FM Osaka (エフエム大阪) is an FM radio station in Osaka, Japan. The station is an affiliate of Japan FM Network (JFN).

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Broadcast areaOsaka Prefecture
Frequency85.1 MHz
BrandingFM Osaka
Programming
Language(s)Japanese
FormatFull Service, J-Pop
AffiliationsJapan FM Network
Ownership
OwnerFM Osaka Co., Ltd.
History
First air date
April 1, 1970
Technical information
Power10,000 watts
ERP25,000 watts
Translator(s)Nose 77.4 MHz
Links
Websitehttp://fmosaka.net
FM OSAKA Tower Station

FM Osaka started broadcasting on April 1, 1970. It was the second commercial FM radio station to launch in Japan after FM Aichi. During its early years, FM Osaka transmitted from Mount Ikoma but later moved to Mount Iimori in June 1971, increasing its reception by 30%.[1]

FM Osaka's main studios are located at "Minatomachi River Place" in Minato, Naniwa, Osaka, in use since July 22, 2002. Its previous studios was at the Asahi Shimbun Osaka Headquarters building in Nakanoshima.

It was one of the thirteen commercial radio stations that took part in the pilot project that would become Radiko in 2010.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 「僕はFMしか知らなかった」Kyodo News, edited on behalf of FM Osaka, page 69.
  2. ^ 『民放ラジオ13社、ネット同時送信へ 首都圏・関西』 - Asahi Shimbun, 13 February 2010、『在京・在阪の民放13局が3月からネット配信解禁へ』 - CNET Japan, 15 February 2010

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