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New South Wales—Sydney switchover areaSwitchover window 1 January – 30 June 2013NOVEMBER 2012

This switchover area report was prepared by the ACMA and provided to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) approximately 12 months prior to the end of the identified switchover window for this area. The early provision of switchover area reports to DBCDE allows an appropriate amount of time for discussions between the government and broadcasters to address any identified issues prior to the switch-off of analog television services. This report does not account for any subsequent government policy decisions or changes in broadcasting infrastructure or programming since that time. For up-to-date information on the switch to digital television, visit the DBCDE Are you READY for digital TV website.

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Contents

Coverage evaluation matrix 4

Executive summary 5

Sydney switchover area 7

Coverage evaluation 9The ACMA’s CEP methodology 9Digital channel plans 9Implementation plans 10Survey planning 10Field survey measurement program 10Same coverage 11Signal-deficient areas 11Fortuitous reception issues 12Single frequency networks reception issues 12Conclusion 13

Appendix A 15Sydney switchover area 15

Appendix B 16Transmission sites in the Sydney switchover area 16

Appendix C 17Licence areas adjacent to the Sydney switchover area 17

Appendix D 18Switchover areas adjacent to the Sydney switchover area 18

Appendix E 19Measurement locations in the Sydney switchover area 19

Appendix F 20Urban centre/locality-specific results for the Sydney switchover area 20

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Coverage evaluation matrixThe following table references typical terms used in this report as a description of digital coverage and reception. As these terms have specific technical and engineering definitions, the table has been prepared to provide the reader with a reference point.

Category Coveragedescription

Affected services

EvaluationDescription of issueField

strengthReception

quality

No issues

Strong

All

Suburban + 12 dB

Above threshold n/a

Very good Suburban + 6 dB

Above threshold n/a

Good Suburban Above threshold n/a

Potential minor issues

Adequate

At least one below suburban threshold

Rural Above threshold

While adequate coverage should provide good signal reception over an area, some statistical signal variations could potentially cause occasional reception difficulties.The rural notional receiving system with 10 m antenna height* may be required in some areas to avoid digital reception issues.

*As defined in the Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting Planning Handbook, the ABA, 2005.

Issues

Poor

At least one below

rural threshold

Below rural Below threshold

Isolated^—affects less than approximately 5% of the populated areaPatchy^—affects between approximately 5% and 25% of the populated area

No coverage All

Widespread^—affects more than approximately 25% of the populated area^Please note that this percentage figure should not be used to calculate the percentage of affected population.

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Executive summaryThe Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has undertaken an an analysis of television coverage in the Sydney Swithcover area as part of its Coverage Evaluation Program (CEP). This analysis has included both field survey measurements undertaken between May 2012 and September 2012 and computer based coverage modelling. The Sydney switchover area contains several population centres including the Sydney metropolitan area, Sydney hinterland localities1, and the Central Coast area.

Based on the available information and the evidence gathered through prediction modelling and survey measurements, all planned digital services in the switchover area that have been rolled out are, in general, achieving the same level of coverage and potential reception quality in digital mode as is provided by existing analog television services (referred to as the ‘same coverage policy objective’).2

Overall the ACMA has determined that the vast majority of the localities have adequate to strong signal coverage, and licensed broadcasters in the Sydney switchover area are in general meeting their coverage obligations. However, it is likely that a number of households in marginal or signal-deficient areas will experience poor analog and digital television reception. The areas identified by the ACMA in the Sydney switchover area where viewers could potentially experience reception problems are listed in Appendix F.

On the Central Coast within the Sydney switchover area, there is an overlap between coverage from transmitters in the Sydney and Northern NSW Licence areas. The Sydney licence area transmitters serving the Central Coast include Wyong, Bouddi and Gosford. These transmitters provide metropolitan content in addition to regional content. The Newcastle transmitter in the Northern NSW licence area provides regional content only.

Due to the different content between the Newcastle and Wyong sites, households in the overlap area tend to favour the Wyong site in order to gain access to additional metropolitan services. Should households in the overlap area point to the Wyong site they may be susceptible to reception problems - in particular the ABC service which they would otherwise have access to if they viewed the Newcastle site.

In the Central Coast region, the SBS and ABC have more complex Single Frequency Networks (SFN) than commercial broadcasters. In the case of the ABC, decisions to configure its digital signals so as to increase the amount of television programming carried have reduced the ability of some receivers to receive adequate digital signal in parts of the SFN coverage areas.The areas identified as potentially being susceptible to these SFN related ABC reception problems are mainly north of Wyong and include Blue Haven, Buff Point, Budgewoi, Lake Munmorah, The Entrance, Toukley, Tuggerawong, and Wyong.

Some of these areas north of Wyong, including Lake Munmorah and Toukley are also susceptible to potential NBN reception problems. These issues are SFN configuration based as well.

1 Hinterland localities are the townships outside the greater metropolitan area within the metropolitan licence area.2 The same coverage policy objective as outlined in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 states that as soon as is practicable after the commencement of the required analog/digital television simulcast period in an area, broadcasters must provide the same level of coverage in digital mode as is provided by existing corresponding analog television services.

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To minimise or avoid reception issues, viewers in these areas should try to receive all their digital services from the Newcastle transmission site using a simplified, single antenna receiving-system.

For a small number of viewers in the Central Coast area currently experiencing SFN related reception problems, the implementation of channel changes at the time of television restack in the area should assist. Unfortunately, with so many analog and digital television transmitters operating in the area, this cannot be done until after analog television switches off.

The ACMA has received and approved Implementation Plans (IPs) for the planned commercial services listed in the digital channel plans (DCPs) for this switchover area. The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital economy has approved all IPs for the national services (ABC and SBS). According to the ACMA’s records, all planned national services and commercial services have been rolled out in the switchover area.

