Terrestrial Broadcasting Plans in the LFMFHFVHFUHF Bands

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TERRESTRIAL BROADCASTING PLANS IN THE
LF/MF/HF/VHF/UHF BANDS
P.N Hai, J.-M PAQUET Broadcasting Services
Division
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Broadcasting in theLF/ MF/ HF/ VHF/ UHF bands

• 1. Bands allocated to Broadcasting.
• 2. Broadcasting Agreements and Plans.
• 3. Time-limits for comments to proposed
  modifications.

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1. Bands allocatedto broadcasting.

• w Kilometric frequencies
• Frequency bands BC/BT Region Plan
• LF 148.5- 283.5 kHz BC 1 GE75
• w Hectometric frequencies
• Frequency bands BC/BT Region Plan
• MF 526.5- 1606.5 kHz BC 1 3 GE75
• 525 - 1605 kHz BC 2 RJ81
• 1605 - 1705 kHz BC 2 RJ88

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• w Decametric frequencies
• Frequency bands BC/BT Region Planning
• Trop. 2300-2498 kHz BC 1
  - 2300-2495 kHz BC 2,3 - 3200-3400
  kHz BC 1,2,3 - 4750-4995
  kHz BC 1,2,3 - 5005-5060 kHz BC 1,2,3 -
• Non Trop. 3900-4000 kHz BC 3 - 3950-4000
  kHz BC 1 -
• __________________________________________________
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• HF 5950-26100 kHz BC 1,2,3 Art. 12

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• w Broadcasting in the VHF/ UHF bands
• Frequency bands BC/BT Region Plan
• VHF 47 - 68 MHz BC,BT 1 ST61, GE89
• 87.5 - 100 MHz BT 1 ST61
• 87.5 - 108 MHz BC 1 GE84
• 174 - 230 MHz BT 1 ST61, GE89
• 230 - 254 MHz BT 1 ST61, GE89 ¹
• UHF 470 - 960 MHz BT 1 ST61, GE89

¹ Certain African countries according to RR 5.252
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1.2 Regional Agreements and notification under
Article 11
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Plan modification procedure (according to Article
4 of each Agreement)
Administration T0.. Notification forms
BR
Pre-coordinations (if necessary)
Part A
Part B
Part C
Agreements
Time-limit of ...daysafter publicationin Part A
Objections of concernedadministrations
Confirmation offinal parameters and request for
publication inPart B
PLAN
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2. List of the different Regional Agreements and
corresponding Plans

• v 2.1. GE75 Plan
• v 2.2. RJ81 Plan
• v 2.3. RJ88 Plan
• v 2.4. Decametric waves
• v 2.5. ST61 Plan
• v 2.6. GE84 Plan
• v 2.7. GE89 Plan

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GE75 Plan
GE75 Plan
Regions 1 and 3
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2.1. GE75 Agreement and Plan
GE75 Plan

• Q Geneva Agreement ,1975
• LF 15 channels
• MF 120 channels
• LPC 3 channels (1485, 1584 and 1602
  kHz)
• q Technical characteristics
• s HF protection ratio
• s adjacent channel, bandwidth BF
• s protected contour

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Modifications to GE75 Plan ( Article 4 )
GE75 Plan

• l procedure for LPC (Low Power Channel)
• l procedure for channels other than LPC
• l acceptance criteria usable field strength
  increase lt0.5 dB

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GE75 Plan
Currently 11 290 daytime stations
No. of modifications processed per year
(2004 figures are up to 30 June only)
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RJ81 Plan
RJ81 Plan
Region 2
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2.2. RJ81 Agreement and Plan
RJ81 Plan

• r Rio de Janeiro Agreement 1981
• List A and List B ( Res. 2 )
• Classes of station and protected contours
• Plan Stations not put into operation after
• 4 years (para.4.6.3) no longer considered.
• r Modifications to Plan RJ81
• RJ81 Special Sections
• Assignments in Part A for more than 180 days no
  longer protected

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RJ88 Agreement and Plan
RJ88 Plan

• t Rio de Janeiro Agreement,1988
• s 1605 - 1705 kHz ( 10 channels )
• s Normalized station characteristics
• t RJ88 allotment Plan
• s Plan principes
• s Plan modification procedure

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Channel No. and assigned frequency
RJ88 Plan
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RJ81 Plan
12096 day stations and 9 773 night
No. of modifications processed per year
(2004 figures are up to 30 June only)
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Allotments of Haïti and Dominican Republic
RJ88 Plan
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RJ88 Plan
Allotments of Haïti and Dominican Republic
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Example of Agreement procedure
RJ88 Plan
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Decametric waves
HF Coverage whole Earth (separate
presentation)
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ST61 Plan
ST61 Plan

• European Broadcasting Area

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Just how many ST61 Frequency Plans are there?
ST61 Plan

• TV stations 41-68 MHz
• Sound broadcasting stations 41-68 MHz
• Sound broadcasting stations 87.5-100 MHz
• TV stations 87.5-100 MHz
• TV stations 162-230 MHz (Band III)
• TV stations 470-960 MHz (Bands IV-V)

