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Nankai Broadcasting

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Branding
  
RNB

First air date
  
December 1, 1958

Affiliations
  
NNN

Sister station(s)
  
RNC

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Channels
  
Digital: 20 (UHF) PSIP: 4

Call letters' meaning
  
Variation of Okayama sister station's callsign (JOKF)

Nankai Broadcasting Co., Ltd (南海放送株式会社, Nankai Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha), also known as RNB, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with Nippon News Network (NNN). Their headquarters are located in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture.

Contents

Network

  • TV: Nippon News Network (NNN)
  • RADIO: Japan Radio Network (JRN), National Radio Network (NRN)

    • History

  • August 1, 1953: Nankai Broadcasting's radio license is applied.
  • September 28, 1953: Nankai Broadcasting is established.
  • October 1, 1953: Nankai Broadcasting commences broadcasting.
  • December 1, 1958: Television broadcasts commence.
  • October 1, 1964: Color broadcasts commence.
  • December 10, 1969: All Fuji TV shows move to the newly launched FNN station EBC.
  • May 13, 1970: Nankai Broadcasting exchanges footage of the Setouchi Sea Jack incident with Hiroshima Telecasting.
  • March 15, 1980: AM stereo broadcasts are conducted.
  • February 21, 1988: RNB transmits the Ehime Marathon for the first time.
  • July 19, 1990: RNB starts dual audio broadcasting for certain shows.
  • March 2000: Club N, a mobile site, opens.
  • June 21, 2006: Digital terrestrial broadcasts commence.
  • July 24, 2011: Analog terrestrial broadcasts conclude.
  • April 2012: RNB opens their official Facebook page.
  • December 1, 2014: A new FM station, Fnam, launches.

    • Analog TV

  • Matsuyama (Main Station) JOAF-TV 10ch 5 kW
  • Imabari 34ch 100w
  • Yawatahama 4ch 250w
  • Niihama JOAL-TV 6ch 250w

    • Digital TV(ID:4)

  • Matsuyama (Main Station) JOAF-DTV 20ch
  • Niihama 47ch

    • AM Radio (1116kHz)

  • Matsuyama (Main Station) 5 kW JOAF
  • Niihama 1 kW JOAL
  • Uwajima 1 kW JOAM
  • Ōzu 100w JOAN
  • Misho 100w JOAS
  • Yawatamaha 100w

    • FM Radio (91.7 MHz FM)

  • Matsuyama (Main Station) 1 kW

    • References

    Nankai Broadcasting Wikipedia
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