NHK General TV

NHK General TV
Launched	February 1, 1953
Owned by	NHK
Country	Japan
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Shibuya, Japan
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue terrestrial	Until 2011
Digital terrestrial	Channel 1 (Tokyo)

NHK General TV (NHK総合テレビジョン, NHK Sōgō terebijon^?) is the main television service of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). It shows news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime and specials which directly compete with its commercial counterparts. It is well known for its nightly newscasts, regular documentary specials and popular historical dramas. Among the programs NHK General TV broadcasts are the annual New Year's Eve spectacular Kōhaku Uta Gassen, the year-long Taiga drama, and the daytime Asadora.

The name in Japanese is often abbreviated Sōgō terebi (総合テレビ^?). Also "GTV" and "NHK G" are used. The word Sōgō is added for distinction to the official name without it. See also NHK Educational TV.

The NHK programs are composed based on the Japan Broadcasting Corporation Broadcasting Code.

NHK domestic stations and FM / Radio 1 / GTV services

Stations as of March 31, 2007.

Here (Ch.) means the number to select the channel by a remote control.

Region	Broadcasting station (Kanji)	Analog				Digital		Prefecture
		FM	Radio 1	General TV
		Call sign			Ch.	(Ch.)	Call sign
Hokkaidō	Sapporo (札幌)	JOIK-FM	JOIK	JOIK-TV	3	(3)	JOIK-DTV	Ishikari-Shiribeshi-Sorachi Subpref.
	Hakodate (函館)	JOVK-FM	JOVK	JOVK-TV	4	(3)		Oshima-Hiyama Subpref.
	Asahikawa (旭川)	JOCG-FM	JOCG	JOCG-TV	9	(3)		Kamikawa-Rumoi-Sōya Subpref.
	Obihiro (帯広)	JOOG-FM	JOOG	JOOG-TV	4	(3)		Tokachi Subpref.
	Kushiro (釧路)	JOPG-FM	JOPG	JOPG-TV	9	(3)		Kushiro-Nemuro Subpref.
	Kitami (北見)	JOKP-FM	JOKP	JOKP-TV	3	(3)		Abashiri Subpref.
	Muroran (室蘭)	JOIQ-FM	JOIQ	JOIQ-TV	9	(3)		Iburi-Hidaka Subpref.
Tōhoku	Aomori (青森)	JOTG-FM	JOTG	JOTG-TV	3	(3)	JOTG-DTV	Aomori
	Akita (秋田)	JOUK-FM	JOUK	JOUK-TV	9	(1)	JOUK-DTV	Akita
	Yamagata (山形)	JOJG-FM	JOJG	JOJG-TV	8	(1)	JOJG-DTV	Yamagata
	Morioka (盛岡)	JOQG-FM	JOQG	JOQG-TV	4	(1)	JOQG-DTV	Iwate
	Sendai (仙台)	JOHK-FM	JOHK	JOHK-TV	3	(3)	JOHK-DTV	Miyagi
	Fukushima (福島)	JOFP-FM	JOFP	JOFP-TV	9	(1)	JOFP-DTV	Fukushima
Kantō-Kōshin'etsu	Tokyo (東京)	JOAK-FM	JOAK	JOAK-TV (Tokyo)	1	(1)	JOAK-DTV (Tokyo)	Tokyo
	Yokohama (横浜)	JOGP-FM	--		1	(1)		Kanagawa
	Chiba (千葉)	JOMP-FM	--		1	(1)		Chiba
	Saitama (埼玉)	JOLP-FM	--		1	(1)		Saitama
	Maebashi (前橋)	JOTP-FM	--		1	(1)		Gunma
	Utsunomiya (宇都宮)	JOBP-FM	--		1	(1)		Tochigi
	Mito (水戸)	JOEP-FM	--		1	(1)	JOEP-DTV	Ibaraki
	Kōfu (甲府)	JOKG-FM	JOKG	JOKG-TV	1	(1)	JOKG-DTV	Yamanashi
	Nagano (長野)	JONK-FM	JONK	JONK-TV	2	(1)	JONK-DTV	Nagano
	Niigata (新潟)	JOQK-FM	JOQK	JOQK-TV	8	(1)	JOQK-DTV	Niigata
Tōkai-Hokuriku	Toyama (富山)	JOIG-FM	JOIG	JOIG-TV	3	(3)	JOIG-DTV	Toyama
	Kanazawa (金沢)	JOJK-FM	JOJK	JOJK-TV	4	(1)	JOJK-DTV	Ishikawa
	Fukui (福井)	JOFG-FM	JOFG	JOFG-TV	9	(1)	JOFG-DTV	Fukui
	Shizuoka (静岡)	JOPK-FM	JOPK	JOPK-TV	9	(1)	JOPK-DTV	Shizuoka
	Nagoya (名古屋)	JOCK-FM	JOCK	JOCK-TV	3	(3)	JOCK-DTV	Aichi
	Gifu (岐阜)	JOOP-FM	--	JOOP-TV	39/3	(3)	JOOP-DTV	Gifu
