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Also 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.

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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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  • 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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