was a Japanese FM radio station under the name . It was founded in 2000 and ceased operation in 2020.
On March 18, 2020, the board of directors of the station voted to close the station and announcing officially the station closing. On June 30, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. (JST), the station officially closed after almost 20 years on the air as well as removing itself from Radiko and on July 14, the bankruptcy proceedings started. The total debt is about 220 million yen (USD$2,078,952).
At the time of its launch, it was the only station affiliated with the JAPAN FM LEAGUE outside the five major metropolitan areas, but it soon withdrew from the league and has since become an independent FM station that broadcasts only its own programs. It is also the only Niigata Prefecture broadcasting station that was part of the Heisei era, both on television and radio.
The headquarters of Niigata Toyota Motor Corporation used to be located in the Cosmix Building. PORT still has close ties with Toyota Motor Corporation dealers in Niigata Prefecture (excluding some of them, including the company that owns the land), and the Chuetsu Group, including the transportation companies Chuetsu Transportation and Chuetsu Transporting. The cars used by PORT for reporting and sales are Toyota vehicles or their affiliated Daihatsu and Hino vehicles, and until around October 2005, stickers and stickers bearing the PORT logo for the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake Reconstruction Campaign, "Let's do our best! Niigata Chuetsu!", were affixed to vehicles belonging to the Chuetsu Group that belong to Niigata Prefecture. PORT also sponsors many programs for these companies, but all programs sponsored by Toyota dealers ended at the end of December 2005.
From 23:50 to 23:58 on June 30, 2020, FMPORT's DJs and reporters (some of whom appeared by phone), both former and current, made comments to the viewers, and a special edition was broadcast for the closing, bringing an end to the station's 19 years and 6 months as a broadcasting station. The only official website was "thankyou.html," which contained a notice of the closure, and it was no longer possible to view anything other than the top menu.
In addition, when Niigata FM closed its doors, the Niigata Nippo pointed out that a Sankei Shimbun reporter had quoted photos taken by the Niigata Nippo without permission in the Sankei Shimbun newspaper dated December 1, 2020, and on its website, Sankei News. Sankei Shimbun removed the photos from its paper and website, and placed the reporter on disciplinary leave for two months.
Call sign
Head office/music hall
Tokyo branch