On 11 May 2010, the Government announced that broadcasters will convert a substantial number of existing self-help retransmission facilities to digital as well as establish a number of new ‘gap filler’ sites that will provide terrestrial television coverage to a number of areas. Three analog only retransmission sites, in Woronora, Megalong, and Patonga, respectively, currently operate in the Sydney switchover area, with broadcasters currently considering the Woronora site and the Megalong site for conversion from analog to digital. Three gap filler sites are currently being considered by broadcasters, in Sydney North West, Sydney South West, and Picton, respectively.

The gap filler and self-help retransmission sites are not planned in the DCPs and broadcasters are not legislatively obliged to submit IPs or roll out the services at any given point in time. Until a finalised list of self-help conversions and gap filler installations is officially advised, this information should be considered as indicative only. It is possible that areas served by analog self-help facilities that are not converted to digital will become signal-deficient after the analog switch-off.

Households situated in the remote licence area and digital terrestrial television signal-deficient areas will have access to the VAST service in line with applicable satellite access arrangements.

While the CEP does not specifically assess the reception of fortuitous television signals, observations during field survey activities in the switchover area have identified that some viewers in Picton (population 3,027) are attempting to receive unreliable fortuitous services from the Illawarra transmitter site located in the Southern NSW TV 1 licence area.

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Sydney switchover areaThe Sydney switchover area (refer to Appendix A) is the same as the Sydney TV1 licence area and overlaps with parts of the Northern NSW licence area. The switchover area is adjacent to the Hunter, Illawarra and South Coast and Central Tablelands and Central Western Slopes switchover areas (refer to Appendix D).

The area covers approximately 12,145 square kilometres and, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census data, has an estimated population of 4,118,936. For the purposes of the ACMA’s coverage assessments, a total of 59 urban centres/localities were identified within the Sydney TV1 licence area.3

The Sydney switchover area is served by one main transmitter, five broadcaster-owned and -operated translator sites and three self-help analog retransmission transmitters (refer to Appendix B). Three additional digital gap filler facilities, Sydney North West, Sydney South West and Picton are being considered for implementation by broadcasters.

Tables 1 to 3 outline all existing sites in the switchover area and provide a summary of services. A/D indicates analog or digital transmission, letters designate the service call sign of the broadcaster, numbers designate the radiofrequency channel number, $ indicates retransmission service and V/H indicates signal polarisation. Some transmitters have have two sets of channels due to the overlap with the Northern NSW license area. These are indicated in brackets.

Table 1 Broadcaster-owned and -operated sites

Area served ABC SBS Net 7 Net 9 Net 10Broadcaster converted services— DCP planned, IP approved, same coverage objective;

*Alternative digital coverage of the service is provided from other site(s) or broadcaster to apply for roll out exemption

BouddiA:ABC67 VD:ABC37 V

A:SBS64 VD:SBS34 V

SevenA:ATN44 VD:ATN61 V

NineA:TCN47 VD:TCN62 V

TenA:TEN50 VD:TEN65 V

Bouddi (Northern NSW overlap)

A:ABC67 VD:ABC37 V

A:SBS64 VD:SBS34 V

PrimeA:NEN32 VD:NEN59 V

NBNA:NBN41 VD:NBN68 V

SCA

D:NRN48 V

GosfordA:ABC46 HD:ABC37 H

A:SBS58 HD:SBS34 H

SevenA:ATN49 HD:ATN61 H

NineA:TCN52 HD:TCN62 H

TenA:TEN55 HD:TEN65 H

Gosford (Northern NSW overlap)

A:ABC46 HD:ABC37 H

A:SBS58 HD:SBS34 H

PrimeA:NEN43 HD:NEN59 H

NBNA:NBN40 HD:NBN68 H

SCA

D:NRN48 H

3 In broad terms, an urban centre is a population cluster of 1,000 or more people, while a locality is a population cluster of between 200 and 999 people. This geographical structure is defined by the 1996 Census edition of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification.

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Kings CrossA:ABC46 HD:ABC30 H

A:SBS58 HD:SBS34 H




Manly / Mosman A:ABC42 H

D:ABC30 HA:SBS39 HD:SBS34 H




SydneyA:ABC2 HD:ABC12 H

A:SBS28 HD:SBS34 H




WyongA:ABC42 VD:ABC37 V

A:SBS39 VD:SBS38 V

SevenA:ATN60 VD:ATN61 V

NineA:TCN63 VD:TCN62 V

TenA:TEN66 VD:TEN65 V

Wyong (Northern NSW overlap)

A:ABC42 VD:ABC37 V

A:SBS39 VD:SBS38 V

PrimeA:NEN30 VD:NEN59 V

NBNA:NBN69 VD:NBN68 V

SCAA:NRN33 VD:NRN56 V

Table 2 Self-help retransmission sites

Area served ABC SBS Net 7 Net 9 Net 10

Community-funded analog—digital not planned in DCP, no IPs, no same coverage requirement.

($ indicates retransmission service)Megalong

A:ABC55$ VD:ABC49$ V

A:SBS52$ VD:SBS50$ V

SevenA:ATN58$ VD:ATN46$ V

NineA:TCN64$ VD:TCN47$ V

TenA:TEN61$ VD:TEN48$ V

PatongaA:ABC46$ V A:SBS58$ V

SevenA:ATN49$ V

NineA:TCN52$ V

TenA:TEN55$ V

WoronoraA:ABC46$ VD:ABC41$ V

A:SBS58$ VD:SBS40$ V

SevenA:ATN49$ VD:ATN42$ V

NineA:TCN52$ VD:TCN43$ V

TenA:TEN55$ VD:TEN44$ V

Table 3 Gap filler sites

Area served ABC SBS Net 7 Net 9 Net 10

Broadcaster new services—digital not planned in DCP, no IPs, no same coverage requirement.

