Retro Radio Dial: 1953 Japan Radio
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| kc | Station | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Mediumwave | ||
| 540 | JOCZ | Takayama |
| JOOC | Obihiro | |
| 560 | JOCR | Kobe |
| 570 | JOIK | Sapporo |
| 580 | JOHF | Yonago |
| 590 | JOAK | Tokyo |
| 600 | JOGF | Oita |
| 610 | JOLK | Fukuoka |
| 620 | JODG | Hamamatsu |
| JOKG | Kofu | |
| JOSK | Kokura | |
| 650 | JOQG | Morioka |
| 660 | JOAG | Nagasaki |
| JOCP | Koorlyama | |
| 670 | JOBK | Osaka |
| 680 | JOCG | Asahigawa |
| JOTG | Aomori | |
| JOUG | Hofu | |
| 690 | JOAB | Tokyo |
| 700 | JOJG | Yamagata |
| JOZK | Matsuyama | |
| 720 | JOJR | Tokushima |
| JOTR | Akita | |
| 730 | JOCK | Nagoya |
| 740 | JOLR | Toyama |
| 750 | JOIB | Sapporo |
| 760 | JOCF | Kagoshima |
| JOMR | Kanazawa | |
| 770 | JOQC | Morioka |
| 780 | JONK | Nagano |
| JOSP | Saga | |
| 790 | JOFK | Hiroshima |
| 800 | JOTC | Aomori |
| 810 | FEN Far East Network | Tokyo |
| 820 | JOIP | Oita |
| JOAT | Sasebo | |
| JOUK | Akita | |
| 830 | JOBB | Osaka |
| 840 | JOMG | Miyazaki |
| JOPG | Kushiro | |
| JOSG | Matsumoto | |
| 850 | JOQK | Niigata |
| 860 | JOPR | Fukui |
| JOXR | Tsu | |
| 870 | JOLB | Fukuoka |
| 880 | JOPK | Shizuoka |
| 890 | JORK | Sendai |
| 900 | JOOK | Kyoto |
| JOTQ | Hachinohe | |
| 910 | JOCB | Nagoya |
| 920 | JOFP | Fukushima |
| JOXK | Tokushima | |
| 930 | JOCK | Kumamoto |
| 940 | JODF | Morioka |
| JOZR | Kochi | |
| 950 | JOKR | Tokyo |
| 960 | JOIU | Muroran |
| JOKK | Okayama | |
| 980 | JOHG | Kagoshima |
| 990 | JOKP | Kitami |
| JOLG | Tottori | |
| 1000 | JOFG | Fukui |
| JOIG | Toyama | |
| JOSQ | Tida | |
| 1010 | JONR | Tokyo |
| 1020 | JOMT | Nobeoka |
| JOUQ | Hagi | |
| JOVK | Hakodate | |
| 1030 | JOQB | Niigata |
| 1040 | JOAY | Sasebo |
| JOCQ | Takayama | |
| JODC | Hamamatsu | |
| JOFT | Tsuruga | |
| JOID | Oita | |
| JOKC | Kofu | |
| JOOG | Obihiro | |
| 1050 | JOFB | Hiroshima |
| 1060 | JOKF | Takamatsu |
| 1070 | JOAR | Nagoya |
| 1080 | JOCC | Asahigawa |
| JOMC | Miyazaki | |
| JONB | Nagano | |
| JOPB | Shizuoka | |
| 1090 | JOHB | Sendai |
| 1100 | JOBR | Kyoto |
| 1110 | JOTK | Matsue |
| 1120 | JOAF | Matsuyama |
| JOGR | Aomori | |
| 1130 | JOQR | Tokyo |
| 1140 | JOBF | Kumamoto |
| JOEF | Yamagata | |
| 1150 | JORK | Kochi |
| 1160 | JOBQ | Shingu |
| JOBS | Hikone | |
| JOCT | Ueno | |
| JOGQ | Hitoyoshi | |
| JOIQ | Wakkanai | |
| JOKU | Tsuyama | |
| JOOQ | Maizuru | |
| JOQS | Kamaishi | |
| JOQX | Takada | |
| JOST | Ina | |
| JOTU | Masuda | |
| JOVQ | Ezashi | |
| JOET | Imaburi | |
| JOZU | Uwajima | |
| 1170 | JOJK | Kanazawa |
| 1190 | JOFR | Fukuoka |
| 1200 | JODP | Onomichi |
| JOJP | Tsuruoka | |
| 1210 | JOOR | Osaka |
| 1220 | JOWR | Fukushima |
| 1230 | JOHR | Sapporo |
| 1240 | JOER | Hiroshima |
| 1250 | JOIR | Sendai |
| 1280 | JOYR | Okayama |
| 1290 | JOKD | Kitami |
| 1300 | JOTZ | Hachinohe |
| JOUC | Hofu | |
| 1310 | JOLF | Tokyo |
| 1320 | JOHP | Takamatsu |
| JORG | Hirosaki | |
| JORQ | Nakamura | |
| 1330 | JOTB | Matsue |
| 1340 | JOBU | Tooyooka |
| JOCU | Owase | |
| JOFY | Obama | |
| JOIX | Rumli | |
| JOJQ | Yonezawa | |
| JOQT | Miyako | |
| JOZS | Yahatahama | |
| JOZQ | Niihama | |
| 1350 | JOGB | Kumamoto |
| 1360 | JOHQ | Taira |
| JOHT | Wakamatsu | |
