation of the fifteen metropolitan stations at the end of the year amounted to hours weekly, 9 hours more than the previous year. TCN Sydney and GTV Melbourne (8 hours, continuous service) operated longer than any other station. The average for country stations, at 0 June 977, was unchanged from the previous year, at hours weekly. 7

66 0. The weekly hours of service of all commercial and national television stations in operation at 0 June 977 are shown in Appendixes E and F. The following table shows the average weekly hours of operation of commercial television stations since 97. Numerous temporary increases in hours of service were approved during the year to enable stations to cover special events of national or local interest. HOURS OF OPERATON - COMMERCAL TELEVSON STATONS Average Hours per Week at 0 June (to nearest hour) Location Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth Hobart All State Capitals All Other Areas All stations 8 ( stns) 0 ( stns) 9 ( stns) 0 ( stns) 0 ( stns) 7 ( stn) 0 ( stns) 8 ( stns) 7 (8 stns) ( stns) 9 ( stns) 9 ( stns) 9 ( stns) 9 ( stns) 7 ( stn) 0 ( stns) 0 ( stns) 7 (8 stns) ( stns) 9(stns) 9 ( stns) 9 ( stns) 00 ( stns) 7 ( stn) 0 ( stns) ( stns) 7 (0 stns) ( stns) ( stns) 9 ( stns) 0 ( stns) 0 ( stns) 8 ( stn) ( stns) ( stns) 78 (0 stns) 8

67 Part V PLANNNG AND ENGNEERNG SERVCES NTRODUCTON - ENGNEERNG SERVCES. As mentioned previously, the Board formally ceased to exist as an organisation as at December 97, and therefore the material provided by the Engineering Services Division of the Board necessarily relates to activities only up to that date. Some instances will occur where the text will refer to work not being implemented as at December 97, although the station may be listed in the appropriate Appendix as a result of the work being effected between the period January and 0 June 977. ST A TON COVERAGE MAPS. The station coverage maps of broadcasting and television stations, including translator stations, referred to in paragraph 0 of the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report, became available during the period to December 97. The maps have been prepared in four sections as follows: National medium frequency broadcasting stations; Commercial medium frequency broadcasting stations; National television stations including translator stations; and Commercial television stations including translator stations.. The maps have been prepared to indicate coverage on a specific engineering basis. n respect of broadcasting stations, the contours indicate the primary service area, usually determined either by the inner ring of the night-time fading zone (where the field intensity of the statistically evaluated sky-wave signal is half the field intensity of the ground-wave signal) or by co-channel interference.. t is important to note that, while this is the coverage area within which service should meet standard quality at all times (except for the effects of man-made electromagnetic noise), the normal day-time service area of almost every station will be substantially greater. :,he maps therefore indicate the basis upon which planning is proceeding, but must be used with caution in determining the. effective commercial coverage and the actual area served by each station at the present time.. n the case of television stations, the contours are derived on the basis of a nominal field strength of 00 microvolts per metre which is typical of the signal level required for an acceptable picture quality in noise-free rural areas. VSTORS FROM OVERSEAS. Mr S. Piniau of the National Broadcasting Commission, Papua New Guinea, Mr G. H. Railton of the Department of Public Utilities, Papua New Guinea, Messrs R. V. Bundle and M. S. Aked of the New Zealand Post Office, and Mr J. P. Carter of the Broadcasting Council of New Zealand visited the Board while in Melbourne for discussions on sub-regional co-operation in regard to broadcasting satellite services. 9

68 AUSTRALAN BROADCASTNG TECHNCAL HANDBOOK ASSOCATON LMTED 7. As reported in paragraph 9 of the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report, this Association published, in the second half of 97, the first volume of a four-volume handbook on the technical aspects of sound and television broadcasting. Work has continued on augmenting this first volume, which deals with sound broadcasting (AM and FM), with the issue of further papers. No set date has been established for the commencement of work on the second and subsequent volumes. NTERFERENCE TO THE RECEPTON OF BROADCASTNG AND TELEVSON PROGRAMS 8. The Broadcasting and Television Act 9 detailed the functions of the Board which included 'to detect sources of interference, and to furnish advice and assistance in connection with the prevention of interference, with the transmission or reception of the programs of Broadcasting and television stations'. Section 8A of the Act provided: The Minister administering the Wireless Telegraphy Act 90 may, at the request and expense of the Board, provide facilities and services required by the Board for the performance of its functions...' 9. The long standing arrangement whereby the Postmaster-General's Department has performed the interference investigation function at the request and expense of the Board has continued with the Postal and Telecommunications Department now undertaking the work. During the period between l June and December 97, 88 complaints ( 7 9 radio and television) of interference to reception of programs were lodged with the relevant Department. The cost of investigating complaints of interference to programs at December 97 was $ STANDARDS ASSOCATON OF AUSTRALA 0. n regard to the work of Committee TE/ - Electromagnetic nterference, the SAA published standards on electromagnetic interference measuring equipment in June and August 97. A standard on interference from industrial, scientific and medical equipment passed through its final stages of preparation and acceptance, and further progress was made in the preparation of a standard on interference from electrical power lines. To assist in the setting of limits to electrical power lines interference, the Board's officers found it necessary to engage in a program of extensive measurements of power line interference because of the variable nature of these interfering signals.. During the period covered by this Report, the Board ar.proved standards on the construction and performance of video games, in regard to the prevention of interference to broadcast reception. This action was necessary as a guide to local industry at a time when video games units intended for the domestic market were first appearing in Australia. These standards are in general accord with those which apply in the U.S.A. SA TEL LTE BROADCASTNG. During the period covered by this Report, extensive preparations were being made for Australian representation at the World Administrative Radio Conference for the Planning of the Broadcasting Satellite Service in frequency bands.7-. GHz (in Regions and ) and.7-. GHz (in Region ). The Board made significant contributions to the work of the Australian Preparatory Group for the Conference, directly and through the Working Parties dealing with planning program requirements and frequency sharing between various services sharing the GHz band. Numerous reference plans were prepared showing the coverage, channel 0

69 allocation and interference assessment within the broadcasting satellite service. Joint discussions were also held between the Australian Prepa ratory Group, representatives of Papua New Guinea, and representatives of New Zealand, concerning policies for sub-regional co-operation in broadcasting from space.. As part of the Conference preparations, the nternational Telecommunication Union held a seminar for Region countries at Kyoto, Japan. The Board was represented by Mr J. M. Dixon who presented a paper on planning methods for the Broadcasting Satellite Service. Mr Dixon also attended. discussions on preparations. for the Conference at the Asian Broadcasting Union Engineering Committee meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The seminar in Japan gave delegates an opportunity to become more familiar with the most recent work of the CCR in planning for the broadcasting satellite service. t also gave the delegates an opportunity to observe equipment developed by NHK for the reception of signals from broadcasting satellites operating in the GHz band. This equipment has been designed for low cost production, and consists of an external unit containing a 0 cm receiving antenna with a frequency converter, and a small indoor unit for channel selection, etc., which connects directly to a conventional television receiver.. Similar units were used in Canada to demonstrate direct broadcast reception from the Communications Technology Satellite (CTS) which operates in the GHz band. Video tape recordings of these tests showed the received pictures to be of a high technical quality. BROADCASTNG - ENGNEERNG SERVCES. On 0 June 97 broadcasting services were being provided by medium frequency stations (87 national, commercial a nd licensed under the Wireless Telegraphy Act), VHF frequency modulation stations ( national and 7 licensed under the Wireless Telegraphy Act) and by national high frequency stations at four centres which are intended, in the main, to provide services for listeners in the more remote parts of Australia. Details of these stations are given in Appendixes A, B, C and D and their locations are shown on the map which follows the Appendixes. DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATONAL MEDUM FREQUENCY SERVCE. No additional national medium frequency broadcasting stations were established during the period to December The poston regarding nation al broadcasting stations approved for establishment as indicated in paragraphs a nd of the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report, and which were.not operational as at _ December 97, is given in the following table:

70 Station Frequency Power Aerial (khz) (watts) Type* Moruya (south of Batemans Bay), N.S.W DA Tomerong (near Nowra), N.S.W DA Thursday sland, Qld OD Karratha, W.A. Not determined Mt Tom Price, W.A OD Pemberton, W.A. Not determined 7FG Fingal (St Marys), Tas DA 7SH St Helens, Tas OD * OD - Omnidirectional aerial DA - Directional aerial 8. During the period the Minister approved the establishment of national radio stations with details as follows : Station Frequency Power Aerial (khz) (watts) Pannawonica, W.A Omnidirectional Paraburdoo, W.A Omnidirectional CHANGES N OPERA TNG CONDTONS OF NA T ON AL RADO STATONS 9. Changes in the operating conditions of certain national stations, referred to in paragraph 9 of the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report, and not implemented as at 0 June 97 were as follows : Station G F Kalgoorlie 8AL Alice Springs Details of Change Yet to be determined in detail - to provide improved coverage Re-siting, frequency change from 0 to 80 khz and power increase from 00 to 000 Watts DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCAL MEDUM FREQUENCY SERVCES 0. Three new commercial stations commenced operating during the year, viz. CR Melbourne, MP Mornington Peninsular-Frankston and GC Charters Towers. Technical details of these stations are listed in Appendix A.. As referred to in the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report (paragraphs 7 to 8), the Minister approved the grant of a licence for a low coverage restricted station at Campbelltown, N.S.W. The station did not come into operation during the period.

71 . Other areas for which applications had been invited for licences, but where no decision had been taken, as of December 97 were: North-western suburban area of Sydney, N.S.W.* Wollongong area, N.S.W.* Emerald area, Qld (public inquiry held on November 97) * The granting of licences for these areas had been held up pending the outcome of a legal challenge by one of the applicants in each area.. Brief details of the operating conditions determined by the Board for the above stations were as follows: Frequency (khz) Power (watts) Aerial Type* Campbelltown - low coverage North-western suburban area of Sydney Wollongong area Emerald area Not determined + t 000 ooot OD DA DA * DA - directional aerial OD - omni directional aerial n accordance with Circular Letter 8.09 l Power to be such as to limit fading free night-time coverage to a radius of kilometres from the transmitter site. Other areas where Ministerial approval had earlier been given to the grant of licences but where the stations were not yet in operation were as follows: Station Port Hedland Dampier / Karratha/ Roebourne Operating Conditions Not determined Not determined. Changes in the operating conditions of certain stations referred to in paragraphs and of the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report, and not implemented as at 0 June 97, were as follows : Station CH Sydney J UW Sydney GN Goulburn GO Gosford KM Kempsey LT Lithgow Details of Changes Re-siting of both stations to a new location in the Homebush Bay area Frequency change from 80 khz to 70 khz Power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts Power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts Re-siting to a new location km east of Wallerawang, provision of a directional aerial system and power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts; frequency change from 70 khz to 80 khz Comments Not effected Effected during the period Not effected Not effected Frequency change effected during the period; other changes not effected

72 MG Mudgee MW Murwillumbah ST Nowra BA Ballarat CA Cairns LM Mt [sa MK Mackay SAU Pt Augusta X Perth Power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts; change in directional aerial pattern Frequency change from 970 khz to 90 khz and power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts Power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts Provision of a directional aerial and power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts Provision of a directional aerial and power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts Frequency change from 70 khz to 90 khz Provision of a directional aerial system; change in frequency from 80 khz to 00 khz; power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts Re-siting to a new location at Mambrai Creek about 8. km south of Pt Augusta, frequency change from 0 khz to 0 khz and provision of a directional aerial system Re-siting to a new location at Wattle Grove and provision of a 0 omnidirectional aerial Not effected Not effected; further revision of operating conditions are under considera ti on Effected during the period Effected during the period Not effected Not effected following Board advice after rearrangement of sharing and adjacent channel changes Not effected Effected during the period Not effected; the situation of all Perth stations is under review. During the period 0 June 97 to December 97 the Board determined changes m technical operating conditions of certain stations as follows: Station BS Bathurst KO Newcastle LT Lithgow Details of Changes Power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts Power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts subject to the installation of an approved directional aerial Aerial pattern requirements after November 978 Comments. Not effected Not effected Not determined

73 Station NX Maitland CV Mary borough TR Sale UL Warragul CR Melbourne AK Oakey BU Bundaberg MK Mackay WK Warwick 7SD Scottsdale Details of Changes Exchange of frequency with SH Swan Hill from 0 khz to 0 khz and power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts subject to the approval of a site and establishment of a directional aerial Power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts Power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts Power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts Re-siting to a new location at Cromwell Street, Collingwood Power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts and provision of a directional aerial system Power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts and provision of a directional aerial Determination of aerial pattern for a directional aerial system Full time operation at 000 watts Power increase from 000 watts to 000 watts during the day, reducing to 000 watts at night Comments Not effected Not effected Not effected Not. effected Not effected Not effected Not effected Not effected Effected during period Effected during period CHANGED POLCY REGARDNG TRANSMTTER POWER OF MEDUM FREQUENCY COMMERCAL STATONS 7. n paragraphs of the Board's Twenty-Seventh Annual Report, reference was made to a change in policy regarding transmitter power of commercial broadcasting stations, the salient point of which was that, in future, stations would be licensed on the basis of coverage rather than the previous criterion of transmitter power. At the same time, existing commercial stations were offered the opportunity to increase their power to 000 watts subject to compliance with certain requirements, principally the provision of a directional aerial system with characteristics prescribed by the Board. 8. Sixty applications for increased power were received, and as of December 97 approval for the higher power operation had been given to stations BS, CA, GO, KM, KO, L T, MG, MW, NX, ST, BA, CV, TR, UL, AK, AM, A Y, BC, BH, BK, BU, CA, MK, P, WK, KQ, KZ, NA and 7SD. 9. The advantage of the policy is that all channels may be shared more intensively in Australia and the South Pacific area generally, because power transmitted towards the service areas of co-channel stations can be limited reciprocally.

74 DEVELOPMENT OF SERVCES LCENSED UNDER THE WRELESS TELEGRAPHY ACT 0. A complete account of the circumstances relating to the development of stations licensed under the W ireless Telegraphy Act may be found in the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report, paragraphs At December 977 there were thirteen stations in operation licensed under the Wireless Telegraphy Act. Details of these stations are given in Appendix D. Of these stations, the following commenced operation during the period: Frequency Modulation Stations ARM- FM - University of New England (Armidale, N.S.W.) NCR- FM - Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education (Lismore, N.S.W.) RMT- FM - Royal Melbourne nstitute of Technology (Melbourne, Vic.) Medium Frequency Stations XX - Australian National University (Canberra, A.C.T.) NR - Western Australian nstitute of Technology (Perth, W.A.). Details of the operating conditions determined by the Board for the remaining four stations for which licences had either been issued or were in the course of issue are as follows: Tasmanian College of Advanced Education FREQUENCY MODULATON STATONS Power Station Location Frequency (kw Aerial type & (MHz) e. r.p) Polarisation* University of Newcastle Newcastle, OD-MXED or N.S.W. Gippsland nstitute of Churchill, Vic. 0. DA-MXED or Advanced Education (GCR-FM)t Moe, Vic.t Traralgon OD-Hor Yid OD-Hor Hobart, Tas. 9. l *OD - omnidirectiona l aeria l DA - directional aeria l!call sign preference - not approved as of December 97 lon rel ay from Churchill, Vic. (DD)t MEDUM FREQUENCY STATONS OD-Hor Station Location Frequency Power Aerial type* (khz) (Watts) Darling Downs nstitute Toowoomba, 0 00 OD of Advanced Education Qld Hor Hor *OD - omnidirectional tcall sign requested not approved HGH FREQUENCY BROADCASTNG SERVCES. n Paragraphs -8 of the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report, the progress of plans for the improvement of the high frequency broadcasting service in the Northern Territory was outlined. t was reported that negotiations were continuing to establish a transmitter at the site of the National Broadcasting

75 Transmitter 8DR in Darwin to serve the northern section of the Territory and to establish a second transmitter in the Adelaide area to serve the southern section.. t was established that a more suitable solution to this problem would be to provide a service to the whole of the Northern Territory from Darwin. To this end, negotiations were still being undertaken at December 97. FREQUENCY MODULATON BROADCASTNG. n November 97 the Board published Engineering Report No. : The Planning of Frequency Allocations for VHF FM Broadcasting in Australia, and circulated it as a discussion document, with a covering letter inviting comments, to a wide range of interested parties.. The forty-one page report commences with an eight-page summary for the general reader, setting out the premises - sociological, economic, as well as technical - on which the allocation planning is based. 7. The second part comprises an exposition of the detailed engineering basis and procedures used in deriving the allocations. The third part sets out a proposed geographical allocation of frequencies for wide and medium coverage FM stations throughout Australia, which would be available for Stage of development of the FM service (using the 9 MHz of available spectrum). 8. Copies of the report are available from the Broadcasting Engineering Division, Postal and Telecommunications Department, Marland House, 70 Bourke Street, Melbourne, n October 97 an interdepartmental meeting, to discuss the McLean proposal to move DME operators from near 00 MHz to permit the expansion of VHF FM broadcasting, was arranged by the Radio Frequency Management Division of the Postal and Telecommunications Department, with representatives from the Board, Department of Transport (Air Transport Group) and Telecom Australia. A working party was set up to study the various alternatives to enable a satisfactory policy decision by the Government. 0. As at December 97 there were eleven FM broadcasting stations operating throughout Australia. Four of the stations were the wide coverage national broadcasting stations established in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra and the remaining seven FM stations were licensed under the provisions of the Wireless Telegraphy Act. (See the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report for the circumstances surrounding the issue of licences under the Wireless Telegraphy Act, especially paragraphs 9-0.). Of the seven Wireless Telegraphy Act FM stations in operation at December, three commenced operation during the period July to December 97: Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education, Lismore (NCR-FM) University of New England, Armidale (ARM-FM) Royal Melbourne nstitute of Technology, Melbourne (RMT-FM) (See Appendix D for further details.) LOW-POWERED FM TEST TRANSMSSONS. n response to an approach from the Sydney Public Broadcasting Association seeking to identify the nature and extent of demand for community or public broadcasting in Sydney, the Board adopted a policy of permitting short-term FM test ti:ansmissions by low-coverage community broadcasting services.. The Board stipulated a number of conditions for the broadcasts to indicate that the transmissions were strictly of an experimental nature only. These conditions included an explicit understanding that approval for low-powered FM test transmissions would not necessarily indicate that consideration would be given to 7

76 the grant of a licence to the organisation concerned.. The following test transmissions pursuant to the Board's policy had been conducted up to December 97: Organisation New South Wales Liverpool-Green Valley Community Radio RDJ- FM Community Radio (Concord) Nepean Community Radio (Penrith) Manly-Warringah Media Co-operative Ltd South West Sydney Regional Social Development Council Ltd Parramatta Community Radio Tamworth Broadcasting Society ROK Music (FM) Broadcasters (Campsie) Victoria Radio Planning Group, Melbourne University Queensland Queensland Music Broadcasting Society Period NTRODUCTON OF NEW CHANNEL SPACNG PLAN FOR MF BROAD CASTNG SERVCES. The industry was advised by Circular Letter B, issued by the Board on 9 October 97, that in accordance with an agreement reached by The Regional Administrative LF /MF Broadcasting Conference (Regions and ) in Geneva 97, Australia would adopt the 9 khz channel spacing frequency plan for medium frequency broadcasting services.. The new plan is to come into effect at 000 GMT on November 978. A Co-ordinating Committee, comprising representatives from the Board, the Postal and Telecommunications Department, the Australian Broadcasting Commission and the Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters, has been established to plan and monitor all aspects of progress in implementing the Plan for Australian Broadcasting services. 7. All existing MF services have been assigned a frequency in the plan. The continued development of the MF service may necessitate changes to the assigned frequencies of some stations. The stations involved will be advised of any foreseen need of a change. 8. A proposed change in operating conditions can only be confirmed after co-ordination has been completed with those international administrations likely to be affected. After November 978 it will be necessary for all formal co-ordination to be routed through the TU in Geneva which will act as an arbiter for all submissions involving an increase in interference. 9. To expedite the processing and co-ordination of changed operating conditions for MF stations, sub-regional meetings are proposed with New Zealand and Papua New Guinea in the first instance to discuss methods of interference co-ordination. 70. To consider the effects of predicted interference levels in the region t s proposed to develop a computer programme, similar to that used by the FRB in Geneva, to speed up engineering design calculations. 8

77 EXPERMENT AL NVESTGATONS 7. Further measurements of MF sky-wave sea gain were carried out in November 97. The stations observed were at Akita, Japan (770 khz) and at Emerald, Australia ( QD, 0 khz). Reception sites used for these measurements were at Melbourne (an inland site used previously in major measurement campaigns to determine. a field strength prediction method for Australia) and at Boat Harbour on the north coast of Tasmania. Sea gains measured for the Akita and Emerald paths were.9 db and 8. db respectively. Similar measurements made in February 97 and involving the same inland site but a different coastal site (Blairgowrie) on the Mornington Peninsula gave sea gains of. db and 0.9 db respectively. RADO RESEARCH BOARD 7. The purpose of the Radio Research Board is to encourage and support research within tertiary institutions (Universities, nstitutes of Technology) into radio and allied sciences. n continuation of the policy defined in paragraph of the Board's Twenty-Fourth Annual Report, grants totalling $ 000 were made for the year as direct contributions to selected research projects submitted by tertiary institutions to the Radio Research Board for supporting funds. 7. Projects supported in this manner by the Board for the year were as follows: University of Melbourne La Trobe University University of Queensland James Cook University James Cook University James Cook University University of Adelaide University of Western Australia solation of parameters which affect anomalous radar propagation A comprehensive study of the E-Region Active antennae An investigation into the suitability of synchronous delta-sigma modulation for a high quality sound. broadcasting service H.F. radio noise survey An investigation into the use of horizontal radio antennae as a means of measuring the electrical properties of the ground Wideband studies of urban radio noise Fidelity criterion for visual signals 7. Details of work carried out in the above-mentioned project on anomalous radar propagation, published in the Proceedings of the REE Australia September 97, confirmed the strong influences of inversion layers in extending the range of radio propagation well beyond the horizon. This work is significant in that it combines the use of radio propagation (radar) observations, acoustic radar observations, normal meteorological data, and refractivity profile measurements made by an aircraft in flight. TELEVSON - ENGNEERNG SERVCES 7. Television services were being provided by the following number of stations on December 97: National Commercial Television Stations 8 9 Transla.tor Stations 7. n addition, ten television repeater stations were in operation on that date. Details of these stations are given in Appendixes E to and the locations of the television stations (but not the translator and repeater stations) are shown on the map which follows the Appendixes. 9

78 DEVELOPMENT OF THE NA T ON AL AND COMMERCAL SERVCES 77. The development of national and commercial television services has continued to take place generally, along parallel lines, and therefore both services are dealt with jointly in this section of the Report. Stage of Development 78. Jn paragraphs SO, 8 and S of the Board's Twenty-Seventh Annual Report details were given of the nine national translators required to improve the coverage of the service provided by the Cairns station on Mt Bellenden-Ker to North Cairns, Mossman, Mareeba, Babinda, Tully, Herberton, Ravenshoe, Mission Beach and Gordonvale. Telecom Australia has programmed the completion of these projects over the period from late 97 to late 978. The first of these stations, North Cairns and Mossman, commenced operation on November 97 and 0 December 97, respectively. 79. A further extension of the television service into the Murray River area of South Australia was made when commercial television station RTS-SA commenced operation, from the national television transmitter site at Loxton, on November The service area, which contains a population in excess of some SOO persons, was expected to extend to Renmark, Loxton, Kingston and to other areas within forty kilometres. 8. As mentioned in paragraph 9 of the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report, the establishment of the commercial television station GTW at Geraldton in Western Australia was approved by the Minister and preparations for installation work were being made by the licensee. Most problems associated with compliance to the Board's technical standards had been resolved and it was anticipated that the station would be in a position to commence service in mid-january To allow expansion of the frequency modulated broadcasting service in the Sydney-Wollongong-Newcastle area, it was decided to change the operating frequencies of stations ABHN Newcastle and ABWN Wollongong from channel S to SA, as mentioned in paragraph 9S of the Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report. Paragraph 97 of that Report also stated that certain reception problems were anticipated in the Newcastle area concerning reception of channel SA. 8. To ascertain the extent of possible reception problems in the Newcastle area, test transmissions were conducted on the frequency of channel SA by the Board's N.S. W. office and a sample survey of sixty receivers in thirty-seven locations throughout Newcastle revealed the following results: (i) S% of the receivers were colour sets; (ii) % of the receivers required no adjustment for satisfactory reception of channel SA; (iii) 70% of the receivers gave satisfactory reception after fine tuning adjustment on channel SA; and (iv) 7% of the receivers or their aerial installations required attention to obtain satisfactory reception on channel SA. 8. Test transmissions of ABHN Newcastle on channel SA commenced in December 97, with the change-over from channel S to regular transmissions on channel SA expected to take place in February 977. TELEVSON TRANSLATOR AND OTHER LOW POWER ST A TONS 8S. Details relating to proposed and established national and commercial television translator and other low power stations appear in paragraphs 0S to 08 (inclusive) of this Report. 8. The establishment of national television services in the remote mining areas of Western Australia has been a matter of negotiation between the mining industry and the Government. A question which has to be resolved is the acceptance of the principle of funding national projects of this type from private sources. 70

79 87. The following was the situation as at December 97 regarding changes in the operating conditions of certain translators which were not implemented by 0 June 97: Translator Details of Change Armidale, N.S.W. (National) Armidale, N.S.W. (Commercial) Hay, N.S.W. (Commercial) Walcha, N.S.W. (National) Walcha, N.S.W. (Commercial) Young, N.S.W. (National and Commercial) Bowen, Qld (National) Bowen, Qld (Commercial) Cardstone Village, Qld (Commercial) Toowoomba, Qld (Commercial) Katanning, W.A. (National) Wagin, W.A. (National) Waratah, Tas. (National and Commercial) Change of channel from to A. nput signal via UHF link from Moonbi repeater site (instead of direct off-air reception of ABUN). Power to be increased to 0 watts e.r.p. in direction of maximum radiation. Change of channel from to 0. nput signal via UHF links from Moonbi repeater site (instead of direct off-air reception of NEN). Power to be increased to 0 watts e.r.p. in direction of maximum radiation. Change of channel from to A. Power decrease from 00 watts to 00 watts e.r.p. in direction of maximum radiation. nput signals via UHF links from Moonbi repeater site (instead of direct off-air reception of ABUN). f a new translator is required the channel is to be changed from to. nput signal via UHF link from Moonbi repeater site (instead of direct off-air reception from NEN). Change aerial height and change of site to andra Street, Young, adjacent to reservoir (approximately 0. km E of previous site). Change of channel from to A. nput signal via a microwave or UHF link (instead of direct off-air reception of ABTQ). Power to be increased to 000 watts e.r.p. in the direction of maximum radiation. nput signal to be derived by a re-routing of the UHF link. Power to be increased to 000 watts e.r.p. in the direction of maximum radiation. Change of site and conversion to a nonfrequency-changing translator of commercial station FNQ Cairns. Change of channel from to A. ncrease in aerial height and power increase to 00 watts e.r.p. in the maximum direction. Change of aerial radiation pattern. nput signal to be derived via UHF link from Watts Lookout instead of direct off-air reception from ABNT and TNT respectively. 88. n the period July to December 97, the Board determined changes in the technical operating conditions of certain translator stations as follows: Translator Armidale, N.S.W. (National) Armidale, N.S.W. (Commercial) Details of Change Change in UHF link channel. Change in UHF link channel. Direct off-air reception from Mt Dowe approved as an interim arrangement. 7

80 Quirindi, N.S.W. (National) Tamworth, N.S.W. (Commercial) Tamworth, N.S.W. (National) Upper Hunter Valley, N.S.W. (National and Commercial) Walcha, N.S.W. (National and Commercial) Blackwater, Qld (Commercial) Toowoomba, Qld (Commercial) Orbost, Vic. (National) Waratah, Tas. (Commercial) Groote Eylandt, N.T. (Repeater) Change in Output Channel from Ch to Ch SA. Change in Output Channel from Ch to Ch 0 and provision of UHF link as input signal. Direct off-air reception from Mt Dowe approved as an interim arrangement. Provision of UHF link as input signal. Change in aerial pattern to provide service to Denman and upgrade service in Muswellbrook. National translator - change of channel from Ch to Ch 8. Provision of UHF links as input signals. ncrease in power from 0 watts to SOO watts. Power increase from 00 watts to 900 watts and change of channel from Ch S to Ch SA. Change in aerial pattern. Channel change from Ch 0 to Ch. Power increase from 0 watts to 00 watts. 89. The Board's Twenty-Eighth Annual Report (paragraphs 98-99) referred to an extensive survey of the television service currently provided in the Sydney metropolitan area which disclosed a number of areas where the reception was inadequate. 90. The Board had been concerned to develop plans to overcome reception problems in these areas and, in this connection, the Chairman of the Board held a meeting on October 97 with executives of the Sydney commercial television companies interested in the establishment of the first two proposed sets of UHF translators in the Sydney area - probably at Kings Cross and North Head. The companies were considering the establishment of a jointly-owned organisation to own and operate the translator installations. COLOUR TELEVSON 9. The general technical standard of colour television transmissions continued to show an improvement as station operators become more aware of operating techniques, which affected the overall quality of the television picture viewed in the domestic situation. 9. Progress in the finalisation of the revised Standards for the Technical Equipment and Operation of Television Stations has not been as rapid as had been hoped, due to serious staff shortages within the Engineering Division of the Board. t is unlikely that these Standards will be published in Following a recommendation by the Television ndustry Technical Advisory Committee that the System Standards for Television (including colour) should be amended to specify the nominal ratio of the luminance signal to synchronising signal as 70:0 in lieu of the then existing 00:0, the Board determined an amendment to the Technical Standards for the Australian Television Service to change the nominal ratio from 00:0 to 7:. Board Circular Letter Tl of November 97 advised the industry of the changes approved but, to obviate any difficulties 7

81 in operation and an unnecessary expense in modification of facilities, these changes would not become mandatory immediately; the tolerances on the nominal standards should be widened for a period of ten years in the case of equipment in current use or already ordered. However, all new equipment and facilities should comply with the nominal 7: standard. B. J. CONNOLLY, Secretary 0 October 977 BRUCE GYNGELL, Chairman JAMES H. OSWN, Vice-Chairman JANET STRCKLAND, Member 7

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83 Part X APPENDXES APPENDX A Commercial Broadcasting Stations n operation on 0 June 977 MEDUM FREQUENCY SERVCES Call Sign Location of Station Frequency (khz) Power (watts) Licensee and Registered Office Hours of Service per Week (to nearest Quarter Hour) CA CC Canberra Canberra AUSTRALAN CAPTAL TERRTORY Canberra Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Northbourne 8 Avenue, Canberra, A.C.T Capital City Broadcasters Pty Ltd, th Floor, CML 8 Building, University Avenue, Canberra, A.C.T. 0 CH KY Sydney 70 NEW SOUTH WALES Metropolitan 000 Council of Churches Pty Ltd, - N.S.W. 00 in N.S.W. Broadcasting Co. Oxford Street, Oarlinghurst, (Note: Amalgamated Wireless (A'asia) Ltd, 7 York Street, Sydney, N.S.W. 000 operates station CH under an agreement with the licensee, to which the Minister has given his consent, under Section 88 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9.) GB Sydney 870 Sydney Broadcasting Station GB Pty Ltd, 8th Floor, 8 Sussex Street, Sydney, N.S.W KY Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Orwell Street, Potts 8 Point, N.S.W. 0 (Note: Messrs H. B. French and W. E. Monson, being Trnstees of the Labor Council of New South Wales, operate station KY under an agreement with the licensee, to which the Minister has given his consent, under Section 88 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9.) SM UE UW Sydney Sydney Sydney 0 000* Broadcasting Station SM Pty Ltd, City Mutual Building, 0 Hunter Street, Sydney, N.S.W. 000 Radio UE Sydney Pty Ltd, 7 Miller Street, North Sydney, N.S.W. 00 Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation Pty Ltd, Kent Stree( Sydney, N.S.W AO AY BE BH BS 0U GF GN NEW SOUTH WALES Country Armida le New England Br.oadcasters Pty Ltd, Broadcast House, Rusden Street, Armidale, N.S.W. 0 Albury Amalgamated Wireless (A'asia) Ltd, 7 York Street, Sydney, N.S.W. 000 Bega Radio BE Pty Ltd, Auckland Street, Bega, N.S.W. N Broken Hill Radio Broken Hill Pty Ltd, 87 Argent Street, Broken Hill, N.S.W. 880 Bathurst Bathurst Broadcasters Pty Ltd, cf- Egan & Joyner, N 000 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, N.S.W. 000 Oubbo Western Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Macquarie Street, Oubbo, N.S.W. 80 Grafton Amalgamated Wireless (A'asia) Ltd, 7 York Street, Sydney, N.S.W. 000 Goulburn Amalgamated Wireless (A'asia) Ltd, 7 York Street, Sydney, N.S.W ,

84 Call Sign Location of Station Frequency (khz) Power (watts) Licensee and Registered Office Hours of Service per Week (to nearest Quarter Hour) NEW SOUTH WALES-continued GO Gos ford Central Coast Broadcasting Pty Ltd, c/ - Armstrong, 0 Goff and Co., Public Accountants, 0 Mann Street, Gosford, N.S. W. 0 GZ Orange Country Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd, Bathurst 0 Road, Orange, N.S.W. 800 HD Newcastle Airsales Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd, 7-7 Maitland 8 Road, Sandgate, N.S.W. 0 KA Katoomba Transcontinental Broadcasting Corporation Ltd, l- Falcon Street, Crows Nest, N.S.W. 0 KM Kempsey Radio Kempsey Ltd, - Falcon Street, Crows Nest, N.S.W. 0 KO Newcastle Radio KO Newcastle Pty Ltd, CML Building, 0 8 Hunter Street, Newcastle, N.S.W. 00 LF Young Young Broadcasters Pty Ltd, - Falcon Street, Crows Nest, N.S.W. 0 LM Lismore Richmond River Broadcasters Pty Ltd, 9- Molesworth 9 Street, Lismore, N.S.W. 80 LT Lithgow Lithgow Broadcasters Pty Ltd, - Falcon Street, Crows Nest, N.S.W. 0 MG Mudgee Mudgee Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd, c/- Egan & Joyner, Elizabeth Street, Sydney, N.S.W MO Gunnedah 080 D 000 MO Gunnedar. Ply Ltd, Rodney Street, Gunnedah, N 000 N.S.W. 80 MW Murwillumbah Tweed Radio and Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd, Murwillumbah 9 Street, Murwillumbah, N.S.W. 8 NM Muswellbrook 0 D 000 Hunter Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Elizabeth Street, N 000 Sydney, N.S.W. 000 NX Bolwarra Hunter Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Elizabeth Street, 8 Sydney, N.S.W. 000 NZ lnverell Northern Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Bathurst Road, % Orange, N.S. W. 800 PK Parkes Parkes Broadcasting Co. Ply Ltd, 07 Clarinda Street, l 8 h Parkes, N.S!W. 870 QN Deniliquin Haig-Muir Broadcasting Pty Ltd, c/- Coopers & 9 Lybrand, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Vic. 000 RE Taree Manning Valley Broadcasting Pty Ltd, Cowper Street, Chatham, Taree, N.S.W. 0 / RG Griffith 070 D 000 N 000 RG Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Remembrance Driveway, Griffith, N.S.W ST Nowra South Coast and Tablelands Broadcasting Pty Ltd, Junction Street, Nowra, N.S.W. 0 TM Tamworth Tamworth Radio Development Co. Pty Ltd, Radio Centre, Calala, Tamworth, N.S.W. 0 VM Moree Moree Broadcasting and Development Co. Ltd, 9 Balo Street, Moree, N.S. W. 00 WG Wagga Riverina Broadcasters (Holdings) Ply Ltd, c/- Coopers 7 & Lybrand, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Vic. 000 (Note: Riverina Broadcasters, Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga, N.S.W. 0, operates station WG under an agreement with the licensee, to which the Minister has given his consent under Section 88 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9.) WL Wollongong 0 XL Coo ma D 000 N 000 Wollongong Broadcasting Pty Ltd, 8th Floor, Sussex Street, Sydney, N.S.W. 000 Cooma Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Sharp Street, Cooma, N.S.W

