NHK Radio 1
Japanese national radio station / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NHK Radio 1 (NHKラジオ第1放送, NHK Rajio Dai-ichi Hōsō) is Japan's oldest radio station operated by the public broadcaster, NHK. Its programming output, which consists of news, current affairs, and information is broadly similar to the BBC's Radio 4 in the United Kingdom, Radio National in Australia, CBC Radio One in Canada, LRT Radijas in Lithuania and Radyo 1 in Turkey .[1] NHK Radio 1 is available mainly on AM. The callsign is JOAK in Tokyo. It began broadcasting on March 22, 1925. During World War II, it often broadcast official announcements.[2]
Quick Facts Broadcast area, Frequencies ...
Broadcast area | Japan |
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Frequencies | MW in kHz: 540, 549, 567, 594, 612, 639, 666, 684, 729, 891, 963, 1071, 1323, 1503 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Japanese |
Format | News, talk, sport and drama |
Ownership | |
Owner | NHK |
NHK Radio 2 NHK FM Broadcast | |
History | |
First air date | 22 March 1925; 99 years ago (1925-03-22) |
Call sign meaning | NHK Radio 1 |
Technical information | |
Power | 500kW |
Links | |
Webcast | NHK Net Radio(only in Japan) |
Website | NHK.or.jp/r1/ |
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