Nippon Broadcasting System
Logo used since 1986 | |
Headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo | |
Native name | 株式会社ニッポン放送 |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Nippon Hōsō |
| Company type | Subsidiary KK |
| Industry | Broadcasting |
| Founded | April 1, 2006 (spun off from the former Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. founded in 1954) |
| Headquarters | 9-3, Yūrakuchō, , Japan |
Key people | Maki Hiwara (president and CEO) |
Number of employees | 121 (June 2021) |
| Parent | Fuji Media Holdings |
| Website | https://www.jolf.co.jp/ |
| Broadcast area | Kanto region |
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| Frequency | 1242 kHz (AM), 93.0 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | AM Radio 1242 Nippon Hōsō (AMラジオ1242ニッポン放送, AM Rajio ichi ni yo ni Nippon Hōsō) |
| Programming | |
| Language | Japanese |
| Format | Talk, Sports |
| Affiliations | National Radio Network |
| History | |
First air date | July 15, 1954 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
| Power | 100,000 watts (AM 1242 kHz) 7,000 watts (FM 93 MHz) |
| ERP | 57,000 watts (FM 93 MHz) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | https://radiko.jp/#LFR (Japan only) |
| Website | https://www.1242.com |
Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. (株式会社ニッポン放送, Kabushiki-gaisha Nippon Hōsō), or JOLF, is a Japanese radio station based in Yurakucho, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo, headquartered near the Tokyo Imperial Palace. It is also the main company of the Nippon Broadcasting Group. Nippon Broadcasting System is a subsidiary of Fuji Media Holdings and both companies are affiliated with the Fujisankei Communications Group.
Reportedly the most listened-to radio station in the world in 1990, Nippon Broadcasting System was instrumental in the creation of several companies including Fuji Television in 1957, Pony Canyon in 1966 and the Fujisankei Communications Group in 1967. Nippon Broadcasting System is also the home of the long-running radio program All Night Nippon.