Nippon Broadcasting System
Encyclopedia
- Nippon Hōsō redirects here. For Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, see NHKNHKNHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
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, or JOLF, is a Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. Together with Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
is a Japanese radio station in Tokyo which broadcasts to the Kanto area. It is one of the two flagship radio stations of National Radio Network and also has a relationship with JOLF and Fuji Television....
it is a flagship station of the National Radio Network
National Radio Network (Japan)
National Radio Network is a commercial radio network in Japan. The network is run by Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, Incorporated and Nippon Broadcasting System, Incorporated . It is not connected in any way with the National Radio Network in the United States.-National Radio Network stations:...
. JOLF also has a relationship with Fuji Television
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
, both being part of the Fujisankei Communications Group
Fujisankei Communications Group
, abbreviated FCG, is a keiretsu in Japan. This media conglomerate was founded by Nobutaka Shikanai. In 1991, it was the fourth-largest media company in the world and the largest one in Japan. In the same year, the company's yearly revenue was $5 billion....
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Changing abbreviations
- July 15, 1954 - September 30, 1967: NBS (The letters are used as the abbreviation of Nagano Broadcasting SystemsNagano Broadcasting Systems, also known as NBS, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the FNN. Their headquarters are located in Nagano Prefecture.-Headquarters:* 131-7 Okada-machi Nagano-city, NAGANO 380-8633 JAPAN* Telephone Number:+81-26-227-3000-History:...
, Inc.) - October 1, 1967 - Present: LF (The last two letters of the call sign, JOLF)
Data
- Date founded: April 1, 2006
- the Head office: 1-9-3, Yurakucho, Chiyoda, TokyoChiyoda, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
, Japan - Call sign: JOLF
- On air time: MON 4:00 - SUN 25:30(Principle 24-hour broadcast)
- Frequency: 1242 kHz
- Output: 100 kW
- Home page URL: http://www.jolf.co.jp/
Programs
- All Night NipponAll Night NipponAll Night Nippon is a Japanese radio program broadcast by Nippon Broadcasting System and other radio stations from 1–5 am . It preempts broadcasts from TBS Radio's programming.The highest ratings were achieved on the night of October 1, 1967.-DJs:...
- Ginza Music FestivalGinza Music Festivalwas an annual music awards on the produced by Nippon Broadcasting System.- Grand Prix winners :*Akiko Kosaka *Hiromi Ota *Hiromi Iwasaki *Machiko Watanabe *Mariya Takeuchi *Toshihiko Tahara *Masahiko Kondo...
- Radio Charity Musicthon, etc...
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games (When Daisuke MatsuzakaDaisuke Matsuzakais a Japanese professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball in the United States. He previously played for the Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League. He was selected the MVP of the inaugural and the second World Baseball Classic, and is an Olympic bronze...
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