Nishinippon Broadcasting

Radio and television broadcaster in Takamatsu, Japan

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Nishinippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

Logo used since 1985

Headquarters in Marunochi, Takamatsu

Trade name

| RNC

Native name

| 西日本放送株式会社

Romanized name

| Nishinipponhōsō kabushikigaisha
Formerly| Radio Shikoku Co., Ltd. (1953)
Radio Kagawa Co., Ltd. (1953-1956)
Company type| Kabushiki gaisha
Industry| Television & Radio broadcasting
Founded| July 29, 1953; 72 years ago (1953-07-29)
Headquarters| 8-15 Marunouchi,

Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture

Japan

Website| www.rnc.co.jp
JOKF

* Takamatsu

Broadcast area| Kagawa Prefecture
Frequency| 1449 kHz (AM); 90.3 MHz (FM)
Branding| RNC Radio
Nishinippon Hōsō Radio
Programming
Language| Japanese
Format| Talk/Sports
Affiliations| JRN/NRN
Ownership
Owner| Nishinippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
History

First air date

| October 1, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-10-01)
Technical information

Licensing authority

| MIC
Power| 5,000 watts

Transmitter coordinates

| 34°19′15″N 134°4′21.75″E﻿ / ﻿34.32083°N 134.0727083°E﻿ / 34.32083; 134.0727083
Repeater(s)| See #Stations
Links
Website| www.rnc.co.jp/radio
JOKF-DTV

* Kagawa and Okayama
* Japan

City| Takamatsu
Channels|

* Digital: 20 (UHF)
* Virtual: 4

Branding| RNC
Nishinippon Hōsō TV
Channel 4
Programming
Affiliations| Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System
Ownership
Owner| Nishinippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
History

First air date

| July 1, 1958; 67 years ago (1958-07-01)

Former call signs

| JOKF-TV (1958–2011)

Former channel number(s)

| Analog:
9 (VHF, 1958–2011)
Technical information

Licensing authority

| MIC
ERP| 2 kW (digital)
10kW (analog)
Transmitter coordinates| 34°33′32.8″N 133°57′54.23″E﻿ / ﻿34.559111°N 133.9650639°E﻿ / 34.559111; 133.9650639
Translator(s)| See #Stations
Links
Website| www.rnc.co.jp/tv/

Nishinippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (西日本放送株式会社, Nishinippon Hōsō Kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese television and radio broadcaster in Kagawa and Okayama. The abbreviation, RNC originates in the radio service name (Radio Nishinippon Broadcasting Company, 西日本放送ラジオ). It is affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN), National Radio Network (NRN), Nippon News Network (NNN), and Nippon Television Network System (NNS).

## Offices

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* Headquarters (RNC Takamatsu) - 8–15, Marunouchi, Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
* Chūgoku General Branch Office (RNC Okayama) - 2–5, Noda San-chōme, Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama, Japan
* Seisan Branch Office - 538, Dokichōhigashi Hatchōme, Marugame, Kagawa, Japan
* Kurashiki Branch Office - 24–7, Chūō Itchōme, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
* Tokyo Branch Office - 5–6, Ginza hatchōme, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
* Osaka Branch Office - 2–6, Dōjimahama Itchōme, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
* Hiroshima Branch Office - 13–14, Noborichō, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

## History

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The company was founded as Radio Shikoku on July 29, 1953 by members of the Shikoku Shimbun Company and the prefecture's chamber of commerce and industry; regular broadcasts started on October 1, using the JOKF callsign on 1060kc, output 100W. On December 25, nearly three months after opening, it was renamed to Radio Kagawa.[1] Taro Hirai was its first president, but was replaced by Jinnosuke Hirai on December 1, 1955.[2] On October 1, 1956, it changed its name to the current Nishinippon Broadcasting, increasing its output to 1 kW. Its television broadcasts started on July 1, 1958, becoming the eighth commercial television station overall to begin broadcasting in Japan (JOKF-TV, channel 9, video output 1 kW, audio 250W).[1] In October, it opened an office in Hiroshima and in November, in Imabari, later in 1959, two further offices opened in Himeji and Fukuyama.[3]

