The NHK Kochi Broadcasting Station (NHK徳島放送局, NHK Kōchi Hoso Kyoku) is a unit of the NHK that oversees terrestrial broadcasting in Kōchi Prefecture.
History JORK started broadcasting on November 28, 1932; JORB followed in December 1948.
Television broadcasts began on November 28, 1958. On December 8, to celebrate its launch, the song Leaving Southern Tosa was released in a cover by Peggy Hayama. Local programming began in December 1960, followed by JORB-TV in August 1961.
The Nakamura Broadcasting Station which NHK used to deliver its local service was temporarily submerged as a result of a typhoon in August 1963.
On April 1, 1964, JORB-FM started test broadcasts. Initially monaural, these became stereo on April 6.NHK Yearbook 1965, p.228 On October 1, JORK-TV started color broadcasts;NHK Yearbook 1965, pp.5, 38, 233-235 JORB-TV followed on March 20, 1966.NHK Yearbook 1966, p.50
In early October 1971, color television news production began.NHK Yearbook 1972, pp.294-295, 302 Work to convert JORB-FM to stereo was done in 1977; this enabled the station to do the conversion.NHK Yearbook 1978, p.170 Dependence on Osaka for networked stereo programming ended with the installation of PCM lines on February 26, 1983.NHK Yearbook 1983, 82, 271 JORK-TV started stereo broadcasts on August 8, 1986;NHK Yearbook 1987, p.67 JORB-TV followed on December 24, 1990.NHK Yearbook 1991, p.284
On March 22, 2023, FM simulcasts of NHK Radio 1 began from the Mount Kashio transmitter, approved by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications the previous year. On May 22, local programs were added to the NHK+ platform.
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