Japan — Television: Addendum to the Progress Committee Report

Television in Japan operates under a dual system, one being NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai; Japan Broadcasting Corporation) that brings coverage to the entire country and the other being commercial broadcasters whose respective service areas are limited, as a rule, to a single district. NHK is financed with the receiver's fee while the commercial broadcasters are financed with income from advertisements. NHK's nationwide broadcasting networks include the General Television Service (GTV) and the Educational Television Service (ETV). The existing state of each service as of 31 December 1974 was as follows:

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Published
1975-07
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J13341