85 Call Sign Location of Station Frequency (khz) Power (watts) Licensee and Registered Office Hours of Service per Week (to nearest Quarter Hour) VCTORA Metropolitan AK Melbourne General Television Corporation Pty Ltd, Television 8 City, - Bendigo Street, Richmond, Vic. A W Melbourne A W Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd, 8-8 La Trobe 8 Street, Melbourne, Vic. 000 CR Melbourne 80 0 Community Radio Melbourne Pty Ltd, 0 Cromwell Street, Collingwood, Vic. 0 DB Melbourne The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, -7 Flinders 8 Street, Melbourne, Vic. 000 KZ Melbourne The ndustrial Printing and Publicity Co. Ltd, -8 8 Dover Street, Richmond, Vic. (Note: KZ Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd, th Floor, 8 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, Vic: 000, operates station KZ under an agreement with the licensee, to which the Minister has given his consent under Section 88 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9.) MP Frankston Mornington Peninsula Broadcasters Ltd, Bayside Shopping 8 Mornington Centre, Beach Sfreet, Frankston, Vic. 99 Peninsula UZ Melbourne Nilsen's Broadcasting Service Pty Ltd, -7 Bourke 8 Street, Melbourne, Vic. 000 XY Melbourne Station XY Pty Ltd, c/- Mr J. C. Warburton, nd 8 Floor, Wellington Pde Sth, East Melbourne, Vic. 00 (Note: Efftee Broadcasters Pty Ltd, th Floor, 0 Spencer Street, Melbourne, Vic. 000, operates station XY under an agreement with the licensee, to which the Minister has given his consent, under Section 88 of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9.) BA Ballarat 0 BO Bendigo 90 CS Co lac 0 CV Maryborough 00 GL Gee long 0 HA Hamilton 980 MA Mildura 70 NE Wangaratta 00 SH Swan Hill 0 JSR Shepparton 0 TR Sale 0 UL Warragul 0 WM Horsham 090 YB Warrnambool 880 Country 000 Ballarat Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Lydiard Street 8 North, Ballarat, Vic Amalgamated Wireless (A'asia) Ltd, 7 York Street, 8 Sydney, N.S.W Enterprise Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Murray Street, Colac, Vic Cameron Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd, 77 McCallum Vi Street, Swan Hill, Vic Geelong Broadcasters Pty Ltd, 9-97 Ryrie Street, Geelong, Vic Washington Broadcasting (HA) Service Pty Ltd, c/- 9V.. Seeber and Washington, Victoria Chambers, Pall Mall, Bendigo, Vic Sunraysia Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Deakin Avenue, Vi Mildura, Vic Wangaratta Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd, Templeton 8 Street, Wangaratta, Vic Cameron Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd, 77 McCallum Vi Street, Swan Hill, Vic Associated Broadcasting Services Ltd, Argus Building, 9 90 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Vic Victorian Broadcasting Network Ltd, Lily Street, Bendigo, Vic Associated Broadcasting Services Ltd, Argus Building, 7 90 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Vic Cameron Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd, 77 McCallum Street, Swan Hill, Vic Associated Broadcasting Services Ltd, Argus Building, / 90 La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Vic

86 Call Sign Location of Station Frequency (khz) Power (watts) Licensee and Registered Office Hours of Service per Week (to nearest Quarter Hour) BC BH BK P KQ AK AM AY BU CA CD GC GG GR GY KZ LG LM MB MK NA RO SB TO VL WK Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane pswich Brisbane Oakey Atherton Mareeba Ayr Bunda berg Cairns Gladstone Charters Towers Gold Coast Toowoomba Gym pie nnisfail-tully Longreach Mount sa Maryborough Mackay Nambour Rockhampton Kingaroy Townsville Charleville Warwick JOO QUEENSLAND Metropolitan 000 Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation (Qld) Pty Ltd, 8 Queen Street, Brisbane, Qld Broadcasters (Aust.) Pty Ltd, Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Qld Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd, Campbell Street, Bowen Hills, Qld South Queensland Broadcasting Corporation Pty Ltd, Limestone Street, pswich, Qld Labor Broadcasting Station Pty Ltd, Radio City, Pickers Building, Ross Street, Newstead, Qld 00 QUEENSLAND Country 000 Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd, Campbell Street, Bowen Hills, Qld Far Northern Radio (Tablelands) Pty Ltd, c/- Auer and Harvey, 0A Byrnes Street, Mareeba, Qld & Ayr Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Flinders Street, Townsville, Qld Bundaberg Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Woongarra Street, Bundaberg, Qld Amalgamated Wireless (A'asia) Ltd, 7 York Street, Sydney, N.S.W Gladstone District Broadcasting Pty Ltd, 9 Goondoon Street, Gladstone, Qld Ayr Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Flinders Street, Townsville, Qld Gold Coast Radio Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd, Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise, Qld Gold Radio Service Pty Ltd, c /- Griffin & Ralph, 8 Queen Street, Brisbane, Qld Gympie Noosa Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Smithfield Chambers, 7 Mary Street, Gympie, Qld Coastal Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Rankin Street, nnisfail, Qld Central Queensland Broadcasting Corporation Pty Ltd, l8a Eagle Street, Longreach, Qld North Queensland Broadcasting Corporation Pty Ltd, th Floor, T. & G. Building, Queen Street, Brisbane, Qld Maryborough Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd, c/- Griffin and Ralph, 8 Queen Street, Brisbane, Qld Barrier Reef Broadcasting Pty Ltd, c/- G. E. Jones & Co., Sydney Street, Mackay, Qld Sunshine Coast Broadcasters Ltd, Currie Street, Nambour, Qld Rockhampton Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd, c/ D 000 N Griffin & Ralph, 8 Queen Street, Brisbane, Qld 000 South Burnett Broadcasting Co. Ltd, 8 Alford Street, Kingaroy, Qld 0 Amalgamated Wireless (A'asia) Ltd, 7 York Street, Sydney, N.S.W. 000 Radio VL Pty Ltd, c/- White & Hancock, T & G Building, Queen Street, Brisbane, Qld 000 South Queensland Broadcasting Corporation Pty Ltd, Building Society Chambers, pswich, Qld 0 Limestone Street, l\l.i \/z \/z 0 7\/z \/z 8 \ 78

87 Call Sign Location of Station Frequency (khz) Power (watts) Licensee and Registered Office Hours of Service per Week (to nearest Quarter Hour) QUEENSLAND-continued ZR SAA SAD SON SKA SAU SMU SP SRM SSE Roma Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide Port Augusta Murray Bridge Crystal Brook Renmark Mount Gambier Maranoa Broadcasting Co. Ltd, S McDowall Street, N 000 Roma, Qld SS SOUTH AUSTRALA Metropolitan S 000 Festival City Broadcasters Ltd, S Fullarton Road, Kent Town, S.A Advertiser Newspapers Ltd, King William Street, Adelaide, S.A. SOOO 000 Hume Broadcasters Pty Ltd, 0 Tynte Street, North Adelaide, S.A. S SKA Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Franklin Street, Adelaide, S.A. SOOO SOUTH AUSTRALA N Country SAU Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Franklin Street, Adelaide, S.A. 000 Murray Bridge Broadcasting Co. Ltd, Seventh Street, Murray Bridge, S.A. S Midlands Broadcasting Services Ltd, King William Street, Adelaide, S.A. 000 River Murray Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Franklin Street, Adelaide, S.A. SOOO South Eastern Broadcasting Co. Ltd, King William Street, Adelaide, S.A /i S \ 8 X KY PM PR AM BY C GE KG MD NA TZ VA WB Perth Perth Perth Perth Northam Bridgetown Collie Gerald ton Kalgoorlie Merredin Narrogin Bun bury Albany Katanning WESTERN AUSTRALA Metropolitan 000 X Radio Network Pty Ltd, Osborne Park Road, Tuart Hill, W.A Swan Television and Radio Broadcasters Ltd., 8 Hayes Avenue, Nollamara, W.A Consolidated Broadcasting System (W.A.) Pty Ltd, 8 8 Rokeby Road, Subiaco, W.A Western Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd, 0 Hay 8 Street, Perth, W.A. 000 WESTERN AUSTRALA Country 000 Consolidated Broadcasting System (W.A.) Pty Ltd, 0 8 Rokeby Road, Subiaco, W.A X Radio Network Pty Ltd, Osborne Park Road, 9 Tuart Hill, W.A South Western Telecasters Ltd, Spencer Street, Bunbury, W.A Great Northern Broadcasters Ltd, 8 Rokeby Road, 7 Subiaco, W.A Consolidated Broadcasting System (W.A.) Pty Ltd, 7 8 Rokeby Road, Subiaco, W.A Mid District Radio Broadcasting Pty Ltd, Common- 9 wealth Bank Building, Mi:rredin, W.A. 000 Swan Television and Radio Broadcasters Ltd, 9 Hayes Avenue, Nollamara, W.A South Western Telecasters Ltd, Spencer Street, Bunbury, W.A Albany Broadcasters Ltd, 7 York Street, Albany, W.A X Radio Network Pty Ltd, Osborne Park Road, 9 Tuart Hill, W.A

88 Call Sign Location of Station Frequency (khz) Power (watts) Licensee and Registered Office Hours of Service per Week (to nearest Quarter Hour) 7HO 7HT Hobart Hobart TASMANA Metropolitan 000 Commercial Broadcasters Pty Ltd, 0 Davey Street, Hobart, Tas Murrumbidgee Television Ltd, Remembrance Driveway, Griffith, N.S.W AD 7BU 7EX 7LA 7QT 7SD Devon port Burnie Launceston Launceston. Queenstown Scottsdale D 000 N 000 D 000 N soc 000 TASMANA Country Northern Tasmania Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Cameron Street, Launceston, Tas. 70 Burnie Broadcasting Service Pty Ltd, Cameron Street, Launceston, Tas. 70 7EX Pty Ltd, 7 Paterson Street, Launceston, Tas. 70 Amalgamated Wireless (A'asia) Ltd, 7 York Street, Sydney, N.S.W. 000 West Coast Broadcasters Pty Ltd, 9 Cameron Street, Launceston, Tas. 70 North East Tasmanian Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd, Cameron Street, Launceston, Tas. 70 /, \; \/ NORTHERN TERRTORY 8DN Darwin Darwin Broadcasters Pty Ltd, c/- Fell & Starkey,!st Floor, 0 Ainslie Avenue, Canberra, A.C.T. 00 7\/ 8HA Alice Springs Alice Springs Commercial Broadcasters Pty Ltd,!st 0 Floor, Parsons Street, Alice Springs, N.T. 70 D - Day N - Night * Provided that power may be reduced to 00 watts during the following periods: Monday to Saturday, midnight to.0 a.m.; Sunday, midnight to 7 a.m. 80

89 APPENDX B National Broadcasting Stations in Operation on 0 June 977 MEDUM FREQUENCY SERVCES Hours of Service Call Location of Station Frequency Power per Week Sign (khz) (watts) (to nearest Quarter Hour) AUSTRALAN CAPTAL TERRTORY CN Canberra CY Southern Tablelands Service (Canberra) NEW SOUTH WALES Metropolitan BL Sydney FC Sydney JJ Sydney Regional AN Armida le 70 0 BA Far South Coast Service (Bega) BY Byrock CO Riverina and North-East Victoria Service (Albury) CP Coo ma 70 0 CR Western Districts Service (Orange) GL New England Service (Glen nnes) KP Mid-North Coast Service (Kempsey) LG Lithgow ML Murwillumbah 0 00 NA Newcastle NB Broken Hill NC Newcastle NR Northern Rivers Service (Grafton) NU Northern Tablelands Service (Tamworth) TR Taree UH Muswellbrook WA Wilcannia WN Wollongong VCTORA Metropolitan AR Melbourne LO Melbourne no ZZ Melbourne Regional G Gippsland Service (Sale) MT Omeo WL Warrnambool WV Western Victoria Service (Horsham) QUEENSLAND Metropolitan QG Brisbane QR Brisbane Regional AT Far North Queensland Service (Atherton) GM Gympie District Service (Gympie) HU Hughenden 70 0 JK Julia Creek M Mount sa

90 Hours of Service Call Location of Station Frequency Power per Week Sign (khz) (watts) (to nearest Quarter Hour) MS Mossman QA Pioneer District Service (Mackay) QB Wide Bay District Service (Maryborough) 90 O 000 QD Central Western Queensland. Service (Emerald) QL Western Queensland Service (Longreach) 0 O 000 QN Northern Queensland Service (Townsville) QO Upper Burnett Service (Eidsvold) 90 O 000 QS Darling Downs Service (Toowoomba) 70 O 000 QW South West Queensland Service (St George) 70 O 000 QY Far North Queensland Service (Cairns) RK Central Queensland Service (Rockhampton) 80 O 000 SO Southport J WP Wei pa SOUTH AUSTRALA Metropolitan AN Adelaide CL Adelaide Regional CK Lower North Service (Port Pirie) LC Leigh Creek 70 0 LN Port Lincoln 0 00 MG South-East Service (Mount Gambier) MV South Australian Upper Murray Service (Renmark) PA South-East Service (Naracoorte) 0 O 000 SY Streaky Bay WM Woomera 80 0 WESTERN AUSTRALA Metropolitan WF Perth WN Perth 80 O 000 Regional AL Western Australian Regional Service (Albany) 0 00 BE Broome 70 0 BS Busselton CA Carnarvon DB Derby DL Dalwallinu 0 O 000 ED Esperance GF Goldfields Regional Service (Kalgoorlie) GN Geraldton Regional Service (Geraldton) KW Kununurra 70 00* MN Mt Newman 70 JOO NM Western Australian Regional Service (Northam) PH Port Hedland WA Western Australian Regional Service (Wagin) WH Wyndham 00 JOO* XM Exmouth TASMANA Metropolitan 7ZL Hobart 00 O 000 7ZR Hobart 90 O 000 Regional 7FG Fingal NT North Tasmanian Service (Launceston) 70 O 000 7QN West Coast Service (Queenstown) SH St Helens

91 Call Sign Location of Station Frequency (khz) Hours of Service Power per Week (watts) (to nearest Quarter Hour) 8AL 8DR 8GO 8KN 8TC Alice Springs Darwin Gove Katherine Tennant Creek NORTHERN TERRTORY VLH VL VLM VLQ VLR VLW HGH FREQUENCY SERVCES Melbourne, Victoria Sydney, New South Wales Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane, Queensland Melbourne, Victoria Perth, Western Australia (two services on two frequencies, with a short overlap service on a third frequency) O O 000 O 000 O 000 (a) O 000 (b) Frequencies of High Frequency Services-The frequencies on which these stations transmit are varied as required, to obtain optimum results. 8

92 APPENDX C National Broadcasting Stations in Operation on 0 June 977 Frequency Modulation Services Hours Call Location of Frequency Power (kw e.r.p ) of Sign Station (MHz) and Polarisation Service ABC-FM Canberra Vert. 8 ABC-FM Sydney Hor. 8 ABC-FM Melbourne Hor. 8 ABC-FM Adelaide 9. 0 Hor.* 8 *Presently operating on JO kw e.r.p. pending installation of a high gain aerial. 8

93 Broadcasting Stations Licensed Telegraphy Act n operation on FREQUENCY MODULATON STATONS APPENDX D under the Wireless 0 June 977 Call Location of Frequency Power (kw) Operated By Sign Station (MHz) Polarisation ARM-FM Armida le Mixed () University of New England MBS-FM Sydney 0. 0 Hor. () () Music Broadcasting Society of N.S.W. MCE-FM Bathurst 9.. Vert. () Mitchell College of () Advanced Education NCR-FM Lismore 9.. Hor. Northern Rivers College Mixed () of Advanced Education MBS-FM Melbourne Hor. Music Broadcasting () () Society of Vic. RMT-FM Melbourne 0.7 Hor. () Royal Melbourne nstilute of Technology ZZZ-FM Brisbane 0.(0) -0 Hor. or Queensland University Mixed () (7) Union UWA-FM Perth 9. Hor. or University of Mixed () Western Australia 7CAE-FM Hobart 9. Hor. () Tasmanian College of Advanced Education MEDUM FREQUENCY STATONS Call Location of Frequency Power Sign Station (khz) (watts) Operated By XX Canberra Australian National University EA Sydney 800 () Ethnic Radio Experiment Committee EA Melbourne 0 () Ethnic Radio Experiment Committee SUV Adelaide 0 00 University of Adelaide Hl(8) Dampier 0 00 Hamersley ron Pty Ltd NR Perth Western Australian nstitute of Technology () Power to be such as to provide an unnattenuated field strength of not greater than 0 mv /m at km () Effective radiated power in direction of maximum radiation () Effective radiated power omnidirectional () Presently operating on 00 watts e.r.p. vertically polarised () Temporarily operating on 70 watts e.r.p. omnidirectional from campus pending final installation at Mt Panorama () Presently operating on kw e.r.p. (7) Temporarily operating on kw e.r.p. omnidirectional, horizontally polarised on a frequency of 0.7MHz, from campus pending final installation at Mt Cootha (8) To operate as an emergency broadcasting station only at times of potential natural disasters 8

94 Commercial Television Stations in Operation on 0 June 977 APPENDX E Fre.~uencies Power (kw.e.r.p.) Call Sign Licensee & Registered (MHz) and Polarisation and Channel Area Office Location of V-Vision V-Vision Transmitter S -Sound S-Sound t Hours of Service per Week (to nearest Quarter Hour) CTC-7 Canberra AUSTRALAN CAPTAL TERRTORY Black v 8.8 V 00 \_Vert. Canberra Television Ltd, Mountain s s 0 f Aspinall Street, Watson, Canberra, A.C.T. 0 NEW SOUTH WALES Metropolitan ATN-7 Sydney Artarmon v 8. V 00\_ Hor. Amalgamated Television s 87.7 s 0 f Services Pty Ltd, Tele vision Centre, Epping, TCN-9 Sydney Willoughby N.S.W. v 9. V 00\_ Hor. Television Corporation Ltd, s 0.7 s 0 f -8 Park Street, Sydney, TEN-0 Sydney Artarmon N.S.W. 000 v 09. V 00\_Hor. United Telecasters Sydney s.7 s 0 f Ltd, cnr Epping and Pittwater Roads, North Ryde, BKN-7 Broken Hill Rocky Hill N.S.W. NEW SOUTH WALES Country v 8. v \..Vert. Broken Hill Television Ltd, s 87.7 s 0. f Rocky Hill, Broken Hill, CBN-8 N.S.W. 880 Central Mount v 89.8 V 00\.. Vert. Country Television Services Tablelands Cano bolas s 9.78 s lo f Ltd, Memorial Place, Bathurst Road, Orange, CWN- N.S.W. 800 Central Mount Cenn- v 7. V 00 \_Vert. Country Television Services, Western Cruaich s 80.7 s!of Ltd, Memorial Place, Slopes Bathurst Road, Orange, N.S.W. 800 ECN-8 Manning Middle v 89. V 00} Vert. Television New England Ltd, River Brother s 9.7 s 0 Radio Centre, Calala Tamworth, MTN-9 N.S.W. 0 Murrumbidgee Mount Bingar v 9. V 00\..Hor. Murrumbidgee Television Ltd, rrigation s 0.7 s!of Remembrance Driveway, NBN- Areas Griffith, N.S.W. 80 Newcastle- Great v 8. V 00._ Hor. Newcastle Broadcasting and Hunter River Sugarloaf s 9.7 s!of Television Corporation Ltd. NEN-9 Upper Namoi Mount Dowe Mosbri Crescent, Newcastle, N.S.W. 00 v 9. V 00 \_Hor. Television New England Ltd. s 0.7 s 0 f Radio Centre, Calala, Tamworth, NRN- N.S.W. 0 Grafton- Mount v. V 00 \.Hor. Northern Rivers Television Kempsey Moombil s.7 s!of Ltd, 9- Molesworth Street, Lismore, N.S.W. 80 S 88 0~ 8 / /.o 7 7 7~ ~ 7~ Yi

95 Hours of Frequencies Power Service Call Sign (MHz) (kw.e.r.p.) and Licensee and per Week and Area Location of V-Vision Polarisation Registered Office (to Channel Transmitter S-Sound V-Vision nearest S-Sound Hour) RTN-8 Richmond- Mount Nardi v 89. v OO } Hor. Richmond-Tweed TV Ltd, V Tweed s 9.7 s O 9- Molesworth Street, Lismore, N.S.W. 80 RVN- South-Western Mount v. v OO._ Hor. Riverina & North East Vic- 9 Slopes and Ulandra s 9.7 s Of toria TV Ltd, 98-0 Lake Eastern Albert Road, Kooringal via Riverina Wagga Wagga, N.S.W. 0 WN- lllawarra Knight's Hill v 9. v OO }Hor. Television Woollongong 9\li s 00.7 s O Transmissions Ltd, Fort Drummond, Mount St Thomas, Wollongong N.S.W. 00 VCTORA Metropolitan ATV-0 Melbourne Mount v. V OO}Hor. Austrama Television Pty Dandenong s.7 S O Ltd, cnr Springvale and Hawthorn Roads, Nunawading, GTV-9 Melbourne Vic. Mount v 9.8 v 00} Hor. General Television Corpor- 8 Dandenong s 0.78 s 0 ation Pty Ltd, - Bendigo Street, Richmond, Vic. HSV-7 Melbourne Mount v 8. V 00} Hor. Herald-Sun TV Pty Ltd, 09 Dandenong s 87.7 S O -7 Flinders Street, Melbourne, Vic. 000 AMV- Upper Murray VCTORA Country Baranduda v 9. V 00} Hor. Riverina & North East Vic- Ranges s 00.7 S O toria TV Ltd, 98-0 Lake 7 v. Albert Road, Kooringal via BCV-8 Bendigo Wagga Wagga, N.S.W. 0 Mount v 89. v 00} Vert. Victorian Broadcasting Network 7, Alexander s 9.7 s O Ltd, Lily Street Bendigo, BTV- Ballarat Vic. 0 Lookout Hill v 7.8 v 00} Hor. Ballarat and Western Victoria (near Mount s s O Television Ltd, Walker 8 Buangor) Street, Ballarat, Vic. 0 GLV-O La Trobe Mount Tassie v 09. v 00} Hor. Victorian Broadcasting Network 7 Valley (near s.7 s 0 Ltd, Lily Street, Bendigo, GMV- Callignee) Vic. 0 Goulburn Mount Major v 7. v 00} Vert. Goulburn-Murray Television Ltd, 77 Valley s 80.7 s JO 90 La Trobe Street, STV-8 Mildura Yatpool v 89.7 s 9.77 v 00 } Hor. s JO Melbourne, Vic. 000 Sunraysia Television Ltd, 8 Deakin Avenue, Mildura, 8 Vic. 00 BTQ-7 Brisbane QUEENSLAND Metropolitan Mount v 8. V 00} Hor. Brisbane TV Ltd, Sir Samuel Coot-tha s 87.7 S O Griffith Drive, Mount 98 QTQ-9 Brisbane Cootha, Qld 0 Mount v 9. v 00} Hor. Queensland Television Ltd, Coot-tha s 0.7 s O Leichhardt Chambers, 99 TVQ-0 Brisbane Leichhardt Street, Brisbane, Qld 000 Mount v. v 00} Hor. Universal Telecasters Qld Coot-tha s.7 s O Ltd, Sir Samuel Griffith 9 Drive, Mount Cootha, Qld 0 h 87

96 Hours of Frequencies Power Service Call Sign (MHz) (kw.e.r.p.) and Licensee and per Week and Area Location of V-Vision Polarisation Registered Office (to Channel Transmitter S-Sound V-Vision nearest S-Sound Hour) DDQ-0 QUEENSLAND Country Darling Mount v 09. v 00\.. Hor. Darling Downs TV Ltd, Downs Mowbullan s.7 s 0J Video Avenue, Mount Lofty, 8\ FNQ-0 Cairns Toowoomba, Qld 0 Mount v 09. v 00\ Hor. Far Northern Television Ltd, Bellenden-Ker s.7 s!o f nsurance House, / Denham \/ TQ-8 Mount sa Street, Townsville, Qld 80. Km SE v 89. V 0. \ Hor. Mount sa Television Pty of Mt sa s 9.7 s o.of. Ltd, c/- W. T. Ockerby &. \ MVQ- Mackay Co., West Street, Mount sa, Qld 8 Mount v 7. V 00_ Hor. Mackay Television Ltd, Biackwood s 80.7 S OJ Victoria Street, Mackay, RTQ-7 Rockhampton Qld 70 Mount v 8. v 00 l. Hor. Rockhampton Television Ltd, Hopeful s 87.7 s 0 f Dean Street, Rockhampton, 0 SDQ- Qld 700 Southern Passchendaele v 9. v 00 } Hor. Darling Downs TV Ltd, Video 8 Downs Ridge s 00.7 s 0 Avenue, Mount Lofty, SEQ-8 Wide Bay Mount v 89. Toowoomba, Qld 0 v 00 } Vert Wide Bay-Burnett 9~ Goonaneman s 9.7 S O Ltd, 9 Kent Maryborough, Qld 0 Mount Stuart TNQ-7 Townsville v 8. v 00 } Hor. Telecasters North Queensland \/ s 87.7 s 0 Ltd, nsurance House, / Denham Street, Townsville, Qld 80 ADS-7 Adelaide Mount Lofty SOUTH AUSTRALA Metropolitan v 8. V 00 L Hor. Television Broadcasters Ltd, s 87.7 s 0 J Strangways Terrace, 9 NWS-9 Adelaide Mount Lofty North Adelaide, S.A. 00 v 9. V 00 l. Hor. Southern Television Corpors 0.7 s 0 J ation Ltd, 0-08 Tynte 0\ SAS-O Adelaide Mount Lofty Street, North Adelaide, S.A. 00 v 09. v 00 } Hor. South Australian Teles.7 s 0 casters Ltd, -9 0 Park Terrace, Gilberton, 08 SOUTH AUSTRALA Country GTS- Spencer Gulf The Bluff v 9. v 0 l Vert. Spencer Gulf Telecasters / North s 00.7 s f Ltd, 7 Wanderah Road, Port Pirie, S.A. 0 RTS-A Renmark-.0 km WNW v 8. v 0 L Vert. Riverland Television Pty Loxton of Loxton s.7 s J Ltd, Murray Bridge Road, Loxton, S.A. SES-8 South East Mount Burr v 89. v 00} Hor. South East Telecasters Ltd, s 9.7 s 0 John Watson Drive, Mount Gambier, S.A

97 Call Sign and Channel Area Location of Transmitter Frequencies (MHz) V-Vision S-Sound Hours of Power (kw.e.r.p.) Service and Polarisation per Week V-Vision (to nearest) S -Sound Quarter Hour) STW-9 TVW-7 Perth Perth Bickley Bickley v 8. s 87.7 WESTERN AUSTRALA Metropolitan V 9. V 00 } Hor. s 0.7 s 0 Swan Television and Radio Broadcasters Ltd, Hayes Avenue, Nollamara, W.A. 0 V 00 } Hor. TVW Limited, Osborne Park S 0 Road, Tuart Hill, W.A /i BTW- GSW-9 GTW- VEW-8 TVT- TNT-9 NTD-8 Bun bury Southern Agricultural Gerald ton Kalgoorlie Hoba rt North Eastern Tasmania Darwin WESTERN AUSTRALA Country Mount v 8. v f } Hor. South Western Telecasters Y Lennard s 9.7 s Ltd, Spencer Street, Bunbury, W.A. 0 Mount Barker v 9. v f} Vert South Western Telecasters Y s 0.7 s Ltd, Spencer Street, Bunbury, W.A km NE v. v 8 } Hor. Geraldton Telecasters Pty Ltd, 8 of Geraldton s.7 s.8 Fifth Street, Wonthella, W.A. 0. km NW v 89. v 8} Hor. Mid-Western Television Pty 0 of Kalgoorlie s 9.7 s 0.8 Ltd, Killarney Street, Kalgoorlie, W.A. 0 TASMANA Metropolitan Mount v 7.8 v 00} Hor. Tasmanian Television Ltd, 8\/i Wellington s s 0 Newtown Road, Newtown, Tas TASMANA Country Mount Barrow v 9.8 V 00 } Hor. Northern Television (TNT-9) 8 s 0.78 s 0 Pty Ltd, 7-7 Paterson Street, Launceston, Tas. 70 NORTHERN TERRTORY Territory Television Pty Ltd, 0Y Blake Street, v 89. v l~} Hor. (near Botanic s 9.7 s c/- Peat, Marwick, Mitchell Gardens) & Co., th Floor, Cavenagh Street, Darwin, N.T. 790 j Distances shown are approx imate. 89

98 APPENDX F National Television Stations n Operation On 0 June 977 Frequencies Power Hours of (k W.e.r.p.) Service Call Sign (MHz) and Polarisation per Week and Channel Area Location of Transmitter V-Vision V-Vision (to nearest S-Sound S-Sound Quarter Hour) AUSTRALAN CAPTAL TERRTORY ABC- Canberra Black Mountain v 8. v 00} Vert. 9/.i s 9.7 s 0 NEW SOUTH WALES ABN- Sydney Metropolitan Gore Hill v. v 00\ Hor. s 9.7 s lof 9/.i NEW SOUTH WALES Country ABCN- Central Tablelands Mount Canobolas v 7.8 v 00} Vert. 9/.i s.78 s 0 ABDN- Grafton-Kempsey Mount Moombil v. v 00} Hor. 9P s 9.7 s 0 ABGN-7 Murrumbidgee rrigation Mount Bingar v 8. v 00\ Hor. 9/.i Areas s 87.7 s lof ABHN-A Newcastle-Hunter River Great Sugarloaf v 8. v 00 l_ Hor. 9.i s.0 s lof ABLN- Broken Hill Rocky Hill v. v } Vert. 9 s 9.7 s 0. ABMN-0 Mungindi.8 km SE of Mungindi v 09. v 0.0} Hor.* 9/.i. s.7 s 0.00 ABMN-0 South-Western Slopes and Mount Ulandra v. v 00\ Hor. 9\l.i Eastern Riverina s.7 s 0f ABQN- Central Western Slopes Mount Cenn-Cruaich v 0. v 00} Vert. 9\l.i s 07.7 s O ABRN- Richmond-Tweed Mount Nardi v 7. v 00} Hor. 9/.i s 80.7 s O ABSN-8 Bega-Cooma Brown Mountain v 89. v 00} Vert. 9 \/ s 9.7 s 0 ABTN- Manning River Middle Brother v 7. v 00} Vert. 9.i s.7 s 0 ABUN-7 Upper Namoi Mount Dowe v 8. v 00} Hor. 9/.i s 87.7 s 0 ABWN-A llawarra Knight's Hill v 8. v OOL_ Hor. 9 /.i s.7 s loj VCTORA ABV- Melbourne Metropolitan Mount Dandenong v. v 00\ Hor. s 9.7 s lof 8\ VCTORA Country ABAV- Upper Murray Baranduda Ranges v 7. v 00} Hor. 8 /i s.7 s 0 ABEY- Bendigo Mount Alexander v 7. v OOL_ Vert. 8'h s.7 s OJ 90

99 Frequencies Power Hours of (kw.e.r.p.) Service Call Sign (MHz) and Polarisation per Week and Channel Area Location of Transmitter V-Vision V-Vision (to nearest) S -Sound S-Sound Quarter Hour) ABGV- Goulburn Valley Mount Major v 8. v JOO \ Vert. 8V s 9.7 s Of ABLV- La Trobe Valley Mount Tassie (Near v 9. v JOO\ Hor. 8V Callignee) s 00.7 s!of ABMV- Mildura Yatpool v 9.7 v 00,_ Hor. 8V s s!of ABRV- Ballarat Lookout Hill (Near Mount v 8.8 v 00} Hor. 8V Buangor) s 9.78 s O ABSV- Murray Valley Gosch en v. v JOO \ Vert. 8V s 9.7 s Of QUEENSLAND ABQ- Brisbane Metropolitan Mount Coottha v. v 00} s Hor. 9.7 s O 88 Country ABAAQ- Augathella. km S of town v. v 0.0 t,_ Hor. 88 s.7 s O.OOif ABAQ-8 Alpha.0 km N of to,wn v 89. v O.Ql L Hor. 88 s 9.7 s o.00f ABBQ-0 Barcaldine. km NW of town v 09. v 0.0 l_ Hor. 88 s.7 s O.OO i f ABBLQ-9 Blackall. km ESE of town v 9. v 0.Ql L Hor. 88 s 0.7 s O.OOi f ABCAQ-0 Cunnamulla. km N of town v 09. v 0.0 l_ Hor. 88 s.7 s O.OOlf ABCEQ-9 Charleville. km E of town v 9. v 0.\ Hor* 88 s 0.7 s 0.0f ABCLQ-7 Cloncurry Cloncurry Microwave v 8. v 0. } Hor. 88 Repeater Station s 87.7 s O.Ql ABCTQ-0 Clermont. km S of town v 09. v 0.0\ Hor.* 88 s.7 s 0.00f ABDQ-7 Dirranbandi.0 km NE of town v 8. v 0.0 l_ Vert. 88 s 87.7 s O.OOi f ABDQ- Darling Downs Mount Mowbullan v 8. v JOO \ Hor. 88 s 9.7 s!of ABEQ- Emerald 'Emerald Downs'. km v. v 0. l Hor.* 88 N of town s.7 s 0.0 f ABGQ- Goondiwindi.8 km NE of town v 7. v 0.,_ Hor.* 88 s 80.7 s 0.0f ABHQ-9 Hughenden Hughenden Microwave v 9. v O. l_ Hor. 88 Repeater Station s 0.7 s O.Olf ABQ- Mount sa. km SE of town v 7. v 0.} Hor. 88 s 80.7 s 0.0 ABJQ-0 Julia Creek Julia Creek Microwave v 09. v 0.} Hor. 88 Repeater Station s.7 s 0.0 ABLQ- Longreach 0.0 km E of town v 7. v 0.0} Hor.* 88 s 80.7 s 0.0 ABMQ- Mackay Mount Blackwood v 9. v OOl_ Hor. 88 s 00.7 s lof ABMKQ-9 Mary Kathleen Mary Kathleen Microwave v 9. v 0.0 \ Hor.* 88 Repeater Station s 0.7 s 0.00f ABMLQ- Mitchell Mitchell Escarpment. v 7. v 0. l_ Hor. 88 km ESE of town s 80.7 s O.Olf ABMNQ-7 Morven O. km S of town v 8. v 0.0 \ Hor. 88 s 87.7 s 0.00 f 9

