# Kagoshima Broadcasting

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{{Expand Japanese| 鹿児島放送|date= July 2024}}
{{Infobox television station
| country = JP
| callsign               = JOTI-DTV 
| logo                   = Kkb logo.svg
| logo_size              = 200px
| logo_caption           = Logo used since 2006.
| image                  = KKB Kagoshima Broadcasting Head 2017 01.JPG
| caption                = Headquarters in Yojiro, [Kagoshima](/source/Kagoshima)
| location               = [Kagoshima Prefecture](/source/Kagoshima_Prefecture)
| city                   = [Kagoshima](/source/Kagoshima)
| branding               = Kagoshima Broadcasting<br>KKB
| language               = Japanese
| digital                = 36 ([UHF](/source/UHF))
| virtual                = 5
| subchannels            = 
| translators            = 
| affiliations           = [All-Nippon News Network](/source/All-Nippon_News_Network)
| owner                  = Kagoshima Broadcasting Corporation
| licensee               = 
| founded                = April 28, 1982
| airdate                = October 1, 1982
| last_airdate           = 
| callsign_meaning       = 
| sister_stations        = 
| former_callsigns       = JOTI-TV (1982-2011)
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:'''|32 (UHF, 1982-2011)}}
| licensing_authority    = [MIC](/source/Ministry_of_Internal_Affairs_and_Communications)
| former_affiliations    = 
| erp                    = 
| haat                   = 
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| coordinates            = 
| website                = https://www.kkb.co.jp/ 
}}

{{Nihongo|'''Kagoshima Broadcasting'''|鹿児島放送|Kagoshima Hōsō}}, also known as '''KKB''', is a [television station](/source/television_station) headquartered in [Kagoshima Prefecture](/source/Kagoshima_Prefecture), [Japan](/source/Japan).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kagoshima Broadcasting Corp|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/8024414Z:JP|access-date=2023-02-01|website=Bloomberg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=About us|url=http://www.kkb.co.jp/en/|access-date=2023-03-03|website=KKB}}</ref> It is affiliated with [ANN](/source/All-Nippon_News_Network).<ref>{{Cite web|title=テレビ朝日系列局一覧|url=https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/tvdata/keiretsu.html|access-date=2023-02-03|website=TV Asahi}}</ref> 

Kagoshima Broadcasting is the third commercial television station in Kagoshima prefecture. Minaminihon Broadcasting, the first commercial broadcaster in Kagoshima prefecture, is one of the main shareholders of Kagoshima Broadcasting.<ref>{{Cite web|title=地上系放送事業者|url=https://www.tele.soumu.go.jp/j/sys/media/index/chizyou.htm|access-date=2023-02-16|website=MIC}}</ref> On December 1, 2006, KKB started digital terrestrial television broadcasting. <ref>{{Cite web|title=サービスエリア|url=http://www.kkb.co.jp/company/company-3.php|access-date=2023-02-03|website=KKB}}</ref> The station's calls were previously assigned to New Tokushima Broadcasting in 1969, which eventually never signed on.

==History==
Kagoshima Prefecture was allocated the third frequency for commercial television in December 1978,<ref name="shashi30">{{cite book |title=鹿児島放送30年のあゆみ |date=2013 |publisher=Kagoshima Broadcasting |url=https://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BC09739435/ |language=ja}}</ref>{{rp|10}} attracting 46 companies for the license.<ref>{{cite news |title=民放3局時代 - 鹿児島のテレビ新地図 |work=Minaminihon Shimbun |language=ja}}</ref> On March 23, 1981, [Nippon Television](/source/Nippon_Television), [Fuji Television](/source/Fuji_Television) and [TV Asahi](/source/TV_Asahi) entered an agreement for the third station in Kumamoto Prefecture to join [NNN](/source/Nippon_News_Network)-[NNS](/source/Nippon_Television_Network_System) (which would eventually become [Kumamoto Kenmin Televisions](/source/Kumamoto_Kenmin_Televisions), which launched a year later), while the third one in Kagoshima would join [ANN](/source/All-Nippon_News_Network).<ref>{{cite book |author1=30年史編纂委員会 |author2=熊本リビング新聞社 |title=テレビ熊本30年史 |date=2001 |publisher=TV Kumamoto |url=https://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BB00453990/ |language=ja}}</ref>{{rp|88-89}} Kagoshima Broadcasting was formed in February 1982, from the merger of the bids, who in their first meeting, decided to name the new station.<ref name="shashi30"></ref>{{rp|10}} The preliminary license was issued on April 1, while the company was registered on April 28. The logo was revealed on July 9.<ref name="shashi30"></ref>{{rp|10}} On September 3, 1982, the station activated its test signals, followed by trial programming on September 23.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.kkb.co.jp/company/company-ayumi.php|script-title=ja:KKBのあゆみ|accessdate=2022-01-14|publisher=Kagoshima Broadcasting|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-date=2021-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130084702/http://www.kkb.co.jp/company/company-ayumi.php}}</ref>

