NEW YORK—The WNET Group has partnered with Japan International Broadcasting (JIB) to launch the NHK World-Japan channel in the New York DMA.
The service became available on April 1 on public media station WLIW’s digital channel 21.3 and on local cable providers including Optimum, Spectrum, Comcast, Verizon Fios, and Astound/RCN.
NHK World-Japan is the English-language international service of Japan's sole public broadcaster, NHK.
"We are excited to partner with Long Island's WLIW to bring the NHK World-Japan channel to an even broader New York audience," said Mr. Hiroshi Maeda, the president & CEO of Japan International Broadcasting. "We look forward to continuing our relationship with its parent company WNET and collaborating with them to highlight this unique perspective on Japanese culture, lifestyle programming, and international news to English-speaking viewers in Long Island and the entire tri-state area."
"NHK World-Japan has been providing viewers of the tri-state area high-quality, diverse content for nearly a decade, delivering programs on Japanese society, history, food, politics, and more," said Neal Shapiro, President & CEO of The WNET Group. "We're proud to continue this partnership expanding the reach of NHK's exceptional programming from Asia and around the world by adding NHK World-Japan to our WLIW digital channel lineup for our local communities."
Digital antenna viewers will need to rescan their tuners after April 1 to receive over-the-air channel updates including NHK World-Japan on WLIW 21.3 and the World Channel, which is moving to 13.3 (THIRTEEN WORLD) on April 1.
Viewers can check your local listings or wliw.org/HowToWatch for additional channel information.
