Nankai Broadcasting

Nankai Broadcasting Company, Ltd.
RNB
Native name
南海放送株式会社
Nankaihōsō kabushikigaisha
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryTelevision & Radio broadcasting
FoundedSeptember 28, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-09-28)
Headquarters1-1-1 Honmachi, ,
Japan
Key people
Koji Onishi (President and Representative Director)
Websitewww.rnb.co.jp/company
Footnotes / references
Data from its Company Profile
JOAF
Broadcast areaEhime Prefecture
Frequency1116 kHz (AM); 91.7 (FM)
BrandingNankai Broadcasting Radio
RNB
Programming
FormatTalk, Sports
AffiliationsJRN/NRN
Ownership
OwnerNankai Broadcasting Company, Ltd.
History
First air date
August 1, 1953
Links
Websitewww.rnb.co.jp
JOAF-DTV
JOAL-TV (defunct)
CityMatsuyama
Channels
BrandingNankai Broadcasting Television
RNB
Programming
AffiliationsNippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System
Ownership
OwnerNankai Broadcasting Company, Ltd.
History
First air date
December 1, 1958 (JOAF-TV)
1961 (JOAL-TV)
Last air date
July 24, 2011 (JOAL-TV)
Former call signs
JOAF-TV (1958-2011)
Former channel number(s)
10 (analog, VHF, 1958-2011)
JOAL-TV
6 (analog, VHF, 1961-2011)
Technical information
Licensing authority
MIC
Translator(s)50 (Yawatahama)
47 (Niihama, Kawanoe, Imabari)
34 (Nakayama)
20 (Natsuyama, Uwajima, Minamiuwa, Ōmishima Island)
Links
Websitewww.rnb.co.jp

Nankai Broadcasting Company, Ltd (南海放送株式会社, Nankai Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha), also known as RNB, is a Japanese regional broadcasting company based in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. The broadcaster's radio division JOAF is affiliated with the Japan Radio Network and the National Radio Network while its television division JOAF-DTV (channel 4) is affiliated with the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System. Both stations serve said prefecture and its studios and headquarters are located in the Honmachi ward of Matsuyama.

The initials come from the radio station's former name, Radio Nankai Broadcasting. The company name Nankai is related to the broadcasting area (as in the former Nankaidō region), and has no relation with the Nankai Electric Railway from Osaka.