Biwako Broadcasting

JOBL-DTV
Otsu, Shiga Prefecture; Japan;
Channels	Digital: 20 (UHF); Virtual: 3;
Programming
Affiliations	Independent (JAITS)
Ownership
Owner	Biwako Broadcasting, Co., Ltd.
History
Founded	May 22, 1971
First air date	April 1, 1972
Former call signs	JOBL-TV (1972-2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: ; 30 (UHF, 1972–2011)
Call sign meaning	JO Biwa Lake
Technical information
Licensing authority	MIC
Translator(s)	see below
Links
Website	www.bbc-tv.co.jp

Biwako Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (BBC) (びわ湖放送こほうそう株式会社かぶしきがいしゃ, Biwako Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha, lit. Lake Biwa Broadcasting), is a fee-free commercial terrestrial television station serving Shiga Prefecture of Japan. ^[1] It was started broadcasting in 1972. ^[2]

It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS, Popular name Independent UHF Station). ^[3] On October 2006, Biwako Broadcasting starts digital TV broadcasting. ^[4]

Offices

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

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

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

News CATCH (ニュースCATCH, Nyūsu Kyatchi) - News
Kirarin Shiga (キラりん滋賀しが) - Information variety show
Kurashi safety (くらしsafety, Kurashi Sefuti) - Disaster measures information
Biwako Company (びわ湖こカンパニー, Biwako Kanpani) - Regional variety show
Shiga Economy NOW (滋賀しが経済けいざいNOW, Shiga Keizai NOW) - Economic news

and more

References

^ "会社かいしゃ概要がいよう". BBC. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
^ "民放みんぽうテレビ開局かいきょく一覧いちらん". JBA. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
^ "独立どくりつUHF局きょくの仲間なかまたち". chiba tv. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
^ "近畿きんき地区ちくの地上ちじょうデジタルテレビ放送ほうそう局きょく". MIC. Retrieved 2023-03-04.

External links

Official Website (Japanese)

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[1] "会社かいしゃ概要がいよう". BBC. Retrieved 2023-03-04.

[2] "民放みんぽうテレビ開局かいきょく一覧いちらん". JBA. Retrieved 2023-03-04.

[3] "独立どくりつUHF局きょくの仲間なかまたち". chiba tv. Retrieved 2023-03-04.

[4] "近畿きんき地区ちくの地上ちじょうデジタルテレビ放送ほうそう局きょく". MIC. Retrieved 2023-03-04.

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