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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CONTROL BOARD YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 1967 BY AUTHORITY A. J. ARTHUR, COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT PRINTER, CANBERRA: 1967 "' CONTENTS PAGE PAGE PART I: INTRODUCTORY 5 PART IV: BROADCASTING-PROGRAMME Legislation 5 SERVICES 38 Membership of the Board 6 Types of Programme 38 Functions of the Board 7 Composition of Programmes 39 Meetings of the Board . 7 Children's Programmes 40 Consultations with Licensees' Representa- News 40 tives and other Organisations 7 Religious Broadcasts 41 Staff of the Board 8 Political Broadcasts 42 State Organisation 9 Community Service 44 Location of Board's Offices 10 · Broadcasting of Telephone Conversations. 45 Broadcasts in Foreign Languages 46 Employment of Australians 46 Advertising 48 Medical Advertisements and Talks 49 PART II: BROADCASTING-ADMINISTRA- Broadcasting of Objectionable Matter 49 TION . 10 Programme Research 49 The Australian Broadcasting Services 10 Hours of Service 50 Licensing of Commercial Broadcasting Stations 10 PART V: TELEVISION- ADMINISTRATION 51 Current Licences for Commercial Broad- The Australian Television Serviees 51 casting Stations 10 Licensing of Commercial Television Stations 51 Grant of New Licences 11 Current Licences for Commercial Television Renewal of Licences 16 Stations 51 Fees for Licences for Commerical . Broad- Grant of New Licences 52 casting Stations 17 Renewal of Licences for Commercial Tele- Commercial Broadcasting Stations-Finan- vision Stations 52 .cial Results . 18 Fees for Licences for Commercial Television Transfer of Licences and Leasing of Stations 19 Stations 54 Ownership of Commercial Broadcasting Financial Results of Commercial Television Stations 19 Stations 55 Important Changes in Shareholdings in Ownership or Control of Commercial Broadcasting Stations 20 Television Stations 56 Organisations with Majority or Substantial Limitation of Interests in Commercial Tele- Interests in more than Two Commercial vision Stations 56 Broadcasting Stations 20 Important Changes in Shareholdings in Newspaper Companies . 24 Television Stations 56 Networks of Commercial Broadcasting Newspaper Companies . 57 Stations 28 Memoranda and Articles of Association of The Australian UNESCO Committee for Licensee Companies . 64 Mass Communications 30 Development of Television Services 64 Television Translator Stations 67 Extension of Television Services . 69 PART III: BROADCASTING- TECHNICAL PART VI: TELEVISION-TECHNICAL SER- SERVICES 31 VICES 71 Development of the National Broadcasting Technical Facilities and Operation of Service 31 Stations 71 Development of the Commercial Broad- Reception Difficulties in the Area Served casting Service 32 by National Television Station ABSN Further Development of the Broadcasting Bega-Cooma 72 Services 33 Unattended Operation of Television Stations 73 Frequency Modulation Broadcasting 34 Technical Conditions of Stations in Fourth Interference to the Reception of Broad- Stage of Television Development 74 casting Programmes . 35 Experimental Investigations 75 Experimental Investigations 35 Television Translator Stations 75 Standards for the Technical Equipment and Colour Television 76 Operation of Medium Frequency Broad- Satellite Television Relays 78 casting Stations 36 Meetings of C.C.I.R. (Comite Consultatif Meetings of the C.C.I.R. 36 International des Radiocommunications) 82 Radio Research Board . 37 Interference with Television Reception 83 CONTENTS-continued PAGE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CONTROL BOARD PAGE PART VII: TELEVISION-PROGRAMME .APPENDICES SERVICES 83 Analysis of Programme~ . A-Commer~ial Broadcasting Stations in NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 84 ~perat10n on 30 June 1967 . 109 Employment of Australians 86 News B-Nat~onal Broadcasting Stations in opera- 90 tion o~ 30 June 1967 . Censorship and Classifi~~tion of Films 90 114 in Family and Children's Programme 92 C-Commercial Television Stations Advisory Committee on Children's Tele- o?eration on 30 June 1967 .. 117 vision Programmes . 93 D-Na~10nal Television Stations in opera- 120 Religious Programmes .. 94 tlon o~ 30 June 1967 . 120 The Honourable the Postmaster-General: Advisory Committee on Religious Pro- E-Commerc!al Translator Stations in In conformity with the provisions of section 28 of the Broadcasting and Tele grainmes 94 ~perat10n on 30 June 1967 .. 123 Television Programmes on Sunday F-Nat~onal Translator Stations in opera- vision Act 1942-1967, the Australian Broadcasting Control Board has the Mornings .. 95 tion on. 30 June 1967 . 