Ryukyu Broadcasting Corporation

Ryukyu Broadcasting Corporation (琉球放送株式会社, Ryūkyū Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha, RBC) is a regional radio and television broadcaster headquartered in Naha, Okinawa, Japan that serves Okinawa Prefecture. It commenced radio broadcast in October 1954 and television in June 1960.

Ryukyu Broadcasting Corporation
Native name
琉球放送株式会社
Ryūkyū Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha
Public Kabushiki gaisha
Industryinformation, communication
FoundedOkinawa, Japan (September 20, 1954 (1954-09-20))
HeadquartersNaha, Okinawa, Japan
Area served
Okinawa, Japan
Services
  • Broadcasting
  • Radio program production
  • TV program production
Number of employees
113
SubsidiariesRBC Vision Corporation (株式会社 RBCビジョン, Kabushiki-gaisha RBC Bijon)
Websitewww.rbc.co.jp/corp
Footnotes / references
Information per [1] as of June 2016
RBC QAB Media Center

Network affiliations

Radio

JORR
CityNaha
Broadcast areaOkinawa Prefecture
Frequency738 kHz
BrandingRBCi Radio (RBCiラジオ1008, RBCi Rajio)
Programming
Language(s)Japanese
AffiliationsJRN
Ownership
OwnerRyukyu Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air dateOctober 1, 1954 (1954-10-01)
Former call signsKSAR (1960-1972)
Technical information
Power10 kW
Links
Websitewww.rbc.co.jp/radio_top/

TV

JORR-DTV
Naha, Okinawa
Japan
CityNaha
ChannelsDigital: 14 (UHF)
Virtual: 3
BrandingRBC
Programming
AffiliationsJNN
Ownership
OwnerRyukyu Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air dateJune 1, 1960 (1960-06-01)
Former call signsKSAR-TV (1960-1972)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
12 (VHF; 1960–1972)
10 (VHF; 1972–2011)
Call sign meaningJapan/Okinawa
Ryukyu Radio
(from sister AM radio station callsign)
Technical information
Licensing authorityMIC
Links
Websitewww.rbc.co.jp/tv_top/
gollark: I could genuinely believe that Lyric didn't now how they worked but "reinvented" it.
gollark: They are like regular computers but magic and faster because they do computing in parallel universes which is totally how it works.
gollark: Yes, that is how quantum computers work.
gollark: idea: abuse quantum computer (they can literally do anything really fast) to break all cryptocurrencies.
gollark: Yes, I don't know how to cryptanalysis at all.

References

  1. "会社概要" [Corporate Outline] (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 June 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.