TV Tokyo
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![]() TV Tokyo Holdings and TV Tokyo's headquarters at Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Minato, Tokyo | |
TXHD | |
Native name | 株式会社テレビ東京ホールディングス |
Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Terebi Tōkyō Hōrudingusu |
Company type | Public KK |
TYO: 9413 | |
Industry | Media |
Founded | April 22, 1964 |
Headquarters | Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower, Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo |
Services | |
Revenue | ¥128,667 million (consolidated, March 2015) |
¥5,0050 million (consolidated, March 2015) | |
¥3,089 million (consolidated, March 2015) | |
Total assets | ¥100,565 million (consolidated, March 2015) |
Number of employees | 1,422 |
Parent | Nikkei, Inc. (32.24%) |
Subsidiaries | AT-X TX Network BS TV Tokyo TV Tokyo Corporation TV Tokyo Medianet TV Tokyo Music |
Website | http://www.txhd.co.jp |
![]() TV Tokyo's Japanese logo since November 13, 2023 | |
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City | Tokyo |
Channels | |
Branding | TV Tokyo |
Programming | |
Affiliations | TX Network (1983–present) |
Ownership | |
Owner | TV Tokyo Corporation |
BS TV Tokyo AT-X Nikkei CNBC InterFM | |
History | |
Founded | 1951 |
First air date | April 22, 1964 |
Former call signs | JOTX-TV (1964–2011) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 12 (VHF) (1964–2011) |
Independent (1964–1983) | |
Call sign meaning | JOTX-(D)TV JO Tokyo X |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
ERP | 10 kW (68 kW ERP) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°39′50″N 139°44′36″E / 35.66389°N 139.74333°E |
Translator(s) | Mito, Ibaraki Digital: Channel 18 |
Links | |
Website | TV-Tokyo.co.jp (in Japanese) |
Company | |
Native name | 株式会社テレビ東京 |
Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Terebi Tōkyō |
Formerly | Tokyo Channel 12 Production, Ltd. 株式会社東京12チャンネルプロダクション (1968–1973) Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd. 株式会社東京12チャンネル (1973–1981) Television Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd. (1981–2004; English name only) |
Company type | Subsidiary KK |
Industry | Media |
Founded | Tokyo, Japan (July 1, 1968 | )
Headquarters | Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower, Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo |
Services | |
Parent | TV Tokyo Holdings Corporation |
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as TV Tokyo[a], is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.[1] It is owned and operated by TV Tokyo Corporation,[b] itself a subsidiary of TV Tokyo Holdings Corporation,[c] in turn a subsidiary of Nikkei, Inc.[1] It is headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo. TV Tokyo is one of the five private broadcasters based in Tokyo.
History[edit]
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TV Tokyo was established by the Japan Science Foundation in 1951 and started broadcasting, as Science TV Tokyo Channel 12 Television (科学テレビ東京12チャンネルテレビ, Kagaku Terebi Tōkyō Jūni-channeru Terebi) on April 12, 1964. It took its name from its VHF frequency channel 12. It almost went bankrupt in 1968; on July 1 that year, a limited liability company, Tokyo Channel 12 Production was established with the help of the Nikkei and Mainichi Broadcasting System.
In 1969, the Nikkei and MBS signed a memorandum of understanding which stipulates that Tokyo Channel 12 should share programs with Nihon Educational Television (NET, now TV Asahi). This forms a de facto alliance that lasts until 1975.
In October 1977 Tokyo Channel 12 Production was renamed Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd. (株式会社東京12チャンネル, Kabushiki-gaisha Tōkyō Jūni-channeru); and shortened the channel's name to Tokyo Channel 12 (東京12チャンネル, Tōkyō Jūni-channeru), dropping "Science TV" from its name. At the same time, the station moved to Shiba Park. A month later, it became a general-purpose TV station along with NET. On April 1, 1978, Tokyo launched a new production company, Softx.
In 1981, it was again renamed, this time to Television Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd. d/b/a TV Tokyo; the current Japanese name of the company was also assumed in the same year.
In 1983, TV Tokyo formed the Mega TON Network (now TX Network) with TV Osaka, and Aichi Television Broadcasting. The company shifted its head offices from Shiba Park to Toranomon in December 1985. On October 4, 1999, Tokyo's production company Softx was renamed TV Tokyo MediaNet. In 2004, TV Tokyo MediaNet was shortened to MediaNet. On June 25, 2004, the company assumed its current English name TV Tokyo Corporation. After the digital transition, the channel began broadcasting on digital channel 7. On November 7, 2016, TV Tokyo moved its headquarters to the new building at Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower from its old studios in Toranomon. The network initially used a Circle 7-style logo to broadcast animated programs.[citation needed] The station mascot is a cartoon banana with eyes, a nose, and a mouth which is bent into a 7, named Nanana (ナナナ).
The network is part of the Japan Consortium, which covers the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup.
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TV Tokyo logo used between 1981 and 1985. This is the first variation of the テレビ東京 wordmark styling, which was used between 1981 and 1998.
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The network's logo from 1998 until November 12, 2023
Broadcasting[edit]
Digital[edit]
- Call sign: JOTX-DTV
- Remote controller ID 7
- Tokyo Skytree: Channel 23
Analog[edit]
Analog transmission ceased on July 24, 2011.
- Call sign: JOTX-TV
- Tokyo Tower: Channel 12
Programming[edit]
Related companies[edit]
- TV Tokyo Holdings (株式会社テレビ東京ホールディングス)
- BS TV Tokyo (株式会社BSテレビ東京)
- TV Tokyo Production (テレビ東京ブロードバンド株式会社)
- TV Tokyo Music (株式会社テレビ東京ミュージック)
- PROTX (株式会社テレビ東京制作)
- AT-X (株式会社エー・ティー・エックス)
- FM Inter-Wave Inc. (エフエムインターウェーブ株式会社)
- IntaracTV (株式会社インターラクティーヴィ)
- Nikkei CNBC (株式会社日経CNBC)
- TV Tokyo America Inc.
- MediaNet (formerly TV Tokyo MediaNet & Softx)
- Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd. (formerly Shogakukan Productions Co., Ltd.)
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ テレビ東京, Terebi Tōkyō, abbreviated and appearing on-screen as テレ東 (Teretō)
- ^ 株式会社テレビ東京, Kabushiki gaisha Terebi Tōkyō
- ^ 株式会社テレビ東京ホールディングス, Kabushiki gaisha Terebi Tōkyō Hōrudingusu
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Corporate Data. Archived January 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. TV Tokyo. Retrieved on June 21, 2010.
External links[edit]
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- Official website – (in Japanese)
- Corporate Information – (in English)
- TV Tokyo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- TV Tokyo
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- Mass media companies based in Tokyo
- Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Japanese-language television stations
- Television networks in Japan
- Nikkei Inc.
- Mass media companies established in 1951
- Television channels and stations established in 1964
- Television in Tokyo
- Television stations in Japan
- TX Network
- 1951 establishments in Japan
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