125 honour to furnish its report, being the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Board, Televising of Political Matter 95 G-Commercial Television Stations-Princi- Advertising . : : on its operations during the year ended 30 June 1967, together with financial 96 pal . Shareholders in Licensee Com- Television of Objectionable Matter 101 accounts in the form approved by the Treasurer, and the report of the Auditor Programme Research P~~es . 126 102 H-Statistical Analysis of Broadcasting Pro- Hours of Service 103 General on those accounts. .gra~mes . 134 PART VIII: GENERAL 104 1-GUid~l.mes on the Preparation of Tele This Report is arranged as follows : Financial Accounts of th~ Board. 104 VISion ~dvertisements issued by the Annual Development of Broadcasting and Australian Association of Ad Part I-Introductory. Te!e~ision . 104 vertising Agencies and the Australian Receivi~g Licences . 105 Association of National Advertisers 138 Expen~Iture on t~e National Broadcasting J-Survey of Attitudes to Television .. 140 Part 11-Broadcasting-Administration. Service and NatiOnal Television Service . 107 K-Statement of Receipts and Payments for Reven~e from Broadcasting and Television Year Ended 30 June 1967 . 142 Part III-Broadcasting-Technical Services. Services 108 Acknowledgments L-Statistical Analysis of Television Pro- .. 108 grammes .. 143 Part IV-Broadcasting-Programme Services. Part V-Television-Administration. Part VI-Television-Technical Services. Part VII-Television-Programme Services. Part VIII-General. PART I-INTRODUCTORY ( LEGISLATION The Broadcasting and Television Act was amended during the year by: (i) The Broadcasting and Television Act 1966 (No. 57 of 1966) which amended section 128 of the Principal Act which specifies the conditions of eligibility for the issue of concessional listeners' and viewers' licences to pensioners under social services and other legislation and also amended the Principal Act in relation to decimal currency. (ii) The Broadcasting and Television Act 1967 (No. 47 of 1967) which: (a) amended section 31 of the Principal Act to increase the number of members of the Australian Broadcasting Commission from seven to nine and made certain other amendments to the provisions of the; Act relating to the service (staff) of the Commission. ; 6 Nineteenth Annual Report lntroductury 7 (b) included a new section 78A. as follows: FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD '78A. Where the Minister has given a direction under section sixty four of this Act or has prohibited the broadcasting or televising of The principal functions of the Board are set out in Divisions 2 and 3 of Part any matter or made any requirement under section seventy-seven II of the Broadcasting and Television Act 1942-1967 and are briefly as follows: of this Act, he shall, within seven sitting days of giving such direction (a) to ensure the provision of services by broadcasting stations and television or notifying such prohibition or requirement, report the same in writ stations in accordance with plans from time to time prepared by the ing to both Houses of Parliament and shall give the reasons for such Board and approved by the Minister; direction, prohibition or requirement, as the case may be.'* (b) to ensure that the technical equipment and operation of such stations are (c) included a new section 105A. as follows: in accordance with such standards and practices as the Board considers '105A. Where the Minister has prohibited the broadcasting or tele to be appropriate; vising of any matter or has made any requirement under sub-section (c) to ensure that adequate and comprehensive programmes are provided by (3.) of section ninety-nine or section one hundred and four of this commercial broadcasting stations and commercial television stations to Act, he shall within seven sitting days report the same in writing serve the best interests of the general public; to both Houses of the Parliament and shall give the reasons for such prohibition or requirement, as the case may be.'* (d) to detect sources of interference, and to furnish advice and assistance in connection with the prevention of interference, with the transmission or (d) further amended section 128 of the Principal Act to take account of reception of the programmes of broadcasting stations and television changes in Social Services legislation insofar as eligibility for con stations; cessional listeners' and viewers' licences is concerned. (e) to make recommendations to the Minister as to the exercise by him of The Principal Act as amended is now cited as the Broadcasting and Television Act 1942-1967. any of his powers under Part IV of the Act relating to the commercial broadcasting service or commercial television service; The Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Act 1964 and the Television Stations Licence Fees Act 1964 were amended during the year by the Statute (/) to hold public inquiries into applications made to the Minister for licences Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966, and are now cited as the Broad for commercial broadcasting