About J1

About Us
J1 is a 24-hour-a-day internet radio station that plays popular music from Japan. During the week, J1 operates on a Top-40 format focusing on newer songs with the current top-40 songs being in a heavier rotation.

J1 also maintains a Top 40 music chart which is based on the music charts from local radio stations in different regions of Japan.

Unlike FM radio stations in Japan, J1's playlist is at least 95% from Japanese artists with the remaining from non-Japanese artists but with Asian influence or major popularity. We also do not have the frequent "talk breaks" that are nortorius in Japanese radio.

Unlike other internet "JPOP" radio stations, J1 does not dwell on the anime aspect of the genre. While anime music is important to the format and J1 does play songs that appeared in anime series, it is not our focus.

J1 also informs our audience both inside and outside Japan. For the Americas, J1 plays the NHK news in English 7-days a week. J1 also provides near-real time earthquake early warning messages and extended coverage on earthquakes in Japan. This not only benefits J1's listeners in Japan but for those in the rest of the world who are concerned about a great nation.

J1 is interested in building relationships with those in the Japanese entertainment industry both in Japan and abroad as well as programmers and those who love this music as much as we do and would love to volunteer.

J1 is operated by REC Networks, which for the past 10 years, has been broadcasting Japanese music on various outlets including the former Anime Hardcore Radio stations.

J1 started in the Spring of 2001 under the name Hardcore J. In the Summer of 2009, Hardcore J was renamed to J1 (or J1FM). This name change was done to allow us to stand up to the major stations and networks in Japan and other parts of the world.

J1 is currently broadcasting from Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Over 50% of our total listening hours (TLH) come from the United States and Canada with over 30% of our TLH coming from listeners in Japan. The remaining 20% comes from many places around the world including significant listening from Singapore, Malaysia, The Philippines, Latin America and throughout Europe.

J1 operates through Live365, a popular online music streaming service. Through this Live365 arrangement, J1 is covered where it comes to licensing through Sound Exchange, ASCAP, BMI and SESAC. Japanese artists, composers and songwriters are supported through reciprocal agreements between ASCAP and JASRAC.

For DMCA copyright agent assistance for programming on the Live365 audio stream, please contact Live365 directly. For all other inquriies, please use the contact information below.

J1 INFORMATION
Station Name J1 Radio
Founded May, 2001
Website http://j1fm.com or use contact form
E-Mail address J1 (at) recnet.com
USA Phone Number +1 480 968-1600
Japan Phone Number (03)4578-2093
Director Michelle "Michi" Eyre (aka Michiko Ota)


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