Aichi International Broadcasting

Last updated
JOGW-FM
Broadcast area Aichi Prefecture
Frequency 79.5 MHz
BrandingRadio-I
Programming
Language(s)Multiethnic
Format World ethnic, Top 40 and Album-oriented rock
Affiliations Megalopolis Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
April 1, 2000 (2000-04-01)
Last air date
September 30, 2010 (2010-09-30)
Technical information
Power 5 kW
HAAT 856 meters
Translator(s) 79.9 FM in Hamamatsu and southern Shizuoka Prefecture
83.0 FM in the southern districts of Aichi Prefecture from Toyohashi

Radio-i (JOGW-FM) was a multilingual commercial radio station [1] based in central Japan in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, owned by the Kowa Company. [2]

Nagoya University cited this station along with rival ZIP-FM (JFL, 77.8 MHz) as sources [3] [4] of multilingual information during emergencies. In times of disaster the station could broadcast vital information to listeners in Chinese, English, Simple Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Tagalog. [5]

Set up as Aichi International Broadcasting (愛知国際放送, Aichi Kokusai Hoso), Radio-i commenced operations on April 1, 2000, and was the third of a series of radio stations created to bring a more international scope to local regions across Japan (they form the MegaNet.) The station broadcast on three frequencies, 79.5 FM in Nagoya and across Aichi Prefecture, 79.9 FM in Hamamatsu and southern Shizuoka Prefecture, and on 83.0 FM in the southern districts of Aichi Prefecture from Toyohashi. Playing a mixture of Top 40 and Album-oriented rock formats, Radio-i featured a team of mostly bilingual radio DJs handling the main programs.

Citing falling advertising revenue and ratings in the Aichi region, Radio-i ceased broadcasting operations on September 30, 2010, after 10 years and 5 months on the air. After a 17-hour live broadcast featuring current and past DJs, the last song played was ABBA - "Thank You For the Music", and broadcasting ceased at midnight after station ID. With the loss of carrier at 12:02 am, Radio-i became the first civilian radio station in the history of Japanese peacetime broadcasting to completely cease operations.

At the time the station closed, the DJ lineup featured Cocoro in the mornings, afternoons had Australian DJ Chris Glenn followed by Eri Sano, with evenings DJ'd by Yuko Takeda. Other main DJs included Hana Shintani and Sudo Ryumi. The Sorensen Media Group [6] in Guam provided some of the original radio programming for both Radio-i Nagoya and InterFM Tokyo.

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References

  1. ↑ Sanae Tsuda (2005). "Japan's Experience of Language Contact: A Case Study of RADIO-i". Language and Intercultural Communication Vol. 5, Nos. 3 & 4, pp. 248–263. ISSN   1470-8477. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. This paper … isolates the rationale for the existence of a multilingual radio station, RADIO-i, and examines why its listeners prefer it to a monolingual alternative.
  2. ↑ "History of the Kowa Group (2000-2004:Arrival of the 21st Century)". kowa.com. 2011. Kowa Co., Ltd. fully entered the FM radio broadcasting business through Aichi International Broadcasting Co., Ltd. The broadcasting range of the company covers the whole Chubu region.
  3. ↑ "Guide for Earthquake Disaster Preparedness" (PDF). Disaster Management Office of Nagoya University .[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Information for International Students". Nagoya University Education Center for International Students. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
  5. ↑ "In time of Disaster". Radio-i website. Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
  6. ↑ "Asian radio programming". Sorensen Media Group. Archived from the original on 2007-04-22.

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