J-Wave

JOAV-FM
Broadcast areaGreater Tokyo Area
Frequency81.3 MHz
Branding81.3 J-Wave
Programming
Language(s)Japanese
FormatJ-pop/C-pop/CHR
AffiliationsJapan FM League
Ownership
OwnerJ-Wave Inc. (owned by Credit Saison, Nippon Broadcasting System, Kyodo News, and other stakeholders)
History
First air date
August 1, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-08-01)
Call sign meaning
J-WAVE
Technical information
Power7,000 watts
ERP57,000 watts
HAAT632.2 meters
Transmitter coordinates
35°42′35.93″N 139°48′38.35″E / 35.7099806°N 139.8106528°E / 35.7099806; 139.8106528
Repeater(s)Minato 88.3 MHz
Links
WebcastJ-Wave on radiko
J-Wave on Ustream
Websitewww.j-wave.co.jp

J-Wave is a commercial radio station based in Tokyo, Japan, broadcasting on 81.3 FM from the Tokyo Skytree to the Tokyo area. J-Wave airs mostly music, including J-pop, C-pop and Western music, covering a wide range of formats. The station is considered the most popular among FM broadcasts in Tokyo,[1] and has surprised the radio broadcast industry by gaining a higher popularity rate than an AM station (JOQR) in a survey conducted in June 2008.[2] J-Wave was founded in October 1988 with the callsign of JOAV-FM. It is a member station of the Japan FM League (JFL) commercial radio network.[3]

  1. ^ Condry, Ian (2006). Hip-hop Japan. Duke University Press. p. 175. ISBN 0-8223-3892-0.
  2. ^ "J-Wave has drawn considerable attention in the industry with the 'phenomenal overtaking by an FM station of AM'", reported ZAKZAK, an internet news branch of Sankei Digital on 2008-07-23. It said that J-Wave ranked fourth with 0.9% share, overtaking Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (0.8%).(in Japanese)[1] Archived 2009-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Kuniko Watenabe; Yuko Tsuchiya (2008). "Japan". In Indrajit Banerjee; Stephen Logan (eds.). Asian Communication Handbook 2008. AMIC. p. 240. ISBN 978-981-4136-10-5.