RKB Mainichi Broadcasting
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RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation (RKB 毎日放送株式会社, RKB mainichi hoso kabushiki gaisha) (stylized as +rkb) is a broadcasting station in Fukuoka, Japan, and it is affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN) and the Japan News Network (JNN). It is owned by Mainichi Broadcasting System, Mainichi Shimbun and the Aso Group.
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Quick Facts Trade name, Native name ...
RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Rkb+ | |
Native name | Rkb+ 毎日放送株式会社 |
Romanized name | Rkb+ Mainichihōsō kabushikigaisha |
Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Television network |
Founded | June 29, 1951; 73 years ago (1951-06-29) as Radio Kyushu Broadcasting August 1, 1958; 65 years ago (1958-08-01) as RKB Mainichi Broadcasting |
Headquarters | 2-3-8 Momochihama, Sawaraku, , Japan |
Key people | Ryoji Inoue (President and Representative Director; RKB Mainichi Holdings) Izumi Sato (President and Representative Director; RKB Mainichi Broadcasting) |
Parent | RKB Mainichi Holdings Corporation |
Website | rkb |
Footnotes / references Data from its Corporate Profile |
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Quick Facts City, Channels ...
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City | Fukuoka |
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Programming | |
Affiliations | Japan News Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation |
History | |
Founded | June 29, 1951 |
First air date | March 1, 1958 |
Former call signs | JOFR-TV (1958–2011) |
Former channel number(s) | 4 (analog VHF, 1958–2011) |
Nippon News Network (secondary, 1964-1969) | |
Call sign meaning | JO Fukuoka Radio or FouR (channel number) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°35′34.285″N 130°21′3.161″E |
Links | |
Website | http://rkb.jp/ |
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The initials RKB stand for Radio Kyushu Broadcasting (ラジオ九州放送, rajio kyushu hoso), the station's former name.[1][2]