Its output consists of education and culture programming[1] where NHK Radio 2 is regarded[by whom?]

as the radio version of NHK Educational TV and is broadly similar to South Korea's EBS FM.

The goal was to reformat the AM frequencies in order to limit to NHK Radio 1.

[5] The management committee will compile public opinion for the total closure of the station at the end of 2025 and, after approval by the Diet, the official decision to close the station will be taken, with total closure scheduled for 2026.

[6] In order to carry out a demonstration experiment in preparation for the closure of Radio 2 Broadcasting, starting from the reorganization in the spring of 2022, the English language course program "Basic English for Junior High School Students" (Level 1) was broadcast on a trial basis from 6 o'clock (Monday to Friday) on NHK Radio 1.