{"id":65717,"date":"2026-04-02T07:28:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T11:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=65717"},"modified":"2026-04-02T07:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T11:28:23","slug":"nhk-closes-radio-2-after-95-years-on-the-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/nhk-closes-radio-2-after-95-years-on-the-air\/","title":{"rendered":"NHK Closes Radio 2 After 95 Years on the Air"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Fred Waterer, who shares the following article from RadioInfo Asia that notes NHK has officially closed its long-running Radio 2 service as part of a broader plan to consolidate its radio operations and adapt to shifting audio consumption trends. While the AM-based service ends, much of its educational content will continue on NHK FM and digital platforms.<\/p>\n

Read the full article here:
\nhttps:\/\/radioinfo.asia\/news\/nhk-shuts-radio-2-after-95-years-on-air\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Fred Waterer, who shares the following article from RadioInfo Asia that notes NHK has officially closed its long-running Radio 2 service as part of a broader plan to consolidate its radio operations and adapt to shifting audio consumption trends. While the AM-based service ends, much of its educational content […]<\/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":[2729,1545,11077,2638],"class_list":["post-65717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-mediumwave","category-news","tag-fred-waterer","tag-nhk","tag-nhk-radio-2","tag-radioinfo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-h5X","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":57572,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/japans-longest-day-august-15-1945\/","url_meta":{"origin":65717,"position":0},"title":"Japan’s Longest Day: August 15, 1945","author":"Thomas","date":"August 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fred Waterer, who writes: At Noon on August 15, 1945, Emporer Hirohito spoke to his nation by radio for the first time, ever. The intrigue surrounding the recording of his speech and the effort to get it on the air would be worthy of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Japan-Map-1945-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Japan-Map-1945-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Japan-Map-1945-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Japan-Map-1945-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Japan-Map-1945-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6044,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/nhk-radio-japan-to-end-shortwave-service-to-north-america\/","url_meta":{"origin":65717,"position":1},"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. NHK is one of the few \"big\" broadcasters that still targeted North America. In truth, I'm\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"NHK-Radio-Japan","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/NHK-Radio-Japan.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":48970,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/nhk-world-celebrates-80-years-of-radio-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":65717,"position":2},"title":"NHK World celebrates 80 years of radio service","author":"Thomas","date":"May 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: NHK Radio Japan via Rich Cuff) Radio service for overseas marks 80 years. A ceremony has been held to mark 80 years since the start of radio service at Japan's only station broadcasting programs overseas on shortwave bands. The KDDI Yamata Transmitting Station in Koga City in Ibaraki Prefecture,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Radio-Japan-QSL.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Radio-Japan-QSL.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Radio-Japan-QSL.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":31217,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/nhk-world-expands-and-rebrands-as-nhk-world-japan\/","url_meta":{"origin":65717,"position":3},"title":"NHK WORLD expands and rebrands as NHK WORLD-JAPAN","author":"Thomas","date":"March 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0David Iurescia (LW4DAF), who shares the following announcement from NHK WORLD: Expansion under a new brand - NHK WORLD-JAPAN Launches in April - NHK WORLD, the international broadcasting service of NHK, makes a fresh start as NHK WORLD-JAPAN in April. The new name is intended\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/NHK-World-Japan-Logo-300x300.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6267,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/shortwave-radio-recordings-nhk-radio-japan\/","url_meta":{"origin":65717,"position":4},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recordings: NHK Radio Japan","author":"Thomas","date":"April 19, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"For you listening pleasure: thirty minutes of NHK Radio Japan's English language service. This broadcast was recorded an hour ago, at 10:00 UTC on 9,625 (April\u00a019, 2013). \u00a0Though NHK has dropped their English language services into North America, you can still receive their broadcasts targeting other regions quite easily. 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