TX Network

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TX Network
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TypeBroadcast television network
CountryJapan
AffiliatesTV Tokyo and others; see #TXN stations
Programming
Picture format1080i (HD)
Ownership
OwnerNikkei, Inc. (owns shares outstanding in every member station)
History
FoundedSeptember 1, 1983 (as the Megalopolis Tokyo-Osaka-Okayama-Nagoya Network - MegaTON)
Former namesMega TON Network
Links
WebsiteTXN Official Website (in Japanese)

TX Network (TXN) is a commercial television network in Japan owned by Nikkei, Inc.[1] The "TX" is taken from the callsign of its flagship station, TV Tokyo. It is also known as TV Tokyo Network.

History[]

Tokyo Channel 12 almost went into bankruptcy in 1968. At the time, a television production company was established, with two companies, business newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun and the Mainichi Broadcasting System having a central role in the investment. At this time, MBS was affiliated to NET TV (now TV Asahi), which carried out a "key station declaration" at the request of Nikkei, in the form of cross-networking with Tokyo Channel 12 and NET, in October 1969. Both channels either signed a network, or launched a co-production program, by, for example, each other to supply the programs from both stations, to strengthen the relationship. However, the relationship involving MBS and Tokyo Channel 12 disappeared on March 31, 1975, when MBS and ABC swapped their affiliations. Tokyo Channel 12 became an independent channel and remained that way until the start of the 80s.

Then, on March 1, 1982, TV Osaka (TVO) became the first affiliate stations of what came to be TV Tokyo's network of stations. The new network was named Mega TON Network. Although "Mega TON" initially stood for "Megalopolis Tokyo-Osaka Network", the "N" also meant Nagoya, where a third station was planned. TV Aichi (TVA) began broadcasting on September 1, 1983. Also, the "Megalopolis Song Festival" was once broadcast featuring the name of the network.

On October 1, 1985, a fourth station covering Okayama and Kagawa (the Setouchi quasi-Wide Area), named TV Setouchi (TSC), started broadcasting. Because of the expansion, the network changed names on April 1, 1989 to TXN Network (TXN). At the same time, TV Tokyo gained the TX abbreviation from the station's calls. Television Hokkaido in Hokkaido and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting in Fukuoka began broadcasting in 1989 and 1991, respectively. The network gained their current shape of six stations.

TXN stations[]

Digital channel assignments of TXN affiliates
Station abbreviation Station Call sign Channel LCN Prefecture(s)
TX TV TOKYO / テレビ東京 JOTX-DTV 23 7 Kantō
TVO TV Osaka / テレビ大阪 JOBH-DTV 18 Osaka
TVA TV Aichi / テレビ愛知 JOCI-DTV 23 10 Aichi
TVQ TVQ Kyushu Hoso / TVQ九州放送 JOTY-DTV 26 7 Fukuoka
TVh TV Hokkaidō / テレビ北海道 JOHI-DTV 14 Hokkaidō, Tōhoku
TSC TV Setouchi / テレビせとうち JOPH-DTV 18 Kagawa and Okayama
There no affiliates in Tohoku, Hokuriku, Shinetsu, and Okinawa Prefectures. JAITS members in Tokai and Kansai Regions air select TV Tokyo programming.
BS-TX BS TV TOKYO / BSテレ東 N/A Nationwide via Broadcasting Satellite

References[]

  1. ^ "Broadcasting - Nikkei Inc". Archived from the original on 2008-04-17.

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