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.
NNN was founded on April 1, 1966, [1] while NNS was founded on June 14, 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.
Broadcasting area(s) | Station | LCN | Start date of broadcast | Date of affiliation | Note(s) | ||||
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Prefecture | Region | On air branding | Abbr. | Call sign | NNN | NNS | |||
Hokkaidō | Sapporo TV | STV | JOKX-DTV | 5 | April 1, 1959 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | Core station | |
Aomori | Tōhoku | Aomori Hōsō | RAB | JOGR-DTV | 1 | October 1, 1959 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | |
Iwate | Tōhoku | TV Iwate | TVI | JOII-DTV | 4 | December 1, 1969 | December 1, 1969 | September 10, 1974 | |
Miyagi | Tōhoku | Miyagi TV | MMT | JOMM-DTV | 4 | October 1, 1970 | October 1, 1970 | September 10, 1974 | Core station |
Akita | Tōhoku | Akita Hōsō | ABS | JOTR-DTV | 4 | April 1, 1960 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | |
Yamagata | Tōhoku | Yamagata Hōsō | YBC | JOEF-DTV | 4 | April 1, 1960 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | |
Fukushima | Tōhoku | Fukushima Chuo TV | FCT | JOVI-DTV | 4 | April 1, 1970 | October 1, 1971 | September 10, 1974 | |
Kantō region | Nippon TV | NTV | JOAX-DTV | 4 | August 28, 1953 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | Eastern flagship station; core station | |
Niigata | Chūbu | TV Niigata | TeNY | JOPI-DTV | 4 | April 1, 1981 | April 1, 1981 | April 1, 1981 | |
Toyama | Chūbu | Kitanihon Hōsō | KNB | JOLR-DTV | 1 | April 1, 1959 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | |
Ishikawa | Chūbu | TV Kanazawa | KTK | JOWX-DTV | 4 | April 1, 1990 | April 1, 1990 | April 1, 1990 | |
Fukui | Chūbu | Fukui Hōsō | FBC | JOPR-DTV | 7 | June 1, 1960 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | Primary affiliate; also affiliated with ANN since 1989 |
Yamanashi | Chūbu | Yamanashi Hōsō | YBS | JOJF-DTV | 4 | December 20, 1959 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | |
Nagano | Chūbu | TV Shinshu | TSB | JONI-DTV | 4 | October 1, 1980 | October 1, 1980 | April 1, 1981 | |
Shizuoka | Chūbu | Shizuoka Daiichi TV | SDT | JOSX-DTV | 4 | July 1, 1979 | July 1, 1979 | July 1, 1979 | |
Aichi and Gifu | Chūbu | Chukyo TV | CTV | JOCH-DTV | 4 | April 1, 1969 | April 1, 1973 | April 1, 1973 | Core station |
Mie | Kansai | ||||||||
Kansai region (except Mie) | Yomiuri TV | ytv | JOIX-DTV | 10 | August 28, 1958 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | Western flagship station; core station | |
Tottori and Shimane | Chūgoku | Nihonkai TV | NKT | JOJX-DTV | 1 | March 3, 1959 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | |
Hiroshima | Chūgoku | Hiroshima TV | HTV | JONX-DTV | 4 | September 1, 1962 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | Core station |
Yamaguchi | Chūgoku | Yamaguchi Hōsō | KRY | JOPF-DTV | 4 | October 1, 1959 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | |
Okayama | Chūgoku | Nishinippon Hōsō | RNC | JOKF-DTV | 4 | July 1, 1958 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | |
Kagawa | Shikoku | ||||||||
Tokushima | Shikoku | Shikoku Hōsō | JRT | JOJR-DTV | 1 | April 1, 1959 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | |
Ehime | Shikoku | Nankai Hōsō | RNB | JOAF-DTV | 4 | December 1, 1958 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | |
Kōchi | Shikoku | Kochi Hōsō | RKC | JOZR-DTV | 4 | April 1, 1959 | April 1, 1966 | June 14, 1972 | |
Fukuoka | Kyūshū | Fukuoka Hōsō | FBS | JOFH-DTV | 5 | April 1, 1969 | April 1, 1969 | June 14, 1972 | Core station |
Nagasaki | Kyūshū | Nagasaki Kokusai TV | NIB | JOXH-DTV | 4 | April 1, 1991 | April 1, 1991 | April 1, 1991 | |
Kumamoto | Kyūshū | Kumamoto Kenmin TV | KKT | JOQI-DTV | 4 | April 1, 1982 | April 1, 1982 | April 1, 1982 | |
Ōita | Kyūshū | TV Oita | TOS | JOOI-DTV | 4 | April 1, 1970 | April 1, 1970 | June 14, 1972 | Also affiliated with FNN/FNS |
Miyazaki | Kyūshū | TV Miyazaki | UMK | JODI-DTV | 3 | April 1, 1970 | April 1, 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 | KYT | JOUI-DTV | 4 | April 1, 1994 | April 1, 1994 | April 1, 1994 | |
Prefecture | Region | Station(s) from neighbouring prefecture | News gathering |
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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 1] | Nippon TV Naha Bureau |
Single asterisk (*) indicates former primary affiliate
Broadcasting area(s) | Station | Ch. | Years of affiliation | Current affiliation | Current NNN/NNS affiliate | Note(s) | |||
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Prefecture | Region | On air branding | Abbr. | Call sign | |||||
Miyagi | Tōhoku | Sendai Television | OX | JOOX-TV | 12 | 1966–1970 | FNN/FNS | MMT | [note 1] |
Fukushima | Tōhoku | Fukushima TV* | FTV | JOPX-TV | 11 | 1966–1971 | FNN/FNS | FCT | [note 2] |
Niigata | Chūbu | Niigata Sogo Television | NST | JONH-TV | 35 | 1968–1981 | FNN/FNS | TeNY | [note 3] |
Shizuoka | Chūbu | Shizuoka Prefectural TV | SKT | JOSI-TV | 33 | 1978–1979 (secondary) | ANN | SDT | [note 4] |
Aichi and Gifu | Chūbu | Nagoya TV* | NBN | JOLX-TV | 11 | 1966–1973 | ANN | CTV | [note 5] |
Mie | Kansai | ||||||||
Nagasaki | Kyūshū | TV Nagasaki | KTN | JOWH-TV | 37 | 1969–1990 (secondary) | FNN/FNS | NIB | [note 6] |
Kumamoto | Kyūshū | TV Kumamoto | TKU | JOZH-TV | 34 | 1969–1982 (secondary) | FNN/FNS | KKT | [note 7] |
Kagoshima | Kyūshū | Kagoshima TV | KTS | JOKH-TV | 38 | 1969–1994 (secondary) | FNN/FNS | KYT | [note 8] |
Broadcasting area(s) | Station | Ch. | Current affiliation | Current NNN/NNS affiliate | Note(s) | |||
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Prefecture | Region | On air branding | Abbr. | Call sign | ||||
Tottori and Shimane | Chūgoku | TSK | TSK | JOMI-TV | 38 | FNN/FNS | NKT | Since 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 | TKU | JOZH-TV | 34 | FNN/FNS | KKT | Observer 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 | KKB | JOTI-TV | 34 | ANN | KYT | As 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 | OTV | JOOF-TV | 8 | FNN/FNS | N/A | Since 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. |
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