June 9, 2023 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 AM (medium wave) radio broadcasts from Friday, June 9 through Monday, July 10, 2023.

1. Overview

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) applies MIC Notice No. 183 of 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) to license applications for terrestrial basic broadcasting stations. MIC specifies the location, frequency, and antenna power of the transmission facilities of each applicant for a license that the applicant is required to apply for within the period to be publicly notified by the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications.
MIC is now accepting license applications for complementary FM relay stations for AM (medium wave) radio broadcasts, as specified below.

2. Period (Content of application acceptance)

1. Period of acceptance

From 8:30 am on Friday, June 9 through 5:15 pm on Monday, July 10, 2023 (Applications submitted by mail must arrive no later than the deadline).

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

3. Classification of terrestrial basic broadcasting

VHF (excluding community broadcasting)

4. Location of application submission and contact information

Broadcasting Division, Broadcasting Department, Kyushu Regional Bureau of Telecommunications; Phone: 096-326-7307
2-10-1 Kasuga, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto 860-8795

3. Application forms, etc., for this Case

The application forms can be obtained from MIC’s website (Radio Use website)
https://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/j/download/proc/index.html

• *
  The published materials are in Japanese only.