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| Broadcast area | Japan |
|---|---|
| Frequencies | MW in kHz: 540, 549, 567, 594, 612, 639, 666, 684, 729, 891, 963, 1071, 1323, 1503 |
| Programming | |
| Language | Japanese |
| Format | News,talk,sport anddrama |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | NHK |
| NHK Radio 2 NHK FM Broadcast | |
| History | |
First air date | 12 July 1925; 99 years ago (1925-07-12) |
Former names | NHK Radio 1 |
Call sign meaning | NHK AM |
| Technical information | |
| Power | 300kW (594KHz JOAK) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | NHK Net Radio(only in Japan) |
| Website | NHK.or.jp/r1/ |
NHK Radio 1 (NHKラジオ第1放送,NHK Rajio Dai-ichi Hōsō), known by its callsignNHK AM, is Japan's oldest radio station operated by thepublicbroadcaster,NHK. Its programming output, which consists of news, current affairs, and information is broadly similar to theBBC'sRadio 4 in theUnited Kingdom,National Public Radio in theUnited States,CBC Radio One inCanada andDeutschlandfunk inGermany.[1] NHK Radio 1 is available mainly on AM. Thecallsign is JOAK inTokyo. It began broadcasting on July 12, 1925. DuringWorld War II, it often broadcast official announcements.[2]
| Region | City | Call sign | Frequency | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | Sapporo | JOIK | 567 kHz | 100 kW |
| Hakodate | JOVK | 675 kHz | 5 kW | |
| Asahikawa | JOCG | 621 kHz | 3 kW | |
| Obihiro | JOOG | 603 kHz | 5 kW | |
| Kushiro | JOPG | 585 kHz | 10 kW | |
| Kitami | JOKP | 1188 kHz | 10 kW | |
| Muroran | JOIQ | 945 kHz | 3 kW | |
| Tōhoku | Sendai | JOHK | 891 kHz | 20 kW |
| Akita | JOUK | 1503 kHz | 10 kW | |
| Yamagata | JOJG | 540 kHz | 5 kW | |
| Morioka | JOQG | 531 kHz | 10 kW | |
| Fukushima | JOFP | 1323 kHz | 1 kW | |
| Aomori | JOTG | 963 kHz | 5 kW | |
| Kantō-Kōshin'etsu | Tokyo | JOAK | 594 kHz | 300 kW |
| Nagano | JONK | 819 kHz | 5 kW | |
| Niigata | JOQK | 837 kHz | 10 kW | |
| Kōfu | JOKG | 927 kHz | 5 kW | |
| Tōkai-Hokuriku | Nagoya | JOCK | 729 kHz | 50 kW |
| Kanazawa | JOJK | 1224 kHz | 10 kW | |
| Shizuoka | JOPK | 882 kHz | 10 kW | |
| Fukui | JOFG | 927 kHz | 5 kW | |
| Toyama | JOIG | 648 kHz | 5 kW | |
| Kansai | Osaka | JOBK | 666 kHz | 100 kW |
| Ōtsu | JOQP | 945 kHz | 1 kW | |
| Chugoku | Hiroshima | JOFK | 1071 kHz | 20 kW |
| Okayama | JOKK | 603 kHz | 5 kW | |
| Matsue | JOTK | 1296 kHz | 10 kW | |
| Tottori | JOLG | 1368 kHz | 1 kW | |
| Yamaguchi | JOUG | 675 kHz | 5 kW | |
| Shikoku | Matsuyama | JOZK | 963 kHz | 5 kW |
| Kōchi | JORK | 990 kHz | 10 kW | |
| Tokushima | JOXK | 945 kHz | 5 kW | |
| Takamatsu | JOHP | 1368 kHz | 5 kW | |
| Kyushu-Okinawa | Fukuoka | JOLK | 612 kHz | 100 kW |
| Kitakyushu | JOSK | 540 kHz | 1 kW | |
| Kumamoto | JOGK | 756 kHz | 10 kW | |
| Nagasaki | JOAG | 684 kHz | 5 kW | |
| Kagoshima | JOHG | 576 kHz | 10 kW | |
| Miyazaki | JOMG | 540 kHz | 5 kW | |
| Ōita | JOIP | 639 kHz | 5 kW | |
| Saga | JOSP | 963 kHz | 1 kW | |
| Naha | JOAP | 549 kHz | 10 kW |
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