Kitanihon Broadcasting

JOLR-DTV
Toyama Prefecture, Japan;
City	Toyama
Channels	Digital: 28 (UHF); Virtual: 1;
Branding	KNB Television
Programming
Affiliations	Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System
Ownership
Owner	Kitanihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
History
First air date	1 April 1959; 65 years ago
Former call signs	JOLR-TV (1959-2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: ; 1 (VHF, 1959–2011)
Technical information
Licensing authority	MIC
Links
Website	www.knb.ne.jp/tv/

JOLR
Toyama;
Broadcast area	Toyama Prefecture
Frequency	738kHz (AM); 90.2 MHz (FM)
Branding	KNB Radio
Programming
Affiliations	JRN, NRN
Ownership
Owner	Kitanihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
History
First air date	4 July 1952; 72 years ago
Links
Website	www.knb.ne.jp/radio/

Kitanihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
Trade name	KNB
Native name	北日本放送株式会社
Romanized name	Kitanihon Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Television and Radio broadcasting
Founded	March 14, 1952; 72 years ago
Headquarters	10-18 Ushimacho, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Website	www.knb.ne.jp
	Footnotes / references; Data from its Company Profile

Kitanihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (北日本放送株式会社, Kitanihon Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha), also known as KNB, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with Nippon News Network (NNN) and Nippon Television Network System (NNS). Their headquarters are located in Toyama Prefecture.

History

With the promulgation of the Three Radio Laws, it was initially expected in 1948 that Toyama would be the target area of a radio station from Ishikawa as Hokuriku Cultural Broadcasting (the later Hokuriku Broadcasting Company). Teru Nakayama, editor-in-chief of the Kitanihon Shimbun, who felt a sense of crisis about this, advised the top management to apply for a license for a private radio station. At this time, no one listened, but this was the trigger that later led to the opening of Kitanihon Broadcasting.

Kitanihon Broadcasting applied for a license on February 15, 1951 and issued its preliminary license on April 21 the same year.^[1]

Network

TV: Nippon News Network (NNN)
RADIO: Japan Radio Network (JRN), National Radio Network (NRN)

Stations

Analog TV

Toyama (Main Station) JOLR-TV 1ch
Nanto-Toga 6ch
Unazuki 36ch
Hosoiri-Inotani 39ch
Himi-Ronden 41ch

Digital TV(ID:1)

Toyama (Main Station) JOLR-DTV 28ch

Radio

Toyama(Main Station) JOLR 738 kHz; 80.1 MHz, 90.2 MHz

Programs

Radio

TV

Rival Stations

Toyama Television (BBT)
Tulip Television (TUT)
Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting (HAB, by introducing CATV)

References

^ "Ten-Year History of Commercial Broadcasting" (Japan Commercial Broadcasting Federation, published in December 1961) 435 pages, "Part 2 Company History North Japan Broadcasting"

External links

KNB WEB

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[nab10-1] "Ten-Year History of Commercial Broadcasting" (Japan Commercial Broadcasting Federation, published in December 1961) 435 pages, "Part 2 Company History North Japan Broadcasting"

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