Kansai Telecasting Corporation (abbreviation: KTV, Japanese: 関西テレビ放送株式会社, Kansai-terebi-hōsō-kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese TV station in Osaka. It is known as Kansai TV(関西テレビ, Kansai-terebi) or Kantele(関テレ). The character of the TV station is HachiEmon(ハチエモン). It is a network TV station of FNN (Fuji News Network) and FNS (Fuji Network System).
Offices
- Main Office - Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Tokyo Office - Jiji Tsushin Building, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
- Nagoya Sub Station - Telepia, Sakura, Higashi-ku , Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
History of Kansai TV
On February 1, 1958, Dai Kansai TV Company(大関西テレビ放送株式会社) was founded. On July 5, the company was renamed "Kansai Telecasting Corporation", and started to broadcast on November 22. The next year, Kansai TV made a network with Fuji TV, Tokai TV, and Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting . In 1964, the network TV station of the network in Fukuoka changed to TV Nishinippon . Two years later, Fuji News Network (FNN) was formed. Three years after then, Fuji Network System (FNS) was formed. In 1992, Kansai TV opened Lemon Studio in Tokyo. On October 1, 1997, the main office moved from Nishi-Temma, Kita-ku, Osaka to Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka.
Broadcasting
Analog
JODX-TV
- Osaka Main Station (Mt. Ikoma) - Channel 8
- Osaka Prefecture
- Hirakata - Channel 57
- Kashiwara - Channel 58
- Miksaki-Fukanichi - Channel 58
- Shiga Prefecture
- Otsu - Channel 40
- Hikone - Channel 60
- Kyoto Prefecture
- Yamashina, in Kyoto - Channel 58
- Kameoka - Channel 37
- Fukuchiyama - Channel 60
- Maizuru - Channel 59
- Hyogo Prefecture
- Kobe - Channel 43
- Himeji - Channel 60
- Toyooka - Channel 60
- Kasumi - Channel 37
- Nara Prefecture
- Ikoma-Asukano - Channel 39
- Gojo - Channel 37
- Yoshino - Channel 38
- Wakawama Prefecture
- Wakayama - Channel 46
- Gobo - Channel 59
- Kainan - Channel 60
- Hashimoto - Channel 29
- Arida - Channel 39
- Kushimoto - Channel 59
- Shingu - Channel 40
Digital
JODX-DTV
- Remote Controller ID 8
- Osaka Main Station (Mt. Ikoma) - Channel 17
Programs
News
- Every Sunday morning
- KTV News FNN (KTVニュース FNN) - from 6:00 until 6:15
- In the afternoon
- FNN Speak KTV (FNNスピークKTV, April 4, 2005 -) - from 11:30 until 12:00 on weekdays
- KTV News FNN (KTVニュース FNN) - from 11:45 until 12:00 every Saturday and from 11:50 until 12:00 every Sunday
- KTV News Flash FNN (KTVニュースフラッシュ FNN) - from 15:30 until 15:34 on weekdays (News in the Kansai area)
- In the evening
- FNN Supernews (FNNスーパーニュース) - from 16:54 until 17:54 on weekdays
- FNN Supernews Hotto KANSAI (FNNスーパーニュースほっとKANSAI) - from 17:54 until 19:00 on weekdays
- FNN Supernews WEEKEND (FNNスーパーニュースWEEKEND) - from 17:30 until 18:00 every weekend
- Befere 21:00
- KTV News Flash FNN (KTVニュースフラッシュ FNN) - from 20:54 until 21:00 every day (Regularly, FNN Rainbow Hatsu (FNNレインボー発), sometimes news in the Kansai area)
Information
Variety
- SMAP × SMAP (read: SMAP SMAP) - Produced with Fuji TV, and broadcasted all over Japan from 22:00 until 22:54 every Monday
- Nambo de Nambo (ナンボ DE なんぼ) - Broadcasted in the Kansai area from 13:00 until 14:00 every Saturday
- Hashire! Gulliver-kun (走れ!ガリバーくん) - Produced with Okayama Broadcasting, TV Shinhiroshima, San-in Chuo Television Broadcasting, TV Ehime, and Kochi Sun Sun TV, and broadcasted in West Japan from 9:30 until 10:00 every Sunday
- Hakkutsu! Aru-aru Dai-Jiten II (発掘!あるある大辞典II) - Broadcasted all over Japan from 21:00 until 21:54 every Sunday
Sport
Other TV stations in Osaka
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