Nishinippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (西日本放送株式会社, Nishinippon Hōsō Kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese television and radio broadcaster in Kagawa and Okayama. The abbreviation, RNC originates in the radio service name (Radio Nishinippon Broadcasting Company, 西日本放送ラジオ). It is affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN), National Radio Network (NRN), Nippon News Network (NNN), and Nippon Television Network System (NNS).

• Headquarters (RNC Takamatsu) - 8–15, Marunouchi, Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
• Chūgoku General Branch Office (RNC Okayama) - 2–5, Noda San-chōme, Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama, Japan
• Seisan Branch Office - 538, Dokichōhigashi Hatchōme, Marugame, Kagawa, Japan
• Kurashiki Branch Office - 24–7, Chūō Itchōme, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
• Tokyo Branch Office - 5–6, Ginza hatchōme, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
• Osaka Branch Office - 2–6, Dōjimahama Itchōme, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
• Hiroshima Branch Office - 13–14, Noborichō, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

The company was founded as Radio Shikoku on July 29, 1953 by members of the Shikoku Shimbun Company and the prefecture's chamber of commerce and industry; regular broadcasts started on October 1, using the JOKF callsign on 1060kc, output 100W. On December 25, nearly three months after opening, it was renamed to Radio Kagawa.^[1] Taro Hirai was its first president, but was replaced by Jinnosuke Hirai on December 1, 1955.^[2] On October 1, 1956, it changed its name to the current Nishinippon Broadcasting, increasing its output to 1 kW. Its television broadcasts started on July 1, 1958, becoming the eighth commercial television station overall to begin broadcasting in Japan (JOKF-TV, channel 9, video output 1 kW, audio 250W).^[1] In October, it opened an office in Hiroshima and in November, in Imabari, later in 1959, two further offices opened in Himeji and Fukuyama.^[3]

On October 5, 1964, RNC started color broadcasts.^[1]

• Nippon News Network (NNN) and Nippon Television Network System

• Japan Radio Network (JRN)
• National Radio Network (NRN)

• Takamatsu JOKF 1449 kHz 5 kW
• Kan'onji 1449 kHz 100W
• Marugame 1449 kHz 1 kW
• Shirotori 1449 kHz 100W

Customary, they called their main station "Takamatsu", however actually it located at top of the Mt. Kinkōzan in "Okayama" as the other rival companies, such as KSB, RSK, OHK, TSC and NHK Okayama.

• Takamatsu (de facto Okayama) JOKF-TV 9CH 10 kW

• Takamatsu (de facto Okayama) JOKF-DTV 20CH 2 kW

• Sawayaka Radio kibun jyō-jyō!
• Music In Lunch Box
• Kokoro Ni Hana Ni Ichirin
• Marunaka Olive Onsen Karaoke Stage
• Kon-nichiwa! Kagawakendesu
• Kimamani Radio Amenohi Harenohi Kumorinohi
• RNC TODAY
• Naminori Radio Week End Fever
• Ongaku Konjaku Monogatari Nichiyō RadiOn
• Tango Album

• RNC News Spot
• Midokoro-RAN
• RNC Excellent Shop
• Jyōhō Āru
• RNC news every.
• Doki
• Shiawase Kibun!
• JUST NEWS
• Dreamers - Chihōjidaino Leader Tachi -

• THE SHIKOKU SHIMBUN

• RNC HomePage

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