	Tsu (津)	JONP-FM	--	JONP-TV	31/3	(3)	JONP-DTV	Mie
Kansai	Osaka (大阪)	JOBK-FM	JOBK	JOBK-TV	2	(1)	JOBK-DTV	Osaka
	Kōbe (神戸)	JOPP-FM	--	JOPP-TV	28/2	(1)	JOPP-DTV	Hyōgo
	Kyoto (京都)	JOOK-FM	JOOK	JOOK-TV	32/2	(1)	JOOK-DTV	Kyoto
	Ōtsu (大津)	JOQP-FM	--	JOQP-TV	28	(1)	JOQP-DTV	Shiga
	Hikone (彦根) sub. of Ōtsu	--	JOQP	--	--	--	--
	Nara (奈良)	JOUP-FM	--	JOUP-TV	51/2	(1)	JOUP-DTV	Nara
	Wakayama (和歌山)	JORP-FM	--	JORP-TV	32	(1)	JORP-DTV	Wakayama
Chūgoku	Tottori (鳥取)	JOLG-FM	JOLG	JOLG-TV	3	(3)	JOLG-DTV	Tottori
	Matsue (松江)	JOTK-FM	JOTK	JOTK-TV	6	(3)	JOTK-DTV	Shimane
	Okayama (岡山)	JOKK-FM	JOKK	JOKK-TV	5	(1)	JOKK-DTV	Okayama
	Hiroshima (広島)	JOFK-FM	JOFK	JOFK-TV	3	(1)	JOFK-DTV	Hiroshima
	Yamaguchi (山口)	JOUG-FM	JOUG	JOUG-TV	9	(1)	JOUG-DTV	Yamaguchi
Shikoku	Tokushima (徳島)	JOXK-FM	JOXK	JOXK-TV	3	(3)	JOXK-DTV	Tokushima
	Takamatsu (高松)	JOHP-FM	JOHP	JOHP-TV	37	(1)	JOHP-DTV	Kagawa
	Matsuyama (松山)	JOZK-FM	JOZK	JOZK-TV	6	(1)	JOZK-DTV	Ehime
	Kōchi (高知)	JORK-FM	JORK	JORK-TV	4	(1)	JORK-DTV	Kōchi
Kyūshū-Okinawa	Fukuoka (福岡)	JOLK-FM	JOLK	JOLK-TV	3	(3)	JOLK-DTV	Nishifukuoka (city of Fukuoka, etc.)
	Kitakyūshū (北九州)	JOSK-FM	JOSK	JOSK-TV	6	(3)	JOSK-DTV	Higashifukuoka (city of Kitakyūshū, etc.)
	Saga (佐賀)	JOSP-FM	JOSP	JOSP-TV	38	(1)	JOSP-DTV	Saga
	Nagasaki (長崎)	JOAG-FM	JOAG	JOAG-TV	3	(1)	JOAG-DTV	Nagasaki
	Kumamoto (熊本)	JOGK-FM	JOGK	JOGK-TV	9	(1)	JOGK-DTV	Kumamoto
	Ōita (大分)	JOIP-FM	JOIP	JOIP-TV	3	(1)	JOIP-DTV	Ōita
	Miyazaki (宮崎)	JOMG-FM	JOMG	JOMG-TV	8	(1)	JOMG-DTV	Miyazaki
	Kagoshima (鹿児島)	JOHG-FM	JOHG	JOHG-TV	3	(3)	JOHG-DTV	Kagoshima
	Okinawa (沖縄)	JOAP-FM	JOAP	JOAP-TV	2	(1)	JOAP-DTV	Okinawa

JIB TV

JIB TV is a Japanese television company in the Japanese NHK Group, which since 2009 produces English-language programs about Japan and Asia for an international audience. The programs will be shown all over the world through the English channel NHK World from the Japanese public service broadcaster NHK, as well as via the player through the JIB TV's website. NHK World TV and production company Jib was started in 2009 with the purpose of disseminating information, knowledge of Japanese and Asian culture and as a counterweight to channels such as CNN International and BBC World.

Japan International Broadcasting Company owns 60 percent of the public service company NHK and to 40 percent of businesses with stakeholders such as Microsoft and Japanese bank Mizuho. Operations are financed for the most part by the Japanese TV license payers but also by external sponsors and advertisers. Broadcasts reach the Scandinavian countries via Astra and Eutelsat satellites. The aim is that in future also be distributed via leading cable and IPTV operators.

In order to release capital from its own budget NHK has moved money from radio to TV business. One consequence was that the Swedish, German and Italian departments of foreign channel Radio Japan was shut down already in autumn 2007.

External links

• Japan Broadcasting Corporation Broadcasting Code (Japanese)
• Japan Broadcasting Corporation Broadcasting Code (Japanese)
• Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) Broadcasting Code (Japanese)