TV Asahi Totally Explained

Everything about Television Asahi totally explained

, also known as EX and, is a television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network.

The headquarters

In 2003, the company headquarters moved to a new building designed by Fumihiko Maki.

6-9-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

History of TV Asahi

TV Asahi began as in 1957. It was established as a for-profit educational television channel, which was (and still is) quite rare in the television industry. At the time, its broadcasting license dictates that the network is required to devote at least 50% of its airtime to educational programming, and at least 30% of is airtime to children's educational programming.
   However, the for-profit educational television model eventually proved to be a failure. In 1960, NET began its transformation into a general-purpose television station. It began to broadcast manga cartoons and foreign movies. So as not to run afoul of the educational TV license requirements, NET justified the airing of these programs under the pretext of "nurturing a child's emotional range" and "introduction of foreign cultures". At the same time, NET also changed its name from "Nihon Educational Television" to "NET TV" (NETテレビ).
   Seven years later, in 1967, NET aired its first colour broadcast programme.
   NET's transformation into a general-purpose television station was complete by November of 1973, when NET, along with educational channel "Channel 12" (now TV Tokyo) in Tokyo applied and received a general purpose television station license. At the same time, NET renamed itself to NET General Television (総合局NET‎), and was renamed as on April 1, 1977.
   In 1996, TV Asahi established the, and began a number of reforms, including the unification of all presentation styles on its regional networks and the creation of a new logo to give asahi the look and feel of a national television network. On October 1, 2003, the head office moved from its Ark Hills Studio to Roppongi Hills, and the station was renamed "TV Asahi Corporation", with the name presented as "tv asahi" on-screen.
   The transmission of international aquatics competitions, World Cup football matches, and creation of popular late-night TV programs contributed to a rise in ratings for TV Asahi, and lifted the TV station from its popularly ridiculed "perpetual fourth place" finish into second place, right behind Fuji TV, by 2005.

Idents and station brand

TV Asahi's current ident sets and station branding were created by UK design collective Tomato (some members works as the electronic music group Underworld) along with Asahi's in-house design department in 2003. It comprises a set of computer-generated "sticks", which changes in colour and movement along with the background music that accompanies the idents. Normally, the station branding on-screen appears as either "/tv asahi" or "tv asahi". The fonts used by Asahi on its fonts are Akzidenz Grotesk Bold (for the English part)，and ヒラギノ角ゴシック（W8） (for Japanese).

TV broadcasting

Since 2004, the funding of this station is through sponsorship.

Analog

JOEX-TV - TV Asahi (テレビ朝日)

Tokyo Tower - VHF Channel 10

Tokyo ť *Hachiōji - Channel 45

*Tama - Channel 57

Islands in Tokyo ť *Chichijima - Channel 59

;Ibaraki Prefecture ť *Mito - Channel 36

*Hitachi - Channel 60

Tochigi Prefecture ť *Utsunomiya - Channel 41

;Gunma Prefecture ť *Maebashi - Channel 60

Saitama Prefecture ť *Chichibu - Channel 38

;Chiba Prefecture ť *Narita - Channel 59

*Tateyama - Channel 60

Kanagawa Prefecture ť *Yokohama-minato - Channel 60

*Yokosuka-Kurihama - Channel 35 ť *Hiratsuka - Channel 41

Okinawa Prefecture ť *Kita-Daito - Channel 48

*Minami-Daito - Channel 60

Digital

JOEX-DTV - TV Asahi Digital Television (テレビ朝日デジタルテレビジョン)

Remote controller ID 5

Tokyo Tower - UHF Channel 24

Ibaraki Prefecture ť *Mito - Channel 17

;Tochigi Prefecture ť *Utsunomiya - Channel 17

Gunma Prefecture ť *Maebashi - Channel 43

;Kanagawa Prefecture ť *Hiratsuka - Channel 24

Networks

Headquartered in Osaka, broadcast in the Kansai area: Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Analog Channel 6, Digital Channel 15 [ID:6]

Headquartered in Nagoya, broadcast in the Chukyo area: Mētele, Analog Channel 11, Digital Channel 22 [ID:6]

Headquartered in Sapporo, broadcast in Hokkaidō: Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, Analog Channel 35, Digital Channel 23 [ID:6]

Headquartered in Aomori, broadcast in Aomori Prefecture: Asahi Broadcasting Aomori, Analog Channel 34, Digital Channel 32 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Morioka, broadcast in Iwate Prefecture: Iwate Asahi Television, Analog Channel 31, Digital Channel 22 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Sendai, broadcast in Miyagi Prefecture: Higashinippon Broadcasting, Analog Channel 32, Digital Channel 28 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Akita, broadcast in Akita Prefecture: Akita Asahi Broadcasting, Analog Channel 31, Digital Channel 29 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Yamagata, broadcast in Yamagata Prefecture: Yamagata Television System, Analog Channel 38, Digital Channel 18 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Kōriyama, broadcast in Fukushima Prefecture: Fukushima Broadcasting, Analog Channel 35, Digital Channel 29 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Niigata, broadcast in Niigata Prefecture: The Niigata Television Network 21, Analog Channel 21, Digital Channel 23 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Kanazawa, broadcast in Ishikawa Prefecture: Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting, Analog Channel 25, Digital Channel 23 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Nagano, broadcast in Nagano Prefecture: Asahi Broadcasting Nagano, Analog Channel 20, Digital Channel 18 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Shizuoka, broadcast in Shizuoka Prefecture: Shizuoka Asahi Television, Analog Channel 33, Digital Channel 18 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Hiroshima, broadcast in Hiroshima Prefecture: Hiroshima Home TV, Analog Channel 35, Digital Channel 22 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Yamaguchi, broadcast in Yamaguchi Prefecture: Yamaguchi Asahi Broadcasting, Analog Channel 28, Digital Channel 26

