List of radio stations in Japan

The list of radio stations in Japan lists all the national/regional radio stations in Japan.

Because of governmental regulation, Japan has a relatively small number of radio stations. Japan also has a comparatively smaller number of radio listeners nationwide than most other developed countries as well as countries in the geographic region. This is because of several factors, including the cultural difference in perception of radio, the fact that cars in Japan come with dashboard televisions fitted as standard,[1] as well as general disinterest in the medium among working younger audiences compared with other mediums, especially television. Generally, each prefecture has three NHK stations, one private AM station (some are also on FM), and one private FM station. Heavily populated areas, such as Kantō region or Kansai region, have more stations.

There are also an increasing number of AM stations that start broadcasting on FM (on 90-95 MHz) as a supplement. The stations that air on the band are called ワイドFM (Wide FM) or FM補完中継局 (FM complete relay station).

The stations with "TV" signs also broadcast television. Many stations have multiple frequencies (repeaters).

Networks

All networks are broadcast in Japanese, except MegaNet and AFN.

Public

Commercial

Educational

Military

 Hokkaidō

Whole Hokkaidō:

Sapporo area

Ishikari Subprefecture, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, middle and southern Sorachi Subprefecture

Muroran area

Iburi Subprefecture and Hidaka Subprefecture

Hakodate area

Oshima Subprefecture and Hiyama Subprefecture

Asahikawa area

Kamikawa Subprefecture, northern Sorachi Subprefecture, Rumoi Subprefecture and Sōya Subprefecture

Obihiro area

Tokachi Subprefecture

Kushiro area

Kushiro Subprefecture and Nemuro Subprefecture

Kitami - Abashiri area

Abashiri Subprefecture

Tōhoku region

 Aomori Prefecture

 Iwate Prefecture

 Miyagi Prefecture

 Akita Prefecture

 Yamagata Prefecture

 Fukushima Prefecture

Kantō region

Whole Kantō region:

 Ibaraki Prefecture

 Tochigi Prefecture

 Gunma Prefecture

 Saitama Prefecture

 Chiba Prefecture

 Tokyo Metropolis

 Kanagawa Prefecture

Chūbu region

 Niigata Prefecture

 Toyama Prefecture

 Ishikawa Prefecture

 Fukui Prefecture

 Yamanashi Prefecture

 Nagano Prefecture

 Shizuoka Prefecture

Chūkyō area

Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture and Mie Prefecture

 Aichi Prefecture

 Gifu Prefecture

 Mie Prefecture

Kansai region

Whole Kansai region (except Mie Prefecture):

 Shiga Prefecture

 Kyōto Prefecture

 Osaka Prefecture

 Hyōgo Prefecture

 Nara Prefecture

 Wakayama Prefecture

Chūgoku region

 Tottori Prefecture

 Shimane Prefecture

 Okayama Prefecture

 Hiroshima Prefecture

 Yamaguchi Prefecture

Shikoku region

 Tokushima Prefecture

 Kagawa Prefecture

 Ehime Prefecture

 Kōchi Prefecture

Kyūshū region

 Fukuoka Prefecture

 Saga Prefecture

 Kumamoto Prefecture

 Nagasaki Prefecture

 Ōita Prefecture

 Miyazaki Prefecture

 Kagoshima Prefecture

 Okinawa Prefecture

Nationwide stations

Some stations have multiple channels.

Shortwave

Satellite broadcasting

Cable radio

Community FM stations

From 1992, community FM stations are allowed on municipal level. As of 2008, there are roughly 228 community FM stations across Japan. See ja:コミュニティ放送局一覧 for the full listing.

Community FM stations with English articles include:

Kanagawa Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture

Others

References

  1. ↑ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323296504578397020440247856.html In Japan, Television Viewing Doesn't Have to Take a Back Seat
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