Appeal for Opinions on Draft Partial Change of the Plan for the Available Frequencies Allocated for Core Broadcasting

1.Major content

  (1) Background
  Currently a phenomenon of receiving interference has been recognized in some areas around Munakata City, Koga City and Fukutsu City in Fukuoka Prefecture due to effects of anomalous radio propagation phenomenon (radio duct) that occurs seasonally on rare occasions depending on weather conditions.
  In order to ensure good reception environments for terrestrial digital television broadcasting by solving this receiving interference problem, it is necessary to switch channels of some relay stations.
  The Plan for the Available Frequencies Allocated for Core Broadcasting will be partially changed to ensure good reception environments for terrestrial television broadcasting in the above-mentioned areas.
  (2) Outline of change As for Fukuoka Prefecture, frequencies (channel numbers) of relay stations that use “Munakata” as a place for transmission among the subject areas of terrestrial digital television broadcasting of core broadcasting operators will be changed.
 

2.Subject of appeal for opinions

  Comparative table of draft partial change of the Plan for the Available Frequencies Allocated for Core Broadcasting
 

3.Period of appeal for opinions

  December 2 (Sun), 2012, 5:00PM
  *Submission of opinions by mail must also arrive by this date and time
 

4.Submission method of opinions

  This appeal for opinions will be posted on the MIC website (http://www.soumu.go.jp) and the e-government portal (e-Gov) (http://www.e-gov.go.jp) and also distributed at counters of contact.