RKB Mainichi Broadcasting
| RKB | |
Native name | 株式会社RKB毎日ホールディングス |
Romanized name | Kabushikigaisha RKB Mainichi hōrudingusu |
| Formerly | Radio Kyushu Co., Ltd. (1951-1958) RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation (1958-2016) |
| Company type | Public KK |
| FSE: 9407 | |
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | June 29, 1951 (as Radio Kyushu Broadcasting) August 1, 1958 (as RKB Mainichi Broadcasting) |
| Headquarters | 2-3-8 Momochihama, , Japan |
Key people | Ryoji Inoue (President and Representative Director; RKB Mainichi Holdings) Izumi Sato (President and Representative Director; RKB Mainichi Broadcasting) |
| Owner | MBS Media Holdings (90.3%) The Mainichi Newspapers (8.63%) TBS Holdings (6.38%) |
| Subsidiaries | RKB Mainichi Broadcasting |
| Website | rkb |
| Footnotes / references Data from its Corporate Profile | |
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| Broadcast area | Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Frequency | 1278 kHz (AM); 91.0 MHz (FM) |
| Branding | RKB Radio |
| Programming | |
| Language | Japanese |
| Format | Talk/Sports |
| Affiliations | Japan Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | JO Fukuoka Radio or FouR (channel number) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
| Links | |
| Website | rkb |
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| City | Fukuoka |
| Channels | |
| Branding | RKB Television |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Japan News Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | March 1, 1958 |
Last air date | July 24, 2011 (JOFO-TV) |
Former call signs | JOFR-TV (1958–2011) |
Former channel number(s) | 4 (analog VHF, 1958–2011) JOFO-TV: 8 (analog VHF, 1958–2011) |
| NTV/NNN (secondary, 1964-1969) | |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°35′34.285″N 130°21′3.161″E / 33.59285694°N 130.35087806°E |
| Links | |
| Website | rkb |
| Company | |
Native name | RKB毎日放送株式会社 |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Radio and television network |
| Founded | September 29, 2015 (as RKB Mainichi Division Preparation Corporation) |
| Headquarters | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Owner | RKB Mainichi Holdings |
| Website | rkb |
RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation (RKB毎日放送株式会社, RKB Mainichi Hōsō Kabushiki Gaisha) (stylized as +rkb) is a broadcasting station located in Fukuoka, Japan. It is affiliated with the Japan Radio Network (JRN) and the Japan News Network (JNN). The company is owned by the MBS Media Holdings, Mainichi Shimbun, and the Aso Group.
The initials RKB stand for Radio Kyushu Broadcasting (ラジオ九州放送, Rajio Kyūshū Hōsō), the station's former name.