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Frequency band decides on the procedure used
ST61 Plan

• Old Exclusive bands
• 41-68 MHz
• 87.5-100 MHz
• 174-216 MHz
• 470-582 MHz
• 606-790 MHz

• Old Shared bands
• 162-174 MHz
• 216-230 MHz
• 582-606 MHz
• 790-960 MHz

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Modification - Exclusive bands
ST61 Plan

• Consult affected administrations
• Distances from the stations to the nearest points
  of the boundaries
• Provide proposed technical characteristics so
  that affected administration can assess the
  probability of harmful interference
• Affected administrations to reply within ten
  weeks
• If not, notifying administration will send a
  reminder

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Modification - Exclusive bands (2)
ST61 Plan

• Affected administrations to reply within two (2)
  weeks
• If not, considered to have agreed to the proposed
  change
• No agreement is reached, BR may be requested to
  make technical examination and inform
  administrations of the results

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Modification - Exclusive bands (3)
ST61 Plan

• Modifications without consulting if
• Reduction in power or changes that would reduce
  the probability of harmful interference
• OR
• Distances to nearest points of the boundaries are
  equal or greater than the coordination distance
  limits

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Modification - Exclusive bands (4)
ST61 Plan

• Notifying administration informs BR
• Proposed modifications
• Names of administrations consulted, where
  appropriate.
• BR publishes in Part B of a Special Section

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Modification - Shared bands
ST61 Plan

• Notifying administration informs BR of technical
  information
• BR publishes in Part A of a Special Section
• Comment period 12 weeks
• Comment should be sent DIRECTLY to notifying
  administration
• NO COMMENT AGREEMENT

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Modification - Shared bands (2)
ST61 Plan

• Notifying administration informs BR if no comment
  received at the end of 12 weeks or agreement
  reached
• Must Request publication in Part B for recording
  into the ST61 Plan (TB3 notice)

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ST61 Plan
Currently 67664 stations
No. of modifications processed per year
(2004 figures are up to 30 June only)
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GE84 Plan
GE84 Plan

• Region 1 Part of Region 3

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GE84 Plan modification procedure
GE84 Plan

• Coordination required with
• sound broadcasting stations (4.2.2 a)
• ST 61 television 87.5-100 MHz (4.2.2 b)
• fixed mobile service (4.2.2 c,d,e)
• aeronautical radionavigation service gt 108 MHz
  (4.2.2 f)

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GE84 Plan modification procedure
GE84 Plan

• Coordination between administrations based on a
  table of distances (Annex 4)
• Normal acceptance based on technical criteria
• resulting Eu lt 54 dBu or
• increase in Eu lt 0.5 dB

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GE84 Plan modification procedure
GE84 Plan

• No agreement required if modification
• is reduction of ERP or interference level
• Distance less than Annex 4 limits
• Moves station less than a given distance

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Features of the GE84 Plan modification procedure
GE84 Plan

• Publication in Part A of a Special Section
• 100 days comment period
• BR reminders at 50 70 days
• No comment AGREEMENT
• Must request publication in Part B
• Unused frequencies never removed

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GE84 Plan
Currently 60771 stations
No. of modifications processed per year
(2004 figures are up to 30 June only)
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GE89 Plan
GE89 Plan
African B. Area neighbours
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GE89 Frequency bands
GE89 Plan

• 41-68 MHz but limited use (RR5.169)
• 174-230 MHz (Band III)
• 230-238 MHz 246-254 MHz (RR5.252)
• 470-862 MHz (Bands IV-V)

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GE89 Plan modification procedure
GE89 Plan

• Coordination required with
• other TV stations (4.2.2)
• fixed service (4.2.3)
• mobile service (4.2.4)

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GE89 Plan modification procedure
GE89 Plan

• No agreement required if modification
• is reduction of ERP or interference level
• Limits of 4.2.2 - 4.2.4 not exceeded
• Moves station less than a given distance

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GE89 Plan modification procedure
GE89 Plan

• Normal acceptance based on technical criteria
• Nuisance field lt 47 dBu for Band I
• Nuisance field lt 53 dBu for Band III
• Nuisance field lt 62 dBu for Band IV
• Nuisance field lt 67 dBu for Band V

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Features of the GE89 Plan modification procedure
GE89 Plan

• Publication in Part A of a Special Section
• 100 days comment period
• BR reminders at 50 70 days
• No comment AGREEMENT
• Must request publication in Part B
• Unused frequencies removed after 465 days

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GE89 Plan
Currently 11 202 stations
No. of modifications processed per year
(2004 figures are up to 30 June only)
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3. Why are there time-limits for comments on
proposed modifications?

• To permit all other possibly affected
  administrations to verify impact of the new
  station on their operations.
• ST61 time-limits.
• GE84 and GE89 time-limits.
• GE75 time-limits.

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ST61 time limits
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GE84 and GE89 time-limits
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GE75 time-limits
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