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Nippon Broadcasting System

Coordinates: 35°40′31″N 139°45′38″E / 35.675203°N 139.760646°E / 35.675203; 139.760646
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Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.
Native name
株式会社ニッポン放送
Company typePrivate KK
IndustryBroadcasting
FoundedApril 1, 2006 (2006-04-01) (spun off from the former Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. founded in 1954)
Headquarters9-3, Yurakucho Itchome, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Number of employees
121 (June 2021)
ParentFuji Media Holdings
Websitehttps://www.jolf.co.jp/
JOLF
Broadcast areaKanto region
Frequency1242 kHz (AM), 93.0 MHz (FM)
BrandingAM Radio 1242 Nippon Hōsō (AMラジオ1242ニッポン放送, AM Rajio ichi ni yo ni Nippon Hōsō)
Programming
FormatTalk, Sports
AffiliationsNRN
History
First air date
July 15, 1954
Technical information
Power100,000 watts (AM 1242 kHz)
7,000 watts (FM 93 MHz)
ERP57,000 watts (FM 93 MHz)
Links
Webcasthttp://radiko.jp/#LFR (Japan only)
Website1242.com

Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. (株式会社ニッポン放送, Kabushiki-gaisha Nippon Hōsō), or JOLF, is a Japanese radio station in Yurakucho, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo, next to the Tokyo Imperial Palace. Founded in 1954, it is together with Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, the flagship station of the National Radio Network. Nippon Broadcasting System is a subsidiary of Fuji Media Holdings and both companies are affiliated with the Fujisankei Communications Group. It is also the main company of the Nippon Broadcasting Group.[1] Nippon Broadcasting System was instrumental in the creation of several companies including Fuji Television in 1957, Pony Canyon in 1966 and the Fujisankei Communications Group in 1967.[2][3][4] Nippon Broadcasting System is also the home of the long-running radio program All Night Nippon.

From July 15, 1954, to September 30, 1967, the station used the abbreviation "NBS" derived from Nippon Broadcasting System. Since October 1, 1967, it has used the call sign JOLF and identified itself with the last two letters "LF".

In 1990, Nippon Broadcasting System sued its rival Radio Nippon to prevent it from using both the "R · F · Radio Japan" and "Radio Japan" trademarks. Nippon Broadcasting System lost the lawsuit.[5]

In 1992, JOLF started broadcasting in C-QuAM stereo, continuing until March 31, 2024.[6]

A labor union was formed at Nippon Broadcasting System for the first time in September 12, 2005.[7]

Nippon Broadcasting System was historically the parent company of Fuji Television despite the latter being a much larger company than the former.[8][4] Both companies were founded in the 1950s and were part of the Fujisankei Communications Group.[9][10] In 2005, the relation between the two companies was reversed and Nippon Broadcasting System became the subsidiary of Fuji Television.[11]

In April 2006, the radio broadcaster and its station license was spun off into a new separate company called "Nippon Broadcasting System" owned by Fuji Television.[12] Fuji Television absorbed the rest of the old Nippon Broadcasting System company that was founded in 1954 and took over its assets. As a result, former subsidiaries of Nippon Broadcasting System such as Pony Canyon were transferred to Fuji Television who was later renamed Fuji Media Holdings in 2008.

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.fujisankei-g.co.jp. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 29 October 1990.
  3. ^ "ポニーキャニオン公式企業サイト". Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "404 Not Found". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  5. ^ Court document courts.go.jp
  6. ^ "4月1日（月）AM放送の変更（ステレオ→モノラル）および ベリカード（受信確認書）発行終了のお知らせ" [April 1st (Monday) Notice of change in AM broadcasting (stereo to monaural) and termination of issuance of VeriCard (receipt confirmation)]. Nippon Broadcasting System. 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  7. ^ "ニッポン放送に労働組合が誕生・雇用維持に備え ビジネス-フジテレビ／ライブドア:It-Plus". it.nikkei.co.jp. Archived from the original on 25 December 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  8. ^ Iwamoto, Yoshiyuki (2006). Japan on the Upswing: Why the Bubble Burst and Japan's Economic Renewal. Algora. ISBN 9780875864631.
  9. ^ "Japanese Get Music Stake". The New York Times. 3 October 1989.
  10. ^ https://www.webcitation.org/5mv1vxC6q?url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/30/obituaries/nobutaka-shikanai-is-dead-at-78-founder-of-japanese-media-group.html
  11. ^ "NBS officially announces it will be Fuji TV subsidiary". 25 June 2005.
  12. ^ "Organization of the Fuji Television Network Group" (PDF). fujimediahd.co.jp. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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