Iwate Broadcasting Company

This article is about the radio and television station in Iwate Prefecture. For the Philippine television network, see Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation.

Iwate Broadcasting Co., Ltd (株式会社IBC岩手放送, Kabushiki-gaisha IBC Iwate Hōsō), also known as IBC, is a Japanese television and radio station affiliated with the Japan News Network (JNN). Their headquarters are located in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture.

Iwate Broadcasting Co., Ltd

Logo used since 1984
Headquarters in Morioka, Iwate
Trade name	IBC
Native name	株式会社アイビーシー岩手放送
Romanized name	Kabushiki-gaisha IBC Iwate Hōsō
Company type	Private
Industry	Media
Founded	December 7, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-12-07)
Headquarters	Shikecho, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture , Japan
Key people	Takuya Mashita (president and CEO)
Services	Radio and television network
Subsidiaries	IBC Development Center
Website	www.ibc.co.jp

JODF

Morioka
Broadcast area	Iwate Prefecture
Frequency	684 kHz (AM); 9.06 MHz (FM)
Branding	IBC Radio
Programming
Language	Japanese
Format	Talk, Sports
Affiliations	JRN/NRN
Ownership
Owner	Iwate Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
History
First air date	December 25, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-12-25)
Technical information
Licensing authority	MIC
Power	5 kW (AM); 1 kW (FM)
Links
Website	ibc.co.jp/radio/

JODF-DTV

Iwate Prefecture, Japan
City	Morioka
Channels	Digital: 16 (UHF) Virtual: 6
Branding	IBC Television
Programming
Language(s)	Japanese
Affiliations	Japan News Network
Ownership
Owner	Iwate Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
History
First air date	September 1, 1959; 66 years ago (1959-09-01)
Former call signs	JODF-TV (1959–2012)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 6 (VHF, 1959–2012)
Former affiliations	All secondary: NET/ANN (1959–1996) Fuji TV/FNN/FNS (1959–1991) NTV/NNN/NNS (1959–1970)
Technical information
Licensing authority	MIC
Links
Website	www.ibc.co.jp/tv/

Network

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

Since April 2010, the station is available on Cable Networks Akita replacing TV-U Yamagata.^[1]

Stations

Analog TV

• Morioka (Main Station) JODF-TV 6ch (ceased broadcasting on March 31, 2012)

Digital TV(ID:6)

• Morioka (Main Station) JODF-DTV 16ch

RADIO

• Morioka (Main Station) JODF 684 kHz; 90.6 MHz FM

Rival Stations

• Television Iwate (TVI)
• Iwate Menkoi Television (MIT)
• Iwate Asahi Television (IAT)