National Radio Network (Japan)

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National Radio Network (NRN; {{Langx|ja|全国ラジオネットワーク|Zenkoku Rajio Nettowaku}}) is a Japanese commercial radio network. Both Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (QR) and Nippon Broadcasting System (LF) in Tokyo serve as the network's co-flagship stations; the Fujisankei Communications Group has an influence on both stations. Established on 3 May 1965, NRN is made up of 40 regional affiliates, including ten full-time affiliates and 31 stations that are dual-affiliated with the rival Japan Radio Network (JRN).

List of affiliates

Stations are listed mostly in Japanese order of prefectures which is mirrored in ISO 3166-2:JP.

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan="2" | Broadcasting area(s)

! colspan="3" | Station

! colspan="2" | Frequency

! rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Start date of
broadcast

! rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Date of
affiliation

! rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Dual
affiliation
with JRN

! rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Note(s)

style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Prefecture

! style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Region

! style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | On air branding

! style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Abbr.

! style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Call sign

! style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | AM

! style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | FM

colspan="2" | Hokkaidō

! STV Radio

| STV

| JOWF

| 1440 kHz

| 90.4 MHz

| 15 December 1962

| 3 May 1965

| {{no Y}}

| Core station

colspan="2" | Hokkaidō

! HBC Radio

| HBC

| JOHR

| 1287 kHz

| 91.5 MHz

| 10 March 1952

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

| Core station

Aomori

| Tōhoku

! Aomori Hōsō

| RAB

| JOGR

| 1233 kHz

| 91.7 MHz

| 12 October 1953

| 1 August 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Iwate

| Tōhoku

! Iwate Hōsō

| IBC

| JODF

| 684 kHz

| 90.6 MHz

| 25 December 1953

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Miyagi

| Tōhoku

! Tohoku Hōsō

| tbc

| JOIR

| 1260 kHz

| 93.5 MHz

| 1 May 1952

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

| Core station

Akita

| Tōhoku

! Akita Hōsō

| ABS

| JOTR

| 936 kHz

| 90.1 MHz

| 1 November 1953

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Yamagata

| Tōhoku

! Yamagata Hōsō

| YBC

| JOEF

| 918 kHz

| 92.4 MHz

| 15 October 1953

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Fukushima

| Tōhoku

! Radio Fukushima

| RFC

| JOWR

| 1458 kHz

| 90.8 MHz

| 1 December 1953

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Ibaraki

| Kantō

! Ibaraki Hōsō / Lucky FM

| IBS

| JOYF

| 1197 kHz

| 94.6 MHz

| 1 April 1963

| 1 April 2001

| {{no Y}}

|

Tochigi

| Kantō

! Tochigi Hōsō

| CRT

| JOXF

| 1530 kHz

| 94.1 MHz

| 1 April 1963

| 1978

| {{no Y}}

|

colspan="2" | Kantō region

! Bunka Hōsō

| QR

| JOQR

| 1134 kHz

| 91.6 MHz

| 31 March 1952

| 3 May 1965

| {{no Y}}

| Co-flagship station; core station

colspan="2" | Kantō region

! Nippon Hōsō

| LF

| JOLF

| 1242 kHz

| 93.0 MHz

| 15 July 1954

| 3 May 1965

| {{no Y}}

| Co-flagship station; core station

Niigata

| Chūbu

! Niigata Hōsō

| BSN

| JODR

| 1116 kHz

| 92.7 MHz

| 24 December 1952

| 1 June 1976

| {{yes N}}

|

Toyama

| Chūbu

! Kitanihon Hōsō

| KNB

| JOLR

| 738 kHz

| 90.2 MHz

| 1 July 1952

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Ishikawa

| Chūbu

! Hokuriku Hōsō

| MRO

| JOMR

| 1107 kHz

| 94.0 MHz

| 10 May 1952

| 1 December 1980

| {{yes N}}

|

Fukui

| Chūbu

! Fukui Hōsō

| FBC

| JOPR

| 864 kHz

| 94.6 MHz

| 20 July 1952

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Yamanashi

| Chūbu

! Yamanashi Hōsō

| YBS

| JOJF

| 765 kHz

| 90.9 MHz

| 1 July 1954

| 1 February 1979

| {{yes N}}

|

Nagano

| Chūbu

! Shin-etsu Hōsō

| SBC

| JOSR

| 1098 kHz

| 92.2 MHz

| 25 March 1952

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Shizuoka

| Chūbu

! Shizuoka Hōsō

| SBS

| JOVR

| 1404 kHz

| 93.9 MHz

| 1 November 1952

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

| Core station

Aichi and Gifu

| Chūbu

! rowspan="2" | Tokai Radio

| rowspan="2" | SF

| rowspan="2" | JOSF

| rowspan="2" | 1332 kHz

| rowspan="2" | 92.9 MHz

| rowspan="2" | 1 April 1960

| rowspan="2" | 4 July 1965

| rowspan="2" {{no Y}}

| rowspan="2" | Core station

Mie

| Kansai

Shiga

| Kansai

! KBS Shiga

| KBS

| JOBW

| 1215 kHz

| {{N/a|N/A}}

| 25 May 1960

| 3 May 1965

| {{no Y}}

|

Kyoto

| Kansai

! KBS Kyoto

| KBS

| JOBR

| 1143 kHz

| 94.9 MHz

| 24 December 1951

| 3 May 1965

| {{no Y}}

|

colspan="2" | Kansai region (except Mie)

