Kitanihon Broadcasting

Kitanihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (北日本放送株式会社, Kitanihon Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha), also known as KNB, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with Nippon News Network (NNN) and Nippon Television Network System (NNS). Their headquarters are located in Toyama Prefecture.

Kitanihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

Trade name	KNB
Native name	北日本放送株式会社
Romanized name	Kitanihon Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Television and Radio broadcasting
Founded	March 14, 1952; 73 years ago (1952-03-14)
Headquarters	10-18 Ushimacho, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture , Japan
Website	www.knb.ne.jp
Footnotes / references Data from its Company Profile

JOLR

Toyama
Broadcast area	Toyama Prefecture
Frequency	738kHz (AM); 90.2 MHz (FM)
Branding	KNB Radio
Programming
Affiliations	JRN, NRN
Ownership
Owner	Kitanihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
History
First air date	4 July 1952; 72 years ago (1952-07-04)
Links
Website	www.knb.ne.jp/radio/

JOLR-DTV

Toyama Prefecture, Japan
City	Toyama
Channels	Digital: 28 (UHF) Virtual: 1
Branding	KNB Television
Programming
Affiliations	Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System
Ownership
Owner	Kitanihon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
History
First air date	1 April 1959; 66 years ago (1959-04-01)
Former call signs	JOLR-TV (1959-2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 1 (VHF, 1959–2011)
Technical information
Licensing authority	MIC
Links
Website	www.knb.ne.jp/tv/

History

With the promulgation of the Three Radio Laws, it was initially expected in 1948 that Toyama would be the target area of a radio station from Ishikawa as Hokuriku Cultural Broadcasting (the later Hokuriku Broadcasting Company). Teru Nakayama, editor-in-chief of the Kitanihon Shimbun, who felt a sense of crisis about this, advised the top management to apply for a license for a private radio station. At this time, no one listened, but this was the trigger that later led to the opening of Kitanihon Broadcasting.

Kitanihon Broadcasting applied for a license on February 15, 1951 and issued its preliminary license on April 21 the same year.^[1]

The young network opened its radio service on March 14, 1952, with television broadcasts debuting in the summer.

Network

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

Stations

Analog TV

• Toyama (Main Station) JOLR-TV 1ch
• Nanto-Toga 6ch
• Unazuki 36ch
• Hosoiri-Inotani 39ch
• Himi-Ronden 41ch

Digital TV(ID:1)

• Toyama (Main Station) JOLR-DTV 28ch

Radio

• Toyama(Main Station) JOLR 738 kHz; 80.1 MHz, 90.2 MHz

Programs

Radio

TV

Rival Stations

• Toyama Television (BBT)
• Tulip Television (TUT)
• Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting (HAB, by introducing CATV)