Headquartered in Takamatsu, broadcast in Kagawa Prefecture,Okayama Prefecture: Setonaikai Broadcasting, Analog Channel 25, Digital Channel 30

Headquartered in Matsuyama, broadcast in Ehime Prefecture: Ehime Asahi Television, Analog Channel 25, Digital Channel 17 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Fukuoka, broadcast in Fukuoka Prefecture, Saga Prefecture: Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, Analog Channel 1, Digital Channel 31 [ID:1]

Headwuartered in Nagasaki, broadcast in Nagasaki Prefecture, Nagasaki Culture Telecasting, Analog Channel 27, Digital Channel 19 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Kumamoto, broadcast in Kumamoto Prefecture: Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting, Analog Channel 16, Digital Channel 49 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Ōita, broadcast in Ōita Prefecture: Oita Asahi Broadcasting, Analog Channel 24, Digital Channel 32 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Kagoshima, broadcast in Kagoshima Prefecture: Kagoshima Broadcasting Corporation, Analog Channel 32, Digital Channel 36 [ID:5]

Headquartered in Naha, broadcast in Okinawa Prefecture: Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting, Analog Channel 28, Digital Channel 16 [ID:5]

Programs

Abarenbō Shōgun (1978–2003)

The Adventures of Pepero (1975-1976)

Area 88

Ashita no Nadja (a.k.a. Nadja of Tomorrow)

Battle Fever J

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

Chaotic

Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman

Chōdenji Machine Voltes V

Choudenji Robo Combattler V

Choudenshi Bioman

Choujin Sentai Jetman

Choujinki Metalder

Choujuu Sentai Liveman

Choushinsei Flashman

Cutie Honey (NET, 1973-1974)

Captain Harlock

Cyborg Kuro-chan

Dai Sentai Goggle V

Danny Phantom

Dengeki Sentai Changeman

Denshi Sentai Denziman

Devilman (NET, 1972-1973)

Doraemon

Engine Sentai Go-onger (Sunday Hero Time Only)

Gosei Sentai Dairanger

Gundam (before Turn-A Gundam)

Haikara-san ga Tōru (1978-1979)

Hana no Ko Lunlun (1979-1980)

Hikari Sentai Maskman

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai

Jikuu Senshi Spielban

Juken Sentai Gekiranger (Sunday Hero Time Only)

Kagaku Sentai Dynaman

Kamen Rider Series (especially Kamen Rider Kiva on Sunday Hero Time)

Kidou Keiji Jiban

Kousoku Sentai Turboranger

Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger

Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion

Majokko Megu-chan (NET, 1974-1975)

Maple Town

Matthew's Best Hit TV+

Maya the Bee

Ojamajo Doremi (Magical Doremi, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Toei Animation produced)

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

Peacemaker Kurogane

Pokémon (season only)

Princess Princess

Sailor Moon

Saint Seiya

Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya

Sh15uya

Slam Dunk

Super Sentai (スーパー戦隊シリーズ)

SmaSTATION

Strawberry 100% (いちご100%)

Speed Grapher

Sumomomo Momomo

Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan

Tenjho Tenge

Tokkei Winspector

Tokkyuu Shirei Solbrain

Tokusou Exceedraft

Tokusou Robo Janperson

Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi

Tōshō Daimos

Uchuu Keiji Gavan

Uchuu Keiji Shaider

Uchuu Keiji Sharivan

World Pro Wrestling (ワールド・プロレスリング, New Japan Pro Wrestling TV program)

Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! (Sunday Hero Time Only)

Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series, 27 episodes long, not the Yu Gi Oh! Duel Monsters series aired internationally)

Crayon Shin-chan

Zombie-Loan

News programmes

Action News

ANN News

Hodo Station (報道ステーション)

Super J Channel (スーパーJチャンネル)

Super Morning (スーパーモーニング)

Wide! Scramble (ワイド!スクランブル)

Yajiuma Plus (やじうまプラス)

Sports programmes

U.S.Open, The Open Championship

U.S. Women's Open, Women's British Open

ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Final

FINA World Aquatics Championships

Tokyo International Women's Marathon

Variety programmes

Music Station (ミュージックステーション)

Drama programmes

You're Under Arrest (2002 TV drama)

Announcers

Male announcers

Female announcers

Further Information

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