100 Frequencies Power Hours of (kwe.r.p.) Service Call Sign (MHz) and Polarisation per Week and Channel Area Location of Transmitter V-Vision V-Vision (to nearest S-Sound S-Sound Quarter Hour) QUEENSLAND- continued ABMSQ-9 Miles 'Miles Hill' 8.0 km E of v 9. v 0. l. Vert. 88/ town s 0.7 s 0.0 J ABNQ-9 Cairns Mount Bellenden-Ker v 9. v 00 l Hor. 88. s 0.7 s 0 J ABRAQ-7 Roma 'Timbury Hills'.0 km v 8. v l Hor. 88 / E of town s 87.7 s 0. J ABRQ- Rockhampton Mount Hopeful v 8. v 00 l Hor. 88/ s 9.7 s 0 J ABRDQ- Richmond Richmond Microwave v 7. v 0. l Hor. 88. Repeater Station s 80.7 s 0.0 J ABSEQ-9 Springsure. km N of town v 9. v 0.0 } Hor. 88. s 0.7 s 0.00 ABSGQ-8 St George. km NNW of town v 89. v 0.0 l. Hor.* 88/ s 9.7 s 0.00J ABSQ- Southern Downs Passchendaele Ridge v 7. v 00 l Hor. 88/ s.7 s!of ABTQ- Townsville Mount Stuart v 87.7 v 00} Hor. 88. s 9.77 s 0 ABWNQ-8 Winton 'Rangelands'.0 km N v 89. v.0 l Hor.* 88. of town s 9.7 s 0. J ABWQ- Wide Bay Mount Goonaneman v 7. v 00 l Vert. 88/ s 80.7 s 0 J SOUTH AUSTRALA ABS- Adelaide Metropolitan Mount Lofty v. v 00 } Hor. s 9.7 s 0 9\li SOUTH AUSTRALA Country ABCS-7 Ceduna Thevenard v 8. v 0. l Hor.* 9 s 87.7 s 0.0 J ABLCS-9t Leigh Creek Leigh Creek Township v 9. v 0 l Hor 0 s 0.7 s J ABGS- South East Mount Burr v 7. v 00 l Hor. 9 s.7 s 0 J ABNS- Spencer Gulf North The Bluff v 7. v 00 l Vert. 9 s.7 s 0 J ABRS- Central East.0 km WSW of Loxton v 8.8 v 00 l Vert. 9 s 9.78 s 0 J ABWS-7 Woomera. km NW of Woomera v 8. v 0.00 } Hor. 9 s 87.7 s WESTERN AUSTRALA Metropolitan ABW- Perth Bickley v. s 9.7 v 00 l Hor. s 0 J 9'. WESTERN AUSTRALA Country ABAW- Southern Agricultural Mount Barker v. v 00 l. Vert. 9'/ s 9.7 s 0 J ABCW- Central Agricultural Mawson Trig v 9. v 00 l. Hor. 9'. s 00.7 s 0 J ABCMW-8 Morawa Billeranga Hills.8 km v 89. v 0 l. Hor.* 9 \/ SW of Morawa s 9.7 s J 9

101 Call Sign and Channel Area Location of Transmiller Frequencies (MHz) V-Vision S-Sound Power Hours of (kw.e.r.p.) Service and Polarisation per Week V-Vision (to nearest) S-Sound Quarter Hour) ABCNW-7 ABDW-0 ABEW-0 ABGNW- ABW-7 ABGW- ABKAW-7 ABKW- ABMW-0 ABNW-7 ABPHW-7 ABRBW-9 ABSW- ABSBW-9 ABT- ABKT- ABNT- ABD- ABAD-7t ABKD-7 ABTD-9 Carnarvon Dampier Esperance Narrogin Mt Newman Gerald ton Karratha Kalgoorlie Moora Norseman Port Hedland Roebourne Bun bury Southern Cross-Bullfinch Hobart King sland North Eastern Tasmania Darwin Alice Springs Katherine Tennant Creek WESTERN AUSTRALA- continued Robinson Street, adjacent V 8. to Long Line Equipment S 87.7 Building Radio Telephone Site, V 09. Kangaroo Hill,. km E S.7 of town Microwave Terminal, Wire- V 09. less Hill,. km S of S.7 town Narrogin Microwave Repeater Site TV Hill Newman 9.7 km NE of Geraldton 0.8 km S of town. km NW of Kalgoorlie Quarrell Range. km E of town Norseman Microwave Repeater Station. km S of Finucane sland Radio Telephone Site on Mt Welcome 0.8 km W of town Mount Lennard Ghooli Microwave Repeater Station, 7. km ESE of Southern Cross TASMANA Metropolitan Mount Wellington Distances shown are approximate e.r.p. in direction of maximum radiation Repeater type operation nterim arrangement, power to be reviewed when irrigation area further developed v s v s v s v s v s v s v s v s v s v s V S v s TASMANA Country Gentle Annie Hill v. s.7 Mount Barrow NORTHERN TERRTORY Blake Street (near Botanic Gardens) Heavitree Gap, approx.. km SSW of Alice Springs Microwave Site.7 km ESE of town Microwave Site. km ENE of town v 8.0 s 9.70 v s v s v s v s v 0. s 0.0 v 0.0 s 0.00 v s \_ Hor. f l f Hor.* } 9\.0 } Hor.* 9V.. 0. V.0 \_ Hor. 9 V.. s 0. f V 0.0 \_ Hor.* 9 V.. s 0.00 f ~ l~ } Hor. 9V.. V O.D } Hor. 9 V.. s 0.00 V 8 } Hor. 9V.. s 0.8 V 0 \_ Hor.* 9! V.. S f V 0.0 } Hor.* 9 V.. s 0.00 V 0. } Hor. 9 V s 0.0 V.0 l_ Hor.* 9'/.i 0. f s v s v s v s 00 } O.0 } 0. Hor. Hor.* 00 } Hor. 0 9V.. 9'/.i 89% V \_ Hor.* 89% 0. f s V 00 \_ Hor. 89% s 0 f ~ ~ } Hor. V O.D } Hor.* s 0.00 V 0.0 \_ Hor.* s 0.00 f V 0. } Hor.* s /.i 8V.. 88% 88% 9

102 APPENDX G Commercial Television Translator Stations in Operation on 0 June 977 Area Served Location Call Sign and Area (Parent Station) nput Channel Output Channel Power (watts) and Polarisation Licensee Tuggeranong Mount Taylor AUSTRALAN CAPTAL TERRTORY CTC Canberra Vert* Canberra Television Ltd Armidale Bateman's Bay-Moruya Bathurst Bega Bonalbo Cobar Cooma Deniliquin Glen nnes Gloucester Goulburn nverell Kandos Rylstone Kyogle Lithgow Mudgee Murwillumbah Kelly's Plains Mount Wandera Radio Telephone Site Mount Panorama Mount Mumbulla Brown's Hill Fort Bourke Hill Mount Roberts 9. km SE of Deniliquin Merdon's Hill Kia-Ora Lookout.0 km N of town Mount Gray 'Hillview'-. km ENE of nverell Mount Cumber Melon Geneva Hill Reservoir Hill. km SW of Mudgee May's Hill NEW SOUTH WALES NEN 9 Upper Namoi WN llawarra CBN Central Tablelands WN llawarra RTN Richmond Tweed CWN Central Western Slopes CTC Canberra GMV Goulburn Valley NEN Upper Namoi ECN Manning River CTC Canberra NEN Upper Namoi CBN Central Tablelands RTN Richmond Tweed CBN Central Tablelands CWN Central Western Slopes RTN Richmond Tweed 8!(via Bateman's Bay Moruya Translator) modified khz 9 8 Hor. 0 Hor. 00 Vert* 00 Hor. Vert. 0 Vert. 000 Vert. 000 Hor.* Hor. 00 Hor.* 0 Vert. 0 Hor. Vert. Vert. Vert. Vert. Hor. Television New England Ltd Television Wollongong Transmissions Ltd Country Television Services Ltd Television Wollongong Transmissions Ltd Richmond-Tweed TV Ltd Country Television Services Ltd Canberra Television Ltd Goulburn-Murray Television Ltd Television New England Ltd Television New England Ltd Canberra Television Ltd Television New England Ltd Country Television Services Ltd Richmond-Tweed TV Ltd Country Television Services Ltd Country Television Services Ltd Richmond-Tweed TV Ltd 9

103 Call Sign and Area nput Output Power (watts) Area Served Location (Parent Station) Channel Channel and Polarisation Licensee NEW SOUTH WALES-continued Portland- Garland's Hill, CBN 8 0 Hor. Country Television Wallerawang.0 km SSW Central Services Ltd of Portland Tablelands Upper 'The Lookout' NBN JO 00 Hor. Newcastle Broad- Hunter 0. km WNW Newcastle- casting and Teleof Aberdeen Hunter River vision Corporation Ltd Walcha Clive Blake's NEN 9 Hor. Television New Hill Upper Namoi England Ltd Wollongong Broker's Nose WN 00 Hor. Television Wollon- llawarra gong Transmissions Ltd VCTORA Alexandra Burgess Road, GMV O 0 Hor. Goulburn-Murray near Yarck Gou burn Television Ltd Valley Bright Eagle Peak AMY. Hor. Riverina & North Upper Murray East Victoria TV Ltd Corryong- Mt Elliot AMY JO JOO Hor.* Riverina & North Khancoban Upper Murray East Victoria TV Ltd Eildon Near Wight- GMV JO Hor. Goulburn-Murray man's Hill Gou burn (via Alex- Television Ltd Valley andra Transla tor) Myrtleford Tower Hill AMY 9 JO Hor. Riverina & North Upper Murray East Victoria TV Ltd Nhill Mount BTV 7 00 Vert. Ballarat and Wes- Lawloit Balla rat tern Victoria Television Ltd Portland Mount Clay BTV 00 Hor. Ballarat and Wes- Ballarat tern Victoria Television Ltd Swan Hill Gosch en BCV g 000 Vert. Victorian Broad- Bendigo casting Network Ltd Warrnambool- Tower Hill BTV 9 00 Vert. Ballarat and Wes- Port Fairy Ballarat tern Victoria Television Ltd QUEENSLAND Blackwater Cutlers Hill RTQ 7 0 Hor. Utah Development Bluff Rockhampton Company Bowen Seacom Site- TNQ 7 00 Hor. Telecasters North Sprole Castle Townsville Queensland Ltd Cardstone. km E of TNQ Vert. Northern Electric Village Cardstone Townsville Authority of Village Queensland Collinsville 0.8 km ESE MVQ Hor. Mackay Television of Mount Mackay Ltd Devlin Trig Cracow Golden RTQ 7 Hor. Banana Plateau Rockhampton Shire Council Dysart Denham MVQ (via 0 Vert.* Utah Development Range Mackay Moran- Company bah- Goonyella Tranla tor) 9

104 Call Sign and Area nput Output Power (watts) Area Served Location (Parent Station) Chan.net Channel and Polarisation Licensee QUEENSLAND-continued Gladstone Maunalor Hill RTQ Hor. Rockhampton Rockhampton Television Ltd Gunpowder Gunpowder TQ g7 0 0 Hor. Gunpowder Plateau Mt sa Copper Ltd Gym pie Seacom Site- SEQ 8 SOO Vert. Wide Bay-Burnett Black Wide Bay Television Ltd Mon to Mountain Mulgildie SEQ 8 s 00 Vert. Wide Bay-Burnett Plateau Wide Bay Television Ltd Moranbah- Car borough MVQ 000 Hor.* Utah Development Goonyella Range Mackay (via Nebo Company (Southern end) Transla tor) Nambour Dulong SEQ Wide O 000 Hor.* Wide Bay-Burnett Lookout Bay (via Black Television Ltd S km W of Mt. Trans- Nambour la tor) Nebo Smith's Hill MVQ 8 JOO Hor.* Utah Development (. km N Mackay Company of Nebo) Toowoomba Picnic Point DDQ O SA 900 Hor. Darling Downs TV Darling Downs Ltd Townsville Seacom Site- TNQ 7 SA S Hor.* Telecasters North Yarrowonga Townsville Queensland Ltd SOUTH AUSTRALA Cowell Mt Olinthus GTS 8 0 Vert. Spencer Gulf Spencer Gulf Telecasters Ltd North Port Lincoln Borth wicks GTS 8 0 Hor. Spencer Gulf Hill Spencer Gulf (via Cow- Telecasters Ltd North ell Transla tor) WESTERN AUSTRALA Albany Mt Clarence GSW 9 0 SO Vert. South Western Southern Telecasters Ltd Agricultural Kambalda Red Hill YEW 8 Hor. Mid-Western Kalgoorlie Television Pty Ltd Burnie Round Hill TNT North TASMANA 98 O soo Vert* Northern Television Eastern (via UHF (TNT 9) Pty Ltd Tasmania Link) Derby. km NW TNT 9 0. Hor. Northern Television of Derby North Eastern (TNT 9) Pty Ltd Tasmania Lileah Near O'Connor's TNT North Vert* Northern Television (Circular Trig, Lileah- Eastern (via UHF (TNT 9) Pty Ltd Head) Alcomie Area Tasmania Link) Maydena Abbott's TVT 8 Hor. Tasmanian Tele- Lookout Hobart vision Ltd Queenstown- Mount Owen TVT 8 0 Hor. Tasmanian Tele- Zeehan Hobart vision Ltd Rosebery- Mount Read TVT 8 O Hor. Tasmanian Tele- Renison Bell Hobart (via) vision Ltd Queenstown Tra nsla tor) 9

105 Call Sign and Area nput Output Area Served Location (Parent Station) Channel Channel Power (watts) and Polarisation Licensee Savage River- Mount TNT Luina Cleveland North Eastern Tasmania Smithton Microwave TNT North Site Eastern Tier Hill Tasmania South Juliana TNT Launceston Street North Eastern Tasmania St Mary's- South Sister TNT Fingal Valley Hill North Eastern Tasmania Stanley The Nut TNT North Eastern Tasmania Strathgordon Twelvetrees TVT Range, near Hobart Strathgordon Swansea- 0.8 km S TVT Bicheno of Bicheno Hobart Taroona White Rock TVT Point Hobart Waratah Companion TNT Hill North Eastern Tasmania Wynyard Table Cape TNT North Eastern Tasmania TASMANA-continued 0 7 (via Waratah Transla tor) 98 (via UHF Link) SA (via UHF Link) Hor. Northern Television (TNT 9) Pty Ltd 00 Vert* Northern Television (TNT 9) Pty Ltd Hor. Northern Television (TNT 9) Pty Ltd 0 Vert. Northern Television (TNT 9) Pty Ltd 0 Vert. Northern Television (TNT 9) Pty Ltd 0 Hor. Tasmanian Television Ltd 0 Hor. Tasmanian Television Ltd 0 Hor. Tasmanian Television Ltd Hor. Northern Television (TNT 9) Pty Ltd 000 Vert* Northern Television (TNT 9) Pty Ltd Distances shown a re approximate c.r.p. in direction of maximum radiation e.r.p., omnidirectional Via microwave- intermediate repeater stations at Hermidale and Mount Poppy Via VHF-UHF Translator at WN Studios Via UHF relay at Mount Stanley Via UHF relay at Mount Arapiles Via UHF relay at Gredgwin Via UHF relays at Dick's Rise and Main Creek 7 Via UHF relay at ATC microwave site 8 Via UHF relay at Sisters Hills as a temporary arrangement 97

106 APPENDX H National Television Translator Stations in Operation on 0 June 977 Area Served Locationt Call Sign and Area (Parent Station) nput Channel Output Channel Power (watts) and Polarisation Armida le Bateman's Bay-Moruya Bathurst Bona bo Bourke-Brewarrina Cobar Coo ma Deniliquin Eden Glen nnes Gloucester Goulburn Hay lnverell Jerilderie Kandos-R ylstone Kyogle Lithgow Menindee Mudgee Nyngan Kelly's Plains Mount Wandera Mount Panorama Brown's Hill Mount Oxley Fort Bourke Hill Nanny Goat Hill.8 km ENE of Deniliquin Bimmil Trig Merdon's Hill Kia-Ora Lookout.0 km N of town Mount Gray. km ENE of town 'Hillview',. km ENE of lnverell. km W of Jerilderie Mount Cumber- Melon Geneva Hill Reservoir Hill. km N of Menindee. km SW of Mudgee Nyngan Portland-W allera wang Garland's Hill,.0 km SSW of Portland Upper Hunter The 'Lookout', 0. km WNW of Aberdeen Walcha Clive Blake's Hill NEW SOUTH WALES ABUN Upper Namoi ABWN llawarra ABCN Central Tablelands ABRN Richmond-Tweed ABN Sydney ABN Sydney ABSN Bega-Cooma ABGN Griffith ABSN Bega-Cooma ABUN Upper Namoi ABTN Manning River ABC Canberra ABGN Murrumbidgee rrigation ABUN Upper Namoi ABGN Griffith ABCN Central Tablelands ABRN Richmond-Tweed ABCN Central Tablelands ABLN Broken Hill ABQN Central Western Slopes ABN Sydney ABCN Central Tablelands ABHN Newcastle- Hunter River ABUN Upper Namoi 7 SA Hor. 0 Hor. 00 Vert* Vert. 000 Hor. 0 Vert. Mixed 000 Vert. 0 Hor* Hor. 00 Hor. 0 Vert. 00 Hor,* Hor. 000 Hor.* Vert. Vert. Vert. 00 Vert Vert. Vert. 0 Hor. 00 Hor. Hor. 98

107 Area Served Locationt Call Sign and Area (Parent Station) nput Channel Output Channel Power (watts) and Polarisation Alexandra Corryong/Khancoban Eildon Myrtleford Nhill Orbost Portland Warrnambool-Port Fairy Burgess Road near Yarck Mt Elliot Near Wightman's Hill Tower Hill Mount Lawloit Mount Raymond Mount Clay Tower Hill VCTORA ABGV Goulburn Valley ABAV Upper Murray ABGV Goulburn Valley ABGV Goulburn Valley ABRV Ballarat ABLY La Trobe Valley ABRV Ballarat ABRV Ballarat SA (via Alexandra Translator) (via Warrnambool Translator) SA 9 9 SO Hor. 00 Hor.* l.s Hor. S Hor. SOO Vert. 0 Vert. SOO Hor. SOO Vert. Blackwater-Bluff Bowen Collinsville Gladstone Gym pie Monto Mossman Port Douglas North Cairns Townsville Whitsunday slands/ Shute Harbour Cutlers Hill Seacom Site- Sprole Castle 0.8 km ESE of Mount Devlin Trig Maunalor Hill Seacom Site-Black Mountain Mulgildie Plateau km N of Mossman Buchan Seacom Site- Yarrowonga Mt Roper QUEENSLAND ABRQ Rockhampton ABTQ Townsville ABMQ Mackay ABRQ Rockhampton ABWQ Wide Bay ABWQ Wide Bay ABNQ Cairns ABNQ Cairns ABTQ Townsville ABMQ Mackay (via UHF link) (via North Cairns Translator) 9 8 SA 8 s 8 SOO Hor.* 00 Hor. S Hor. 0 Hor. soo Vert. so Vert. 00 Vert.* SO Hor.* SOO Vert.* 0 Hor.* S Hor.* Bordertown Cowell Keith Port Lincoln Microwave Repeater Station Bordertown Mount Olinthus Microwave Repeater Station Keith Borthwicks Hill SOUTH AUSTRALA ABS Adelaide ABNS Spencer Gulf North ABS Adelaide ABNS Spencer Gulf North s s (via Cowell Translator) 00 Vert. SO Vert. SO Vert. SO Hor. 99

108 Power (watts) Area Served Locationf Call Sign and Area nput Output and (Parent Station) Channel Channel Polarisation WESTERN AUSTRALA Albany Mt Clarence ABAW 7 0 Vert. Southern Agricultural Kambalda Red Hill ABKW Hor. Kalgoorlie Katanning Fairfield Microwave ABW 7 0 Vert. Repeater Station Perth Koolyanobbing Wundowie Hills ABSBW 9 O Hor.*. km S of Southern Cross- Merredin Radio Telephone Koolyanobbing Bullfinch ABW 0 Hor. Site in Town Perth Mullewa. km SW of Town ABGW 9 O Hor. Gerald ton Wagin Mt Latham ABW Hor. Microwave Perth Repeater Station Wongan Hills 0 km NW ABMW 0 00 Ver.* of Wongan Hills Moora TASMANA Burnie Round Hill ABNT North J8 00 Vert.* Eastern Tasmania (via UHF link) Lileah (Circular Head Near O'Connors ABNT North Vert.* j Area) Trig. Eastern Tasmania (via UHF link) Queenstown-Zeehan Mount Owen ABT 0 Hor. Hobart Rosebery-Renison Bell Mount Read ABT Hor. Hobart (via Queenstown Translator) Savage River-Luina Mount Cleveland ABNT Hor. North Eastern (via Tasmania Waratah Translator) Smithton Tier Hill ABNT 8 00 Vert.* North Eastern (via UHF Tasmania link) South Launceston Juliana Street ABNT Hor. North Eastern Tasmania St Mary's-Fingal Valley South Sister Hill ABNT 0 Vert. North Eastern Tasmania Strahan Radio Telephone ABT 0 Hor. Site at Strahan Hobart {via Queenstown Translator) Stra thgordon Twelvetrees Range ABT Hor. near Stra thgordon Hobart Swansea-Bicheno 0.8 km S of ABT 00 Hor.* Bicheno Hobart Waratah Companion Hill ABNT Hor. North Eastern Tasmania 00

109 Area Served Locationl Call Sign and Area (Parent Station) Power (watts) nput Output and Channel Channel Polarisation WESTERN AUSTRALA- continued Wyn yard Table Cape ABNT North Eastern Tasmania 8 (via UHF link) 000 Vert.* Warrego Mine. km E of Warrego Mine NORTHERN TERRTORY ABTD Tennant Creek Hor.* Distances shown are approximate * e.r.p. in direction of maximum radiation e.r.p. omni-directional Microwave relay from Sydney Via UHF relay at Argoon Via UHF relay at Mount Stanley Via UHF relay at Mount Arapiles Microwave relay from Adelaide Operating at 00 watts, instead of 00 watts initially proposed, pending review of results of recent survey 7 Microwave relay from Perth 8 Via UHF relay at Sisters Hills as a temporary arrangement 9 Via UHF relay at Glen Lyons Hill O

110 Television Repeater Stations 0 June 977. ll Operation APPENDX on Power (watts) Call Sign Area Served Location! Channel and Polarisation QUEENSLAND WEQR Wei pa Trundling Point 7 0 Hor. WESTERN AUSTRALA CKWR Koolan sland Koolan Township 7 0 Hor. CKWR Cockatoo Cockatoo 9 0 Hor. sland Township (Relays Programs of CKWR Koolan sland) HTWR Mount Tom Mount Tom Price 7 0 Hor. Price HTWR Mount Mount Nameless 9 0 Hor. Nameless (Relays Programs of HTWR Mount Tom Price) HTWR Paraburdoo.0 km S of Hor. Paraburdoo (Relays Programs of HTWR Mount Tom Price via HTWR Mount Nameless) NEWR Newman Newman 9 0 Hor. Township NORTHERN TERRTORY GEMR Groote Eylandt Alyangula 7 0 Hor. Township GOVR Nhulunbuy Mt Saunders 00 Hor. GOVR Yirrkala Mission Hill 9 Hor.* Mission (Relays Programs of GOVR Nhulunbuy) Licensee Commonwealth Aluminium Corp. Ltd Dampier Mining Co. Ltd Dampier Mining Co. Ltd Hamersley ron Pty Ltd Hamersley ron Pty Ltd Hamersley ron Pty Ltd Mt Newman Mining Co. Pty Ltd Groote Eylandt Mining Co. Pty Ltd Nhulunbuy Corporation Ltd Nhulunbuy Corporation Ltd j Distances shown are approximate e.r.p., omnidirectional e.r.p. in direction of maximum radiation 0

111 Commercial Television Principal Shareholders Companies APPENDX J Stations in Licensee AUSTRALAN CAPTAL TERRTORY CANBERRA TELEVSON LTD (CTC) The Federal Capital Press of Australia Pty Ltd Vident Pty Ltd R. A. G. Henderson Mercantile Mutual nsurance Co. Ltd Others Total issued stock units 0c Stock Units NEW SOUTH WALES (Metropolitan) AMALGAMATED TELEVSON SERVCES PTY LTD (ATN) John Fairfax & Sons Ltd Fairfax Corporation Pty Ltd Associated Newspapers Ltd The Australian Broadcasting Co. Others Pty Ltd $ Shares Total issued shares 9 8 Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd Others Total stock units TELEVSON CORPORATON LTD (TCN) 0c Ordinary Stock Units UNTED TELECASTERS SYDNEY LTD (TEN) Amalgamated Wireless (A'asia) Ltd CSR Ltd Ltd Radio UE Sydney Pty Ltd Others Total issued shares Spencer Gulf Telecasters Ltd Broken Hill Theatres Pty Ltd Transific nternational Co Pty Ltd Others Total issued shares, (COUNTRY) BROKEN HLL TELEVSON LTD (BKN) 0c Shares c Shares

112 COUNTRY TELEVSON SERVCES LTD (CBN) Ltd Bank of New South Wales Nominees Pty Ltd Western Newspapers Ltd The Mutual Life and Citizens Assurance Co. Ltd Others Total issued stock units soc Stock Units SO 9 S 8S8 70 Broadcast Amalgamated Ltd Balerf Ltd Tamworth Newspaper Co. Ltd Radio UE Sydney Pty Ltd Others Total issued shares COUNTRY TELEVSON SERVCES LTD (CWN) See CBN TELEVSON NEW ENGLAND LTD (ECN) 0c Shares S7S 8 soo S 8 SO 000 Henry Jones nvestments Ltd Metropolitan nvestments Pty Ltd Others Total issued stock units MURRUMBDGEE TELEVSON LTD (MTN) soc Stock Units S 99 so 000 9S NEWCASTLE BROADCASTNG AND TELEVSON CORPORATON LTD (NBN) Radio UE Sydney Pty Ltd Telecommunication Securities Pty Ltd Bank of New South Wales Nominees Pty Ltd Wales Nominees (Canberra) Pty Ltd United Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd R. H. and M. Properties Pty Ltd Others Total issued shares SOc Shares S0 Sl SO 7S 000 TELEVSON NEW ENGLAND LTD (NEN) See ECN NORTHERN RVERS TELEVSON LTD (NRN) Richmond River Broadcasters Pty Ltd Northern Star Ltd Radio UE Sydney Pty Ltd Tweed Radio and Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd Daily Examiner Pty Ltd Others Total issued shares 0c Shares

113 Northern Rivers Television Ltd Total issued shares RCHMOND-TWEED TV LTD (RTN) c Shares RVERNA & NORTH EAST VCTORA TV LTD (RVN) Elwood Pty Ltd Estate E. V. Roberts R. H. & M. Properties Pty Ltd Border Morning Mail Pty Ltd Others Total issued shares 0c Shares TELEVSON WOLLONGONG TRANSMSSONS LTD (WN) Media Securities Ltd L. V. W. Maynes Others $ Stock Units Total issued stock units An sett Transport ndustries Ltd Total issued shares VCTORA (Metropolitan) AUST ARAMA TELEVSON PTY LTD (A TV) $ Shares GENERAL TELEVSON CORPORATON PTY LTD (GTV) Television Commercials Pty Ltd Consolidated Press Holdings Pty Ltd Greater Union Organisation Pty Ltd Total issued shares $ Shares The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd Associated Newspapers Ltd (England) Total issued shares HERALD-SUN TV PTY LTD (HSV) $ Shares (Country) RVERNA & NORTH EAST VCTORA TV LTD (AMV) See RVN VCTORAN BROADCASTNG NETWORK LTD (BCV) Team Media nvestments Pty Ltd Messrs Hutchinson, Hutchins & Petley as Trustees for Estate H. M. Schutt D. F. Syme Others SOc Shares Total issued shares

114 BALLARA T AND WESTERN VCTORA TELEVSON LTD (BTV) Associated Broadcasting Services Ltd Ballarat Broadcasters Pty Ltd Ballarat Courier Pty Ltd Others 0c Shares Total issued shares VCTORAN BROADCASTNG NETWORK LTD (GLV) See BCV GOULBURN-MURRAY TELEVSON LTD (GMV) Associated Broadcasting Services Ltd Total issued shares 0c Shares Sunraysia Broadcasters Pty Ltd Elliott Newspaper Group Pty Ltd Victorian Broadcasting Network Ltd Electronic ndustries Ltd Sunraysia Publishing Co. Pty Ltd Others Total issued shares SUNRA YSA TELEVSON LTD (STY) 0c Shares QUEENSLAND (Metropolitan) BRSBANE TV LTD (BTQ) Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd Telegraph nvestment Co. Pty Ltd Associated Newspapers Ltd (England) Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation (Queensland) Pty Ltd Television Corporation Ltd The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd Others 0c Ordinary Shares c Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares Total issued shares QUEENSLAND TELEVSON LTD (QTQ) Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd Fairfax Corporation Pty Ltd National Broadcasting Co. nc. (USA) nterstate Television Holdings Pty Ltd P.M.S. nvestments Pty Ltd Others Total issued stock units c Stock Units

115 Ansett Transport ndustries Ltd Total issued shares UNVERSAL TELECASTERS QLD LTD (TVQ) 0c Shares The Australian Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd Tasmanian Television Ltd PNQ nvestments Pty Ltd Universal Telecasters Qld Ltd Others Total issued shares (Country) DARLNG DOWNS TV LTD (DDQ) 0c Shares Telecasters North Queensland Ltd Total issued shares FAR NORTHERN TELEVSON LTD (FNQ) 0c Shares Fotheringham nvestments Pty Ltd Mount sa Mines Ltd Samuel Allen and Sons Ltd News Ltd Telecasters North Queensland Ltd Tropicaire Theatres Pty Ltd W. T. Hammond P. W. McGee Others Total issued shares MOUNT SA TELEVSON PTY LTD (TQ) $ Shares MACKAY TELEVSON LTD (MVQ) Mackay Theatres (Estate John Taylor) Tingalpa Hotel Pty Ltd Buss and Turner Pty Ltd Telecasters North Queensland Ltd Mackay Printing and Publishing Co. Pty Ltd Others Total issued shares 0c Shares ROCKHAMPTON TELEVSON LTD (RTQ) Mackay Television Ltd Capricornia Newspapers Ply Ltd Joseph Camilleri & Formosa Pty Ltd Rockhampton Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd Others Total issued shares 0c Shares

116 DARLNG DOWNS TV LTD (SDQ) See DDQ WDE BAY-BURNETT TELEVSON LTD (SEQ) Bundaberg Broadcasters Pty Ltd Australian Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd Others Total issued shares 0c Shares TELECASTERS NORTH QUEENSLAND LTD (TNQ) Ayr Broadcasters Pty Ltd The North Queensland Newspaper Co. Ltd Labor nvestments Pty Ltd Samuel Allen and Sons Ltd Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd Others Total issued shares 0c Shares SOUTH AUSTRALA (Metropolitan) TELEVSON BROADCASTERS LTD (ADS) Advertiser Newspapers Ltd Associated Newspapers Ltd (England) Midlands Broadcasting Services Ltd SKA Holdings Pty Ltd Australian Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd Others Total issued shares 0c Shares News Ltd SOUTHERN TELEVSON CORPORATON LTD (NWS) 0c Shares Total issued shares TVW Enterprises Ltd Total issued shares SOUTH AUSTRALAN TELECASTERS LTD (SAS) 0c Shares (Country) SPENCER GULF TELECASTERS LTD (GTS) J. M. Sturrock Pty Ltd BHP Nominees Pty Ltd J. A. Calvert-Jones Community Television Pty Ltd Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd Others Total issued shares 0c Shares

117 Group Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd Riverview nvestments Pty Ltd C. A. Setterberg W. G. Taylor Others RVERLAND TELEVSON PTY LTD (RTS) $ Shares 0 O Total issued shares Scott's Agencies Pty Ltd G. A. Warner Community Television Pty Ltd B.T.V. Pty Ltd Estate Late Sir Arthur Warner Others Total issued shares SOUTH EAST TELECASTERS LTD (SES) 0c Shares WESTERN AUSTRALA (Metropolitan) Derwent Securities Pty Ltd Chesham Securities Pty Ltd Cavan Pty Ltd Dominion nvestments Pty Ltd Saranna Pty Ltd nheritance Pty Ltd Q.B.E. nsurance Ltd Broadway nvestments Pty Ltd Others Total issued shares SW AN TELEVSON AND RADO BROADCASTERS LTD (STW) 0c Shares TVW ENTERPRSES LTD (TVW) The Mutual Life and Citizens Assurance Co. Ltd Tasmanian Television Ltd Goulburn-Murray Television Ltd National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd Others Total issued shares WESTERN AUSTRALA (Country) SOUTH WESTERN TELECASTERS LTD (BTW) Westinvest Pty Ltd Paulla nvestments Pty Ltd Vetlabs Pty Ltd The Swan Brewery Co. Ltd J. M. Sturrock Pty Ltd Forrest Drive-n Theatres Pty Ltd Others Total issued shares 0c Shares c Shares 700 l O

118 SOUTH WESTERN TELECASTERS LTD (GSW) See BTW GERALDTON TELECASTERS LTD (GTW) 7 holding 000 shares each including Group Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd Total issued shares MD WESTERN TELEVSON J>TY LTD (VEW) Group Television Services Pty Ltd 0. &. Patroni The Swan Brewery Co. Ltd T. T. Watson Southern Television Corporation Ltd Highway Motel (Kalgoorlie) Pty Ltd Viewway Drive-n Theatre Pty Ltd Others Paid to?sc $ Shares $ Shares Fully Paid 0 00 Total shares issued Davies Bros Ltd Robert Nettleford Pty Ltd The Examiner Newspaper Pty Ltd Eejesco Holdings Pty Ltd Associated Broadcasting Services Ltd Metropolitan nvestments Pty Ltd Northern Television (TNT 9) Pty Ltd E.G. McRae Australian Mutual Provident Society Commercial Broadcasters Pty Ltd Ot.hers. Total issued shares TASMANA (Metropolitan) TASMANAN TELEVSON LTD (TVT) (Country) NORTHERN TELEVSON (TNT 9) PTY LTD (TNT) W. R. Rolph & Sons Pty Ltd Total issued shares 0 Shares $ Shares NORTHERN TERRTORY G. J. Lewis J. H. B. Bell Suttons Motors (Darwin) Pty Ltd L. C. Ah Toy J. C. Hickman J. B. Lewis Adelphi Pty Ltd V. B. Perkins. M. Bell Others Total issued shares TERRTORY TELEVSON PTY LTD (NTD) $ Shares

119 Multiple Shareholding nterests and others in Broadcasting and APPENDX K of Newspapers Television stations This Appendix lists newspaper companies and other companies or persons which have substantial shareholding interests, directly or indirectly, in two or more licences for commercial broadcasting stations or commercial television stations. The Appendix is divided into four sections: - ll - V - - Capital City Newspapers Provincial and Country Newspapers Overseas Newspapers Other organisations () CAPTAL CTY NEWSPAPERS ADVERTSER NEWSPAPERS LTD (The Advertiser, Adelaic\e) Television ADS Adelaide Holds of the shares in the licensee company. A wholly-owned subsidiary company, Midlands Broadcasting Services Ltd, also holds shares in the licensee company. Broadcasting SAD Adelaide Holds the licence for the station. SMU Murray Bridge... Holds 9 per cent of Messenger Holdings Pty Ltd wh ich, through subsidiary companies. controls approximately per cent of Bridge Radio Pty Ltd which company holds all the shares in the licensee company. SP Crystal Brook Wholly-owned subsidiary companies hold the licences for SP and SSE. SSE Mount Gambier (Advertiser Newspapers Ltd also holds of the 9 7S ordim,ry shares in The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd (see below) and S 000 of th~ 9 ordinary shares in Queensland Press Ltd (see below).) DA VES BROS LTD (The Mercury, Hobart) Television TVT Hobart Holds S7 9 of the 8 shares in the licensee company and, in addition, has a 0 per cent interest in Commercial Broadcasters Pty Ltd wh ich holds 00 shares in the licensee company. TNT North Eastern Tasmanian Television Ltd, licensee of TVT (see above), holds 9 99 of the S 0 Tasmania Area stock units in Examiner-Northern TV Ltd, which company holds all the shares in the licensee company. Broadcasting 7HO Hobart..... Holds of the shares m the licensee company. 7EX Launceston....Tasmanian Television Ltd, licensee of TVT (see above), holds 9 99 of the S 0 stock units in Examiner-Northern TV Ltd which company holds all the shares in W. R. Rolph & Sons Pty Ltd, a subsidiary company of which holds all the shares in the licensee company. (See below for interests of Tasmanian Television Ltd. n addition, Davies Bros Ltd holds of the S9 7S ordinary shares in The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd (see below).) JOHN FARFAX LTD (The Sydney Morning Herald) Television Directly and through subsidiary companies: CTC Canberra Area Holds of the stock units in the licensee company. ATN Sydney... Holds 0 S of the 9 8 shares in the licensee company. NBN Newcastle - John Fairfax Ltd has a S per cent interest in Newcastle Newspapers Pty Ltd which through Hunter River a wholly-owned subsidiary company, Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate Area Pty Ltd, holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company.

