Biwako Broadcasting

Biwako Broadcasting

Biwako Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (BBC) (びわ湖放送株式会社, Biwako Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha, lit. Lake Biwa Broadcasting) is a fee-free commercial terrestrial television station serving Shiga Prefecture of Japan.

It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). Popular name Independent UHF Station (UHF).

Offices

• The head office - 16-1, Tsurunosato, Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture
• Hikone office - K1 Building, 1-3-1, Kyomachi, Hikone, Shiga Prefecture
• Tokyo office - Nippon Animation Bildg., 7-10-11, Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo
• Osaka office - Chiyoda Bildg., 2-5-8, 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

and more

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) - Information variety show
• Kurashi safety (くらしsafety, Kurashi Sefuti) - Disaster measures information
• Biwako Company (びわ湖カンパニー, Biwako Kanpani) - Regional variety show
• Shiga Economy NOW (滋賀経済NOW, Shiga Keizai NOW) - Economic news

and more

See also

• UHF (Independent UHF Station)
• Chunichi Shimbun, Shiga Bank - large stockholders

External links

• Official Website (Japanese)