($ indicates retransmission service)Picton

D:ABC41$ V D:SBS64$ V

Seven

D:ATN47$ V

Nine

D:TCN50$ V

Ten

D:TEN44$ VSydney North West

D:ABC30$ H D:SBS32$ H

Seven

D:ATN48$ H

Nine

D:TCN33$ H

Ten

D:TEN45$ H Sydney South West D:ABC41$ H D:SBS64$ H

SevenD:ATN47$ H

NineD:TCN50$ H

TenD:TEN44$ H

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Coverage evaluationThe ACMA’s CEP methodology

Figure 1 Methodology for the ACMA’s CEP

Figure 1 outlines the multi-layered methodology for the ACMA’s CEP. This program assesses whether the same coverage objective has been met by relevant broadcasters in a particular switchover area.

The CEP also determines the boundaries of digital terrestrial coverage, identifies areas of marginal or inconsistent digital terrestrial coverage, and verifies the technical planning specifications and assumptions provided by broadcasters in their implementation plans. In addition, the program provides essential feedback on the accuracy of the ACMA’s initial desktop modelling.

Digital channel plansTo facilitate the introduction of digital television, the ACMA developed national and commercial DCPs in line with the Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting Planning Handbook and its obligations under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (BSA). DCPs determine which channels are to be allotted to each area, the assignment of channels to each broadcaster in that area and the technical characteristics of those channels.

DCPs are developed to give broadcasters the maximum envelope in which to plan their digital transmission coverage for an area to achieve the policy objective of the same coverage and potential reception quality as is available in analog mode. The national and commercial DCPs for Sydney (including Newcastle, Wollongong and Canberra) were finalised in July 1999. Subsequent variations were made in August 2000 and August 2003 to alter existing services and include additional services.

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Implementation plansIn accordance with the national and commercial television conversion schemes prepared by the ACMA under Schedule 4 to the BSA, commercial and national television broadcasters are required to prepare IPs relating to the conversion of the transmission of their services from analog to digital mode. IPs are a commitment by individual broadcasters to provide a television service in digital mode from specified sites to cover defined areas by specified dates. The aim is to achieve the same coverage in standard definition television digital mode as that service provides in analog mode. This objective is to be achieved as soon as is practicable after the simulcast period begins.4

The ACMA has received and approved IPs for the planned commercial services listed in the DCPs for this switchover area. The minister has approved all IPs for the national services (ABC and SBS).

As previously outlined, broadcasters are considering the conversion of an existing analog self-help site to digital as well as the implementation of new digital gap filler services. These services are not planned in the DCPs and so there is no obligation for broadcasters to submit IPs to the ACMA or roll out services at any particular point in time.

Survey planning As part of its methodology for assessing same coverage and potential reception quality, the ACMA undertakes desktop coverage modelling of a switchover area. This takes into account terrain, complaints to the ACMA from viewers within the area and, where possible, technical specifications of transmission facilities as outlined in IPs provided by broadcasters.

At the time of writing, a total of 23 ministerial enquiries and 193 complaints had been initiated in the Sydney switchover area. The issues concern both analog and digital reception. In addition, a total of 500 ‘Out of Area Direct to Home’ satellite applications were approved within the licence area.5

The findings of the desktop modelling process inform the ACMA field survey measurement program. The Sydney switchover area survey planning guided the ACMA’s field staff on where field measurements within the switchover market should be conducted. This includes predicted or potential reception-deficient areas and other information on transmission facilities in the area.

Field survey measurement programThe field survey measurement program enables the ACMA to acquire technical and signal data associated with analog and digital TV coverage and reception quality within a switchover area. The program is part of the ACMA’s CEP (Figure 1) and seeks to verify the information provided by broadcasters in their IPs as well as the predictions made as part of the ACMA’s initial desktop modelling.

4 A period in which a broadcaster is required to simultaneously transmit television services in analog and standard definition TV digital mode.5 A satellite system enabling the delivery of national and commercial analog television services to households within a commercial terrestrial licence area that experience poor or no coverage of local free-to-air commercial television.

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The ACMA’s CEP performed field survey measurements at 746 locations throughout the switchover area between May 2012 and September 2012 (see Appendix E). The measurement results have been analysed and compared against the most appropriate coverage prediction models for the area. Field survey results align closely with predicted coverage findings and provide the ACMA with a high level of confidence in its CEP methodologies.

Same coveragePolicy objectives under Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 4 to the BSA state that national and commercial broadcasters must, as soon as practicable after the start of the simulcast period, provide the same level of coverage and potential reception quality in digital mode as is broadcast in analog mode.

Based on the results of the CEP for this switchover area, the ACMA concludes that the same level of coverage and potential reception quality is in general being achieved by licensed broadcasters in the switchover area.

When analysing same coverage, a number of considerations and constraints must be factored into a broader assessment. These include:

CEP measurement data existing broadcasting infrastructure specific propagation conditions different analog and digital broadcasting characteristics.

There are areas identified within the switchover area that are considered generally signal-deficient and experience unreliable analog and digital coverage across all services. Any potential issues related to individual services to these areas are more accurately reported and effectively addressed as part of the wider signal-deficient nature of all services to these towns/localities (see Appendix F for breakdown of locality-specific results).

Signal-deficient areasWhile the ACMA has determined that the vast majority of the localities have adequate to strong signal coverage, and licensed broadcasters in the switchover area are in general meeting their coverage obligations, it is likely that a number of households in marginal or signal-deficient areas will experience poor analog and digital television reception. The CEP identified a number of locations in the Sydney metropolitan area which may be susceptible to minor reception issues, signal deficiency and/or coverage issues—primarily as a result of localised terrain obstructions and the built environment. These locations are listed in Appendix F. Some of these potential issues are expected to be resolved with the implementation of planned gap filler sites.

