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Regional Victoria and Griffith and the New plans for analog and digital TV in Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area are on the ACMA website at regional Victoria and southern NSW released www.acma.gov.au (go to ACMA > Publications > Broadcasting > New plans for analog and digital VHF and UHF television spectrum repeater services in the variation to Planning > Final licence area plans television services in areas of regional (collectively, the broadcasting the digital channel plans for Victoria (LAPs)). Victoria and southern New South services bands). Planning is Part 2: Regional Victoria. The variation to the commercial Wales have been released. ACMA accompanied by wide public Information about retuning a VCR and national digital channel plan for varied the licence area plans for consultation. Much of the detailed or set-top box is on the ACMA Central Victoria and Southern New analog television for the licence areas planning of transmission facilities will website at www.acma.gov.au (go to South Wales is on the ACMA website of Regional Victoria, and Griffith and be carried out by successful licence Radio & TV > Reception & at www.acma.gov.au (go to ACMA > the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, applicants themselves, within Interference > Television > Retuning Publications > Broadcasting > and varied the digital television guidelines set down by ACMA. your VCR or Pay TV set-top box). Planning > Final digital channel plans channel plans for the Regional The table lists the assignment of The variations to the licence area (DCPs)). Victoria licence area. channels for the digital television plans for analog television for The variation to the plan for analog services adds new channels, CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS deletes channels no longer needed or operated by broadcasters and varies AREA SERVED MODE CHANNEL ABGV AMV GLV SBS VTV Unassigned the technical specifications of Alexandra Analog 59 65 62 68 56 – – existing national and commercial Digital 60 64 61 67 63 38 66 services. In conjunction with these ABGV AMV GLV SBS VTV Unassigned changes, ACMA has assigned Alexandra Environs Analog 31 – – 28 – – – channels for digital television Digital 32 – – 29 – – – repeater services in central Victoria ABN AMV BCV SBS VTV Unassigned and some border areas of southern Balranald Analog 39 61/52 42 – 64/55 – – New South Wales Digital 40 37 41 – 56 38 53 In making these decisions, ACMA ABGV AMV GLV SBS VTV Unassigned considers factors including the aim of Bonnie Doon Analog 58 67/34 64/31 55 61/28 – – spectrum efficiency in the Digital 32 33 30 29 35 38 39 introduction of digital channels and ABGN AMV GLV SBS VTV Unassigned the need to minimise any changes Deniliquin Analog 57 66 63 69 60 – – that viewers will have to make. While Digital 55 47 64 50 61 38 53 ACMA gives the interests of viewers ABGV AMV GLV SBS VTV Unassigned a high priority at all times, some Eildon Analog 33 45 42 30 39 – – changes to services will be necessary. Digital 34 46 43 37 40 41 44 Only minor disruption to viewers is ABGV AMV GLV SBS VTV Unassigned expected as, in most cases, retuning Eildon Town Analog 57 – – 54 – – – Digital 58 – – 53 – – – of television sets, video cassette ABSV AMV BCV SBS VTV Unassigned recorders or subscription TV set-top Hopetoun Analog 56/38 62/29 32 – 65/35 – – boxes will be all that is required. Digital 34 28 33 – 36 30 37 Under the provisions of the ABGV AMV GLV SBS VTV Unassigned Interference Management Scheme, Howqua Analog 57/30# 63/36 66/39 – 60/33# – – broadcasters must provide public Digital − 37 38 – – 52 54 information, run education ABGN AMV GLV SBS VTV Unassigned campaigns and establish telephone Jerilderie Analog 56 62 65 59 68 – – hotlines to deal with and provide Digital 55 63 66 60 57 38 53 timely advice on how to retune ABGV AMV GLV SBS VTV Unassigned devices and alternative connection Mansfield Analog 50 44 41 53 47 – – methods before any changes take Digital 60 64 61 67 63 57 66 place. ABGV AMV GLV SBS VTV Unassigned ACMA has responsibility for Seymour Analog 55 61 64 67 58 – – planning and allocating those parts Digital 53 60 63 66 57 47 50 of the radiofrequency spectrum used ABGV AMV GLV SBS VTV Unassigned for free-to-air broadcasting services Yea Analog 33 45 42 30 39 – – in Australia—AM and FM radio, and Digital 34 46 43 37 40 41 44 # service type ‘drop-through (non-LAP)’ included in this table for information purposes only

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