120 QTQ Brisbane... Holds of the S0 800 stock units in the licensee company. n addition, the licensee of ATN Sydney (see above) holds 7S 00 stock units in the licensee company. Broadcasting XY Melbourne Holds 0 99 of the shares in David Sy me & Co. Ltd which has a S per cent interest in the operating company of XY. John Fairfax Ltd, through a wholly-owned subsidiary company, holds l S 9 of the ordinary shares in Macquarie Broadcasting Holdings Ltd, which, through subsidiary companies, has the following interests in broadcasting stations: GB Sydney Holds all the shares in the licensee company. CA Canberra... Holds ordinary and preference shares in totals of ordinary and 0SO preference shares in the licensee company. WL Wollongong Holds all the shares in the licensee company. AW Melbourne... Holds all the shares in the licensee company. BH Brisbane Holds 98 of the SOO shares in the licensee company. n addition BH nvestments Pty Ltd, in which the Macquarie Group holds 8 per cent of the issued shares, holds shares in the licensee company. SDN Adelaide Holds all the shares in the licensee company. THE HERALD AND WEEKLY TMES LTD (The Herald and The Sun, Melbourne) Television HSY Melbourne Holds 7 SOS of the 7SO OOS shares in the licensee company. BTQ Brisbane... Holds of the SO 000 shares in the licensee company and 7 89 of the 9 S shares in Queensland Press Ltd, which through two wholly-owned subsidiary companies, Telegraph nvestment Co. Pty Ltd and Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd holds of the shares in the licensee company. n addition, Advertiser Newspapers Ltd (see ADS below) holds S 000 of the 9 S l shares in Queensland Press Ltd.. ADS Adelaide Holds of the 0 9S7 7 ordinary shares in Advertiser Newspapers Ltd, which. with its wholly-owned subsidiary company, Midlands Broadcasting Services Ltd holds of the shares in the licensee company. The Argus and Australasian Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary company, also holds 800 shares in Advertiser Newspapers Ltd. n addition, Davies Bros Ltd (see TVT below) holds 00 and Telegraph nvestment Co. Pty Ltd (see BTQ above) holds of the 0 9S7 7 ordinary shares in Advertiser Newspapers Ltd. TNT North Eastern Tasmania Area Tasmanian Television Ltd, licensee of TVT (see above) holds stock units in Examiner-Northern TV Ltd which holds all the shares in W. R. Rolph & Sons Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of which holds the licence for the station. TVT Hobart Holds SOO 8 of the ordinary shares in Davies Bros Ltd, which holds S7 9 of the 8 shares in the licensee company. Davies Bros Ltd also has a SO per cent interest in Commercial Broadcasters Pty Ltd, which holds SOO shares in the licensee company. n addition Telegraph nvestment Co. Pty Ltd (see BTQ above) holds 9 of the ordinary shares in Davies Bros Ltd. SAS TVW DB GL XY AK BK SAD SP SSE X BY WB Adelaide TVW Enterprises Ltd, licensee of TVW (see below}, holds all the shares in the licensee company. Perth... Holds all the 9 ordinary and all the JOO 000 preference shares in West Australian Newspapers Ltd (Publisher of The West Australian, Perth) which holds SOO of the shares in the licensee company. n addition, Tasmanian Television Ltd (see above) holds SO shares in the licensee company. Broadcasting Melbourne... Holds the licence for the station. Geelong... Holds all the shares in Geelong Advertiser (Holdings) Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of which holds all the shares in the licensee company. Melbourne... Holds ordinary shares in David Syme and Co. Ltd which has a S per cent interest in the operating company of XY. Oakey } Holds 7 89 of the 9 Sl shares in Queensland Press Ltd (see below). Brisbane Adelaide } Holds of the 0 9S7 7 ordinary shares in Advertiser Newspapers Ltd Crystal Brook (licensee of SAD), subsidiary companies of which hold the licences for SP and SSE. Mount Gambier The Argus and Australasian Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary company of The Herald and Weekly Tim.es Ltd, also holds 800 shares in the licensee company of SAD. The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd has a further interest in Advertiser Newspapers Ltd through its shareholdings in Davies Bros Ltd and Telegraph nvestment Co. Pty Ltd (subsidiary of Queensland Press Ltd} which hold 00 and shares Perth L respectively in Advertiser Newspapers Ltd TVW Enterprises Ltd (see above}, holds all the shares in the licensee company. Katanning Bridgetown

121 7HO Hobart..... Holds 00 8 of the ordinary shares in Davies Bros Ltd which has a 0 per cent interest in the licensee company. The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd has a further interest in Davies Bros Ltd through its shareholding in Queensland Press Ltd, a subsidiary company of which Telegraph nvestment Co. Pty Ltd holds 9 shares. 7EX Launceston Tasmanian Television Ltd, licensee of TVT (see above), holds 9 99 stock units in Examiner-Northern TV Ltd which holds a ll the shares in W.R. Rolph & Sons Pty Ltd, a subsidiary company of which holds all the shares in the licensee company. (Through its interest in Advertiser Newspapers Ltd (see above) The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd has a minor interest in MU. See above for interests of Tasmanian Television Ltd. Queensland Press Ltd (see above), through a wholly-owned subsidiary company, Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd, holds approximately per cent of the shares in Provincial Newspapers (Qld) Ltd - see Appendix L.) NEWS LTD (The News, Adelaide), (Daily Te/graph, Sydney) Television NEN Upper Namoi... Holds 7 of the shares in Tamworth Newspaper Co. Ltd which holds 8 00 Area of the shares in the licensee company (see also Appendix L). and ECN Manning River Area WN llawarra Media Securities Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mirror Newspapers Ltd (The Dail_v Area Mirror, Sydney), a subsidiary company, holds 7 80 stock units in the licensee company. TQ NWS YEW Mt sa Area Holds 80 of the shares in the licensee company. Adelaide Holds all the shares in the licensee company. Kalgoorlie Southern Television Corporation Ltd, licensee of NWS (see above) holds 900 of the Area 0 0 shares in the licensee company. NTD Darwin Area Northern Territory News Services Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary company, holds 90 of the 8 00 shares in the licensee company. QUEENSLAND PRESS LTD (The Courier-Mai/ and Telegraph, Brisbane) Television BTQ Brisbane Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd and Telegraph nvestment Co. Pty Ltd, both wholly-owned subsidiary companies, hold of the ordinary shares in the licensee company. n addition holds of the 9 77 ordinary shares in The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd. Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd and Telegraph nvestment. Co. Pty Ltd also hold 80 8 and 8 shares respectively of the ordinary shares in The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd. Telegraph nvestment Co. Pty Ltd also holds 9 of the ordinary shares in Davies Bros Ltd. Broadcasting AK Oakey Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary company, holds the licences BK Brisbane for AK and BK. (Telegraph nvestment Co. Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary company, also holds of the ordinary shares in Advertiser Newspapers Ltd. See above for interests of Advertiser Newspapers Ltd, The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd and Davies Bros Ltd, Queensland Press Ltd, through a wholly-owned subsidiary company, Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd, also holds approximately per cent of the issued shares in Provincial Newspapers (Qld) Ltd - see Appendix L.) () PROVNCAL NEWSPAPERS ELLOTT NEWSPAPER GROUP PTY LTD (Sunraysia Daily, Mildura and Victorian Provincial newspapers) Television STY Mildura Area... Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. n addition, wholly-owned subsidiary companies, Sunraysia Publishing Co. Pty Ltd and Yenom nvestment Co. Pty Ltd hold 000 and shares respectively in the licensee company. Sunraysia Broadcasters Pty Ltd and Wangaratta Chronicle Pty Ltd, in both of which half the issued capital is held by Elliott Newspaper Group Pty Ltd, also hold and 00 shares respectively in the licensee company. Broadcasting MA Mildura Holds the 00 preference shares in the licensee company. There are also 00 ordinary shares in the licensee company. NE Wangaratta Holds 0 per cent of the shares in Wangaratta Chronicle Pty Ltd, which company holds 000 of the 0 00 shares in the licensee company.

122 EXAMNER-NORTHERN TV LTD (The Examiner, Launceston) Television TNT North Eastern A wholly-owned subsidiary company, Northern Television (TNT 9) Pty Ltd, holds the Tasmania Area licence for the station. TVT Hobart Three wholly-owned subsidiary companies, The Examiner Newspaper Pty Ltd, 7EX Pty Ltd and Northern Television (TNT 9) Pty Ltd hold 7S, 87 and shares respectively of the 8 shares in the licensee company. Broadcasting 7EX Launceston Holds all the shares in W. R. Rolph and Sons Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of which holds all the shares in the licensee company. (See below for interests of Tasmanian Television Ltd.) THE NORTH QUEENSLAND NEWSPAPER CO. LTD (Daily Bulletin, Townsville) Television TNQ Townsville Holds 78 9S7 of the 80 9 stock units in the licensee company. FNQ Cairns Area Telecasters North Queensland Ltd, licensee of TNQ (see above), holds all the shares in the licensee company. TQ Mt sa Area Telecasters North Queensland Ltd, licensee of TNQ (see above), holds 80 of the shares in the licensee company. NORTHERN STAR HOLDNGS LTD GROUP (Northern Star, Lismore, The Gold Coast Bulletin and The Daily News. Murwillumbah) Television RTN Richmond Northern Rivers Television Ltd, licensee of NRN (see below), holds all the shares in the Tweed Area licensee company. NRN Grafton Holds all of the shares in The Daily Examiner Pty Ltd, which holds of the Kempsey Area shares in the licensee company, and holds 70 of the 0 los shares in Central North Coast Newspaper Co. Pty Ltd which holds shares in the licensee company. Richmond River Broadcasters Pty Ltd, licensee of LM (see below), holds 80 shares in the licensee company. n addition, Tweed Radio & Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd, licensee of MW (see below) and Northern Star Ltd hold 8 80 and 00 shares respectively in the licensee company. Broadcasting LM Lismore The licensee company, Richmond River Broadcasters Pty Ltd, is a wholly-owned subsidiary company. MW Murwillumbah Wholly-owned subsidiary companies hold 0 of the 00 shares in the licensee company. GG Gold Coast A wholly-owned subsidiary company holds 0, 77 of the 9 00 shares in the licensee company and in addition Tweed Radio and Broadcasting Company Pty Ltd, licensee of MW (see above), holds 9 shares in the licensee company. (ll) OVERSEAS NEWSPAPERS ASSOCATED NEWSPAPERS LTD GROUP (England) Television HSY Melbourne Holds SOO of the 7SO OOS shares in the licensee company. BTQ Brisbane... Holds of the SO 000 ordinary shares in the licensee company. ADS Adelaide Holds 7S 000 of the shares in the licensee company. (A nominee company, Commercial Nominees Ltd, holds OS7 S of the ordinary shares in News Ltd - see above.) (V) OTHER ORGAN SA TO NS ADELADE CENTRAL METHODST MSSON NC. Television ADS Adelaide Holds 000 of the shares in SKA Holdings Ltd which holds of the shares in the licensee company. Broadcasting SKA Adelaide Holds 000 of the S 000 shares in the licensee company. SAU Port Augusta..... Holds 00 of the 000 shares in the licensee company. SRM Renmark Holds S8 of the 87 shares in the licensee company.

123 AMALGAMATED WRELESS (A'ASA) LTD Television TEN Sydney... Holds 7 of the shares in the licensee company. BKN Broken Hill... Spencer Gulf Telecasters Ltd, licensee of GTS (see below), holds 70 of the Area shares in the licensee company. NRN Grafton Holds of the shares in the licensee company. Kempsey Area RTN Richmond-... Northern Rivers Television Ltd, licensee of NRN (see above), holds all the shares in the Tweed Area licensee company. RVN South-Western... Holds 8 of the shares in the licensee company. Slopes and Eastern Riverina Area. and AMY Upper-Murray Area BTQ Brisbane... Holds of the DDQ Darling... Holds 000 of the Downs Area and SDQ Southern Downs Area shares in the licensee company shares in the licensee company. RTQ Rockhampton... Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. Area TNQ Townsville... Holds 8 of the 80 9 shares in the licensee company. Area FNQ Cairns Area... Telecasters North Queensland Ltd, licensee of TNQ (see above), holds all the shares in the licensee company. TQ Mt sa Area... Telecasters North Queensland Ltd (see above) holds 80 of the shares in the licensee company. MVQ Mackay Area... Telecasters North Queensland Ltd (see above) holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. GTS Spencer Gulf... Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. North Area TNT North Eastern... Holds 9 08 of the 0 stock units in Examiner- Northern TV Ltd, a Tasmania Area wholly-owned subsidiary of which Northern Television (TNT 9) Pty Ltd is the licensee company. TVT Hobart..... Two wholly-owned subsidiary companies of Examiner-Northern TV Ltd (see above), The Examiner Newspaper Pty Ltd and 7EX Pty Ltd hold 7 and 87 shares respectively of the 8 shares in the licensee company, Tasmanian Television Ltd. n addition, Northern Television (TNT 9) Pty Ltd, licensee of TNT (see above), holds shares. AY GF GN BO CA TO 7LA Albury... Holds the Grafton Goulburn Bendigo Cairns Townsville Broadcasting licences for the stations. Launceston CH Sydney... By agreement with the licensee, conducts the service of the station. KA Katoomba... Holds 000 of the preference shares in the licensee company. There are also ordinary shares in the licensee company. LF Young... Transcontinental Broadcasting Corporation Lt( licensee of KA (see above), holds 8 of the 7 shares in ~he licensee company. L T Lithgow..... Transcontinental Broadcasting Corporation Ltd (see above) holds of the shares in the licensee company. NM Muswellbrook} Transcontinental Broadcasting Corporation Ltd (see above) holds 8 of the 0 0 NX Bolwarra shares in the licensee company. 7EX Launceston Examiner-Northern TV Ltd (see above) holds all the shares in W. R. Rolph and Sons Pty Ltd, a. subsidiary of which holds all the shares in the licensee company. (See below for interests of Tasmanian Television Ltd. n addition, Amalgamated Wireless (A'asia) Ltd holds 0 of the 7 70 shares in Victorian Broadcasting Network Ltd - see below.)

124 ANSETT TRANSPORT NDUSTRES LTD Television TEN Sydney Holds of the shares in the licensee company. A TV Melbourne Austarama Television Pty Ltd, the licensee company, is a wholly-owned subsidiary company. TVQ Brisbane Universal Telecasters Qld Ltd, the licensee company, is a wholly-owned subsidiary company. DDQ Darling TVQ holds shares in the licensee company. Downs Area SDQ Southern Downs Area ASSOCATED BROADCASTNG SERVCES LTD Television CTC Canberra... Holds of the stock units in the licensee company. Area BTV Ballarat... Holds 70 8 of the shares in the licensee company. Area GMV Goulburn Goulburn- Murray Television Ltd, the licensee company, is a wholly-owned subsidiary Valley Area company. DDQ Darling Goulburn-Murray Television Ltd holds of the shares in the licensee Downs Area company. n addition Ballarat and Western Victoria Television Ltd, licensee of BTV and (see above), holds 000 shares in the licensee company. SDQ Southern Downs Area SAS Adelaide TVW Enterprises Ltd, licensee of TVW (see below), holds all the shares in the licensee company. TVW Perth Goulburn- Murray Television Ltd holds of the shares in the licensee company. TVT Hobart Holds 9 70 of the 8 shares in the licensee company, Tasmanian Television Ltd. Broadcasting SR Shepparton Holds the licences for the stations. UL Warragul YB Warrnambool BH Brisbane Holds 0 of the 00 shares in the licensee company. X Perth... TVW Enterprises Ltd, licensee of TVW (see above), holds all the shares in the licensee BY Bridgetown company. WB Katanning AUSTRALAN BROADCASTNG CO. PTY LTD Television ATN Sydney Holds 8 9 of the 9 8 shares in the licensee company. BTQ Brisbane A wholly-owned subsidiary company Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation (Q'land) Pty Ltd, holds of the ordinary shares in the licensee company. DDQ Darling Holds of the shares in the licensee company. Downs Area and SDQ Southern Downs Area QTQ Brisbane Amalgamated Television Services Ltd, licensee of ATN (see above), holds 7 00 of the stock units in the licensee company. RTQ Rockhampton Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company, and in addition Area Rockhampton Broadcasting Company Pty Ltd, licensee of RO (see below), holds 000 shares in the licensee company. SEQ Wide Bay Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. Area ADS Adelaide... Holds of the shares in the licensee company. Broadcasting Through wholly-owned subsidiary companies, Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation Pty Ltd and Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation (Q'land) Pty Ltd: UW Sydney Holds the licence for the station. BC Brisbane Holds the licence for the station. GR Toowoomba Holds all the shares in the licensee company. MB Maryborough..... Holds all the shares in the licensee compa_ny. RO Rockhampton Holds all the shares m the licensee company.

125 SB ZR Kingaroy Holds 8S of the 9S ordinary shares in the licensee company. There are also 0S preference shares in the licensee company. Roma Holds 98 ordinary and preference of the 9000 ordinary and 000 preference shares in the licensee company. AUSTRALAN CONSOLDATED PRESS GROUP Television TCN Sydney... Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd holds 8 9S of the SS 7S9 80 ordinary stock units in the licensee company. CBN Central Western Newspapers Ltd, in which the Consolidated Press Group holds 0 7 of the Tablelands shares, holds 9 9 of the 8S8 70 stock units in the licensee Area company. and CWN Central Western Slopes Area GTV Melbourne... Television Commercials Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Television Corporation Ltd, licensee of TCN Sydney (see above) holds of the shares in the licensee company. n addition, Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd h9lds 9 shares in the licensee company. BTQ Brisbane Television Corporation Ltd, licensee of TCN Sydney, beneficially owns 8 00 of the SO 000 shares in the licensee company. n addition Television Corporation Ltd holds SO 900 of the 9 S shares in Queensland Press Ltd which, through two wholly-owned subsidiary companies holds of the shares in the licensee company. Broadcasting GO Gosford Central Coast Newspapers Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Television Corporation Ltd, licensee of TCN Sydney (see above), holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. GZ Orange A wholly-owned subsidiary company of Country Television Services Ltd licensee of CBN/CWN (see above) holds all the shares in the licensee company. NZ nverell Country Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd, licensee of GZ (see above) holds all the shares in the licensee company. AK Melbourne Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd holds 8 9S of the SS 7S9 80 ordinary stock units in Television Corporation Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary company of which Television Commercials Pty Ltd holds of the shares in General Television Corp. Pty Ltd (see GTV above) which hold the licence for the station. n addition Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd holds 9 shares in the licensee company. AM Northam General Television Corporation Pty Ltd, licensee of AK (see above) holds all the shares PM Perth in the licensee company of AM, PM and KG which company holds S per cent KG Kalgoorlie of the shares in the licensee company of GE. GE Geraldton A YR BROADCASTERS PTY LTD Television TNQ Townsville Holds of the 80 9 shares in the licensee company. Area FNQ Cairns Telecasters North Queensland Ltd, licensee of TNQ (see above), holds all the shares in Area the licensee company. Broadcasting A Y Ayr Holds the licences for the stations. GC Charters Towers BAGHDAD PTY LTD Broadcasting The interests which own this company: LG Longreach... Owns all the shares in the licensee company. LM Mount lsa Holds all the 0 00 ordinary shares and 98 of the 998 preference shares in the licensee company. P pswich Holds all the shares in the licensee company. WK Warwick... Holds all the shares in the licensee company. 7

126 BROADCAST AMALGAMATED LTD Television NEN Upper Holds of the shares in the licensee company. n addition holds Namoi Area of the shares in New England Broadcasters Pty Ltd (see below) which holds and 000 shares in Manning Valley Broadcasting Pty Ltd, which, through a wholly-owned ECN Manning subsidiary company, holds 00 shares in the licensee company. River Area Broadcasting AD Armidale Holds of the shares in the licensee company. RE Taree Holds all the shares in the licensee company. - MO Gunnedah Holds 9998 of the shares in Tamworth Radio Development Co. Pty Ltd, licensee of TM (see below), which company holds 87 of the 878 shares in the licensee company. TM Tamworth Holds 9998 of the shares in the licensee company. SM KA KM LF LT NM NX XY BROADCASTNG ST A T l ON SM PTY LTD Broadcasting Sydney... Holds the licence for the station. Katoomba Holds 00 of the ordinary shares in the licensee company. There are also preference shares in the licensee company. Kempsey... Holds 00 of the ordinary shares in the licensee company. There are also 08 preference shares in the licensee company. Young Transcontinental Broadcasting Corporation Ltd licensee of KA (see above) and Radio Lithgow Kempsey Ltd licensee of KM (see above) each holds half of the issued shares in the licensee company. Muswellbrook Holds 9 of the 0 ordinary shares in the licensee company. Transcontinental and Broadcasting Corporation Ltd (see above) holds 8 and Radio Kempsey Ltd (see Bolwarra above) holds 97 of the remaining shares. Melbourne Holds 000 of the shares in the operating company. BROKEN HLL PROPRETARY CO. LTD Television BKN Broken Hill Spencer Gulf Telecasters Ltd, licensee of GTS (see below), holds 70 of the Area shares in the licensee company. GTS Spencer Gulf..... A wholly-owned subsidiary company, B.H.P. Nominess Pty Ltd, holds 000 of the North Area shares in the licensee company which holds 70 shares in BKN (see above). CAMERON BROADCASTNG SERVCES PTY LTD Broadcasting CV Maryborough... Holds the licences for the stations. SH Swan Hill WM Horsham CAMPLN BROADCASTERS PTY LTD Broadcasting BS Bathurst Holds all the shares in the licensee company. MG Mudgee Holds all the shares in the licensee company. COUNTRY TELEVSON SERVCES LTD Television CBN Central Holds the licences for the stations. Tablelands Area and CWN Central Western Slopes Area Broadcasting GZ Orange A wholly-owned subsidiary company of Country Television Services Ltd, licensee of CBN/CWN (see above), holds all the shares in the licensee company. NZ nverell Country Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd, licensee of GZ (see above), holds all the shares in the licensee company. 8

127 DARLNG DOWNS TV LTD Television DDQ Darling Downs Holds the licences for the stations. Area SDQ Southern Downs Area ELWOOD PTY LTD Television RVN South-Western Holds 7 70 of the shares in the licensee company. Slopes and Eastern Riverina Area AMY Upper Murray Area EMAL LTD Television CBN Ce.ntral Holds 9 00 of the stock units m the licensee company. Tablelands Area and CWN Central Western Slopes Area TEN Sydney Holds of the shares in the licensee company. Broadcasting GZ Orange A wholly-owned subsidiary company of Country Television Services Ltd, licensee of CBN/CWN (see above), holds all the shares in the licensee company. NZ nverell Country Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd, licensee of GZ (see above), holds all the shares m the licensee company. W. B. FREEBODY PTY LTD GROUP Broadcasting BS Bathurst Holds of the shares in Camplin Broadcasters Pty Ltd (see above) wh ich MG Mudgee holds all the shares in the licensee companies. FNDLAYS BROADCASTNG SERVCES PTY LTD Broadcasting 7 AD Devonport Holds all the shares in the licensee companies. 7BU Burnie 7SD Scottsdale 7QT Queenstown Burnie Broadcasting Service Pty Ltd, licensee of 7BU (see above), holds 70 of the 00 shares in the licensee company. GTY TQ YEW THE GREATER UNON ORGANSATON PTY LTD Television Melbourne... Holds 7 00 of the shares in the licensee company. Mount sa... Birch, Carroll & Coyle Ltd in which The Greater Union Organisation Pty Ltd holds 780 of the 000 ordinary shares and 8 7 of the 000 preference shares, holds through a wholly-owned subsidiary company 80 of the shares in the licensee company. Kalgoorlie Highway Motel (Kalgoorlie) Pty Ltd holds 0 of the 0 0 shares in the licensee Area company. Viewway Drive-n Theatre Pty Ltd holds 07 shares in the licensee company. The Greater Union Organisation Pty Ltd holds 9 of the 7 7 shares in the Yiewway Drive-n Theatre Pty Ltd and of the 0 9 shares in Highway Motels Ltd which holds 9 of the 0 shares in Highway Moiel (Kalgoorlie) Pty Ltd. n addition, Yiewway Drive-n Theatre Pty Ltd holds 7 97 shares in Highway Motels Ltd. 9

128 Broadcasting AK Melbourne General Television Corporation Pty Ltd, licensee of GTV (see above) holds the licence. AM Northam General Television Corporation Pty Ltd (see above) holds all the shares in the licensee PM Perth company of AM, PM and KG which company holds per cent of the shares in KG Kalgoorlie the licensee company of GE. GE Geraldton GROUP TELEVSON SERVCES PTY LTD Television TQ Mt sa Area Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. RTS Renmark/ Holds of the issued shares in Group Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd which company Loxton holds 0 of the 000 shares in the licensee company. Area GTW Geraldton... Group Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd (see above) holds 000 of the shares in Area the licensee company. YEW Kalgoorlie Holds 00 of the 0 0 shares in the licensee company. Area GROVELEGH PTY LTD Television NEN Upper Namoi Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. n addition holds 9 Area of the shares in Broadcast Amalgamated Ltd (see above) and of the and shares in TM Management Pty Ltd which also holds shares in ECN Manning Broadcast Amalgamated Ltd. River Area (See above for other broadcasting and television interests of Broadcast Amalgamated Ltd.) HENRY JONES (XL) LTD Television Through subsidiary companies - MTN Murrumbidgee... Holds 99 of the shares in the licensee company, Murrumbidgee Television rrigation Ltd. Area Broadcasting RG Griffith... Murrumbidgee Television Ltd (see above) holds the licences for the stations.?ht Hobart (See below for interests of Murrumbidgee Television Ltd.) HUNTER BROADCASTERS PTY LTD Broadcasting NM Muswellbrook Holds the licences for the stations. NX Bolwarra LABOR COUNCL OF NEW SOUTH WALES Broadcasting KY Sydney Holds, through trustees, the licence for the station. HD Newcastle Holds, through trustees, all the 'A' preference shares and 00 of the 0 'B' preference shares in the licensee company. LABOR NVESTMENTS PTY LTD Television MVQ Mackay Area Holds 800 of the shares in the licensee company. n addition, Telecasters North Queensland Ltd (see below) holds 000 shares in the licensee company. TNQ Townsville Holds 7 of the 80 9 shares in the licensee company. Area FNQ Cairns Area Telecasters North Queensland (see below) holds all the shares in the licensee company. SEQ Wide Bay Holds 90 of the shares in the licensee company. Area 0

129 McCAULEY FAMLY GROUP Broadcasting Through associated companies - KA Katoomba Holds 7 07 ordinary and 7 preference of the ordinary and preference shares in the licensee company. K M Kempsey Holds 8 8 ordinary and preference of the ordinary and 08 preference shares in the licensee company. LF Young Transcontinental Broadcasting Corporation Ltd licensee of KA (see above) and Radio L T Lithgow Kempsey Ltd licensee of KM (see above) each hold half the shares in the licensee companies. N M Muswellbrook Transcontinental Broadcasting Corporation Ltd (see above) holds 8 of the 0 0 shares in the licensee company. n addition, Radio Kempsey Ltd (see above) holds 97 of the 0 0 shares in the licensee company. MACQUARE BROADCASTNG HOLDNGS LTD Broadcasting Through wholly-owned subsidiary companies: GB Sydney... Holds all the shares in the licensee companies. WL Wollongong CA Canberra Holds ordinary and preference shares in total of ordinary and 00 preference shares in the licensee company. A W Melbourne Holds all the shares in the licensee company. BH Brisbane Holds 98 of the 00 shares in the licensee company. n addition BH nvestments l'ty Ltd, in which the Macquarie group holds 8 per cent of the issued shares, holds shares in the licensee company. DN Adelaide Holds all the shares in the licensee company. MURRUMBDGEE TELEVSON LTD Television MTN Murrumbidgee Holds the licence for the station. rrigation Area CBN Central Beneficially owns 9 9 of the stock units in the licensee company. Tablelands Area and CWN Central Western Slopes Area Broadcasting RG Griffith Holds the licences for the stations. 7HT Hobart THE MUTUAL LFE & CTZENS ASSURANCE CO. LTD Television CBN Central... Holds 8 0 of the stock units in the licensee company. Tablelands Area and CWN Central Western Slopes Area TCN Sydney... Holds 7 00 of the ordinary stock units in the licensee company. n addition, holds 9 8 of the seven per cent preference shares in Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd which holds 8 9 of the ordinary stock units in the licensee company. ATV Melbourne Holds 0.ordinary shares, 7 70 five per cent preference and JO 00 ten per cent preference shares in totals uf 7 8 ordinary shares, 000 five per cent preference and 0 0 ten per cent preference shares in Ansell Transport ndustries Ltd which holds all the shares in the licensee company. GTV Melbourne Television Commercials Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Television Corporation Ltd (see above), holds of the shares in the licensee compan y. Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd (see above) also holds 9 shares in the licensee company. BTQ Brisbane Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company.

130 TVQ Brisbane Ansett Transport ndustries Ltd (see above) holds all the shares in the licensee company. SAS Adelaide TVW Enterprises Ltd, licensee of TVW (see below), holds all the shares in the licensee company. TVW Perth... Holds 9 0 of the shares in the licensee company. STW Perth Holds 70 of the shares in the licensee company. Broadcasting GZ Orange A wholly-owned subsidiary company of Country Television Services Ltd, licensee of CBN/CWN (see above), holds all the shares in the licensee company. NZ nverell Country Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd, licensee of GZ (see above), holds all the shares in the licensee company. X Perth... TVW Enterprises Ltd, licensee of TVW (see above), holds a ll the shares in the licensee BY Bridgetown company. WB Katanning KY Perth... Swan Television and Radio Broadcasters Ltd, licensee of STW (see above) holds the licence for the station. (See above for further interests of Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd and Ansett Transport ndustries Ltd.) (n addition, Mutual Life and Citizens Assurance Co. Ltd holds approximately two per cent of the issued capital of News Ltd - see above.) NATONAL MUTUAL LFE ASSOCATON OF AUSTRALASA LTD Television TCN Sydney Holds 0 0 of the ordinary stock units in the licensee company. n addition. holds 9 09 seven per cent preference shares in Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd which holds 8 9 ordinary sto_ck units in the licensee company. MTN Murrumbidgee..... Holds approximately per cent of the issued shares in General Management Holdings rrigation Area (Aust.) Pty Ltd which, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, holds approximately 77 per cent of the issued shares in Henry Jones (XL) Ltd. Henry Jones (XL) Ltd, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, holds 99 of the shares in the licensee company. GTV Melbourne Television Commercials Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Television Corporation Ltd (see above), holds of the shares in the licensee company. Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd (see above) also holds 9 shares in the licensee company. BTQ Brisbane Television Corporation Ltd, licensee of TCN (see above), holds 8 00 of the shares in the licensee company. SAS Adelaide... TVW Enterprises Ltd, licensee of TVW (see below), holds all the shares in the licensee company. TVW Perth... Holds 08 of the shares in the licensee company. (n addition, National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd holds approximately two per cent of the issued capital of News Ltd - see above.) (See below for further interests of TVW Enterprises Ltd.) NORTHERN RVERS TELEVSON LTD Television NRN Grafton Holds the licence for the station. Kempsey Area RTN Richmond-...,.Holds all the shares in the licensee company. Tweed Area PAULLA NVESTMENTS PTY LTD Television BTW Sunbury Area... Holds 7 80 of the 000 issued shares in the licensee company, South Western and Telecasters Ltd. GSW Southern Agricultural Area Broadcasting C Collie South Western Telecasters Ltd (see above) holds the licences for the stations. NA Narrogin TZ Sunbury

131 KM LF LT NM NX RADO KEMPSEY LTD Broadcasting Kempsey Holds the licence for the station. Young Holds 8 of the 7 shares in the licensee company. Lithgow Holds of the shares m the licensee company. Muswellbrook Holds 97 of the 0 0 shares in the licensee company. Bolwarra R. H. & M. PROPERTES PTY LTD Television NBN Newcastle Holds 8 70 of the shares in the licensee company. Hunter River Area RVN South-Western Holds of the shares m the licensee company. Slopes and Eastern Riverina Area and AMY Upper-Murray Area RVERNA & NORTH EAST VCTORA TV LTD Television RVN South-Western... Holds the licences for the stations. Slopes and Eastern and Riverina Area AMY Upper-Murray Area '() " ) ESTATE E. V. ROBERTS Television RVN South-Western Holds of the shares in the licensee company. Slopes and Eastern Riverina Area and AMY Upper-Murray Area Broadcasting WG Wagga Holds 7 of the 0 shares in the licensee company. ESTATE H. M. SCHUTT Trustees of the estate hold 9 00 of the 7 70 shares in Victorian Broadcasting Network Ltd (see below) which has the following interest: BCV GLV Television Bendigo Area... Holds the licences for the stations. Latrobe Valley Area Mildura Area... Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. STY TNT North-Eastern... Holds 8 0 of the 0 stock units in Examiner-Northern TV Ltd, a wholly-owned Tasmania Area subsidiary, of which Northern Television (TNT 9) Pty Ltd is the licensee company. Broadcasting TR Sale Holds the licence for TR and all the shares in the licensee of MK. MK Mackay NE Wangaratta... Holds 88 of the 0 00 shares in the licensee company. (See above for further interests of Examiner-Northern TV Ltd.)

