, also known as HBC, is a Japanese

broadcast network A terrestrial network (or broadcast network in the United States) is a group of radio stations, television stations, or other electronic media outlets, that form an agreement to air, or broadcast, content from a centralized source. For example, ...

affiliated with the Japan News Network (JNN). Their headquarters are located in

Hokkaidō is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

. HBC was established on November 30, 1951; radio broadcasts officially commenced on March 10, 1952 and TV broadcasts commenced on April 1, 1957, as the first commercial television station in Hokkaido.

History

After the passage of the Three Radio Acts (Radio Act, Broadcasting Act, and Act on the Establishment of Radio Supervisory Board) in 1950, there was a movement to apply for the establishment of private broadcasting in Hokkaido. On April 21, 1951, Hokkaido Broadcasting was granted the preparatory license and became one of the first 16 private broadcasters to receive a broadcasting license. On November 30 of the same year, Hokkaido Broadcasting was officially registered as a company with its headquarters in the Daimaru Building (which was the headquarters for the wholesale company, Daimaru Corporation). On March 10 of the following year, HBC started radio broadcasting operating for at least 16 hours every day. *November 30, 1951: HBC is founded. *January 19, 1952: HBC conducts test transmissions. *March 10, 1952: Regular radio broadcasts commence. *1954: TV transmission tests are conducted in Hakodate. *April 1, 1957: Regular TV broadcasts commence. *August 1959: HBC signs an exclusive agreement with JNN. *March 18, 1966: Color broadcasts commence. *June 1, 2006: Digital terrestrial broadcasts commence. *June 24, 2011: Analog terrestrial broadcasts conclude.

Network

* TV:

Japan News Network The , or JNN, is a Japanese commercial television network run by TBS Television. The network's responsibility includes the syndication of national television news bulletins to its regional affiliates, and news exchange between the stations. Its ...

(JNN) * RADIO:

Japan Radio Network or JRN is a commercial radio network in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, w ...

(JRN), National Radio Network (NRN)

Stations

Analog TV

Digital TV (ID:1)

Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...

(Main Station) JOHR-DTV 19ch *

Hakodate is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 279,851 with 143,221 households, and a population density of 412.8 ...

JOHR-DTV 17ch *

Asahikawa is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of the subprefecture, and the second-largest city in Hokkaido, after Sapporo. It has been a core city since April 1, 2000. The city is currently well known for the Asahiy ...

JOHR-DTV 19ch *

Obihiro is a city in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Obihiro is the only designated city in the Tokachi area. As of February 29, 2020, the city has an estimated population of 165,851. The next most populous municipality in Tokachi is the adj ...

JOHR-DTV 19ch *

Kushiro is a city in Kushiro Subprefecture on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. It serves as the subprefecture's capital and it is the most populated city in the eastern part of the island. Geography Mountains * Mount Oakan * Mount Meakan * Mount Akan ...

JOHR-DTV 19ch *

Abashiri is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Abashiri is known as the site of the Abashiri Prison, a Meiji-era facility used for the incarceration of political prisoners. The old prison has been turned into a museum, but the cit ...

JOHR-DTV 19ch *

Kitami is a city in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the most populous city and the commercial center in the subprefecture, although the subprefecture capital is Abashiri. Kitami is physically in the middle of Okhotsk Subprefecture. Th ...

JOHR-DTV 32ch *

Muroran is a city and port located in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Iburi Subprefecture. As of February 29, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 93,716, with 47,868 households and a population density of . The ...

JOHR-DTV 22ch

RADIO

(Main Station) JOHR 1287 kHz *

JOHO 900 kHz *

JOHE 864 kHz *

JOHW 1269 kHz *

JOQL 1404 kHz *

JOQM 1449 kHz *

JOQN 801 kHz *

JOQF 864 kHz

Program

* TV * RADIO

Rival Stations

Sapporo Television Broadcasting STV News Center "D・Tera・s" is a TV station of Nippon News Network (NNN) and Nippon Television Network System (NNS) in Hokkaidō, Japan. Headquartered in Sapporo, the capital city of Hokkaidō prefecture, the TV station was established o ...

(STV) *

Hokkaido Television Broadcasting is a TV station in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is affiliated with All-Nippon News Network (ANN) and TV Asahi Network. History *Head office: Sapporo Sosei Square, 1-chōme-6, Kita 1 Jōnishi, Chuō-ku, Sapporo, Japan *Date and year foun ...

(HTB) *

Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS) serving in Hokkaido, Japan, headquartered in Sapporo, established in 1971. Through its Hakodate translator, UHB functions as the default FNN affiliate for ...

(uhb) *

TV Hokkaido is a TV station headquartered in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan, and is affiliated with the TX Network. Transmitters JOHI-TV has a total of 77 transmitters, including the following: TVh did not possess analog transmitters at Kushiro, Obihiro a ...

(TVh)

References

External links

HBC Official Site
Japan News Network Television stations in Japan Radio in Japan Television channels and stations established in 1957 Mass media in Sapporo {{Japan-tv-station-stub