Shikoku Broadcasting

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Shikoku Broadcasting
TypeKabushiki kaisha
IndustryMedia
FoundedApril 7, 1952
Headquarters2-5-2 Nakatokushima,
Tokushima City, Tokushima
,
Japan
Key people
Okamoto Nao
(President and CEO)
Number of employees
118 (April 2021)
Footnotes / references
Data from its Corporate Profile
JOJR-DTV
Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture
Japan
ChannelsDigital: 31 (VHF)
Virtual: 1
Programming
AffiliationsNNN/NNS
Ownership
OwnerShikoku Broadcasting
History
FoundedApril 7, 1952
First air date
April 1, 1959
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
1 (VHF; 1959–2011)
All secondary:
Fuji News Network, All-Nippon News Network, Japan News Network (1959-1972)
Links
Websitehttp://www.jrt.co.jp/

Shikoku Broadcasting (Japanese: 四国放送, Rōmaji: Shikoku Hōsō) is a radio and TV station based in Tokushima, Japan. It is affiliated to the Nippon News Network for TV and JRN/NRN for radio.

Despite holding a local monopoly in commercial television to the prefecture, commercial television stations from Kansai region are easily available.

History[]

After the establishment of the "Three Radio Laws" (Radio Law, Broadcasting Law, and Radio Supervisory Committee Establishment Law) in 1950, Japan established a system where public broadcasting (NHK) and commercial broadcasting coexisted.

  • April 7, 1952: Shikoku Broadcasting is established.
  • July 1, 1952: JR (as in JOJR) commences radio transmissions.
  • April 1, 1959: Television transmissions commence.
  • April 5, 1971: JR Television begins their morning show, Good Morning Tokushima (おはようとくしま).
  • April 1982: The abbreviation is changed to JRT.
  • December 1984: JRT moves to their current headquarters in Nakatokushima.
  • July 1988: Bi-lingual TV broadcasts for certain shows commence.
  • February 6, 2006: Digital terrestrial tests commence.
  • October 1, 2006: Regular digital terrestrial broadcasts commence.
  • March 31, 2011: Good Morning Tokushima is cancelled.
  • July 24, 2011: Analog terrestrial broadcasts conclude.
  • April 1, 2015: JRT joins the radiko project.

Stations[]

Radio:

Tokushima master station:

  • Calls: JOJR
  • Frequency: 1269 kHz
  • Output: 5 kW

Ikeda station:

  • Calls: (was JOJO)
  • Frequency: 1269 kHz
  • Output: 1 kW

Mugi station:

  • Frequency: 1269 kHz
  • Output: 100 W

Hiwasa station:

  • Frequency: 1269 kHz
  • Output: 100 W

Television:

Tokushima master station:

  • Calls: JOJR-DTV
  • Frequency: 581.142857 MHz
  • Output: 1 kW
  • ERP: 6.5 kW

Links[]


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