Tokyo FM
Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (株式会社エフエム東京, Kabushiki gaisha Efu Emu Tōkyō, literally Stock company FM Tokyo) (abbreviation:TFM) is a radio station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flagship station of the Japan FM Network (JFN).
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| City | Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Tokyo and Worldwide |
| Frequency | 80.0 MHz |
| Branding | Tokyo FM |
| Slogan | Life Time Audio 80.0 (May 2020 – present) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 Mainstream |
| Affiliations | JFN, EBU |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | (As of March 31, 2015) Tokai University (10.22%) Nippon Television City Corp. (7.28%) Dai Nippon Printing (4.98%) Mizuho Bank (4.94%) Yomiuri Shimbun (4.88%) Panasonic (4.88%) Hokuriku University (4.44%) NEC (4.00%) JTSB investment trusts (3.33%) Mizuho Capital (2.89%)[1] (Tokyo FM Broadcasting Company) |
| History | |
First air date | April 26, 1970 |
| Technical information | |
| Class | all |
| Power | 10,000 watts |
| ERP | 125,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Radiko.jp/#FMT[2] |
| Website | Tokyo FM Web site |
Timeline
The station's forerunner, FM Tokai, owned by Tokai University, was launched on May 1, 1960. This station closed on April 25, 1970, replaced the next day by Tokyo FM, Japan's third commercial FM-radio broadcaster, after FM Aichi and FM Osaka. In 1985, the station's headquarters moved from the Kokusai-Tsushin Center (later KDD, now KDDI) buildings in Nishi-Shinjuku, where they had been since 1974, to the current location, Koujimachi in Chiyoda ward. The TOKYO FM Midtown Studio, a satellite studio, was closed down on January 15, 2017.
Broadcasting
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- Frequency: 80.0 MHz (Tokyo Tower)
| City of license | Identifier | Frequency | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niijima | N/A | 76.7 MHz | 100 watts |
| Hachijo | N/A | 84.3 MHz | 10 watts |
| Ōme | N/A | 83.6 MHz | 20 watts |
| Hachioji | N/A | 80.5 MHz | 10 watts |
| Hinohara | N/A | 86.6 MHz | 300 watts |
Program
- Countdown Station (simulcast over all JFN Stations)
- Zen-Noh presents Countdown jp
- cosmo Pops Best 10
- McDonald's SOUND IN MY LIFE
- Tatsuro Yamashita presents Rakuten card Sunday Song Book
- Suzuki Talking FM (hosted by Masaharu Fukuyama)
- morinaga presents Ayaka Hirahara Healing Venus (simulcast over FM OSAKA and FM AICHI(@fm))
- Atsuko Maeda's Heart Songs
- School of Lock! (simulcast over all JFN Stations)
Website
References
- 『日本民間放送年鑑(Japan Commercial Broadcasting Yearbook)2015』, published by The Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association, 2015, page 273
- Available to listen outside Japan only with special third-party plug-in on Chrome and Firefox browsers