[HCDX] [Fwd: [mwoz] New community radio service for Arnhem Land, Northern Territory]

[John Wright <dxer@xxxxxxxxx>]

  This from David onley the Australian Radio Dx club medium Wave editor. 
ARDS is not on 5050khz follow up of 30th January message. Here maybe the 
answer as below.
regards John Wright.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [mwoz] New community radio service for Arnhem Land, Northern 
Territory
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 23:40:38 +1100
From: David Onley <dxer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mwoz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Organization: MW Australia
To: MWOZ <mwoz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Craig NT <craig.edwards@xxxxxxxxx>



    ACMA Media Release 31 January 2006


    MR 6/2006


  New community radio service for Arnhem Land, Northern Territory

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has decided to make 
channel capacity available for a new community radio service in Arnhem 
Land, Northern Territory.

ACMA has made AM frequencies available for a community radio service at 
Nhulunbuy (1503 kHz), Yathalamarra (1593 kHz), Elcho Island (1566 kHz), 
Gapuwiyak (1476 kHz) and Darwin (1530 kHz). Nhulunbuy, Yathalamarra, 
Elcho Island and Gapuwiyak are located some 600 km east of Darwin.

The decision follows a proposal from the Aboriginal Resource and 
Development Services Inc (ARDS), an aspirant community radio group 
wishing to establish a community broadcasting service in the Yolngu 
Matha language based in Nhulunbuy with translator services across 
north-east Arnhem Land and Darwin.

ARDS has been operating services on a temporary community broadcasting 
licence at Nhulunbuy and Darwin since May 2004.

On 1 November 2005, ACMA released for comment a proposal that MF-AM band 
channel capacity be made available for a permanent community radio 
service in Arnhem Land

Six submissions which were all supportive of the proposal were received.

ACMA will call for applications for the community radio licence later in 
2006.

A copy of the licence area plan is available on the ACMA website 
<http://www.acma.gov.au/ACMAINTER.65650:STANDARD:1582295335:pc=PC_91708> 
or by calling Freecall 1800 810 241.

Media Contact: Donald Robertson, ACMA Media Manager on (02) 9334 7890.

-- 
David Onley MW/FM/Tropical Band DXer

PO Box 821 Belmont 3216
Victoria Australia
Email: dxer@xxxxxxxxxxx
http://people.aapt.net.au/~onley/



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