On October 5, 1964, RNC started color broadcasts.[1]

## Network

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### TV

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* Nippon News Network (NNN) and Nippon Television Network System

### Radio

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* Japan Radio Network (JRN)
* National Radio Network (NRN)

## Stations

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### Radio

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* Takamatsu JOKF 1449 kHz 5 kW
* Kan'onji 1449 kHz 100W
* Marugame 1449 kHz 1 kW
* Shirotori 1449 kHz 100W

### TV

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Customary, they called their main station "Takamatsu", however actually it located at top of the Mt. Kinkōzan in "Okayama" as the other rival companies, such as KSB, RSK, OHK, TSC and NHK Okayama.

#### Analog

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* Takamatsu (de facto Okayama) JOKF-TV 9CH 10 kW

Kagawa

* Maedayama 41CH 5 kW
* Nishisanuki 50CH 3 kW
* Shōdoshima 61CH 300W
* Shionoe V12CH 3W
* Takuma 37CH 1W
* Tonoshō 47CH 10W
* Shido 54CH 10W
* Shirotori 54CH 10W
* Kokubunji 54CH 3W
* Mino 56CH 10W
* Shōdoshima-Ikeda 57CH 3W
* Sakaidehigashi 58CH 10W
* Ritsurinkita 59CH 10W
* Ritsurinminami 61CH 10W
* Kan'onji 62CH 10W
* Sakaidenishi 62CH 10W
* Nio 62CH 3W
* Ayakami 62CH 3W

Okayama

* Tsuyama 58CH 500W
* Kasaoka V34CH 300W
* Mizushima V14CH 10W
* Okayamakita 14CH 10W
* Tamashima V26CH 3W
* Takahashi 28CH 10W
* Niimi 28CH 30W
* Kuse 28CH 10W
* Mimasaka 28CH 3W
* Tsuyamaminami 31CH 3W
* Hokubō 38CH 10W
* Bizen 40CH 3W
* Okutsu-Ōtsuri 44CH 10W
* Wake 47CH 10W
* Okayamahigashi 54CH 3W
* Ibara 54CH 3W
* Kojima 59CH 30W
* Sōja 62CH 10W etc...

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#### Digital (Virtual channel:4)

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* Takamatsu (de facto Okayama) JOKF-DTV 20CH 2 kW

Kagawa

* Maedayama 15CH 500W
* Nishisanuki 15CH 100W
* Shōdoshima 20CH 30W
* Nio 20CH 1W
* Shirotori 20CH 1W
* Tonoshō 34CH 1W
* Sakaidehigashi 41CH 1W
* Ayakami 34CH 0.3W
* Kan'onji 34CH 0.3W
* Kokubunji 34CH 0.3W
* Takuma 41CH 0.1W
* Takuma-Nabuto 20CH 0.05W
* Takuma-Namari 15CH 0.01W

Okayama

* Tsuyama 15CH 50W
* Kasaoka V20CH 30W
* Kojima 15CH 3W
* Niimi 20CH 3W
* Hiruzen 20CH 3W
* Kuse 15CH 1W
* Takahashi 15CH 1W
* Wake 15CH 1W
* San'yō 34CH 1W
* Hokubō 34CH 1W
* Ibara 15CH 0.3W
* Susai 15CH 0.3W
* Bizen-Saeki 15CH 0.3W etc...

