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| Broadcast area | Kansai region |
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| Frequency | 76.5 MHz |
| Branding | FM Cocolo |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety |
| Affiliations | MegaNet |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | FM802 Co., Ltd. |
| FM802 (April 1, 2012-Present) | |
| History | |
First air date | October 16, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-10-16) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Webcast |
| Website | cocolo.jp |

FM Cocolo (エフエムココロ,Efu Emu Kokoro), stylized asFM COCOLO, is a multilingualFM radio station owned and operated by FM 802 Co., Ltd. The station broadcasts on the 76.5MHzFM to theKansai area which includesOsaka,Kyoto,Hyōgo(city of Kobe),Nara,Shiga, andWakayama prefectures. FM Cocolo's former owner Kansai Intermedia Co., Ltd. (関西インターメディア株式会社) was based at theOsaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building (Cosmo Tower) inSuminoe-ku,Osaka,Japan.
FM Cocolo is part of the Megalopolis Radio Network (MegaNet), linking Japan's international FM radio stations (InterFM, FM Cocolo, RADIOi and LoveFM), covering more than 65% of Japan's population.
Most of its programs on FM Cocolo are inEnglish andJapanese, with programs inChinese,French,Filipino,Hindi,Indonesian,Korean,Malaysian,Portuguese,Sinhalese,Spanish,Thai andVietnamese air in allocated timeslots, with different music genres played in each hour. Its variety of music containsTop 40,hot adult contemporary,adult contemporary,soft adult contemporary,classic hits,classic rock, andoldies formats.Easy listening music was also presented once an hour during the overnight hours, and some non-categorized music was also presented as well.
Cocolo (ココロ,Kokoro) is aJapanese term for "heart", and alsostands forCooperation,Communication,Love.
FM Cocolo beganbroadcasting in October 16, 1995.
On April 1, 2012,FM802 Co., Ltd., through its subsidiary802 MediaWorks, bought Kansai Intermedia, making FM Cocolo itssister station.[1]