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{{short description|Radio station in Fukuoka, Japan}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name               = JORV-FM
| logo               = File:Cross fm logo.png
| city               = [[Fukuoka]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]]
| area               = [[Kyūshū]]
| branding           = Cross FM
| frequency          = 78.7 MHz
| translator         = 77 MHz ([[Kitakyūshū]])<br>86.5 MHz ([[Kurume, Fukuoka|Kurume]])<br>87.8 MHz ([[Ōmuta, Fukuoka|Ōmuta]])<br>87.2 MHz ([[Yukuhashi, Fukuoka|Yukuhashi]])
| repeater           =
| airdate            = September 1, 1993 under the name FM Kyūshū and July 1, 2008 as Cross FM
| format             = [[Full service (radio format)|Full Service]], [[J-Pop]], [[contemporary hit radio]]
| language           = [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
| power              = 3 KW
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| class              = all
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| affiliations       = [[Japan FM League|JFL]]
| owner              = Cross FM Co., Ltd.
| licensee           =
| sister_stations    =
| webcast            = [http://www.ustream.tv/channel/crossfmkitakyushunow crossfmkitakyushunow] on [[Ustream]]
| website            = http://www.crossfm.co.jp/
}}
[[File:CROSS FM headquarters.JPG|thumb|CROSS FM headquarters]]
{{nihongo|'''Cross FM'''|クロスエフエム|kurosu efu emu}} (formerly {{nihongo|'''FM Kyūshū'''|エフエム九州|efu emu kyūshū}}) is a commercial radio station operating in the [[Fukuoka Prefecture]] of [[Japan]]. It is an affiliate of the [[Japan FM League]].
==History==
{{Infobox company
| name             = Cross FM Co., Ltd.
| logo             =
| type             = private
| genre            =
| foundation       = December 9, 1992 (as FM Kyūshū Co. Ltd.)
| founder          =
| location_city    = [[Fukuoka]]
| location_country = [[Japan]]
| location         =
| locations        =
| area_served      = [[Kyūshū]]
| key_people       = Hisao Tateishi (chairman/representative director)<br>Wakako Tokuda (CEO)<br>Yoshitaka Hombo<br>Shigeki Suzuki
| industry         = [[radio broadcasting]]
| products         = [[radio broadcasting]]<br>[[credit cards]] (in partnership with [[Circle K Sunkus]] and [[Japan Credit Bureau|JCB]])<ref>[http://www.crossfm.co.jp/club/w_club.php Cross Club Card]</ref>
| services         = [[radio broadcasting]]
| revenue          =
| operating_income =
| net_income       =
| assets           =
| equity           =
| owner            = [[Daigaku Honyaku Center|DHC Corp.]] (100%)
| num_employees    =
| parent           = [[Daigaku Honyaku Center|DHC Corp.]] (since April 2016)
| divisions        =
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| homepage         = http://www.crossfm.co.jp/
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}}
* December 9, 1992 - FM Kyūshū Co. Ltd. was founded.
* April 2004 - FM Kyūshū sets up a studio at the [[Hakata Station]] called {{nihongo|'''JR Hakata Giga Studio'''|JR博多駅GIGAスタジオ|jei aru hakata-eku giga sutajio}}.
* June 30, 2008 - FM Kyūshū signed off for some changes.
* July 1, 2008 - FM Kyūshū relaunches as Cross FM.
* April 28, 2016 - Cross FM was acquired by [[Daigaku Honyaku Center|DHC Corp.]]
===Former Slogans as FM Kyūshū===
* "Kyūshū's Number One Music Station!"
* "Pacific Power Station"
==Features==
===Time Signal===
====As FM Kyūshū====
* "This is Cross FM. After the tone, it's _ o'clock."
