Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
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| Broadcast area | Kanto region |
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| Frequency | 1134 kHz (AM); 91.6 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | Bunka Hōsō AM 1134 (文化放送 AM 1134, Bunka Hōsō AM ichi ichi san yon, "Nippon Cultural Broadcasting AM 1134 kHz") |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk, Sports, Religious |
| Affiliations | NRN |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Society of St. Paul Shogakukan Kodansha Dai Nippon Printing Kobunsha Toei Company Family Light Association |
| History | |
First air date | March 31, 1952 |
| Technical information | |
| Power | 100,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Website | JOQR |
Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, Inc. (株式会社文化放送, Kabushiki Gaisha Bunka Hōsō, JOQR, QR or simply Cultural Broadcasting) is a Japanese radio station in Tokyo which broadcasts to the Kanto area. It is one of the two flagship radio stations of National Radio Network (NRN) (the other station is Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. (株式会社ニッポン放送)) and is a member of the Fujisankei Communications Group.
It was established in 1951 by the Society of St. Paul to promote Catholic religion on the Japanese culture. The station went on the air on March 30, 1952 as the Japan Culture Broadcasting Association. Japan Culture Broadcasting Association was dissolved on February 16, 1956 and its broadcast license was handed over to the newly established Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
In 1957, Nippon Cultural Broadcasting established Fuji Television as part of a joint venture with Nippon Broadcasting System. Nippon Cultural Broadcasting was also one of the founding companies behind the creation of the Fujisankei Communications Group in 1967. To this day, Nippon Cultural Broadcasting remains part of the Fujisankei Communications Group and owns a 3.30% ownership of Fuji Media Holdings, the company it established in 1957 as Fuji Television.
JOQR moved the head office from Wakaba, Shinjuku to QR Media Plus in Hamamatsuchō, Minato on July 24, 2006, and started broadcasting from Hamamatsuchō at 13:00 on the same day.
Society of St. Paul holds 30 percent of the station's shares, followed by Shogakukan (17.1%), Kodansha (9.0%) and Dai Nippon Printing (8.5%).
Headquarters
Broadcasting
JOQR
- Frequency: 1310 kHz (March 31, 1952 - August 14, 1953);1130 kHz (August 15, 1953 - November 22, 1978) → 1134 kHz (November 23, 1978 -; AM); 91.6 MHz (December 7, 2015; FM)
- Output: 10 kW (March 31, 1952 - March 30, 1954) → 50 kW (March 31, 1954 - November 1971) → 100 kW (November 1971 - present)
- Time: from 5:00 AM (5:00) every Monday until 2:00 AM (26:00) every Sunday night
Programs
- Friday Super Countdown 50 (aka SupaCan)
- Saitama Seibu Lions games
- Say! Young
- Shinjuku Music Festival, etc...
External links
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