Japan FM League

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The Japan FM League (JFL; Japanese: ジャパン エフエム リーグ) is a Japanese commercial radio network. It is organised by J-Wave and was established on 1 October 1993.

JFL's main ideal is to respect the operation of each of its affiliates, letting each affiliate flourish under its own terms. The network is a co-operative, with each affiliate offering its resources when useful. So, for example, when J-Wave wants to air a concert or ask for interviews when a group tours in Nagoya, it can easily borrow the studios of Zip FM (the JFL affiliate there) to help produce what's needed.

List of affiliates[edit]

Broadcasting area(s) Station Frequency Start date of
broadcast
Note(s)
Prefecture(s) Region On air branding Call sign
Hokkaidō FM North Wave JOPV-FM 82.5 MHz 1 August 1993
Tokyo[1] Kantō J-Wave JOAV-FM 81.3 MHz 1 October 1988
Aichi Chūbu Zip FM JOQV-FM 77.8 MHz 1 October 1993
Osaka Kansai FM802 JOFV-FM 80.2 MHz 1 June 1989
Fukuoka Kyūshū Cross FM JORV-FM 78.7 MHz 1 September 1993 Operated by old management (FM Kyushu Co., Ltd.) until 30 June 2008; took over by new company (Cross FM Co., Ltd.) since 1 July 2008

Former affiliate station[edit]

Broadcasting area(s) Station Frequency Years of
affiliation
Note(s)
Prefecture Region On air branding Call sign
Niigata Chūbu FM Port JOWV-FM 79.0 MHz 2000–2020 Ceased operation on 30 June 2020

Programmes[edit]

  • Hot 100

References[edit]

  1. ^ Banerjee, Indrajit; Stephen Logan, eds. (2008). Asian Communication Handbook 2008. AMIC. p. 240. ISBN 978-981-4136-10-5.

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