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Kitanihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (北日本放送株式会社, Kitanihon Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha), also known as KNB, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with Nippon News Network (NNN) and Nippon Television Network System (NNS). Their headquarters are located in Toyama Prefecture.
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| KNB | |
Native name | 北日本放送株式会社 |
Romanized name | Kitanihon Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Television and Radio broadcasting |
| Founded | March 14, 1952 |
| Headquarters | 10-18 Ushimacho, , Japan |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references Data from its Company Profile | |
| Channels | |
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| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kitanihon Broadcasting |
| History | |
First air date | April 1, 1959 |
Former call signs | JOLR-TV (1959-2011) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 1 (VHF, 1959–2011) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
| Links | |
| Website | Official site |
History edit
With the promulgation of the Three Radio Laws, it was initially expected in 1948 that Toyama would be the target area of a radio station from Ishikawa as Hokuriku Cultural Broadcasting (the later Hokuriku Broadcasting Company). Teru Nakayama, editor-in-chief of the Kitanihon Shimbun, who felt a sense of crisis about this, advised the top management to apply for a license for a private radio station. At this time, no one listened, but this was the trigger that later led to the opening of Kitanihon Broadcasting.
Kitanihon Broadcasting applied for a license on February 15, 1951 and issued its preliminary license on April 21 the same year.[1]
Network edit
- TV: Nippon News Network (NNN)
- RADIO: Japan Radio Network (JRN), National Radio Network (NRN)
Stations edit
Analog TV edit
- Toyama (Main Station) JOLR-TV 1ch
- Nanto-Toga 6ch
- Unazuki 36ch
- Hosoiri-Inotani 39ch
- Himi-Ronden 41ch
Digital TV(ID:1) edit
- Toyama (Main Station) JOLR-DTV 28ch
Radio edit
- Toyama(Main Station) JOLR 738 kHz; 80.1 MHz, 90.2 MHz
Programs edit
Radio edit
TV edit
Rival Stations edit
- Toyama Television(BBT)
- TulipTelevision(TUT)
- Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting(HAB, by introducing CATV)
References edit
- ^ "Ten-Year History of Commercial Broadcasting" (Japan Commercial Broadcasting Federation, published in December 1961) 435 pages, "Part 2 Company History North Japan Broadcasting"
External links edit
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