NHK Tsuruoka Branch
The NHK Tsuruoka Branch (NHK鶴岡支局, NHK Tsuruoka Shikyoku) is a division of the NHK Yamagata Broadcasting Station which is in charge of news gathering operations in Tsuruoka and the coastal area of Yamagata Prefecture.
History
The station started as a provisional station on December 31, 1941, and began full-time broadcasts on April 21, 1946, under the call sign JOJP.[1]
JOJP-TV (channel 3) started broadcasting in February 1960, followed by JOJD-TV (channel 6) in November 1962..[2]
In 2017, the branch moved and the old building closed. The Shonai Cultural Center moved to Ginza Street, but eventually shut down in March 2021. A group of locals who went to its classes opposed the closure of the college and created a volunteer organization to continue work.[3] In 2022, the land of the former headquarters was sold to Takara Leben Tohoku.[4] An apartment complex was built, forming Leben Tsuruoka GRAN MARK TERRACE (five floors, 128 units), expected to finish by spring 2025.[5]
The NHK Tsuruoka Children's Choir, the last remain of the time it was an independent station, continues to perform.[6]
References
- ^ 時を紡ぐやまがたの女性たち: 山形県の女性の步み (in Japanese). みちのく書房. 1995. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Television Factbook" (PDF). 1977. p. 1113-b. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "「庄内文化センター」6日開設 鶴岡銀座通りに"学びの拠点" 新たな運営体制で再スタート". 荘内日報. May 5, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ "NHK跡地にマンション計画 不動産開発・タカラレーベン（東京）が土地取得". 荘内日報. June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ "山形県鶴岡市で128戸マンション販売開始 タカラレーベン". 住宅新報web. July 11, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ^ Inoue, Kyoko (May 2022). "我が国の児童合唱団の発展と放送文化 : NHK放送児童合唱団の活動を通して" [The development of children's choirs and their involvement in broadcasting culture : Through the activities of NHK Broadcasting children's choir]. Journal of Comprehensive Cultural Studies (in Japanese). 16: 61–83. doi:10.15017/5068310.