Japan News Network
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| Type | Broadcast television network |
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| Country | Japan |
| Availability | National |
| Founded | August 1, 1959 |
| Owner | Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. |
Picture format | 1080i (HD) |
Callsign meaning | Japan News Network |
Official website | JNN Official Website |
Japan News Network (ジャパン ニュース ネットワーク Japan Nyūsu Nettowāku), or JNN, is a commercial television news network in Japan. The network is run by Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS).
JNN is the broadcast supplier of news programmes and news exchange to all JNN-affiliated stations. It also operates the 24-hour satellite and cable news channel TBS News Bird.
Japan News Network stations
| Station abbreviation | Station | Call sign | Broadcast area (Prefectures) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBS | TBS TV / TBSテレビ | JORX-DTV | Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, and Tochigi | |
| MBS | Mainichi Hōsō / 毎日放送 | JOOR-DTV | Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Nara, Shiga, and Wakayama | |
| CBC | CBC TV / CBCテレビ | JOGX-DTV | Aichi, Gifu, and Mie | |
| ATV | Aomori TV / 青森テレビ | JOAI-DTV | Aomori | |
| ITV | i-TV / あいテレビ | JOEH-DTV | Ehime | |
| rkb | RKB Mainichi Hōsō / RKB毎日放送 | JOFR-DTV | Fukuoka | |
| TUF | TV-U Fukushima / テレビユー福島 | JOKI-DTV | Fukushima | |
| RCC | Chugoku Hōsō / 中国放送 | JOER-DTV | Hiroshima | |
| HBC | Hokkaidō Hōsō / 北海道放送 | JOHR-DTV | Hokkaidō | |
| MRO | Hokuriku Hōsō / 北陸放送 | JOMR-DTV | Ishikawa | |
| IBC | IBC Iwate Hōsō / IBC岩手放送 | JODF-DTV | Iwate | |
| RSK | Sanyo Hōsō / 山陽放送 | JOYR-DTV | Kagawa and Okayama | |
| MBC | Minaminihon Hōsō / 南日本放送 | JOCF-DTV | Kagoshima | |
| KUTV | TV Kochi / テレビ高知 | JORI-DTV | Kochi | |
| RKK | Kumamoto Hōsō / 熊本放送 | JOBF-DTV | Kumamoto | |
| TBC | Tohoku Hōsō / 東北放送 | JOIR-DTV | Miyagi | |
| MRT | Miyazaki Hōsō / 宮崎放送 | JONF-DTV | Miyazaki | |
| SBC | Shin-etsu Hōsō / 信越放送 | JOSR-DTV | Nagano | |
| NBC | Nagasaki Hōsō / 長崎放送 | JOUR-DTV | Nagasaki and Saga | |
| BSN | Niigata Hōsō / 新潟放送 | JODR-DTV | Niigata | |
| OBS | Oita Hōsō / 大分放送 | JOGF-DTV | Oita | |
| RBC | Ryukyu Hōsō / 琉球放送 | JORR-DTV | Okinawa | |
| BSS | San-in Hōsō / 山陰放送 | JOHF-DTV | Shimane and Tottori | |
| SBS | Shizuoka Hōsō / 静岡放送 | JOVR-DTV | Shizuoka | |
| TUT | Tulip TV / チューリップテレビ | JOJH-DTV | Toyama | |
| TUY | TV-U Yamagata / テレビユー山形 | JOWI-DTV | Yamagata | |
| tys | TV Yamaguchi / テレビ山口 | JOLI-DTV | Yamaguchi | |
| UTY | TV Yamanashi / テレビ山梨 | JOGI-DTV | Yamanashi | |
| There are no affiliates in Akita (served by IBC and later, by AKT of FNN), Fukui (served by MRO in north and MBS in south) and Tokushima prefectures (served by MBS). | ||||
| BS-TBS | BS-TBS (formerly BS-i) | -- | Japanese whole area (Broadcasting Satellite) | |
Former stations
| Station abbreviation | Station | Call sign | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTV◆ | FTV / 福島テレビ | JOPX-TV | Affiliated with JNN from June 1, 1971 to March 31, 1983. Owing to network decisions, it changed networks to FNN. TBS/JNN programming returned to Fukushima in December of that year when TUF launched. |
| ABC◆ | Asahi Hōsō / 朝日放送 | JONR-TV | Affiliated with JNN from August 1, 1959 to March 30, 1975. Swapped networks with MBS, which at the time was with TV Asahi/ANN, owing to shareholder issues with the network. |
| NKT◆ | NKT TV / 日本海テレビジョン放送 | JOJX-TV | Affiliated with JNN from August 1, 1959 to December 14, 1959. Changed networks to NNN when BSS started broadcasting and took TBS's programming. |
◆ = former primary affiliate
Remote Controller Buttons of Digital TV
- 1: HBC, TBC, MBC
- 3: RCC, tys, NBC, RKK, OBS, RBC
- 4: MBS, rkb
- 5: CBC, BSN (former)
- 6: 16 JNN stations (TBS, etc.)
External links
- (Japanese) Official Site
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