Bye-bye, NHK Radio 2
I tuned to NHK R2,1602 kHz from the Kitakyushu broadcasting station to witness the end of NHK R2.
My location was Fukuoka Prefecture. At 00:05 JST on March 30 [15.05 UTC March 29th / Ed], the station transmitted its call sign and station ID. Normally, the national anthem and interval signal would follow, but this time they were not aired, and the transmission went straight to an unmodulated carrier.
SINPO: 54544. There was some interference from other NHK R2 stations as well, such as the Miyazaki broadcasting station (Nobeoka relay?), but overall reception was fairly good.
It is expected that “end-of-service announcement broadcasts” will continue until the end of the month, after which the station will go off the air.
Akiyoshi Teraoka to WOR iog (2026-03-29)
Thank you, Akiyoshi-san. I, too, was listening and here’s how the final 5 minutes from 774 Akita with 500 kW sounded like. Their open carrier is still on as I type this at 15:38 UTC.
73, Walt Salmaniw (Masset, BC) to WOR iog (2026-03-29)