NHK Iwaki Branch

The NHK Iwaki Branch (NHKいわき支局, NHK Iwaki Shikyoku) is a division of the NHK Fukushima Broadcasting Station which is in charge of news gathering operations in Iwaki.

History

The Iwaki station started operating on December 30, 1941, as the Taira station. The Radio 1 station was JOHQ and broadcast on 1360kc while Radio 2 was JOHZ on 1540kc. As of 1955, its director was Aota Saburo.[1] By 1962, the post was filled by Maruyama Isao.[2]

In March 1959, television broadcasts started from Mount Sasamori, relaying the signal from Fukushima, followed in June 1960 by NHK Wakamatsu.[3] When Taira merged with fourteen other municipalities in 1966, the station was renamed to Iwaki. In 1984, a monument to Yatsuhashi Kengyo was erected as its premises.[4]

In 2016, the station was heavily downsized, by being integrated into the Fukushima station's sales branch as part of corporate rationing efforts. Some of its functions were now dependent only on Fukushima.[5]

References

  1. ^ 新日本手帖 (in Japanese). 國際聯合通信社. 1955.
  2. ^ 日本現勢 (in Japanese). Kyodo News. 1962.
  3. ^ 福島県議会史: 昭和編 (in Japanese). Fukushima Prefectural Assembly. 1978.
  4. ^ 八橋検校: いわきが生んだ近世筝曲の大家 (in Japanese). 八橋検校没後三百年祭実行委員会. 1984.
  5. ^ "ＮＨＫ郡山支局からのお知らせ" (PDF) (Press release). NHK福島放送局・郡山支局. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
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