Radio Stations in Kyushu

In the event of a major disaster affecting American citizens in western Japan, the Consulate may use Kyushu International FM ("Love FM") as one means to disseminate information in English. Although this radio station does not reach all eight prefectures in this consular district, it does reach much of the population of Kyushu and Yamaguchi. The radio frequencies for Kyushu International FM are as follows:

Fukuoka (Fukuoka City, Kurume, Omuta ...)	76.1 MHz
Kitakyushu Area	82.7
Saga (partial)	76.1
Kumamoto (partial)	76.1
Nagasaki (partial)	76.1
Oita (partial)	82.7
Kagoshima	(out of range)
Miyazaki	(out of range)
Yamaguchi (partial)	82.7

Another important source of emergency information is NHK radio. Following are some of the local radio frequencies for NHK. Please tune in to the local station in your area.

NHK No. 1 (AM)

Fukuoka	612 KHz
Kitakyushu	540
Saga	963
Nagasaki	684
Sasebo	981
Kumamoto	756
Oita	639
Miyazaki	540
Kagoshima	576
Yamaguchi	675
Iwakuni	585