NHK World
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| NHK World | |
|---|---|
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Astro Indonesia | Channel 35 |
| True Visions Thailand | Channel 76 Digital (Analogue 48) |
| Cable | |
| StarHub Cable Vision (Singapore) | Channel 43 |
NHK World is the international broadcasting service of NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, or Japanese Broadcasting Corporation), Japan's public broadcaster. The primary target is its overseas audience.
"NHK World" is composed of three services: "NHK World Radio Japan", "NHK World TV", and "NHK World Premium". Some of the programs from NHK World are also available on its "Internet Service".
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[edit] Radio Japan
Radio Japan (RJ or NHK World Radio Japan) broadcasts news, information, and entertainment programs focusing on Japan and Asia, for a daily total of 65 hours of broadcasts.
- Radio Japan's "General Service" broadcasts worldwide in Japanese and English.
- Radio Japan's "Regional Service" broadcasts to specific geographical zones in 21 languages: English, Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Malay, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Urdu , and Vietnamese.
- Both services are available via shortwave (SW), and some programs can be heard on the internet as well. See Radio Japan Online for more information, or Radio Japan Frequency Chart & Program Schedule for accessing via shortwave.
[edit] RJ SW Relay Stations
RJ runs a domestic SW relay station
RJ also leases or owns several external relay stations
- United Kingdom (UK) - BBC
- Ascension Island (ASC) - BBC relay station
- Gabon (GAB)
- UAE (UAE)
- Sri Lanka (SRI)
- Singapore (SNG) - BBC relay station
- Canada (CAN) - Radio Canada International
- Bonaire Island (BON) - Radio Netherlands
- French Guiana (GUF) - Radio France Internationale
[edit] Radio Japan historical output (1950-1996)
For a comparison of Radio Japan to other broadcasters see the following:
| 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1996 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | 497 | 1495 | 1907 | 1901 | 2611 | 1821 | |
| Chinese People's Republic | 66 | 687 | 1267 | 1350 | 1515 | 1620 | |
| United Kingdom (BBC) | 643 | 589 | 723 | 719 | 796 | 1036 | |
| Russia | 533 | 1015 | 1908 | 2094 | 1876 | 726 | |
| German Federal Republic | 0 | 315 | 779 | 804 | 848 | 655 | |
| Egypt | 0 | 301 | 540 | 546 | 605 | 604 | |
| Iran | 12 | 24 | 155 | 175 | 400 | 575 | |
| India | 116 | 157 | 271 | 389 | 456 | 500 | |
| Japan | 0 | 203 | 259 | 259 | 343 | 468 | |
| France | 198 | 326 | 200 | 125 | 379 | 459 | |
| Netherlands | 127 | 178 | 335 | 289 | 323 | 392 | |
| Israel | 0 | 91 | 158 | 210 | 253 | 365 | |
| Turkey | 40 | 77 | 88 | 199 | 322 | 364 | |
| North Korea | 0 | 159 | 330 | 597 | 534 | 364 | |
| Bulgaria | 30 | 117 | 164 | 236 | 320 | 338 | |
| Australia | 181 | 257 | 350 | 333 | 330 | 307 | |
| Albania | 26 | 63 | 487 | 560 | 451 | 303 | |
| Romania | 30 | 159 | 185 | 198 | 199 | 298 | |
| Spain | 68 | 202 | 251 | 239 | 403 | 270 | |
| Portugal | 46 | 133 | 295 | 214 | 203 | 226 | |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | 320 | 424 | 352 | 203 | |
| Italy | 170 | 205 | 165 | 169 | 181 | 203 | |
| Canada | 85 | 80 | 98 | 134 | 195 | 175 | |
| Poland | 131 | 232 | 334 | 337 | 292 | 171 | |
| South Africa | 0 | 63 | 150 | 183 | 156 | 159 | |
| Sweden | 28 | 114 | 140 | 155 | 167 | 149 | |
| Hungary | 76 | 120 | 105 | 127 | 102 | 144 | |
| Czech Republic | 119 | 196 | 202 | 255 | 131 | 131 | |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 62 | 170 | 120 | 127 | |
| Yugoslavia | 80 | 70 | 76 | 72 | 96 | 68 |
Notes:
- (1) USA includes VOA (992 hours per week) RTE/RL (667/hpw), Radio Marti (162/hpw) - 1996 figueres.
- (2) Since the brake-up of the former USSR in 1991, only Russia's output is shown.
- (3) 1996 figure for Czech Republic, previous years for former Czechoslovakia.
- (4) South Africa's external service's future is in doubt, and Nigeria's external service is off air.
- (5) The list includes about a quarter of the world's external broadcasters whose output is both publicly funded and worldwide. Among those excluded are Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea and various international commercial and religious stations.
- (6) 1996 figures as at June; all other years as at December.
[edit] NHK World TV
- NHK World TV distributes non-scrambled news and information programs worldwide via communications satellite, 24 hours a day. Anyone can watch free-of-charge with the specified antenna and tuner. See World TV On Air Guide for more information.
[edit] NHK World Premium
- NHK World Premium distributes NHK's news, information programs, sport, drama, etc. to satellite and cable stations around the world. Programs can be viewed by contract with local providers. See NHK World Premium for more information.
- Viewers in North America and Europe can watch TV Japan which requires only a small antenna so that it is easier to watch than is NHK World. It is a service provided by local representatives of NHK in their respective regions.
- See TV Japan (JNG) for North America
- See JSTV for Europe
[edit] Internet Service
NHK World programs and contents are available on the internet, as follows:
- Radio Japan Online - Live "Radio Japan" broadcasts, news on demand, and podcasts
- Daily News - Online news
- Weekly Program - Weekly programs from "Radio Japan"
- Japanese Lessons - Re-edited versions of "Basic Japanese for You" and "Brush Up Your Japanese", from "Radio Japan"
