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Biwako Broadcasting

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JOBL-DTV

Otsu, Shiga Prefecture Japan
Channels	Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 3
Programming
Affiliations	Independent
Ownership
Owner	Shiga Prefecture (19.65%) [1] Chunichi Shimbun (8.73%) (Biwako Broadcasting, Ltd.)
History
Founded	May 22, 1971
First air date	April 1, 1972
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 30 (UHF, 1972–2011)
Call sign meaning	JO Biwa Lake
Technical information
Translator(s)	see below
Links
Website	www.bbc-tv.co.jp

Biwako Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (BBC) (びわ湖放送株式会社, Biwako Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha, lit. Lake Biwa Broadcasting), is a fee-free commercial terrestrial television station serving Shiga PrefectureofJapan. ^[2] It was started broadcasting in 1972. ^[3]

It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS, Popular name Independent UHF Station). ^[4] On October 2006, Biwako Broadcasting starts digital TV broadcasting. ^[5]

Offices[edit]

• The head office - 16–1, Tsurunosato, Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture
• Hikone office - K1 Building, 1-3-1, Kyomachi, Hikone, Shiga Prefecture
• Tokyo office - Posco Tokyo Building (4th floor), 7-11-14, Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo
• Osaka office - Umeda Shiga Building (12th floor), 1-1-49, Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka

History[edit]

• May 22, 1971 - Biwako Broadcasting Co., Ltd. is founded.
• April 1, 1972 - BBC starts to broadcast.
• October 1, 2006 - BBC starts digital TV broadcasting.
• July 24, 2011 - BBC ends analog TV broadcasting

Stations[edit]

Analog - JOBL-TV (as of 7/24/11 end date)

• Otsu (Mt. Usa) - Channel 30
• Hikone - Channel 56
• Kōsei - Channel 53

Digital - JOBL-DTV

• Remote controller ID: 3
• Otsu (Mt. Usa) - Channel 20
• Hikone - Channel 29
• Kōsei - Channel 29
• Otsu Ishiyama - Channel 20
• Otsu Fujio - Channel 20
• Yōkaichi - Channel 48
• Kōka Ohara - Channel 29
• Otsu Yamanaka - Channel 20
• Shigaraki - Channel 52
• Takatsuki Takano - Channel 45

Program[edit]

• News CATCH (ニュースCATCH, Nyūsu Kyatchi) - News
• Kirarin Shiga (キラりん滋賀) - Information variety show
• Kurashi safety (くらしsafety, Kurashi Sefuti) - Disaster measures information
• Biwako Company (びわ湖カンパニー, Biwako Kanpani) - Regional variety show
• Shiga Economy NOW (滋賀経済NOW, Shiga Keizai NOW) - Economic news

and more

See also[edit]

• UHF (Independent UHF Station)
• Chunichi Shimbun, Shiga Bank - large stockholders

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official Website (Japanese)

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