Aomori Broadcasting Corporation

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Aomori Broadcasting Corporation
Key people
Kenta Yamamoto (President and CEO)
Number of employees
130 (as of April 1, 2021)
Websitewww.rab.co.jp
Footnotes / references
Data from its Company Profile
JOGR-DTV
Programming
AffiliationsNippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System
Ownership
OwnerAomori Broadcasting Corporation
History
FoundedSeptember 30, 1953
First air date
October 1, 1959
Former call signs
JOGR-TV (1959-2011)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 1 (VHF, 1959-2011)
All-Nippon News Network (April 1, 1975–September 30, 1991)[1]: 80, 117 
Technical information
Licensing authority
MIC
Links
WebsiteOfficial site

Aomori Broadcasting Corporation (RAB, 青森放送株式会社, Aomori Hōsō Kabushiki Gaisha) is a television and radio broadcaster in Aomori, Japan. It is affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN), National Radio Network (NRN), Nippon News Network (NNN) and Nippon Television Network System (NNS).

As the prefecture doesn't have an FNN/FNS affiliate, RAB alongside ATV & ABA air certain Fuji TV programming.

History

Launch as radio broadcaster

There were initial attempts to establish a commercial broadcaster in the prefecture in December 1947, which was then supported with the passage of the "Three Radio Laws" (Radio Law, Broadcasting Law, and Radio Supervisory Committee Establishment Law) in 1950.[1]: 22 

At that time, there were competition for private broadcasting license between Radio Tohoku (not related to the former name of Akita Broadcasting), an unnamed local newspaper in Aomori, and Tohoku Broadcasting.[1]: 22–23  In April 1953, Tohoku Radio and Tohoku Broadcasting made a settlement, and Tohoku Broadcasting cancelled its application for a broadcasting license in Aomori Prefecture, and the two cooperated fully.[1]: 26  In August of the same year, Radio Tohoku received its broadcasting license which was then renamed to Radio Aomori on September 26.[1]: 27 

Radio Aomori was then established on September 30, 1953.[2] A day before its establishment, they conducted trial radio broadcasts.[1]: 30  On October 12, 1953, Radio Aomori officially started broadcasting.[1]: 20  Upon its launch, Radio Aomori wasn't receivable to southern parts of the prefecture.[1]: 31  This was later resolved when the Hirosaki relay transmitter was opened in 1956.[1]: 39  According to a survey conducted by the local government of Aomori Prefecture in 1957, Radio Aomori accounted for 76.2% in audience share compared to NHK Radio 1's 21%.[1]: 41 

Expansion to TV broadcasting and further developments on radio

Radio Aomori started preparing to broadcast on TV since August 1955, and obtained a TV broadcast license in October 1957.[1]: 44  They conducted trial broadcasts on September 14, 1959, and officially started TV broadcasting on October 1 of the same year.[1]: 44  RAB initially intended to join JNN. However, before it started broadcasting it was discovered that Nippon TV were the most favorable.[1]: 44  In October 1961 to reflect the rapid development of their television broadcasting, Aomori Radio changed its name to Aomori Broadcasting.[1]: 50  In 1965, RAB joined the JRN and NRN networks at the same time, avoiding costs of having another AM radio station in the prefecture.[1]: 59 

RAB started color TV broadcasting in 1966[1]: 60  and expanded to uninterrupted sign-on to sign-off broadcasts in May 1970.[1]: 46  On April 1, 1975, RAB started airing TV Asahi programming as it joined ANN after ATV withdrew from being an ANN affiliate.[1]: 80  RAB then withdrew from airing ANN programming when Asahi Broadcasting Aomori opened on October 1, 1991, and continued to air Fuji TV programming.[1]: 117 

In 1991, RAB won 7 awards in the 1991 Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Award.[1]: 116  Since Video Research started conducting rating surveys in Aomori on 1989, RAB continued to be number 1 in terms of TV rating.[1]: 40 

Broadcasting

Radio

RAB Radio

  • Aomori
    1233 kHz JOGR; 91.7 MHz FM
  • Hachinohe
    1485 kHz JOGO; 92.7 MHz FM
  • Hirosaki
    1215 kHz JOGE
  • Fukaura
    1485 kHz
  • Towada
    1485 kHz
  • Noheji
    1062 kHz

Analog TV

JOGR-TV - RAB Television

  • Aomori
    (Main Station) 1ch
  • Hachinohe
    11ch
  • Mutsu 10ch
  • Fukaura
    6ch
  • Iwasaki
    1ch
  • Kodomari
    11ch
  • Shiranuka
    1ch
  • Tomari
    10ch
  • Oma
    1ch
  • Shichinohe
    10ch
  • Owani
    11ch
  • Takko
    57ch
  • Kamikita
    53ch
  • Imabetsu
    54ch
  • Sai 42ch
  • Hachinohe-Sawasato
    41ch
  • Towada
    45ch
  • Goshogawara
    44ch
  • Asamushi
    54ch
  • Kasose
    50ch
  • etc...

Digital TV(ID:1)

JOGR-DTV - RAB Digital Television

  • Aomori
    28Ch
  • Hachinohe 22Ch
  • Kamikita 26Ch
  • Mutsu 43Ch
  • Fukaura 26Ch
  • Owani 20Ch
  • etc...

Radio&TV common

  • Touou Nippou NEWS
  • RAB NEWS(Only special program schedules)
  • Aomori Prefectural Ekiden(September 1stSunday)
  • Day of Tsugaru dialect

Radio

  • Morning Wide! Dash
  • Today's Asapuri
  • GO!GO! Radimaru
  • RAB News Lader
  • ShioriAso's Saturday is kyun
  • ShuetsuTokaichi's Saturday-alley
  • Saturday is DON
  • RAB Ear's newspaper
  • etc...

past

  • Goodmorning wide Aomori
  • Aomori today
  • Saturday Dreaming Radio
  • Heartfull Saturday
  • Pit in Saturday
  • Night bridge for you

TV

  • RAB News Ladar - news every. -
  • Monday information-stools
  • ZIP! FRIDAY

past

  • Goodmorning hot studio(Saturday)
  • Friday wide Aomori (only Friday)
  • Chau-chau 15(30)minutes(except Friday)

Item

  • Too Nippo

Rival stations

References

  1. ^
    OCLC 639988216
    .
  2. ^ "会社概要" [Company History]. Aomori Broadcasting (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-30.

External links

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