The Sydney hinterland area identified five localities with potential widespread reception issues. There were four localities identified with patchy reception issues. The Central Coast had three locations with potential widespread reception issues and six locations were identified with patchy reception issues.

While signal-deficient analog television or marginal area reception results in poor quality picture and sound that becomes increasingly ‘snowy’ and/or ‘noisy’, it is still possible, depending on the viewer’s expectations, to watch the broadcast. In contrast, signal-deficient digital television or marginal area reception causes a digital broadcast to freeze, pixilate or totally drop out, rendering the broadcast unwatchable. Households located in marginal reception areas are likely to experience this issue.

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On 11 May 2010, the government announced that under an agreement reached with all television broadcasters across Australia, broadcasters will upgrade a substantial number of existing regional and metropolitan analog self-help retransmission facilities/services to operate in digital, while the government will fund the VAST satellite service. Broadcasters are also implementing a number of new digital gap filler sites/services to provide terrestrial television coverage to nominated areas. This would enable all television viewers in Australia to have access to the full range of free-to-air digital television services.

The gap filler and self-help retransmission sites are not planned in the DCPs and broadcasters are not legislatively obliged to submit IPs or roll out the services at any given point in time. Until a finalised list of self-help conversions and gap filler installations is officially advised, this information should be considered as indicative only. It is possible that areas served by analog self-help facilities that are not converted to digital will become signal-deficient after the analog switch-off.

Fortuitous reception issuesThe BSA mandates that broadcasting services be licensed and planned to serve specific geographic areas. Through CEP operational observations,in some circumstances it is possible, for the ACMA to determine that households are receiving, or attempting to receive, television broadcast services that are not planned to serve their area. This form of reception is considered fortuitous. It is possible that households receiving fortuitous broadcast signals may experience reception difficulties before and/or after analog switch-off as the reception of distant weak television signals outside the planned service area will be generally unreliable and potentially interfere with planned services. Fortuitous reception difficulties may also appear when analog switch-off occurs in adjacent switchover areas.

The ACMA field survey has identified a number of households in marginal reception areas, particularly in and around Picton (population 3,027) that are attempting to receive unreliable fortuitous coverage of services from Illawarra transmitter site located in the the Southern NSW TV1 licence area.

Single frequency networks reception issuesWithin the Sydney TV licence area there are several SFNs in operation in the Central Coast local content areas. An SFN is an established and commonly used broadcast method and, as the name suggests, is a network of transmitters which operate on a single channel (frequency). With multiple transmitters operating on the same frequency, there are challenges with timing of transmission, reception between transmitter sites, local terrain and correct antenna installation. The areas where television reception is impacted are referred to as SFN reception issues.

While the SFN implementations across the Sydney TV licence area are generally working well, some areas in the Central Coast are more susceptible to reception difficulties. The SBS and ABC utlise a more complex SFN arrangement than commercial broadcasters in the Central Coast. In the case of the ABC, subsequent decisions to configure its digital signals so as to increase the amount of television programming carried have reduced the ability of some receivers to receive adequate digital signal in parts of the SFN coverage areas. The areas in Wyong and north of Wyong, including Blue Haven, Buff Point, Budgewoi, Lake Munmorah, The Entrance, Toukley and Tuggerawong are identified as more susceptible to ABC reception problems.

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Some of these areas north of Wyong, including Lake Munmorah and Toukley are also susceptible to NBN reception problems, caused by the SFN timing configuration.

Some of the identified reception dificulties can be mitigated by a carefully optimised antenna. Local residents in these areas should try to receive all their digital services from the Newcastle transmission site and should use a simplified, single antenna receiving-system6.

In areas where there are coverage overlaps between regional and metropolitan areas, SFN reception problems are less of an issue as the viewer may likely receive an alternate affiliate with similar content. For example Seven or Prime, Nine or NBN and Ten or Southern Cross. SFNs in the Sydney switchover area will be reconfigured as part of the restack process and may resolve many of the reception issues in the Central Coast area. Viewers in the identified areas will be impacted during the transition period following analog switch off.

Careful placement and orientation of the antenna system may help to reduce the likelihood of potential reception problems. Television viewers in these areas should be encouraged to consult an endorsed antenna installer. Some viewers experiencing SFN reception issues may need to go to VAST if the endorsed antenna installer cannot achieve adequate reception at their residence.

ConclusionThe ACMA is confident that the Sydney switchover is progressing in accordance with the digital television switchover timetable and that broadcasters have met their obligations for IP submissions, same coverage and service rollout. No major issues are currently present or foreseen that would impede the switch-off of analog television broadcast services in 2013. The ACMA will continue to liaise with relevant broadcasters and is confident that all services to this area will be successfully rolled out in accordance with planning guidelines and technical specifications before the end of the simulcast period.

In terms of television coverage from broadcaster-owned and -operated terrestrial transmission facilities, the ACMA has found minor indications for some towns/localities. Some of these issues are caused by the fact that some serving transmission sites are not broadcasting a full set of digital services. In consultation with broadcasters and industry representatives, the government is currently considering a number of options to provide alternative access to digital television.

Some SFN reception issues have been identified in the Central Coast area. However most of these issues can be solved by optimising receiver system including antenna type, placement, height and orientation. For a small number of viewers in the Central Coast area currently experiencing problems receiving the ABC in particular the implementation of channel changes at the time of television restack in the area should assist.

Broadcasters are currently listing an existing analog self-help retransmission facility/service in this switchover area for conversion to digital to extend or improve reception in signal-deficient areas. They are also considering the installation of a number of new digital gap filler services in the switchover area to extend or improve digital television coverage to identified areas. Those households situated in digital

6 The Newcastle site provides the national and regional commercial services only. Some viewers in these areas are using an additional antenna to receive metropolitan commercial services from the Wyong site. Viewers with two antennas pointing to Newcastle and Wyong are likely to experience ABC and/or NBN reception difficulties.

