From: kuma@messe.noc.mkhar.sharp.co.jp (Norihiro KUMAGAI)
Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan
Subject: Re: Radio and Radio-Cassette (was Re: J -> E TV signal converter)
Date: 28 Dec 92 12:20:39 GMT
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In-reply-to: hatano@cbs.canon.co.jp's message of 17 Dec 92 07:34:41 GMT

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This is Kumagai speaking.

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I was a radio freek who could memorize ASAHI Broadcast station's daily
program table.  So I do not think radio programs are not attractive as
amusement.

In article <1632@cbsws1.cbs.canon.co.jp>,
    hatano@cbs.canon.co.jp (Manami Hatano) writes:
> In Japan, radio programs are not so attractive as amusement, because
> the number of stations is small, and programs are alike each other.
> So, I think, most of Japanese do not pay their attention to radio
> programs.

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Although radio programs might not be so impressive, I believe they
have a excellent value of amusement.  I think that the number of
stations is as many as those of TV, at least in KANSAI.

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There are quite a lot of long-life radio programs which have long-term
fans.  I believe that 20 year long morning talk of Mr. Eiichi Nakamura
made himself a member of SANGI-IN, the Japanese Senator(?!).  I have
an experience to hear some daytime radio talk program for a long time
and to feel familiar.  Although mitnight programs have lost their
previous popularity, a lot of daytime talk programs have kept their
popularity.

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> Several years ago, a new FM station called "FM Japan" (or "J-Wave",
> 81.3MHz around Kanto area) came up with programs that are slightly
> different from others, and got very popular for its uniqueness. But,
> soon, other stations followed after J-Wave's style, thus J-Wave is
> not a unique one anymore, because there are many stations that have
> programs in same style.

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I do not agree with you.  I know that FM802, a KANSAI J-WAVE-like
station keeps its popularity.

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> 
> If we were tired of those similar radio programs, we can't help but
> to do other than hear music from cassette tape or something such
> like that. I guess that is the reason why there are so many Radio-
> Cassette products (which have cassette-player/recorder, and radio
> receiver in same box) in Japan.

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I cannot agree with you.  The phenomenon that each child had its own
room, the flowrish of music programs and immature Video Record
technology which could provide very expensive VTR led to the
popularity of Radio-Cassette products 20 years ago

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