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Kyokuto Hoso Radio

Logo: FM Okinawa, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Former radio station in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Kyokutō Hōsō Radio (極東放送ラジオ) was a Japanese commercial radio station broadcasting to Okinawa Prefecture, founded in 1958 as a division of the Far East Broadcasting Company before switching to a secular commercial operation following the reversion of control of Okinawa to Japan, it was headquartered in Urasoe and had JOTF as its callsign. It is considered to be the predecessor of the current FM Okinawa.2 It ceased to exist in 1984.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 27, 1978Founded1
  • HeadquartersUrasoe1
  • Legal formincorporated foundation, joint-stock company1

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Kyokutō Hōsō Radio (極東放送ラジオ) was a Japanese commercial radio station broadcasting to Okinawa Prefecture, founded in 1958 as a division of the Far East Broadcasting Company before switching to a secular commercial operation following the reversion of control of Okinawa to Japan, it was headquartered in Urasoe and had JOTF as its callsign. It is considered to be the predecessor of the current FM Okinawa.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by FM Okinawa1

Timeline

  1. Aug 31, 1984Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Mar 27, 1978Founded Founded1

Sources

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