Hokkaido Broadcasting

Hokkaido Broadcasting Co.,Ltd (北海道放送株式会社, Hokkaido Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha), also known as HBC, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Japan News Network (JNN). Their headquarters are located in Hokkaidō.

This article is about the television network in Hokkaido. For television station in Hilo, Hawaii, see KFVE.
Hokkaido Broadcasting
Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd
Native name
北海道放送株式会社
Hokkaido Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha
TypeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryMedia
FoundedSapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (November 30, 1951 (1951-11-30))
Headquarters5-2, Kita 1 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo City, Hokkaido
Key people
Naoki Katsuta
(President and CEO)
Taku Watanabe
(Chairman and Representative Director)
JOHR-DTV
CitySapporo
Channels
BrandingHBC
Programming
AffiliationsJapan News Network
Ownership
OwnerHokkaido Broadcasting
History
FoundedNovember 30, 1951
First air date
April 1, 1957
Former channel number(s)
1 (analog VHF, 1957–2011)
Nippon News Network (April 1, 1957 – December 30, 1959)
All-Nippon News Network (August 1, 1959 – March 30, 1975)
Call sign meaning
JO Hokkaido Radio
Technical information
Licensing authority
MIC
Translator(s)22 (Abashiri)
19 (Asahikawa)
17 (Hakodate)
45 (Kushiro)
22 (Muroran)
19 (Obihiro)
Links
Websitewww.hbc.co.jp

HBC was established on November 30, 1951; radio broadcasts officially commenced on March 10, 1952 and TV broadcasts commenced on April 1, 1957, as the first commercial television station in Hokkaido.

History

After the passage of the Three Radio Acts (Radio Act, Broadcasting Act, and Act on the Establishment of Radio Supervisory Board) in 1950, there was a movement to apply for the establishment of private broadcasting in Hokkaido. On April 21, 1951, Hokkaido Broadcasting was granted the preparatory license and became one of the first 16 private broadcasters to receive a broadcasting license.[2]: 32  On November 30 of the same year, Hokkaido Broadcasting was officially registered as a company with its headquarters in the Daimaru Building (which was the headquarters for the wholesale company, Daimaru Corporation).[2]: 34 

On March 10 of the following year, HBC started radio broadcasting operating for at least 16 hours every day.[2]: 38 

  • November 30, 1951: HBC is founded.
  • January 19, 1952: HBC conducts test transmissions.
  • March 10, 1952: Regular radio broadcasts commence.
  • 1954: TV transmission tests are conducted in Hakodate.
  • April 1, 1957: Regular TV broadcasts commence.
  • August 1959: HBC signs an exclusive agreement with JNN.
  • March 18, 1966: Color broadcasts commence.
  • June 1, 2006: Digital terrestrial broadcasts commence.
  • June 24, 2011: Analog terrestrial broadcasts conclude.

Network

Stations

Analog TV
Callsign Channel City of license Notes
JOHR-TV 1 Sapporo
  • Flagship station
  • Began operations on August 1, 1957
  • Ceased operations on July 24, 2011
JOHO-TV 1 Hakodate Ceased operations on July 24, 2011
JOHE-TV 11 Asahikawa
JOHW-TV 6 Obihiro
JOQL-TV 11 Kushiro
JOQM-TV 1
53		 Abashiri
Kitami
JOQF-TV 11 Muroran

Digital TV (ID:1)

RADIO

Program
  • TV
  • RADIO

Rival Stations

References
  1. "HBC will start broadcasting on September 21, 2020 at its new headquarters" (PDF). Hokkaido Broadcasting (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. スピーカーが風になりブラウン管が光になる時, 北海道とともに50年HBC = Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd. 1951-2001 [When Speakers Become Wind and CRTs Become Light : 50 Years of HBC with Hokkaido]. Hokkaidō Broadcasting Corporation. 2002. OCLC 56117435.
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