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signal-deficient areas may be able to apply to receive VAST satellite service in line with applicable access and subsidy arrangements.

DBCDE’s Digital Switchover Taskforce (DST) is responsible for overseeing Australia’s transition to digital television. The ACMA provides advice and consults widely with DST, broadcasters, industry representatives and the public to assist in facilitating an effective switch from analog to digital television.

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Appendix ASydney switchover area

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Appendix BTransmission sites in the Sydney switchover area

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Appendix CLicence areas adjacent to the Sydney switchover area

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Appendix DSwitchover areas adjacent to the Sydney switchover area

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Appendix EMeasurement locations in the Sydney switchover area

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Appendix FUrban centre/locality-specific results for the Sydney switchover area .

Table 4 Urban centre/locality assessments based on a combination of coverage prediction modelling, field survey measurements and engineering analysis within the Sydney Hinterland region of the Sydney switchover area.

Urban centre/locality

Pop. Assessment Comments

Urban centres/localities where no coverage and/or reception issues have been identifiedBelimbla Park (3 measurement locations)

659 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to good.

> No issue has been identified.

Cowan (2 measurement locations)



Hawkesbury Heights (2 measurement locations)

426 >The Sydney transmitter provides strong coverage.


Luddenham (2 measurement locations)


>No issue has been identified.

Maianbar (2 measurement locations)


>No issue has been identified

Mulgola (3 measurement locations)


>No issue has been identified.

Oakdale (4 measurement locations)

1,007 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to very good.


Yanderra (2 measurement locations)

561 >The Sydney transmitter provides good coverage.


Urban centres/localities where minor service rollout, coverage and/or reception issues have been identifiedBargo (7 measurement locations)

3,368 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from very good to adequate.

> While coverage from the Sydney transmitter is at least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas.

Berowra (25 measurement locations)

9,461 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to adequate.

>While coverage from the Sydney transmitter is at least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height)

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may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas.

Blackheath (10 measurement locations)

4,177 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from very good to adequate.

>While coverage from the Sydney transmitter is at least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required in some areas to avoid digital reception variability as caused by the suburban environment.

Bundeena (4 measurement locations)


>While coverage from the Sydney transmitter is at least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas.

Buxton (4 measurement locations)



Medlow Bath (4 measurement locations)

461 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from very good to adequate.

> While coverage from the Sydney transmitter is at least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas.

Menangle (3 measurement locations)

327 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from good to adequate.


Mount Hunter (4 measurement locations)


>The Illawarra transmitter provides coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.


Springwood (25 measurement locations)


>While coverage from the Sydney transmitter is at least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height)

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may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas.

The Oaks (4 measurement locations)


>The Illawarra transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to good.


Thirlmere (7 measurement locations)

3,344 >The Sydney transmitter provides adequate coverage.


Wallacia (4 measurement locations)

1,051 >The Sydney transmitter provides adequate coverage.


Warragamba and Silverdale(7 measurement locations)

446 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to adequate.


Waterfall (4 measurement locations)

456 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to adequate.

>The King Cross translator provides coverage ranging from adequate to poor.


Wilton (5 measurement locations)



Urban centres/localities where coverage/reception issues have been identified

Isolated issue(s) (where approximately <5% of populated areas show coverage/reception issues)Appin (8 measurement locations)

1,423 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from adequate to poor.

>The Illawarra transmitter provides coverage ranging

>While the combined coverage from the Sydney transmitter and the Illawarra transmitter is generally adequate, isolated areas of no reception caused by obstructing

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from very good to adequate. forested areas have been identified.>Broadcasters are considering a gap

filler site for this area.Blaxland (25 measurement locations)

14,376 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to poor.

>While coverage from the Sydney transmitter is generally strong, isolated poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Cobbity (5 measurement locations)

655 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from very good to poor.

>The Illawarra transmitter provides coverage ranging from very good to no coverage.

>While the combined coverage from the Sydney transmitter and the Illawarra transmitter is generally good, isolated poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

>Broadcasters are considering a gap filler site for this area.

Grasmere (8 measurement locations)

1,703 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from good to poor.

>The Illawarra transmitter provides coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.

>While coverage from the Sydney transmitter is generally good, isolated poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.


Hazelbrook (19 measurement locations)

10,496 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to no coverage.

>While coverage from the Sydney is generally very good, isolated no coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Yellow Rock (6 measurement locations)

911 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to poor.

>While coverage from the Sydney transmitter is generally good, isolated poor coverage caused by local terrain and forest obstructions has been identified.

Patchy issue(s) (where between approximately 5% and 25% of populated areas show coverage/ reception issues)Blue Mountains (32 measurement locations)

17,658 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from very good to no coverage.

>The Illawarra transmitter provides coverage ranging from good to no coverage.

>While the Sydney transmitter provides good coverage to some areas, patchy poor or no coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Menangle Park (3 measurement locations)

238 >The Sydney transmitter provides adequate to poor coverage.

>The Illawarra transmitter provides strong coverage.

>While the combined coverage from the Sydney transmitter is generally good, patchy poor coverage caused by local terrain and forest obstructions has been identified.

Mount Victoria (4 measurement locations)

828 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.

>The Portland/ Wallerawang translator provides coverage

>While the Sydney transmitter provides adequate coverage to most areas, patchy poor reception caused by local terrain obstructions and forest obstructions has been

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ranging from adequate to no coverage.

identified.

Tahmoor (8 measurement locations)

4,236 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from adequate to poor.

>The Illawarra transmitter provides coverage range from good to no coverage.

>While the combined coverage from the Sydney transmitter and the Illawarra transmitter is generally adequate, patchy poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.


Widespread Issue(s) (where between > 25% of populated areas show coverage/reception/limited services issues)Brooklyn (4 measurement locations)

717 >The Sydney transmitter provides no coverage.

