TV Tokyo

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TV TOKYO Corporation (or TX) (株式会社テレビ東京, Kabushiki Gaisha Terebi Tōkyō^?) TYO: 9411 is a TV station based in Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as "Teleto" (テレ東, Teretō^?), as it is "terebi" and "Tokyo" put together. It is the key station of TXN (TX Network). Morning Musume was born on the TV station. Its main owner is Nihon Keizai Shimbun. TV Tokyo is currently the smallest of the major Tokyo TV networks, and is known for its specialization in anime.

TV TOKYO Broadband Entertainment,Inc. distributes downloadable TV contents. Known outlets include ani.tv theater.

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Corporate name 1.2 The Headquarters 1.3 Studios 2 Stockholders 3 History of TV Tokyo 4 Broadcasting 4.1 Digital 5 Affiliates 6 Programs 6.1 News and Information 6.2 Anime 6.3 Variety 7 See also 8 External links

Profile

Corporate name

• TV TOKYO Corporation

The Headquarters

• 4-3-12, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Studios

• the Headquarters

Stockholders

• Nihon Keizai Shimbun
• Mainichi Broadcasting System, etc.

History of TV Tokyo

On April 12, 1964, the TV station was started by the Japan Science Promotion Foundation. On July 1, 1968, "Tokyo Channel 12 Production, Ltd." (株式会社東京12チャンネルプロダクション, Kabushiki Kaisha Tōkyō 12 Channeru Purodakushon^?) was founded.

In October, 1973, the company was renamed "Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd." (株式会社東京12チャンネル, Kabushiki Kaisha Tōkyō 12 Channeru^?), and took over the TV broadcasting from the foundation. In 1981, the TV station was changed to "Television Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd." (株式会社テレビ東京, Kabushiki Kaisha Terebi Tōkyō^?).

In 1983, it made a network called "Mega TON Network" (now TXN) (メガTONネットワーク, Mega TON Nettowāku^?) with TV Osaka, and TV Aichi. In December, 1985, the head office moved from Shibakoen to Toranomon. On December 12, 1999, the sub stadio opened at Tennozu Isle. On June 25, 2003, English name of the TV station changed from "Television Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd." to "TV TOKYO Corporation". In 2004, TV TOKYO celebrated its 40th anniversary.

Broadcasting

Digital

JOTX-DTV

• Remote Controller ID 7
  • Tokyo Tower: Channel 23
  • Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture: Channel 18

Affiliates

• Osaka area: TV Osaka, Analog Channel 19, Digital Channel 18 [ID: 7]
• Nagoya / Chūkyō: TV Aichi, Analog Channel 25, Digital Channel 23 [ID: 7]

Programs

News and Information

• TXN News
• Morning Satellite
• TXN News eye
• World Business Satellite
• Ladies4

Anime

Main article: List of anime distributed by TV Tokyo

TV Tokyo has shown a number of popular and famous anime, such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, the Pokémon metaseries, Naruto, and Bleach

Variety

• Oha Suta - Broadcast on TXN affiliates and Biwako Broadcasting from 6:45 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. on Weekdays, and on Nara TV and TV Wakayama from 7:05 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. on Weekdays (this show takes its name from, and is actually a revival of "Ohayo Studio", which aired from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s).
• Hello! Morning - Broadcasted in the Kanto area and Fukuoka Prefecture from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. every Sunday
• Kaiun nandemo kanteidan! - Broadcasted on TXN affiliates from 9 p.m. until 9:54 p.m. every Tuesday

See also

• Japanese media

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