RCC Broadcasting

{{Infobox company

| name = RCC Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

| logo = Rcc logo 2022.svg

| logo_size = 150px

| logo_caption = Logo used since 2022

| image = RCC 20200825.JPG

| image_caption = Second headquarters in use since October 19, 1960

| native_name = 株式会社中国放送

| romanized_name = Kabushiki-gaisha Chūgoku Hōsō

| former_name = Hiroshima Broadcasting Corporation{{Cite web|title=中国放送会社概要|trans-title=RCC Broadcasting: Company History|url=https://rcc.co.jp/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=RCC.co.jp|language=ja}} (May 7, 1952 – August 7, 1952)
Radio Chugoku (August 8, 1952 – March 31, 1967)

| type = Kabushiki gaisha

| industry = Media

| founded = Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, Japan ({{Start date and age|1952|05|07}})

| hq_location = 21-3 Motomachi

| hq_location_city = Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hirosima Prefecture

| hq_location_country = Japan

| key_people = Yoshimi Miyasako (president and CEO)

| num_employees = 183 (as of January 6, 2020)

| website = {{url|https://rcc.jp}}

}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = JOER

| city = Hiroshima

| area = Hiroshima Prefecture

| branding =RCC Radio

| language = Japanese

| frequency = 1350 kHz (AM); 94.6 MHz (FM)

| format = Talk, sports

| power = 20,000 watts

| coordinates =

| airdate = {{Start date and age|1952|10|01}}

| affiliations = JRN/NRN

| owner = RCC Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

| website = {{url|https://radio.rcc.jp/}}

| licensing_authority = MIC

}}

{{Infobox television station

| callsign = JOER-DTV
JOEE-TV (defunct)

| logo =

| location = Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

| city = Hiroshima

| branding = RCC Television

| virtual = 3

| digital = 18 (UHF)

| airdate ={{Start date and age|1959|04|01}}

| last_airdate = {{Start date and age|2011|07|24}} (JOEE-TV)

| former_callsigns = JOER-TV (1959–2011)

| affiliations = Japan News Network

| owner = RCC Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

| former_channel_numbers = Analog:
4 (VHF, 1959–2011)
JOEE-TV:
10 (VHF, 1962–2011)

| 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)

| coordinates =

| licensing_authority = MIC

| website = {{url|https://tv.rcc.jp/}}

}}

{{Nihongo foot|RCC Broadcasting Co., Ltd.|株式会社中国放送|Kabushiki-gaisha Chūgoku Hōsō|extra=RCC|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} 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.{{cite web |title=Channel Lineup 2024 – Americable Customer Care |url=https://kb.americable.net/knowledge-base/channels/ |access-date=6 August 2024 |website=Americable |date=2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413133525/https://kb.americable.net/knowledge-base/channels/ |archive-date=13 April 2024}}

History

= Early history =

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.{{Cite book|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/834979946|title=中国放送の50年 : その時, いつもそばにいた|publisher=RCC Broadcasting|year=2002|trans-title=50 Years of Chugoku Broadcasting : Always There for You at the Time|oclc=834979946}}{{Rp|29}} 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.{{Rp|29}}

File:Radio Chugoku Company 1955.jpg

On August 8, 1952, after a general meeting of shareholders, Hiroshima Broadcasting was renamed to Radio Chugoku.{{Rp|30}} Radio Chugoku started broadcasting on October 1, 1952, at 6:30 am operating for at least 16 hours and 30 minutes every day.{{Rp|34-35}}

= Expansion to TV broadcasting and further developments =

In 1954, Radio Chugoku applied for a TV license,{{Rp|64}} and received a preliminary TV license on October 22, 1957.{{Rp|65}} On March 17, 1959, Radio Chugoku began TV broadcast trials.{{Rp|68}} Radio Chugoku started TV broadcasts on April 1, 1959{{Rp|68}} Also in the same year, it joined the Japan News Network.{{Rp|93}}

During its early operations, the broadcaster didn't have any professional TV studios which resulted its radio studio being multipurposed for TV broadcasts.{{Rp|80}} It was then decided that a new headquarters will be built in Motomachi (which started on November 5, 1960), adjacent to the Hiroshima Castle.{{Rp|80}} On October 19, 1960, Radio Chugoku started broadcasting on its newly built headquarters.{{Rp|80}}

On March 20, 1966, Chugoku Radio and Television began TV broadcasting in color.{{Rp|164-165}} On April 1 of the same year, it started uninterrupted{{ref|a}} TV broadcasts.{{Rp|156-158}} The company was then renamed to Chugoku Broadcasting on April 1, 1967 to reflect its TV and radio operations.{{Rp|136}}

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.{{Rp|149-151}}

On April 15, 1970, NPB Opening Day, RCC aired the first color Hiroshima Toyo Carp local game broadcasts for its broadcast markets. {{Rp|165}} Chugoku Broadcasting became an official broadcaster for airing highlights of the Hiroshima Flower Festival since it started in 1977.{{Rp|212-214}}

On October 1, 2006, RCC started digital broadcasting and ended analog broadcasts on July 24, 2011.{{Cite book|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/946754562|title=RCC 開局 60年 : デジタル化の道のり : 50--60年史|publisher=Chugoku Broadcasting|year=2013|language=ja|trans-title=60 Years of RCC: Road to Digitalization|oclc=946754562}}