When was first broadcasting station started?
Isabella Turner
Updated on January 10, 2026
During British rule, the first radio programme was broadcast in July 1923 by the Radio Club of Mumbai. Four months later, Calcutta Radio Club also went on air. The private Indian Broadcasting Company Ltd. (IBC) came into existence in July 1927, when it started functioning with two radio stations in Mumbai and Calcutta.
When was Japan’s first radio broadcast?
March 22, 1925
Meanwhile, Japan was steadily recovering from the Great Kanto Earthquake, and, amid heightened expectations for the introduction of broadcasting, Japan’s first radio broadcast went on air on March 22, 1925.
When was NHK founded?
June 1, 1950, Japan
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What was the first commercial broadcasting station?
KDKA
world’s first commercial radio station, KDKA, began broadcasting in Pittsburgh in 1920.
Who started the first radio station?
In 1896, Marconi was awarded British patent 12039, Improvements in transmitting electrical impulses and signals and in apparatus there-for, the first patent ever issued for a Hertzian wave (radio wave) base wireless telegraphic system. In 1897, he established a radio station on the Isle of Wight, England.
What does NHK Japan stand for?
Japan Broadcasting Corporation
NHK, Nippon Hoso Kyokai (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), is Japan’s only public broadcaster.
Who owns NHK in Japan?
Government of Japan
NHK
| Logo since March 2020 | |
|---|---|
| NHK Broadcasting Center (headquarters) | |
| Broadcast area | Japan |
| Owner | Government of Japan (statutory corporation chartered under the Broadcasting Act of 1950) |
| Key people | Terunobu Maeda, President Satoru Masagaki, Executive Vice President |
Is NHK state owned?
Organization. NHK is a dependent corporation chartered by the Japanese Broadcasting Act and primarily funded by license fees. NHK World broadcasting (for overseas viewers/listeners) is funded by the Japanese government.
What is the longest running radio station?
Q: What Was America’s Longest-Running Radio Show? A: The Grand Ole Opry. In 1925, Nashville radio station WSM went on the air.
When did ABC Radio start broadcasting in Japan?
ABC started AM radio broadcasting on November 11 (1010 kHz). May 25, 1955 – ABC and New Japan Broadcasting Company (NJB, the predecessor of Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.) founded Osaka Television Co., Ltd. (大阪テレビ放送株式会社, Ōsaka Terebi Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha, OTV) in Dojima, Kita-ku, Osaka.
When did the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation start broadcasting?
March 15, 1951 – Asahi Broadcasting Corporation was founded in Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka. ABC started AM radio broadcasting on November 11 (1010 kHz).
When did ABC merge with OTV in Japan?
June 1, 1959 – ABC merged with OTV, and has been broadcasting both television and radio since then. The head office of OTV was named “ABC Dojima Station” for the use of the TV station. May 2, 1965 – ABC joined Japan Radio Network (JRN), and the next day it also joined another commercial radio network National Radio Network (NRN).
What was the first TV station in Japan?
ABC was one of founders of Japan News Network (JNN), the first news network of commercial television stations in Japan. November 23, 1978 – The frequency of ABC AM radio changed from 1010 kHz to 1008 kHz.
