Biwako Broadcasting

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Founded 1971

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Biwako Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (BBC) (びわ湖放送株式会社, Biwako Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha, lit. Lake Biwa Broadcasting) is a fee-free commercial terrestrial television station serving Shiga Prefecture of Japan.

It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). Popular name Independent UHF Station (UHF).

Offices

The head office - 16-1, Tsurunosato, Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture

Hikone office - K1 Building, 1-3-1, Kyomachi, Hikone, Shiga Prefecture

Tokyo office - Nippon Animation Bildg., 7-10-11, Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo

Osaka office - Chiyoda Bildg., 2-5-8, Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka

History

May 22, 1971 - Biwako Broadcasting Co., Ltd. is founded.

April 1, 1972 - BBC starts to broadcast.

October 1, 2006 - BBC starts digital TV broadcasting.

July 24, 2011 - BBC ends analog TV broadcasting

Stations

Analog - JOBL-TV (as of 7/24/11 end date)

Otsu (Mt. Usa) - Channel 30

Hikone - Channel 56

Kōsei - Channel 53

and more

Digital - JOBL-DTV

Remote controller ID: 3

Otsu (Mt. Usa) - Channel 20

Hikone - Channel 29

Kōsei - Channel 29

Otsu Ishiyama - Channel 20

Otsu Fujio - Channel 20

Yōkaichi - Channel 48

Kōka Ohara - Channel 29

Otsu Yamanaka - Channel 20

Shigaraki - Channel 52

Takatsuki Takano - Channel 45

Program

News CATCH (ニュースCATCH, Nyūsu Kyatchi) - News

Kirarin Shiga (キラりん滋賀) - Information variety show

Kurashi safety (くらしsafety, Kurashi Sefuti) - Disaster measures information

Biwako Company (びわ湖カンパニー, Biwako Kanpani) - Regional variety show

Shiga Economy NOW (滋賀経済NOW, Shiga Keizai NOW) - Economic news

and more

References

Biwako Broadcasting Wikipedia

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