Osaka Broadcasting Corporation
Encyclopedia
is an AM radio station
of National Radio Network (NRN)
in Osaka
, Japan
, and it is known as "Radio Osaka (ラジオ大阪)". It is also a company of Sankei Shimbun
Group in Fujisankei Communications Group
. Radio Osaka started broadcasting on July 1, 1958.
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...
of National Radio Network (NRN)
National Radio Network (Japan)
National Radio Network is a commercial radio network in Japan. The network is run by Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, Incorporated and Nippon Broadcasting System, Incorporated . It is not connected in any way with the National Radio Network in the United States.-National Radio Network stations:...
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...
, and it is known as "Radio Osaka (ラジオ大阪)". It is also a company of Sankei Shimbun
Sankei Shimbun
is a daily newspaper in Japan published by the . It has the sixth highest circulation for a newspaper in Japan, and is considered as one of the five "national" newspapers...
Group in Fujisankei Communications Group
Fujisankei Communications Group
, abbreviated FCG, is a keiretsu in Japan. This media conglomerate was founded by Nobutaka Shikanai. In 1991, it was the fourth-largest media company in the world and the largest one in Japan. In the same year, the company's yearly revenue was $5 billion....
. Radio Osaka started broadcasting on July 1, 1958.
Offices of Radio Osaka
- The Headquarters - ORC200, 2-4, Benten Itchome, Minato-kuMinato-ku, Osakais one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 7.9 km², and a population of 84,961. Minato-ku literally translated means Harbor Ward.- Landmarks :*Kaiyukan *Port of Osaka*Tempozan Harbor Village*Modern Transportation Museum...
, OsakaOsakais 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...
, Osaka PrefectureOsaka Prefectureis 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 :...
, JapanJapanJapan 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... - Tokyo office - Musashi 7 Building, 2-4, Ginza Nanachome, Chūō, TokyoChuo, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chūō City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II...
Changing Frequency of Radio Osaka
- 1958 - 1971: 1380 kHz, 3 kW
- 1971 - 1978: 1310 kHz, 50 kW
- 1978 - Present: 1314 kHz, 50 kW
Supplement
- "OBC Song (OBCソング)" (the lyrics by Akiyuki NosakaAkiyuki Nosakais a Japanese novelist, singer, lyricist, and former member of the House of Councillors. As a broadcasting writer he uses the name Yukio Aki and his alias as a chanson singer is Claude Nosaka.- Biography :...
(野坂 昭如), music by Taku Izumi (いずみ たく)) is Japan's first commercial broadcasting station's song produced in 1961. - The present headquarters and performance place are located on the fourth floor of the harp hall of the large-sized building "ORC200" near Bentencho StationBentencho StationBentenchō Station is a train station in Namiyoke Sanchome, Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan.- Lines :*West Japan Railway Company **Osaka Loop Line*Osaka Municipal Subway**Chūō Line -Layout:JR West...
in Benten Itchome, Minato-kuMinato-ku, Osakais one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 7.9 km², and a population of 84,961. Minato-ku literally translated means Harbor Ward.- Landmarks :*Kaiyukan *Port of Osaka*Tempozan Harbor Village*Modern Transportation Museum...
, Osaka, Japan, and the stereophonic broadcast is performed from the time transferred here.
Programs
- Yes! This is Toshiharu Harada (ほんまもん!原田年晴です)
- Beppin Radio (高岡美樹のべっぴんラジオ)
- Radio Yoshimoto Genki Super (ラジオよしもとむっちゃ元気スーパー)
- 5 up Yoshimoto Gachimori (5upよしもと ガチモリ)
- OBC Dramatic KeibaHorse racingHorse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
(OBCドラマティック競馬) - 1314 V-STATION, etc.
- Programs from other radio stations via network
- A Wake-up Call for You (あなたへモーニングコール, produced by TBS Radio & CommunicationsTBS Radio & Communicationsis the flagship radio station of Japan Radio Network in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded by Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. on March 21, 2000...
, Inc. (TBS R&C), from 5 (JST) until 6 (JST) every day) - All Night NipponAll Night NipponAll Night Nippon is a Japanese radio program broadcast by Nippon Broadcasting System and other radio stations from 1–5 am . It preempts broadcasts from TBS Radio's programming.The highest ratings were achieved on the night of October 1, 1967.-DJs:...
(オールナイトニッポン, produced by Nippon Broadcasting SystemNippon Broadcasting System, or JOLF, is a Japanese radio station in Tokyo. Together with Nippon Cultural Broadcasting it is a flagship station of the National Radio Network...
, Inc. (LF), from 25 (JST) until 27 (JST) every Monday to Saturday)
- A Wake-up Call for You (あなたへモーニングコール, produced by TBS Radio & Communications
Other radio stations in Osaka
- Asahi Broadcasting CorporationAsahi Broadcasting Corporationis a regional radio and television broadcaster headquartered in Osaka, Japan, serving in the Kansai region.-Offices:*Headquarters: 1-30, Fukushima Itchome, Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan...
(ABC, 朝日放送) - Mainichi Broadcasting SystemMainichi Broadcasting Systemis a broadcasting station in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network , National Radio Network , Japan News Network and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. MBS is also one of the major stockholders of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc...
, Inc. (MBS, 毎日放送) - FM OSAKAFm osakais a radio station in Osaka, Japan. It is an affiliated station of Japan FM Network .- History of FM OSAKA :On April 1, 1970, FM OSAKA started broadcasting as the first private FM station in Nakanoshima, Osaka nationwide as the only FM radio station affiliated with Japan FM Network in the Kansai...
(851, FM大阪) - FM802FM802is a commercial radio station based at Daiwa Building in Tenjimbashi Nichome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, broadcasting on 80.2 FM from Mount Iimori to Kansai region. As a late comer to the radio broadcasting market, it was a focal point for FM802 to differentiate from existing stations...
(802, FM802) - FM COCOLOFM CocoloFM Cocolo is a multilingual FM radio station owned and operated by Kansai Intermedia Corporation, based at the Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan...
(COCOLO, 関西インターメディア)