NHK Toyama Broadcasting Station
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The NHK Toyama Broadcasting Station (NHK富山放送局, NHK Toyama Hōsō Kyoku) is a unit of the NHK that oversees terrestrial broadcasting in Toyama Prefecture. Radio 1, FM and GTV use the JOIG calls, Radio 2 and ETV use JOIC.
The station started broadcasting on December 13, 1935.[1]: 12 At the time of launching, its antenna, weighing 75 meters in height, was the highest in Hokuriku.[2]: 219 On January 3, 1949, NHK Radio 2 (JOIC) started broadcasting.[1]: 13
The station conducted a closed-circuit television test signal on November 2–6, 1951 at the Toyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Promotion Hall, before regular television broadcasts began.[2]: 60 Full broadcasts began on October 15, 1958; JOIC-TV followed on April 1, 1961, alongside an unmanned radio transmitter in Toyoda.[1]: 15 On July 22, 1962, JOIG-TV started color broadcasts.[3][4] JOIC-TV followed on November 1, 1964.[5]
On March 25, 1966, the television transmitter at Mount Kureha is deactivated, while on March 20, 1967, its second building at Shin-Somawa is completed.[1]: 13
On August 3, 1991, the new building is completed.[1]: 24 Digital terrestrial television broadcasts began on October 1, 2004, alongside Kitanihon Broadcasting.[6]
On May 29, 2023, local news produced at the station was added to NHK+.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 70 Years of Relations with the Community (in Japanese). NHK Toyama Broadcasting Station. 2006.
- 1 2 Toyama in the 20th Century Seen by Newspapers (in Japanese). Hokkoku Shimbun Publishing Company. 2000.
- ↑ NHK Yearbook 1963, p.197
- ↑ "Enjoy the wonderful colors: color TV broadcasts begin". Hokkoku Shimbun (in Japanese). July 23, 1962. p. 9.
- ↑ NHK Yearbook 1965, pp.5, 26
- ↑ "Digital terrestrial television broadcasts start today (NHK Toyama, KNB)". Kitanippon Shimbun (in Japanese). October 1, 2004. p. 38.
- ↑ "NHKプラスで地域のニュース配信を拡大" (PDF). NHK広報局. 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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