In June 1953, Shin-etsu Broadcasting received an application for a TV license. Due to the mountainous terrain of Nagano Prefecture, the broadcaster started to build a main transmitter on Mount Utsukushigahara, the first in Japan to have a broadcast transmitter on a mountaintop. On March 14, 1958, it received a broadcast license.
In June 1953, Shin-etsu Broadcasting sought a TV license in Nagano Prefecture. Due to the mountainous terrain of the region, the broadcaster began construction on a main transmitter atop Mount Utsukushigahara, Japan's first mountaintop broadcasting station. On March 14, 1958, it received its broadcast license.