April 1, 2021 Acceptance of License Applications for Complementary FM Relay Stations

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has decided to accept license applications for complementary FM relay stations for amplitude modulation (AM) medium-frequency radio broadcasts from Thursday, April 1 through Thursday, May 6, 2021.

1. Overview

MIC established Notice No. 183 in 2014 (on the determination of basic broadcasting stations for which license applications shall be required within the period of a public notice made under Article 6-4-8 of the Regulations for Enforcement of the Radio Act). Based on the Notice, MIC specifies the location, frequency, and antenna power of the transmission equipment of each terrestrial basic broadcasting station that is required to apply for a license within a period announced by the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications.
Recently, MIC has announced the license requirements and decided to accept the license application for the complementary FM relay station for AM medium-frequency radio broadcasting specified below.

2. Period (Content of Application Acceptance)

1. Period of acceptance

From 8:30 am on Thursday, April 1, through 5:15 pm on Thursday, May 6, 2021 (Submission of opinions by postal mail must also arrive no later than the deadline).

2. Covering area of terrestrial basic broadcasting, installation location (transmission location), frequency, and antenna power of radio equipment of terrestrial basic broadcasting station

3. Classification of terrestrial basic broadcasting

VHF broadcasting (excluding community broadcasting)

4. Submission destination of application form and contact information

Broadcasting Division, Broadcasting Department
Kanto Regional Bureau of Telecommunications, Kudan 3rd Joint Government Building, 1-2-1 Kudanminami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8795
Tel.: 03-6238-1705