Biwako Broadcasting

Biwako Broadcasting

Biwako Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (BBC) (びわ湖放送株式会社 Biwako Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha, lit. Lake Biwa Broadcasting) is a fee-free commercial terrestrial television station serving Shiga Prefecture of Japan.

It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). Popular name Independent UHF Station (UHF).

Offices

• The head office - 16-1, Tsurunosato, Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture
• Hikone office - K1 Building, 1-3-1, Kyomachi, Hikone, Shiga Prefecture
• Tokyo office - Nippon Animation Bildg., 7-10-11, Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo
• Osaka office - Chiyoda Bildg., 2-5-8, Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka

History

• May 22, 1971 - Biwako Broadcasting Co., Ltd. is founded.
• April 1, 1972 - BBC starts to broadcast.
• October 1, 2006 - BBC starts digital TV broadcasting.
• July 24, 2011 - BBC ends analog TV broadcasting

Stations

Analog - JOBL-TV (as of 7/24/11 end date)

• Otsu (Mt. Usa) - Channel 30
• Hikone - Channel 56
• Kōsei - Channel 53

and more

Digital - JOBL-DTV

• Remote controller ID: 3
• Otsu (Mt. Usa) - Channel 20
• Hikone - Channel 29
• Kōsei - Channel 29
• Otsu Ishiyama - Channel 20
• Otsu Fujio - Channel 20
• Yōkaichi - Channel 48
• Kōka Ohara - Channel 29
• Otsu Yamanaka - Channel 20
• Shigaraki - Channel 52
• Takatsuki Takano - Channel 45

Program

• News CATCH (ニュースCATCH Nyūsu Kyatchi) - News
• Kirarin Shiga (キラりん滋賀) - Information variety show
• Kurashi safety (くらしsafety Kurashi Sefuti) - Disaster measures information
• Biwako Company (びわ湖カンパニー Biwako Kanpani) - Regional variety show
• Shiga Economy NOW (滋賀経済NOW Shiga Keizai NOW) - Economic news

and more

See also

• UHF (Independent UHF Station)
• Chunichi Shimbun, Shiga Bank - large stockholders

External links

• Official Website (Japanese)

TV stations in Kinki

Prefectures	NHK	NNN	JNN	FNN	ANN	TXN	JAITS
Osaka	Ōsaka	ytv	MBS	KTV	ABC	TVO
Kyoto	Kyōto						KBS
Hyogo	Kōbe						SUN
Shiga	Ōtsu						BBC
Nara	Nara						TVN
Wakayama	Wakayama						WTV