NHK Okayama Broadcasting Station

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NHK Okayama Broadcasting Station
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The NHK Okayama Broadcasting Station (NHK岡山放送局, NHK Okayama Hoso Kyoku) is a unit of the NHK that oversees terrestrial broadcasting in Okayama Prefecture.

History

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JOKK started broadcasting on February 1, 1931, JOKB followed on April 1, 1964.[1] FM test broadcasts (JOKK-FMX) began on April 1, 1964, relaying stereo programming from Osaka.[2]

JOKK-TV started broadcasting on December 23, 1957, JOKB-TV on June 29, 1963. The first color broadcasts were held on October 1, 1964, on JOKK, JOPK followed on March 20, 1966.[3] Color film arrived to the local news unit during 1970.[4] In 1976, JOPK-FM converted to stereo,[5] and on March 16, 1981, the NHK FM microwave relay network reached Okayama, ending dependence on Osaka.[6]

On June 4, 1983, JOPK-TV converted to stereo,[7] JOPP-TV followed on March 21, 1991.[8] It moved to its current building in 2005, near Okayama Station.[1]

On March 1, 2021, an NHK Radio 1 FM relay station from Takahashi began broadcasting.[9]

NHK+ added local programming on May 22, 2023.[10]

Programming

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As of fiscal 2025:[11]

  • News bulletin on weekdays (12:15-12:20pm)
  • Mogitate! (weekdays 6:15-7pm)
  • Mogitate! 645 (6:45-7pm, shared with Matsue, Tottori produces the Saturday edition and Matsue the Sunday edition)
  • Mogitate! 845 (weeknights 8:45-7pm, replaced by regional news service on holidays at 8:55pm from Hiroshima)
  • @okayama (irregular Fridays 7:30-7:55pm, repeated the following Saturday at 7:30-7:55am, also shown on delay in Hiroshima)
  • Thinking Okayama (occasional; can sometimes air on NHK Educational TV)
  • News bulletins on NHK Radio 1 and NHK FM: 12:15-12:20pm (NHK Radio 1 only), 1:55-2pm and 6:50-7pm

References

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  1. ^ a b ラジオ放送一世紀（2025年〔令和７年〕３月22日公開）
  2. ^ NHK Yearbook 1965, p.228
  3. ^ NHK Yearbook 1966, p.50
  4. ^ NHK Yearbook 1971, pp.240, 371
  5. ^ NHK Yearbook 1977, p.184
  6. ^ NHK Yearbook 1981, pp.42, 215
  7. ^ NHK Yearbook 1984, p.86
  8. ^ NHK Yearbook 1991, p.284
  9. ^ "高梁ラジオ中継局2021年3月1日開局" (PDF). NHK岡山放送局. Retrieved 2021-02-24. {{cite web}}: Text "format＝PDF" ignored (help)
  10. ^ Expanding local news distribution with NHK Plus
  11. ^ "NHKオンライン 2024年度前半期 定時番組の部門種別（各地域）]" (PDF).
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