MBS Radio (Japan) explained

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City:	Osaka
Area:	Kansai region
Branding:	MBS Radio
Frequency:	FM
Format:	News, Talk, Sports, Music
Language:	Japanese
Power:	50 kW
Coordinates:	34.5181°N 135.4447°W
Callsign Meaning:	JO Osaka Radio and TV
Former Frequencies:	1951 - 1977: 1977 - 1978:
Affiliations:	Japan Radio Network (JRN) National Radio Network (NRN)
Owner:	MBS Radio, Inc.
Webcast:	(Japan only)

is an AM radio station based in Osaka, Japan. It is wholly owned by Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.

It is a member station of Japan Radio Network (JRN) and National Radio Network (NRN).

History

See Mainichi Broadcasting System#History of MBS.

Availability

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• Frequency: 1210 kHz → 1180 kHz → 1179 kHz; 90.6 MHz FM
• Power
  • Osaka: 50 kW
  • Kyoto: 300 W
• Broadcasting hours: from 4:30 on Mondays until 26:30 on Sundays (with daily starting at 4:00 from Tuesday until Sunday)
• Time signal: 1046.502 Hz (C6, on the hour every hour)

The station had an AM relay in Kyoto, which shut down on October 29, 2023.^[1]

See also

• MBS TV

References

• History of MBS Radio

Notes and References

1. Web site: 京都中継局からのＡＭ放送を終了 ＭＢＳラジオ、ＡＢＣラジオ、ラジオ大阪の３社が発表 . Sankei Sports . 28 July 2023 . 28 July 2023.