JORV-FM

Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Broadcast area	Kyūshū
Frequency	78.7 MHz
Branding	Cross FM
Programming
Language(s)	Japanese
Format	Full Service, J-Pop, contemporary hit radio
Affiliations	JFL
Ownership
Owner	Cross FM Co., Ltd.
History
First air date	September 1, 1993 under the name FM Kyūshū and July 1, 2008 as Cross FM
Technical information
Class	all
Power	3 KW
Translator(s)	77 MHz ( Kitakyūshū) 86.5 MHz ( Kurume) 87.8 MHz ( Ōmuta) 87.2 MHz ( Yukuhashi)
Links
Webcast	crossfmkitakyushunow on Ustream
Website	http://www.crossfm.co.jp/

Cross FM (クロスエフエム, kurosu efu emu) (formerly FM Kyūshū (エフエム九州, efu emu kyūshū)) is a commercial radio station operating in the Fukuoka Prefecture of Japan. It is an affiliate of the Japan FM League.

History

Cross FM Co., Ltd.

Company type	private
Industry	radio broadcasting
Founded	December 9, 1992 (as FM Kyūshū Co. Ltd.)
Headquarters	Fukuoka , Japan
Area served	Kyūshū
Key people	Hisao Tateishi (chairman/representative director) Wakako Tokuda (CEO) Yoshitaka Hombo Shigeki Suzuki
Products	radio broadcasting credit cards (in partnership with Circle K Sunkus and JCB) [1]
Services	radio broadcasting
Owner	DHC Corp. (100%)
Parent	DHC Corp. (since April 2016)
Website	http://www.crossfm.co.jp/

• December 9, 1992 - FM Kyūshū Co. Ltd. was founded.
• April 2004 - FM Kyūshū sets up a studio at the Hakata Station called JR Hakata Giga Studio (JR博多駅GIGAスタジオ, jei aru hakata-eku giga sutajio).
• June 30, 2008 - FM Kyūshū signed off for some changes.
• July 1, 2008 - FM Kyūshū relaunches as Cross FM.
• April 28, 2016 - Cross FM was acquired by DHC Corp.

Former Slogans as FM Kyūshū

• "Kyūshū's Number One Music Station!"
• "Pacific Power Station"

Features

Time Signal

As FM Kyūshū

• "This is Cross FM. After the tone, it's _ o'clock."

As Cross FM

• BGM - "Green Station Cross FM is announcing it's _ o'clock." (green station cross fmが○時をお知らせします, Gurin sutēshon kurosu efu emu ga, _ jiho oshirase shite masu.) - signal (without sponsor)
• CM - "(Sponsor) is announcing it's _ o'clock." (（スポンサー）が○時をお知らせします, (Suponsā) ga, _ jiho oshirase shite masu.) - signal (with sponsor)

Life Information

• Headline News
• Traffic Information
• Weather Information
• Drive and Weather Information
• Sports Line

Programming

source: ^[2]

Navigators

• Hisae Aigoshi
• Alice
• Maki Ariga
• D-High-LoW
• fumika
• Funkist
• Honey
• Racer Kashima
• Natsuko Kondo
• Makoto Kosaka
• Yuta Kozuma
• Zentaro Kurita
• Lucy
• Masaki
• Akiko Matsumoto
• The Mercury Sound
• Moby
• Tetsuzo Motoki
• Mye
• Ryuta Nobukawa
• Pe'z
• Prague
• Shirley Tomioka-Sheridan (see also FM802)
• Ritsuko Tateyama
• Toggy
• Shion Tsuji
• Yayoi Tsuruta
• Toru Yagi
• Marico Yamamoto

Source: ^[3]

See also

• Japan FM League

Other stations in Fukuoka

• FM Fukuoka ( JFN)
• Love FM ( MegaNet)

References

External links

• Official website
• Cross FM on Facebook
• Cross FM on Twitter