JOWV-FM | |
City: | Niigata, Niigata |
Area: | Niigata Prefecture, Japan |
Branding: | FM Port |
Frequency: | 79 MHz |
Translator: | Uonuma, Niigata 87.9 MHz, Jōetsu, Niigata: 83.2 MHz |
Airdate: | December 20, 2000 |
Last Airdate: | June 30, 2020 |
Format: | contemporary hit radio |
Language: | Japanese |
Power: | 1 kW |
Affiliations: | Formerly on Japan FM League, now independent |
Owner: | Niigata Kenmin FM Broadcast Co., Ltd. |
Webcast: | Radiko - FMPORT |
Website: | http://www.fmport.com/ |
is a Japanese FM radio station under the name . It was founded in 2000.
On March 18, 2020, the board of directors of the station voted to close the station and announcing officially the station closing. On June 30, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. (JST), the station officially closed after almost 20 years on the air as well as removing itself from Radiko and on July 14, the bankruptcy proceedings started. The total debt is about 220 million yen (USD$2,078,952).[1]