Radio NEO
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Broadcast area | Aichi Prefecture |
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| Frequency | 79.5 MHz |
| Branding | Radio Neo |
| Programming | |
| Language | Multiethnic |
| Format | Defunct (was world ethnic, Top 40 and album-oriented rock) |
| Affiliations | Megalopolis Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | April 1, 2014 |
Last air date | June 30, 2020 |
| Technical information | |
| Power | 5 kW |
| HAAT | 856 meters |
Radio Neo (JOCW-FM), stylized Radio NEO, was a multilingual commercial radio station based in central Japan in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. It was set up in 2014 to fill in the gap left by the former Kowa Company-owned station Radio-i, which shut down in 2010 and using the same frequency and transmitter; and was originally a local subsidiary of the Tokyo-based InterFM. On August 25, 2016, a separate company, Radio NEO Corporation, was created, which took over operations of the station on December 1, 2016. Due to financial difficulties and the decision taken by Kinoshita Corporation, its owner, to exit the radio business, it shut down on June 30, 2020. The physical company was liquidated in 2022 and its legal entity ceased to exist.
History
[edit]Radio-i, the original MegaNet station for Aichi Prefecture, shut down on September 30, 2010. On October 30, 2012, the Tokyo station InterFM announced its intent to register for a radio license in Nagoya with its launch target being spring of 2014. The negotiations with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications was initially scheduled for May to July 2013;[1] the regulator accepted the license on August 6, 2013[2] and the license was issued on October 25, 2013, using the name InterFM NAGOYA.[3] The license was approved on March 20, 2024.[4] Broadcasts started on April 1, 2014. Unlike Radio-i, the station had no relay transmitters in Hamamatsu and Toyohashi.[5]
On October 1, 2015, the station was renamed Radio NEO, aiming to localize its profile.[6] On December 1, 2016, the station was put up under Radio NEO Corporation.[7]
On March 31, 2020, the station announced on its website that it would shut down effective June 30 at noon.[8] Simultaneously, the station was removed from Radiko, alongside FM PORT, which shut down on the same day.[9] The company was finally liquidated on February 25, 2022.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ InterFM、名古屋に放送局開局へ (archived November 2, 2012)[1] Sports Hochi
- ^ 総務省 (2013-08-06). "地上基幹放送局の免許の有効期間満了に伴う再免許申請及び新たな免許申請の受付結果". Retrieved 2014-03-31.
- ^ InterFM. "2014年4月 InterFM NAGOYA開局!!". Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
- ^ 総務省東海総合通信局 (2014-03-20). "名古屋地区における外国語超短波放送局の免許". Retrieved 2014-03-31.
- ^ 株式会社Radio NEOの超短波放送局の免許承継(総務省)
- ^ 「RADIO NEO」10月誕生！
- ^ 株式会社Radio NEOの無線局免許承継を認可株式会社InterFMの会社分割に伴う免許承継 - 総務省東海総合通信局、2016年11月30日
- ^ Radio NEO閉局のお知らせ at the Wayback Machine (archived 2020-05-04) retrieved November 30, 2023
- ^ "Radio NEO、FM PORTの配信終了のお知らせ". radiko. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
- ^ "株式会社Radio NEOの情報". 国税庁法人番号公表サイト. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-03-29.