TV TOKYO

is a TV station based in Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as , a portmanteau of "terebi" and "Tokyo." 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

Profile

Corporate name

The Headquarters

Studios

Stockholders

History of TV TOKYO

Broadcasting

Analog

Digital

Programs

News and Information

Anime

Variety

See also

External links

Profile

Corporate name

★ TV TOKYO Corporation

The Headquarters

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

Studios

★ the Headquarters

★ Tennozu Studio - 3-3, Higasi-Shinagawa 1 Chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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, " was founded.
In October, 1973, the company was renamed ", and took over the TV broadcasting from the foundation. In 1981, the TV station was changed to ".
In 1983, it made a network called 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

Analog

'JOTX-TV'

★ Tokyo Tower - Channel 6

Digital

'JOTX-DTV'

★ Remote Controller ID 7

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★ Tokyo Tower: Channel 23

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★ Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture: Channel 18

Programs

News and Information

★ ''TXN News''

★ ''Morning Satellite''

★ ''TXN News eye''

★ ''World Business Satellite''

★ ''Ladies4''

Anime

Main articles: List of anime distributed by TV Tokyo

TV TOKYO has shown a number of popular and famous anime, such as ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', ''Love Hina'', 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).

★ ''HaroMoni@'' - Broadcasted in the Kanto area and Fukuoka Prefecture from 12:20 p.m. until 12:49 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

External links

★ Official Site

★ TV TOKYO Corporate

★ TV TOKYO anime website

★ ani.tv home page

★ ani.tv theater home page