J-Wave
Sign in to saveAlso known as J-WAVE 81.3 FM, JOAV-FM, JWAVE
J-Wave is a commercial radio station based in Tokyo, Japan, broadcasting on 81.3 FM from the Tokyo Skytree to the Tokyo area. J-Wave airs mostly music, including J-pop, K-pop, and Western music, covering a wide range of formats. The station is considered the most popular among FM broadcasts in Tokyo, and has surprised the radio broadcast industry by gaining a higher popularity rate than an AM station (JOQR) in a survey conducted in June 2008. J-Wave was founded in October 1988, with the call sign of JOAV-FM. It is a member station of the Japan FM League (JFL) commercial radio network.
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- 株式会社J-WAVE
- Official website
- www.j-wave.co.jp
- Image
- J-WAVE Keyakizaka Studio 1.jpg
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- name in kana
- ジェイウェーブ
- Commons category
- J-WAVE
- social media followers
- 42900
- inception
- 1987-12-10
- frequency
- 81.3
- start time
- 1988-10-01
- call sign
- JOAV-FM
- streaming media URL
- radiko.jp/#!/live/FMJ
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9 sectionsContents
- Features
- History
- Navigators (DJs)
- Programs
- Tokio Hot 100
- Others
- Song of the year (Slam Jam)
- References
- External links
J-Wave is a commercial radio station based in Tokyo, Japan, broadcasting on 81.3 FM from the Tokyo Skytree to the Tokyo area. J-Wave airs mostly music, including J-pop, K-pop, and Western music, covering a wide range of formats. The station is considered the most popular among FM broadcasts in Tokyo, and has surprised the radio broadcast industry by gaining a higher popularity rate than an AM station (JOQR) in a survey conducted in June 2008. J-Wave was founded in October 1988, with the call sign of JOAV-FM. It is a member station of the Japan FM League (JFL) commercial radio network.
==Features== J-WAVE's slogan is "The Best Music on the Planet." The DJs are known as . The music format can be considered a Japanese equivalent of the Western concept of Top 40 or CHR radio.
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