Kenwood Corporation (株式会社ケンウッド) is a Japanese consumer electronics brand owned by JVCKenwood since 2008.[2] Kenwood is known for manufacturing electronic equipment such as AM/FM stereo receivers, cassette tape decks/recorders, amateur radio (ham radio) equipment, radios, televisions, cellular phones, speakers, and other types of consumer electronics.
History
Kenwood was established on 21 December 1946 as the Kasuga Radio Co. Ltd. in Komagane, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. In 1960, the company was renamed Trio Corporation. After that, the company established its first overseas office in 1963, in Los Angeles County, California, United States.[3]
During the early 1960s, Trio's products were rebranded and sold by the Lafayette Radio Company, which focused on citizens band (CB) radio