132 X RADO NETWORK PTY LTD Broadcasting X Perth... Holds the licences for the stations. BY Bridgetown WB Katanning SOUTH QUEENSLAND BROADCASTNG CORPORATON PTY LTD Broadcasting P pswich Holds the licences for the stations. WK Warwick SOUTH WESTERN TELECASTERS LTD Television BTW Bunbury Area... Holds the licences for the stations. GSW Southern Agricultural Area Broadcasting TZ Bunbury Holds the licences for the stations. C Collie NA Narrogin SPENCER GULF TELECASTERS LTD Television BKN Broken Hill... Holds 70 of the shares in the licensee company. Area GTS Spencer Gulf Holds the licence for the station. North Area J. M. STURROCK PTY LTD Television BKN Broken Hill Spencer Gulf Telecasters Ltd, licensee of GTS (see below), holds 70 of the Area shares in the licensee company. GTS Spencer Gulf Holds 8 of the shares in the licensee company. North Area BTW Bunbury Area Holds 000 of the 000 shares in the licensee company. and GSW Southern Agricultural Area C NA TZ 8DN 8HA SWAN BREWERY CO. LTD Television BTW Bunbury Area Holds O 700 of the 000 shares in the licensee company, South Western Telecasters and Ltd. GSW Southern Agricultural Area YEW Kalgoorlie Area... Holds 0 of the 0 0 shares in the licensee company. NTD Darwin Area Darwin Brewery Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary, holds 98 of the 8 00 shares in the licensee company. Broadcasting Collie South Western Telecasters Ltd (see above) holds the licences for the stations. Narrogin Bun bury Darwin Holds 7 0 of the shares in the licensee company. Alice Springs Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company.

133 TASMANAN TELEVSON LTD Television CTC Canberra Area Holds of the stock units in the licensee company. NEN Upper Namoi Holds 00 of the shares in Television New England Ltd, which holds all Area the shares in the licensee company. and ECN Manning River Area DDQ Darling Holds of the shares in the licensee company. Downs Area and SDQ Southern Downs Area SAS Adelaide TYW Enterprises Ltd, licensee of TVW (see below), holds all the shares in the licensee company. TVW Perth... Holds 00 8 of the shares in the licensee company. TNT North-... Holds 9 99 of the 0 stock units in Examiner- Northern TV Ltd a wholly-owned Eastern subsidiary company of which Northern Television (TNT 9) Pty Ltd is the Tasmania licensee. Area TVT Hobart Holds the licence for the station. Broadcasting X Perth TYW Enterprises Ltd licensee of TVW (see above) holds all the shares in the licensee BY Bridgetown company. WB Katanning (See above for interests of Examiner-Northern TV Ltd. n addition Tasmanian Television Ltd holds 8 0 of the shares in Macquarie Broadcasting Holdings Ltd and 000 of the 98 shares in Associated Broadcasting Services Ltd - see above.) TEAM MEDA NVESTMENTS PTY LTD Television BCV Bendigo Area... Holds 8 of the 7 70 shares in the licensee company, Victorian Broadcasting G L V Latrobe Network Ltd. Valley Area BroadcasJing TR Sale Victorian Broadcasting Network Ltd (see above) holds the licence for the station. MK Mackay Victorian Broadcasting Network Ltd (see above) holds all the issued shares in the licensee company. (See below for other interests of Victorian Broadcasting Network Ltd.) TELECASTERS NORTH QUEENSLAND LTD Television TNQ Townsville Holds the licence for the station. Area MVQ Mackay Area... Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. FNQ Cairns Area... Far Northern Television Ltd, the licensee company, is a wholly-owned subsidiary company. TQ Mount sa Holds 80 of the shares in the licensee company. Area TELEVSON NEW ENGLAND LTD Television NEN Upper Namoi... Holds the licences for the stations. Area ECN Manning River Area THOMAS NATONWDE TRANSPORT LTD Television ATV Melbourne... Holds 9 of the 7 8 ordinary shares in Ansell Transport ndustries Ltd which holds all the issued shares in the licensee company.

134 TVQ Brisbane Ansett Transport ndustries Ltd (see above) holds all the shares in the licensee company. (See above for further interests of Ansell Transport ndustries Ltd.) KA LF LT NM NX TRANSCONTNENTAL BROADCASTNG CORPORATON LTD Broadcasting Katoomba Holds the licence for the station. Young Holds 8 of the 7 shares in the licensee company. Lithgow Holds of the \ shares in the licensee company. Muswellbrook Holds 8 of the 0 0 shares in the licensee company. Bolwarra TRUSTEES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLC CHURCH FOR THE ARCHDOCESE OF SYDNEY Broadcasting SM Sydney Holds all the 78 'A' class shares in Broadcasting Station SM Pty Ltd the licensee company. There are also 8 ' B' class shares. NM Muswellbrook... Broadcasting Station SM Pty Ltd holds 9 of the 0 shares in the licensee and company. NX Bolwarra XY Melbourne Broadcasting Station SM Pty Ltd holds 000 of the shares in the operating company. (See above for further interests of Broadcasting Station )SM Pty Ltd). TM MANAGEMENT PTY LTD Broadcasting TM Management Pty Ltd holds of the shares in Broadcast Amalgamated Ltd (see above) and is entitled to appoint three of the five directors of that company. TVW ENTERPRSES LTD Television SAS Adelaide Holds all the shares in the licensee company. TVW Perth...: Holds the licence for the station. Broadcasting X Perth Holds all the shares in the licensee company. BY Bridgetown WB Katanning UG NVESTMENTS PTY LTD Television RVN South Holds 0 per cent of the issued shares in Elwood Pty Ltd, which holds 7 70 of the Western Slopes shares in the licensee company. and Eastern Riverina Area and AMY Upper Murray Area UNTED BROADCASTNG CO. PTY LTD Television NBN Newcastle Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. n addition holds 7 Hunter River of the ordinary shares in the Workers' Cash Order and Finance Co. Ltd wh ich Area holds 70 shares in the licensee company. Radio UE Sydney Pty Ltd, licensee of UE (see below), holds 0 7 shares in the licensee company. NRN Grafton-... Radio UE Sydney Pty Ltd (see below) holds 87 0 of the shares in the Kempsey licensee company. Area RTN Richmond Northern Rivers Television Ltd, licensee of NRN (see above), holds all the shares in the Tweed licensee company. Area

135 NEN Upper Namoi Radio UE Sydney Pty Ltd holds of the shares in the licensee Area company. and ECN Manning River Area TEN Sydney... Radio UE Sydney Pty Ltd holds 80 of the shares in the licensee company. Broadcasting KO Newcastle... Holds all the shares in the licensee company. UE Sydney Holds 0 7 of the 8 'A' class shares and all the 8 'B' class shares in the licensee company. VETLABS PTY LTD Television BTW Bun bury Area Holds 7 80 of the 000 shares in the licensee company, South Western Telecasters and Ltd. GSW Southern Agricultural Area Broadcasting C Col lie South Western Telecasters Ltd (see above) holds the licences for the stations. NA Narrogin TZ Bunbury VCTORAN BROADCASTNG NETWORK LTD Television BCV Bendigo Area Holds the licences for the stations. GLV Latrobe Val ley Area STY Mildura Area Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. TNT North-... Holds 8 0 of the 0 stock units in Examiner- Northern TV Ltd, a wholly-owned Eastern subsidiary, of which Northern Television (TNT 9) Pty Ltd is the licensee Tasmania company. Area Broadcasting TR Sale Holds the licence for the station. MK Mackay Holds all the shares in the licensee company. NE Wangaratta... Holds 88 of the 0 00 shares in the licensee company. (See above for further interests of Examiner- Northern TV Ltd.) BTW GSW WESTNVEST PTY LTD Television Bun bury Area... Holds 700 of the 000 shares in the licensee company, South Western Telecasters Southern Ltd. Agricultural Area Broadcasting Collie South Western Telecasters Ltd (see above) holds the licences for the stations. C NA Narrogin TZ Bunbury 7

136 APPENDX L Newspaper Shareholding nterests of a Minor Nature in Commercial Broadcasting Stations and Commercial Television Stations This Appendix lists the newspaper interests in commercial broadcasting stations and commercial television stations which are not shown in Appendix K. ALBANY ADVERTSER (9) LTD (Albany Advertiser) VA Broadcasting Albany.... Holds 9700 of the shares in the licensee company. ARMDALE NEWSPAPER CO. LTD (Armidale Express) Television NEN Upper Namoi... Holds of the shares in New England Broadcasters Pty Ltd which holds Area 000 shares in the licensee company. ECN Manning River Area Broadcasting AD Armidale... Holds of the shares in the licensee company. BALLARAT COURER PTY LTD (The Ballarat Courier) Television BTV Ballarat Area Holds 78 of the shares in the licensee company. Ballarat Broadcasters Pty Ltd, licensee of BA Ballarat (see below), a wholly-owned subsidiary company. holds shares in the licensee company. CTC Canberra Area.... Holds 7 00 of the shares in licensee company. BA Broadcasting Ballarat Holds all the shares in the licensee company. BORDER MORNNG MAL PTY LTD (The Border Morning Mail, Albury) Television RVN South-Western... Holds 9 of the shares in the licensee company. Slopes and Eastern Riverina Area and AMY Upper Murray Area THE BUNDABERG NEWSPAPER CO. PTY LTD (The News-Mai/, Bundaberg) Television SEQ Wide Bay Area... Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. CENTRAL COAST NEWSPAPERS PTY LTD (Central Coast Express, Gosford) Broadcasting GO Gosford... Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. CENTRAL NORTH COAST NEWSPAPER CO. PTY LTD (The Advocate, Coffs Harbour) Television NRN Grafton-Kempsey... Holds of the shares in the licensee company. Area RTN Richmond-Tweed Northern Rivers Television Ltd, licensee of NRN (see above), holds all the shares in the Area licensee company. 8

137 THE DALY EXAMNER PTY LTD (The Daily Examiner, Grafton) Television NRN Grafton-Kempsey... Holds of the shares in the licensee company. The company also holds Area approximately per cent of the issued capital of Central North Coast Newspaper Co. Pty Ltd which holds shares in the licensee company. RTN Richmond-Tweed Northern Rivers Television Ltd, licensee of NRN (see above), holds all the shares in the Area licensee company. GL GEELONG ADVERTSER PTY LTD (Geelong Advertiser) Broadcasting Geelong Holds all the shares in the licensee company. GYMPE TMES PTY LTD (The Gympie Times) Television SEQ Wide Bay Area... Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. Broadcasting GY Gympie Holds 000 of the 8 00 ordinary shares in the licensee company. SES LAURE & WATSON (The Border Watch, Mount Gambier) Television South East..... Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. (South Australia) Area MACLEA Y ARGUS PTY LTD (The Macleay Argus, Kempsey) Television NRN Grafton-Kempsey Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. Area RTN Richmond-Tweed... Northern Rivers Television Ltd, licensee of NRN (see above), holds all the shares in the Area licensee company. MARYBOROUGH NEWSPAPER CO. PTY LTD (Maryborough Cronicle) Television SEQ Wide Bay Area Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. MESSENGER NEWSPAPERS PTY LTD (Publishers of free weeklies covering Adelaide suburbs) Broadcasting MU Murray Bridge... Holds approximately 90 per cent of the issued shares in Bridge nvestments Pty Ltd which holds 0 of the 0 shares in Bridge Radio Pty Ltd which company holds all the shares in the licensee company. MURRUMBDGEE RRGATOR PTY LTD (The Murrumbidgee /rrigator. Leeton) Television MTN Murrumbidgee... Holds 9 of the shares in the licensee company. rrigation Area NEWCASTLE MORNNG HERALD AND MNERS' ADVOCATE PTY LTD (Morning Herald, Newcastle) Television NBN Newcastle-Hunter.... Holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. River Area PROVNCAL NEWSPAPERS (QLD) LTD (Publishers of various Queensland country newspapers) Television RTQ Rockhampton Capricornia Newspapers Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary company holds of Area the shares in the licensee company. 9

138 DDQ Darling Downs PNQ nvestments Pty Ltd and Warwick Newspaper Co. Pty Ltd, wholly-owned subsidiary Area companies, hold 000 and shares respectively of the shares in SDQ Southern Downs the licensee company. Area SEQ Wide Bay Area Maryborough Newspaper Co. Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary company, holds 000 of the shares in the licensee company. n addition, Provincial Newspapers (Qld) Ltd holds 7 per cent of the shares in Provincial nvestments Pty Ltd which holds of the 98 0 shares in the Bundaberg Newspaper Co. Pty Ltd which holds 000 shares in the licensee company. MYQ Mackay Area Mackay Printing and Publishing Co. Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary company, holds of the shares in the licensee company. DA YD SYME AND CO. LTD (The Age, Melbourne) XY BH Broadcasting Melbourne Has a per cent interest in the operating company of XY. Brisbane BH nvestments Pty Ltd in which David Syme & Co. Ltd holds per cent of the issued - shares, holds of the 00 shares in the licensee company. TAMWORTH NEWSPAPER CO. LTD (The Northern Daily Leader) Television NEN Upper Namoi Holds 8 00 of the shares in the licensee company. Area ECN Manning River Area STY WANGARATTA CHRONCLE PTY LTD (Wangaratta Chronicle Despatch) Television Mildura Area Holds 00 of the shares m the licence company. Broadcasting NE Wangaratta Holds 000 of the 0 00 shares m the licensee company. WESTERN NEWSPAPERS LTD (The Central Western Daily, Orange) Television CBN Central Holds 9 9 of the stock units in the licensee company. Tablelands Area CWN Central Western Slopes Area Broadcasting GZ Orange... :... A wholly-owned subsidiary of Country Television Services Ltd, licensee of CBN /CWN (see above), holds all the shares in the licensee company. NZ lnverell Country Broadcasting Services Pty Ltd, licensee of GZ (see above), holds all the shares in the licensee company. 0

139 APPENDX M Statistical Analysis of Broadcasting Programs The analysis of broadcasting programs, which is set out in the following tables, is based on a survey conducted by the Board in October 97.. n each case programs of all commercial stations in State capital cities were monitored on a sampling basis for one minute in each ten minutes of transmission between.00 a.m. and 0.0 p.m. for a full week. For the purpose of presenting a complete picture of the programs available to listeners, the survey includes the programs of five commercial provincial stations, four representative ABC stations - two AM and one FM in the metropolitan area and one AM country station - one ethnic station, one music broadcasting society station and six other specialised non-commercial stations.. The data have been summarised in a number of tables as follows: Table -Analysis of Broadcasting Programs by Categories- Metropolitan Stations and Country Stations Table -Analysis of Broadcasting Programs by Categories-Metropolitan Stations by Time Periods Table ll-analysis of Broadcast Advertising by Time Periods-Metropolitan Commercial Stations, Monday to Friday Average Table V-Analysis of Broadcast Advertising by Time Periods each day of the week- Metropolitan Commercial Stations. Definition of Categories. The analysis is based on fifteen program categories, which are set out below, and advertising matter. Entertainment Light and Popular Music ncidental Matter Foreign Language Material Drama.... Variety The Arts News and Sport News Sport nformation and Service Family Children nformation Religious Social and Political Charitable Educational Musical comedy, 'evergreens', items of popular music in general programs, currently popular music presented in hit parade and similar programs. Matter occurring between major program units, station announcements (excluding time calls), program notes, party calls to adults, and miscellaneous patter All spoken material in a foreign language, except advertisements. Plays, serials and other dramatised productions. Talent, quiz, panel and variety programs, including comedy recordings. Serious music and opera, readings of prose and poetry, literary and art criticism. News bulletins, programs in newsreel form, time calls, weather, market and traffic reports, train and ship arrival times, warnings of storm. fire, shark and other hazards, police messages, excludes news commentaries. Sporting descriptions, previews and summaries, sporting news, interviews and talks. Famiiy actvttes including programs dealings with cooking, house and garden, hobbies, care of pets, health, physical fitness and other personal matters, shopping guides. Programs directed to or presented for children, serials, children's recordings and informative 'scatters'. Programs concerning such topics as aspects of science, other lands and peoples, agriculture, industry and other major occupations. Programs originated for, or by, recognised religious bodies. Programs concerned with political and economic aspects of modern society, news commentaries, Australian history, national events, festivals and public gatherings. Charitable activities and publicity. Programs designed as an aid to formal teaching; kindergarten sessions. Advertisements Advertisements All advertisements except those within shopping guides, includes foreign language advertisements. Definition of Time Periods. Each day of the week is divided into seven periods as follows: Breakfast a.m a.m. Morning Midday Early Afternoon Late Afternoon Evening Night a.m.-.00 noon.00 noon-.00 p.m..00 p.m.-.00 p.m..00 p.m.-.0 p.m..0 p.m p.m. 7.0 p.m.-0.0 p.m.

140 TABLE ANALYSS OF BROADCASTNG PROGRAMS BY CATEGORES () Metropolitan Stations Category Commercial Non-Comm. A.B.C. All (8 stations) (8 stations) ( 7 stations) ( stations) % % % Light & Popular Music..7. ncidental Matter...7 Foreign Language Material Drama 0... Variety Classical Music & the Arts 7.. ENTERTANMENT l News Sport NEWS & SPORT Family Children's. nformation... Social & Political..9. Religion 0.7. Charitable Education NFORMATON & SERVCES ADVERTSEMENTS.9 0. TOTAL TABLE ANALYSS OF BROADCASTNG PROGRAMS BY CATEGORES () Country Stations (Based on a sample of stations in Launceston and some parts of central Victoria) Category Commercial A.B.C. ( stations) ( stations) % % Light & Popular Music 0.7. ncidental Matter.8. Foreign Language Material 0. Drama 0..0 Variety.. Classical Music & the Arts 9. ENTERTANMENT News 8..9 Sport NEWS & SPORT % JU All (7 stations) %.l Family Children's.0 nformation.0 8. Social & Political Religion..0 Charitable Education.9 NFORMATON & SERVCES. -.8 ADVERTSEMENTS TOTAL

141 TABLE ANALYSS OF BROADCASTNG PROGRAMS BY CATEGORES METROPOLTAN STATONS BY TME PERODS Light & Popular Music ncidental Matter Foreign Language Material Drama Variety Classical Music & Arts ENTERTANMENT News Sport NEWS & SPORT Family Children's nformation Social & Political Religion Charitable Education NFORMATON & SERVCES ADVERTSNG TOTALS Breakfast Morning Midday Early After. Late After. Comm. All Comm. All Comm. All Comm. All Comm. All % % % % % % % % % % Evening Night Comm. All Comm. All % % % % w

142 TABLE ANALYSS OF BROADCAST ADVERTSNG BY TME PERODS METROPOLTAN COMMERCAL STATONS MONDAY TO FRDAY AVERAGE Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth Hobart % % % % % % Breakfast Morning Midday Early Afternoon ; Late Afternoon Evening Night 0 8 All Periods All Cities % TABLE V ANALYSS OF BROADCAST ADVERTSNG BY TME PERODS EACH DAY OF THE WEEK METROPOLTAN COMMERCAL ST A TO NS Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday % % % % % % % Breakfast 8 7 Morning Midday 7 8 Early Afternoon Late Afternoon Evening 7 7 Night All Periods All Days %

143 Statistical Analysis of Television Programs APPENDX N The analysis of television programs, which is set out in the following tables, is based on a coverage for the year 97 of programs televised by commercial stations and a sample station of the national network. Details of commercial television programs are derived from data supplied regularly by each station and details of national television programs are obtained from information supplied by the Australian Broadcasting Commission. For the purpose of these tables the programs analysed are those of all metropolitan stations, country commercial stations and in the case of the National Service those of ABV Melbourne. These are considered to be reasonably representative of the commercial and national television services. The tables show the composition of programs under three headings: Table - Analysis of Television Programs by Categories: Metropolitan and Country Stations Table - Analysis of Television Programs by Time Periods: Metropolitan and Country Stations Table - Television Programs o( Australian Origin, Analysis by Categories, Metropolitan and Country Stations. The figures in Table ll are based on the actual duration of Australian program matter and do not take into account the credit loadings allowed to commercial stations for certain types of program matter for the purpose of calculation of their performance towards meeting the Board's requirements for the Australian content of television programs. The table shows the distribution of types of Australian programs both as percentages of all programs of Australian origin and as percentages of all programs televised. At the foot of each Column in Tables and a conversion factor is shown to enable calculations of the time occupi ed by programs in each category. Definition of program categories-the statistical system is based on a number of program categories. These are set out below: Drama: Serious Adventure Crime and Suspense Domestic and Comedy Western M iscel la neous light Entertainment: Cartoons Light Music Personality Programs Talent Programs Variety Sport News Children: Kindergarten Other Family Activities nformation Classical drama, works of major contemporary dramatists and other dramatic productions which appear to have lasting value. Drama with the main focus on action. ncludes such themes as sciencefiction and espionage. Programs in dramatic form concerned with crime and its detection. ncludes court room drama and plays in which suspense is predominant, with or without a crime element. Programs in dramatic form dealing with domestic life or family relations, and those whose main purpose is to induce laughter. Programs in dramatic form utilising 'Western' settings. Programs in dramatic form which do not fall specifically under other headings. Matter predominantly in the form of animation or puppetry. Programs in which currently popular music or music of the 'evergreen' type is the predominant element. Programs containing items generally handled by a compere. ncludes quizzes, panel games and interviews where the emphasis is on displaying the subject rather than serious discussion. Programs concentrating on competition generally at an amateur level in any field of entertainment. Programs containing a mixture of comedy, music, dancing, gags and patter, by professional or amateur talent, where the element of competition is not predominant. Simultaneous or delayed presentation of competitive sports, sporting previews, news and talks and demonstrations of sporting techniques. Programs reporting on current or recent happenings. ncludes newsreels. reports on weather and essential services. All kindergarten sessions conducted by qualified staff. Other programs which generally include a variety of items directed to or presented for children. Programs concerned with family activities and hobbies and the fam ily as users of consumer goods and services. Programs, of a descriptive type, concerning agriculture, industry, travel, nature and science, etc., also historical and biographical programs.

144 Current A// airs Political Matter Religious Matter.... The Arts Educational: Formal Other Programs dealing with social and economic problems of modern society. ncludes news commentaries which deal with the subject matter 'in depth'. Programs concerning Australian Federal or State elections and by-elections, occurring during the 'election-period' and on polling day. All programs originated by recognised religious bodies. Programs concerning the graphic arts; readings or prose and poetry: literary and other art criticism, ballet and music of lasting value. Programs of formal instruction at all levels which are specifically related to a recognised course of study. Programs of educational intent which are not directly related to a specific course of study. The figures set out in the following tables have been adjusted to total 00 per cent. Advertising and other non-program matter have been included as part of the program in which it occurs.

145 TABLE - ANALYSS OF TELEVSON PROGRAMS BY CATEGORES Program Category Metropolitan Stations Country Stations Commercial National All Stations Commercial National All Stations % % % % % % Drama: Serious Adventure Crime and Suspense Domestic and Comedy Western Miscellaneous Light Entertainment: Cartoons Light Music Personality Programs ~ Talent Programs Variety : ) Sport l 9. News Children: Kindergarten Other Family Activities nformation Current Affairs Political Matter Religious Matter The Arts Education: Formal Other per cent projected to weeks and rounded to the nearest half-hour equals in duration per station \i hours \li hours 0V hours hours V hours 7 hours w -.J

146 TABLE - ANALYSS OF TELEVSON PROGRAMS BY CATEGORES A. METRO POLT AN ST A TONS.00 p.rn p.m..00 a.m p.m., 0.00 p.m.- midnight Program Category Commercial National All Stations Commercial National All Stations Drama: % % % % % % Serious Adventure Crime and Suspense Domestic and Comedy Western Miscellaneous l Light Entertainment: Cartoons Light Music Personality Programs Talent Programs Variety l Sport News Children: Kindergarten Other l Family Activities nformation Current Affairs Political Matter Religious Matter The Arts Education: formal.8. Other

147 TABLE - ANALYSS OF TELEVSON PROGRAMS BY TME PERODS B. COUNTRY STATONS.00 p.m p.m..00 a.m.-.00 p.m p.m.-midnight Program Category Commercial National All Stations Commercial National All Stations Drama: % % % % % % Serious Adventure Crime and Suspense Domestic and Comedy Western Miscellaneous l..7. Light Entertainment: Cartoons Light Music Personality Programs Talent Programs Variety Sport News Children: Kindergarten Other Family Activities nformation Current Affairs Political Matter Religious Matter The Arts Education: Formal.8. Other w '

148 ~ 0 TABLE - TELEVSON PROGRAMS OF AUSTRALAN ORGN ANALYSS BY CATEGORES. A. METROPOLTAN STATONS Commercial National All Stations Program Category Aust. Programs All Programs Aust. Programs All Programs Aust. Programs All Programs Drama: % % % % % % Serious Adventure Crime and Suspense Domestic ahd Comedy Western Miscellaneous l. Light Entertainment: Cartoons Light Music Personality Programs Talent Programs Variety Sport..7.l News Children: Kindergarten Other Family Activities nformation Current Affairs Political Matter Religious Matter The Arts Education: Formal Other per cent projected to weeks and rounded to the nearest half-hour equals in duration per station 0 hours \l:i hours \/ hours \/ hours 0 / hours 0'h hours

149 TABLE - TELEVSON PROGRAMS OF AUSTRALAN ORGN ANALYSS BY CATEGORES. B. COUNTRY STATONS Commercial National All Stations Program Category Aust. Programs All Programs Aust. Programs All Programs Aust. Programs All Programs Drama: % % % % % % Serious Adventure Current and Suspense.... Domestic and Comedy Western Miscellaneous Light Entertainment: Cartoons Light Music Personality Programs Talent Programs Variety Sport...l 8.8.l. News Children: Kindergarten Other Family Activities nformation Current Affairs Political Matter Religious Matter The Arts Education: Formal Other per cent projected to weeks and rounded to the nearest half-hour equals in duration per station hours hours V hours Vi hours 7 hours 7 hours.j>.

150 Appendix APPENDX 0 Australian Content of Television Programs Points System-Effective from 8 February 97. Programs shall be arranged so that, by applying the scale of points shown in the following table, a total number of points, not less than the number of hours of program transmission, is attained over the full statistical period of S weeks. For the purposes of this requirement, the period between.00 midnight and.00 a.m. the following day will be disregarded. AUSTRALAN CONTENT OF TELEVSON PROGRAMS-SCALE OF PONTS PER HOUR FOR AUSTRALAN PROGRAMS (Effective 8//7) Peak-Time Off-Peak Category st Rel. st Rpt. ls/ Rel. st Rpt. Drama One-Shot-ndigenous and other forms of very high quality television specials 0*t O Drama Series and Post-9 Cinema Films-ndigenous S*t Drama Serials-ndigenous S*t Y l/ Drama Part-ndigenous 9*t 9 (One-Shot, Series, Serials and 8*t 9 Post-9 Cinema Films) 7*t s 8 *t 8 S*t 8 *t 7 * 7 *t * O*t 9*t s 8* 7*t *i S*t * Y * Y The Arts, Education Ot s Light Entertainment ot (ncluding variety, tonight shows, 9i s quiz and panel shows, etc.) 8 7t st t / t Y y, y, y, y, lh / y, lh News st N/A s N/A Current Affairs st s Documentary st

151 Children's Programs: School-age Children's Quota S*t * Kindergarten Programs t Non-Quota Children's Programs n formation st (including cooking, physical culture, t gardening, direct telecasts of sporting t events) '/ V '! '/ V V Other Australian Programs (including second and all subsequent repeats) '! '! V V * Drama and school-age children's quota programs in excess of their respective requirements (drama 8 hours--<:hildren's O hours) per 8-day statistical periods earn an additional bonus of five points per hour. Applies to first-run material only. Additional one point per hour credited to first-release programs (except serials) containing music composed and performed by Australians. Serials comprising several episodes per week will be credited with a music bonus to a maximum of one point for the week.. Not less than 0 hours in aggregate of first release Australian drama shall be televised annually between the hours of.00 p.m. and 0.00 p.m.. Not less than 0 hours of programs for children of school-age (produced in accordance with recommendations contained in the Board's publication Production Guidelines for Children's Television Programs) shall be televised each 8-day statistical period between the hours of.00 p.m. and 7.0 p.m.. The Tribunal may vary the scale of points on application in special circumstances to recognise programs of special merit involving exceptional opportunities for Australian creative talent.. The Tribunal may vary any of the requirements set out above if circumstances arise which would prevent a station's adequate compliance with them under reasonable conditions.. Definitions The following definitions shall apply: First Release First presentation of a program in a station's service area. The subsequent use of the program by another station serving the same area will not be accepted as a first release. First Repeat The second presentation of a program in a station's service area. Statistical Periods Calculations will be made on the basis of 8-day periods so that stations may be aware of their progress towards meeting the requirements over the full weeks of the year. n accordance with the Board's previous practice, compliance with the requirements will be calculated over the statistical year. No allowance will be made for the production lay-off period which occurs during four weeks of the holiday season. The Tribunal's calculations will be made over the full statistical year of the thirteen 8-day periods. Drama With the exception of post-9 Australian cinema films, this is limited to programs in the form of a fully-scripted play. based on the traditional concept of theatrical drama, which has been cast and produced in Australia on a fully professiona l basis for release on television. The term does not include sketches incidental to variety programs, or characterisations in documentary, discussion or similar programs, or any other form of program involving the incidental use of actors or actresses. The extent to which Australian cinema films produced after 9 qualify as television drama will be determined by the Tribunal on the basis of the Australian involvement in each particular film. The Tribunal will also consider the claims of individual pre-9 films on application. Drama, One-Shot s a self-contained play or short series dealing with a single story as distinct from a long series with a continuing theme and characters. Collections of such programs in an anthology series qualify. The Tribunal will consider the claims of cinema films which are produced with a view to eventual release on television and in which television stations are involved financially or otherwise at the production stage. Drama, ndigenous s drama written in Australia or by Australians as defined in Section () of the Broadcasting and Television Act, produced and performed by Australians in Australia. Drama, Part-ndigenous s drama, one or more basic elements of which (writing, acting or production) are non-australian. The Tribunal considers each such case on its merits in deciding the extent to which it is indigenous. Points value will be allocated by the Tribunal depending on the extent of. Australian involvement.

152 Specials The quota of four specials per year may be met by televising one-shot drama or variety spectaculars using higher than normal budgets and employing substantial numbers of Australians. The Arts Programs of fine music, art, ballet, literature, classical drama, etc. ncludes serious reviews and criticisms of all art forms. Education Programs of formal instruction at all levels specifically related to a recognised course of study; as well as programs of educational intent not necessarily directly related to a specific course of study. Light Entertainment ncludes variety, light music, 'Tonight' type shows, quiz and panel shows, etc. The Tribunal allocates points depending upon various aspects of individual programs. News Programs reporting on current or recent happenings and including film coverage of international, national and local events. reports on weather and essential services. Current Affairs Programs dealing with social, economic and other issues of modern society. ncludes interviews and commentaries dealing in depth with news items. Documentary Programs which may cover past, present and future aspects of a particular subject in a full and factual manner. School-Age Children's Quota Programs produced in accordance with Production Guidelines for Children's Television Programs and televised between.00 p.m. and 7.0 p.in. ncludes drama designed specifically for children and may include a proportion of imported material approved by the Tribunal for use in meeting the quota. Kindergarten Programs Programs specifically designed and presented in a kindergarten teaching format for pre-school age children. Non-Quota Children's Programs Other Children's programs produced specifically for children, which do not meet the Guidelines. nformation ncludes cooking, physical culture, gardening, hobbies, etc. The Tribunal allocates points depending upon various aspects of individual programs. Direct Coverage of Sporting Events The term 'direct coverage' (as distinct from panel, interview and result services) normally involves the use of outside broadcast facilities to provide 'an instantaneous pictorial account of the event. t also includes the first release in recorded form in cases where instantaneous coverage is not possible, by reason of legal requirements, time zone differences, or availability of technical facilities. Other Australian Programs ncludes pre-9 Australian films, sporting discussions and interviews, and the second and all subsequent repeats of programs.