>The Bouddi translator provides coverage ranging from poor to no coverage.

> The Sydney transmitter and the Bouddi translator do not provide reliable coverage as the town is located at the coverage fringe.

Dangar Island (no measurement)


> While the Sydney transmitter provides adequate coverage to some areas, widespread poor or no coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Douglas Park (4 measurement locations)


> While the Sydney transmitter provides adequate coverage to some areas, widespread poor or no coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Megalong (2 measurement locations)

<200 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from poor to no coverage.

>The Portland/Wallerawang translator provides no coverage.

>The Sydney transmitter and the Portland/Wallerawang translator do not provide reliable coverage as the town is located at the coverage fringe.

>The Megalong re-transmission site does not currently provide digital services. This site is on the broadcasters’ candidate list for conversion.

Picton (11 measurement locations)

3027 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from poor to no coverage.

>The Illawarra transmitter provides coverage ranging from good to adequate.

>While the combination coverage from Sydney transmitter and the Illawarra transmitter is adequate to some areas, widespread poor or no coverage exists due to the town being located at the coverage fringe.

>Some viewers rely on fortuitous coverage from the Illawarra transmitter (Southern NSW Licence Area) as it may provide better coverage than the local Sydney transmitter.


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Table 5 Urban centre/locality assessments based on a combination of coverage prediction modelling, field survey measurements and engineering analysis within the Central Coast region of the Sydney switchover area.


Pop. Assessment Comments

Urban centres/localities where minor service rollout, coverage and/or reception issues have been identifiedBlue Haven, Buff Point, and Budgewoi (18 measurement locations)

18,653 >The Newcastle transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to good.

>The Wyong transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to no coverage.

>No issue has been identified with the Newcastle transmitter.

>While coverage from the Wyong transmitter is generally adequate, patchy poor coverage or no coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

>Reception difficulties have been identified on ABC37 digital service in wide spread areas (SFN reception issue, solvable by pointing the antennas towards the Newcastle transmitter rather than the Wyong transmitter). The ACMA will continue to monitor issues of this nature as they arise.

Chain Valley Bay (6 measurement locations)


>The Wyong transmitter provides coverage ranging from poor to no coverage.


>While the Wyong transmitter provides good or adequate coverage to some areas, wide spread poor reception caused by obstructing forested areas has been identified.

Gwandalan (5 measurement locations)


>The Wyong transmitter provides no coverage.


>The Wyong transmitter does not provide reliable coverage as Gwandalan is located at the coverage fringe. Some viewers intended to watch metropolitan contents from Wyong transmitter may experience reception difficulties.

Kariong (8 measurement locations)

6,113 >The Sydney transmitter and the Newcastle transmitter provide coverage ranging from very good to no coverage.

>The Gosford transmitter provides coverage ranging from poor to no coverage.

>The Bouddi transmitter provides no coverage.

> While the combined coverage from the Sydney transmitter, the Gosford transmitter, and the Newcastle transmitter is least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas.

Lake Munmorah (3 measurement

4,443 >The Newcastle transmitter provides coverage ranging from

>While the combined coverage from the Newcastle transmitter and the

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locations) strong to poor.>The Wyong transmitter

provides coverage ranging from poor to no coverage.

Wyong transmitter is at least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas..

>Wide spread reception difficulties have been identified with the ABC (SFN reception issue, solvable by pointing the antennas towards the Newcastle transmitter rather than the Wyong transmitter) and NBN (SFN reception issue, and NBN from the Newcastle transmitter provides better coverage) digital services in wide spread areas. The ACMA will continue to monitor issues of this nature as they arise.

Mannering Park (2 measurement locations)

2,405 >The Newcastle transmitter provides strong coverage.



>The Wyong transmitter does not provide reliable coverage as Mannering Park is located at the coverage fringe.

The Entrance (12 measurement locations)

47,515 >The Bouddi transmitter and the Gosford transmitter provide coverage ranging from poor to no coverage.

>The Newcastle transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to no coverage.

>The Wyong transmitter provides poor coverage.

>While the combined coverage from the Bouddi transmitter, the Gosford transmitter, the Newcastle transmitter, and the Wyong transmitter is at least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas.

>Reception difficulties have been identified with the ABC in isolated areas (SFN reception issue, solvable by pointing the antennas towards the Newcastle transmitter rather than the Wyong transmitter or the Bouddi transmitter). The ACMA will continue to monitor issues of this nature as they arise.

Toukley (10 measurement locations)

7,892 >The Newcastle transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to poor.



>While the combined coverage from the Newcastle transmitter, the Wyong transmitter, and the Bouddi transmitter is at least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required for reliable digital

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reception in some areas.>Reception difficulties have been

identified with the ABC (SFN reception issue, solvable by pointing the antennas towards the Newcastle transmitter rather than the Wyong transmitter or the Bouddi transmitter) and NBN (SFN reception issue, and NBN from the Newcastle transmitter provides better coverage) digital services in wide spread areas. The ACMA will continue to monitor issues of this nature as they arise.

Tuggerawong (16 measurement locations)

27,012 >The Newcastle transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to adequate.

>The Wyong transmitter and the Bouddi transmitter provide coverage ranging from poor to no coverage.

>The Gosford transmitter provides no coverage.

>While the combined coverage from the Newcastle transmitter, the Bouddi transmitter, and the Wyong transmitter is at least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas.

>Reception difficulties have been identified with the ABC digital service in wide spread areas (SFN reception issue, solvable by pointing the antennas towards the Newcastle transmitter rather than the Wyong transmitter or the Bouddi transmitter). The ACMA will continue to monitor issues of this nature as they arise.

Wamberal (4 measurement locations)

5,713 >The Wyong transmitter provides coverage ranging from very good to adequate.

