Broadcasting System of San-in

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Broadcasting System of San-in, Inc.
Native name
株式会社山陰放送
Romanized name
Kabushiki-gaisha San-in Hōsō
FormerlyRadio San-in Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (1953-1961)
Company type Private KK
Industry Media
FoundedDecember 24, 1953;71 years ago (1953-12-24)
HeadquartersNishifukubara,
Yonago, Tottori
,
Japan
Key people
Kibbei Sakaguchi (president and CEO)
Services Radio and television network
Owner TBS Holdings (8.46%)
The Asahi Shimbun (8.46%)
Subsidiaries BSS Planning
Website www.bss.jp
JOHF
  • Tottori
Broadcast area Tottori and Shimane
Frequencies 900 kHz (AM); 92.2 MHz (FM)
BrandingBSS Radio
Programming
LanguageJapanese
Format Talk, Sports
Affiliations JRN/NRN
Ownership
OwnerBroadcasting System of San-in, Inc.
History
First air date
March 1, 1954;71 years ago (1954-03-01)
Call sign meaning
High Frequency (alludes to VHF/UHF)
Technical information
Licensing authority
 MIC
Power 5 kW (AM); 500W (FM)
Links
Website www.bss.jp/radio/
JOHF-DTV
  • Tottori and Shimane, Japan
City Tottori
Channels
BrandingBBS Television
BSSテレビ
Programming
Affiliations Japan News Network
Ownership
OwnerBroadcasting System of San-in, Inc.
History
First air date
December 15, 1959;65 years ago (1959-12-15)
Former call signs
JOHF-TV (1959–2011)
Former channel numbers
10 (VHF analog, 1959–2011)
Technical information
Licensing authority
MIC
Links
Website www.bss.jp/tv/

Broadcasting System of San-in, Inc. [a] is a Japanese radio station and TV station broadcasting in Tottori Prefecture and Shimane Prefecture.

Contents

The station is affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN), National Radio Network (NRN) and Japan News Network (JNN).


History

The predecessor company, Radio San-in Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (RSB: Radio San-in Broadcasting Co., Ltd.), was founded by Ichiro Nosaka, who majored in radio before the war and was the head of the Sakai Coast Guard communications station after the war. In response to the amendments to the Broadcasting Law and Radio Law in April 1950, his younger brother Shinzo (father of the former Yonago Mayor Yasuo Saka), a radio engineer, made full-fledged plans to open a radio station, which had been under consideration until then. Yasuhisa Nosaka, the father of both of the brothers and a prominent local figure who served as a member of the Yonago City Council even before the war, agreed with their idea, and the three of them drew up an application for establishment, and the local business community With the cooperation of Yonago Shinkin Bank chairman Kisaburo Aoto (at the time), who was a good understanding of Yasuhisa, he supported Heibei Sakaguchi (2nd), Choemon Ta (23rd), and Yonehara. [1] Shozo and others participated as promoters, and Hideyuki Miyoshi became the representative and submitted the application in December 1952. The following year, in September 1953, it was granted a preliminary license.

From the right: Yasuhisa Nosaka, Heibei Sakaguchi (2nd generation), Kisaburo Aoto, Prince Takamatsunomiya Norihito, Noboru Aoto, Oda Osamu, Ichiro Nosaka, Sadayoshi Isaka, Kanji Nosaka (1954, launch of Radio San-in) Open a Radio Sanin.jpg

As stated in Yasuo's reminiscences, the office building at the time of its opening was located on the second floor of the Oyasu Building in Yonago City. There was a pachinko parlor on the first floor. The entrance was also shared with a pachinko parlor, and employees and performers had to pass through the pachinko machines that were open. The studio reportedly struggled with soundproofing to prevent the noise from the pachinko machines. For this reason, at the time of its opening, it was nicknames Pachinko Broadcasting Station. In addition, the transmitting station was rented out at the facilities of NTT. [2]

After that, its television broadcasts started on December 15, 1959, and changed the company name to San-in Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (abbreviation BSS: Broadcasting System of San-in Inc.) on June 1, 1961.

Notes

  1. ↑ 株式会社山陰放送, Kabushiki-gaisha San-in Hōsō; BSS

References

  1. ↑ 少年時代の思い出/米子市ホームページ (Archived December 11, 2014)
  2. ↑ Japan Commercial Broadcasting Federation "Ten Years of Commercial Broadcasting" 1961 pp.537–538
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