153 APPENDX 0-continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CON SO LDA TED LST as at 0 June 977 PONTS PER HOUR Programs Category Peak Time Off Peak st st!st Jst Release Repeat Release Repeat A Abba in Sweden Abbott and Costello (cartoon series) Episodes - Episodes, 7 & 9-9 Episode 8 Activeight Adams After Noon Adventure Unlimited Adventures of Barry McKenzie, The After the Tears Agricultural Magazine Aida Alfie Aliens Among Us All About Us (BTQ) All at Sea Almost Anything Goes (0/0) Alternative, The Alvin Purple Alvin Rides Again Amazing Miss A Amco Cup And Millions Will Die Andrew Harwood Presents (BTQ) Andy Williams' Australian Concert Animals, Animals, Animals Animal Parade Anything Can Happen Anzac Around the World in Eighty Days (AP) Arrabella's Attic Arthur Hailey (TVW) Ask the Leyland Brothers Documentary (for half duration) Non-quota children's programs No points For half duration For quarter duration Education Current affairs Drama series - indigenous Post-9 cinema films - indigenous Documentary nformation 'Specials' quota Non-quota children's programs Documentary School-age children's quota (Category A) 'Specials' quota and One-shot drama - indigenous 'Specials' quota and One-shot drama - indigenous Post- 9 cinema films - indigenous Post-9 cinema films - indigenous Direct coverage of sporting events One-shot drama - part indigenous School-age. children's quota Non-quota children's programs Documentary Non-quota children's programs Kindergarten programs Current affairs School-age children's quota (Category A) or Documentary At Home nformation Attack by a Killer Shark Documentary Australian Beach Girl Final (TVW) Australian Popular Song Festival Australians at War Documentary Australian Variety Artists' Awards (Mo Awards) 0 * 0 * 0 0 * * * * * l/ * * * 0* 7 / / mported- no points / / / 8 / '! /

154 APPENDX 0-continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 Programs Austra lia's Night of Stars at the United Nations Azitiz (BTQ) B Bandstand Barrier Reef Barranggay Dancers (BTQ) Barry Crocker Comedy Hour Barry Crocker - With a Song in My Heart PONTS PER HOUR Category Peak Time Off Peak Jn Jn Jn Jn Release Repeat Release Repeat 'Specials' quota 0 O Current affairs School-age children's quota (Category B) or Drama series - indigenous The arts 7 * * Bats Battle of Eureka Stockade, The Bay City Rollers in Australia Beatles, The (cartoon series) Bee Gees in Concert (HSV) Beetle Bailey (cartoon series) Be My Guest (BCV) Beauty Box (BTV) Beauty Club (BTV) Behind the Scenes Best of Abba, The Better Half B.H.P. High School Quiz Big Bloo Roo Show, The (CTC) Big Night Out (ATV) Billy Burton's One Night Stand (NBN) Birds in the Bush Birthday Calls Birthday Book Black Arrow (AP) Blind Date Bluestone Boys, The Bluey School-age children's quota (Category B) or Education One-shot drama - indigenous Non-quota children's programs (for half duration) Non-quota children's programs (for half duration) Current affairs nformation nformation The arts All other Australian programs Non-quota children's programs if televised m family and children's time otherwise Kindergarten programs Drama series - indigenous Non-quota children's programs Non-quota children's programs One-shot drama - indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) Drama serials - indigenous Drama series - indigenous 0 * '! * 7 * * '! 0 '! '! \ 'i O \ '! '! '! Blundell, Spence and Co. Bobby Limb and Dawn Lake Show - Showbiz Bolshoi Ballet (Regent Theatre) Boney Box, The Bookshelf (CTC) 'Specials' quota The arts Drama series - indigenous Drama serials - indigenous Non-quota children's programs * 0 0 * 'i 0 '!

155 APPENDX 0 - continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 PONTS PER HOUR Programs Category Peak Time Off Peak Jn Jn Jn Jn Release Repeat Release Repeat Brian Cadd in Concert Brian Henderson Remembers Brumby nnes Brumby's Run BTV Juniors Buddies C lub News Buddy Rich Big Band (TVT) Burt Bacharach in Australia Bushranger, The Buttons and Lyn (NBN) Buylines (TNT) c One-shot drama - indigenous Documentary School-age children's quota (Category A) Non-quota children's programs One-shot drama - indigenous Non-quota children's programs nformation Cairns: Face to Face Current affairs Camels on Wheels Documentary Candid Comments All other Australian programs Ca refree Cooking (TVT) nformation Carol Burnett Show Ep. 7 (Same program as 'Sunday Night at the Opera House') Carols by Candlelight (A TV) Carstenz: G lacier of the Equator Documentary Cartoon Corner (Hosting) All other Australian programs s s 0 V s '! 7 s V V 'h 'h Vi 0 s 0 V s V 'h '! V 'h Casebook Case for the Defence Cash and Company Casino 0 (0/0) 97 Castro! nternational Rally (CTC/TEN) Catch Kandy Cattle Country Catwalk Caulfield Cup Variety Special (HSY) CBN- 8 Night of Stars Celebrity Game (0/0) Celebrity Squares (9) Champion of Champions Channel Nine's Super Cartoon Show (NWS) Charity Challenge Charles Skase (HSY) Children's Channel Ten Children's World Chopper Squad (0/0) Chris Kirby Show Christmas Carol, A (AP!) Christmas Show, The (TVW) Christmas at the Centre (TVW) Class of '7/'7 Click Zimmerman Show (BTQ) nformation One-shot drama - indigenous Drama series - indigenous nformation (sport) Drama series - indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) nformation Drama series - indigenous nformation (sport) Non-quota children's programs nformation Non-quota children's programs Non-quota children's programs 'Specials' quota and One-shot drama - indigenous One-shot drama - indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) Drama serials - indigenous 0 * '! * * * 7 7 ;, * * s * '! Vi 'h V V 0 Vi l s V s '/ 'h V V 7

156 APPENDX 0-continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 Programs PONTS PER HOUR Category Peak Time Off Peak n n n n Release Repeat Release Repeat C lose Up (QTQ) C lose Up (Religious) C lue Club (Hanna-Barbera) Coastal Country (TNT) Coffee Break (NBN) Colleen Colour Me Dead Comment (YEW) Community billboard Concentration Conceptual Approach to Teaching, A (South Australian Film Corporation) Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A (AP) Contact (TQ) Cooking Better Electrically Cooking with Chicken Cooking with Josephine Farley Cooking with King Cooking with Sheri Cool McCool Count of Monte Cristo, The (Hanna Barbera) Country Affair, A Countryside Country and Western Hour Country Town Crazy Comedy Concert (co-production) (Hanna-Barbera) Crocodiles Crook Affair, A Crossfire Crosslotto Curiosity Show Current Affair, A D D' Arey and Power in Session (TEN) Daly Wilson Big Band Danger Freaks Darwin Appeal Opera House Spectacular (ATN) Dave Allen Show (TCN) Dave Allen Show (A TN) David Essex Special (Bandstand) Current affairs All other Australian programs Drama - part indigenous or Non-quota children's programs nformation Post- 9 cinema films - part indigenous Current affairs nformation Education One-shot drama - indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) Current affairs nformation nformation nformation nformation Non-quota children's programs if televised in family and children's time, otherwise nformation Non-quota children's programs (for half duration) One-shot drama - indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) nformation nformation Post- 9 cinema films - indigenous (for half duration) Documentary or School-age children's quota (Category B) Current affairs All other Australian programs All other Australian programs School-age children's quota (Category A) Current affairs Current affairs Drama series - indigenous '! JO '! JO * * Y 0 * JO Y '! JO * JO Y Y Y '! Y y, Y y, Y 'h Y / 0 / 0 '! lh l/ Y l/ l/ / / y, ;, ;, y, y, 8

157 APPENDX 0 - continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 Programs PONTS PER HOUR Category Peak Time Off Peak n n n n Release Repeat Release Repeat David Jones' Fashion Awards David Jones' Home Fare David Jones' Notebook Dead Water Demonstrator Denise Drysdale Show Devil in Evening Dress, The Dick Emery in Australia Dina and Percy Dinah at the Opera House Nos. and Discover Australia's National Parks Disney on Parade (TVW) Division Divorce Court Do Have To Kill My Child...? Don Lane Show (GTV) Don't Let My Children Die Down to Earth Dough-Re-Mi Drifter, The (STW) Drifting Avenger, The Dudley Dog Show E Earlybirds (SAS) (local segments) Eclipse of the Sun Education in Focus 8th Wonder of the World Elephant Boy Eleven A.M. (ATN) Encore Kamahl (TVW) Encyclopaedia Britannica Presents (imported) Entertainment Guide Ernie Ernie Sigley Show Evening with Gina, An (GMV) Evening with Nana Mouskouri, An (HSY) Evening with Perry Como, An Every Saturday (TVW) Evil Touch, The (all episodes) Executives, The (WN) Externally Yours nformation nformation 'Specials' quota (STW only) a nd/ or One-shot drama - indigenous Post- 9 cinema films indigenous One-shot drama - indigenous See entry under 'F' below Kindergarten programs 'Specials' quota Documentary or School-age children's quota (Category B) Drama series - indigenous Drama series - indigenous 'Specials' quota and Drama One-shot - indigenous Documentary nformation All other Australian programs Drama series - indigenous Drama - part indigenous (post- 9 cinema films) Kindergarten programs Non-quota children's programs School-age children's quota (Category A) Education Documentary Drama - part indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) Current affairs School-age children's quota (Category C) nformation 'Specials' quota (TVW) The arts (other stations) Drama - part indigenous nonmetropolitan stations Metropolitan stations Documentary 0 0 * 7 * 'i 0 * * 'h * * * 0 Vi Vi Vi mported - Vi 'i no points 'h 0 Vi Vi '/ Vi V Vi 'h 9

158 APPENDX 0 - continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 Programs PONTS PER HOUR Category Peak Time Off Peak Jn Jn Jn Jn Release Repeat Release Repeat F Face the Nation Faces of Dick Emery Family Care Fancy Free Farming Today Farm Topics Fashion from Heel to Toe Fat Cat in Double Trouble (TVW) Fat Cat and Friends (SAS) Fat Cat's Magic Knight (TVW) Federal File Festival Tattoo '7 (TVW) Ferrari and Rose Fights (Los Angeles Forum ) Firing Line Firing Line (BTQ) Five Days in Peking Five-A-Side Soccer Flashpoint Flying Doctor, The (series) Flying High Focus (CBN) Focus '7 Focus on Sport Focus on the Stars Follies in Revue (TVW) Frankie Howerd Show (0/0) Free for All From the Churches (NEN) Frost over Australia Funky Phantom Funny you should Ask Current affairs Drama - part indigenous nformation nformation nformation nformation nformation Kindergarten programs Current affairs Direct coverage of sporting events Current affairs nformation Documentary Direct coverage of sporting events One-shot drama - indigenous All other Australian programs Non-quota children's programs Current affairs Current affairs All other Australian programs Education All other Australian programs Current affairs Non-quota children's programs * J J 0 / / / / / / / J J / / l/ / / / / / J J J 0 / l/ / '/ l/ / J / / J J J ' l/ l/ J l/ l/ J l/ J J J l/ / J / G Gambit Gardening Guide (BCV) Gentlemen of Titipu (AP)* Gentle Strangers Gillette $0,000 Sports Quiz Ginger Glen Campbell, Down Home, Down Under Glen Campbell in Concert Gloria Godfathers, The Gondoliers, The (SAFC) Gone to Ground Gong Show, The Good Buy (SAFC) Good Earth, The (SES) Good Morning Mr Doubleday Good Morning Vi Gown of the Year 97 (O/O) nformation One-shot drama - indigenous or School-age Children's quota (Category A) One-shot drama - indigenous 'Specials' quota Drama series - indigenous The arts 'Specials' quota and One-shot drama - indigenous Education nformation Drama series - indigenous All other Australian programs Vi * * J* / 0 9 * l/ 7 / / J J / / / JO JO Vi JO 0 0 J l/ / J / / / J J J / J l/ J 0

159 APPENDX 0-continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 Programs PONTS PER HOUR Category Peak Time Off Peak Jn Jn Jn Jn Release Repeat Release Repeat Graham Kennedy's Blankety Blanks Graham Kennedy Show Grandmother of Year (A TV) Grecian Scene Green Jade Documentary Green World (TVW) Documentary Group, The Drama series - indigenous Gulf Trawler (FNQ) Documentary 7 7 * / / / '/ H Hair Care Hands of Cormac Joyce Happy Days of Bandstand Happy-Go-Round (QTQ) Hardie Ferodo 000 Harmony Highlights (MVQ) Has ham Haunting of Hewie Dowker, The Headstart to Beauty Helen Reddy Special (A TN) Hello Hollywood - Tracy Lee (ATN) Help your Neighbour (TEN) Here's Humphrey: Kindergarten Bear Facts Curiosity Show Hey, Hey, t's Saturday (Hosting) Hey You High Rollers Hits of the Blitz (CTC) Homicide Hook, Line and Sinker Hogan in London Hotline Human Target, The Humbleland Park Hunter nformation Drama - part indigenous School-age children's quota (Category A) Direct coverage of sporting events One-shot drama - indigenous and 'Specials' quota nformation nformation Kindergarten programs School-age children's quota (Category A) School-age children's quota (Category A) Non-quota children's programs Drama series - indigenous Drama series - indigenous n formation One-shot drama - indigenous One-shot drama - indigenous Kindergarten program Drama series - indigenous / * 8 * \i 8 / * * / / 'h \i / / / / 0 0 '! \i 'h / 'h an Nash and Friends (NBN) f these Walls could Speak n Newcastle Tonight nn of the Damned n Search of the Great White Shark (SAS) nter School Debate (CTC) Documentary or School-age children's programs (Category B) Drama - part indigenous (post-9 cinema films) Documentary 7 *

160 APPENDX 0-continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 PONTS PER HOUR Programs Category Peak Time Off Peak Jn Jn Jn Jn Release Repeat Release Repeat slands of Tragedy sland of the Spirits srael my Son s there anybody There? t'll never happen to Me (TVW) t's Academic t's a Woman's World (ADS) t's Magic (0/0) t's your Business (CBN) t takes all Kinds vanhoe (AP) 've got Gardenitis Documentary or School~age Children's quota (Ca tegciry B) Documentary Documentary 'Specials' quota and One-shot drama - indigenous Documentary School-age children's quota. (Category A) nformation Education Drama - part indigenous (post- 9 cinema films) One-shot drama - indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) nformation s. * * 0 0 * * ;, 0 O 0 ;, ;, J Jackpot Money Tree Jackpot Quiz Japanese Gymnasts (HSY) Jaws of Death Jedda (Eastman colour version) (Produced pre- 9 but Jeopardy Jest for Laughs (TVW) Jill Jimmy Hannan Show (GTV) Joe the Gadget Man Jonah Journey to a Legend Junior Jury Junior Magazine Junior Red Cross (TNT) Junior Spotlight (STW) Junior World (STW) All other Australian programs All other Australian programs nformation Documentary or School-age children's quota (Category B) Post-9 cinema films - indigenous additional production work undertaken School-age children's quota (Category A) nformation Drama series - indigenous Documentary School-age children's quota (Category A) School-age children's quota (Category A) Non-quota children's programs Kindergarten programs y, y, post-9) 0 7 y, * y, ;, y, ;, y, ;, y, ;, ;, K KA - No Gimmicks this Time Kaleidoscope (TNT) Kamahl at the Capitql Kamahl - Making of a Superstar (Martin Williams Ltd production) Kamahl - The Best Years of my Life Documentary nformation 8 7 ;, y,

161 APPENDX 0 - continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 Programs PONTS PER HOUR Category Peak Time Off Peak n n n n Release Repeat Release Repeat Kaper Kops Karma (YEW) Keep Smiling - Tony Barber and Friends Kidnapped (AP) Kindy King of Pop King's Kitchen King's Men, The (series) King's Men Knit and Sew Better Koko's Corner (TVT) Krazy Kat (cartoon series) Kwa ng Chow Acrobatic Troupe Non-quota children's programs One-shot drama - indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) Kindergarten nformation Drama series - indigenous One-shot drama - indigenous nformation Non-quota children's programs (for half duration) Non-quota children's programs (for half duration) 9 * * 0 Vi V 0 0 V V 'h L Lana Cantrell at Her Majesty's Land God Forgot, The Land line Landmark Last of the Australians, The Last of the Australian Whalers, The Last of the Mohicans, The (Hanna Barbera) Legend of Robin Hood Lend me your Ears Leningrad Kirov Ballet (Palais Theatre) Leslie Uggams at Wrest Point Let's make a Deal Let's talk Fishing Leyland Brothers Liberace (GTV) Liberace in Australia Library News Little League (TNT) Living Electrically Living Graciously Living in the '70's Lobo in Concert Logie Awards (97) Lone Ranger (cartoon series) Long Play Looking n (NBN) Documentary nformation nformation Drama series - indigenous Documentary or School-age children's quota (Category B) Drama - part indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) One-shot drama - indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) All other Australian programs The arts nformation Documentary Non-quota children's programs Non-quota children's programs nformation nformation nformation Non-quota children's programs (for half duration) School-age children's quota (Category A) 7 * * V 0 Vi V '! '! '/ Vi V 8 0 '/ Vi '! l/ '! Vi 'h 'h V

162 APPENDX 0-continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOL DA TED LST as at 0 June 977 Programs PONTS PER HOUR Category Peak Time Off Peak Jn Jn Jn Jn Release Repeat Release Repeat Look, Listen, Laugh and Learn Lost slands, The Lovelace Watkins Variety Special Luke's Kingdom School-age children's quota (Category A) School-age children's quota (double quota for first run, single quota for subsequent runs) (Category A) or Drama serials - indigenous Drama series - part indigenous * 0 M Maggie May Magical (STW) Magic Circle Club Magic Medallion (Eric Porter Production) Make the Grade (DDQ) Mancini Magic Mansudae Art Troupe (TVW) Mark Holden: All Yo u Need is Love Marriage Confidential Marvellous Munchkin Show Mass for you at home Master of the World (AP!) Matlock Police Matlock Police Episodes: A Quiet Little Place' 'The Hill' 'Billy Muggins' Maumill Show, The McCloud Episode: 'Night of the Shark' McManus M.P.B. Meet Your Member (RVN/AMV) Melbourne Cup Merry Widow Mikado, The (SAFC) Mike Walsh at the Opera House Mike Walsh Show Miss Astralasian Beach Girl 977 Miss Australasian Beach Girl 97 Documentary Kindergarten programs Non-quota children's programs One-shot drama - indigenous Non-quota children's programs if televised in family and children's time, otherwise Light entertainment Making Friends with the Arts (STY) Non-quota children's programs Making of 'Sunday Too Far Away' Documentary Malcolm Muggeridge: Mr Punch (TVW) Current affairs Mamma's Gone-a-Hunting 'Specials' quota and one-shot drama.:_ indigenous 'Specials' quota nformation Kindergarten All other Australian programs One-shot drama - indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) Drama series - indigenous Drama - part indigenous (written by Hamish Keith, a New Zealander) Drama - part indigenous (special points progression - eligible for drama requirement) One-shot drama - indigenous Current affairs nformation (sport) 'Specials' quota The arts Current affairs * * '/ * * '/ / 'h / 'i

163 APPENDX 0 - continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 Programs PONTS PER HOUR Category Peak Time Off Peak Jn Jn Jn Jn Release Repeat Release Repeat Miss Australia Final (Miss New South Wales) (Miss Tasmania) (Miss Victoria) (Miss South Australia) Miss Personality: TVQ SAS a nd TVW Miss South Australia Beach Girl Final (NSW) Miss Teenage 97 (HSY) Miss West Coast 977 Molecules to Man Moods of Fashion Moomba Opening Concert Motor Scope (NBN) Moving On Murcheson Creek Mrs Finnegan Music for the People (HSY) My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? - My Song For You Mysterious sland (AP) Education nformation All other Australian programs One-shot drama - indigenous One-shot drama - indigenous Drama series - indigenous Drama series - indigenous All other Australian programs One-shot drama - indigenous or school age children's quota 9 0 Vi 9 Vi * 0 * Vi * * l/ ;, V / Vi 0 0 l/ 0 Vi ;, V V Vi ;, N Naked Bunyip Naked Coast, The Name to Remember Name That Tune National Fitness Club (MVQ) National Nine Speedway National Roving Eye Nature of Things, The (CBC) Nature Walkabout Nauru, The Richest Nation on Earth Neil Diamond 'Thank You Australia' Concert Nerve Deafness Fund: Command Performance (A TV) New Club Show (ATN) New Faces {GTV) New Life New Mickey Mouse Club Newsbeat Newsday (STW) Nickel Queen Night of Stars 97 No Bras to Burn No Man's Land No More Bulldust {TVW) Northern Contact {TNQ) Documentary Documentary All other Australian programs Non-quota children's programs Direct coverage of sporting events Documentary School-age children's quota (Category C) Documentary Documentary nformation School-age children's quota (Category C) Current affairs Current affairs Post- 9 Cinema Films Documentary Current affairs Documentary Current affairs V 9 * 9 V V mported - mported - ;, no points no points ;, V ;, V

164 APPENDX 0-continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 Programs PONTS PER HOUR Category Peak Time Off Peak Jn Jn Jn Jn Release Repeat Release Repeat North Queensland Spotlight Now Crowd, The Number 9 Number 9 (Movie) Current affairs Non-quota children's programs Drama serials - indigenous Post- 9 Cinema Filrris indigenous '/ \ 0 O'Keefe at the Cathedral - For Christ's Sake Help the Kids Oliver and the Artful Dodger (Hanna Barbera) Olympiad, The ep: The Australian Athlete Olympic Games Coverage (live & delayed presentations) On Location (TNQ/FNQ) On the Go (TVT) On the Land (STY) On the Line (TEN) On This Day One in a Million (TVQ) Open to Change (SAFC) Opening of Perth Entertainment Centre (TVW) Openly in the City (SAFC) Opportunity Knocks Orton's Old Time Music Hall Outside the Walls (STW). Owl's Place (TNT/ATF) Owl and the Pussycat, The (NRN/RTN) p Pacific, Pacific Paddy's Adventures (TNT/ A TF) Paradise Parent-Teacher nterview (SAFC) Paul Hogan Pays Back Glen Campbell Paul Hogan Show (Seven Paul Hogan Show No. Paul Hogan Show No. Paul Sharratt's Tonight Show (QTQ) Penguin Awards Pennywea thers Penthouse Club People (NWS) People and Places (NRN) People in Conflict People Next Door Petersen School-age children's quota (Category A) Drama - part indigenous or school-age children's quota (Category A) Documentary (other nine episodes of series regarded as imported matter) News Documentary School-age children's programs (Category A) nformation All other Australian programs Documentary Documentary Education Documentary Drama series - indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) Documentary Kindergarten programs One-shot drama - indigenous nformation Network) 'Specials' quota) Nine Network 'Specials' quota).nine Network Current affairs Current affairs nformation Drama series - indigenous Post- 9 Cinema Films - indigenous * \ \ * 0 * * * '/ '! 8!h '/ \, \

165 Programs Phoenix Five (Already televised by A.B.C. m most areas) Phonogram Gold Fever Pilger in Australia Pieces of Eight (YEW) Pixie's Book of the Week Playroom Play Your Hunch Point of View Police Seven (CTC) Polly Me Love Pot of Gold Probe (ATN) Price is Right, The Prime Minister's Press Conference Prince and the Pauper, The (APl) Princess of ndustry Quest (ADS) Professor and the Enquiring Mind, The APPENDX 0 - continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 PONTS PER HOUR Category Peak Time Off Peak Jn Jn Jn Jn Release Repeat Release Repeat Drama Series - indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category B) Current affairs Current affairs Non-quota children's programs Kindergarten programs Current affairs nformation One-shot drama-indigenous nformation Current affairs One-shot drama-indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) School-age children's quota (Category A) Education s 7 s Y s 0 Y s * * s s 0 '! '! s s s Y s 0 '/ s 0 s s '/ Y y, Q Queen of the Pacific ( 97) Queensland Fair, The (QTQ) Quests of Quests Quiz Quest (TNT) nformation Non-quota children's programs '/ R Radiant Living Rape Ready, Set, Go (ADS) nformation Documentary Kindergarten programs Red Cross Gala Performance (ATN) Refugee, The (Austcare) Reg Lindsay's Country Homestead Relaxing with Roma Return to Anzac Documentary nformation Documentary Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief (Austcare) Rick Wakeman in Concert Ride the Wild River (STW) Documentary Documentary Riptide Road Forward (CTC) Drama series- Current affairs indigenous Roberta Flack in Concert Robinson Crusoe (AP) One-shot drama-indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) Rock Around Australia (SAS) School-age children's quota (Category A) Rock 'N ' Roll Circus Rock'n Roll Milk Bar Rocket Robin Hood Non-quota children's programs (for half duratiol)) s 0 s s s * s * * s Y Y l/ s 0 s '/ ;, y, V 7

166 APPENDX 0 - continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 PONTS PER HOUR Programs Category Peak Time Off Peak st st st st Release Repeat Release Repeat Rod Cromwell, M.D. One-shot drama- indigenous * 0 Rod Hull and Emu Rock Show (QTQ) (for complete program) Y Y Rod Stewart in Australia Rolf Was Here (TVW) Romper Room Kindergarten program Rovers, The Drama series- indigenous or * School-age children's quota (Category B) * Roving Eye Documentary Royal Visit News Roy Hampson Show nformation '! Y Russian Variety Spectacular '/ Ryan Drama series- indigenous s Safety Sevens (TNQ) Non.quota children's programs Samantha Sang and Rocked the World (ATV) * Sammy Davis Jr. in Australia Saturday Show (TVQ) (Live segments) Non-quota children's programs Say it With Music Search for the Eagle Documentary * Sea-Snakes of the Coral Sea Documentary Secret Doors One-shot drama-indigenous 0 0 Seekers 8 Set, The Post- 9 cinema films indigenous * Seven Goes Pop (BTQ) Non-quota children's program Seven's Penthouse Club Sew Easy nformation '! Y Y '/ Shadows (Thames Television) School-age children's quota (Category C) Eps: The Future Ghost The Waiting Room An Optical llusion After School mported- no points The Witch's Bottle Dutch Schilitz's Shoes The Other Window Shannon's Mob Drama series-indigenous Shari Lewis and Friends '/ Sharkhunter, The (TVW/SAS) Documentary Sheffield Shield Cricket nformation (sport) '! Y Shirley Bassey Shirley Bassey: Superstar Shopping Guides nformation '/ y, Y Y Showcase Auditions (NWS) Y Sigley in Hong Kong/ 7 Sigley in New Zealand Silent Number Drama series-indigenous Simple Art of Egg Cookery nformation Six Tonight (BTV) 7 Skippy Drama series- indigenous or * School-age children's quota (Category B) * 8

167 APPENDX 0 - continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 PONTS PER HOUR Programs Category Peak Time Off Peak Jn Jn Jn Jn Release Repeat Release Repeat Skyhooks Live Slimming with Pat Smiley Gets a Gun Snake Gully with Dad 'n Dave Social Calendar Solo One nformation All other Australian programs Drama series- indigenous nformation School-age children's quota (eligible for double quota for st run, single quota for subsequent runs) (Category A) or V V * * V '! V '! 0 V '! Somewhere To Go (SAFC) So Much To Give Sound of Christmas ( 97) Sound On, Vision On (STW) Sound Unlimited (A TN) Sounds Like Nanette (HSY) Speck in the Sky Speedway from Claremont Spellbound Spending Spree Spiral Bureau, The Split Second Spoiler, The Sports Action Sports Club (TNT) Sportscene Sports '7 (AMS/00) Spotlight (STW) S'prize Party (BTQ) Spy force Squeeze a Flower Stamps With a Story Stamp World (CTC) Star Quest (NBN) Stars of the Future Stalk in Terror at Twenty Fathoms Drama series- indigenous Documentary Documentary School-age children's quota (Category A) (for complete program) 'Specials' quota (STW only) or Documentary (other stations) Direct coverage of sporting events One-shot drama- indigenous Drama series- indigenous All other Australian programs All other Australian programs All other Australian programs Documentary Drama series- indigenous Drama- pa rt- indigenous (post-9 cinema films) Non-quota children's programs Non-quota children's programs Documentary or School-age children's quota (Category B) * * O 0 V 0 V V '! V * * V '/ V V '! ;, '! '! V O '! O V V V V V '! '/ '! V V V '! V '! Stork Post-9 cinema films- indigenous Strange Partners of the Coral Reef Documentary Studio 9 Stuntmen, The Documentary Sullivans, The Drama serials- indigenous (in addition music bonus applies to one hour of serial in each week) Summer Promenade Concert (A TV) Sunbury Pop Festival (97) (0/ 0) Sunday Maga zine (Newsreel) (Religious) Documentary All other Australian programs * '/ '! V V 9

168 APPENDX 0-continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 PONTS PER HOUR Programs Category Peak Time Off Peak st st st st Release Repeat Release Repeat Sunday Night at the Opera House (a) Rolf Harris & all Australian (b) Helen Reddy (c) Petula Clark, Harry Secombe, Digby Wolfe, Cliff Richard, Reg Varney, Dave Allen, Des O'Connor, Rod McKuen, David Frost, Diahann Carroll (d) Carol Burnett Sunrise Semester Suns truck Super Flying Fun Show Supernatural nfluence Super Seven Swami Sarasvati Swiss Family Robinson (AP) Switched on Living Education Drama-part indigenous Post-9 cinema films Non-quota children's programs Documentary nformation One-shot drama-indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) nformation * l/z * * '/ l/ '/ '! 0 Vi Y Y '/ T T AA Junior Flyers' Club Tales of Washington rving (AP) Non-quota children's programs One-shot drama-indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category A) Tandarra Drama series-indigenous Tea and Biscuits (BTW) nformation Teaching Reading in Upper Primary School (SAFC) Education Teleclub Non-quota children's programs Telethons Television Society Awards (Penguins) Television Tutorial Education Temptation Thank You Perth (STW) That's the Difference All other Australian programs These Children Are Ours nformation They Call t Cooper's Creek Documentary They Don't Shoot Tigers Every DayDocumentary They're a Weird Mob Post-9 cinema films-indigenous They're Racing All other Australian programs They Said it Wouldn't last (Number 9) Documentary Thicker Than Water One-shot drama-indigenous $0 000 Treasure Hunt This s Your Life Light entertain.ment This Week Current affairs This Week Has Seven Days School-age children's quota This Week in Agriculture This Week on Film (SEQ) Thomas Edmond's Sound of Christmas (SAS) (Category A) nformation Current affairs * * * Y Y * Y 0 Y 0* * 7 '! Y Y '! Y 0 '! '/ Y 0 Y Y y, '/ Y 0

169 APPENDX 0-continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 Programs PONTS PER HOUR Category Peak Time Off Peak Jn Jn Jn Jn Release Repeat Release Repeat Three Musketeers, The (Hanna Barbera) Through nner Space Time Capsule at Three Fathoms Time for Living Time Out Tiny Time Tomorrow Living Tom Sullivan - f you could see as can hear Tonight on the Town (NBN) Tonight with Frank Jones (CTC) Ton of Ashes, A Tony Barber Show (A TN-local) Tony Barber Show Topic (MVQ) Top of the Bill (BTQ) To the Land of the Morning Calm Touch of Elegance (SAS) Touch of Tartan (NBN) Trans-World Top Team Travel Talk (NWS) Travel Time (NBN) Travels of Marco Polo (AP) Trav'lin Out West Treasure sland (AP) Triad (STY) True Blue Show TV Fight of the Week TV Kitchen TV Ringside Twelve Gifts (AP) Leagues Under the Sea (Hanna Barbera) $ 000 Great Temptation Hours (0/0) Steps - Story of Dennis Lillee Twenty Years of Television Two On the Aisle Two-Up Goes Legal One-shot drama- indigenous or 0 0 School-age children's quota (Category A) Documentary or * School-age children's quota (Category B) * Documentary * School-age children's quota (Category A) All other Australian programs 'h V V V Kindergarten programs nformation '/ V Documentary 7 9 Current affairs 'Specials' quota 0 0 nformation V '/ Non-quota children's programs nformation V V nformation V V One-shot drama-indigenous or * 0 School-age children's quota (Category A) * One-shot drama- indigenous or * 0 School-age children's quota (Category A) * School-age children's quota (Category A) 9 Di reel coverage of sporting events V V nformation V V Direct coverage of sporting events V V One-shot drama-indigenous or * 0 School-age children's quota (Category A) * One-shot drama-indigenous or 0 0 School-age children's quota (Category A) V '/ V l/ Current affairs Documentary * Documentary The arts 0

170 APPENDX 0-continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 Programs PONTS PER HOUR Category Peak Time Off Peak Jn Jn Jn Jn Release Repeat Release Repeat u Uncle Ben's Buddies' Club Undersea Adventures of Capt. Nemo Undertakers, The University - A New Way of Life (WN) Unisexers Unloved, The Unspeakable Crime Until Tomorrow Up the Convicts Up, Up and Away (DDQ) Uranium on Trial Non-quota children's programs School-age children's quota (Category B) One-shot drama- indigenous Education Drama series-indigenous Drama series-indigenous Documentary Drama series- indigenous One-shot drama-part indigenous Documentary 0 0 * 7 * V '/ 0 '/ V v Valley of the Dinosaurs (Hanna-Barbera) Variety Club Awards (The Sammys) Variety talian Style (complete program) Variety Spectacular (NBN) Vietnam: A Scorched Earth Viewpoint Vi's Pad Voice of the Student School-age children's quota (Category A) Reborn Documentary All other Australian programs nformation 7 V l/ V V '/ V V V l/ w Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (Hanna-Barbera) Wake in Fright Water Babies Waters Below, The (SAFC) Westlakes - A Place to Live, Work and Play (SAFC) W.A. Model and Mannequin of the Year Walk a Young World Wednesday At Home (STY) What in the World Drama-part indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category B) Drama-part ndigenous Post-9 cinema films School-age children's quota (Category A) Education Documentary School-age children's quota (Category A) nformation School-age children's quota (Category A) What's Happened to the Australian Horse Documentary Where the M"Jsic Takes Us-On Campus (TVW) Whiplash Drama series-indigenous Who's That Knocking at My Door Non-quota children's programs Who's Nude... Who Cares Documentary Who, What or Where School-age children's quota (Category A) * * 0 '/ V V '/

171 APPENDX 0 - continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 Programs PONTS PER HOUR Category Peak Time Off Peak Jn Jn Jn n Release Repeat Release Repeat Wicked City, The Wild River Journey Willesee Willesee at Seven Wings Winky Oink Show Wool (SAFC) Woman '7 (TVW) Woman's Angle Women's Week (BTQ) Woman's World Woman's World (STW) Women Alone Wonder World (STW) Wongatha (YEW) Woobinda-Animal Doctor World Around Us, The World Championship Wrestling World Masters Snooker Championship World of Faces and Places World of Kung Fu, The World of Sport World With Us, The Wotsa-Name Show Wreck of the Batavia (TVW) Wreck of the Batavia (Grundy) One-shot drama-indigenous Documentary or School-age children's quota (Category B) Current affairs Current affairs Kindergarten programs The arts nformation nformation nformation Current affairs nformation Non-quota children's programs Current affairs Drama series-indigenous or School-age children's quota (Category B) All other Australian programs nformation (sport) Documentary Documentary All other Australian programs A ll other Australian programs Non-quota children's programs Documentary Documentary 0 0 '/ / * * / '/ '! '! / '/ '! / l/ '! / '! 0 / / '! / '! / / / '! / '! '! / / / 'i y Yellow House You Can't See Round Corners You Just Don't Realise You Say The Word Young Australians Young Doctors, The (n addition music bonus Young Seven (ADS) Young Talent Time School-age children's quota (Category A) Drama series- indigenous Documentary Education Documentary Drama serials-indigenous applies to one hour of serial in each week.) Non-quota children's programs or School-age children's quota (Category B) (ncludes one point per hour music bonus for Australian composed and Young World (TEN) School-age children's quota (Category A) You Song (NBN/ATF) Youth Club News (BTW) Non-quota children's programs Youth Spectacular (TVW) or School-age children's (Category A) quota * O performed 9 music.) / '/

172 APPENDX 0-continued PROGRAM NFORMATON BULLETN CONSOLDATED LST as at 0 June 977 Programs z Zoopops Zoom (formerly Sound On, Vision On (STW)) Zoom (Public Broadcasting U.S.A.) Category Non-quota children's programs School-age children's quota (Category A) School-age children's quota (Category C) Peak /st Release PONTS PER HOUR Time Off Peak /st /st /st Repeat Release Repeat mported - no points The three categories of school-age children's quota programs are: (A) Australian material produced in accordance with the Production Guidelines for Children's Television Programs, e.g. 'This Week hn s Seven Days' and 'Curiosity Show'; (B) Australian material not specifically produced for children but which has been accepted on a limited basis for quota purposes, e.g. 'Young Talent Time' and certain documentaries; and (C) Certain imported programs, e.g. 'New Mickey Mouse Club'i 'Shadows' and Encyclopaedia Britannica series.

