List of NNN and NNS affiliates

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LCN assignments of NNN and NNS affiliates

The Nippon News Network (NNN) and Nippon Television Network System (NNS) are Japanese commercial television networks organised by Nippon Television (NTV) in Tokyo, which is owned by The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings. NNN provides national news and current affairs programming to its regional affiliates, while NNS feeds entertainment and other non-news programmes. NNN and NNS are made up of 30 affiliates, including three stations that are double- or triple-affiliated with rival networks.

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NNN was founded on 1 April 1966, [1] while NNS was founded on 14 June 1972. [2]

Stations are listed mostly in Japanese order of prefectures which is mirrored in ISO 3166-2:JP, with exceptions for the Kantō region, Aichi-Gifu-Mie, Kansai region (except Mie), Tottori-Shimane and Okayama-Kagawa, which form single wide broadcasting markets respectively.[ citation needed ]

Affiliate stations

Broadcasting area(s)Station LCN Start date of broadcastDate of affiliationNote(s)
PrefectureRegionOn air brandingAbbr.Call signNNNNNS
Hokkaidō Sapporo TV STVJOKX-DTV51 April 19591 April 196614 June 1972Core station
Aomori Tōhoku Aomori Broadcasting RABJOGR-DTV11 October 19591 April 196614 June 1972
Iwate Tōhoku TV Iwate TVIJOII-DTV41 December 19691 December 196910 September 1974
Miyagi Tōhoku Miyagi TV MMT [note 1] JOMM-DTV41 October 19701 October 197010 September 1974Core station
Akita Tōhoku Akita Broadcasting ABSJOTR-DTV41 April 19601 April 196614 June 1972
Yamagata Tōhoku Yamagata Broadcasting YBCJOEF-DTV41 April 19601 April 196614 June 1972
Fukushima Tōhoku Fukushima Central TV FCTJOVI-DTV41 April 19701 October 197110 September 1974
Kantō region Nippon TV NTVJOAX-DTV428 August 19531 April 196614 June 1972Eastern flagship station; core station
Niigata Chūbu TV Niigata TeNY [note 2] JOPI-DTV41 April 19811 April 19811 April 1981
Toyama Chūbu Kitanihon Broadcasting KNBJOLR-DTV11 April 19591 April 196614 June 1972
Ishikawa Chūbu TV Kanazawa KTKJOWX-DTV41 April 19901 April 19901 April 1990
Fukui Chūbu Fukui Broadcasting FBCJOPR-DTV71 June 19601 April 196614 June 1972Primary affiliate; also affiliated with ANN since 1989
Yamanashi Chūbu Yamanashi Broadcasting YBSJOJF-DTV420 December 19591 April 196614 June 1972
Nagano Chūbu TV Shinshu TSBJONI-DTV41 October 19801 October 19801 April 1981
Shizuoka Chūbu Shizuoka Daiichi TV SDTJOSX-DTV41 July 19791 July 19791 July 1979
Aichi and Gifu Chūbu Chukyo TV CTVJOCH-DTV41 April 19691 April 19731 April 1973Core station
Mie Kansai
Kansai region (except Mie) Yomiuri TV ytvJOIX-DTV1028 August 19581 April 196614 June 1972Western flagship station; core station
Tottori and Shimane Chūgoku Nihonkai TV NKTJOJX-DTV13 March 19591 April 196614 June 1972
Hiroshima Chūgoku Hiroshima TV HTVJONX-DTV41 September 19621 April 196614 June 1972Core station
Yamaguchi Chūgoku Yamaguchi Broadcasting KRYJOPF-DTV41 October 19591 April 196614 June 1972
Okayama Chūgoku Nishinippon Broadcasting RNCJOKF-DTV41 July 19581 April 196614 June 1972
Kagawa Shikoku
Tokushima Shikoku Shikoku Broadcasting JRTJOJR-DTV11 April 19591 April 196614 June 1972
Ehime Shikoku Nankai Broadcasting RNBJOAF-DTV41 December 19581 April 196614 June 1972
Kōchi Shikoku Kochi Broadcasting RKCJOZR-DTV41 April 19591 April 196614 June 1972
Fukuoka Kyūshū Fukuoka Broadcasting FBSJOFH-DTV51 April 19691 April 196914 June 1972Core station
Nagasaki Kyūshū Nagasaki International TV NIBJOXH-DTV41 April 19911 April 19911 April 1991
Kumamoto Kyūshū Kumamoto Kenmin TV KKTJOQI-DTV41 April 19821 April 19821 April 1982
Ōita Kyūshū TV Oita TOSJOOI-DTV41 April 19701 April 197014 June 1972Also affiliated with FNN/FNS
Miyazaki Kyūshū TV Miyazaki UMKJODI-DTV31 April 19701 April 1979(none)Tertiary affiliate of NNN; not affiliated for non-news programming (NNS); also affiliated with FNN/FNS and ANN
Kagoshima Kyūshū Kagoshima Yomiuri TV KYTJOUI-DTV41 April 19941 April 19941 April 1994

