A proposal for
Australian Digital Radio
and TV rollout
By Chris Brendon Agpasa’s
Pre-Budget Submission 2021-22
Digital Radio data services
Digital Radio stations
Widescreen
Audio
Extra Channels
Electronic
Program Guide
Video Program Guides
Radio channels on TV –
ABC and SBS stations
Digital TV channels
New national community TV service in metro,
regional and remote areas
A new metropolitan and regional free-to-air TV channel in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney,
Brisbane and regional Australia that is a community focused national broadcaster aiming to
reflect Australia's multicultural diversity and provide an alternative local view platform, UHF
channel 32 digital in metro areas, as well as UHF channel 35 digital in regional areas.
This will be transitioned from C31, C44 and WTV in metro areas as well as Bushvision in regional
areas to become a new statewide versions of national community TV service in the near future.
Channel 44 (metro areas)
Channel 46 (regional areas)
We bring you the best content from community TV in Australia and other content in overseas
An realignment of regional TV stations in Australia – Nine to SCA, 10 to WIN
The renewal of regional TV affiliates in affected areas
The extended multi-year affiliation deals with Nine to Southern Cross Austereo's Nine Regional stations,
Mildura Digital Television, Tasmanian Digital Television, West Digital Television, WIN SA's Nine SA and
WIN Griffith's Nine Griffith, as well as WIN Television was an affiliation deal with Network 10 were renewed
from July 1 2021, as well as new home of their multi-channels 9Life and 9Rush to join Nine’s regional
affiliates and then, 10 Shake joins WIN Television channels.
The affiliation deals of regional TV stations for next few years until 2037.
An lot of Free-to-air and satellite channels
Pay TV is going digital cable via satellite
For any subscription required
Foxtel and
Fetch TV also
re-transmits
free-to-air
channels: ABC,
SBS, Seven,
Nine, 10
Pay TV
providers
coupled with
free-to-air
satellite
services will
also carry
subscription
channels
The digital resort television channel will help many local and rural communities to
accommodation venues, Your hotel, motel and resort can have an in-house digital TV
channel complete with its own Resort TV service to provide tourist information, in-
house movies, a Lifestyle channel features great music, entertainment programs and
classic films, as well as a list of TV channels and other services, a digital resort TV
channel is part of hotel TV systems will be able to be displayed on any digital television
or set-top-box and at digital ready motels, hotels, resorts and caravan parks within few
number of kilometres of any transmission site.
Digital TV receivers
Digital Radio receivers
uplinks
Uplink station
Radio/TV studios
downlinks
Radio/TV
transmitters
Terrestrial off-air feed
Microwave
links
Self help
retransmission
Sky Racing
Community
Facilities
AM/FM
DAB+
DRM
Digital TV
VAST
Foxtel
Other free-to-air
satellite services
DAB+
radio
satellite
Cable TV
and IPTV
Direct-to-home
receivers
Satellite
feeds
ABC International (radio/TV)
Free TV AU’s PacificAusTV
4KZ
Shortwave
ABC/SBS
Program
feeds
An example of the Digital Radio transmitter
DAB+ Digital Radio Transmit
Main/Standby
Transmitter
Microwave link, Studio
to transmitter link
Satellite Radio
Distribution
VAST radio via satellite
to transmitter downlinks
DRMT –
Categories 1 to 3
Relays of AM and
FM transmitters
Self-help
relay
transmitter
ABC/SBS
radio
distribution
to DAB+ and
DRM sites
A transmitter can transmit
up to 68 DRM+ channels
HF DRM transmitter
DRM30 uses
AM transmitters
DRM+ uses FM
transmitters
DAB+ satellite
DAB+ repeaters/translators
Antenna
systems
Re-broadcast receivers,
analog transmission system
An example of the Digital TV transmitter
UHF Digital TV
VHF Digital TV
Studio to
transmitter link
Microwave link
and transmitter
New Gap Filler
Translator
Main Transmitter
Self-help Re-transmitter
Satellite downlinks
Satellite feeds
Playout facilities
TV
antenna
Re-transmitted
via pay TV
providers
Satellite uplinks to
transmitter downlinks
Displays of satellite
downlink, VAST and DVB’s
Sent via cable
Off Air DVB-T and DVB-S
reception
World Radio Day
13
th
February 2022
World Television Day
21
st
November 2021
The hundreds and thousands of radio stations all over the world will reach 1 billion listeners in 2021,
coupled with the TV households worldwide will rise 1.74 billion by 2023.
For more information:
Contact Paul Fletcher MP
Parliament Office:
PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Electorate Office:
Suite 1, Level 2
280 Pacific Highway
Lindfield NSW 2070
Phone: (02) 6277 7480, (02) 9465 3950
Email: paul.fletcher[email protected].au,
minister@communications.gov.au
Website: www.paulfletcher.com.au