Biwako Broadcasting

Biwako Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (BBC) (びわ湖放送株式会社), is a fee-free commercial terrestrial television station serving Shiga Prefecture of Japan. It was started broadcasting in 1972.

It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS, Popular name Independent UHF Station). On October 2006, Biwako Broadcasting starts digital TV broadcasting.

Offices

 * The head office - 16–1, Tsurunosato, Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture
 * Hikone office - K1 Building, 1-3-1, Kyomachi, Hikone, Shiga Prefecture
 * Tokyo office - Posco Tokyo Building (4th floor), 7-11-14, Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo
 * Osaka office - Umeda Shiga Building (12th floor), 1-1-49, Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka

History

 * May 22, 1971 - Biwako Broadcasting Co., Ltd. is founded.
 * April 1, 1972 - BBC starts to broadcast.
 * October 1, 2006 - BBC starts digital TV broadcasting.
 * July 24, 2011 - BBC ends analog TV broadcasting

Stations

 * Analog - JOBL-TV (as of 7/24/11 end date)
 * Otsu (Mt. Usa) - Channel 30
 * Hikone - Channel 56
 * Kōsei - Channel 53


 * Digital - JOBL-DTV
 * Remote controller ID: 3
 * Otsu (Mt. Usa) - Channel 20
 * Hikone - Channel 29
 * Kōsei - Channel 29
 * Otsu Ishiyama - Channel 20
 * Otsu Fujio - Channel 20
 * Yōkaichi - Channel 48
 * Kōka Ohara - Channel 29
 * Otsu Yamanaka - Channel 20
 * Shigaraki - Channel 52
 * Takatsuki Takano - Channel 45

Program

 * News CATCH (ニュースCATCH) - News
 * Kirarin Shiga (キラりん滋賀) - Information variety show
 * Kurashi safety (くらしsafety) - Disaster measures information
 * Biwako Company (びわ湖カンパニー) - Regional variety show
 * Shiga Economy NOW (滋賀経済NOW) - Economic news
 * and more