RCC Broadcasting Company (株式会社中国放送 Kabushiki Gaisha Chugoku Hoso; later name: RCC) is a Japanese broadcaster which serves the Hiroshima region. It is a member of JRN and NRN networks for radio and JNN for television. History Early history Alongside the planned expansion of private broadcasting across Japan after the passage of the "Three Radio Laws" in 1950, two companies, "Hiroshima Heiwa Broadcasting" and "Radio Hiroshima" applied for the establishment of private radio stations. Later, the two companies merged after the Radio Supervisory Committee's advice. On April 21, 1951, Hiroshima Broadcasting (the new company after two companies merged) was granted a license and on February 25 the following year, they held the promoters' meeting and received funding from newspapers Asahi Shimbun and Mainichi Shimbun. On August 8, 1952, Hiroshima Broadcasting was renamed to Radio Chugoku after a general meeting of shareholders. Radio Chugoku started broadcasting on October 1, 1952, at 6:30 am operating for at least 16 hours and 30 minutes every day. Expansion to TV broadcasting and further developments In 1954, Radio Chugoku applied for a TV license, and received a preliminary TV license on October 22, 1957. On March 17, 1959, Radio Chugoku began TV broadcast trials. Radio Chugoku started TV broadcasts on April 1, 1959 Also in the same year, it joined the Japan News Network. During its early operations, the broadcaster didn't have any professional TV studios which resulted its radio studio being multipurposed for TV broadcasts. It was then decided that a new headquarters will be built in Motomachi (which started on November 5, 1960), adjacent to the Hiroshima Castle. On October 19, 1960, Radio Chugoku started broadcasting on its newly built headquarters. On March 20, 1966, Chugoku Radio and Television began TV broadcasting in color. On April 1 of the same year, it started uninterrupted TV broadcasts. The company was then renamed to Chugoku Broadcasting on April 1, 1967 to reflect its TV and radio operations. Since the mid-60s, RCC produced documentaries with foreign productions. These include a documentary about Japanese immigrants in Hawaii in 1965 and about Hiroshima City and Volgograd becoming sister cities in 1968. On April 15, 1970, RCC started broadcasting professional baseball games in color for the first time. Chugoku Broadcasting became an official broadcaster for airing highlights of the Hiroshima Flower Festival since it started in 1977. On October 1, 2006, RCC started digital broadcasting and ended analog broadcasts on