! Radio Osaka

| OBC

| JOUF

| 1314 kHz

| 91.9 MHz

| 1 July 1958

| 3 May 1965

| {{no Y}}

| Core station

colspan="2" | Kansai region (except Mie)

! MBS Radio

| MBS

| JOOR

| 1179 kHz

| 90.6 MHz

| 1 September 1951

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

| Core station

colspan="2" | Kansai region (except Mie)

! ABC Radio

| ABC

| JONR

| 1008 kHz

| 93.3 MHz

| 11 November 1951

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

| Core station

Wakayama

| Kansai

! Wakayama Hōsō

| WBS

| JOVF

| 1431 kHz

| 94.2 MHz

| 1 April 1959

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Tottori and Shimane

| Chūgoku

! San-in Hōsō

| BSS

| JOHF

| 900 kHz

| 92.2 MHz

| 1 March 1954

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Okayama

| Chūgoku

! RSK Sanyo Hōsō

| RSK

| JOYR

| 1494 kHz

| 91.4 MHz

| 1 October 1953

| 1 April 2019

| {{yes N}}

|

Hiroshima

| Chūgoku

! RCC Broadcasting

| RCC

| JOER

| 1350 kHz

| 94.6 MHz

| 1 October 1952

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

| Core station

Yamaguchi

| Chūgoku

! Yamaguchi Hōsō

| KRY

| JOPF

| 765 kHz

| 92.3 MHz

| 1 April 1956

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Tokushima

| Shikoku

! Shikoku Hōsō

| JRT

| JOJR

| 1269 kHz

| 93.0 MHz

| 1 July 1952

| 15 June 1969

| {{yes N}}

|

Kagawa

| Shikoku

! Nishinippon Hōsō

| RNC

| JOKF

| 1449 kHz

| 90.3 MHz

| 1 October 1953

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Ehime

| Shikoku

! Nankai Hōsō

| RNB

| JOAF

| 1116 kHz

| 91.7 MHz

| 1 October 1953

| 1 March 1979

| {{yes N}}

|

Kōchi

| Shikoku

! Kochi Hōsō

| RKC

| JOZR

| 900 kHz

| 90.8 MHz

| 1 September 1953

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Fukuoka

| Kyūshū

! KBC Radio

| KBC

| JOIF

| 1413 kHz

| 90.2 MHz

| 1 January 1954

| 3 May 1965

| {{no Y}}

| Core station

Saga

| Kyūshū

! NBC Radio Saga

| NBC

| JOUO

| 1458 kHz

| 93.5 MHz

| 1 August 1958

| 16 March 1967

| {{yes N}}

|

Nagasaki

| Kyūshū

! Nagasaki Hōsō

| NBC

| JOUR

| 1233 kHz

| 92.6 MHz

| 1 March 1953

| 16 March 1967

| {{yes N}}

|

Kumamoto

| Kyūshū

! Kumamoto Hōsō

| RKK

| JOBF

| 1197 kHz

| 91.4 MHz

| 1 October 1953

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Ōita

| Kyūshū

! Oita Hōsō

| OBS

| JOGF

| 1098 kHz

| 93.3 MHz

| 1 October 1953

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Miyazaki

| Kyūshū

! Miyazaki Hōsō

| MRT

| JONF

| 936 kHz

| 90.4 MHz

| 1 July 1954

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Kagoshima

| Kyūshū

! Minaminihon Hōsō

| MBC

| JOCF

| 1107 kHz

| 92.8 MHz

| 10 October 1953

| 3 May 1965

| {{yes N}}

|

Okinawa

| Kyūshū

! Radio Okinawa

| ROK

| JOXR

| 864 kHz

| 93.1 MHz

| 1 July 1960

| 15 May 1972

| {{no Y}}

|

=Former affiliate station=

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan="2" | Broadcasting area(s)

! colspan="3" | Station

! rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Frequency

! rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Years of
affiliation

! rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Current
affiliation

! rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Note(s)

style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Prefecture

! style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Region

! style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | On air branding

! style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Abbr.

! style="border-bottom:3px solid #ff6600;" | Call sign

Hyōgo

| Kansai

! Radio Kansai

| CR

| JOCR

| 560 kHz

| 1965–1978

| Independent

| Disaffiliated from NRN in Spring 1978 over the issues with night time baseball game broadcasting rights

Programmes

References

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