The Real Music Station
The Real Music Station
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The Real Music Station
When The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake struck the Kansai area of Western Japan in 1995, many foreign residents were left in a state of confusion because of a lack of emergen-cy information in any langauage other than Japanese. As a result, licenses for new radio stations broadcasting in foreign languages, particularly in the event of emergencies, were allotted in both Osaka and Tokyo, and InterFM started broadcasting in Tokyo in April 1996. Only Kanto FM station has a Kanto wide area license. Became a special member of the National FM Broadcasting Council from September 1, 2020.
With 'The Real Music Station,' for a catchphrase, InterFM plays a wide variety of music, primarily international repertoire, selected both by individual DJs and by a selection team within the programming department We broadcast live from early morning until late in the evening. In an era when radio is becoming more and more tightly formatted, InterFM has managed to retain a liberal stance in its programming.
| Name | InterFM897 Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Station Name | InterFM897 |
| Capital | 262.5 million yen |
| Executives |
Motohiro Iizuka, Representative Director and Chairman Hideyuki oki, Representative Director and President Kosuke Fujiwara, Managing Director Yasuharu Takahara, Director Keisuke Endo, Director Kenji Kitaya, Director Naoyuki Kimura, Director Shin Kunisaki, Director Yuji Shima, Director Hitoyuki Takamura, Director Masami Tsuchida, Director Mahito Ouchi, Auditor Yuzo Takano, Operating Officer |
| Head Office |
7th Floor, TV Tokyo Tennozu Studio 1-3-3 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002 JAPAN TEL: +81-3-5781-7610 |
| Nature of Business | Ultra-shortwave broadcasting and broadcast program productions |
| Established | September 14th, 1995 |
| Launched | April 1st, 1996 |
| Service Area | The Greater Metropolitan area including the 23 Special Wards of Tokyo, Yokohama City, Kawasaki City, Chiba City, Saitama City and Narita International Airport |
| Listening Population within the Service Area | About 43.5 million Japanese (acc. to the Basic Resident Registration Network System, 2019) / About 1.34 million non-Japanese (acc. to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan, June 2020) |
| Frequency | 89.7 MHz |
| Number of Broadcast Output | 10 kW |
| Call Sign | JODW-FM |
| Relay Station Transmission Station | Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City |
| Relay Station Frequency | 76.5 MHz |
