ACMA - ABA media releases 2002

Analog television

26 November - Analog television services in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide (NR143/2002)
22 October - Analog television services in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide (NR118/2002)
4 April - Channels for second commercial television services at Spencer Gulf North and Broken Hill (NR30/2002)

Australian content and program standards

23 December - New Australian content standard for commercial television (NR157/2002)
20 December - Review of Australian content on Pay TV - Discussion paper release (NR154/2002)
27 November - Pay TV spends $19.9 Million on new Australian drama programs (NR144/2002)
13 November - Final draft of Australian content standard for television (NR136/2002)
24 October - Commercial radio standards (NR121/2002)
17 October - Commercial radio standards (NR113/2002)
11 July - ABA proposes amendments to Australian content standard (NR64/2002)

ABA and broadcasting information

24 September - ABA releases revised Service Charter (NR106/202)
10 September - ABA supports future single spectrum regulator (NR92/2002)
29 April - Media streaming to bloom and fade, says CTIN report (NR38/2002)
2 April - ABA Collects $218.6M in TV and radio licence fees (NR27/2002)
2 April - Profit down for commercial TV and Radio (NR26/2002)
18 March - What will Australian audiences want? -The second annual ABA conference (NR 20/2002)
5 February - Almost half regional radio programs are syndicated (NR 6/2002)

Broadcast planning

20 December - ABA proposes technical changes to radio services on the Gold Coast (NR153/2002)
26 November - ABA grants Gadigal an extension of time to commence Sydney community radio service (NR142/2002)
12 November - Extension of time for change of frequency in Mt Gambier (NR134/2002)
1 November - ABA grants Free Broadcast Incorporated an extension of time to commence community service (NR126/2002)
28 October - Changes to Parkes radio service (NR123/2002)
24 October - Extension of time granted for Perth community services 6AR and 6NR to convert to FM (NR120/2002)
22 October - Changes for Mildura/Sunraysia service (NR117/2002)
14 October - Extension of time for change of frequency in Mt Gambier (NR112/2002)
10 October - Extension of time for Perth Community Services 6AR and 6NR to convert to FM (NR110/2002)
23 September - Improved availability for 6IX Perth in South East (NR105/2002)
20 September - New radio services for the Emerald region of Queensland (NR100/2002)
11 September - Change proposed for Parkes radio service (NR94/2002)
6 September - Extension of time for change of radio frequency in Adelaide (NR89/2002)
23 August - Improved availability of commercial radio services in the Remote North East Zone licence area (NT81/2002)
21 August - Changes proposed for Mildura/Sunraysia radio service (NR79/2002)
22 July - Extension of time proposed for change of frequency in Adelaide (NR69/2002)
9 July - ABA proposes additional community and narrowcasting radio services in Emerald area of Queensland (NR62/2002)
17 June - ABA proposes increased availability of commercial radio services in Mount Tamborine Area (NR53/2002)
4 April - New wide coverage community AM radio service in Sydney (NR29/2002)
22 March - ABA proposes changes to 6IX FM translator at Rockingham (NR 23/2002)

Compliance with industry codes and the broadcasting services act

8 November - ABA releases sponsorship guidelines for community broadcasters (NR129/2002)
8 November - ABA registers revised community broadcasting codes of practice (NR128/2002)
23 October - Broadcasting breaches down by 36 per cent (NR119/2002)
18 July - ABA welcomes Federal Court decision on Nine tobacco ad (NR66/2002)
10 July - ABA proposes code about loud advertisments on television (NR63/2002)
14 February - Broadcasting breaches drop 29 per cent (NR 10/2002)

Datacasting

12 November - New digital datacasting licence for SBS (NR133/2002)
15 March -New digital datacasting licences for Seven Network (NR 19/2002)
4 February - New digital datacasting licences for Ten Network (NR 5/2002)

Digital planning

26 November - New digital commercial television service for Tasmania (NR140/2002)
8 November - ABA proposes channels for digital television services in remote and regional areas of Western Australia (NR130/2002)
20 September - ABA determines simulcast start dates for regional digital TV services (NR102/2002)
15 August - ABA proposes digital television start-up dates for Broken Hill, Griffith and regional South Australia (NR77/2002)
29 July - Digital channels for third commercial TV service in Tasmania (NR73/2002)
26 July - Digital TV channels for Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (NR71/2002)
12 June - ABA proposes channels for Digital Television services in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation area (NR50/2002)
27 May - ABA announces channels for digital television services in inland NSW and the ACT (NR45/2002)
17 May - ABA proposes digital channels for third commercial television service in Tasmania (NR43/2002)
29 April - Industry survey predicts 46 per cent digital TV uptake by 2008 (NR37/2002)
4 April - Digital TV channel plans for regional South Australia, Broken Hill and Mildura/Sunraysia (NR31/2002)
22 March - ABA proposes channels for digital television services in Inland NSW and the ACT (NR 24/2002)
8 January - ABA releases digital channel plans for the New South Wales North Coast (NR 1/2002)

