DOCUMENT RESUME ED 075 997 EM 010 975 TITLE This is NHK '73. INSTITUTION Japan Broadcasting Co., Tokyo PUB DATE 73 NOTE 58p.- EDRS PRICE MF -$0.65 Ec -$3.29 DESCRIPTORS *Administration; *BroadcastIndustry; Communications; Developed Nations; *Management;Programing (Broadcast).; *Radio; *Television IDENTIFIERS Japan; NHK; *Nippon Hoso Kyokai ABSTRACT The status of the Japan BroadcastingCorporation (NHK) for the year 1973 ispresented in this report.Organized by the public relations departmentof this public corporation, is similar in format this report to a conventional corporateannual report, with the exception of financialdata. The report constructs NHK including management a profile of programing, facilities,research programs, and overseas operation.Statistics on the entire radio operation are presented and television as is a brief history of NHK. 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He was invited by the SovietJapan Society to give a one-man show at the Orient Nations Museum in Moscow in 1971.His works-are now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Boston'Muieum, the Warsaw Museum, etc. Public Relations Bureau Nippon Hoso Kyokai U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. (Japan Broai-.sting Corporation) EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION Uchisaiwai-cho,.Chiyoda-ku, THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO- DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM Tokyo, Japan Tel. 03-501-4111 THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIG INATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR 0.1N IONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY NHK Broadcasting Center REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDLI 2-2-1 Jinnan, Shibuyaku. CATION POSITION OR POLICY Tokyo Tel. 03-46E-2111 Profile of NHK. ...... 2 Mission and Business Management 4 Activities and Organization._.,. ....5 Finance 8 Modernization of Management...... g Programs :13 Outline . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 News, Sports and Local Programs ... 14 Educational Programs -16 Cultural Programs ........ -19 Entertainment Programs 22 Overseas Service........ 25 NHK Broadcasting Center....... 29 Technique and Facilities... 32 Outline................................. 33 Technical Operation Center............... 34 News Center ............................ 36 TV Studio ..................... 39 Broadcasting Equipment................... 39 Transmitting Engineering....... 41 Research and Investigation ..... 42 Outline ....................... 42 Technical ResearCh............ 43 Radio and TV Culture Research....... 44 Audience Services............. 46 Overseas Cooperation ........... 48 "Japan Prize " Contest 50 Outline of NHK Organization and Business ... 52 NHK Overseas Bureaus 55 Brief History of . 56 Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation) was established in 1925 to inwrgu- PROFILE rate radio broadcasting in Japan.It introduced TV broadcasting in1953.Currently NHK has five domestic broadcasting networks consisting of OF two radio, one FM and two television networks, .over which it conducts a total of 91.5 hours of NH broadcasting a day. Broadcasting in Japan is carried out undera dual system.It is conducted. by NHK, the only public' service broadcasting organization under the Broad- cast Law enacted in 1950, and by private com- mercial broadcasting stations.NHK is financed entirely with receiver's fees paid by TV setowners. It does not depend on government financial aidor on any specific capital, and it is forbidden by law to engage in commercial advertising.It is a sort of "people's broadcasting organization" in which everybody has made an investment.Commercial broadcasting stations, by contrast, depend for their income on advertising revenue. As a public service broadcasting organization, NHK must makesure that its programs can be received inallparts of the nation.To ensure uniform service,it operates 3,245 transmitting stations for TV, 317 for radio, and 388 for FM across the nation as of January 1, 1973. 2 In addition to broadcasting programs, NHK tries to reflect the views of its audience. in its programs. It also tries to provide a high-quality listening-and- viewing environment, and to protect and promote enhancement of Japanese culture. NHK's broadcasting activities extend overseas. Radio Japan conducts a total of 37 hours of overseas broadcasts a day in 23 languages. NHK is also a member of the ABU (Asian Broadcasting Union) and the EBU (European Broadcasting Union). In addition to cooperating with various activities of the organizations, it accepts personnel from overseas broadcasting stations for training in pro- gram production and broadcasting technology.It .also sends specialists overseas to conduct surveys for the construction of TV networks, and to aid in the edkation of broadcast technicians. Upon completi.:.n, in the summer of 1973, of the 23story building and the great hall now under construction at the Broadcasting Center in Shibuya, Tokyo, NHK will transfer the entire facility now functioning at the NHK Headquarters inUchi- saiwaicho, downtown Tokyo. 3 MISSION AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT tlew NHK Broadcasting Center 4 ACTIVITIES Board of Governors AND This is the supreme administrative body of NHK which is vested with the power and responsibility ORGANIZATION for making decisions on important matters con- The fundamental mission of NHK, which was es- cerning the management and operations of NHK tablished for the purpose of contributing towards from the broad viewpoint of the interest of the greater welfare of the people and the elevation of people so that NHK may function properly in the cultural level of the nation, is as follows : accordance with the desires of the people. 1. To present news, educational, cultural and The Board of Governors deals with such important entertainment programs in line with the re- personnel matters as the appointment of the quirements of the people and to contribute to President and the Auditors and it also gives con the elevation of the cultural level of the nation. sent to the appointment of the VicePresident and 2.To construct nation-wide networks-so that the Managing Directcrs who are appointed by the coverage will extend over the entire country President. 40. and also to provide broadcasting. stations for presenting local programs specificallyfor local The Board of Governors is composed of 13 mem communities. bers, appointed by the Prime Minister with the consent of both Houses of the Diet as representa- 3.To undertakeresearchandinvestigation necessary for the progress and development tive's of the people.It elects a chairman from of broadcasting and reception thereof. among its members. Nine members of the Board 4.To operate an overseas broadcasting service are selected from throughout the country divided and to provide overseas broadcasting organi- into nine regions, and four other members from zations with exchange programs and technical persons who are respected highly by the public cooperation. and from among men of wide experience and learning representing various fields of education, To carry out its mission and wide-ranging activities, culture, science, industry, and others. NHK is organized along the following lines (page 7). The organization as it exists today is a result of President; VicePresident, Managing Directors reforms carried out to keep abreast of changing The President, nominated .by the Board of Gover- times, including rapid expansion and sophistication nors, is the chief executive of NHK whose duty is of broadcasting activities. Such reforms, of course, to supervise the day-to-day business of NHK in will continue to be carried out. accordance with the policy laid down by the Board of Governors, assisted by a VicePresident and the Managing Directors.Also, the President appoints the General Managing Directors from among the Managing Directors. The terms of office of the President, VicePresident and Managing Directors are three years. Important matters are referred to the Board of Managing Directors composed of the President, Vice-President and Managing Directors for thorough deliberation in formulating decisions. 5 Auditors NHK operates seven regional headquarters with the In order to ensure adequate administrative oper Tokyo Headquarters as the center.Under each of ation, auditors are appointed by the Board of the seven regional headquarters are many local Governors.The auditors supervise the business stations.These regional headquarters and local operations managed by the President and other stations are all linked with the Tokyo Headquarters, officers, operating completely independent from forming a nation-wide network. the executive body. They report to the Board of Governors. NHK has established a Research and Development Committee to coordinate the management of its Business Organization . four research institutes, namely, the Technical NHK is organized