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JOBU-FM

Minato-ku, Osaka
Broadcast area	Osaka Prefecture
Frequency	85.1 MHz
Branding	FM Osaka
Programming
Language(s)	Japanese
Format	Full Service, J-Pop
Affiliations	Japan FM Network
Ownership
Owner	FM Osaka Co., Ltd.
History
First air date	1 April 1970; 54 years ago (1970-04-01)
Technical information
Power	10,000 watts
ERP	25,000 watts
Translator(s)	Nose 77.4 MHz
Links
Website	http://fmosaka.net

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).

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%.

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.

References

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

See also

• List of radio stations in Japan
• aiko - one of FM Osaka's disc jockeys, started as a DJ before her singing career.

External links

• FM OSAKA (in Japanese)

• Radio stations in Japan
• Radio stations established in 1970
• Companies based in Osaka Prefecture
• Mass media in Osaka