IBCつながるアプリ

The IBC Connected App is a news app that delivers news from Iwate and Japan and overseas, and a communication app that connects IBC Iwate Broadcasting to viewers, listeners, and users.

[About the IBC app]

The IBC Tsunagaru App is a "news app" that delivers news from Iwate and in Japan and abroad, and a "communication app" that connects IBC Iwate Broadcasting with viewers, listeners, and users. It was developed based on the experience of the area affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the local station.

In addition, we ask you to enter simple user information when using. (This is not to identify individuals, but to understand general user trends) Year of birth, gender, prefecture of residence, municipality of residence (when "prefecture of residence" is "Iwate Prefecture") , municipality names are displayed and can be selected) and send. (You can skip entering attributes, but if you do not enter them, a screen prompting you to enter them will appear periodically. Please understand.)

You can check the disaster prevention information [earthquake, heavy rain, flood information, etc.] related to the place of residence set in "User information" in chronological order for the past 3 days.

You can check disaster prevention information other than your place of residence in chronological order for the past 3 days. From the setting screen, select "Push notification settings" - "Disaster prevention information" - "Other area settings". , You can check disaster prevention information [earthquake, heavy rain, flood information, etc.] related to the set area.

*Tsunami information and J-alert (civil protection information) bulletins are distributed nationwide. (Information for areas other than those set in "Region Settings" will also be delivered).

* "Earthquake/Tsunami/Landslide Warning Information/Weather Warnings/Advisories" are provided by Gehirn Co., Ltd.

*You can receive "evacuation information, landslide warning information, and weather warnings" of the set municipalities only when you set municipalities in Iwate Prefecture in "Regional settings".

*You can select ON/OFF of the push notification sound for each notification item.

You can check the "Tsunami Inundation Scenario Map" that assumes the largest earthquake tsunami announced by Iwate Prefecture in March 2022 on a digital map. The estimated "inundation area" and "inundation depth" are displayed in different colors, and you can also check the designated emergency evacuation sites (tsunami) in the 12 coastal municipalities of Iwate Prefecture. It also has a function to display the current location on the map with the location information button. This location information does not identify individuals.

*If there is a change in the designated emergency evacuation site (tsunami), we will update the data as soon as we know.

You can check the railway operation status for each route in Iwate Prefecture. If you select the railway line you want to check from the railway information setting screen, the operation status of the selected line will be delivered at any time. Furthermore, if you set to receive push notifications, you can receive information on "driving suspension" and "driving resumed" by push notification.

*Railway information is provided by Rescue Now.

*Applicable routes:

Tohoku Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen, JR Tohoku Main Line (Sendai - Ichinoseki), JR Tohoku Main Line (Ichinoseki - Morioka), JR Ofunato Line, JR Kamaishi Line, JR Yamada Line, JR Hachinohe Line, JR Kitakami Line, JR Tazawako Line, JR Hanawa Line, Sanriku Railway Rias Line, IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway

* JR Ofunato Line BRT service information is not distributed.

*You can select ON/OFF of the push notification sound for each notification item.

* "Train delay" information is delivered "when a delay of 30 minutes or more is perceived".

* "Operation suspension" information will be delivered "when operation suspension continues for 30 minutes or more".

We deliver news of Iwate and news of the whole country. Some of the news from Iwate can be seen in the video. You can also receive breaking news by setting to receive push notifications.

*National news is news distributed by Kyodo News.

Distributes traffic closure information and regulation information on expressways, national highways, and general roads in Iwate Prefecture. If you select expressways and national highways in advance, you can receive information on "closed roads" by push notification. As for "removal", it may be gradual, and we will notify you by push notification "There was a change in road closure information".

*The expressway information is for the sections below, but information on regulations other than the sections below may be distributed.

Hachinohe Expressway: Ashiro JCT - Nango IC

Tohoku Expressway: Wakayanagi Kanari IC - Kazuno Hachimantai IC

Akita Expressway: Kitakami JCT - Yokote IC

Kamaishi Road: Hanamaki JCT - Kamaishi JCT

Sanriku Expressway: Rikuzentakata Nagabe IC - Taro Kita IC, Kuji IC - Hashikami IC

*You can select ON/OFF of the push notification sound for each notification item.

We will inform you of the latest weather information on the familiar CG screen for weather information on TV. Weather warnings and weather advisories in Iwate Prefecture, minimum and maximum temperatures of the day, etc. If a typhoon occurs, we will also post a typhoon track map.

Please send photos and videos taken with your smartphone to IBC Iwate Broadcasting. In the case of employment, we will introduce you on IBC TV or IBC Radio, and also post it on the IBC website.

Also, the IBC may contact the submitter regardless of acceptance or rejection, so please be sure to enter an email address where we can contact you. Please include the location and date the photo was taken.

Familiar, profitable, useful, we will deliver compactly recommended information.

In addition to hearing information centered on Iwate, such as event information and delicious food information, we also distribute IBC TV and radio program information.

Every morning, you will be notified by push notification of real-time weather information (temperature, precipitation, wind direction and wind speed) for the municipality set at your residence in Iwate Prefecture. not). You can choose between 6:00, 7:00, and 8:00. If you do not wish to receive this, please turn off the reception of "Good morning weather".

*You can select ON/OFF of the push notification sound.