Love FM (Japan)
Love FM, stylized LOVE FM, is a commercial radio station based in north Kyushu island, Japan, broadcasting on 76.1 FM from the Fukuoka park side studio to the Kyushu area. Love FM airs mostly music covering a wide range of styles. It is also the third launched international multiple-language radio station in Japan.
First "broadcasting operational company " registered under "broadcasting license " at launch of the service, was "Kyushu International FM K.K. Kyushu International FM Inc.", based in Tenjin, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken.
Since January 1, 2011, the registrant for this broadcasting operational company has been updated under the name of "Tenjin FM K.K.", which used to run a community FM station called "FREE WAVE".
Programs are broadcast in 10 languages to over 1,000,000 Japanese and 70,000 foreigners on FM wave. The reception areas are Fukuoka/ Saga/ Kumamoto/ Oita/ Nagasaki 76.1 MHz, and Fukuoka nishi 82.5 MHz, a part of Yamaguchi/ Kitakyushu 82.7 MHz.
History
- 1997: On 1 April opens as the third multi-lingual radio station in Japan.
- 1999: On 1 December joins MegaNet.
- 2002: On 11 February Fukuoka Tower transmission begins.