JOFV-FM
CityOsaka
CountryJP
AreaKansai region
BrandingFM802
AirdateJune 1, 1989
Frequency
FormatJ-pop/CHR/Funk
Erp10,000 watts
OwnerFM802 Co., Ltd.
Licensing authorityMIC
Sister stationsFM Cocolo[1]
Webcasthttp://radiko.jp/#802
Websitehttps://funky802.com
AffiliationsJapan FM League

FM802 (エフエムはちまるに, Efu Emu Hachi Maru Ni) (call sign JOFV-FM) is a commercial radio station based at Daiwa Building in Tenjimbashi Nichome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, broadcasting on 80.2 FM from Mount Iimori to Kansai region. As a latecomer to the radio broadcasting market, it was a focal point for FM802 to differentiate from existing stations. Therefore, rather than featuring music promoted by the productions, they chose to air tunes of their choice in heavy rotation.[2] The station is considered the most popular among the younger generation in Osaka.[3]

FM802 was founded in September 1988, going on air in June the following year, with the call sign of JOFV-FM, as one of the first radio stations to sign on in the Heisei era. The station is a member of the Japan FM League (JFL). It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ FM802 Company Outline
  2. ^ "Media Branding (メディアのブランディング)" (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. The Asahi Shimbun. February 2005. Archived from the original on January 30, 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  3. ^ Mitsui, Tōru & Shūhei Hosokawa (1998). Karaoke around the world. Routledge. p. 52. ISBN 0-415-16371-4.
  4. ^ [1] Sign-off announcement states: "We have reached the end of another broadcast day. FM802 will begin broadcasting again."