[2]: 8  On May 9, 1962, the Postal Ministry approved Gifu Prefecture to obtain a broadcasting license.

[2]: 9  On July 10 of the same year, Gifu Radio Co., Ltd. obtained a preliminary license for this frequency band.

[2]: 12  In 1963, Gifu Radio completed the third and fourth recording studios.

[2]: 15  On December 24, 1964, Gifu Radio Takayama Broadcasting Bureau began broadcasting programs, symbolizing Gifu Radio’s coverage of the Hida area.

It initially planned to obtain a broadcast license for VHF channel 7.

[2]: 15  On August 23, 1963, Gifu Radio submitted an application to open a UHF TV channel.

[2]: 21  However, this idea did not become a reality until 1965, when the Postal Ministry agreed to open UHF radio waves for television broadcasting.

Later, with the mediation of Saburo Hirano, the then governor of Gifu Prefecture, the three companies agreed to integrate the application.

Gifu Broadcasting thus became Japan's first commercial UHF television station.