Japan FM Network explained

Japan FM Network
Type:	commercial radio network
Founded:	20 May 1981 31 May 1984 (as a company)
Country:	Japan
Available:	Nationwide
Broadcast Area:	Nationwide
Owner:	The Japan FM Network Company
Affiliates:	See list
Website:

Japan FM Network (JFN;) is a Japanese commercial radio network. It was founded in 1981.

Tokyo FM is the flagship station of the network.

List of affiliates

Stations are listed in Japanese order of prefectures which is mirrored in .

Broadcasting area(s)		Station			Frequency	Start date of broadcast	Date of affiliation	Note(s)
Prefecture	Region	On air branding	Abbr.	Call sign
Hokkaidō		Air-G'		JOFU-FM	80.4 MHz	15 September 1982	15 September 1982
Aomori	Tōhoku	FM Aomori	AFB	JOWU-FM	80.0 MHz	1 April 1987	1 April 1987
Iwate	Tōhoku	FM Iwate		JOQU-FM	76.1 MHz	1 October 1985	1 October 1985
Miyagi	Tōhoku	Date FM		JOJU-FM	77.1 MHz	1 December 1982	1 December 1982
Akita	Tōhoku	FM Akita	AFM	JOPU-FM	82.8 MHz	1 April 1985	1 April 1985
Yamagata	Tōhoku	FM Yamagata / Rhythm Station		JOEV-FM	80.4 MHz	1 April 1989	1 April 1989
Fukushima	Tōhoku	Fukushima FM		JOTV-FM	81.8 MHz	1 October 1995	1 October 1995
Tochigi	Kantō	Radio Berry		JOSV-FM	76.4 MHz	1 April 1994	1 April 1994
Gunma	Kantō	FM Gunma		JORU-FM	86.3 MHz	1 October 1985	1 October 1985
Tokyo	Kantō	Tokyo FM	TFM	JOAU-FM	80.0 MHz	26 April 1970	20 May 1981	Eastern flagship station
Niigata	Chūbu	FM Niigata		JOXU-FM	77.5 MHz	1 October 1987	1 October 1987
Toyama	Chūbu	FM Toyama		JOOU-FM	82.7 MHz	1 April 1985	1 April 1985
Ishikawa	Chūbu	Hello Five / FM Ishikawa		JOHV-FM	80.5 MHz	1 April 1990	1 April 1990
Fukui	Chūbu	FM Fukui		JOLU-FM	76.1 MHz	18 December 1984	18 December 1984
Nagano	Chūbu	FM Nagano		JOZU-FM	79.7 MHz	1 October 1988	1 October 1988
Gifu	Chūbu	FM Gifu		JOXV-FM	80.0 MHz	1 April 2001	1 April 2001
Shizuoka	Chūbu	K-mix		JOKU-FM	79.2 MHz	1 April 1983	1 April 1983
Aichi	Chūbu	FM Aichi		JOCU-FM	80.7 MHz	24 December 1969	20 May 1981
Mie	Kansai	Radio Cube FM Mie		JONU-FM	78.9 MHz	1 June 1985	1 June 1985
Shiga	Kansai	E-Radio		JOUV-FM	77.0 MHz	1 December 1996	1 December 1996
Osaka	Kansai	FM Osaka		JOBU-FM	85.1 MHz	1 April 1970	20 May 1981	Western flagship station
Hyōgo	Kansai	Kiss FM Kobe		JOIV-FM	89.9 MHz	1 October 1990	1 April 2003	Previously an independent station until 31 March 2003
Tottori and Shimane	Chūgoku	FM San-in / V-air	FSK	JOVU-FM	77.4 MHz	1 October 1986	1 October 1986
Okayama	Chūgoku	FM Okayama / VVFM		JOVV-FM	76.8 MHz	1 April 1999	1 April 1999
Hiroshima	Chūgoku	Hiroshima FM	HFM	JOGU-FM	78.2 MHz	5 December 1982	5 December 1982
Yamaguchi	Chūgoku	FM Yamaguchi	FMY	JOUU-FM	79.2 MHz	1 December 1985	1 December 1985
Tokushima	Shikoku	FM Tokushima		JOMV-FM	80.7 MHz	1 April 1992	1 April 1992
Kagawa	Shikoku	FM Kagawa		JOYU-FM	78.6 MHz	1 April 1988	1 April 1988
Ehime	Shikoku	FM Ehime		JOEU-FM	79.7 MHz	1 February 1982	1 February 1982
Kōchi	Shikoku	FM Kochi / Hi-Six		JOLV-FM	81.6 MHz	1 April 1992	1 April 1992
Fukuoka	Kyūshū	FM Fukuoka		JODU-FM	80.7 MHz	15 July 1970	20 May 1981
Saga	Kyūshū	FM Saga	FMS	JONV-FM	77.9 MHz	1 April 1992	1 April 1992
Nagasaki	Kyūshū	FM Nagasaki		JOHU-FM	79.5 MHz	1 October 1982	1 October 1982
Kumamoto	Kyūshū	FM Kumamoto	FMK	JOSU-FM	77.4 MHz	1 November 1985	1 November 1985
Ōita	Kyūshū	FM Oita / Air-Radio FM88		JOJV-FM	88.0 MHz	1 October 1990	1 October 1991	Previously an independent station until 30 September 1991
Miyazaki	Kyūshū	Joy FM		JOMU-FM	83.2 MHz	1 December 1984	1 December 1984
Kagoshima	Kyūshū	μ FM		JOOV-FM	79.8 MHz	1 October 1992	1 October 1992
Okinawa	Kyūshū	FM Okinawa		JOIU-FM	87.3 MHz	1 September 1984	1 September 1984	Previously broadcast on AM as KHR until 31 August 1984

FMQ League

FMQ League is a group of radio stations mostly comprising JFN affiliates in the region of Kyūshū; FM Okinawa is not a part of this group, but FMQ League is joined by FM Yamaguchi from Chūgoku region. FM Fukuoka serves as the chief station.

Areas without a JFN station

The prefectures the JFN is yet to have a presence are Chiba, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Kyoto, Nara, Saitama, Wakayama and Yamanashi. Ibaraki had no assigned frequency, the local frequency was used by NHK FM in 1992.

Frequency assigned, but yet to be launched

• Nara - 85.8 MHz
• Wakayama - 77.2 MHz

Special affiliates

Broadcasting area(s)	Station			Frequency	Start date of broadcast	Date of affiliation	Note(s)
	On air branding	Abbr.	Call sign
Palau (nationwide)	Eco Paradise FM / Ngerel Belau	EPFM	T8AA-FM	87.9 MHz	1 August 1998	23 July 2003^[1]	Relays certain Japanese language programmes from Tokyo FM
Greater Tokyo Area, Kantō	InterFM^[2]		JODW-FM	89.7 MHz	1 April 1996	1 September 2020	Broadcasts certain programmes produced by the JFN Company since 1 November 2020

Former affiliate station

External links

• of the JFN Association
• of the JFN Company

Notes and References

1. Web site: 読むラジオ . June 20, 2024 . Japan FM Network . 2003 . http://web.archive.org/web/20040504233329/https://www.japanfmnetwork.com/yomuraji/030910/main.html . May 4, 2004.
2. ja:株式会社InterFM897の全株式を株式会社ジャパンエフエムネットワークが取得 . PDF . The Japan FM Network Company . 2020-09-01 . http://park-s3.gsj.mobi.s3.amazonaws.com/report/jfn_release_20200901.pdf . 2020-09-01.