====As Cross FM====
* BGM - {{Nihongo|"Green Station Cross FM is announcing it's _ o'clock."|green station cross fmが○時をお知らせします|Gurin sutēshon kurosu efu emu ga, _ jiho oshirase shite masu.}} - signal (without sponsor)
* CM - {{nihongo|"(Sponsor) is announcing it's _ o'clock."|（スポンサー）が○時をお知らせします|(Suponsā) ga, _ jiho oshirase shite masu.}} - signal (with sponsor)
===Life Information===
* Headline News
* Traffic Information
* Weather Information
* Drive and Weather Information
* Sports Line
==Programming==
{|class="wikitable" width=850 style="font-size:small;"
|-
!Time
!Monday!!Tuesday!!Wednesday!!Thursday!!Friday!!Saturday!!width="208"|Sunday
|-
!5 AM
|rowspan="2"|'''Music Forest'''
|rowspan="2"|'''Music Forest'''
|rowspan="2"|'''Music Forest'''
|rowspan="2"|'''Music Forest'''
|rowspan="2"|'''Music Forest'''
|rowspan="2"|'''Music Forest'''
|rowspan="2"|'''Music Forest'''
|-
!6 AM
|-
!7 AM
|rowspan="3"|'''Morning Gate'''
|rowspan="3"|'''Morning Gate'''
|rowspan="3"|'''Morning Gate'''
|rowspan="3"|'''Morning Gate'''
|rowspan="3"|'''Morning Gate'''
|rowspan="3"|'''Green Drive'''
|rowspan="4"|'''Green Drive'''
|-
!8 AM
|-
!9 AM
|-
!10 AM
|rowspan="4"|'''Green Life'''
|rowspan="4"|'''Green Life'''
|rowspan="4"|'''Green Life'''
|rowspan="4"|'''Green Life'''
|rowspan="4"|'''Green Life'''
|10:30 - '''Noz Inner Beauty'''
|-
!11 AM
|11:00 - ''' 旬感通信 ふくおかまるかじり!''', 11:30 - '''筑紫環境保全センター music forest'''
|11:30 - '''Ragtime Life'''
|-
!12 NN
|rowspan="5"|'''Hi! Calorie'''
|rowspan="4"|'''Presen Marche'''
|-
!13 PM
|-
!14 PM
|rowspan="3"|'''Combo Master'''
|rowspan="3"|'''Combo Master'''
|rowspan="3"|'''Combo Master'''
|rowspan="3"|'''Combo Master'''
|rowspan="6"|'''Friday Special: The Presidents'''
|-
!15 PM
|-
!16 PM
|'''Music Forest''' or '''Sunday Special'''
|-
!17 PM
|rowspan="3"|'''Toggy's TT'''
|rowspan="3"|'''Toggy's TT'''
|rowspan="3"|'''Toggy's TT'''
|rowspan="3"|'''Toggy's TT'''
|'''Weekend Jazz'''
|'''Weekend Jazz'''
|-
!18 PM
|rowspan="4"|'''Music Amp'''
|'''Sunday Sunset Cruise'''
|-
!19 PM
|'''Drivers' Meeting'''
|-
!20 PM
|rowspan="2"|'''Challenge Rachin'''
|rowspan="2"|'''Challenge Rachin'''
|rowspan="2"|'''Challenge Rachin'''
|rowspan="2"|'''Groove Train'''
|rowspan="2"|'''Nobukawa Sports'''
|rowspan="3"|19:30 - '''北九魂 -KITAKYU SPIRIT'''
|-
!21 PM
|-
!22 PM
|22:52 - '''Power of Message'''
|22:52 - '''Power of Message'''
|22:52 - '''Power of Message'''
|22:52 - '''Power of Message'''
|22:52 - '''Power of Message'''
|'''Fumika Happy School Radio'''
|-
!23 PM
|'''Music Forest'''
|'''Music Forest'''
|'''PS PalPonte 2'''
|23:00 - '''どっちもイケます!''', 23:30 - '''A Piece of Today'''
|'''Alice in Wonder Radio'''
|'''PE'Z Saturday Night Radio'''
|'''Radio Kicks!'''
|-
!24 MN
|24:00 - '''Night Kit''', 24:30 - '''Music Forest'''
|24:00 - '''Spin the Music''', 24:30 - '''Music Forest'''
|'''Music Forest'''
|'''Music Forest'''
|'''Music Forest'''
|rowspan="2"|'''Aladin Backyard Radio!'''
|'''From Now On'''
|-
!1 AM
|rowspan="4"|'''Music Forest'''
|rowspan="4"|'''Music Forest'''
|rowspan="4"|'''Music Forest'''
|rowspan="4"|'''Music Forest'''
|rowspan="4"|'''Music Forest'''
|rowspan="4"|Technical Sign-off
|-
!2 AM
|rowspan="3"|'''Music Forest'''
|-
!3 AM
|-
!4 AM
|-
|}
source:<ref>[http://www.crossfm.co.jp/timetable/w_timetable.php Cross FM Time Table]</ref>
==Navigators==
* Hisae Aigoshi
* Alice
* Maki Ariga
* D-High-LoW
* fumika
* Funkist
* Honey
* Racer Kashima
* Natsuko Kondo
* Makoto Kosaka
* Yuta Kozuma
* Zentaro Kurita
* Lucy
* Masaki
* Akiko Matsumoto
* The Mercury Sound
* Moby
* Tetsuzo Motoki
* Mye
* Ryuta Nobukawa
* [[Pe'z]]
* [[Prague (band)|Prague]]
* Shirley Tomioka-Sheridan (see also [[FM802]])
* Ritsuko Tateyama
* Toggy
* [[Shion Tsuji]]
* Yayoi Tsuruta
* Toru Yagi
* Marico Yamamoto
Source:<ref>[http://www.crossfm.co.jp/dj/w_djlist.php Cross FM Navigators]</ref>
==See also==
* [[Japan FM League]]
===Other stations in Fukuoka===
* [[FM Fukuoka]] ([[Japan FM Network|JFN]])
* [[Love FM (Japan)|Love FM]] ([[MegaNet]])
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.crossfm.co.jp/}}
* {{Facebook|greenstationcrossfm}}
* {{Twitter}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Japan]]
[[Category:Radio in Japan]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1993]]
[[Category:Companies based in Fukuoka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Mass media in Fukuoka]]