RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting

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RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

Logo since 2023
Trade name	RKK
Native name	株式会社熊本放送
Romanized name	Kabushiki gaisha Kumamoto Hōsō
Company type	Private (Kabushiki gaisha)
Industry	Television network
Founded	July 11, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-07-11)
Headquarters	30 Yamazaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture , Japan
Website	rkk.jp
Footnotes / references Data from its Corporate Profile

RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (株式会社熊本放送, Kabushiki gaisha Kumamoto Hōsō, RKK) is a regional radio and television broadcaster headquartered in Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan that serves Kumamoto Prefecture.^[1]

RKK was founded in 1953, commenced radio broadcast in October 1953,^[2] and television in April 1959.^[3] RKK is affiliated with the JNN (TV),^[4] JRN^[5] and NRN (radio). It is the only commercial broadcasting that provides both TV and radio services in Kumamoto prefecture.^[6]

On December 1, 2006, RKK started broadcasting digital terrestrial television.^[7]