About This Station

J1 Radio (99.1 HD3) is a Southern California-based HD subchannel with a strong focus on Japan, billing itself with the tagline "J1 Loves Japan." The station mixes music—recently playing Japanese artist Tegoshi Yuya—with a wide range of news coverage, including California headlines from the Los Angeles Times, Malibu-area reports from KBUU, Japanese-American community news from Rafu Shimpo, and Japan news from The Japan Times and Nippon.com. Its programming is bilingual, with shows like "O-ha! Southern Cal!" (5:00–10:00am) offered in English and a "Michi-FM" service in Japanese. The website lets listeners choose a preferred location, reflecting a dual audience in Southern California and Japan.