NHK World
| NHK World | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched |
April 1, 1998 (as NHK World TV) July 23, 2006 to December 6, 2009 (current format) |
| Owned by | NHK |
| Picture format |
480i 16:9 (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan | From Japan |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese, English |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Sister channel(s) |
NHK NHK General TV |
| Website |
www3 |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Los Angeles (KCET) | Channel 28.4 |
| New York City (WRNN) | Channel 48.5 |
| Philadelphia (WYBE) | Channel 35.2 |
| District of Columbia (MHz Networks) | Channel 30.2 |
| San Francisco, California (KRCB) | Channel 22.3 |
| Satellite | |
| Foxtel (Australia) | Channel 656 |
| GVT (Brazil) | Channel 140 |
| Sky Brasil | Channel 114 |
| DD Direct+ (India) | Channel 42 |
| In Digital (India) | Channel 867 |
| Indovision (Indonesia) | Channel 354 |
| DirecTV (Latin America) | Channel 782 (pay per view) |
| Astro (Malaysia) |
Channel 398 Coming Soon (HD) |
| SKY México (Mexico) | Channel 283 (Mexico) |
| Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) | Channel 83 |
| G Sat (Philippines) | Channel 32 |
| Digital+ (Spain) | Channel 574 |
| Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 1 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 171 |
| Sky (UK and Ireland) | Channel 507 (HD) |
| Freesat (UK) | Channel 209 (HD) |
| DishHD | Channel 130 |
| Globecast (Australia and New Zealand) (Optus D2 152°E) | 12546 V 22500 3/4 (SD) |
| AsiaSat 3S (Asia) | 3880 MHz H 27500 3/4 |
| Astra 19.2 (Europe) | 11,509 MHz V 22000 5/6 |
| Intelsat 19 (166°E) | 4060 MHz H 26590 1/2 (DVB-S QPSK) |
| Intelsat 20 (68.5°E) | 3739 MHz H 26590 1/2 (DVB-S QPSK) |
| Intelsat 21 (58.0°W) | 4040 MHz H 26590 1/2 (DVB-S QPSK) |
| OSN (Middle East & North Africa) | Channel 428 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel (Australia) | Channel 656 |
| Time Warner Cable (Hawaii, US) | Channel 682 & 1682 (HD) |
| Cable TV Hong Kong | Channel 154 |
| First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 257 |
| Skylife (Korea) | Channel 97 (HD) |
| Minneapolis Public Schools (Minneapolis, USA) | Channel 78 |
| Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 69 |
| Destiny Cable (Philippines) |
Channel 72 (Analog) Channel 131 (Digital) |
| Parasat Cable TV (Philippines) | Channel 315 |
| SkyCable (Philippines) | Channel 131 (Digital) |
| Onlime (Russia) | Channel 96 |
| GTD Manquehue (Santiago, Chile) | Channel 127 (SD) - 825 (HD) |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 147 & 148 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 171 |
| Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 625 (HD) |
| Comcast (San Francisco, USA) | Channel 202 |
| IPTV | |
| Now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 710 |
| AT&T U-verse (USA) | Channel 1221 (HD) |
| Telefónica del Sur - Chile | Channel 825 (HD) |
| HyppTV (Malaysia) | Channel 414 (HD) |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 157 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Live Webcast |
www |
| NHK World App | Android and iOS |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
NHK World is the international broadcasting service of NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai - Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Japan's public broadcaster. The service is aimed at the overseas market, similar to BBC World News, DW, France 24 and RT, and broadcast through satellite and cable operators throughout the world as well as online and though its mobile apps. The channel is based in Tokyo, Japan.
NHK World provides three services: NHK World Radio Japan, NHK World TV, and NHK World Premium. NHK World also makes most of its programming available through an online version of the television channel.
Television Japan
NHK World Television
NHK commenced international TV broadcasting services for North America and Europe in 1995. On April 1, 1998, NHK World Television started broadcasting. NHK's news and information channel broadcasts internationally via satellite and cable TV. Programming is broadcast in English. It began as a news channel in February 2009 using the traditional NHK World logo in their own digital on-screen graphic (DOG). Previously, NHK World TV used the traditional "3 Eggs" logo of NHK. The NHK World DOG in the news program, Newsline, is on the bottom left corner of the television screen. In other programming, the DOG is moved to the top left corner of the television screen. Some of the shows are produced by production studio JIB TV which is 60% owned by NHK with the remaining 40% owned by private investors like Microsoft and Japanese bank Mizuho. The NHK World DOG is not used at all when shows produced by JIB TV are aired.
NHK World Premium
Main article: NHK World Premium
NHK World Premium Television broadcasts a mixture of news, sports and entertainment in Japanese worldwide via satellite as a subscription service. In Europe this service is broadcast under the name JSTV and in the US it is known as TV Japan. The programmes generally do not carry English subtitles.
Programmes
Programmes on the channel include:[1]
- Cool Japan: Hosted by Shoji Kokami and Risa Stegmayer; some aspects of Japanese customs are considered "cool" by foreigners. Cool Japan is a television show that illustrates the quickly changing Japanese culture and how it is perceived by the international community that have recently made Japan their home.