| JOIS | Saeki | |
| JONQ | Komoro | |
| JOOT | Fukuchiyama | |
| JOSY | Shobara | |
| JOTY | Hamada | |
| JOUS | Yokote | |
| JOUT | Odate | |
| 1370 | JOJB | Kanazawa |
| 1380 | JODD | Onomichie |
| JOJC | Yumagata | |
| JOPC | Kushiro | |
| JOSB | Kokura | |
| 1390 | FEN Far East Network | Osaka |
| 1400 | JOVR | Shizuoka |
| 1410 | JOHC | Kagoshima |
| 1420 | JODR | Niigata |
| JOIF | Kurume | |
| 1430 | JORB | Kochi |
| FEN Far East Network | Sendai | |
| 1440 | JOAC | Nagasaki |
| JOSC | Matsumoto | |
| JOVB | Hakodate | |
| 1450 | FEN Far East Network | Konkura |
| 1470 | British Commonwealth Force Radio Station | Kure |
| JOUB | Akita | |
| JOZB | Matsuyama | |
| 1480 | JOCD | Kooriyama |
| JOSD | Saga | |
| 1490 | JOJF | Kofu |
| 1500 | JOFD | Fukushima |
| JOLC | Tottori | |
| JOOB | Kyoto | |
| 1510 | JOFC | Fukui |
| JOIC | Toyama | |
| JOSZ | Iida | |
| 1520 | JOIT | Muroran |
| JOKB | Okayama | |
| JOMX | Noboeka | |
| JOUZ | Hagi | |
| 1530 | JOJD | Tsuruoka |
| JORC | Hirosaki | |
| 1540 | JOBY | Shingu |
| JOGY | Hitoyshi | |
| JOHY | Wakamatsu | |
| JOHZ | Taira | |
| JOIY | Wakkanai | |
| JOJZ | Yonezawa | |
| JOOZ | Maizuru | |
| JOTS | Masuda | |
| 1550 | FEN Far East Network | Hachinohe |
| FEN Far East Network | Iwakuni | |
| FEN Far East Network | Miho | |
| FEN Far East Network | Sasebo | |
| 1560 | JOKT | Tsuyama |
| JOQZ | Kaimaisha | |
| JOZY | Owajima | |
| 1570 | FEN Far East Network | Chitosi |
| FEN Far East Network | Fukuoka | |
| FEN Far East Network | Itayuke | |
| FEN Far East Network | Kumamoto | |
| FEN Far East Network | Oita | |
| FEN Far East Network | Camp Youngans | |
| 1580 | JORY | Nakamura |
| 1590 | FEN Far East Network | Kokura |
| FEN Far East Network | Sapporo | |
| Shortwave | ||
| 2500 | JJY Standard Frequency & Time Signals | Tokyo |
| 3925 | JOZ Nihon Shortwave Broadcasting Company | Tokyo |
| 3935 | JJC Standard Frequency & Time Signals | Chiba |
| 4000 | JJY Standard Frequency & Time Signals | Tokyo |
| 4630 | JJC Standard Frequency & Time Signals | Chiba |
| 4860 | JKL FEN Far East Network | Namata |
| 4910 | JKI NHK Domestic Service | Tokyo |
| 4940 | JKM NHK Domestic Service | Tokyo |
| 5000 | JJY Standard Frequency & Time Signals | Tokyo |
| 6055 | JOZ-2 Nihon Shortwave Broadcasting Company | Tokyo |
| 6069 | JOB NHK Overseas Service | Tokyo |
| 6080 | JKI-3 FEN Far East Network | Yazaki |
| 6105 | British Commonwealth Force Radio Station | Kure |
| 6130 | JQK21 | Tokyo |
| 6175 | JKG21 | Tokyo |
| 7180 | JOB-2 NHK Overseas Service | Tokyo |
| 7252 | JHK NHK Domestic Service | Yamata |
| 7257 | JKH NHK Domestic Service | Tokyo |
| 7285 | JKJ NHK Domestic Service | Nazaki |
| 8000 | JJY Standard Frequency & Time Signals | Tokyo |
| 9260 | JJC Standard Frequency & Time Signals | Chiba |
| 9505 | JBD NHK Domestic Service | Tokyo |
| 9535 | JKD22 | Tokyo |
| 9550 | JKI22 | Tokyo |
| 9560 | JBD-2 NHK Domestic Service | Tokyo |
| 9605 | JKL-2 FEN Far East Network | Yamata |
| 9665 | JKI-2 NHK Domestic Service | Tokyo |
| 9675 | JOB-3 NHK Overseas Service | Tokyo |
| 9695 | JOA-3 NHK Overseas Service | Tokyo |
| 10000 | JJY Standard Frequency & Time Signals | Tokyo |
| 11705 | JOA-4 NHK Overseas Service | Tokyo |
| 11725 | JOB-6 NHK Overseas Service | Tokyo |
| 11780 | JOB-4 NHK Overseas Service | Tokyo |
