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The 50th Anniv. of Commercial Broadcasting Issued on November 15, 2001 (Heisei 13)

The 50th Anniv. of Commercial Broadcasting Issued on November 15, 2001 (Heisei 13)
After the war, GHQ denied the establishment of commercial broadcasters based on the principle of "NHK monopoly, dismissal of commercial broadcasters." The Broadcasting Law was enforced in 1950 (Showa 25), and in September 1951, the radio broadcasting of Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting (CBC Radio) in Aichi Prefecture and New Japan Broadcasting (Daily Broadcasting / MBS Radio) in Osaka Prefecture was the first in Japan. It is a private broadcast of. The first television broadcast is Nippon Television, which began broadcasting on VHF in August 1953 (Showa 28). Stamps are issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of commercial broadcasting, and are designed with "radio broadcasting microphones and television equipment."