is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 in Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. It is an affiliated station of Japan FM Network (JFN).

History of FM OSAKA

On April 1, 1970, FM OSAKA started broadcasting as the first private FM station (second in FM) in Nakanoshima, Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

 nationwide as the only FM radio station affiliated with Japan FM Network (JFN) in the Kansai region. As it was starting, FM OSAKA had a transmitting station in Mt. Ikoma, but it was moved to Mt. Iimori later on because of the transmission; it flew in, but was pointed out to outside of Osaka. Now, FM OSAKA, FM 802 and NHK

NHK

NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....

 FM Broadcasting in Osaka are at the prefecture's level station to assure that Osaka is in the broadcast area. By the way, which transmits a message from the Ikoma mountain range top because FM COCOLO is broadcast in major city Kansai such as Osaka, Sakai, Higashiosaka, Kobe, Amagasaki, Kyoto, Nara and at Kansai International Airport.

In the past, FM OSAKA broadcasted from Asahi Shimbun Osaka Headquarters building in Nakanoshima, but it restarted broadcasting from "Minatomachi River Place" in Minatomachi, Naniwa-ku at 1:00 p.m. on July 22, 2002.

Changing letter name of FM OSAKA

• 1970-04-01 - 1993-03-31: FM Osaka
• 1993-04-01 - 2008-03-31: fm osaka
• 2008-04-01 - present: FM OSAKA

Station data

• The head office and a studio / performance place
  • Minatomachi River Place, 3-1, Minatomachi Itchome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, 556-8510, Japan
• Tokyo branch office
  • JFN Center Building, 1-7, Kojimachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, 102-0083, Japan
• Iimoriyama transmitting station
  • 2337, Hokujo, Daito
    Daito, Osaka
    is a city located in Osaka, Japan.-Railways:*West Japan Railway Company**Katamachi Line Suminodo Station - Nozaki Station - Shijonawate Station-Education:...
    
    , Osaka Prefecture, Japan
  • Call sign： JOBU-FM, JOBU-FCM (visible radio)
  • Frequency:85.1 MHz
  • The output:10 kW
  • A building of a transmitting station and an antenna for transmission of a message are shared with FM802 / NHK
    NHK
    NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
    
     Osaka FM broadcast
• A telephone exchange
  • The location: Nomami-Nishiyama, Nose, Toyono District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
  • frequency:77.4 MHz
  • the output:10w
• Transport cafe
  • Local, in a part area of whole Osaka
    Osaka Prefecture
    is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...
    
     and Shiga
    Shiga Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- History :Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefectural system was established...
    
     / Kyoto
    Kyoto Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....
    
     / Hyōgo
    Hyogo Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
    
     / Nara
    Nara Prefecture
    is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
    
     / Wakayama
    Wakayama Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama.- History :Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii.- 1953 Wakayama Prefecture flood disaster :...
    
     / Tokushima
    Tokushima Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is the city of Tokushima.- Tokushima Prefecture and Myodo Prefecture :Long ago, Tokushima City belonged to a region known as Myōdō-gun...
    
     / Kagawa
    Kagawa Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is Takamatsu.- History :Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province.For a brief period between August 1876 and December 1888, Kagawa was made a part of Ehime Prefecture.-Battle of Yashima:...
    
     / Okayama
    Okayama Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...
    
    , can receive a part of Mie
    Mie Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....
    
     / Hiroshima
    Hiroshima Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...
    
    . But it is originally the local broadcasting station which assumes Osaka a broadcast area for.

In Keihanshin district area and Nara, there are many places that were able to hear opening of an office from the first.