NHK World
| NHK World | |
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| Launched | December 6, 2009 |
| Owned by | NHK |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan | Your Eye on Asia |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | worldwide except Japan |
| Website | http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| District of Columbia (MHz Networks) |
Channel 30.2 |
| Los Angeles (KSCI) |
Channel 18.2 |
| Philadelphia (WYBE) |
Channel 35.2 |
| Satellite | |
| Astro Malaysia | Channel 398 |
| Indovision Indonesia | Channel 354 |
| TrueVisions Thailand | Channel 76 |
| G Sat Philippines | Channel 32 |
| SKY México Mexico | Channel 283 (Mexico) |
| Directv LatinAmerica | Channel 782 (Pay Per View) |
| GVT Brazil | Channel 140 |
| Eurobird 1 UK (Sky & Freesat) |
Channel 507 (HD) (Sky) Channel 209 (HD) (Freesat) |
| Optus D2 Australia and New Zealand (GlobeCast) | 12546 V 22500 3/4 |
| DD Direct+ India | Channel 42 |
| Astra Europe | Channel 574 (Spain, Digital +) |
| Intelsat 10 | 3739 MHz H |
| Intelsat 9 | 4040 MHz H |
| Intelsat 8 | 4060 MHz H |
| DishHD | Channel 130 |
| Sky Brasil | Channel 114 |
| Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) | Channel 66 |
| Cable | |
| SkyCable Philippines | Channel 78 |
| Parasat Cable TV Philippines | Channel 109 |
| StarHub TV Singapore | Channel 147 & 148 |
| TrueVisions Thailand | Channel 76 |
| First Media Indonesia | Channel 257 |
| Global Destiny Cable Philippines | Channel 72 & 73 |
| Time Warner Cable Hawaii, USA | Channel 682 & 1682 (HD) |
| Skylife Korea | Channel 97 (HD) |
| Minneapolis Public Schools Minneapolis, MN | Channel 78 |
| Cable TV Hong Kong | Channel 154 |
| IPTV | |
| Now TV Hong Kong | Channel 710 |
| Internet television | |
| Live Webcast | Official |
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, Press TV, DW-TV, France 24 and Russia Today, and broadcast through satellite and cable operators throughout the world.
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.
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[edit] Television Japan
[edit] NHK World Television
NHK World Television started broadcasting in 1995 as a service for Japanese expatriates in other parts of the world. 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.
[edit] 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 USA it is known as TV Japan. The programmes don't carry English subtitles.
[edit] 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.
[edit] RJ SW Relay Stations
RJ runs a domestic SW relay station
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
[edit] 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[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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[2] |
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 |
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 |
127 | 178 | 335 | 289 | 323 | 392 |
 Israel Radio International |
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 |
30 | 117 | 164 | 236 | 320 | 338 |
 Radio Australia |
181 | 257 | 350 | 333 | 330 | 307 |
 Radio Tirana |
26 | 63 | 487 | 560 | 451 | 303 |
 Radio Romania International |
30 | 159 | 185 | 198 | 199 | 298 |
 Radio Exterior de España |
68 | 202 | 251 | 239 | 403 | 270 |
 RDP Internacional |
46 | 133 | 295 | 214 | 203 | 226 |
 Radio Havana Cuba |
0 | 0 | 320 | 424 | 352 | 203 |
 Rai Italia Radio |
170 | 205 | 165 | 169 | 181 | 203 |
 Radio Canada International |
85 | 80 | 98 | 134 | 195 | 175 |
 Radio Polonia |
131 | 232 | 334 | 337 | 292 | 171 |
 Radio RSA / Channel Africa |
0 | 63 | 150 | 183 | 156 | 159 |
 Sveriges Radio International |
28 | 114 | 140 | 155 | 167 | 149 |
 Magyar Rádió |
76 | 120 | 105 | 127 | 102 | 144 |
 Radio Prague[3] |
119 | 196 | 202 | 255 | 131 | 131 |
 Voice of Nigeria[4] |
0 | 0 | 62 | 170 | 120 | 127 |
 Radio Belgrade |
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:
- 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.
- Nigeria's external service is now off air.[citation needed]
[edit] Internet service
NHK World programs and contents 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.
Please note that only a limited number of programs are available online for free.[1]
[edit] See also
- NHK
- International broadcasting in Japan
- J-Melo
- NHK Newsline, new English language newscast on NHK World TV
- Int'l After School
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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