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Do CHINA and JAPAN have Dance Stations?

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midwestclubber

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Ive always wondered if places like Tokyo, and other Japanese, and Chinese citys have any Dance Stations. I do know that they have Top 40 CHR stations, and Hip Hop stations there, but I have yet to find a terrestrial Dance Station listed anywhere. There almost has to be a Dance station in Tokyo, its the biggest city in the World. Maybe it just doesnt Webcast.
 
NOPE :)

No Dance stations, and no Hip Hop stations either.
The Tokyo-Yokahoma market may be the most populated metropolitan area on earth (over 30 million people), but its radio dial is nowhere nearly as diverse or as clogged up as its counterparts in L.A. or New York. No Oldies stations, no Rock stations, no Soft Rock stations, etc. A lot of nieched formats are missing. Many stations in Japan aren't even true CHRs, but rather Pop stations where certain hours are devoted to J-Pop (Japanese Contemporary Pop), International hits, a Rock show, or a Dance show.
It's funny how the most futuristic society on earth in many aspects still pales in comparison to the US when it comes to TV and radio. Good thing there's the internet nowadays :)

Tokyo has a very vibrant club scene, and major Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Ghangzou have booming club scenes too, but no Dance stations are to be found. In fact, most Chinese cities only have THREE radio stations found on the entire dial. It is after all still a Communist country. I believe when Russia was Communist there was only ONE television station (nationally owned), a couple of licensed radio stations, and a number of pirate stations. The only cities in China to have a CHR station are Beijing (Hit FM), and possibly Hong Kong (Both Radio 3 and Metro Radio are at times CHR, with a 50/50 mix of international and domestic hits). Ironically enough Shanghai, the most populated city in China (the most populated country on earth) doesn't have a CHR yet, as far as I know.

<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by CHRles on 09/27/05 04:10 AM.</FONT></P>
 
Re: NOPE :)

> No Dance stations, and no Hip Hop stations either.
> The Tokyo-Yokahoma market may be the most populated
> metropolitan area on earth (over 30 million people), but its
> radio dial is nowhere nearly as diverse or as clogged up as
> its counterparts in L.A. or New York. No Oldies stations, no
> Rock stations, no Soft Rock stations, etc. A lot of nieched
> formats are missing. Many stations in Japan aren't even true
> CHRs, but rather Pop stations where certain hours are
> devoted to J-Pop (Japanese Contemporary Pop), International
> hits, a Rock show, or a Dance show.
> It's funny how the most futuristic society on earth in many
> aspects still pales in comparison to the US when it comes to
> TV and radio. Good thing there's the internet nowadays :)


CHRles is right. There are no Dance stations in Japan. I should know: I used to go to Tokyo's Roponggi and Shinjuku districts when I was stationed in Japan from 1991 to 1993, and the only times you would here a Dance track on the airwaves is during the typical mix show or spiked in with other hit music fare on J-Wave or FM Yokohama.

Speaking of Tokyo's club scene (which is how I accidently got my chops on a turntable at a underground party through a invite from a girl giving away a flyer), they seem to eat this genre up like sushi. Even stores like Virgin, Tower and HMV boast a lot of Dance titles that sell very well.

But the clubs, thats a different story. Most of the clubs in Tokyo are also very expensive--by gender! If you're a single guy, be prepared to shell out $50 to $60 bucks to get in a building with 10 stories (And 10 clubs on each floor, and I'm not making this one up!) if you want to get your groove on. The women however get to pay around $20 to 30 to get in. Even the drinks are expensive, and I don't drink alcohol.

But despite that, I was lucky to learn a lot from my experience in Japan, although I haven't got around to learning the language yet.
 
> Ive always wondered if places like Tokyo, and other
> Japanese, and Chinese citys have any Dance Stations. I do
> know that they have Top 40 CHR stations, and Hip Hop
> stations there, but I have yet to find a terrestrial Dance
> Station listed anywhere. There almost has to be a Dance
> station in Tokyo, its the biggest city in the World. Maybe
> it just doesnt Webcast.
> Star radio Digio Japan was playing "Loud Enough" by yours truly earlier in the year; in all honesty I don't even know if they're web only or terrestrial.
www.liquidmusicinc.com
 
> > Ive always wondered if places like Tokyo, and other
> > Japanese, and Chinese citys have any Dance Stations. I do
> > know that they have Top 40 CHR stations, and Hip Hop
> > stations there, but I have yet to find a terrestrial Dance
>
> > Station listed anywhere. There almost has to be a Dance
> > station in Tokyo, its the biggest city in the World.
> Maybe
> > it just doesnt Webcast.
> > Star radio Digio Japan was playing "Loud Enough" by yours
> truly earlier in the year; in all honesty I don't even know
> if they're web only or terrestrial.
> www.liquidmusicinc.com
>
Well I can tell you that Star TV is a well known satellite/cable network owned by none other then Ruport Murdoch (the Australian "dude" who owns Fox Network).
Star TV among other channels operate a music television station called Channel V, and a prime-time shows channel called Star TV. There's also Star Movies, Star news, etc.
Chances are that star radio Digio means star Radio Digital, probably a form of cable radio ;)
 
