RCC Broadcasting

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RCC Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社中国放送
Romanized name
Kabushiki-gaisha Chūgoku Hōsō
FormerlyHiroshima Broadcasting Corporation [1] (May 7, 1952 – August 7, 1952)
Radio Chugoku [1] (August 8, 1952 – March 31, 1967)
Company type Kabushiki gaisha
Industry Media
FoundedHiroshima City, Hiroshima, Japan (May 7, 1952;72 years ago (1952-05-07))
Headquarters21-3 Motomachi, ,
Japan
Key people
Yoshimi Miyasako (president and CEO)
Number of employees
183 (as of January 6, 2020)
Website rcc.jp
JOER
Broadcast area Hiroshima Prefecture
Frequency 1350 kHz (AM); 94.6 MHz (FM)
BrandingRCC Radio
Programming
LanguageJapanese
Format Talk, sports
Affiliations JRN/NRN
Ownership
OwnerRCC Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
History
First air date
October 1, 1952;72 years ago (1952-10-01)
Technical information
Licensing authority
MIC
Power 20,000 watts
Links
Website radio.rcc.jp
JOER-DTV
JOEE-TV (defunct)
City Hiroshima
Channels
BrandingRCC Television
Programming
Affiliations Japan News Network
Ownership
OwnerRCC Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
History
First air date
April 1, 1959;65 years ago (1959-04-01)
Last air date
July 24, 2011;13 years ago (2011-07-24) (JOEE-TV)
Former call signs
JOER-TV (1959–2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
4 (VHF, 1959–2011)
JOEE-TV:
10 (VHF, 1962–2011)
NTV (secondary; April 1, 1959 – August 31, 1962)
Fuji TV (tertiary; April 1, 1959 – August 31, 1962)
NET/ANN (quaternary; April 1, 1959 – September 30, 1975)
Technical information
Licensing authority
MIC
Links
Website tv.rcc.jp

RCC Broadcasting Co., Ltd. [a] is a Japanese broadcaster located in Hiroshima, Japan. It is an affiliate of JRN and NRN radio networks and JNN television network.

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The station can be found at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in eastern Yamaguchi prefecture, near the border of the Hiroshima prefecture, in its free tier, without carrying the prefecture's JNN affiliate. [2]

History

Early history

After the passage of the "Three Radio Laws" in 1950, plans to expand private broadcasting took place across Japan. Two companies, "Hiroshima Heiwa Broadcasting" and "Radio Hiroshima" applied for the establishment of private radio stations. Later on, the two companies merged upon recommendation by the Radio Supervisory Committee. [3] :29 On April 21, 1951, Hiroshima Broadcasting (the newly merged two companies) was granted a license and on February 25 the following year, they held the promoters' meeting and received funding from newspapers Asahi Shimbun and Mainichi Shimbun. [3] :29

Radio Chugoku's first headquarters (pictured in 1955) Radio Chugoku Company 1955.jpg
Radio Chugoku's first headquarters (pictured in 1955)

On August 8, 1952, after a general meeting of shareholders, Hiroshima Broadcasting was renamed to Radio Chugoku. [3] :30 Radio Chugoku started broadcasting on October 1, 1952, at 6:30 am operating for at least 16 hours and 30 minutes every day. [3] :34–35

Expansion to TV broadcasting and further developments

In 1954, Radio Chugoku applied for a TV license, [3] :64 and received a preliminary TV license on October 22, 1957. [3] :65 On March 17, 1959, Radio Chugoku began TV broadcast trials. [3] :68 Radio Chugoku started TV broadcasts on April 1, 1959 [3] :68 Also in the same year, it joined the Japan News Network. [3] :93

During its early operations, the broadcaster didn't have any professional TV studios which resulted its radio studio being multipurposed for TV broadcasts. [3] :80 It was then decided that a new headquarters will be built in Motomachi (which started on November 5, 1960), adjacent to the Hiroshima Castle. [3] :80 On October 19, 1960, Radio Chugoku started broadcasting on its newly built headquarters. [3] :80

On March 20, 1966, Chugoku Radio and Television began TV broadcasting in color. [3] :164–165 On April 1 of the same year, it started uninterrupted TV broadcasts. [3] :156–158 The company was then renamed to Chugoku Broadcasting on April 1, 1967 to reflect its TV and radio operations. [3] :136

Since the mid-60s, RCC produced documentaries with foreign productions. These include a documentary about Japanese immigrants in Hawaii in 1965 and about Hiroshima City and Volgograd becoming sister cities in 1968. [3] :149–151

On April 15, 1970, NPB Opening Day, RCC aired the first color Hiroshima Toyo Carp local game broadcasts for its broadcast markets. [3] :165 Chugoku Broadcasting became an official broadcaster for airing highlights of the Hiroshima Flower Festival since it started in 1977. [3] :212–214

On October 1, 2006, RCC started digital broadcasting and ended analog broadcasts on July 24, 2011. [4]

Network

TV

Radio

Station list

TV

AM Radio

FM Radio

Notes

  1. Japanese: 株式会社中国放送, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Chūgoku Hōsō, RCC
1. ^ End of the daytime break

References

  1. 1 2 "中国放送 会社概要" [RCC Broadcasting: Company History]. RCC.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  2. "Channel Lineup 2024 – Americable Customer Care". Americable. 2024. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 中国放送の50年 : その時, いつもそばにいた [50 Years of Chugoku Broadcasting : Always There for You at the Time]. RCC Broadcasting. 2002. OCLC   834979946.
  4. RCC 開局 60年 : デジタル化の道のり : 50--60年史 [60 Years of RCC: Road to Digitalization] (in Japanese). Chugoku Broadcasting. 2013. OCLC   946754562.