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Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsMunicipal Elections Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Regulations, 2011Annexure ASchedule 1 : Formula to Calculate the Allocation of Party Election Broadcasts for the 2011 Municipal Elections |
ANNEXURE A
SCHEDULE 1
PROVINCIAL PRINCIPLES OF PEB AIRTIME ALLOCATION
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Basic Allocation
Percentage of slots to be allocated to all parties and independent candidates contesting seats in the Municipal Elections.
*District and Metropolitan Municipalities
Percentage of slots to be allocated according to the number of District and Metropolitan Municipalities that the political parties are contesting within the province
*Proportional Representation District and/or Metropolitan
The number of seats currently held at District and/or Metropolitan
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*The allocation of slots for the second and third principles will be based on the availability of the balance of the slots after basic allocation.
NATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF PEB AIRTIME ALLOCATION
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Basic Allocation
Percentage of slots to be allocated to all political parties contesting seats in the Municipal Elections. 50%
Contested District and Metropolitan Municipalities Percentage of slots to be allocated according to the number of District and Metropolitan Municipalities that the political parties are contesting within the province – 25%
Proportional representation District and/or Metropolitan The number of seats currently held at District and/or Metropolitan – 25% |
TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND QUALITY
For Radio:
The material must be submitted in the following technical format:
Format - Raw Mpeg 2
Channels - 2 (stereo)
Bit Rate - 384 Kbps
Sampling Rate - 48KHz
Mastering - -12db
For Television:
High Definition (HD) 16 x 9; Disc and File Format Delivery
Summary of Program Delivery Standards
All programs will comply with the 1920 x 1080i HD Standard in a 16:9 aspect ratio at 25 frames per second, 90 seconds 75% Line-up color bars and 1 KHz tone.
Digital Audio Reference level is defined as 18dB below the maximum coding value (-18dBFS) as per EBU recommended practice R128. Time code of program start is at 10:00:00:00.
Circular countdown clock of 30 seconds with details exactly as per Section 4.5.2. on delivery document must be present with Stereo audio on tracks 1&2.
Fade to silence at program end. End slate held in vision for further 10 seconds after end of program.
All files delivered should be transcoded to:
AVC INTRA 100 AS-11, OP1A MXF WRAPPER
[Annexure A (Schedule 1) substituted by section 3 of Municipal Elections Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2021 by Notice No. 597, GG45312, dated 13 October 2021]