Investigations

17 December - ABA requires increased broadcast material of local significance (NR152/2002)
5 December - ABA cancels ACE TV licence (NR 146/2002)
13 November - ABA investigation into control of 2CH and 2GB (NR137/2002)
11 November - ABA investigation into Telstra commercial arrangements (NR131/2002)
1 November - ABA to investigate the ownership and control of 2GB and 2CH Sydney (NR127/2002)
30 August - NBN TV news coverage - ABA apologises for error (NR86/2002)
27 August - ABA proposes condition to ensure minimum local program content in regional Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria (NR83/2002)
31 May - ABA imposes licence conditions on WIN television QLD (NR48/2002)
4 April - ABA imposes condition on Sydney community radio licences (NR32/2002)
12 March - Adequacy of regional TV news - public meeting in Mildura (NR 16/2002)
25 February - Adequacy of regional TV news - public meetings in Cairns, Mt Isa and Townsville (NR 13/2002)
22 February - ABA begins investigation into ACE TV Adelaide (NR 12/2002)
12 February - Adequacy of regional TV news - public meetings in Newcastle, Wollongong and Canberra (NR 8/2002)
5 February - ABA investigation into the adequacy of regional TV news (NR 7/2002)

Licence allocations

23 December - ABA allocates new community radio licence for South Hobart (NR156/2002)
23 December - ABA allocates new community radio licence for Gosford (NR155/2002)
17 December - New community radio licence for Christmas Island (NR151/2002)
10 December - New community radio licence for Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania (NR150/2002)
10 December - New community radio licence for Fremantle (NR149/2002)
6 December - New community radio licences for Victor Harbour (NR147/2002)
28 November - ABA decides not to allocate community radio licence in George Town, Tasmania (NR145/2002)
26 November - New community radio licence for Boonah, Queensland (NR141/2002)
21 November - ABA allocates new non-broadcasting services bands commercial radio licence (NR139/2002)
21 November - New community radio licence for Wagga Wagga (NR138/2002)
12 November - New community radio licences for Nambour (NR135/2002)
12 November - New community radio licence for Northern Midlands, Tasmania (NR132/2002)
1 November - New community radio licence for Monaro (NR125/2002)
1 November - New community radio licence for Perth (NR124/2002)
28 October - New community radio licences for Gosford (NR122/2002)
18 October - New community radio licence for Yorke Peninsula (NR116/2002)
18 October - New community radio licence for Mount Gambier, SA (NR115/2002)
18 October - No applications received for Lord Howe Island community radio licence (NR114/2002)
11 October - ABA allocates new non-broadcasting services bands commercial radio licence (NR111/2002)
27 September - New community radio licence for Port Pirie, SA (NR109/2002)
23 September - ABA decides not to allocate community radio licence in Latrobe Valley (NR104/2002)
20 September - No applications received for Cowra community radio licence (NR101/2002)
11 September - New community radio licence for Kalamunda (NR93/2002)
9 September - New community radio licence for Yass (NR91/2002)
29 August - New community radio licences for Armadale and Wanneroo (NR85/2002)
28 August - New community radio licence for Port Adelaide (NR84/2002)
26 August - $26.0 million bid for new Gold Coast commercial radio licence and $8.2 million bid for new Nambour commercial radio licence (NR82/2002)
23 August - New community radio licences for Adelaide and the Adelaide Foothills (NR80/2002)
26 July - ABA to auction commercial radio licences for Gold Coast and Nambour (NR72/2002)
22 July - New community radio licence for Ballina (NR67/2002)
27 June - No applications received for Murwillumbah community radio licence(NR59/2002)
26 June - New community radio licences for Casino, Coraki and Nimbin (NR58/2002)
3 May - New commercial television licences for Broken Hill, Mt Gambier, Riverland and Spencer Gulf (NR40/2002)
19 April - $13.5 million bid for new Gosford commercial FM radio licence (NR35/2002)
15 April - ABA allocates a new commercial radio licence for Perth, WA (NR33/2002)
21 March - Radio 3RPH expanded to Warragul and Warrnambool (NR 22/2002)
19 March - ABA to auction commercial radio licence for Gosford (NR 21/2002)
12 March - ABA allocates new non-broadcasting services bands commercial radio licences (NR 18/2002)
12 March - New commercial FM radio licences for Hamilton, Sale, Warrnambool and Warragul (NR 17/2002)
5 March - New commercial FM radio licence for North East Queensland (NR 15/2002)
26 February - New commercial FM radio licences for Burnie and Scottsdale (NR 14/2002)
14 February - $25 million bid for new Perth commercial FM radio licence (NR 11/2002)
13 February - New Community Radio Licence for Gympie, Queensland (NR 9/2002)
16 January - ABA to auction commercial radio licence for Perth (NR 3/2002)