- J-Melo: A music programme hosted by May J., featuring the latest developments in Japanese music, selections of hit songs, and diverse material from a wide range of different music genres - pop, rock, jazz and classical.
- NHK Newsline: A news programme with updates every hour, covering world events and business-related news, as well as providing global weather forecasts.
- Somewhere Street: A travel program which explores a different city each episode, from a tourist's perspective walking through a city.
Radio Japan
NHK World Radio Japan (RJ) broadcasts news, information, and entertainment programs focusing on Japan and Asia, for a daily total of 65 hours of broadcasts. Radio Japan provides two services:
- General Service broadcasts worldwide in Japanese and English
- Regional Service broadcasts to specific geographical zones in 17 languages: English, Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, Chinese, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Thai, Urdu, and Vietnamese. Both services are available on shortwave (SW) as well as online.
RJ SW relay stations
RJ runs a domestic SW relay station
- Yamata
RJ also leases or owns several external relay stations.
- United Kingdom - BBC
- Ascension Island - BBC relay station
- Gabon
- UAE
- Sri Lanka
- Singapore - BBC relay station
- Canada - Radio Canada International
- Bonaire Island - Radio Netherlands
- French Guiana - Radio France Internationale
Radio Japan historical output (1950–1996)
For a comparison of Radio Japan to other broadcasters see the following:
| Broadcaster | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1996[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 VOA, RFE/RL & Radio Martí |
497 | 1,495 | 1,907 | 1,901 | 2,611 | 1,821 |
 China Radio International |
66 | 687 | 1,267 | 1,350 | 1,515 | 1,620 |
 BBC World Service |
643 | 589 | 723 | 719 | 796 | 1,036 |
 Radio Moscow / Voice of Russia[1][3] |
533 | 1,015 | 1,908 | 2,094 | 1,876 | 726 |
 Deutsche Welle |
0 | 315 | 779 | 804 | 848 | 655 |
 Radio Cairo (ERTU) |
0 | 301 | 540 | 546 | 605 | 604 |
 IRIB World Service / Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
12 | 24 | 155 | 175 | 400 | 575 |
 All India Radio |
116 | 157 | 271 | 389 | 456 | 500 |
 NHK World Radio Japan |
0 | 203 | 259 | 259 | 343 | 468 |
 Radio France Internationale |
198 | 326 | 200 | 125 | 379 | 459 |
 Radio Netherlands Worldwide[1] |
127 | 178 | 335 | 289 | 323 | 392 |
 Israel Radio International[1] |
0 | 91 | 158 | 210 | 253 | 365 |
 Voice of Turkey |
40 | 77 | 88 | 199 | 322 | 364 |
 Radio Pyongyang / Voice of Korea |
0 | 159 | 330 | 597 | 534 | 364 |
 Radio Bulgaria[1] |
30 | 117 | 164 | 236 | 320 | 338 |
 Radio Australia |
181 | 257 | 350 | 333 | 330 | 307 |
 Radio Tirana (RTSH) |
26 | 63 | 487 | 560 | 451 | 303 |
 Radio Romania International |
30 | 159 | 185 | 198 | 199 | 298 |
 Radio Exterior de España[5] |
68 | 202 | 251 | 239 | 403 | 270 |
 RDP Internacional[1] |
46 | 133 | 295 | 214 | 203 | 226 |
 Radio Havana Cuba |
0 | 0 | 320 | 424 | 352 | 203 |
 Rai Italia Radio[1] |
170 | 205 | 165 | 169 | 181 | 203 |
 Radio Canada International[1] |
85 | 80 | 98 | 134 | 195 | 175 |
 Radio Polonia[1] |
131 | 232 | 334 | 337 | 292 | 171 |
 Radio RSA / Channel Africa |
0 | 63 | 150 | 183 | 156 | 159 |
 Sveriges Radio International[1] |
28 | 114 | 140 | 155 | 167 | 149 |
 Magyar Rádió[1] |
76 | 120 | 105 | 127 | 102 | 144 |
 Radio Prague[4] |
119 | 196 | 202 | 255 | 131 | 131 |
 Voice of Nigeria |
0 | 0 | 62 | 170 | 120 | 127 |
 Radio Belgrade / International Radio of Serbia |
80 | 70 | 76 | 72 | 96 | 68 |
Source: International Broadcast Audience Research, June 1996
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.
Notes:
- Does not broadcast on shortwave as of 2014.
- 1996 figures as at June; all other years as at December.
- Before 1991, broadcasting for the former USSR.
- Before 1996, broadcasting for the former Czechoslovakia.
- REE ceased all shortwave broadcasts in October 2014 but announced in December that it would resume shortwave transmission in Spanish only for four hours a day in order to accommodate Spanish fishing trawlers who were otherwise unable to receive REE at sea.
Internet service
NHK World programs and content are available online.
- NHK World - Online news and live HQ stream of NHK World TV
- Radio Japan - live streams, podcasts and archive programming
- Japanese Lessons - Re-edited versions of Basic Japanese for You and Brush Up Your Japanese.
Only a limited number of programs are available online for free.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). "TV Programs". NHK WORLD. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). "FAQ - NHK WORLD - English". NHK WORLD. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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