Japan FM Network (JFN; ) is a Japanese commercial radio network. It was founded in 1981.

Tokyo FM is the flagship station of the network.

Overview FM Tokyo (Tokyo FM), FM Aichi, FM Osaka, and FM Fukuoka, the initial commercial FM stations, established a network protocol on 20 May 1981. This followed the launch of the first stereo broadcasting line on 1 April 1980. TOKYO FM serves as the key station. The council's secretariat is located in the JFN Center Building at 1-8 Koji-cho, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, near the headquarters of TOKYO FM, with many member bureaus' Tokyo branch offices also situated in the building.

List of affiliates Stations are listed in Japanese order of prefectures which is mirrored in ISO 3166-2:JP. Broadcasting area(s) Station Frequency Start date ofbroadcast Date ofaffiliation Note(s) Prefecture Region On air branding Abbr. Call sign Hokkaidō Air-G' JOFU-FM 80.4 MHz 15 September 1982 15 September 1982 Aomori Tōhoku FM Aomori AFB JOWU-FM 80.0 MHz 1 April 1987 1 April 1987 Iwate Tōhoku FM Iwate JOQU-FM 76.1 MHz 1 October 1985 1 October 1985 Miyagi Tōhoku Date FM JOJU-FM 77.1 MHz 1 December 1982 1 December 1982 Akita Tōhoku FM Akita AFM JOPU-FM 82.8 MHz 1 April 1985 1 April 1985 Yamagata Tōhoku FM Yamagata / Rhythm Station JOEV-FM 80.4 MHz 1 April 1989 1 April 1989 Fukushima Tōhoku Fukushima FM JOTV-FM 81.8 MHz 1 October 1995 1 October 1995 Tochigi Kantō Radio Berry JOSV-FM 76.4 MHz 1 April 1994 1 April 1994 Gunma Kantō FM Gunma JORU-FM 86.3 MHz 1 October 1985 1 October 1985 Tokyo Kantō Tokyo FM TFM JOAU-FM 80.0 MHz 26 April 1970 20 May 1981 Eastern flagship station Niigata Chūbu FM Niigata JOXU-FM 77.5 MHz 1 October 1987 1 October 1987 Toyama Chūbu FM Toyama JOOU-FM 82.7 MHz 1 April 1985 1 April 1985 Ishikawa Chūbu Hello Five / FM Ishikawa JOHV-FM 80.5 MHz 1 April 1990 1 April 1990 Fukui Chūbu FM Fukui JOLU-FM 76.1 MHz 18 December 1984 18 December 1984 Nagano Chūbu FM Nagano JOZU-FM 79.7 MHz 1 October 1988 1 October 1988 Gifu Chūbu FM Gifu JOXV-FM 80.0 MHz 1 April 2001 1 April 2001 Shizuoka Chūbu K-MIX JOKU-FM 79.2 MHz 1 April 1983 1 April 1983 Aichi Chūbu FM Aichi JOCU-FM 80.7 MHz 24 December 1969 20 May 1981 Mie Kansai Radio Cube FM Mie JONU-FM 78.9 MHz 1 June 1985 1 June 1985 Shiga Kansai E-Radio JOUV-FM 77.0 MHz 1 December 1996 1 December 1996 Osaka Kansai FM Osaka JOBU-FM 85.1 MHz 1 April 1970 20 May 1981 Western flagship station Hyōgo Kansai Kiss FM Kobe JOIV-FM 89.9 MHz 1 October 1990 1 April 2003 Previously an independent station until 31 March 2003 Tottori and Shimane Chūgoku FM San-in / V-air FSK JOVU-FM 77.4 MHz 1 October 1986 1 October 1986 Okayama Chūgoku FM Okayama / VVFM JOVV-FM 76.8 MHz 1 April 1999 1 April 1999 Hiroshima Chūgoku Hiroshima FM HFM JOGU-FM 78.2 MHz 5 December 1982 5 December 1982 Yamaguchi Chūgoku FM Yamaguchi FMY JOUU-FM 79.2 MHz 1 December 1985 1 December 1985 Tokushima Shikoku FM Tokushima JOMV-FM 80.7 MHz 1 April 1992 1 April 1992 Kagawa Shikoku FM Kagawa JOYU-FM 78.6 MHz 1 April 1988 1 April 1988 Ehime Shikoku FM Ehime JOEU-FM 79.7 MHz 1 February 1982 1 February 1982 Kōchi Shikoku FM Kochi / Hi-Six JOLV-FM 81.6 MHz 1 April 1992 1 April 1992 Fukuoka Kyūshū FM Fukuoka JODU-FM 80.7 MHz 15 July 1970 20 May 1981 Saga Kyūshū FM Saga FMS JONV-FM 77.9 MHz 1 April 1992 1 April 1992 Nagasaki Kyūshū FM Nagasaki JOHU-FM 79.5 MHz 1 October 1982 1 October 1982 Kumamoto Kyūshū FM Kumamoto FMK JOSU-FM 77.4 MHz 1 November 1985 1 November 1985 Ōita Kyūshū FM Oita / Air-Radio FM88 JOJV-FM 88.0 MHz 1 October 1990 1 October 1991 Previously an independent station until 30 September 1991 Miyazaki Kyūshū Joy FM JOMU-FM 83.2 MHz 1 December 1984 1 December 1984 Kagoshima Kyūshū μ FM JOOV-FM 79.8 MHz 1 October 1992 1 October 1992 Okinawa Kyūshū FM Okinawa JOIU-FM 87.3 MHz 1 September 1984 1 September 1984 Previously broadcast on AM as KHR until 31 August 1984

FMQ League

FMQ League () is a group of radio stations mostly comprising JFN affiliates in the region of Kyūshū; FM Okinawa is not a part of this group, but FMQ League is joined by FM Yamaguchi from Chūgoku region. FM Fukuoka serves as the chief station.

Areas without a JFN station The prefectures the JFN is yet to have a presence are Chiba, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Kyoto, Nara, Saitama, Wakayama and Yamanashi. Ibaraki had no assigned frequency, the local frequency was used by NHK FM in 1992.

Frequency assigned, but yet to be launched Nara - 85.8 MHz Wakayama - 77.2 MHz

Special affiliates Broadcasting area(s) Station Frequency Start date ofbroadcast Date ofaffiliation Note(s) On air branding Abbr. Call sign Palau (nationwide) Eco Paradise FM / Ngerel Belau EPFM T8AA-FM 87.9 MHz 1 August 1998 23 July 2003 Relays certain Japanese language programmes from Tokyo FM Greater Tokyo Area, Kantō InterFM JODW-FM 89.7 MHz 1 April 1996 1 September 2020 Broadcasts certain programmes produced by the JFN Company since 1 November 2020

Former affiliate station Broadcasting area(s) Station Frequency Years ofaffiliation Currentaffiliation Note(s) Prefecture Region On air branding Abbr. Call sign Yamanashi Chūbu FM Fuji JOCV-FM 83.0 MHz 1988–1993 Independent Joined JFN with the opening of the station on 8 August 1988; became an independent station in April 1993

References

External links of the JFN Association of the JFN Company