Wakayama Broadcasting System

JOVF
	Logo used since 1979
	Headquarters in Minatohonmachi, Wakayama
	Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture; Japan;
Broadcast area	Wakayama Prefecture
Frequencies	1431 kHz (AM); 94.2 MHz (FM);
Branding	wbs; Wakayama Broadcasting Radio
Programming
Language	Japanese
Affiliations	JRN, NRN
Ownership
Owner	Wakayama Broadcasting System Co., Ltd.
History
First air date	1 April 1959
Technical information
Licensing authority	MIC
Power	AM: 5 kW
ERP	FM: 0.5 kW
Links
Webcast	radiko.jp#!/live/WBS
Website	www.wbs.co.jp

Wakayama Broadcasting System Co., Ltd. (株式会社和歌山放送, Kabushiki-gaisha Wakayama Hōsō; WBS, stylized in lowercase lettering as wbs, callsign JOVF) is a commercial radio station in Wakayama Prefecture. Launched in 1959 as the forty-first commercial radio station to operate in Japan, the station is an affiliate of both the Japan Radio Network and the National Radio Network. The station has a favorable relationship with the Mainichi Shimbun printing company, as its major shareholder, the Nankai Electric Railway company, also holds shares.