Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
JOIX-DTV, branded as Yomiuri TV (読売テレビ, Yomiuri Terebi, YTV (stylized as ytv°)), is the Kansai region flagship station of the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (讀賣テレビ放送株式会社, Yomiuri Terebi Hōsō kabushiki gaisha) subsidiary of the eponymous Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate; Yomiuri TV forms part of Yomiuri's main television broadcasting arm alongside Kantō region flagship Nippon TV, which owns a 15.89% share in the company. Founded as New Osaka Television Co.[1] on February 13, 1958, and renamed Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation on August 1, the station started broadcasting on August 28 as the first TV station to be affiliated with Nippon Television Network Corporation. Its studios are located in the Osaka Business Park district of Osaka.
Headquarters in Osaka Business Park | |
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Native name | 讀賣テレビ放送株式会社 |
Romanized name | Yomiuri Terebi Hōsō kabushiki gaisha |
Type | Private KK |
Industry | information, communication |
Founded | Higashi-Temma, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan (13 February 1958 , as "New Osaka Television Co.") |
Headquarters | Osaka Business Park, Shiromi, Chūō-ku, Osaka , Japan |
Number of locations | 8 (5 in Japan, 1 in Paris, New York and Shanghai) |
Area served | Kansai region, Japan |
Key people | Yoshmitsu Ohashi (President) |
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Website | www |
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Channels | Digital: 14 (UHF, 2003-, LCN: 10) |
Branding | ytv |
Slogan | GO! GO! Happiness and GO! GO! 10ch (referring to virtual channel 10) |
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Affiliations | Nippon Television Network System and Nippon News Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Yomiuri Telecastiong Corporation |
History | |
Founded | February 13, 1958 |
First air date | August 28, 1958 |
Former call signs | JOIX-TV |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 10 (VHF, 1958-2011) |
Call sign meaning | Japan Osaka Ikoma X (10, official channel assignment) |
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Licensing authority | MIC |
ERP | 25 kW |
Links | |
Website | ytv.co.jp |
Broadcasting
The station broadcasts on Digital Channel 14 in most regions. The channel stopped analog broadcasting on July 24, 2011.
Offices
- Headquarters: 3-50, Shiromi Icchome, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan (relocated on September 1, 2019)
- Tokyo Branch Office: 20th floor, NTV Tower, 6-1, Higashi-Shimbashi Itchome, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
- Nagoya Branch Office: 3rd floor, Shin-Kyoei Building, 7-9, Sakae Sanchome, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Japan
- Kyoto Branch Office: 5th floor, Yomiuri Kyoto Building, Shishikannon-cho, Karasuma-dori Rokkaku-Sagaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Kobe Branch Office: 4th floor, 2-10, Sakaemachi-dori Itchome, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan
- Paris Branch Office: NNN Paris, Tour Maine Montparnasse, 33 Avenue De Maine, Paris, France
- Shanghai Branch Office: 580 Nanjing West Road 902B, Subsidiary Building of Nan Zheng Building, Shanghai, China
- New York Branch Office: NNN New York, 645 5th Avenue Suite 303, New York, NY, United States
- the Headquarters of Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (since September 1, 2019)
- the Former Headquarters of Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (January 2008)
- the Former Headquarters of Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (October 15, 1989)
See also
References
- 新大阪テレビ放送株式会社 Shin Ōsaka Terebi Hōsō kabushiki gaisha, NOTV
External links
- Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation corporate website (in English)
- Official website of ytv (in Japanese)