Japan News Network
Japan News Network (ジャパン ニュース ネットワーク, Japan Nyūsu Nettowāku), or JNN, is a commercial television news network in Japan. The network is run by Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. (TBS).
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| Type | Broadcast television network |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Availability | Nationwide |
| Founded | August 1, 1959 |
| Owner | Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. |
Picture format | 1080i (HD) |
Callsign meaning | Japan News Network |
Official website | JNN Official Website |
JNN is the broadcast supplier of news programmes and news exchange to all JNN-affiliated stations. It also operates the 24-hour satellite and cable news channel TBS News.
Japan News Network stations
| Station abbreviation | Station | Call sign | Broadcast area (Prefectures) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBS | TBS TV / TBSテレビ | JORX-DTV | Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, and Tochigi | |
| MBS | Mainichi Hōsō / 毎日放送 | JOOR-DTV | Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Nara, Shiga, and Wakayama | |
| CBC | CBC TV / CBCテレビ | JOGX-DTV | Aichi, Gifu, and Mie | |
| ATV | Aomori TV / 青森テレビ | JOAI-DTV | Aomori | |
| ITV | i-TV / あいテレビ | JOEH-DTV | Ehime | |
| rkb | RKB Mainichi Hōsō / RKB毎日放送 | JOFR-DTV | Fukuoka | |
| TUF | TV-U Fukushima / テレビユー福島 | JOKI-DTV | Fukushima | |
| RCC | Chūgoku Hōsō / 中国放送 | JOER-DTV | Hiroshima | |
| HBC | Hokkaidō Hōsō / 北海道放送 | JOHR-DTV | Hokkaidō | |
| MRO | Hokuriku Hōsō / 北陸放送 | JOMR-DTV | Ishikawa | |
| IBC | IBC Iwate Hōsō / IBC岩手放送 | JODF-DTV | Iwate | |
| MBC | Minaminihon Hōsō / 南日本放送 | JOCF-DTV | Kagoshima | |
| KUTV | TV Kochi / テレビ高知 | JORI-DTV | Kōchi | |
| RKK | Kumamoto Hōsō / 熊本放送 | JOBF-DTV | Kumamoto | |
| TBC | Tohoku Hōsō / 東北放送 | JOIR-DTV | Miyagi | |
| MRT | Miyazaki Hōsō / 宮崎放送 | JONF-DTV | Miyazaki | |
| SBC | Shin-etsu Hōsō / 信越放送 | JOSR-DTV | Nagano | |
| NBC | Nagasaki Hōsō / 長崎放送 | JOUR-DTV | Nagasaki | |
| BSN | Niigata Hōsō / 新潟放送 | JODR-DTV | Niigata | |
| OBS | Oita Hōsō / 大分放送 | JOGF-DTV | Oita | |
| RSK | RSK San-yō Hōsō / RSK山陽放送 | JOYR-DTV | Okayama and Kagawa | |
| RBC | Ryūkyū Hōsō / 琉球放送 | JORR-DTV | Okinawa | |
| BSS | San-in Hōsō / 山陰放送 | JOHF-DTV | Shimane and Tottori | |
| SBS | Shizuoka Hōsō / 静岡放送 | JOVR-DTV | Shizuoka | |
| TUT | Tulip TV / チューリップテレビ | JOJH-DTV | Toyama | |
| TUY | TV-U Yamagata / テレビユー山形 | JOWI-DTV | Yamagata | |
| tys | TV Yamaguchi / テレビ山口 | JOLI-DTV | Yamaguchi | |
| UTY | TV Yamanashi / テレビ山梨 | JOGI-DTV | Yamanashi | |
| There are no affiliates in Akita, Fukui, Saga and Tokushima prefectures. | ||||
| BS-TBS | BS-TBS (formerly BS-i) | -- | Japanese whole area (Broadcasting Satellite) | |
Former stations
| Station abbreviation | Station | Call sign | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTV◆ | FTV / 福島テレビ | JOPX-TV | Affiliated with JNN from June 1, 1971 to March 31, 1983. Owing to network decisions, it changed networks to FNN. TBS/JNN programming returned to Fukushima in December of that year when TUF launched. |
| ABC◆ | Asahi Hōsō / 朝日放送 | JONR-TV | Affiliated with JNN from August 1, 1959 to March 30, 1975. Swapped networks with MBS, which at the time was with TV Asahi/ANN, owing to shareholder issues with the network. |
| NKT◆ | NKT TV / 日本海テレビジョン放送 | JOJX-TV | Affiliated with JNN from August 1, 1959 to December 14, 1959. Changed networks to NNN when BSS started broadcasting and took TBS's programming. |
◆ = former primary affiliate
DTV virtual channel number
- 1: HBC, TBC, MBC
- 3: RCC, tys, NBC, RKK, OBS, RBC
- 4: MBS, rkb
- 5: CBC, BSN (former)
- 6: 16 JNN stations (TBS, etc.)
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