[2] After the passage of the "Three Radio Laws" in 1950, plans to expand private broadcasting took place across Japan.

[3]: 29 On August 8, 1952, after a general meeting of shareholders, Hiroshima Broadcasting was renamed to Radio Chugoku.

[3]: 30  Radio Chugoku started broadcasting on October 1, 1952, at 6:30 am operating for at least 16 hours and 30 minutes every day.

[3]: 68  Radio Chugoku started TV broadcasts on April 1, 1959[3]: 68  Also in the same year, it joined the Japan News Network.

[3]: 80  It was then decided that a new headquarters will be built in Motomachi (which started on November 5, 1960), adjacent to the Hiroshima Castle.