The station launched at 6:55am on October 1, 1982, becoming the 99th commercial television station in Japan to sign on (the third in Kagoshima).<ref name="history"></ref> In March 1986, it held the first KKB Children's Expo, the event continued until 2008.<ref name="history"></ref> Throughout most of the 80s, its coverage was only limited to the mainland area of Kagoshima Prefecture. Coverage to the [Amami Islands](/source/Amami_Islands) started in March 1989, with the establishment of the Nase transmitting tower in [Amami Ōshima](/source/Amami_%C5%8Cshima).<ref name="shashi30"></ref>{{rp|20}} In 1993, it established a relay station at [Yoronjima](/source/Yoronjima), the prefecture's southernmost point.<ref name="shashi30"></ref>{{rp|24}} On October 7 of the same year, the headquarter expansion project was finished.<ref name="history"></ref>

On October 20, 2002, the station aired a special program for its 20th anniversary, ''Kira Kira Station KKB Matsuri'', for four and a half hours.<ref name="history"></ref> Its highest ratings so far were achieved on June 18, 2006 during the [World Cup](/source/2006_FIFA_World_Cup) (which TV Asahi was a broadcaster) match between [Japan](/source/Japan_national_football_team) and [Croatia](/source/Croatian_national_football_team), attracting a 46% share.<ref name="shashi30"></ref>{{rp|40}} On December 1, 2006, it started digital terrestrial broadcasts, with [1seg](/source/1seg) signals starting in tandem. This coincided with the adoption of its current logo.<ref name="shashi30"></ref>{{rp|40}} On July 24, 2011, analog broadcasts shut down.<ref name="shashi30"></ref>{{rp|52-53}}。

In 2012, its prime time ratings share (7pm to 10pm) was of 12.0%, while for the whole evening (7pm to 11pm) was of 12.2%, representing a record high in its history.<ref name="shashi35">{{cite book |author=鹿児島放送|title=『鹿児島放送35年のあゆみ』 |year=2019 |publisher=鹿児島放送 |location=鹿兒島縣 |url=https://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BC09738920/}}</ref>{{rp|11}} On April 21, 2016, work started on its new headquarters.<ref name="shashi35"></ref>{{rp|17}} The station started broadcasting from there on October 1, 2017, in conjunction with its 35th anniversary.<ref name="shashi35"></ref>{{rp|19}} The new building has four floors, with the news studio in the second floor and the master control room in the third floor.<ref name="shashi35"></ref>{{rp|21}}

==Programming==
KKB mostly produces news output. Its daily evening bulletin is called ''J Chan Plus'', airing on weeknights since 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kkb.co.jp/j-chan/j-chan.php|script-title=ja:Jチャンプラス|accessdate=2022-01-14|publisher=鹿児島放送|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-date=2021-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207033737/http://www.kkb.co.jp/j-chan/j-chan.php}}</ref> ''Desudesu'' airs on weekday mornings since 2019 and emphasizes on information from the prefecture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kkb.co.jp/jisya/desudesu/|script-title=ja:ですです。|accessdate=2022-01-14|publisher=鹿児島放送|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-date=2022-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114151416/http://www.kkb.co.jp/jisya/desudesu/}}</ref>

KKB also takes part in sports broadcasts within the prefecture. In 1993, it aired a [J-League](/source/J-League) match for the first time.<ref name="history"></ref> Since the 1983 season, it carries the [Summer Koshien](/source/Japanese_High_School_Baseball_Championship) tournament locally.<ref name="shashi30"></ref>{{rp|12}} In 2018, it aired the tournament's 100th edition in the prefecture.<ref name="shashi35"></ref>{{rp|22}} On January 14, 2018, it aired the 37th [Ibusuki](/source/Ibusuki) Marathon, the first event of its kind carried by the station.<ref name="shashi35"></ref>{{rp|23}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.kkb.co.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}

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Category:All-Nippon News Network
Category:Companies based in Kagoshima Prefecture
Category:Mass media in Kagoshima
Category:Television stations in Japan
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1982
Category:1982 establishments in Japan

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