Yamagata Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (YBC, 山形放送株式会社) is a Japanese broadcaster in Yamagata. Its radio station is affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN) and National Radio Network (NRN), and its television station is affiliated with Nippon News Network (NNN) and Nippon TV Network System (NNS). History In the early 1950s, commercial broadcasters began to appear throughout Japan. On February 20, 1953, Yamagata Broadcasting held its first founders' meeting, and Yamagata Shimbun, a local newspaper, had an important role in the establishment of Yamagata Broadcasting, as did most of the first commercial broadcasters in Japan. At that time, the head office of Yamagata Broadcasting was located in Yamagata Shimbun with a capital of 50 million yen. Broadcasting Radio YBC Radio 918 kHz Yamagata 5 kW JOEF Tsuruoka 1 kW (Old call sign:JOEL) Yonezawa 1 kW Shinjo 1 kW Sakata 500 W Oguni 100 W Analog TV JOEF-TV - YBC Television Yamagata Yamagata 10Ch 3 kW Yonezawa 54Ch 100 W Shinjo 11Ch 50 W Oguni 11Ch 30 W JOEL-TV - YBC Television Tsuruoka Tsuruoka 1Ch 1 kW Atsumi 44Ch 30 W Digital TV(ID:4) JOEF-DTV - YBC Digital Television Yamagata Yamagata 16ch 1 kW Program Radio Goo-t Mornin!! Music Brunch GeTukinradiopanpakapaan! Saturday Radio Heaven Weekend Scramble Guidance on One point for Farmers TV Piyotama Wide 430 YBC News RealTime Item Yamagata News Paper References External links YBC HomePage Radio in Japan Television stations in Japan Nippon News Network Television channels and stations established in 1960 Mass media in Yamagata, Yamagata Television channels and stations disestablished in 2011