TV Asahi

TV Asahi Corporation (EX, 株式会社テレビ朝日, Kabushiki Gaisha Terebi Asahi) is a television network operating in Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan. Its nickname is "Tele-Asa" (テレアサ). The company has a network of exchanging news with local stations called All-Nippon News Network (ANN).

History of TV Asahi

In 1957, "Nihon Educational Television" (NET, 日本教育テレビ) started operations, and first aired a colour telecast in 1967.

In 1977, NET was renamed "Asahi National Broadcasting Company Limited" (ANB, Japanese:全国朝日放送株式会社, Zenkoku Asahi Hōsō Kabushiki Gaisha). In 2003, the main office moved to Roppongi Hills, and the station was renamed "TV Asahi Corporation" (EX, 株式会社テレビ朝日).

TV Broadcasting

Analog

JOEX-TV

• Channel 10

Digital

JOEX-DTV

• Remote controller ID 5

Programs

• Doraemon
• Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
• Mobile Suit Gundam series (prior to Turn-A Gundam)
• Kamen Rider series
• Sentai series
• Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series, 27 episodes long, not the Duel Monsters series aired internationally)
• Sailor Moon (the anime)
• Hodo Station
• Saint Seiya
• Peacemaker Kurogane
• Abarembo Shogun (1978–2003)
• You're Under Arrest (2002 TV drama)
• Xenosaga
• Matthew's Best Hit TV

Other TV stations in Tokyo

• Nippon TV (Nittele) (日本テレビ, 日テレ)
• TBS TV (TBSテレビ)
• Fuji TV (フジテレビ)
• TV Tokyo (テレビ東京)

See also

• Television station
• List of Japanese language television channels
• Japanese media

External links

• TV Asahi web site