J-Wave

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JOAV-FM

Tokyo Japan
Broadcast area	Greater Tokyo Area
Frequency	81.3 MHz
Branding	81.3 J-Wave
Programming
Language(s)	Japanese
Format	J-pop/C-pop/CHR
Affiliations	Japan FM League
Ownership
Owner	J-Wave Inc. (owned by Credit Saison, Nippon Broadcasting System, Kyodo News, and other stakeholders)
History
First air date	August 1, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-08-01)
Call sign meaning	J-WAVE
Technical information
Power	7,000 watts
ERP	57,000 watts
HAAT	632.2 meters
Transmitter coordinates	35°42′35.93″N 139°48′38.35″E / 35.7099806°N 139.8106528°E / 35.7099806; 139.8106528
Repeater(s)	Minato 88.3 MHz
Links
Webcast	J-Wave on radiko J-Wave on Ustream
Website	www.j-wave.co.jp

J-Wave is a commercial radio station based in Tokyo, Japan, broadcasting on 81.3 FM from the Tokyo Skytree to the Tokyo area. J-Wave airs mostly music, including J-pop, C-pop and Western music, covering a wide range of formats. The station is considered the most popular among FM broadcasts in Tokyo,^[1] and has surprised the radio broadcast industry by gaining a higher popularity rate than an AM station (JOQR) in a survey conducted in June 2008.^[2] J-Wave was founded in October 1988 with the callsign of JOAV-FM. It is a member station of the Japan FM League (JFL) commercial radio network.^[3]