JOLX-DTV,

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6 (UHF digital channel 22), branded as is the Chūbu region flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network, owned by the , with its headquarters in

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. It is broadcast in Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and

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. The station is well known among

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fans for its close association with the anime studio Sunrise (now known as

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), including participating in the production of such works as ''

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'', '' Zambot 3'' (and its successor '' Daitarn 3''), and '' Yoroiden Samurai Troopers''.

History

Prior launch

The license for channel 11 in the Tōkai region began its search on November 24, 1959. One of the applicants for the broadcast license was Shotaro Kamiya, the then-president of Toyota Motors Sales Division. At that time there were an initial total of 9 companies which was later reduced to 5 companies (after the other 4 companies agreed to merge under the name of Chūkyō Television Broadcasting). On July 14, 1961, the Ministry of Posts (current

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) awarded the license to Chukyo TV being designated on channel 11. The broadcaster was founded on September 6, 1961. On November 25, 1961, the company was renamed to Nagoya Broadcasting Network. Prior to its official broadcast, there were only two commercial broadcasters in the Tokai region: CBC (which is part of JNN) and Tokai TV (which is part of FNN and NNN). Nagoya TV then decided to become part of the Nippon TV and NET TV (current

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), which resulted from Tokai TV to become a full-time FNN affiliate. The first tests (still under the Chūkyō name) were held on March 10, 1962. Eventually, service tests were conducted on March 25 and regular transmissions commenced on April 1. Initially, the station was affiliated to two networks: NTV and NET (the current TV Asahi). It was one of the founding members of the Nippon News Network in 1966. Color transmissions began in December of that year. The station became a sole affiliate of NNN when Chūkyō TV began broadcasting on April 1, 1969. When CTV began to show interest in joining NNN in 1972, NBN gradually introduced ANN network programming. The network switch wasn't officialized until April 1, 1973. Bi-lingual transmissions commenced in 1986. The following year, the station adopted the Nagoya TV'' branding. The current brand, Mētele (メーテレ ''Mētere''), and hybrid sheep-wolf mascot (Wolfy) were introduced on April 1, 2003.

Stations

Analog

JOLX-TV * Nagoya TV Tower - Channel 11 *Toyohashi - Channel 60 *Takayama - Channel 12 *Gujo-Hachiman - Channel 6 *Nabari - Channel 56 *Toba - Channel 4 *Ise - Channel 61 *Owase - Channel 10 *Kumano - Channel 11, etc.

Digital

JOLX-DTV (LX, 旧NBN) *Remote Controller ID 6 *Nagoya (Seto Digital Tower) - Channel 22 *Toyohashi, Chuno, Nakatsugawa, Takayama and Ise - Channel 14 *Nabari - Channel 37

Programmes

Now on air

Regional (in Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and Mie Prefecture)

* Dodesuka! (どですか!) - local news program * Summers Guerrillappa (さまぁ~ずげりらっパ) - a variety show by Summers

National

* Udo-chan no Tabishite Gomen (ウドちゃんの旅してゴメン) - a tourism guide program by Udo Suzuki * Fūfu Kōkan Variety Love Change (夫婦交換バラエティーラブちぇん) - a late-night documentary show * Battle Spirits (バトルスピリッツ) series

Past

Regional

* Mētele Wide Super J Channel (メ~テレワイドスーパーJチャンネル)

National

* Invincible Super Man Zambot 3 (無敵超人ザンボット3) *

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(無敵鋼人ダイターン3) *

(機動戦士ガンダム) * Invincible Robo Trider G7 (無敵ロボトライダーG7) * Saikyō Robo Daiōja (最強ロボダイオージャ) *

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(戦闘メカザブングル) *

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(聖戦士ダンバイン) *

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(重戦機エルガイム) * Chōriki Robo Galatt (超力ロボガラット) *

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(機動戦士Ζガンダム) *

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(機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) * Metal Armor Dragonar (機甲戦記ドラグナー) * Ulysses 31 (宇宙伝説ユリシーズ31) *

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(鎧伝サムライトルーパー) *

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(獣神ライガー) *

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(勇者シリーズ) *

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(Bビーダマン爆外伝) *

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(Bビーダマン爆外伝V) * Mighty Cat Masked Niyander (ニャニがニャンだーニャンダーかめん) * Gekito! Crush Gear Turbo (激闘!クラッシュギアTURBO) *

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(クラッシュギアNitro) *

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(かいけつゾロリ) *

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(まじめにふまじめかいけつゾロリ) *

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(BLACK LAGOON) * Kodai Ōja Kyōryū King: D Kidz Adventure (古代王者恐竜キング Dキッズ・アドベンチャー) - anime television series

Other TV stations in Nagoya

Tōkai Television Broadcasting Tokai Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (THK, 東海テレビ放送株式会社, often called Tokai TV (東海テレビ)) is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS), serving in Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Pre ...

(THK, , affiliated with CX and FNN / FNS) - 1 *

Chūkyō Television Broadcasting JOCH-DTV, branded as , is the Chūkyō metropolitan area flagship station of the Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System (NNS), owned by Nippon Television Holdings through . Its studios are located in Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan ...

(CTV, , affiliated with

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and NNN /

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) - 4 *

Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting is a regional radio and television service serving Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is majorly owned by the ''Chunichi Shimbun''. Its radio service is affiliated with the Japan Radio Network (JRN) and its television service affiliate ...

Co.,Ltd (CBC, , affiliated with TBS TV and JNN) - 5 * Television Broadcasting of Aichi (TVA, , affiliated with

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and

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References

External links

*http://nagoyatv.com - Official website of Natele {{Authority control All-Nippon News Network Television stations in Nagoya Television channels and stations established in 1962 Asahi Shimbun Company 1962 establishments in Japan Companies based in Nagoya Mass media in Nagoya