Licence applications

23 September - ABA invited applications for new community radio licence for Break O'Day, Northern Tasmania (NR103/2002)
12 September - ABA invites applications for new community radio licence for Lord Howe Island (NR99/2002)
12 September - ABA invites applications for new community radio licence for Christmas Island (NR98/2002)
12 September - ABA invites applications for new community radio licence for Boonah (NR972002)
11 September - ABA invites applications for new community radio licence for Wollongong (NR96/2002)
11 September - ABA invites applications for new community radio licence for Lithgow (NR95/2002)
5 September - ABA invites applications for new community radio licence for Port Hedland (NR88/2002)
21 August - ABA invites applications for new community radio licences for Tasmania (NR78/2002)
14 August - ABA extends closing date for applications for new Sydney-wide AM community radio licence (NR76/2002)
9 August - ABA invites applications for new community radio licences for Cootamundra, Cowra and Wagga Wagga (NR75/2002)
31 July - ABA invites applications for NT an SA open narrowcasting licences (NR74/2002)
23 July - Closing date for applications for commercial radio licences for Gold Coast and Nambour (NR70/2002)
22 July - ABA invites applications for new community radio licences to serve Port Pirie and Yorke Peninsula (NR68/2002)
15 July - ABA invites applications for a new AM community radio licence for Sydney (NR65/2002)
9 July - ABA invites applications for new community radio licence for Mount Gambier (NR61/2002)
25 June - ABA invites applications for new community radio licences for Victor Harbor (NR57/2002)
21 June - ABA extends closing date for applications for new community radio licences for the Latrobe Valley (NR56/2002)
20 June - ABA invites applications for commercial radio licences for Gold Coast and Nambour (NR55/2002)
17 June - ABA invites applications for a new community radio licence for Yass (NR54/2002)
12 June - ABA invites applications for new community radio licences for Perth, Armadale, Fremantle, Kalamunda and Wanneroo (NR51/2002)
11 June - ABA invites applications for a new community radio licence for Monaro NSW (NR49/2002)
29 May - ABA invites applications for new community radio licences for Nambour (NR47/2002)
29 May - ABA invites applications for new community radio licences for Gosford (NR46/2002)
24 May - ABA invites applications for new community radio licence for Murwillumbah (NR44/2002)
16 May - ABA invites applications for new community radio licences for Warragul and Latrobe Valley (NR42/2002)
4 February - ABA invites applications for Gosford commercial radio licence (NR 4/2002)

Narrowcasting

27 September - ABA announces highest bidders for new open narrowcasting services in WA (NR108/2002)
27 September - ABA announces highest bidders for new open narrowcasting services in NSW, NT, Queensland, SA, Tasmania and Victoria (NR107/2002)
9 September - ABA to auction apparatus licences for open narrowcasting services (NR90/2002)
4 September - ABA provides guidance on open narrowcasting radio services (NR87/2002)
4 July - ABA invites submissions on proposal to impose additional conditions on open narrowcasting radio services (NR60/2002)
30 April - Extension of closing date for applications for open narrowcasting licences (NR39/2002)
19 April - Withdrawal of open narrowcasting frequency 96.9 MHz in Moranbah, Queensland (NR36/2002)
2 April - ABA invites applications for open narrowcasting licences (NR28/2002)
9 January - ABA clarifies definition of open narrowcasting radio services (NR 2/2002)

Online services

9 December - ABA releases tips for chatting safely online (NR148/2002)
13 June - ABA welcomes AAT decision on Internet content (NR52/2002)
10 May - ABA registers new codes of practice for Internet industry (NR41/2002)
16 April - Four Australian web sites win Childnet Awards (NR34/2002)
26 March - Report on effectiveness of Internet filter software (NR25/2002)