Hokkaido Broadcasting
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Native name | 北海道放送株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Hokkaido Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha |
Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Media |
Founded | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (November 30, 1951 | )
Headquarters | 5-2, Kita 1 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo City, Hokkaido |
Key people | Naoki Katsuta (President and CEO) Taku Watanabe (Chairman and Representative Director) |
Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido Japan | |
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City | Sapporo |
Channels | Digital: 19 (UHF) Virtual: 1 |
Branding | HBC |
Programming | |
Affiliations | JNN |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hokkaido Broadcasting |
History | |
Founded | November 30, 1951 |
First air date | April 1, 1957 |
Former channel number(s) | 1 (analog VHF, 1957–2011) |
Nippon News Network (April 1, 1957 – December 30, 1959) All-Nippon News Network (August 1, 1959 – March 30, 1975) | |
Call sign meaning | JO Hokkaido Radio |
Technical information | |
Translator(s) | 22 (Abashiri) 19 (Asahikawa) 17 (Hakodate) 45 (Kushiro) 22 (Muroran) 19 (Obihiro) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Hokkaido Broadcasting Co.,Ltd (北海道放送株式会社, Hokkaido Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha), also known as HBC, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Japan News Network (JNN). Their headquarters are located in Hokkaidō.
HBC was established on November 30, 1951; radio broadcasts officially commenced on March 10, 1952 and TV broadcasts commenced on April 1, 1957, as the first commercial television station in Hokkaido.
History[]
After the passage of the Three Radio Acts (Radio Act, Broadcasting Act, and Act on the Establishment of Radio Supervisory Board) in 1950, there was a movement to apply for the establishment of private broadcasting in Hokkaido. On April 21, 1951, Hokkaido Broadcasting was granted the preparatory license and became one of the first 16 private broadcasters to receive a broadcasting license.[2]:32 On November 30 of the same year, Hokkaido Broadcasting was officially registered as a company with its headquarters in the Daimaru Building (which was the headquarters for the wholesale company, Daimaru Corporation).[2]:34
On March 10 of the following year, HBC started radio broadcasting operating for at least 16 hours every day.[2]:38
- November 30, 1951: HBC is founded.
- January 19, 1952: HBC conducts test transmissions.
- March 10, 1952: Regular radio broadcasts commence.
- 1954: TV transmission tests are conducted in Hakodate.
- April 1, 1957: Regular TV broadcasts commence.
- August 1959: HBC signs an exclusive agreement with JNN.
- March 18, 1966: Color broadcasts commence.
- June 1, 2006: Digital terrestrial broadcasts commence.
- June 24, 2011: Analog terrestrial broadcasts conclude.
Network[]
- TV: Japan News Network (JNN)
- RADIO: Japan Radio Network (JRN), National Radio Network (NRN)
Stations[]
Analog TV[]
Callsign | Channel | City of license | Notes |
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JOHR-TV | 1 | Sapporo |
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JOHO-TV | 1 | Hakodate | Ceased operations on July 24, 2011 |
JOHE-TV | 11 | Asahikawa | |
JOHW-TV | 6 | Obihiro | |
JOQL-TV | 11 | Kushiro | |
JOQM-TV | 1 53 |
Abashiri Kitami | |
JOQF-TV | 11 | Muroran |
Digital TV (ID:1)[]
- Sapporo (Main Station) JOHR-DTV 19ch
- Hakodate JOHR-DTV 17ch
- Asahikawa JOHR-DTV 19ch
- Obihiro JOHR-DTV 19ch
- Kushiro JOHR-DTV 19ch
- Abashiri JOHR-DTV 19ch
- Kitami JOHR-DTV 32ch
- Muroran JOHR-DTV 22ch
RADIO[]
- Sapporo (Main Station) JOHR 1287 kHz
- Hakodate JOHO 900 kHz
- Asahikawa JOHE 864 kHz
- Obihiro JOHW 1269 kHz
- Kushiro JOQL 1404 kHz
- Abashiri JOQM 1449 kHz
- Kitami JOQN 801 kHz
- Muroran JOQF 864 kHz
Program[]
- TV
- RADIO
Rival Stations[]
- Sapporo Television Broadcasting(STV)
- Hokkaido Television Broadcasting(HTB)
- Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting(uhb)
- TV Hokkaido(TVh)
References[]
- ^ "HBC will start broadcasting on September 21, 2020 at its new headquarters" (PDF). Hokkaido Broadcasting (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c スピーカーが風になりブラウン管が光になる時, 北海道とともに50年HBC = Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd. 1951-2001 [When Speakers Become Wind and CRTs Become Light : 50 Years of HBC with Hokkaido]. Hokkaidō Broadcasting Corporation. 2002. OCLC 56117435.
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