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Appendix A



   

Licence volumes

 

 

Radio

Spectrum

 

Third party funding

land mobile services

(Radio Licences only)
Repeaters (two-freqeuncy) 		 
 		  

 
LR1 Multiple repeaters on a common channel throughout New Zealand with bandwidth 12.5 kHz or less 68

 
LR2 Multiple repeaters on a common channel throughout New Zealand with bandwidth more than 12.5 kHz 43

 
LR3 Single repeater 7 dBW (5 watts) e.i.r.p. or less 282  
LR4 Single repeater more than 7 dBW (5 watts) e.i.r.p. 4,401  
 

Simplex (single frequency)

    
LS1 Multiple transmitters on a common frequency throughout New Zealand with bandwidth 12.5 kHz or less 109  
LS2 Multiple transmitters on a common frequency throughout New Zealand with bandwidth more than 12.5 kHz but less than or equal to 25 kHz 44  
LS3 Multiple transmitters on a common frequency throughout New Zealand with bandwidth more than 25 kHz 0  
LS4 Other transmitters (per licence) 3,945  
 

Paging

     
LP1 Multiple transmitters on a common frequency throughout New Zealand 9  
LP2 Transmitters 7 dBW (5 watts) e.i.r.p. or less 331  
LP3 Transmitters more than 7 dBW (5 watts) e.i.r.p. but less than or equal to 14 dBW (25 watts) e.i.r.p. 28  
LP4 Transmitters more than 14 dBW (25 watts) e.i.r.p. 3  
 

Fixed services

(Radio Licences only – per transmitter) 		    
FP1 Point-to-point - Frequency less than 1 GHz 5,069  
FP2 Point-to-point - Frequency more than 1 GHz 7,018  
FM1 Point-to-Multipoint and Multipoint-to-Point (Note 3) 3,352  
 

Broadcasting services

(Radio Spectrum Licences) 		    
 

Sound broadcasting below 30 MHz (MF/HF)

BA1 Transmitters less than 30 dBW e.i.r.p. 0 10 
BA2 Transmitters 30 dBW e.i.r.p. or more but less than 36 dBW e.i.r.p. 0 46 
BA3 Transmitters 36 dBW e.i.r.p. or more but less than 40 dBW e.i.r.p. 0 57 
BA4 Transmitters 40 dBW e.i.r.p. or more 0 70 
 

Sound broadcasting above 30 MHz (VHF/UHF)

BF1 Transmitters less than 10 dBW e.i.r.p. 0 28 
BF2 Transmitters 10 dBW e.i.r.p. or more but less than 20 dBW e.i.r.p. 0 58
BF3 Transmitters 20 dBW e.i.r.p. or more but less than 30 dBW e.i.r.p. 0 299
BF4 Transmitters 30 dBW e.i.r.p. or more but less than 40 dBW e.i.r.p. 0 215
BF5 Transmitters 40 dBW e.i.r.p. or more 0 80
 

Television broadcasting below 300 MHz (VHF)

BV1 Transmitters less than 10 dBW e.i.r.p. 0 695
BV2 Transmitters 10 dBW e.i.r.p. or more but less than 30 dBW e.i.r.p. 0 309
BV3 Transmitters 30 BW e.i.r.p. or more but less than 50 dBW e.i.r.p. 0 50
BV4 Transmitters 50 dBW e.i.r.p. or more 0 48
 

Television broadcasting above 300 MHz (UHF)

   
BU1 Transmitters less than 10 dBW e.i.r.p. 0 10
BU2 Transmitters 10 dBW e.i.r.p. or more but less than 30 dBW e.i.r.p. 0 100
BU3 Transmitters 30 dBW e.i.r.p. or more but less than 40 dBW e.i.r.p. 0 154
BU4 Transmitters 40 dBW e.i.r.p. or more but less than 50 dBW e.i.r.p. 0 107
BU5 Transmitters 50 dBW e.i.r.p. or more 0 57
 

Other services

(Radio and Spectrum Licences) 		   
 

Maritime and aeronautical (radio licences only)

OM1 Ship, aircraft or mobile 224  
OM2 Land (including Maritime Coast stations) 1,201  
OM3 Repeater (two-frequency) 121  
 

Amateur (radio and spectrum licences)

     
OA1 Beacon, Repeater or Fixed Link 372  
  Radio determination (Radio Licences only)       
OR1 Radio determination (including radiolocation and radio navigation) 205  
 

Satellite (radio licences only)

      
OS1 Fixed-satellite service (per transponder accessed) 47  
OS2 Other satellite services (non-shared with Fixed Services) 0  
OS3 Other satellite services (shared with Fixed Services) 11  
 

Telemetry and telecommand (radio licences only)

OT1 Telemetry and Telecommand (including space telecommand) 746  
 

Reception protection (radio licences only)

OP1 Co-channel reception protection from terrestrial transmissions 23  
 

Miscellaneous services (radio and spectrum licences)

OZ1 Transmitters less than 20 dBW (100 watts) e.i.r.p. 0 1,443
OZ2 Transmitters 20 dBW (100 watts) e.i.r.p. or more but less than 30 dBW (1000 watts) e.i.r.p. 0 610
OZ3 Transmitters 30 dBW (1000 watts) e.i.r.p. or more 0 2,421
           
ZFC General User Licences 0  
 

Total

27,652

6,867
 
 
 

34,519
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Last updated 5 December 2007