| RCC Broadcasting Co., Ltd. | |
| Native Name: | 株式会社中国放送 |
| Romanized Name: | Kabushiki-gaisha Chūgoku Hōsō |
| Former Name: | Hiroshima Broadcasting Corporation[1] (May 7, 1952 – August 7, 1952) Radio Chugoku (August 8, 1952 – March 31, 1967) |
| Type: | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry: | Media |
| Founded: | Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Hq Location: | 21-3 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City |
| Key People: | Yoshimi Miyasako (president and CEO) |
| Num Employees: | 183 (as of January 6, 2020) |
| JOER | |
| City: | Hiroshima |
| Area: | Hiroshima |
| Branding: | RCC Radio |
| Frequency: | 1350 kHz (AM); 94.6 MHz (FM) |
| Format: | Talk, sports |
| Power: | 20,000 watts |
| Airdate: | October 1, 1952 |
| Affiliations: | JRN/NRN |
| Owner: | RCC Broadcasting Co., Ltd. |
| Website: | 1350.jp |
| Callsign: | JOER-DTV JOEE-TV (defunct) |
| Location: | Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| City: | Hiroshima |
| Branding: | RCC Television |
| Virtual: | 3 |
| Digital: | 18 (UHF) |
| Airdate: | April 1, 1959 |
| Last Airdate: | July 24, 2011 (JOEE-TV) |
| Former Callsigns: | JOER-TV (1959–2011) |
| Affiliations: | Japan News Network |
| Owner: | RCC Broadcasting Co., Ltd. |
| Former Channel Numbers: | Analog
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| Former Affiliations: | NTV (secondary; April 1, 1959 – August 31, 1962) Fuji TV (tertiary; April 1, 1959 – August 31, 1962) NET/ANN (quaternary; April 1, 1959 – September 30, 1975) |
| Licensing Authority: | MIC |
| Website: | rcc.jp |
RCC Broadcasting Company (株式会社中国放送 Kabushiki-gaisha Chūgoku Hōsō; later name: RCC) is a Japanese broadcaster located in Hiroshima, Japan. It is an affiliate of JRN and NRN radio networks and JNN television network.
The station can be found at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in eastern Yamaguchi prefecture, near the border of the Hiroshima prefecture, in its free tier, without carrying the prefecture's JNN affiliate.[2]
After the passage of the "Three Radio Laws" in 1950, plans to expand private broadcasting took place across Japan. Two companies, "Hiroshima Heiwa Broadcasting" and "Radio Hiroshima" applied for the establishment of private radio stations. Later on, the two companies merged upon recommendation by the Radio Supervisory Committee.[3] On April 21, 1951, Hiroshima Broadcasting (the newly merged two companies) was granted a license and on February 25 the following year, they held the promoters' meeting and received funding from newspapers Asahi Shimbun and Mainichi Shimbun.On August 8, 1952, after a general meeting of shareholders, Hiroshima Broadcasting was renamed to Radio Chugoku. Radio Chugoku started broadcasting on October 1, 1952, at 6:30 am operating for at least 16 hours and 30 minutes every day.
In 1954, Radio Chugoku applied for a TV license, and received a preliminary TV license on October 22, 1957. On March 17, 1959, Radio Chugoku began TV broadcast trials. Radio Chugoku started TV broadcasts on April 1, 1959 Also in the same year, it joined the Japan News Network.
During its early operations, the broadcaster didn't have any professional TV studios which resulted its radio studio being multipurposed for TV broadcasts. It was then decided that a new headquarters will be built in Motomachi (which started on November 5, 1960), adjacent to the Hiroshima Castle. On October 19, 1960, Radio Chugoku started broadcasting on its newly built headquarters.
On March 20, 1966, Chugoku Radio and Television began TV broadcasting in color. On April 1 of the same year, it started uninterrupted TV broadcasts. The company was then renamed to Chugoku Broadcasting on April 1, 1967 to reflect its TV and radio operations.
Since the mid-60s, RCC produced documentaries with foreign productions. These include a documentary about Japanese immigrants in Hawaii in 1965 and about Hiroshima City and Volgograd becoming sister cities in 1968.
On April 15, 1970, NPB Opening Day, RCC aired the first color Hiroshima Toyo Carp local game broadcasts for its broadcast markets. Chugoku Broadcasting became an official broadcaster for airing highlights of the Hiroshima Flower Festival since it started in 1977.
On October 1, 2006, RCC started digital broadcasting and ended analog broadcasts on July 24, 2011.[4]
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