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•Television and
Radio
(1) Television
There are six VHF TV broadcasting stations (NHK General,
NHK Educational and four pirvate stations), and three UHF
TV broadcasting stations that can be received in the Osaka
area.
Newspapers carry TV program guides. To receive bilingual
broadcasts, you need either a TV with a bilingual feature
or a bilingual adapter.
(2) NHK Viewer Fees
Households with a television set must pay a viewer fee to
NHK
every 2 months. NHK offers three payment options:
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Account Transfer: |
Fees are automatically withdrawn from the designated account.
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Payment by Manual Transfer |
You can pay with the slip sent to you at a bank, post office
or convenience store.
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Direct Payment:You can pay to the
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You will receive a discount for advance payments of 6 months
or 12 months.
For further
information,
NHK Osaka Broadcasting Corporation
4-1-20 Otemae, Chuo-ku
TEL: 06-6941-0431 |
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(3) Satellite Broadcasts
Simply by purchasing and installing a compact parabolic
antenna and a special tuner, you can receive Broadcast Satellite
(BS) broadcasts on your television set. Subscription fees
are charged. The following channels are available:
NHK No.1 Satellite
NHK No.2 Satellite
and other satellite and broadcast options.
Also for a fee, Communication Satellite (CS) broadcasting
stations which provide TV news programs such as CNN,
music, movies, SKY
PerfecTV! etc.
(4) CATV
By subscribing to CATV (Community Antenna Television), you
can receive television broadcasts, satellite broadcasts,
CS broadcasts, FM broadcasts, public service broadcasts
and CNN News service etc. You must first make a contract
and request installation to receive these services. CATV
service is currently only available in a limited area, but
the service will be available throughout the city in the
near future.
For
further information, contact:
Northeastern Osaka City:
Cable West Co., Ltd.
TEL: 0120-344-210 (Toll-free)
Western part of the city:
City Wave Osaka Co., Ltd. (CWO) TEL: 0120-234-505
Southern part of the city:
J-COM
Kansai TEL: 0120-36-3436 (Toll-Free) |
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(5) Radio
There are five AM broadcasting stations and five FM broadcasting
stations in the Osaka area. The newspaper carries radio
programming schedules and listings.
•Multi-language FM Broadcasts
FM
CO.CO.LO 76.5 MHz
Languages:14 (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish,
Portuguese, Thai, Indonesian, Tagalog, Malay, Vietnamese,
Hindi, Urdu and Singhalese. )
Osaka Municipal Government News(LGI Osaka City)
Every Friday (15min)
Japanese 8:00- / EngLish 21:00-
Chinese 21:20- / Korean 21:40- |
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•NHK Multi Language News
NHK Second Radio Station
(English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese)
Short-wave broadcasts from many countries can be picked
up with a short-wave receiver; however, the recepiton is
not always very clear unless you purchase a powerful short-wave
receiver. |
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