Hokkaido Broadcasting

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Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

Current headquarters since September 21, 2020 (for radio) and October 12, 2020 (for TV)[1]
Trade name	HBC
Native name	北海道放送株式会社
Romanized name	Hokkaido Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Media
Founded	November 30, 1951; 72 years ago (1951-11-30)
Headquarters	5-2, Kita 1 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan
Key people	Naoki Katsuta (President and CEO) Taku Watanabe (Chairman and Representative Director)

Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd (北海道放送株式会社, Hokkaido Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha), also known as HBC, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Japan News Network (JNN), Japan Radio Network (JRN) and National Radio Network (NRN). Their headquarters are located in Hokkaidō.

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.