Areas without an NNN/NNS station

PrefectureRegionStation(s) from neighbouring prefectureNews gathering
Saga Kyushu FBS (Fukuoka) FBS (Fukuoka)
Miyazaki Kyushu For NNS programming on cable providers: KKT (Kumamoto), [3] KYT (Kagoshima) [4]

For NNN programming: UMK (Miyazaki), KKT (Kumamoto), KYT (Kagoshima)

 UMK (Miyazaki)
Okinawa Kyushu N/A [note 3] Nippon TV Naha Bureau
  1. ↑ Until August 31, 1975, abbreviated as MTB and September 1, 1975 to September 30, 1985, abbreviated as MM34.
  2. ↑ Until December 31, 1997, abbreviated as TNN
  3. ↑ For Okinawa, cable operators Okinawa Cable Network (for mainland Okinawa since August 2019 [5] ) and Miyako Television (for the city of Miyakojima in Miyako Island since October 2022 [6] ) currently relay live programming from KYT in Kagoshima, while Okinawa Television and Ryukyu Broadcasting are airing select non-news programming from NTV.

Former affiliate stations

Single asterisk (*) indicates former primary affiliate

Broadcasting area(s)StationCh.Years of
affiliation		Current
affiliation		Current
NNN/NNS
affiliate		Note(s)
PrefectureRegionOn air brandingAbbr.Call sign
Miyagi Tōhoku Sendai Television OXJOOX-TV121966–1970 FNN/FNS MMT [note 1]
Fukushima Tōhoku Fukushima TV*FTVJOPX-TV111966–1971 FNN/FNS FCT [note 2]
Niigata Chūbu Niigata Sogo Television NSTJONH-TV351968–1981 FNN/FNS TeNY [note 3]
Shizuoka Chūbu Shizuoka Prefectural TV SKTJOSI-TV331978–1979 (secondary) ANN SDT [note 4]
Aichi and Gifu Chūbu Nagoya TV*NBNJOLX-TV111966–1973 ANN CTV [note 5]
Mie Kansai
Nagasaki Kyūshū TV Nagasaki KTNJOWH-TV371969–1990 (secondary) FNN/FNS NIB [note 6]
Kumamoto Kyūshū TV Kumamoto TKUJOZH-TV341969–1982 (secondary) FNN/FNS KKT [note 7]
Kagoshima Kyūshū Kagoshima TV KTSJOKH-TV381969–1994 (secondary) FNN/FNS KYT [note 8]
  1. ↑ Established as an affiliate of Nippon Television, Nihon Educational Television and Fuji TV, joining their respective general and news networks later on. [7] On 1 October 1970, Miyagi Television took NNN's programming from OX, causing it to become a primary affiliate of Fuji TV. [8] TV Asahi programming moved to KHB when it launched in 1975.
  2. ↑ Initially not affiliated with the 4 main networks between 1 April 1963, to 31 March 1966, FTV then joined NNN as one of its founding members on its founding. Nippon TV programming moved to Fukushima Central Television when it opened on 1 April 1970. [9]
  3. ↑ Initially a triple affiliate of NET (TV Asahi), Fuji TV and Nippon Television. It was affiliated to the network until 31 March 1981, when TNN (now TeNY) started broadcasting, [10] taking over NTV's schedule from NST, causing it to become a primary affiliate of Fuji TV. TV Asahi programming remained on the station until 30 September 1983, when NT21 (now branded as UX) launched. [11] : 27 
  4. ↑ Shizuoka Prefectural Television (静岡けんみんテレビ, SKT) was a secondary affiliate of NNN/NNS from 1 July 1978, to 30 June 1979. The following day, Shizuoka Daiichi Television took over NNN's programming, allowing SKT to become a full-time ANN affiliate. Since 1993, the latter station is branded as Shizuoka Asahi Television. [12] : 71 
  5. ↑ Was affiliated to NTV prior to NNN's creation. Switched to ANN full-time on 1 April 1973, owing to a conflict with Chukyo Television Broadcasting. [13] : 85 
  6. ↑ Primary FNN/FNS affiliate, secondarily affiliated with NNN from 1 April 1969, to 30 September 1990. NNN/NNS programming moved to NIB when it started broadcasting. [14] : 85 
  7. ↑ Primary FNN/FNS affiliate, secondarily affiliated to NNN from 1 April 1969, to 31 March 1982. NNN programming moved to the newly created KKT. [15] : 104 
  8. ↑ Primary FNN/FNS affiliate, secondarily affiliated to NNN from 1 April 1969, to 31 March 1994. NNN programming moved to the newly created KYT. [16] : 151 

