{"id":59908,"date":"2024-06-04T07:52:41","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=59908"},"modified":"2024-06-04T07:52:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T11:52:41","slug":"japan-some-broadcasters-running-trial-suspension-of-am-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/japan-some-broadcasters-running-trial-suspension-of-am-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan: Some broadcasters running trial suspension of AM radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>(Source: Japan Today<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Is Japan witnessing the death of AM radio?<\/a><\/h1>\n

Since February, some commercial radio broadcasters have begun a trial suspension of AM radio, with a real possibility the pause will extend to a permanent discontinuation across the country as broadcasters look to cut costs.<\/p>\n

Thirteen of the 47 commercial operators in Japan have shut off their transmitters to see what effect the temporary end of AM broadcasts will have. AM was launched in 1925, bringing Japan into the radio broadcast age, but may not last long enough to see its 100th anniversary next year.<\/p>\n

“Radio was at the center of the home, a medium enjoyed by the entire family,” said Tadanobu Okabe, curator of the Japan Radio Museum in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. [Continue reading…<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Japan Today) Is Japan witnessing the death of AM radio? Since February, some commercial radio broadcasters have begun a trial suspension of AM radio, with a real possibility the pause will extend to a permanent discontinuation across the country as broadcasters look to cut costs. Thirteen of the 47 commercial operators in Japan have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,433,3],"tags":[625,4274,4099],"class_list":["post-59908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-mediumwave","category-news","tag-am-radio","tag-japan","tag-mediumwave"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-fAg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36713,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/japan-commercial-broadcasters-association-asks-govt-to-abolish-am-radio-requirements-by-2028\/","url_meta":{"origin":59908,"position":0},"title":"Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association asks gov’t to abolish AM radio requirements by 2028","author":"Thomas","date":"March 29, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Japan Today via Bill Mead) The Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association on Wednesday urged the government to allow them to abolish costly AM radio by 2028 amid falling revenues. Many broadcasters are struggling to maintain both AM and FM radio services. \"Resolving the overlapping investment for AM and FM radio\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Sangean-DT-800-Ear-Buds-AM-674x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Sangean-DT-800-Ear-Buds-AM-674x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Sangean-DT-800-Ear-Buds-AM-674x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":31929,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/broadcast-isolation-in-japan-no-workarounds\/","url_meta":{"origin":59908,"position":1},"title":"“Broadcast Isolation in Japan”–no workarounds?","author":"Thomas","date":"May 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader\u00a0@medmouad who recently shared a link to the following article by\u00a0Kenji Rikitake\u00a0at Medium.com: I\u2019m sure Japan is one of those countries which implement the worst online broadcasting policies. You cannot listen to Japanese internet radio stations from outside the nation, thanks to the geotagging technology\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "FM"","block_context":{"text":"FM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/fm\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC_3546-1024x663.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC_3546-1024x663.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC_3546-1024x663.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6044,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/nhk-radio-japan-to-end-shortwave-service-to-north-america\/","url_meta":{"origin":59908,"position":2},"title":"NHK Radio Japan to end shortwave service to North America","author":"Thomas","date":"March 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I've heard from several sources that NHK Radio Japan will end shortwave service to North America on March 31st, 2013. \u00a0No doubt, this is due to the April closing of the\u00a0Montsin\u00e9ry site in French\u00a0Guiana. 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