, branded as Air-G', is an FM radio station in Hokkaido, Japan. It started broadcasting on September 15, 1982, and is one of the Japan FM Network flagships.
Capital composition As of 2015: CapitalTotal number of sharesNumber of shareholders490 million yen10,000 shares31 CapitalNumber of sharesPercentageHokkaido Shimbun3,190 shares31.9%Hokkaido Television Broadcasting1,400 shares14.0%
History On December 15, 1978, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications allocated FM frequencies to the Hokkaido, Miyagi, Shizuoka and Hiroshima prefectures, nearly a decade after the launch of the first four commercial FM stations in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka.放送行政 民放FM放送の拡充 - NHK年鑑1979年版 (日本放送出版協会), page 317 On August 1, 1980, the regulator approved the merger of the bids for the license. The company was founded in 1981, aiming to produce 50% of its programming locally On July 17, 1981, it obtained a preliminary license for the main station in Sapporo; then on April 16, 1982, for the relay station in Asahikawa. The station started broadcasting on September 15, 1982, initially only in Sapporo and Hakodate, however it established new relays in successive years to cover the whole island.
On April 6, 1992, coinciding with its tenth anniversary, the station adopted Air-G' as its commercial name.
In March 2023, it opened a satellite studio (F Studio) at Es Con Field Hokkaido. On October 25, it took part in a ten-day remote monitoring test with Television Hokkaido, the TV station's technical unit and Hokkaido Telecommunication Network (HOTnet) enabling the station's operations to be monitored remotely from TVH's own control room.On October 25, it participated in a ten-day remote monitoring test in which Television Hokkaido, the station’s technical division, and Hokkaido Telecommunication Network (HOTnet) enabled the station’s operations to be monitored remotely from TVH’s control room. This became permanent on December 1, 2024; the aim is to improve operational efficiency while addressing labor shortage issues.
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External links Air-G'