FM Ehime

Based on ja:エフエム愛媛; see its history for attribution.

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{{Infobox radio station
| name = JOEU-FM
| logo = FM Ehime logo.svg
| city = [[Matsuyama]] | country = JP
| area = [[Ehime Prefecture]]
| branding = FM Ehime
| frequency = 79.7 MHz
| translator =
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| airdate = {{Start date|1982|02|01}}
| format = [[Full service (radio format)|Full Service]], [[J-Pop]]
| language = Japanese
| power = 1 [[kilowatt]] (Matsuyama)
| licensing_authority = [[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications|MIC]]
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| affiliations = [[Japan FM Network]]
| owner = FM Ehime Broadcasting Co., Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://j-ba.or.jp/category/english |title=Members Directory 2019 |publisher=日本民間放送連盟 |accessdate=2021-06-07}}</ref>
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| website = http://www.joeufm.co.jp
}}

{{nihongo|'''FM Ehime'''|エフエム愛媛}} is an FM radio station in [[Ehime Prefecture|Ehime]], [[Japan]]. The station is an affiliate of the [[Japan FM Network]] (JFN). It started broadcasting on February 1, 1982, becoming the fifth commercial FM station in Japan, the first since 1970 and the first located outside of a larger city.

The station is reportedly the largest FM station in Shikoku; as of the end of fiscal 2021, the station's audience was estimated to be between 50,000 and 100,000 listeners.<ref>[https://tateyo.co/2022/03/21/great_presidents/ えひめのすごい社長図鑑]</ref>

==Capital composition==
As of 2015:<ref>{{Cite book|author=日本民間放送連盟|date=2015-11-20|title=日本民間放送年鑑2015|publisher=コーケン出版|page=415}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
!Capital!!Total number of shares!!Number of shareholders
|-
|500 million yen||1,000,000 shares||42
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Shareholder!!Number of shares!!Percentage
|-
|[[Ehime Prefecture|Ehime Government]]||100,000 shares||10.00%
|-
|[[Ehime Broadcasting]]||100,000 shares||10.00%
|-
|[[Yomiuri Shimbun]] Osaka Headquarters||{{0}}79,000 shares||{{0}}7.90%
|-
|Junji Hino||{{0}}65,500 shares||{{0}}6.55%
|-
|[[Ehime Shimbun]] Printing Company||{{0}}64,000 shares||{{0}}6.40%
|-
|[[Fuji Media Holdings]]||{{0}}53,000 shares||{{0}}5.30%
|-
|[[Asahi Shimbun]]||{{0}}50,000 shares||{{0}}5.00%
|-
|Shiraichi Toitsu||{{0}}48,000 shares||{{0}}4.80%
|-
|[[Matsuyama|Matsuyama City Government]]||{{0}}40,000 shares||{{0}}4.00%
|-
|[[Nankai Broadcasting]]||{{0}}40,000 shares||{{0}}4.00%
|-
|[[Nikkei, Inc.]]||{{0}}40,000 shares||{{0}}4.00%
|-
|[[Iyo Bank]]||{{0}}40,000 shares||{{0}}4.00%
|-
|[[Ehime Bank]]||{{0}}40,000 shares||{{0}}4.00%
|-
|[[National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives]] (Ehime Headquarters)||{{0}}40,000 shares||{{0}}4.00%
|-
|[[Ehime Prefectural Credit Agricultural Cooperative Federation]]||{{0}}40,000 shares||{{0}}4.00%
|}

==History==
FM Ehime was registered in 1981, a move that was seen with concern from [[Nankai Broadcasting]], as it feared a loss of listeners owing to the station's opening. On February 1, 1982, JOEU-FM started broadcasting on 79.9 in Matsuyama; up until April 9, it had set up its relay stations at Niihama, Yawatahama and Uwajima.<ref name="shashi50">{{cite book |author={{lang|ja|南海放送株式会社}}|script-title=ja:『夢にはじまる : 南海放送五十年史』 |year=2005 |publisher={{lang|ja|南海放送}} |location=Ehime |isbn=}}{{NCID|BA75035554}}{{in lang|ja}}</ref>{{rp|182}}

On the week starting December 16, 2002, FM Ehime took part in a joint listener survey for the first time, which was shared by RNB and issued by [[Video Research]].<ref name="shashi50"/>{{rp|283}}

In June 2018, the company opened its online store, FM Marche, to sell products typical of the prefecture and Shikoku for a national audience, in order to boost revenue.<ref>[https://minpo.online/article/fmmarche.html エフエム愛媛 通販サイト「FMマルシェ」　地域の課題解決型の商品開発　販路拡大で地元の魅力を届ける]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.fmehime.co.jp FM EHIME] {{in lang|ja}}

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[[Category:Radio stations established in 1982]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Japan]]
[[Category:Companies based in Ehime Prefecture]]
[[Category:Mass media in Ehime Prefecture]]