Komae Radio Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (Komae FM / Komaradi)

Komae FM, known by its nickname Komaradi (コマラジ), is a Japanese community FM radio station serving Komae City in western Tokyo. It is operated by Komae Radio Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (狛江ラジオ放送株式会社), a company established on May 30, 2019, with its head office and studio located at 1-2-6 Nakaizumi, Komae City, directly across from Komae City Hall. The station broadcasts on 85.7 MHz under the call sign JOZZ3CS-FM, with the call name 'Komae FM'. Its transmitter is located at the Komae City Disaster Prevention Center in Izumihoncho, Komae City. The station began broadcasting on November 11, 2019, at 11:11:11, following the granting of its specific terrestrial basic broadcasting license on November 5, 2019. Initially operating at 2.3 W of antenna power covering only part of Komae City, it increased its power to 4 W in March 2021. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, including Sunday late nights, and carries both locally produced programs and the Music Bird satellite feed. Internet simulcasting is provided via the JCBA Internet Simulradio service, having switched from ListenRadio in October 2023. Komae FM is closely tied to local disaster preparedness. During Typhoon Hagibis (Typhoon No. 19) in October 2019, Komae City obtained a temporary disaster broadcasting license and entrusted its operation to the station; Komaradi suspended its regular service and operated the temporary disaster station 'Komae Saigai FM' on the same 85.7 MHz frequency. The station also promotes a city app for emergency information such as power outages, evacuation shelters, and river conditions. The company is led by representative director Manabu Matsuzaki, a member of the rock band AURA (also known by the stage name 'Princess Marble'), who holds a controlling interest under the Mass Media Concentration Exclusion Principle. Beyond broadcasting, the company's business purposes include program production and sales, advertising agency services, publishing, event planning, human resource development, and the operation of coworking spaces such as CoWork KOMAE. The station also runs a program supporter system in which listeners can support individual programs for 550 yen per month (tax included).

Komae Radio Broadcasting Co., Ltd. was established on May 30, 2019, in Komae City, Tokyo, to operate a community FM radio station. On July 31, 2019, it obtained a preliminary license for a specific terrestrial basic broadcasting station with an antenna power of 2.3 W. In October 2019, when Typhoon Hagibis (Typhoon No. 19) made landfall, Komae City acquired a temporary disaster broadcasting license (call sign JOYZ3T-FM, call name 'Komae Saigai FM', frequency 85.7 MHz, antenna power 2.5 W) and entrusted its operation to the station; Komaradi suspended its own service and operated the temporary disaster station from October 12 to 13, 2019. On November 5, 2019, the station received its specific terrestrial basic broadcasting license, and on November 11, 2019, it began broadcasting at 11:11:11. The station initially covered only part of Komae City at 2.3 W. On March 1, 2021, it increased its antenna power to 4 W, expanding its reach. On October 1, 2023, its internet simulcast distribution switched from ListenRadio to the JCBA Internet Simulradio service. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day, including Sunday late nights, and carries both in-house productions and the Music Bird satellite feed. Its programming spans morning shows such as KOMAE AM, afternoon programs such as Afternoon NAVI, and evening and late-night music and talk shows. Notable programs have included fan-driven shows such as 'Fan Time' for fans of Motoharu Sano, and programs hosted by musicians and personalities. The station also operates a program supporter system allowing listeners to financially support individual programs for 550 yen per month (tax included). Beyond broadcasting, the company's stated business purposes include program production and sales, broadcast time sales, CD and publication production, cultural events, education and human resource development, advertising agency services, promotion of community FM stations, rental office and coworking space management (including CoWork KOMAE), entrepreneurship consulting, incubation manager training, and community development research and planning. The company is led by representative director Manabu Matsuzaki, a member of the rock band AURA, who holds a controlling interest under the Mass Media Concentration Exclusion Principle. As of August 19, 2023, the company's capital was 12.7 million yen.

• Komae Radio Broadcasting Co., Ltd. established.

• Obtained preliminary license for specific terrestrial basic broadcasting station (2.3 W).

• Komae City obtained temporary disaster broadcasting license; station operated 'Komae Saigai FM' until Oct 13.

• Obtained specific terrestrial basic broadcasting license.

• Station opened; broadcast began at 11:11:11.

• Antenna power increased to 4 W.

• Internet simulcast switched from ListenRadio to JCBA Internet Simulradio.

A hyper-local community FM station for Komae City, combining music and talk programming with a strong public-safety and disaster-preparedness role.

• KOMAE AM

  Morning program, Mon-Fri 8:00-11:00.

• Afternoon NAVI

  Afternoon program, Mon-Fri 12:00-14:00.

• SWEET TIME PARADISE

  Program, Mon-Fri 16:00-18:00.

• Fan Time (ファンタイム)

  Radio show by and for fans of Motoharu Sano, Mondays 22:00-23:00.

• Kamen Joshi no GUILTY★RADIO

  Program by idol group Kamen Joshi, Sundays 24:25-24:45.

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