Love FM is a commercial radio station based in north
Kyushu
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Japan, broadcasting on 76.1 FM from the Fukuoka park side studio to the Kyushu area. Love FM airs mostly music covering a wide range of styles. It is also the third launched international multiple-language radio station in
Japan.
First "broadcasting operational company (Hoso Jigyosha)" registered under "broadcasting license (Hoso Jigyo Menkyo)" at launch of the service, was "Kyushu International FM K.K. ", based in Tenjin, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken.
Since January 1, 2011, the registrant for this broadcasting operational company has been updated under the name of "Tenjin FM K.K.", which used to run a community FM station called "FREE WAVE".
Programs are broadcast in 10 languages to over 1,000,000 Japanese and 70,000 foreigners on FM wave (along with 140,000,000 Japanese nationwide.) The reception areas are
Fukuoka
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Saga
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Kumamoto
is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2.
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Nagasaki
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It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in th ...
76.1 MHz, and Fukuoka nishi 82.5 MHz, a part of
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Kitakyushu
is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fukuoka. It is one of ...
82.7 MHz.
History
*1997: On April 1 opens as the third multi-lingual radio station in Japan.
*1999: On December 1 joins MegaNet.
*2002: On February 11 Fukuoka Tower transmission begins.
See also
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MegaNet
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InterFM
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FM COCOLO
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Radio Neo
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References
External links
Official website
Love FM
Mass media in Fukuoka
Filipino-language radio stations
Radio stations established in 1997
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