Affiliates that initially planned to join but later withdrew

Broadcasting area(s)StationCh.Current
affiliation		Current
NNN/NNS
affiliate		Note(s)
PrefectureRegionOn air brandingAbbr.Call sign
Tottori and Shimane Chūgoku TSK TSKJOMI-TV38 FNN/FNS NKTSince the San'in Chuo Shimpo (Shimane Shimbun at the time of its opening) was deeply involved in the opening of TSK, it had a close relationship with the Yomiuri Shimbun, at first the newspaper hoped to open a station as a Nippon Television affiliate, but it was already Nihonkai Television (at that time (1970 to 1973) exclusively in Tottori prefecture) that was carrying Nippon TV programs, so it was opened as a Fuji TV affiliated full net in consideration of mutual entry with Tottori prefecture in the future (in 1973).
Kumamoto Kyūshū TV Kumamoto TKUJOZH-TV34 FNN/FNS KKTObserver affiliate. [17] However, in response to some news programs, materials were also sent out and paid for the net share. [18]
Kagoshima Kyūshū Kagoshima Broadcasting KKBJOTI-TV34 ANN KYTAs a result of the unification adjustment and discussion by three flagship stations in Tokyo (Nippon Television, Fuji Television, and TV Asahi), instead of making the third commercial broadcasting station in Kumamoto Prefecture affiliated to Nippon Television (Kumamoto Kenmin Television), the third station in Kagoshima Prefecture became affiliated with TV Asahi. [19]
Okinawa Kyūshū Okinawa Television OTVJOOF-TV8 FNN/FNS N/ASince Okinawa was under the rule of the United States at the time of the preparatory stage for the opening of the station, NTV presented a condition that it would allow the purchase of the program but not cooperate with capital participation (before the launch of NNN). [20] Even after the establishment of NNN/NNS, the official membership as a dual FNN/NNN affiliate was not achieved.

References

  1. ↑ NNN二十五年の步み [Twenty-Five Years of Nippon News Network] (in Japanese). Nippon News Network (Nippon TV). 1991. pp. 21–22. OCLC   675825797.
  2. ↑ 大衆とともに25年 [25 Years with the Public] (in Japanese). Nippon Television. 1978. OCLC   12164852.
  3. ↑ チャンネルガイド｜ケーブルメディアワイワイ. www.wainet.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ↑ チャンネル一覧. www.bbiq.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. ↑ 沖縄ケーブルネットワーク、きょうから日テレを生放送 「ZIP！」「ヒルナンデス」ニュース番組中心に [Okinawa Cable Network to start airing live programming from Nippon TV]. The Ryukyu Shimpo (in Japanese). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  6. ↑ 10月1日 START | 宮古テレビ9chが楽しくなる! | 日テレ系始まるよ [From 1 October, Miyako Television will air Nippon TV programming](PDF). Miyako Television (in Japanese). 1 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  7. ↑ 仙台放送20年のあゆみ [20 Years of Sendai Television] (in Japanese). Sendai Hōsō. 1982. OCLC   651779588.
  8. ↑ ミヤギテレビ30年のあゆみ [30 Years of Miyagi Television] (in Japanese). Miyagi Television Broadcasting. 2000. OCLC   703508278.
  9. ↑ 福島テレビ30年史 [Fukushima TV at 30] (in Japanese). Fukushima Television. 1993. OCLC   47486662.
  10. ↑ "TeNY Corporate History". www.teny.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. ↑ 新潟テレビ21 30年史 [Niigata TV Network 21: 30 Year History] (in Japanese). Niigata Television Network 21. 2014. OCLC   905482505.
  12. ↑ 静岡第一テレビ十年史 [Shizuoka Daiichi Television's Ten Year History] (in Japanese). Shizuoka Daiichi Television. 1991. OCLC   674092437.
  13. ↑ 名古屋テレビ放送50年史 [Nagoya TV's 50 Year History] (in Japanese). Nagoya Television Broadcasting. 2012. OCLC   833454501.
  14. ↑ 我より古をなす : KTNテレビ長崎開局40年史. [Older than me: 40 Years of TV Nagasaki] (in Japanese). TV Nagasaki. 2009. OCLC   857921863.
  15. ↑ テレビ熊本30年史 [30 Years of TV Kumamoto] (in Japanese). TV Kumamoto. 2001. OCLC   675500762.
  16. ↑ KTS鹿児島テレビ50年史 : 1968-2019 : 50th anniversary. [50 Years of Kagoshima Television] (in Japanese). Kagoshima Television Station. 2019. OCLC   1111230208.
  17. ↑ According to the NNN introduction column of "25 Years with the Public: Historical History" (Nihon Television Network Co., Ltd. Corporate History Compilation Office, 1978).
  18. ↑ Yomiuri Television 20th Anniversary Commemorative Project Planning Committee, ed. "Network Current Status" "20 Years of Yomiuri Television: Photos and Testimonies" Yomiuri Television Broadcasting, 1979.
  19. ↑ "TV Kumamoto 30 Year History" (TV Kumamoto, published in 2001) pp. 88-89.
  20. ↑ "Okinawa Television 30 Years of History" (published in 1990).
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