Fukui Broadcasting
| FBC | |
Native name | 福井放送株式会社 |
Romanized name | Fukui Hōsō Kabushikigaisha |
| Company type | Business corporation |
| Industry | Radio and Television network |
| Founded | March 6, 1952 |
| Headquarters | 2-510 Ohwada, , Japan |
Key people | Akihiko Ikeuchi (President and CEO) |
| Owner | Kato Build (36.00%) Nippon Television Network Corporation (9.27%) The Asahi Shimbun Company (8.91%) |
Number of employees | 113 (2019) |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references Data from its Company Profile | |
| Broadcast area | Fukui Prefecture |
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| Frequency | 864 kHz (AM); 94.6 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | FBC Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk, Sports |
| Affiliations | JRN/NRN |
| History | |
First air date | July 20, 1952 |
| Technical information | |
| Power | 5 kW |
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| City | Fukui City |
| Channels | |
| Branding | FBC Television |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System (primary) All-Nippon News Network (secondary; since April 1, 1989) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fukui Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | June 1, 1960 |
Former call signs | JOPR-TV (1960–2011) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 11 (VHF, 1960–2011) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
Fukui Broadcasting Corporation (福井放送株式会社, Fukui Hōsō Kabushikigaisha; FBC) is a Japanese regional broadcaster based in Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture. The company's radio division, FBC Radio, callsign JOPR serves as an affiliate of the Japan Radio Network and the National Radio Network while their television division, FBC Television, callsign JOPR-DTV (channel 7) serves as a primary affiliate of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System and has a secondary affiliation with the All-Nippon News Network. Both stations serve said prefecture and their studios are located in the Ohwada ward of Fukui City.