>While the coverage from the Wyong transmitter is at least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required in some areas to avoid digital reception variability as caused by the suburban environment.

Wyong (31 measurement locations)

11,873 >The Newcastle transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to adequate.


> While the combined coverage from the Newcastle transmitter and the Wyong transmitter is at least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas.

>Reception difficulties have been identified with the ABC digital service in isolated areas (SFN reception

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issue, solvable by pointing the antennas towards the Newcastle transmitter rather than the Wyong transmitter). The ACMA will continue to monitor issues of this nature as they arise.

Urban centres/localities where coverage/reception issues have been identified

Isolated issue(s) (where approximately <5% of populated areas show coverage/reception issues)Bensville (16 measurement locations)

5,315 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from very good to no coverage.

>The Bouddi transmitter provides coverage ranging from very good to no coverage.

>The Gosford transmitter and the Wyong transmitter provide coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.

> While the combined coverage from the Sydney transmitter, the Bouddi transmitter, the Gosford transmitter, and the Wyong transmitter, is generally good, isolated areas of no coverage caused by local terrain obstructions have been identified.

Copacabana (5 measurement locations)

2,672 >The Bouddi transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to poor.


>While the combined coverage from the Bouddi transmitter and the Wyong transmitter is generally good, isolated poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Daleys Point (14 measurement locations)

3,996 >The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from good to no coverage.

>The Gosford transmitter provides coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.

>The Bouddi transmitter provides coverage ranging from very good to no coverage.

>The Wyong transmitter provides coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.

> While the combined coverage from the Sydney transmitter, the Gosford transmitter, the Bouddi transmitter, and the Wyong transmitter is generally adequate, isolated poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Gosford (26 measurement locations)

11,428 >The Gosford transmitter provides coverage ranging from very good to no coverage.

>The Bouddi transmitter and the Sydney transmitter provide coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.

>The Wyong transmitter and the Newcastle transmitter provide no coverage.

> While the combined coverage from the Sydney transmitter, the Gosford transmitter, the Bouddi transmitter, and the Newcastle transmitter is generally adequate, isolated areas of no coverage caused by local terrain obstructions have been identified.

Kincumber (6 measurement locations)

7,141 >The Bouddi transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to poor.

>The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.

>While the combined coverage from the Bouddi transmitter and the Sydney transmitter is generally good, isolated poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

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>The Wyong transmitter and the Gosford transmitter provide coverage ranging from poor to no coverage.

Saratoga (18 measurement locations)

6,448 >The Bouddi transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to no coverage.

>The Gosford transmitter and the Newcastle transmitter provide coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.


>The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from very good to no coverage.

>While the combined coverage from the Sydney transmitter, the Bouddi transmitter, and the Gosford transmitter, is generally good, isolated poor coverage caused by local terrain and forest obstructions has been identified.

Tascott (19 measurement locations)


>The Gosford transmitter provides coverage ranging from very good to no coverage.

>The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.


>While the combined coverage from the Bouddi transmitter, the Gosford transmitter, the Sydney transmitter, and the Wyong transmitter is generally adequate, isolated poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Patchy issue(s) (where between approximately 5% and 25% of populated areas show coverage/ reception issues)Erina (12 measurement locations)

11,428 >The Gosford transmitter provides coverage ranging from very good to no coverage.

>The Bouddi transmitter and the Sydney transmitter provide coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.

>The Wyong transmitter and the Newcastle transmitter provide no coverage.

> While the combined coverage from the Sydney transmitter, the Gosford transmitter, the Bouddi transmitter, and the Wyong transmitter is generally adequate, patchy no coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Lisarow (22 measurement locations)

5,284 >The Gosford transmitter provides coverage ranging from poor to no coverage.

>The Sydney transmitter and the Newcastle transmitter provide coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.


> While the Sydney transmitter, the Gosford transmitter, and the Newcastle transmitter provide adequate combination coverage to some areas, patchy poor coverage or no coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Mooney Mooney (4 measurement locations)


>While the Sydney transmitter provides adequate coverage to some areas, patchy no coverage caused

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>The Wyong, Bouddi, and Gosford transmitter provide no coverage.

by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Terrigal (37 measurement locations)

16,212 >The Bouddi transmitter and the Newcastle transmitter provide coverage ranging from very good to no coverage.

>The Gosford transmitter and the Wyong transmitter provide coverage ranging from poor to no coverage.

>While the combined coverage from the Wyong transmitter, the Bouddi transmitter, the Gosford transmitter, and the Newcastle transmitter is generally adequate, patchy poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Woy Woy (36 measurement locations)


>The Gosford transmitter and the Wyong transmitter provide coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.

>The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from good to no coverage.

>While the combined coverage from the Sydney transmitter, the Bouddi transmitter, the Gosford transmitter, and the Wyong transmitter is generally adequate, patchy poor or no coverage caused by local terrain obstructions and forest obstructions has been identified.

Wyoming (36 measurement locations)

22,300 >The Gosford transmitter provides coverage ranging from strong to no coverage.

>The Newcastle transmitter provides coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.

>While the Gosford transmitter and the Newcastle transmitter provides good combined coverage to some areas, patchy poor or no coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Widespread Issue(s) (where between > 25% of populated areas show coverage/reception/limited services issues)Jilliby (5 measurement locations)

693 >The Wyong transmitter provides coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.

>The Newcastle transmitter provides coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.


>While the Newcastle transmitter and the Wyong transmitter provide adequate combination coverage to some areas, wide spread poor coverage or no coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

>Reception difficulties have been identified with the ABC digital service in patchy areas (SFN reception issue, solvable by pointing the antennas towards the Wyong transmitter rather than the Bouddi transmitter). The ACMA will continue to monitor issues of this nature as they arise.

Ourimbah (13 measurement locations)

3,074 >The Newcastle transmitter provides coverage ranging from adequate to no coverage.

