NHK Shimonoseki Branch

The NHK Shimonoseki Branch (NHK下関支局, NHK Shimonoseki Shikyoku) is a division of the NHK Yamaguchi Broadcasting Station which is in charge of news gathering operations in Shimonoseki and the western side of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It used to operate a full radio and television service until 1988. Its offices are located at the Yamaguchi International Synthesis Center (山口県国際総合センター), where Yamaguchi Asahi Broadcasting also has its local offices.

History

The station started on June 3, 1956, using the callsign JOUI, AM 1160 with a 47-meter antenna and a 100-watt output. The station covered Shimonoseki, Moji, Kitakyushu, Toyoura, Asa and Mine.[1] Broadcasts from a dedicated studio began in 1962, while television broadcasts started in 1970, on UHF.[2]

On November 11, 1982, JOUI became JOUQ.[3] In 1988, the station was demoted to a mere branch office.[2]

References

  1. ^ 下関市史: 市制施行以後 (in Japanese). Shimonoseki City. 1958. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b NHK山口放送局60年のあゆみ (in Japanese). NHK Yamaguchi Broadcasting Station. 2001. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  3. ^ "昭和43年頃までNHKが使っていた、JO□Iのコールサイン". 放送局コールサイン＆歴史資料室 (in Japanese).
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