Akita Television

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Akita Television Inc.
秋田テレビ株式会社
TypeBusiness corporation
IndustryTelevision network
FoundedDecember 27, 1968
HeadquartersAkita, Japan
JOBI-DTV
Akita, Akita Prefecture
Japan
ChannelsDigital: 21 (UHF)
Virtual: 8
BrandingAkita Television
Programming
AffiliationsFuji News Network
Ownership
OwnerAkita Television Inc.
History
FoundedDecember 27, 1968
First air date
October 1, 1969
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
37 (UHF, 1969–2011)
NET/ANN (secondary, April 1, 1981–March 31, 1987)[1]:22
Links
WebsiteAkita Television

Akita Television Inc. (秋田テレビ株式会社, Akita Television Kabushikigaisha, AKT) is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS) in Akita, Akita.

History[]

In 1967, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (currently the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) announced that it would open UHF bands for television use, and in October of the same year, it was decided that 18 UHF stations would be allowed to open, but there was no quota for the Tohoku region.[1]:1 The Ministry of Posts requested the then Governor of Akita Prefecture Isajiro Obata to consolidate the license applications. In the end, all parties agreed to apply for Akita UHF TV, with each applicant's contribution to the capital of the new company limited to 10%.[1]:2

On October 5, 1968, Akita UHF TV held its first founders' meeting and was granted a license on November 1.[1]:2–3On December 26th of the same year, Akita UHF TV held its general meeting and decided to call the company "AKT" and use "Akita TV" as a common name.[1]:3 On May 30, 1969, Akita UHF TV changed its company name to Akita Television.[1]:4On September 10 of the same year, Akita TV started test broadcasts.[1]:6–7

At 07:45am on October 1, 1969, Akita TV started broadcasting becoming the first UHF TV station in Tohoku region, and initially joined FNN on its first broadcast.[1]:7 On April 1, 1981, Akita TV joined ANN and became a dual affiliated station (FNN being their primary affiliate and ANN their secondary affiliate).[1]:22 Akita TV withdrew from ANN in 1987, which led to the opening of Akita Asahi Broadcasting in 1992.[1]:22

Digital broadcasting started on October 1, 2006 and ended analog broadcasts on July 24, 2011.[2]

Technical Information[]

Stations Channel LCN
Omoriyama

(JOBI-DTV)

21 8 Main Station[3]
Hanawa 29 Relay stations[3]
Honjo 47
Noshiro 46
Odate 18
Omagari 26
Takanosu 39
Yuzawa 20

Traditional Station Jingle[]

Location map[]

Akita Television is located in Akita, Akita
Akita Television
Akita Television

Announcers[]

Former announcers[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j AKT秋田テレビ20年のあゆみ [20 Years of Akita Television]. Akita Television. 1990. OCLC 191754085.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "AKT Company History". Akita Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "AKT Broadcast Area". Akita Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-22.


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