Love FM (Japan)
Love FM is a commercial radio station based in north Kyushu island, Japan, broadcasting on 76.1 FM from the Fukuoka park side studio to the Kyushu area. Love FM airs mostly music covering a wide range of styles. It is also the third launched international multiple-language radio station in Japan.
| City |  |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | North Kyushu Island (including parts of Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Saga, Oita, and Yamaguchi) |
| Frequency | 76.1 MHz |
| Branding | Love FM |
| Slogan | "Kyushu's Best Music Station" |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Multilingual English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean and more[1] |
| Format | World ethnic |
| Affiliations | MegaNet |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | LOVE FM International Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (Tenjin FM, K.K.) |
| Sister stations | JOZZ0AA-FM (community radio) |
| History | |
| First air date | April 1, 1997 |
| Call sign meaning | JO Fukuoka's World Ethnic or Free Wave |
| Technical information | |
| Power | 1kW |
| HAAT | 856 meters |
| Translator(s) | 82.5 MHz (Fukuoka West) 82.7 MHz (Kitakyushu) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.lovefm.co.jp |
First "broadcasting operational company (Hoso Jigyosha)" registered under "broadcasting license (Hoso Jigyo Menkyo)" at launch of the service, was "Kyushu International FM K.K. Kyushu International FM Inc. (株式会社九州国際エフエム, Kabushiki-gaisha Kyu-shu- Kokusai Efu-Emu)", based in Tenjin, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken.
Since January 1, 2011, the registrant for this broadcasting operational company has been updated under the name of "Tenjin FM K.K.", which used to run a community FM station called "FREE WAVE".
Programs are broadcast in 10 languages to 8,000,000 Japanese and 50,000 foreigners. The auditory areas are Fukuoka/ Saga/ Kumamoto/ Oita/ Nagasaki 76.1 MHz, and Fukuoka nishi 82.5 MHz, a part of Yamaguchi/ Kitakyushu 82.7 MHz.
History
- 1997: On April 1 opens as the third multi-lingual radio station in Japan.
- 1999: On December 1 joins MegaNet.
- 2002: On February 11 Fukuoka Tower transmission begins.
References
- "COMPANY - LOVE FM - 76.1MHz FM RADIO STATION". LOVE FM. Retrieved 8 May 2020.