On the 10th, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) announced a draft medium-term management plan that summarizes its management policy for the next three years. In line with business spending reforms, the company has announced a policy to consolidate and reduce AM wave “Radio 1” and “Radio 2” into one from 2026. NHK will now solicit opinions on the proposed plan from users and others.
NHK has proposed a plan to organize and reduce its media holdings as part of its structural reforms, and with regard to radio, the previous management plan clearly stated that it would consider future reductions. The management committee will compile public comments and vote on the management plan, and NHK will submit it to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. If approved by the Diet, the current three-wave system that started FM main broadcasting in 1969 will be changed to a two-wave system of New AM and New FM starting in 2026.
Furthermore, from December 1st of this year, it has been decided that the satellite broadcasting waves “BS1”, “BS Premium”, and “BS4K” will be consolidated, and new channels will be launched: HD “NHK BS” and 4K “NHK BS Premium 4K”. There is. BS Premium will be discontinued from December 1st, and will cease service at the end of March 2024.
2023-10-10 10:53:02
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