Basic Facts About NHK

Name	Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) ※ English : Japan Broadcasting Corporation
Headquarters	NHK Broadcasting Center 2-2-1 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8001, Japan TEL: +81-(0)3-3465-1111
President	INABA Nobuo
Foundation	June 1, 1950 (Date of re-establishment of NHK as Japan’s public broadcaster) - NHK’s predecessor, Tokyo Broadcasting Station, broadcast its first radio program in March 1925. - NHK was founded in 1926 through the merger of three broadcasting stations, including Tokyo Broadcasting Station. NHK was later re-established as a public broadcaster under the terms of the Broadcast Law.
Broadcasting Services	Domestic Two terrestrial TV channels: General TV and Educational TV Four satellite TV channels: BS 1, BS Premium, BS4K and BS8K Three radio channels: Radio 1, Radio 2 and FM International NHK WORLD-JAPAN (English TV channel and Radio service for 17 languages) NHK WORLD PREMIUM (Japanese TV channel) NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN (Japanese Radio service)