Licence granted for repeater

Gosford Council has approved Channel Nine's application to continue operating its microwave repeater dish at Killcare Heights.

Channel Nine asked to negotiate a licence with Gosford Council to formalise its existing signal use in the Killcare Heights area, as it had been operating in the area without a licence since a previous licence expired on June 30 two years ago.

Channel Nine continued operating under the expired licence until it entered into a fresh licence with council.

The proposed term of the lease would be five years with three options of five years.

The proposed renewal of the licence was referred to the Water and Sewerage Directorate as corporate owner of the water reservoir site.

Directorate staff raised no objections to the company occupying the area, subject to it meeting industry standards, electromagnetic radiation zoning and in accordance with the appropriate WorkCover legislation.

Channel Nine has an equipment shelter installed on the site, a microwave repeater dish, an access ladder attached to the reservoir and associated cabling.

Council agenda FS.135 , November 23