Ryukyu Broadcasting Corporation

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Ryukyu Broadcasting Corporation

RBC-QAB Media Center
Native name	琉球放送株式会社 Ryūkyū Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha
Company type	Public Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	information, communication
Founded	Okinawa, Japan (September 20, 1954 (1954-09-20))
Headquarters	Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Area served	Okinawa, Japan
Services	Broadcasting Radio program production TV program production
Number of employees	113
Subsidiaries	RBC Vision Corporation (株式会社 RBCビジョン, Kabushiki-gaisha RBC Bijon)
Website	www.rbc.co.jp/corp
Footnotes / references Information per ^[1] as of June 2016

Ryukyu Broadcasting Corporation (琉球放送株式会社, Ryūkyū Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha, RBC) is a regional radio and television broadcaster headquartered in Naha, Okinawa, Japan that serves Okinawa Prefecture. It commenced radio broadcast in October 1954 and television in June 1960.

Network affiliations

Radio

JORR
Naha
Broadcast area	Okinawa Prefecture
Frequency	738 kHz
Branding	RBCi Radio (RBCiラジオ1008, RBCi Rajio)
Programming
Language(s)	Japanese
Affiliations	JRN
Ownership
Owner	Ryukyu Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date	October 1, 1954 (1954-10-01)
Former call signs	KSAR (1960-1972)
Technical information
Power	10 kW
Links
Website	www.rbc.co.jp/radio_top/

Japan Radio Network (JRN)^[1]

TV

JORR-DTV
Naha, Okinawa Japan
City	Naha
Channels	Digital: 14 (UHF) Virtual: 3
Branding	RBC
Programming
Affiliations	JNN
Ownership
Owner	Ryukyu Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date	June 1, 1960 (1960-06-01)
Former call signs	KSAR-TV (1960-1972)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 12 (VHF; 1960–1972) 10 (VHF; 1972–2011)
Call sign meaning	Japan/Okinawa (Common to Japanese broadcasters) Ryukyu Radio (from sister AM radio station callsign)
Technical information
Licensing authority	MIC
Links
Website	www.rbc.co.jp/tv_top/

Japan News Network (JNN)^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "会社概要" [Corporate Outline] (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 June 2016.

External links

Corporate website (in Japanese)
Radio website (in Japanese)
Television website (in Japanese)

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Hokkaido & Tohoku	HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting ATV Aomori TV IBC Iwate Broadcasting tbc Tohoku Broadcasting TUY TV-U Yamagata TUF TV-U Fukushima
Kanto, Shin'etsu & Shizuoka	TBS Tokyo Broadcasting (Television) UTY TV Yamanashi SBC Shin-etsu Broadcasting BSN Niigata Broadcasting SBS Shizuoka Broadcasting
Kinki, Chukyo & Hokuriku	MBS TV Mainichi Broadcasting CBC TV Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Television TUT Tulip TV MRO Hokuriku Broadcasting
Chugoku & Shikoku	BSS San-in Broadcasting RSK Sanyo Broadcasting ITV i-Television KUTV TV Kochi RCC Chugoku Broadcasting tys TV Yamaguchi
Kyushu Region & Okinawa	RKB Mainichi Broadcasting NBC Nagasaki Broadcasting RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting OBS Oita Broadcasting MRT Miyazaki Broadcasting MBC Minaminihon Broadcasting RBC Ryukyu Broadcasting
Cable & BS Digital	TBS News Channel BS-TBS
Former affiliates	Fukushima TV (until 1983) Nihonkai Telecasting (until December 14, 1959) Asahi Broadcasting (until 1975)

Broadcast television in Kyushu and Okinawa

NHK

General	Fukuoka 3 Kitakyushu (Fukuoka)¹ 3 Saga 1 Nagasaki 1 Kumamoto 1 Oita 1 Miyazaki 1 Kagoshima 3 Okinawa 1
Educational	(Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa) - 2

Commercial

Fukuoka	KBC Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting 1 RKB Mainichi Broadcasting 4 FBS Fukuoka Broadcasting 5 TVQ Kyushu 7 TNC TV Nishinippon 8
Saga	STS Saga TV 3
Nagasaki	NBC Nagasaki Broadcasting 3 NIB Nagasaki International Broadcasting 4 NCC Nagasaki Cultural Telecasting 5 KTN TV Nagasaki 8
Kumamoto	RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting 3 KKT Kumamoto Kenmin Television 4 KAB Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting 5 TKU TV Kumamoto 8
Oita	OBS Oita Broadcasting 3 TOS TV Oita 4■■² OAB Oita Asahi Broadcasting 5
Miyazaki	UMK TV Miyazaki 3■■■³ MRT Miyazaki Broadcasting 6
Kagoshima	MBC Minaminihon Broadcasting 1 KYT Kagoshima Yomiuri TV 4 KKB Kagoshima Broadcasting 5 KTS Kagoshima TV 8
Okinawa	RBC Ryukyu Broadcasting 3 QAB Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting 5 OTV Okinawa TV 8

Others

American Forces Network (Okinawa Prefecture only)

Notes:

■ Part of Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System
■ Part of All-Nippon News Network
■ Part of Japan News Network
■ Part of TX Network
■ Part of Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System

¹NHK Kitakyushu is the sub opt-out of NHK Fukuoka on TV

²TV Oita is a dual-affiliated station with NNN/NNS as its primary affiliate and FNN/FNS as its secondary affiliate.
³TV Miyazaki is a triple-affiliated station with FNN/FNS as its primary affiliate, ANN as its secondary affiliate, and NNN as its tertiary affiliate.