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| Broadcast area | Osaka Prefecture |
| Frequency | 85.1MHz |
| Branding | FM Osaka |
| Programming | |
| Language | Japanese |
| Format | Full service–contemporary hit radio–J-Pop |
| Affiliations | Japan FM Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | FM Osaka Co., Ltd. |
| History | |
First air date | 1 April 1970; 55 years ago (1970-04-01) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
| Power | 10,000watts |
| ERP | 25,000watts |
| Translator | Nose 77.4 MHz |
| Links | |
| Website | www |

FM Osaka (エフエム大阪) is anFM radio station inOsaka, Japan. The station is an affiliate ofJapan FM Network (JFN).
FM Osaka started broadcasting on April 1, 1970. It was the second commercial FM radio station to launch in Japan after FM Aichi. During its early years, FM Osaka transmitted from Mount Ikoma but later moved to Mount Iimori in June 1971, increasing its reception by 30%.[1]
FM Osaka's main studios are located at "Minatomachi River Place" inMinato,Naniwa, Osaka, in use since July 22, 2002. Its previous studios was at the Asahi Shimbun Osaka Headquarters building inNakanoshima.
It was one of the thirteen commercial radio stations that took part in the pilot project that would becomeRadiko in 2010.[2]