TBS Radio & Communications
Encyclopedia
is the flagship radio station
of Japan Radio Network (JRN)
in Tokyo
, Japan
. The company was founded by Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc.
(TBS, presently named Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.) on March 21, 2000. On October 1, 2001, TBS Radio started to broadcast.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
of Japan Radio Network (JRN)
Japan Radio Network
Japan Radio Network or JRN is a commercial radio network in Japan. The network is run by TBS Radio & Communications, Inc. .-Japan Radio Network stations:...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The company was founded by Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc.
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
(TBS, presently named Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.) on March 21, 2000. On October 1, 2001, TBS Radio started to broadcast.
Broadcasting
TBS Radio (TBSラジオ)- FrequencyRadio frequencyRadio frequency is a rate of oscillation in the range of about 3 kHz to 300 GHz, which corresponds to the frequency of radio waves, and the alternating currents which carry radio signals...
: 954 kHz - Call signCall signIn broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
: JOKR - Power: 100 kW (AM stereoAM stereoAM stereo is a term given to a series of mutually incompatible techniques for wireless radio broadcasting stereo audio in the AM band in a manner that is compatible with standard AM receivers...
between 15 March 1992 and 31 January 2011) - Broadcasting hours: 24-hour broadcasting with daily starting at 5 a.m.
Programs
- Kayokyoku without vocal (歌のない歌謡曲) - hosted by Yasuko Endo (遠藤 泰子, former TBS announcer)
- Ei Rokusuke: Dareka to Dokoka de (永六輔の誰かとどこかで) - not aired in the Kansai region (MBS, ABC), but pastly aired on Radio Osaka until 1990s. MBS broadcasts only radio commercials of the sponsor "Momoya".
- Yuyu Wide (大沢悠里のゆうゆうワイド)- hosted by Yuuri Osawa
- Kira Kira (小島慶子 キラ☆キラ)
- Precious Sunday (プレシャスサンデー)
- Good Evening. This is Sayuri Yoshinaga. (今晩は 吉永小百合です)
- Music Navi (ミュージックナビ〜昨日と今日との交差点〜)
- A Wake-up Call for You (あなたへモーニングコール) - Also aired on Radio Osaka (NRN) instead of MBS and ABC because the program is presented by Soka Gakkai.
- Telephone Counceling Program Real for Children (全国こども電話相談室・リアル!)