173 APPENDX P Circular Letters to Stations ssued by A.B.C.B. ( ) and Tribunal ( ) Circular Letter T 8 & B 9 9 July 97 Dear Sir, TALKS BY MSS BETTNA ARNDT On 7 September 97 the Board issued Circular Letters B98 and T88 directing that all programs 'in which Miss Bettina Arndt takes part be pre-recorded so that they may be approved by station management before being transmitted. The Board has now decided to lift the above restriction and therefore Circular Letters B98 and T88 are cancelled. Future live appearances by Miss Arndt shc;>uld be' in accordance with the provisions of paragraph of the Board's Program Standards concerning the treatment of serious social issues. Yours faithfully, B. J. Connolly Secretary Circular Letter T 9 0 July 97 Dear Sir, PROMOTON OF FEATURE FLMS ON TELEVSON The Board has noted the recent development of new techniques used to promote television programs or cinema film s other than by the use of trailers or extracts which have been classified by the Film Censor for televising at appropriate times. The techniques have included rapid sequential presentation of stills, or audio extracts from the sound tracks of films. Your attention is drawn to paragraph 0 of the Board's Television Program Standards which requires that trailers and extracts from imported films must not be televised at times which are inappropriate to the classification of the film itself. The special provision of that paragraph which permits the use at other times of stills, graphics or oral announcements is not applicable to techniques such as those described above. The use of such techniques, therefore, must be confined to times appropriate to the classification of the film itself unless the promotional material has been classified by the Film Censor. Yours faithfully, B. J. Connolly Secretary t is understood that some copies of Board Circular Letter Tl8, issued on 9 July 97, may have contained reference to earlier Circular Letters B97 and T8. These numbers are incorrect and should be amended to read B98 and T88. B. J. Connolly Secretary Circular Letter B 0 October 97 Dear Sir, BROADCASTNG OF AUSTRALAN MUSC NTRODUCTON OF PLATEAU FOR ASSESSMENT OF AUSTRALAN MUSC PERFORMANCES Stations which broadcast music almost exclusively for hours a day experience more difficulty than others in finding a sufficient amount of Australian material to meet the requirement for Australian music performances of 0 per cent of music time. The Board has decided, therefore, that.from the date of this notice the Australian music performances content of stations will be calculated on the basis of a flat 00 items per day. This means that a station which broadcasts say 0 items per day would need at least 0 Australian singles (0% of 00) or 8 Australian album tracks to meet the requirement compared with at least 7 singles (0% of 0) or 8 album tracks under the existing arrangements. n cases where the plateau of 00 broadcast items per day is not reached the normal requirement will continue to apply.

174 Compliance with the Australian compost0ns requirements (as d ist~nct from performances) will continue to be based on the actual number of items played. am to add, therefore, that stations exceeding 00 items per day are requested to continue to show the actual number of items played each day in Table of Form B9. The relevant calculations will then be made in the Board's office. Circular Letter Tl 0 Dear Sir, Yours faithfully, B. J. Connolly Secretary LATE APPROACHES TO FLM CENSORSHP BOARD October 97 The Chief Censor has expressed concern about a growing tendency for stations to make last-minute requests for special classifications to allow, for example, excerpts from 'R' certificate cinema films to be included in early evening news and current affairs programs. While the Film Censorship Board will continue to assist stations in meeting deadlines of this nature. it is apparent that if the present trend continues, stations may find that it will not always be possible for their requests to be met. Your co-operation is requested, therefore, in arranging for submissions to the Film Censorship Board for television classifications to be made as far in advance of presentation as practicable. Yours faithfully, B. J. Connolly Secretary Circular Letter B 9 October 97 Dear Sir, MPLEMENTATON OF THE GENEVA 97 M.F. BROADCASTNG PLAN The Regional Administrative LF /MF Broadcasting Conference (Regions and ) held in Geneva in 97, in an Agreement, adopted a 9 khz channel spacing Plan for amplitude modulated medium frequency broadcasting services. This new Plan is to come into effect at 000 GMT on November 978. Australia is firmly committed to implementing its part of the Agreement. A Co-ordination Committee, comprising representation from the Australian Broadcasting Control Board, the Postal and Telecommunications Department and National and Commercial operating bodies, has been established to plan and monitor all aspects of progress in implementing the Plan for Australian broadcasting services. n accordance with its undertakings to the Committee, the Board is issuing this Circular Letter to notify the proposed new frequency assignments, under the terms of the. Plan, for all Australian stations. These are set out in Appendix. t is essential that each station should prepare for this changeover well in advance of the due date to ensure a smooth, prompt, and trouble-free conversion to the new Plan. To this end it is proposed to establish a testing program with a view to making a preliminary check of every station on its new frequency before June 977. These tests will be arranged by the Board's State Engineers, in co-operation with the stations, and the results will be reported to the Board's Head Office. so that these test programs might be facilitated, stations should make every endeavour to obtain the necessary crystals for their new assigned frequency as soon as possible or as requested in Appendix. n the case of those stations under consideration for a directional aerial system and a power increase to kw, where the commissioning of such changed operating conditions is effected prior to November 978 the Board proposes to check such stations on both the 0 khz and 9 khz channels at the time of commissioning. The information in the reports arising from the testing program will guide the action to be undertaken by stations to effect any necessary changes to their installations. n the majority of cases only minor changes should be required, involving alterations to the tuning and, providing the correct adjustments are previously identified, cut-over on the actual day should be relatively simple. n a limited number of cases it may prove necessary to redesign tuning sections and procure components. t is strongly recommended that where this is found necessary, this action should be completed by April 978. The Board's State Engineer will arrange to check those stations where modifications have been performed to ensure that radiation patterns comply with both internal requirements and nternational Agreements and that other Technical Operating Conditions remain within specification. The Committee seeks your comment on the above proposals and in particular on any difficulties which might be envisaged in executing the introduction of the Geneva Plan so far as your station is concerned. Your reply should be forwarded to the Headquarters of the Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters who will co-ordinate the information and report the necessary data to the Board. t is again stressed that early preparedness is the key to a smooth and successful introduction of the Plan. Yours faithfully, B. J. Connolly Secretary

175 Appendix 9 khz Spacing Plan List of proposed channel allocations as at October 97 Channel Frequency Station Channel Frequency Station KM Kempsey 7 UL Warragul KZ lnnisfail- Tully DL Dalwallinu SUV Adelaide 7 7 QL Longreach 7SD Scottsdale 8 77 CR Orange 9 78 ML Murwillumbah AM Atherton WA Wagin BU Burnie* 80 Tomerong BH Broken Hill JK Julia Creek QR Brisbane 80 Katherine Monarto 89 WV Horsham 88 GY Gym pie PH Port Hedland 7ZL Hobart 87 FC Sydney NM Northam AR' Melbourne QN Townsville 8 7QN Queenstown DD Toowoomba 7 8 CK Port Pirie MS Mossman.8 8 NU Tamworth AL Albany 8DR Darwin 9 87 BY Byrock GF Kalgoorlie 0 88 CO Albury BE Broome 8KN Katherine 89 Coon yell a 900 Pinnaroo KP Kempsey BS Busselton 8TC Tennant Creek 909 KQ Brisbane SY Streaky Bay 98 NR Grafton QW St. George 7NT Launceston 97 Campbell town AT Atherton WF Perth 9 MT Omeo AN Armida le 7 9 CL Adelaide BL Sydney 8 9 QS Toowoomba QA Mackay KW Kununurra TR Taree Wangaratta Corryong Paraburdoo LO Melbourne KA Katoomba* TO Townsville VA Albany QG Brisbane QY Cairns RM Renmark Moruya EA Sydney BA Bega WN Perth GL Glen nnes G Sale GN Gerald ton NA Nambour RK Rockhampton ED Esperance 7QT Queenstown CR Melbourne CY Canberra CA Carnarvon QB Maryborough- QO Eidsvold GR Toowoomba AM Northam* 7HO Hobart GB Sydney DB Derby YB Warrnambool PR Perth* BH Brisbane SAN Adelaide LM Lismore* BY Bridgetown 7AD Devon port 8HA Alice Springs XL VL NA UZ CD AY 7ZR UE Cooma* Charleville Narrogin* Melbourne Gladstone Perth Ayr Hobart Charleville Meekatharra Sydney Thursday sland 7

176 8 Channel Frequency Station Channel Frequency Station 9 9 BO Bendigo 78 ZZ Melbourne TZ Bun bury* 79 NC Newcastle WK Warwick 80 TR Sale* so 97 MW Murwillumbah 8DN Darwin SDN Adelaide SAU Port Augusta Sl 98 HA Hamilton* AK Oakey* RO Rockhampton KG Kalgoorlie* 990 GZ Orange* 8 S DU Dubbo 8GO Gove 8 0 SR Shepparton PM Perth* 8 9 SM Sydney 999 NB Broken Hill 8 78 AW Melbourne ST Nowra SS 87 TM Tamworth* S 008 CA Cairns 8 9 BK Brisbane P pswich SSE Mt. Gambier GE Gerald ton* 87 0 Broome 7EX Launceston* Orbost XX Canberra 88 GO Gos ford SS 07 KY Sydney SAD Adelaide* WH Wyndham 89 BA Ballarat S 0 DB Melbourne Wollongong MK Mackay 90 SH Swan Hill* S7 0S nnisfail BU Bunda berg Onslow 9 LF Young 8 0 UH Muswellbrook 9 0 GL Geelong* SP Crystal Brook Blacktown WP Weipa 9 9 NX Bolwarra* 9 OS CA Canberra 9 8 LM Mt. sa 0 0 CV Mary borough GN Goulburn SB Kingaroy 9S 77 MP Melbourne 07 RG Griffith* SAL Alice Springs WB Katanning 9 8 SAA Adelaide 080 MO Gunnedah 97 9 LT Lithgow M Mt. sa Monarto X Perth* 98 0 PK Parkes* 7HT Hobart 99 KO Newcastle* 089 LK Horsham 00 XY Melbourne Moran bah O WL Wollongong 098 LG Longreach 0 0 CN Canberra MD Merredin 0 9 MG Mudgee 7LA Launceston 0 S8 NM Muswellbrook 07.UW Sydney SMU Murray Bridge BC Brisbane!OS 7 MA Mildura EA Melbourne 0 7 BE Bega* 7 l S Carnarvon ZR Roma Cobar 07 8S LG Lithgow 8 AD Armidale HU Hughenden CS Co lac 08 9 AY Albury C Collie 09 S0 BS Bathurst 9 HD Newcastle AK Melbourne 70 WG Wagga 0 S NA Newcastle 7 MB Mary borough ll S QN Deniliquin PA Naracoorte S0 VM Moree* 7FG Fingal SLN Port Lincoln 7 70 CH Sydney S9 JJ Sydney 7 79 KZ Melbourne S8 QD Emerald 7 88 NZ lnverell S S7 RE Taree XM Exmouth S GM Gym pie 7 97 GG Gold Coast* 7SH St. Helens SKA Adelaide* WA Wilcannia 7 0 GF Grafton NE Wangaratta* KY Perth* 7 7 Warrnambool CC Canberra Exmouth 77 S Launceston 8 S8 MG Mt. Gambier Pemberton SWM Woomera

177 Channel Frequency Station Channel Frequency 9 9 SO Southport 0 0 MV Renmark WN Wollongong CP WL LC Station Coo ma Warrnambool Leigh Creek * Frequency allocation tentative only. APPENDX.A. - 9 khz PLAN PREPARATON Station The planned 9 khz channel spacing frequency for this station will be khz. As this new frequency is the only change in operating conditions that can be foreseen at this time it is requested that preparations for checking the 9 khz operation be made as soon as possible. APPENDX H.B. 9 khz PLAN PREPARATON Station The listed 9 khz channel spacing frequency for your station will be khz. As changes to the operating conditions of this station may be required prior to the implementation of the 9 khz plan. possibly involving a change in the assigned frequency, it is recommended that no preparation for the frequency test be undertaken for the present. When the revised operating conditions have been determined you will be further advised, after which the preparations for checking the 9 khz channel operation should be initiated. APPENDX l.c. - 9 khz PLAN PREPARATON Station The planned 9 khz channel spacing frequency for this station will be khz. As this frequency is identical to your present allocation on 0 khz spacing, no preparation for implementing the 9 khz Plan is required. Circular Letter Tl November 97 Dear Sir, TELEVSON TECHNCAL STANDARDS PCTURE TO SYNCHRONSNG SGNAL RATO Following a recommendation received from the Television ndustry Technical Advisory Committee, the Board has determined an amendment to the 'Technical Standards for the Australian Television Service', to change the nominal ratio of the amplitude of the picture and synchronising signal from 00:0 to 7:. The change was recommended following experience gained since the introduction of colour television which had brought to light certain operating and equipment supply difficulties if the earlier 00:0 ratio was retained. The change also brings the Australian system closer to the requirements of C.C..R. Recommendation 7-, which is being adopted by the majority of countries operating line P.A.L. colour television systems, to facilitate interchange of programs between these countries. As a consequence of this change, it is necessary that the following changes also be made:. The nominal level of the colour synchronising burst shall be three-sevenths of the blanking to reference white interval (in lieu of four-tenths (0%) previously adopted).. The nominal level of the picture signal at points of interconnection shall be 700 millivolts (in lieu of an implied 7 millivolts). When coupled with the 7: ratio, this results in an implied nominal video signal level of one volt. t is realised that immediate adoption of the above changes could create difficulties in operation and unnecessary expense in modification of facilities, and in consequence, the Board has determined that the tolerances on these nominal standards should be widened for a period of ten years in the case of equipment now in use or already ordered so as to encompass the previous 00:0 ratio. However all new equipment and facilities should comply with the nominal 7: standard. The existing practice of describing the blanking to reference white interval in terms of 00 units will be retained, as this practice is convenient and widespread within the industry and there is no fundamental necessity for a change. As a consequence, however, the nominal level of the corresponding synchronising signal will become units in lieu of 0 units. The Board's current draft 'Standards for the Technical Equipment and Operation of Television Stations' is being amended to adopt this practice. The 'Technical Standards for the Australian Television Service' are currently being revised to incorporate the relevant alterations and will be published in due course. Yours faithfully, B. J. Connolly Secretary 9

178 Circular Letter B Dear Sir, November 97 FOREGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS For some time now the Board, industry bodies and relevant Government Departments have been engaged in an exchange of views relating to the presentation on radio and television of programs in languages other than English. n the Board's view the presentation of programs to cater for the needs of ethnic communities in the service area of a station is highly desirable. With this in mind the Board in 97 removed the limitations which had previously applied to the amount of time which could be devoted to such programs. At that time, however, the Board decided to retain those requirements relating to the provision of an adequate explanation in English and to the confining of foreign language advertising to foreign language programs. Following the discussions which it has had with the bodies referred to above the Board has decided that its Standards should now be revised to remove existing differentations between programs for ethnic communities and those for the community generally. At the same time the Board wishes to draw attention to the advantages which might be gained in inter-community understanding if programs, which are basically in a foreign language, are also able to be shared by English speaking Australians. A brief explanation in English of the nature and content of the programs may be a suitable means to that end. The Board has decided, therefore, to revoke paragraphs and of the Broadcasting Program Standards and to replace these with the following: Use of Foreign Languages T he presentation of programs to cater for the needs of ethnic communities in the service areas of stations is recommended. A brief explanation in English of the nature of the program and its content, where this procedure will aid the appreciation of the program by the English speaking audience, is desirable, but not mandatory. t is recommended that when advertisements in a foreign language are presented in a program which is not in itself in that foreign language, a brief explanation in English of the advertisement might be included. Yours faithfully, B. J. Connolly Secretary Circular Letter T November 97 Dear Sir, FOREGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS For some time now the Board, industry bodies and relevant Government Departments have been engaged in an exchange of views relating to the presentation on radio and television of programs in languages other than English. n the Board's view the presentation of programs to cater for the needs of ethnic communities in the service area of a station is highly desirable. With this in mind the Board in 97 removed the limitations which had previously applied to the amount of time which could be devoted to such programs. At that time, however, the Board decided to retain those requirements relating to the provision of an adequate explanation in English and to the confining of foreign language advertising to foreign language programs. Following the discussions which it has had with the bodies referred to above the Board has decided that its Standards should now be revised to remove existing differentations between programs for ethnic communities and those for the community generally. At the same time the Board wishes to draw attention to the advantages which might be gained in inter-community understanding if programs, which are basically in a foreign language, are also able to be shared by English speaking Australians. A brief explanation in English of the nature and content of the program may be a suitable means to that end. The Board has decided, therefore, to revoke paragraphs 9 and 0 of the Television Program Standards and to replace these with the following: Use of Foreign Languages The presentation of programs to cater for the needs of ethnic communities in the service areas of stations is recommended. A brief explanation in English of the nature of the program and its content, where this procedure will aid the appreciation of the program by the English speaking audience, is desirable, but not mandatory. t is recommended that when advertisements in a foreign language are presented in a program which is not in itself in that foreign language, a brief explanation in English of the advertisement might be included. 70 Yours faithfully, B. J. Connolly Secretary

179 Circular Letter Tl December 97 TELETEXT TRANSMSSONS The Board has had under consideration applications from some licensees to introduce, on an experimental basis, a form of Teletext service. As most licensees will know, Teletext is a new phrase coined by agreement between the B.B.C. and the LB.A. (U.K.) for a visual news and information service which can be transmitted during the vertical synchronising interval of a normal television picture transmission. Attached is a news release and a background paper on Teletext issued by the Board today which explains the system in some detail. The Board has obtained legal advice that the Teletext transmissions would be television transmissions within the meaning of the Broadcasting and Television Act and that, provided they are intended for reception by the general public, they would be covered by the terms of existing licences. t is therefore legally possible for stations to operate Teletext services immediately. Nevertheless, it will be appreciated by licensees that for the protection of the quality of the normal television picture and for the efficient sharing of the transmission capacity of the vertical synchronising interval as between the Teletext and other useful signals, it is necessary to establish appropriate technical standards. A period of trial transmissions will be useful. not only to gauge public acceptance and the commercial potential of such a service, but also to assist in the final determination of such standards. Therefore, the Board's Engineering Division has been directed to prepare appropriate standards, in full consultation with the industry.. Accordingly, licensees are advised that the Board is prepared, upon application in respect of individual stations, to approve the operation of such a service. Yours faithfully, B. J. Connolly Secretary NEWS RELEASE Some television stations may soon be testing a new development in television known as 'Teletext'. The Australian Broadcasting Control Board has advised Australian stations that their existing licences permit them to experiment with 'Teletext', provided they meet the Board's technical standards. Announcing this today, the Board Chairman, Mr Myles F. E. Wright, also released a background paper on the new development. Mr Wright said the Board was releasing the paper in the hope of promoting public interest and discussion. A copy of the paper is attached. Melbourne December 97 WHAT S TELETEXT? Teletext is a system which makes use of spare capacity present in the television transmission and reception system to provide a visual news and information system. t is not generally realised that such spare capacity exists. t arises as follows: For descriptive purposes, the picture which we see on an ordinary television screen may be thought of as being produced by a 'writing spot' which moves from top left to the bottom right of the screen, as it delivers each 'frame' to the screen. When the 'spot' gets to the bottom it has to then go to the top left again to begin the next frame. There is thus a verv small but significant time gap during which nothing is being transmitted, while the 'spot' is going back to the top. This time is known as the vertical blanking interval. During this time, additional transmissions can be made to the receiver. These transmissions can be stored in a memorv device which may be either built into a set or a separate unit plugged into it. At appropriate times the information can be decoded, and made to appear in visual form, on the screen. t can be an overlay to the normal picture, or be displayed by itself. t can be printed words, or a still picture. The vertical blanking interval has always been available, but unused. New developments in solid state electronics have now made reception and decoding devices practicable, so the time may be utilised. The viewer cannot, of course, use the TV set to read printed messages transmitted via teletext, and to view ordinarv programs simultaneously. (But it could be used, for instance, for film sub-titles or news flashes.) The system known as Teletext is a system for transmitting, receiving, decoding and displaying transmissions during the vertical blanking interval. t has been developed jointly by the BBC and the BA in Britain. Each of these bodies has introduced pilot services, on a -year trial basis. Plug-in decoders are expected to be available on the world market shortly. The price in Australia of one model could be about $00. t is the sort of device whose price could fall in the event of a mass market developing. Decoders built directly into the television receivers may become available. At the transmitting end, the data must be fed into the signal generator and radiated from the same transmitter as the main television signal. There is no technical reason why it must originate from the same studio or organisation as the main transmission. t would be technically feasible to provide a terminal at which another organisation fed in a teletext signal. Thus, it does not follow that the matter transmitted has to be originated by the licensee of the station transmitting 7

180 the main signal. The main signal would, however, be the controlling transmission and signals of the Teletext type would have to be co-ordinated with it. Possible Future Uses There is, in the short term, probably little foreseeable public demand for a limited teletext service. A BBC publicity release earlier this year indicated that only some 00 decoders were in use in the UK at that stage. However, the pilot service is an experimental, information one only and has been operating only since late 97. However, the system is capable of many uses such as news, sports results, weather, tourist information, price quotations. as well as a wide range of informative and educational material. t is also possible that in the future the decoder could be combined with a printer of the type now used in computer terminals enabling printing out of newsheets in the home. Since distribution costs are said to be rising in the newspaper industry relative to other costs, it cannot be ruled out that this would ultimately be a feasible method of delivering hard copy news. Any such development would obviously depend heavily on the costs of the devices, which in turn would probably depend heavily on the development of a mass market. Thus, although the very high costs and non-availability of mass equipment rule out this development at the moment, the technology is possible. t is difficult at this stage to predict what effect the development of a teletext service might have on the television industry. t could attract additional viewers, although on commercial channels there would be a temptation to switch to the teletext transmissions when advertisements were being televised on the normal service. Possibly, advertising would then be included in the teletext material. Obviously, rules would have to be developed to control such advertising. n addition to its use for transmitting information signals, the vertical blanking period may, technically, also be used for transmitting signals of a control nature; for example automatic switching signals at the beginning and end of advertisemerns during ordinary television programs could be used to automate the monitoring of advertising times. The British Post Office is experimenting with a service known as 'Viewdata' which provides for the transmission of printed material over the conventional telephone network for reproduction on television receiver screens once a suitable decoder has been connected. The British Post Office is co-operating in the teletext experiments in the UK with a view to determining whether a co-ordinated service through both the telephone network and television stations can be developed; this would have a higher intrinsic information capacity than Teletext. A similar interest by Telecom Australia can be expected in any Teletext experiments here. mplications for the Future While at this stage Teletext services cannot be regarded as a significant element of broadcasting or media services generally. the development of the system should be looked at closely because there could be profound implications in the future. For present purposes, it is unavoidable that we have to be to a degree speculative about the future technical developments, and the adoption of those developments. Whatever the degree of development of the system it is obvious that technical standards compatible with existing TV standards must be determined. t may also be noted that for the same reasons that broadcasting services generally have to be licensed, Teletext services will have to be licensed. Program matter standards will presumably have to be determined. especially those relating to advertising. At the most rudimentary level of development, Teletext is at least another over-the-air service, different from existing ones. At a more important level, especially if it did ultimately develop as a substitute or part substitute for press services. it could be a very significant element of the media services. Therefore, an important question is that of future control of the services. Licensing to interests other than the present interests could be said to represent a diversification of media sources: licensing to existing licensees could be said to be a further concentration of control. n summary, the technical characteristics of originating transmitting and receiving Teletext signals suggest several possibilities: (a) Teletext services may be originated by the existing licensees, as 'licensees' of the Teletext services. (b) They may be licensed to the present licensees but provision made for some form of 'leasing out' of the service to an outside originator. The provision could either give an option or be mandatory. (c) Teletext services may be separately licensed by the licensing authority, with the licensee of the channel over which the service is propagated being required, as a technical condition, to provide an input terminal for the Teletext service. Value of an Experimental Period A Teletext experimental period will be valuable for a number of reasons. t will allow assessment to be made of the potential interference caused by the Teletext signal to the normal program. which might be a possibility with some older receivers. This will lead to the establishment of appropriate technical standards. compatible with the performance of Australian domestic receivers. t will also allow more definite assessment of the additional useful capacity (i.e. additional to Teletext) of the vertical blanking interval for the Transmission of other signals. Experimental work should be done on test and control signals for automatic monitoring and operation of transmitters, and other automation such as monitoring of advertising. nnovations such as sub-titles on television for the deaf could be explored. (This is under study by the Federal Communication Commission in the USA.) During the experimental period it will be possible to evaluate costs of maintaining the service and also to assess the extent of the demand for the various types of information formats which are possible. 7

181 Circular- Letter Bl and Tl December 97 Dear Sir, DSBANDMENT OF AUSTRALAN BROADCASTNG CONTROL BOARD As you are no doubt aware, the Board is to be disbanded on the December 97, and from the January 977. its functions wi ll be taken over partly by the Postal and Telecommunications Department and partly by a new Statutorv Authori ty called the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal. n accordance with the Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act (No. ) 97, the Postal and Telecommunications Department wi ll be responsible as from the beginning of 977 for a ll technical matters relating to commercial broadcastinj! and commercial television stations. The Tribunal will be responsible for a ll other matters covered in the Act now attended to by the Board. Would you please note that sections 8() and 8 () of the Broadcasting and Television Amendment (No. ) Act 97, read as follows: '( ) Any act or thing done by the Board under a provision of the Principal Act before the commencing date has effect on a nd after that day as if it had been done by the Minister or the Tribunal, as the case requires, under the corresponding provision of the Principal Act as amended by this Act. ( ) An order or direction in force under section 7 of the Principal Act immediately before the commencing dav continues in force on and after that day, but may be rescinded or varied by an order or direction made or given under section 7 or llld of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.' As from / /77, correspondence on non-technical matters should be addressed to the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal and on all technical aspects to the Postal and Telecommunications Department. The above address wi ll apply in both instances at least for the time being. a m directed on behalf of the Board to express appreciation of the co-operation extended to members over the years by the licensees of all stations; and similar appreciation is extended on behalf of all members of the staff. Yours faithfully, B. J. Connolly Secretary C ircular Letter Tl December 97 Dear Sir, STANDARDS FOR MASTER ANTENNA TELEVSON SYSTEMS For some time now, and particularly following the surveys into the poor reception of existing television services in parts of the Sydney area, the Board has been aware of the need for a general agreement on technical standards covering Master Antenna Television (MATV) installations and for their effective application in the building industry. Unfortunately the Boa rd's investigations have shown that there are all too many instances where MATV systems are very poorly installed and inadequatelv equipped. This must be a cause fo r concern to the whole industry, as the end result is that more people are viewing a quality of picture which is poorer than necessary in their particular locations. The Standards Association of Australia has now produced Australian Standard 7-97 ' Multiple O utlet Television Systems' which is designed 'for the purpose of achieving adequate performance of receivers connected to such systems'. The Board welcomes and fully endorses this Standard. ts application to MA TV insta llations would greatly enhance the grade of service being obtained in many areas of relatively poor reception, and give optimum reception quality to viewers in all areas whose receivers are connected to such systems. Attention is drawn also to the related Australian Standard 7, Part - 97, 'Receiving Antenna for Radio and Television - Construction and nstallation'. Your co-operation is sought in having these Standards applied to all future installations which you, or your firm or organisation, might be associated with or control. n particular, local government authorities are recommended to study the Standards and apply them wherever practicable and appropriate, to the granting of Council approval for building works. For the successful application of these Standards it is essential that any problems encountered in their practical application should be brought to notice. Your attention is therefore drawn to the invitation by the Standards Association for suggestions for improvements to be submitted to their Headquarters, the address for which is Standards Association of Australia, P.O. Box 8, North Sydney, N.S.W. 00. Yours faithfully, B. J. Connolly Secretary 7

182 Circular Letter Tl February 977 Dear Sir, PRODUCTON OF AUSTRALAN TELEVSON PROGRAMS You will be aware that the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal has been requested by the Government to conduct a public inquiry into program standards and self-regulation, and in the meantime is undertaking the program and licensing functions previously carried out by the now defunct Australian Broadcasting Control Board. You will appreciate that for the Tribunal to carry out these functions satisfactorily, it will be necessary for it to have accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date information on many aspects of programming. am therefore asking for your assistance in providing information on the production of Australian television programs so that the Tribunal may identify production trends. To this end, should be grateful if you would let me have details of any television program production which you may have undertaken for the periods July 97 to 0 June 97 and from July 97 to December 97. The categories involved are those shown in the attached extract from the last Annual Report of the former Board namelv drama (series and one shot), light entertainment, current affairs, documentary and children's programs (both quota and non-quota). Production by other organisations using your facilities should not be included, as these organisations are also being requested to provide information. Returns are enclosed for the purpose, together with explanatory matter concerning definitions of the program categories involved. n view of the fact that the Tribunal must report to the Government on the results of its inquiry by May next. it would very much appreciate your response to this request for information by 7 March. Yours faithfully Bruce Gyngell Chairman. EXTRACT FROM A.B.C.B. 8TH ANNUAL REPORT 8. Details of actual Australian production as distinct from presentation to air during 97-7 were obtained from television stations and program production companies. T he results of this and similar surveys over the previous three yea rs are shown in the following table: TELEVSON PROGRAM PRODUCTON - 97 TO hrs hrs hrs hrs Drama Series Drama - One Shot 7 Light Entertainment Current Affairs Documentary Children's Quota 0 Children's Non-Quota The table indicates that substantial increases have occurred in the production of Australian drama and school-age children's material over the period. This reflects the special emphasis placed on these types of program in the Board's Australian content requirements. PROGRAM CATEGORES - DEFNTONS The following definitions have been prepared for use in conjunction with the questionnaire on program production. Drama Programs in the form of fully scripted plays, based on the traditional concept of theatrical drama, which have been cast and produced in Australia on a fully professional basis for release on television. The term does not include sketches incidental to variety programs, or characterisations in documentary, discussion or similar programs, or any other form of program involving the incidental use of actors or actresses. Drama Series A series of plays with a continuing theme and characters. 7

183 Drama, One-Shot An individual, self-contained play as distinct from a series with a continuing theme and characters. Collections of such programs in an anthology series, and cinema films which are produced with a view to eventual release on television and in which television stations are involved financially or otherwise at the production stage would belong in this category. Light Entertainment Programs designed essentially to entertain, including variety, musical programs, game shows, talent quests, personality interviews and those in animated form. Current Affairs Programs dealing with social, economic and other issues of modern society. ncludes interviews and commentaries dealing in depth with news items. Documentary Programs which may cover past, present and future aspects of a particular subject in a full and factual manner. The creative treatment of actuality. Children's Quota Programs produced in accordance with Production Guidelines for Children's Television Programs. ncluding drama designed specifically for children. Children's Non-Quota ncludes kindergarten programs, and other programs produced specifically for children, which do not meet the Guidelines. Also Australian cartoons. 7

184 AUSTRALAN BROADCASTNG TRBUNAL PRODUCTON ORGANSATON Production of Television Programs July 97 to 0 June 97 July 97 to December 97 Title of Production Category Hours Title of Production Category Hours

185 Circular Letter B 8 March 977 Dear Sir, BROADCASTNG OF AUSTRALAN MUSC SUPPLY OF NFORMATON Attached are two copies of a supplementary list of new record labels for use in the preparation of Australian music content Form B9 for the Tribunal and the Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd. The list should be read in conjunction with the master list circulated by the Australian Broadcasting Control Board on 0 January 97. Should you require additional copies of this list or the master list, the Tribunal will supply them on request. Yours faithfully Bruce Gyngell Chairman ABBREVATONS FOR RECORD LABELS LST No. LABEL ABBREVATON LABEL ABBREVATON AM AM DRAGON DRAG ALL PLATNUM AL/PL ECHO ECHO AMERCAN VARETY NT. AV EPDEMC EPD ANCHOR ANCH ERRE ERRE ANGEL WOOD AN/WO FELTA FEL A.P.. A.P. FNGER FNG AROLA AMERCA AR/AM FNNADAR FNNA ARSTA ARSTA LABEL L AUDO MPACT AU/M GAMBLE GAM BESERKLEY BESE GAVOTA GAV BLACK MAGC BL/MA GOOD EAR GOOD/E BLUE LABOR BLU/L GRANTE GRAN BLUE SKY BLU/S GREAT WESTERN GWG GRAMOPHONE BOB THELE REC. B/TH GRT GRT BREA TT NTERNATONAL BRE/ G.R.T. GRT BUS STOP BUS/S G.T.D. GTD CAMDEN CAMD GULL GULL CARBOU CAR H&L H&L CASABLANCA CASA HALL AND HA/HA HALL-WAY CASNO CAS HAMMARD HAMD CHA TT AHOOCHEE CHAT HLL HLL CLASSCS CLASS JAN MAR JAN CLEAN CLEAN JCOA JCOA COMMENCEMENT CO MME KAJAC KAJ CONCORD JAZZ CON/J KNETC KNE CONTEMPO - U.K. CONTE KOKO KOKO CONTEMPO - RARES CON/R L&Y L&Y (U.K.) COUNTRYSDE C/SDE LANDFALL RECORDS LAND CRYSTAL CLEAR C/C LA VOCE JEL PAD RONE LVJP CUSTOM cus LF RECORDS LF DAM ONT DAMO L'OSEAU LYRE L/LY DANA DANA MAGNAGLDE MAGNA DARK HORSE DA/HO MOVE PLAY MO/PL 77

