NHK Okayama Broadcasting Station
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The NHK Okayama Broadcasting Station (NHK岡山放送局, NHK Okayama Hoso Kyoku) is a unit of the NHK that oversees terrestrial broadcasting in Okayama Prefecture.
JOKK started broadcasting on February 1, 1931, JOKB followed on April 1, 1964.[1] FM test broadcasts (JOKK-FMX) began on April 1, 1964, relaying stereo programming from Osaka.[2]
JOKK-TV started broadcasting on December 23, 1957, JOKB-TV on June 29, 1963. The first color broadcasts were held on October 1, 1964, on JOKK, JOPK followed on March 20, 1966.[3] Color film arrived to the local news unit during 1970.[4] In 1976, JOPK-FM converted to stereo,[5] and on March 16, 1981, the NHK FM microwave relay network reached Okayama, ending dependence on Osaka.[6]
On June 4, 1983, JOPK-TV converted to stereo,[7] JOPP-TV followed on March 21, 1991.[8] It moved to its current building in 2005, near Okayama Station.[1]
On March 1, 2021, an NHK Radio 1 FM relay station from Takahashi began broadcasting.[9]