Well Known Stations In Japan

> > No Dance stations, and no Hip Hop stations either.
> > The Tokyo-Yokahoma market may be the most populated
> > metropolitan area on earth (over 30 million people), but
> its
> > radio dial is nowhere nearly as diverse or as clogged up
> as
> > its counterparts in L.A. or New York. No Oldies stations,
> no
> > Rock stations, no Soft Rock stations, etc. A lot of
> nieched
> > formats are missing. Many stations in Japan aren't even
> true
> > CHRs, but rather Pop stations where certain hours are
> > devoted to J-Pop (Japanese Contemporary Pop),
> International
> > hits, a Rock show, or a Dance show.
> > It's funny how the most futuristic society on earth in
> many
> > aspects still pales in comparison to the US when it comes
> to
> > TV and radio. Good thing there's the internet nowadays :)
>
>
> CHRles is right. There are no Dance stations in Japan. I
> should know: I used to go to Tokyo's Roponggi and Shinjuku
> districts when I was stationed in Japan from 1991 to 1993,
> and the only times you would here a Dance track on the
> airwaves is during the typical mix show or spiked in with
> other hit music fare on J-Wave or FM Yokohama.

I remember when Billboard used to publish the Tokyo Hot 100 based on J-Wave's weekly hitparade :)
Tokyo does currently have an English speaking CHR called Inter FM (short for international FM).
http://www.interfm.co.jp/

I believe the only other area in Japan to feature English speaking stations is Okinawa, where there's a big US Naval base. One of Honolulu's Hawaiian stations oddly enough seems to be retransmitted there as well.

FM Yokahoma is another one of Japan's most influential stations, and when a DJ plays something the audience takes note. Other famous Japanese stations include ZIP-FM in Nagoya, and Funky 802 in Osaka (and I guess FM Osaka is too).
 
> > Ive always wondered if places like Tokyo, and other
> > Japanese, and Chinese citys have any Dance Stations. I do
> > know that they have Top 40 CHR stations, and Hip Hop
> > stations there, but I have yet to find a terrestrial Dance
>
> > Station listed anywhere. There almost has to be a Dance
> > station in Tokyo, its the biggest city in the World.
> Maybe
> > it just doesnt Webcast.
> > Star radio Digio Japan was playing "Loud Enough" by yours
> truly earlier in the year; in all honesty I don't even know
> if they're web only or terrestrial.
> www.liquidmusicinc.com
>
DIGIO is actually a Cable TV Radio station, on a Network like Music Choice, but its called (Sky Perfect TV) over there. It offers many choices, including a DANCE/Club Channel. www.skyperfectv.co.jp/en/guide/lineup/01.html
 
Re: Well Known Stations In Japan

> > > No Dance stations, and no Hip Hop stations either.
> > > The Tokyo-Yokahoma market may be the most populated
> > > metropolitan area on earth (over 30 million people), but
>
> > its
> > > radio dial is nowhere nearly as diverse or as clogged up
>
> > as
> > > its counterparts in L.A. or New York. No Oldies
> stations,
> > no
> > > Rock stations, no Soft Rock stations, etc. A lot of
> > nieched
> > > formats are missing. Many stations in Japan aren't even
> > true
> > > CHRs, but rather Pop stations where certain hours are
> > > devoted to J-Pop (Japanese Contemporary Pop),
> > International
> > > hits, a Rock show, or a Dance show.
> > > It's funny how the most futuristic society on earth in
> > many
> > > aspects still pales in comparison to the US when it
> comes
> > to
> > > TV and radio. Good thing there's the internet nowadays
> :)
> >
> >
> > CHRles is right. There are no Dance stations in Japan. I
> > should know: I used to go to Tokyo's Roponggi and Shinjuku
>
> > districts when I was stationed in Japan from 1991 to 1993,
>
> > and the only times you would here a Dance track on the
> > airwaves is during the typical mix show or spiked in with
> > other hit music fare on J-Wave or FM Yokohama.
>
> I remember when Billboard used to publish the Tokyo Hot 100
> based on J-Wave's weekly hitparade :)
> Tokyo does currently have an English speaking CHR called
> Inter FM (short for international FM).
> http://www.interfm.co.jp/
>
> I believe the only other area in Japan to feature English
> speaking stations is Okinawa, where there's a big US Naval
> base. One of Honolulu's Hawaiian stations oddly enough seems
> to be retransmitted there as well.
>
> FM Yokahoma is another one of Japan's most influential
> stations, and when a DJ plays something the audience takes
> note. Other famous Japanese stations include ZIP-FM in
> Nagoya, and Funky 802 in Osaka (and I guess FM Osaka is
> too).
>
peercast
http://www.peercast.org
has a few jap stations, zip.fm comes to mind as one.
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