InterFM

Multicultural radio station in Tokyo

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Broadcast areaGreater TokyoFrequency89.7 MHz (Tokyo Tower)BrandingInterFMProgrammingLanguage(s)Japanese (mostly), English (mostly), Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Indonesian, Spanish, Thai, Portuguese, and French (public service announcements)FormatInternational pop music, informationAffiliationsMegaNet, JFN (special station)OwnershipOwner

InterFM Inc.
(Subsidiary of The Japan FM Network Company^[1])

Sister stations

Tokyo FM
Radio Neo (formerly)History

First air date

April 1, 1996

Former frequencies

76.1 MHz (April 1996-October 2015)Technical informationPower10,000 watts (Tokyo)
300 watts (Yokohama)ERP13,000 watts (Tokyo)
3,700 watts (Yokohama)Translator(s)76.5 MHz (Yokohama)LinksWebsitewww.interfm.co.jp

InterFM (JODW-FM 89.7 MHz Tokyo, 76.5 MHz Yokohama) is a Japanese commercial radio station on the FM band, transmitting in the Greater Tokyo area (including Narita International Airport), and owned and operated by InterFM897 Co., Ltd. (株式会社InterFM897). Since September 2020, it is a subsidiary of The Japan FM Network Company, owner of until then rival Tokyo FM. InterFM was formerly the key station of MegaNet.

InterFM started broadcasting from its new frequency of 89.7 MHz on June 26, 2015 with its first official broadcast started on June 30 the same year at 6:00 p.m. InterFM ended broadcasting on its old frequency (76.1 MHz) on October 31, 2015.

Programming

InterFM's slogan is The Real Music Station since April 2013. Its previous slogan was "Tokyo's No. 1 Music Station".

The station uses English as its main language besides Japanese, with the Public Service Announcement segments aired in Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Indonesian, Spanish, Thai, Portuguese, and French to better serve the international community in the Tokyo Metropolitan area and its vicinity, not to mention news and other information bits in Japanese that the locals will find convenient.

70% of its airtime is dedicated to music created and played worldwide, while the remaining 30% goes to Japanese pop and rock music selected in large part by a committee.

InterFM broadcast style mirrors American FM radio style and is consistent with stations in networks such as iHeartMedia in the United States.