| 11800 | JKI-4 NHK Domestic Service | Tokyo |
| 11825 | JKI-6 FEN Far East Network | Nazaki |
| 13890 | JJY Standard Frequency & Time Signals | Tokyo |
| 15135 | JOA-6 NHK Overseas Service | Tokyo |
| 15225 | JBD-3 NHK Domestic Service | Tokyo |
| 15235 | JOB-5 NHK Overseas Service | Tokyo |
Stations in bold were the most powerful [50kW or more] broadcasting at the time and provided the best reception over a wider area for their music, news, information and entertainment programs.
It Happened in 1953
| USA and USSR both announce they posses the H-bomb |
| Josef Stalin dies |
| Dwight D Eisenhower becomes U.S. president |
| Korean War ends |
| Japan has first full year of independence following end of the Allied Occupation |
| North Kyushu Flood kills 1000+ people |
| ‘Lean Manufacturing’ introduced by Toyota |
| Prime Minister: Shigeru Yoshida |
| Arrivals: |
| Playboy magazine |
| Pat Benetar |
| Pierce Brosnan |
| Alex Van Halen |
| Cyndi Lauper |
| Kim Bassinger |
| Departures: |
| Hank Williams |
| Joseph Stalin |
| Alice Prin ‘Kiki de Montparnasse’ |
| Django Reinhardt |
| Rene Fonck |
| Dylan Thomas |
| Population: | 87.655m |
| Licensed Radio Receivers: | 11.241m |
Favorite Movies of 1953: Your Personal Collection
 From Here to Eternity |  Roman Holiday |  The War of the Worlds |  Peter Pan |  The Big Heat |
 Stalag 17 |  House of Wax |  Little Fugitive |  Julius Caesar |  The Band Wagon |
Top 20 Singles
| Artist | Song | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Percy Faith | The Song from Moulin Rouge |
| 2 | Les Paul & Mary Ford | Vaya Con Dios |
| 3 | Patti Page | [How Much is] That Doggie in the Window |
| 4 | Eddie Fisher | I’m Walking Behind You |
| 5 | Ames Brothers | You, You, You |
| 6 | Teresa Brewer | Till I Waltz Again with You |
| 7 | Les Baxter | April in Portugal |
| 8 | Perry Como | No Other Love |
| 9 | Perry Como | Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes |
| 10 | Frankie Lane | I Believe |
| 11 | Pee Wee Hunt | Oh |
| 12 | Frank Chacksfield | Ebb Tide |
| 13 | Nat King Cole | Pretend |
| 14 | Richard Hayman | Ruby |
| 15 | Stan Freberg | St George and the Dragonet |
| 16 | The Hilltoppers | PS I Love You |
| 17 | The Gaylords | Tell Me You’re Mine |
| 18 | Julias La Rosa | Eh Cumpari! |
| 19 | Tony Bennett | Rags to Riches |
| 20 | Doris Day | Anna |
Top 5 Music Albums: Your Personal Collection
 Classic Sinatra – His Great Performances 1953-1960 |  The Best Years of Our Lives 1953 |  Your Hit Parade: 1953 |  Blowing the Fuse: 29 R&B Classics That Rocked The Jukebox 1953 |  Hits of 1953 – Coronation Party |
Reflecting on Japan
Top 10 Recommended Reading available right now:
 A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony |  Japanese Soul Cooking: Ramen, Tonkatsu, Tempura, and More from the Streets and Kitchens of Tokyo and Beyond |  Tokyo on Foot: Travels in the City’s Most Colorful Neighborhoods |  Cool Japan: A Guide to Tokyo, Kyoto, Tohoku and Japanese Culture Past and Present |  DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Tokyo |
 The Rough Guide to Japan |  Haiku: Japanese Art and Poetry |  National Geographic Traveler Japan |  Japan in Transformation, 1945-2010 |  Made in Japan: Transistor Radios of the 1950s and 1960s |
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