Authorization of Abolition of the Agreement on International Relay Broadcasting of NHK and Authorization of Abolition of the Broadcasting Stations which Provide International Relay Broadcasting Belonging to NHK

1.Outline

  (1) Authorization of abolition of the Agreement on International Relay Broadcasting
  1. Outline of application
  NHK has concluded the Agreement on International Relay Broadcasting (Article 20, Paragraph 2, Item (i) and Article 65, Paragraph 4 of the Broadcast Act) with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) since 1988 to implement reception environment improvement of international radio broadcasting. According to the Agreement, CBC has broadcasted NHK’s broadcast programs (switching relay broadcasting) and, in exchange for that, a core broadcasting station (Yamata Transmitting Station) belonging to NHK has broadcasted CBC’s broadcast programs (international relay broadcasting).
  NHK has applied for an authorization of abolition of the Agreement with CBC based on the provision of Article 20, Paragraph 8 of the Radio Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 65, Paragraph 5 of said Act along with the complete abolition of international radio broadcasting (production of radio programs) by CBC.

  Outline of Agreement on International Relay Broadcasting between NHK and CBC

Content of Agreement		Arrangement for broadcasting exchanging broadcasting hours each other between NHK and CBC
	Sackville Transmitting Station	Broadcasting programs	Broadcasting programs (Japanese) of NHK’s international radio broadcasting
		Broadcasting hours	2 hours per day for Central America
	Yamata Transmitting Station	Broadcasting programs	Broadcasting programs (Chinese) of CBC’s international radio broadcasting
		Broadcasting hours	1 hour each per day for Southeast Asia and the Asian continent

(Date of abolition of the Agreement) June 25, 2012

  2. Results of examinations
  NHK is planning to take alternative measures for continuing to provide NHK international radio broadcasting for Central America so that there will be little effect on listeners of NHK international radio broadcasting. Therefore, the abolition of the Agreement is recognized to be appropriate and it is authorized as applied.

  (2) Authorization of abolition of the broadcasting stations which provide international relay broadcasting belonging to NHK

  1. Outline of application
  There will be no foreign broadcasters which provide international relay broadcasting using Yamata Transmitting Station due to the abolition of the Agreement on International Relay Broadcasting with CBC. Therefore, NHK has applied for an authorization of abolition of the broadcasting stations which provide international relay broadcasting belonging to NHK.

  Outline of the broadcasting stations which provide international relay broadcasting belonging to NHK  

Name of station	NHK international relay broadcasting (Yamata Transmitting Station)
Type of radio station, etc.	Specified terrestrial broadcasting stations (international relay broadcasting)
Broadcasting matters	Matters related to international relay broadcasting provided by CBC
Service areas	Southeast Asia, Asian continent

  (Date of abolition of the broadcasting stations)
  June 25, 2012

  2. Results of examinations
  The application for authorization made by NHK related to this matter is based on the abolition of broadcasting of a foreign broadcaster and it will not affect NHK’s international broadcasting. Therefore, the abolition of the core broadcasting station is recognized to be appropriate and its abolition is authorized as applied.
 

2.Future plans

  The MIC authorizes the abolition of the Agreement on International Relay Broadcasting of NHK and the abolition of the core broadcasting station which provides international relay broadcasting belonging to NHK as of June 13, 2012 based on the report from the Radio Regulatory Council today.