>The Sydney transmitter provides coverage ranging from poor to no coverage.

>The Wyong transmitter, the

>While the Newcastle transmitter and the Sydney transmitter provides adequate combination coverage to some areas, wide spread poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

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Bouddi transmitter, and the Gosford transmitter, provide no coverage.

Patonga (3 measurement locations)



>While the Sydney transmitter provides adequate coverage to some areas, wide spread no coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

>The Bouddi transmitter does not provide reliable coverage as Patonga is located at the coverage fringe.

>The Patonga self-help re-transmission site does not provide any digital service and it is not on the broadcasters’ candidate list for conversion.

Table 6 Urban centre/locality assessments based on a combination of the coverage prediction modelling, field survey measurements and engineering analysis within the Sydney metropolitan area.


Assessment Comments

Urban centres/localities where no coverage and/or reception issues have been identified

All urban localities within the Sydney metropolitan area other than those listed below have been assessed as having no coverage and/or reception issues.

Urban centres/localities where minor service rollout, coverage and/or reception issues have been identifiedAvalon (2 measurement locations)

>Sydney transmitter provides adequate to no coverage.

>Bouddi transmitter provides poor coverage.

>While the combined coverage from the Sydney and Bouddi transmitters is at least adequate for some areas, poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Asquith (2 measurement locations)

>Sydney transmitter provides strong to adequate coverage.


Bella Vista (1 measurement location)

>Sydney transmitter provides adequate coverage.

>While coverage from the Sydney transmitter is adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas.

>Broadcasters are planning to install a gap filler site (Sydney North West).

Box Hill (1 Measurement location)

>Sydney transmitter provides poor coverage.

>Poor coverage caused by terrain obstructions has been identified from the Sydney transmitter.


Campbelltown (2 Measurement location)

>Sydney transmitter provides very good to adequate coverage.

>While coverage from the Sydney transmitter is at least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna

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height) may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas.

>Broadcasters are planning to install a gap filler site (Sydney South West).

Castle Hill (4 measurement locations)

>Sydney transmitter provides very good to poor coverage.

>While coverage from the Sydney transmitter is at least adequate, poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.


Cherrybrook-Pennant Hills (4 measurement locations)

>Sydney transmitter provides strong to poor coverage.

>While the Sydney transmitter provides at least adequate coverage to some areas, poor coverage caused by local terrain and forest obstructions has been identified.

Church Point (1 measurement location)

>Bouddi transmitter provides no coverage.

>Sydney transmitter provides no coverage.

>Manly/Mossman transmitter provides no coverage.

>No coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Clovelly (1 Measurement location)



Collaroy (1 measurement location)


>Bouddi transmitter provides adequate coverage.

>While coverage from the Bouddi transmitter is at least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas.

Cranebrook (1 Measurement location)


>While coverage from the Sydney and Illawarra transmitters are at least adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas.


Cromer (3 measurement locations)

>Sydney transmitter provides good to poor coverage.

>Manly/Mossman transmitter provides very good to no coverage.

>While the combined coverage from the Sydney and Manly/Mossman transmitters is at least adequate, , poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Freemans Reach (1 Measurement location)




Glossodia (1 Measurement location)




Harrington Park-Narellan

>Sydney transmitter provides adequate

>While coverage from the Sydney transmitter is adequate, viewers are more susceptible to reception

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(4 Measurement location)

coverage. difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas.


Hornsby Heights (4 measurement locations)



Hornsby, Thornleigh and Westleigh (4 measurement locations)



Kellyville (5 measurement locations)




Londonderry (1 Measurement location)




Maraylya (3 Measurement locations)

>Sydney transmitter provides adequate to poor coverage.



Marayong and Kings Park (3 Measurement locations)




Mona Vale (3 measurement locations)

>Sydney transmitter provides adequate to poor coverage.

>Bouddi transmitter provides no coverage.

>While the Sydney transmitter provides adequate coverage to some areas, poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

>No coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified from the Bouddi transmitter.

Mount Colah (4 measurement locations)

>Sydney transmitter provides strong to poor coverage.

>While the Sydney transmitter provides at least adequate coverage to some areas, poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

Mount Kuring-Gai (3 measurement locations)


>While coverage from the Sydney transmitter is at least adequate viewers are more susceptible to reception difficulties. A rural antenna configuration (10 m antenna height) may be required for reliable digital reception in some areas.

Newport (3 measurement locations)


>Bouddi transmitter provides adequate

>While the combined coverage from the Sydney and Bouddi transmitters is at least adequate in some areas, poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

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coverage.North Epping (1 measurement location)



North Narrabeen (1 measurement location)


>Manly/Mossman transmitter provides no coverage.

>Poor coverage caused by local terrain obstructions has been identified.

North Richmond (1 Measurement location)




North Rocks (1 Measurement location)


>Poor coverage caused by terrain obstructions, noise interference and building clutter has been identified from the Sydney transmitter.

North Wahroonga (2 measurement locations)

>Sydney transmitter provides good to adequate coverage.


Riverstone(2 Measurement locations)

>Sydney transmitter provides good to adequate coverage.



Rouse Hill (1 measurement location)




Schofields (1 Measurement location)




Seven Hills (1 Measurement location)




St Clair (2 Measurement location)

>Sydney transmitter provides good to poor coverage.

>While the Sydney transmitter provides at least adequate coverage to some areas, poor coverage caused by terrains and local foliage obstructions has been identified.


>Broadcasters are planning to install a gap filler site

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(Sydney South West).St Helens Park (1 Measurement location)




St Ives (3 measurement locations)



St Ives Chase (2 measurement locations)



Vineyard (1 Measurement location)




Woronora (1 Measurement location)



>The Woronora self-help re-transmission site does not provide any digital service and it is on the broadcasters’ candidate list for conversion.

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