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## Program

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### Radio

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* Sawayaka Radio kibun jyō-jyō!
* Music In Lunch Box
* Kokoro Ni Hana Ni Ichirin
* Marunaka Olive Onsen Karaoke Stage
* Kon-nichiwa! Kagawakendesu
* Kimamani Radio Amenohi Harenohi Kumorinohi
* RNC TODAY
* Naminori Radio Week End Fever
* Ongaku Konjaku Monogatari Nichiyō RadiOn
* Tango Album

### TV

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* RNC News Spot
* Midokoro-RAN
* RNC Excellent Shop
* Jyōhō Āru
* RNC news every.
* Doki
* Shiawase Kibun!
* JUST NEWS
* Dreamers - Chihōjidaino Leader Tachi -

## Item

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* THE SHIKOKU SHIMBUN

## References

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1. ^ a b c "西日本放送の歴史|採用情報". 西日本放送. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
2. ^ 西日本放送CD室, 1989, p.21
3. ^ 西日本放送CD室, 1989, p.24

## External links

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* RNC HomePage

* v
* t
* e

Nippon News Network / Nippon TV Network System

List of affiliates

Hokkaidō & Tōhoku|

* STV Sapporo TV
* RAB Aomori Broadcasting
* ABS Akita Broadcasting
* YBC Yamagata Broadcasting
* TVI TV Iwate
* MMT Miyagi TV
* FCT Fukushima Central TV

Kantō, Shin'etsu & Shizuoka|

* Nippon Television
* YBS Yamanashi Broadcasting
* TSB TV Shinshu
* TeNY TV Niigata
* SDT Shizuoka Daiichi TV

Kinki, Chūkyō & Hokuriku|

* ytv Yomiuri TV
* CTV Chukyo TV
* KNB Kitanihon Broadcasting
* KTK TV Kanazawa
* FBC Fukui Broadcasting 1

Chūgoku & Shikoku|

* NKT Nihonkai Telecasting
* RNC Nishinippon Broadcasting
* JRT Shikoku Broadcasting
* RNB Nankai Broadcasting
* RKC Kochi Broadcasting
* HTV Hiroshima TV
* KRY Yamaguchi Broadcasting

Kyūshū|

* FBS Fukuoka Broadcasting
* NIB Nagasaki International TV
* KKT Kumamoto Kenmin Television
* TOS TV Oita 2
* UMK TV Miyazaki 1, 2
* KYT Kagoshima Yomiuri Television

Related|

* Ni-Tele Really Big Clock
* Nittele Tower

1 Also affiliated with the All-Nippon News Network
2 Also affiliated with the Fuji News Network

* v
* t
* e

Broadcast television in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions

NHK|

| General|

* Okayama 1
* Takamatsu (Kagawa) 1
* Hiroshima 1
* Matsuyama (Ehime) 1
* Matsue (Shimane) 3
* Tottori 3
* Kochi 1
* Tokushima 3
* Yamaguchi 1

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Educational|

* (Okayama, Takamatsu, Hiroshima, Matsuyama, Matsue, Tottori, Kochi, Tokushima, Yamaguchi) - 2

Commercial|

| Okayama/Kagawa|

* RNC Nishinippon Broadcasting 4
* KSB Setonaikai Broadcasting 5
* RSK Sanyo Broadcasting 6
* TSC TV Setouchi 7
* OHK Okayama Broadcasting 8

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Hiroshima|

* RCC Chugoku Broadcasting 3
* HTV Hiroshima TV 4
* HOME Hiroshima Home TV 5
* TSS TV Shin-Hiroshima 8

Ehime|

* RNB Nankai Broadcasting 4
* eat Ehime Asahi Television 5
* ITV i-Television 6
* EBC TV Ehime 8

Shimane/Tottori|

* NKT Nihonkai Telecasting 1
* BSS Broadcasting System of San-in 6
* TSK San-in Chuo TV 8

Kōchi|

* RKC Kochi Broadcasting 4
* KUTV TV Kochi 6
* KSS Kochi Sun Sun Broadcasting 8

Tokushima|

* JRT Shikoku Broadcasting 1

Yamaguchi|

* tys TV Yamaguchi 3
* KRY Yamaguchi Broadcasting 4
* yab Yamaguchi Asahi Broadcasting 5

Notes:

* ■ Part of Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System
* ■ Part of All-Nippon News Network
* ■ Part of Japan News Network
* ■ Part of TX Network
* ■ Part of Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Japan

34°20′51.5″N 134°3′3.5″E﻿ / ﻿34.347639°N 134.050972°E﻿ / 34.347639; 134.050972
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