186 MUSHROOM ANT-RP MARO SHERBET OFF PRODUCTONS SHER MUSC MNUS ONE MMO SGNATURE SGN SHRLEY McLAUCH- MCL SMLE SMLE LN PROD. NASHVLLE NAS/ SNOW QUEEN SQ NTERNATONAL NEMPEROR NEMP SOC CLASSC SOC/C NK TOM NK SOLO SOLO OVAL OVAL SON.gT GRAMMOFON SO/GR OYSTER OY SONO-DSC SO/D PABLO PABLO SPRNTBOARD SPRN PARADSE PAR STANYAN STAN PARAMOUR PARAM STARKEY FRED STA/F FOUNDATON PETER PAN P.P. STATE STATE PLUM PLUM STEREO GOLD S.G.A. AWARD PLUM (R.P.M.) PLU STONEWAY S/WAY POLAR POLAR SWAN SONG SWAN POTATO POTA SWEET WATER SW/WA POWER EXCHANGE P.E. THUNDER THUN PRVATE STOCK PR T. NECK T/N PRVLEGE PRV TOADSTOOL TOAD PRODGAL PROD TOKUMA MUSCAL TOK NC. RANBRD R/BRD TOMMY TOMMY RANBOW RANC TROPHYWORLD TROP COLLECTON RANY WEDNESDAY RA/WE TSOP TSOP RED BUS R/BU UA LATNO U/L RESONAGE RESO URBAN URBAN RNG 'O' RECORDS RNG UTOPA UTOP RTZ GRAMAPHONE RTZ VCTOLA VC RVA RVA VCTOR VCTOR ROADSHOW ROADS WATT WAT ROUND RECORDS RO/RE WET SOUL WET/S SALVATON SALV WHTFELD WH/F SCRATCHY SCRA ZAPA ZAPA SHANNON SHAN Circular Letter T March 977 Dear Sir, PEAK TME AUSTRALAN DRAMA t appears that some stations will encounter difficulty in obtaining sufficient material to meet the requirement for 0 hours of first release Australian drama in peak viewing time between July 97 and June 977. A similar situation arose last year and the then Australian Broadcasting Control Board advised stations, in Circular Letter Tl, that they could apply to have variety or documentary programming accepted as counting towards the drama quota, provided the programs submitted for consideration were af hi.gh quality with budgets approximating those generally applicable to drama productions. 78

187 The Tribunal is aware that late in 97 consideration was being given to changing the peak time drama requirement. but a decision was not reached because of the imminent disbandment of the Board. n the circumstances the Tribunal has decided to adopt for the arrangement set out in the penultimate paragraph of Tl. The Tribunal has also considered the situation where Australian drama series commence in peak time but have to be changed to non-peak times because of unfavourable audience reaction. As the Tribunal wishes to avoid penalising or discriminating against stations which may have to continue to televise such a series in peak time in order to meet the peak time requirement, it is prepared to consider submissions from stations seeking to have such series continue to quali fy as drama quota when televised outside peak time provided that: (i) the series was designed for peak time transmission; (ii) the episodes concerned are first release; (iii) a substantial number of episodes, covering say two rating periods, have been televised already between.00 p.m. and 0.00 p.m.; and (iv) relevant ratings information is included with the station's application for consideration of the matter by the Tribunal. Yours faithfully, Bruce Gyngell Chairman C ircular Letter T March 977 Dear Sir, AUSTRALAN CONTENT OF TELEVSON PROGRAMS 'SPECALS' REQUREMENT As you are aware, one of the Australian content requirements calls for the production or presentation of at least four 'big budget' specials each year between July and June. Programs which have been classified 'specials' for Australian content purposes up to the present are: Aida 7 Network Bobby Limb and Dawn Lake Show - Show biz 7 Network C hopper Squad 0/0 Network Dinah at the Opera House ( programs) 9 Network G len Campbell Down Home, Down Under 9 Network Haunting of Hewie Dowker 0/ 0 Network s There Anybody There? 7 Network Merry Widow 9 Network The Tribunal has noted that so far this year over twenty stations have not yet televised any 'specials' while the remainder. have televised only one or two. The Tribunal wishes to know the intentions of stations in this matter and should be glad to receive your comments on the plans of your station to meet the requirement for the year ending 0 June 977. Yours faithfully Bruce Gyngell Chairman Circular Letter T 7 May 977 Dear Sir, NUDTY ON TELEVSON The Tribunal would like to bring to the attention of the television industry a recent tendencx towards the gratuitous use of total nudity on television. Quite apart from the obvious considerations of good taste and regard for the sensibilities of viewers, the use of such scenes has raised serious questions involving the degree of consistency between the standards being applied by the Film Censorship Board to imported drama, and those being applied by some stations in their own productions. A strong desire for consistency in this area is evidenced in the large number of submissions on the subject which have been presented to the Tribunal in the course of its current inquiry. Without prejudice to what it may ultimately recommend in its report, the Tribunal wishes to remove the present inconsistency in the application of standards - at least in the area of the treatment of nudity in television drama. t has decided therefore, that until such time as a decision is made in the light of its recommendations, the use of 'full frontal nudity' shall require the approval of the T ribunal prior to transmission. Yours faithfully, Bruce Gyngell Chairman 79

188 Circular Letter T 7 June 977 Dear Sir, SCHOOL-AGE CHLDREN'S PROGRAM QUOTA t appears to the Tribunal that there are now three distinct categories of school-age children's quota programs available to stations, some of which are subject to restrictions as to the amount which may count towards quota each week. The Tribunal therefore wishes to clarify the position regarding the use of this material in meeting the present requirement for ten hours each 8 days of programs specifically intended for school-age children. The three categories are: (a) Australian material produced in accordance with the Guidelines for the Production of Children's Programs, e.g., 'This Week has Seven Days' and 'Curiosity.Show.' (b) Australian material not specifically produced for children but which has been accepted on a limited basis for quota purposes, e.g., 'Young Talent Time' and certain documentaries. (c) Certain imported programs, e.g., 'New Mickey Mouse Club'; 'Shadows' and Encyclopaedia Britannica series. As a guide to stations in using the full range of available material, the Tribunal will accept as satisfactory compliance with the quota a mixture of programs drawn from the above categories in accordance with the following basic proportions: Category (a) no less than 0 minutes per week Category (b) no more than 0 minutes per week Category (c) no more than 0 minutes per week Yours faithfully, Bruce Gyngell Chairman 80

189 APPENDX Q Summary of Results of a Panel Survey of Melbourne Viewers concerning Children's Television Australian Content and Advertising The Tribunal's viewing panel of about 80 Melbourne residents was used in a mail survey during April-May 977. A total of 8 persons (representing % of the viewing panel) replied. The response rate was good for a mail survey but, compared with the population in general, there was a disproportionate number of highly educated people in the sample. The results. therefore, should be treated with some caution. The survey studied the areas of children's television, Australian content and advertising. The following is a brief summary of responses to the three areas: A. Children's Television With respect to children's television, 9% thought there were too few children's programs, % thought there were too many, 9% believed there was a sufficient number and % had no firm opinion. With regard to quality, a different pattern emerged. Here, only 7% were satisfied with the quality of children's television. Another % were dissatisfied, mainly because they felt television could make more use of its educational potential, and 0% had no firm opinion or were unable to comment. n looking at the next two years, 7% felt there would be an increase in the number of programs for children, % thought there would be fewer, 7% predicted the number would stay the same and % had no firm opinion. Viewers were more optimistic about changes in quality in the next two years. Some % predicted an improvement in quality, % felt quality would decline, 9% felt it would stay the same and the remaining % had no firm opinion. The main reason given for optimism was the feeling that quality would naturally improve with time and greater experience. A majority of viewers (%) stated that advertisements ought not to be shown 'on programs for children', % sa id they should be allowed, 7% did not really mind if they were shown and 9% had no firm opinion. Respondents were asked to name the three best and the three worst television programs for children. 'Sesame Street' (named by %), 'Here's Humphrey' (%) and 'Play School' ( 8%) were considered the best programs. 'Daryl and Ossie' (9%), 'Get Smart' (8%) and the 'Super Flying Fun Show' (7%) were considered to be the worst individual programs. B. Australian Programs Most of the sample (70%) wanted to see more Australian programs on television, % wanted fewer, % the same amount and % had no firm opinion. More persons were satisfied with the quality of Australian programs (0%) than were dissatisfied (%). The remaining % had no opinion. With respect to the number of Australian programs, the biggest group (%) believed the number of Australian programs had increased in the past year, % believed there were fewer programs, % thought the number had stayed the same and 9% had no firm opinion. n fact, the number had stayed much the same when 97 is compared with 97. When asked to predict what would happen in the next two years, nearly half (8%) thought there would be more Australian programs, % said less, % thought the number would stay the same and % had no opinion. Viewers were optimistic about quality, with % predicting an increase in the next two years, while 9% predicted a decrease. A further 0% thought quality would stay the same and the rest (%) had no opinion. Viewers were asked to name their three most liked and most disliked programs. The Australian program 'The Sullivans' (named by %), 'Rich Man, Poor Man' (%) and 'When the Boat Comes n' (%) were the most liked programs. The kast liked programs were 'Number 9' (%), 'The Box' (8%) and 'Blankety Blanks' (%). C. Advertising Viewers were asked their opinion about the number of minutes per hour of advertising which should be allowed during peak time. They were reminded that elven minutes per hour was permissible under the present rules. Of those who named a specific number of minutes (89%), an average amount between seven and eight minutes was suggested, with a range from none to fifteen minutes. When asked about the quality of advertising, exactly 0% were dissatisfied, % were satisfied and % gave no clear indication. n looking to the next two years, % predicted an increase in the amount of advertising shown, % predicted a decrease, 8% felt the amount would stay the same and 7% had no firm opinion. An improvement in the quality of advertising in the next two years was anticipated by %, while 7% thought it would stay the same. Only % thought it would get worse, and % had no opinion. Respondents were asked to name their three most liked and disliked advertisements. The most popular individual advertisements were Coca-Cola (named by 7%), Life, Be n t (0%), Shell (8%) and Luv (8%). The least popular advertisements were Where Do You Get t? (%), Fab (8%) and Safeway (8%). 8

190 APPENDX R Voluntary Code for the Advertising of Goods for Therapeutic Use (Proprietary Medicines and Therapeutic Appliances) JONT COMMTTEE - VO LUNT ARY PROPRETARY MEDCNE ADVERTSNG CODE April 977 The Joint Committee is a body representing the following organisations: Australian Newspapers Council Australian Accreditation Bureau Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters Australian Association of National Advertisers Regional Dailies of Australia Limited Australian Provincial Press Association Australian Magazine Pu.blishers Association Advertising Federation of Australia Proprietary Association of Australia Australian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Pharmacy Guild of Australia Reader's Digest Association The prime objective of the Joint Committee is to ensure that the Voluntary Code for the advertising of goods for therapeutic use is adhered to and in this regard they are charged with ensuring that it is amended as required to stay in line with current requirements. PREFACE Advertising of proprietary medicines is an essential marketing function. n the public interest, it should encourage responsible consumer attitudes towards the proper use of medicines. While the advertising of medicines in realistic situations is essential in this competitive world, it is a pre-requisite that the advertising be fair and honest and readily understood by the consumer. This Voluntary Code demonstrates the concern of media and advertisers for the manner in which a minority of people misuse home medicines and recognises that responsible advertising rests upon proper representation of goods for therapeutic use and the claims made for them - not only in the letter, but also in the spirit of the Code. Working Groups (consisting of a Committee of the Joint Committee and appropriate Officers of the Commonwealth Department of Health) will hold at least one meeting annually. The purposes of the meeting are: (a) to ensure a continuing dialogue; (b) to assess uniform administration of the Code across all media; and (c) to ensure that the Voluntary Code continues to reflect changes in social attitudes and changes in evolving medical and scientific opinion. However, more frequent meetings may be held on the initiative either of the Joint Committee or the Commonwealth Department of Health. For the purpose of this Code: DEFNTONS 'Advertising' is the conveying of information by payment or valuable consideration to media (including newspapers, magazines, radio, TV and cinema) and/or by the publication of price lists, circular letters, pamphlets, handbills, posters, booklets or other written and printed matter for the purpose of promoting the sale of goods for therapeutic use. 'Goods for Therapeutic Use' are those medicines and appliances which may be purchased by the public without prescription and for which therapeutic claims are made. 8

191 'Therapeutic Use' means use in, or in connection with: (a) preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating any disease, ailment, defect or injury m persons; (b) influencing, inhibiting or modifying a physiological process in persons; and (c) testing of the susceptibility of persons to a disease or ailment. 'Therapeutic Dose' means the dosage range in the following order of priority: (a) the dosage range approved by the Australian Director-General of Health relating to goods for therapeutic use subject to control under the provisions of the Customs (Prohibited mports) Regulations; (b) the dosage range set down in the latest edition of the British Pharmacopoeia; (c) the dosage range set down in the latest edition of the British Pharmaceutical Codex; and (d) the dosage range for goods for therapeutic use generally accepted by the medical profession m contemporary prescribing and usage. 'Approved Name' means the name by which any substance is described under the provisions of the Federal Therapeutic Goods Act.. GENERAL PRNCPLES. An advertisement relating to goods for therapeutic use (including analgesics and vitamins) shall: (a) not contain incorrect statements, half truths or unverifiable claims; (b) not be designed to arouse unwarranted expectations of product effectiveness through the use of test, illustrations, or sound effects (individual words should be chosen with care in terms both of dictionary definitions and their general use by the public); (c) not mislead, directly or by implication, or through emphasis, comparisons, contrasts or omissions with regard to safety, usage or immediacy of relief; and (d) not misrepresent or be likely to mislead the consumer into unwisely relying on medicines to solve emotional or mood problems.. Advertisements for goods for therapeutic use (excluding analgesics and vitamins) shall contain: (a) the trade name and pharmaceutical form (if applicable) of the goods; (b) a statement of the indications for use of the goods; and (c) on television commercials for S and S products, an optical super (of second duration) reading 'USE ONLY AS DRECTED' on an appropriate scene or scenes. (Supers must be in legible sans serif bold type face being not less than % of the depth of essential viewing area. n lower case characters, this applies to the body of the character - excluding ascenders and descenders.). PROHBTONS Medical conditions: An advertisement relating to goods for therapeutic use shall not contain:. Any matter claiming that it is effective for the prevention, relief, or cure of a disorder which should be under the care of a registered medical or dental practitioner.. Either directly or by implication, any reference to the following: abortifacient action alcoholism. anaemia arthritis (all forms including rheumatoid arthritis) baldness blindness carbuncles cataract croup development of the bust diphtheria diseases of the cardiovascular system, including high and low blood pressure but excluding varicose veins diseases of the endocrine system, including diabetes and goitre diseases of the genitourinary system diseases.of the nervous system, including epilepsy, fits or convulsions and paralysis erysipelas gallbladder or liver disorders gastric or duodenal ulcer 8

192 . glaucoma glandular enlargement or disorders gout hormones impetigo impotence or infertility lupus menopausal conditions menstrual irregularities mental disease neoplastic disease, including cancer and leukaemia phlebitis potency or virility prostate gland psoriasis psychiatric conditions purpura pyorrhoea raising the height rupture or hernia scabies sinus infection thrombosis tuberculosis whooping cough WTH EXCEPTONS An advertisement relating to goods for therapeutic use shall not contain either directly or by implication any reference. other than as excepted, to the following: asthma boils bronchitis deafness fungus infection haemorrhoids menstrual pain overweight rheumatism sexual intercourse and diseases arising therefrom ulcers in the mouth varicose ulcers varicose veins venereal disease - except for relief of mild spasms - except for treatment by topical application - except for relief of cough except for relief by appliances except athlete's foot except for the temporary relief of discomfort by local application and provided that the directions for use include the statement that sufferers should consult a doctor if the symptoms persist except for relief except for suppression of appetite and in conjunction with a diet except as in other than reduction in the possibility of conception or the risk of transmission of venereal disease except recurrent except use of elastic hosiery except in relief of symptoms and use of elastic hosiery except as indicated above under 'sexual intercourse'. RELEF An advertisement relating to goods for therapeutic use which contains reference to the following conditions shall not refer to such a condition in its chronic or persistent form but it may contain a claim to relieve the sufferers or alleviate acute forms of conditions: 8 acidity of stomach athlete's foot catarrh chilblains colds coughs eczema headaches indigestion influenza muscular aches and pains rheumatic aches and pains sleeplessness

193 . RESTRCTED ADVERTSNG - ANALGESCS. Analgesics are those preparations for internal use containing one or more of the following substances intended for the relief of minor aches and pains: Salicylic acid, its salts, its derivatives (including aspirin) and their salts; phenacetin; and paracetomol; (This specifically excludes preparations for internal use such as cough mixtures and cold tablets which contain an analgesic primarily for its antipyretic properties, and in combination with another active ingredient which generally would preclude the prolonged use of the formulation.). An advertisement for analgesics shall observe the general principles in paragraph. and shall contain the following information: (a) the trade name and pharmaceutical form of the analgesic; (b) the approved name of each analgesic constituent; (c) a statement of indications for use; and (d) a warning statement that reflects the spirit of the NH & MRC statement: 'This preparation is for the relief of minor and temporary ailments and should be used strictly as directed. Prolonged use without medical supervision could be harmful.' (t is acknowledged that it is not practical that the whole of this statement appear on any single television or radio commercial. Therefore, short statements - as outlined below for print, radio and television - will be acceptable provided that, over a period of time, any individual manufacturer can show that he is using a variety of messages over different advertisements in a genuine endeavour to transmit all aspects of the full NH & MRC Warning.) So that advertisers may more clearly understand their obligations in this regard, the following are the minimum requirements in connection with warning statements in regard to print, radio and television advertisements. (a) Warnings in print media: Size - half page and over - one of the following warnings: (i) Use only as directed for minor and temporary ailments. (ii) Prolonged use may be harmful. Use only as directed. (iii) Use only as directed and consult your doctor if pain persists. - all other sizes - one of the following warnings: (i) f pain persists, consult your doctor. (ii) Prolonged use may be harmful. (iii) Use only as directed. (iv) For minor and temporary ailments only. (n print media all warnings should be in bold caps equal in size at least to body copy or prominently displayed on the package illustration.) (b) Warnings in radio commercials: Warnings are to be spoken as part of the advertising message using the same vocal expressions as for the main message. Up to and including 0 seconds: 'Use only as directed.' Over 0 seconds and up to and including seconds - One of the following warnings (or words to that effect): (i) Use only as directed for minor and temporary ailments. (ii) Prolonged use may be harmful. Use only as directed. (iii) Use only as directed and consult your doctor if pain persists. Over seconds - Two of the following warnings (or words to that effect): (i) Use only as directed for minor and temporary ailments. (ii) Prolonged use may be harmful. Use only as directed. (iii) Use only as directed and consult your doctor if pain persists. (Jn using the two warnings the words 'use only as directed' need only be used once.) (c) Warnings in television commercials: Audio n audio, the warnings are to be spoken as part of the advertising message using the same voca expression as for the main message. Video The duration and size of optical supers shall be as provided in General Principles Section. (). 0 and seconds A warning in video super: Use only as directed. 8

194 0 seconds - One of the following warnings in video super: (i) Use only as directed for minor and temporary ailments. (ii) Prolonged use may be harmful. Use only as directed. (iii) Use only as directed and consult your doctor if pain persists. 0 seconds - A warning in video super: Use only as directed. and one of the following warnings in audio (or words to that effect): (i) Use only as directed for minor and temporary ailments. (ii) Prolonged use may be harmful. Use only as directed. (iii) Use only as directed and consult your doctor if pain persists. Over seconds - One warning in video super: Use only as directed. and two of the following warnings (or words to that effect) in audio: (i) Use only as directed for minor and temporary ailments. (ii) Prolonged use may be harmful. Use only as directed. (iii) Use only as directed and consult your doctor if pain persists. (n using the two statements the words 'use only as directed' need only be used once).. An advertisement for analgesics shall not contain: (a) any claim that analgesic consumption is safe; (b) any claim that a preparation will relax, relieve tension, sedate or stimulate; and (d) unsubstantiated claims that one preparation is appreciably less irritant to the stomach, more rapidly absorbed, faster in action, or more effective or less harmful than another.. VTAMNS. An advertisement relating to vitamin therapy shall observe the General Principles in paragraph. and shall: (a) not suggest that use of vitamin supplements can be justified by claim's that soil depletion is robbing our foods of nutriments, that processed foods are Jess nutritious, or that 'natural' vitamins are better than synthetic v.itamins; (b) be required to indicate that vitamin therapy can be of assistance only if the dietary vitamin intake is inadequate; (c) contain no claims or dramatisation of benefits for irritability, sexual activity, nervousness, or that vitamins wi ll stimulate appetite or growth, or provide nutritional insurance; and (d) contain no claims that good looks, good health and Jong life can necessarily be attributed to the use of vitamins.. An advertisement relating to vitamin preparations shall contaiii: (a) the trade name and pharmaceutical form, if applicable, of the goods; and (b) a statement of the indications for use of the goods.. Goods for therapeutic use containing the following vitamins shall not be advertised: Vitamin A - Vitamin D - Vitamin K where a daily dosage in excess of 0,000 international units is recommended where a daily dosage m excess of,000 international units is recommended 7. NAME AND ADDRESS All advertisements for goods for therapeutic use shall contain the name and address in Australia of the manufacturer or distributor of the goods - except where pre-publication censorship by the Media Council of Australia or the Commonwealth Department of Health (as applicable) has approved the advertisement. 8. RESTRCTONS N SOME ST A TES Goods for therapeutic use which are restricted to prescription in any State or Territory may not be advertised on radio or television or in print media in that particular State or Territory. n all other States, State Laws shall apply - providing TV channels and radio stations which are received in the 'restricted' State or States shall include: (a) n TV commercials an optical super reading: 8 NOT AVALABLE JN (State) The duration and size of optical supers shall be as provided in General Principles Section..().

195 (b) n radio commercials the words NOT AVALABLE N (State) (NOTE: The Stations or Channels which should carry this caution in commercials for goods for therapeutic use would be identified on approval and are those which are ordinarily received in the 'restricted' State or States - as determined by the principles established by the Broadcasting Control Board under Section Sub-Section (iv) (a) of the Broadcasting and Television Act.) 9. CLAMS 9. An advertisement relating to goods for therapeutic use shall not contain: (a) any reference to a dose of drug in excess of a therapeutic dose; (b) any reference to alcohol as a medicine, or to beverages containing alcohol as thereby having medicinal properties; (c) any reference claiming that a course of eye exercises will restore more effective eyesight; (d) any reference to the use of drugs in conditions in which self-medication presents a risk; (e) any claims that a preparation is a stimulant by use of the word 'stimulant' or words of similar import; (f) any claims that a preparation promotes vitality; (g) the likeness or photograph of a patient receiving treatment; or (h) any matter which would lead persons to believe, from the symptoms described, that they are suffering from any serious ailment or that harmful consequences may result from the medicine not being used. 0. TREATMENT An advertisement relating to goods for therapeutic use or therapeutic method shall not contain: (a) any indication that any person is prepared to diagnose or treat by correspondence diseases, or conditions or sy mptoms of altered health; (b) any indication that any person is prepared to diagnose or treat pregnancy; (c) any reference to diagnosis or treatment by hypnosis or hypnotherapy; or (d) any statement that a particular remedy or method of treatment must be used for relief of the symptoms of a complaint.. PROFESSONAL RECOMMENDATON An advertisement relating to goods for therapeutic use shall not contain any implication that: (a) the preparation is recommended or used generally by doctors, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, dieticians or physiotherapists or by any person using a title implying that such person is so registered; (b) the preparation is recommended by or emanates from hospitals or groups or associations representing or purporting to represent any branch of medicine or the sufferers from any disease; (c) the announcer or any person conveying a therapeutic claim is a professional worker as set out in (a) hereof: (d) the announcement is being made from the premises of a professional worker (as set out) or from a hospital, by virtue of the set or background; and (e) the advertised article is recommended or originates as set out in (a) or (b) of this section, by the use of words indicating prescription, or any superscription associated therewith.. TESTMONALS Use of testimonials will not be approved except where exemplary evidence can be given to support them, in that the person giving the testimonial did indeed use the product over the period claimed and achieved the results so claimed, and where accepted medical evidence is not in conflict with the testimonial given. t. ADVERTSNG PHRASES An advertisement relating to goods for therapeutic use shall not contain any claim or statement that a proprietary medicine or appliance: (a) is a universal panacea; infallible, unfailing magic, miraculous, a certain, guaranteed or sure cure; (b) is effective in all cases of a condition; (c) is unique, such as 'the only, the one', or is abolute, such as 'perfect, ideal, best, most suitable'; (d) will be immediate or instantaneous or of exaggerated rapidity in action; or (e) is natural or nature's remedy.. DSPARAGEMENT An advertisement relating to goods for therapeutic use shall not contain claims intended to disparage other medicines or the medical or allied professions. s. SAMPLES An advertisement relating to goods for therapeutic use shall not contain any offer of a free sample. 87

196 Administration of Voluntary Code AR MEDA l. Material submitted for censorship should be addressed to: The Assistant Director-General Therapeutic Goods Branch Commonwealth Department of Health P.O. Box 00 WODEN, A.C.T. 0 and be marked 'For attention - Health Advertisements Section'. (NOTE: 0 working days are required for approval.). On all scripts for radio and TV, space should be left at the bottom of each page in order that any written approval or stamp by the Director-General may be inserted without obscuring any of the script.. Each advertisement submitted for approval should be accompanied by a copy of the label, carton and any package insert used in conjunction with the packaging and distribution of the goods. Where the labelling text is printed directly upon a container, a statement of its wording will suffice. f the active ingredients are not shown on the label, details of these should also be supplied.. Approval will be valid for a period of two years from the date on which FACTS and FARB issue approval numbers.. For radio, scripts must be submitted to the Director-General of Health in duplicate. The original will be held by the Director-General and an approved copy will be returned to the Advertiser.. For TV, scripts and story-boards must be submitted to the Director-General in triplicate. The originals will be held by the Director-General; one copy will be returned to the Advertiser and one copy will be forwarded to FACTS. 7. All TV material should be submitted in a form that allows the relationship of visual and audio - one to the other - to be readily understood and to clearly indicate the intended interpretation. When the script is returned to Advertisers and FACTS, their attention will be drawn to any scenes which the Censor feels may be open to 'misinterpretation' by dramatisation in the video. 8. When finished commercials for goods for therapeutic use are submitted in the ordinary course of approval to FACTS. they will be reviewed in the light of any of the Department of Health's comments on the approved script. n the event that there is a 'misinterpretation', FACTS acceptance of the commercial will be withheld until necessary adjustments have been made by the Advertiser. (This procedure is designed to save inordinate delays and expense to the majority of Advertisers for submission of final work prints to the Director-General. At the same time, it allows sensible flexibility to adapt the visual story-board within the limitations of video production.) 9. An Advertiser may appeal to the Minister from any decision of the Director-General or of his delegate. Before resorting to this extreme step, the following dispute settling procedure will provide an avenue of appeal: (a) Where variations in interpretation (resulting from changes in Departmental personnel and personnel holding the Censor's position) occur, the Advertiser may ask the Joint Committee to arbitrate. (b) The Advertiser would accept the Joint Committee's ruling. (c) n the event that the Joint Committee find in favour of the Advertiser, it will support representations to the Director-General of Health and, if eventually necessary, to the Minister. (NOTE: The Commonwealth Censor has a U-Matic '" colour video cassette player available.) PRNT MEDA. Material intended for use in publications which are members of the Media Council of Australia should be submitted m duplicate to: ANC Advertising Censor 00 Bathurst Street SYDNEY. N.S.W. 000 The original will be retained by the ANC Censor and the duplicate will be returned to the Advertiser.. Each submission should be accompanied by a memorandum of the sizes in which the advertisement is intended to be releasetl. 88

197 . Whenever there is any subsequent alteration to copy - either in statement, layout, illustration or size - the complete advertisement must be re-submitted in duplicate for re-approval.. No advertisement may appear in member publications until approval by the ANC Censor has been obtained and a PM number allocated.. The PM number must appear in all advertisements.. Where a ruling of the ANC Advertising Censor is not acceptable to the Advertiser, the layout and copy may be submitted to the Advertising Board for final decision. 7. Under Regulation of the New South Wales Therapeutic Goods and Cosmetics Act 97, the full name and address of the Advertiser may be omitted from advertisements approved by the ANC Advertising Censor for use in member publications. (NOTE: This exemption does not apply to non-member publications nor does it apply to other advertising material). 8. The intention of the Voluntary Code is to ensure that the advertising of goods for therapeutic use is not only responsible and in the public interest, but also is seen to be responsible and in the public interest by Health Authorities, Consumer Organisations, etc. Although the Joint Committee Secretariat is readily available to answer queries and clarify interpretations, this discretion should only be used in cases of necessity. LEGAL OBLGATONS All Advertisers of goods for therapeutic use should familiarise themselves with all Acts, Regulations and Standards of the Commonwealth and the States to ensure that their advertisements conform. These are:. Trade Practices Act 97 (Section Part V Consumer Requirements) which, inter a/ia, says, 'A corporation shall not. in trade or commerce, engage in conduct that is misleading or deceptive'. This is an overriding power governing all media including radio, television and print.. Broadcasting and Television Act 9, Section 00. (t shou_ld be noted that this Act does not indicate any basis upon which the Director-General is to give or withhold his approval. The Act leaves the decision to the absolute discretion of the Director-General, but it would be customary procedure to advise advertisers where, in the Censor's opinion, the scripts do not conform with the Voluntary Code.). The New South Wales Therapeutic Goods and Cosmetics Act 97 and Regulation No. issued under this Act. (These Regulations apply only to print media issued in the State of New South Wales.). Relevant Acts in other States which also govern print advertising. Approval of the ANC Press Censor does not absolve the Advertiser from the provisions of State legislation relating to print media or of the Trade Practices Act. Approval by the Commonwealth Department of Health Censor does not absolve the Advertiser from the provisions of the Trade Practices Act or the requirements that the Broadcasting and Television Program Standards of the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal must be observed particularly in relation to propriety. The preceding 'Voluntary Code for the Advertising of Goods for Therapeutic Use' has been agreed to and is signed by representatives of the Commonwealth Department of Health and by representatives of the following organisations on behalf of the Joint Committee - Voluntary Proprietary Medicine Advertising Code; (t should be noted, however, that the representatives of the Commonwealth Department of Health are signatories to the full Code (including 'Definitions') but excluding the 'Preface'. The Preface is a statement of convention to be observed by Media, Advertisers and the Pharmaceutical ndustry.) Signed by: (K. H. Cousins) (. Faircloth) (D. Foster) (J. Malone) (J. A. Parkinson) on behalf of Advertising Federation of Australia on behalf of Australian Newspapers Council on behalf of Federation of Radio Broadcasters on behalf of Federation of Commercial Television Stations on behalf of Australian Association of National Advertisers and Proprietary Association of Australia. 89

198 Radio and Television Stations affected by restrictions on Broadcasting Advertisements for Therapeutic Goods State in which goods restricted Radio stations affected Television stations affected New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania CA Canberra CTC Canberra CC Canberra AMY Upper Murray Area BO Bendigo BCV Bendigo Area (via Swan MA Mildura Hill translator) NE Wangaratta GMV Goulburn Valley Area SH Swan Hill STY Mildura Area SR Shepparton SDQ Southern Downs Area GG Gold Coast RM Renmark AY Albury SES South East Area (South Australia) QN Deniliquin RTS Loxton RM Renmark SSE Mt Gambier MW Murwillumbah RTN Richmond-Tweed Area BH Broken Hill MA Mildura BKN Broken Hill All stations in other states exempted from restrictions All stations in other states exempted from restrictions 90

199 () APPENDX S AUSTRALAN BROADCASTNG CONTROL BOARD STATEMENT OF RECEPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR SX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 97 Receipts Funds on hand at July 97 Moneys received from the Commonwealth Other $ $ D 7 Payments Salaries and Payments in the Nature of Salary Salaries and allowances Overtime Other Operational Expenses Travelling and subsistence Office requisites and equipment stationery, printing, library Postage, telegrams and telephone services Research nvestigations of interference to reception Furniture and fittings Repairs and maintenance Rental Public inquiries Advisory committees ncidentals Gross Operational Expenditure Capital Expenditure Buildings and works Technical equipment TOTAL PAYMENTS Funds on hand at December NOTE: The funds on hand at..7, on which date the Board was disbanded, were repaid to the Commonwealth. J. R. Cowen Assistant Secretary until..7 8 March 977 B. J. Connolly Secretary until..7 8 March 977 9

200 () AUSTRALAN BROADCASTNG TRBUNAL APPENDX S STATEMENT OF RECEPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE SX MONTHS, JANUARY TO 0 JUNE 977 $ Receipts Moneys received from the Commonwealth Payments Salaries and allowances Overtime Travelling and subsistence Office requisites and equipment, stationery, printing, library Postage, telephones and telegrams Research Furniture and fittings Repairs and maintenance Office rental Public inquiries ncidentals *Services performed by the Postal and Telecommunications Department Cash at bank and on hand at 0 June, *ncluded $ 0 salaries and allowances; $8 overtime; $9 79 travelling and subsistence; $0 70 office requisites and equipment. stationery, printing, library; $ postage, telephones and telegrams; $8 research; $88 repairs and maintenance; $ office rental: $ 7 public inquiries and $7998 incidentals. B. J. Connolly Secretary August 977 The Honourable the Minister for Post and Telecommunications Parliament House CANBERRA, A.C.T. 00 Bruce Gyngell Chairman August 977 Dear Sir, AUSTRALAN BROADCASTNG CONTROL BOARD AUSTRALAN BROADCASTNG TRBUNAL FNANCAL STATEMENT n compliance with section 8() of the Broadcasting and Television Act 9 and section 8() of the Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act (No. ) 97, the Tribunal has submitted for my report its Statement of Receipts and Payments for the period January 977 to 0 June 977, together with a Statement of Receipts and Payments of the former Australian Broadcasting Control Board for the period July 97 to December 97. The statements are in the form approved by the Treasurer in accordance with section 8() of the principal Act. Copies are enclosed for your information. n accordance with section 8() of the principal Act, now report that, in my opinion - (a) the statements are based on proper accounts and records; (b) the statements are in aggreement with the accounts and records; and (c) the receipt and expenditure of moneys, and the acquisition and disposal of assets, by both the former Board and the Tribunal during the year have been in accordance with the Act except to the extent that prior approval of a revised estimate of expenditure in respect of the item 'Public inquiries' was not sought or obtained by the Tribunal from the Treasurer as required by section 7 A() of the Act. 9 Yours faithfully, D. R. Steele Craik Auditor-General

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