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in Shibuya , Tokyo]] NHK (, '''Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai'''), or Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japan 's Public Broadcaster . Today it operates two terrestrial television services ( NHK General TV and NHK Educational TV ), three satellite services ( NHK BS-1 , NHK BS-2 , and NHK Hi-Vision – High-definition TV ), and three radio networks ( NHK Radio 1 , NHK Radio 2 , and NHK FM ). For audiences overseas it provides services called NHK World . "NHK World" is composed of NHK World TV , NHK World Premium , shortwave and internet radio NHK World Radio Japan , and the Internet. NHK's shortwave service was known as Radio Tokyo in 1930s and 1940s. HISTORY NHK was founded in 1926 , modelled on the BBC radio company of the United Kingdom . A second radio network was started in 1931 and a shortwave service broadcasting to listeners overseas began in 1935 . In November 1941 , the Imperial Japanese Army nationalised all public news agencies and coordinated their efforts through the Information Liaison Confidential Committee, which included representatives from the Army, the Navy, the Foreign Ministry, the Government Information Office, the Cabinet Information Bureau, the Home Ministry , the Ministry Of Greater East Asia , the Transportation Ministry, the Domei News Agency and the NHK. Thereafter, all published and broadcast news reports became official announcements of the Imperial Army General Headquarters in Tokyo for the duration of World War II. NHK started television broadcasts in 1953 . It aired its first color television broadcast in 1960 . Although the network first introduced commercial broadcasts to Japan, nowadays NHK is paid for by viewer fees. Under the "Hōsō Hō" (Broadcasting Act), residents of Japan who own a TV are obliged to pay a fee of approximately ¥1,345 per month (discounted to ¥14,910 per year) for color TV, and ¥2,290 per month (discounted to ¥25,520/year) for satellite broadcasts. (Prices quoted include 5% Consumption Tax .) However, the act does not stipulate any punishment for failure of payment. There are currently around 1 million households nationwide that are refusing to pay their NHK fees, and the government is considering a tougher approach to extracting payment, including legal prosecution and demand of back-payment. The recent rash of scandals involving NHK executives found to be misusing and embezzling funds among other things, has not helped their cause, and the number of refusals across the country has spiked dramatically with each new scandal coming to light.(see Television License ) NHK World TV started broadcasts in 1995 . The entire NHK network moved to digital broadcasting in 2000 . TV PROGRAMMING NHK General TV broadcasts a variety of programming. The following are noteworthy:
See Also: Animes of NHK NHK DOMESTIC TELEVISION STATIONS (NHK G / RADIO 1 / NHK-FM) See Also: NHK General TV NHK DOMESTIC TELEVISION STATIONS (NHK E / RADIO 2) NOTABLE PROGRAMS JAPANESE BROADCASTING NETWORKS
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