Native name | 株式会社新潟放送 |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Television network |
Founded | December 24, 1958 (original incarnation) September 5, 2022 (current incarnation) |
Headquarters | Niigata, Japan |
Owner | BSN Media Holdings |
Broadcast area | Niigata Prefecture |
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Frequency | 1116 kHz |
Programming | |
Format | Talk, Sports |
Affiliations | JRN/NRN |
History | |
First air date | December 24, 1952 |
Technical information | |
Power | 20,000 watts |
Links | |
Website | ohbsn.com/ |
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Channels | |
Branding | Broadcasting System of Niigata |
Programming | |
Affiliations | Japan News Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Broadcasting System of Niigata Inc. |
History | |
First air date | December 24, 1958 |
Former call signs | JODR-TV (1958-2011) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 5 (VHF, 1958-2011) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
Links | |
Website | www.ohbsn.com/ |
Broadcasting System of Niigata Inc. (株式会社新潟放送, Kabushikigaisha Niigata hoso, BSN) is a broadcasting station affiliated with the Japan News Network (JNN), the Japan Radio Network (JRN) and the National Radio Network (NRN) in Niigata, Niigata. It broadcasts in Niigata Prefecture, Japan and was established on December 24, 1958. As of 2023, the company is a subsidiary of BSN Media Holdings.[1]
BSN was established as Radio Niigata Co. Ltd. on October 14, 1952. The first test broadcasts were conducted on December 5 and started regular broadcasts on December 24.
The RNK building was affected by the Niigata fire of October 1, 1955.
On December 21, 1958, in the anticipation for the start of television broadcasts four days later, RNK broadcast I Want to Be a Shellfish, a fictionalization of the suicide memoirs of Tetsutaro Kato in 1944. The play was broadcast on October 31 the same year in Kanto.
On December 25, 1958, RNK TV signed on (JODR-TV, VHF channel 5).