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All-Nippon News Network (ANN; Japanese: オールニッポンニュース・ネットワーク, romanized: Ōrunippon Nyūsu Nettowāku) is a Japanese commercial television network run by TV Asahi Corporation (TV Asahi) in Tokyo, which is controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company. The network's responsibility includes the syndication of national television news bulletins to its regional affiliates, and news exchange between the stations. Its affiliate stations also broadcast non-news programs originating from TV Asahi. Founded on 1 January 1970,[1]: 161–163 and formalised on 1 April 1974, ANN is made up of 26 affiliates, including two stations that are double- or triple-affiliated with rival networks.
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Type | Broadcast television network |
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Country | Japan |
Owner | |
Key people | Masao Kimiwada[1]: 161–163 |
Launch date | 1 January 1970[1]: 161–163 |
Webcast | Official Youtube ch JapaNews24 |
Official website | tv-asahi.co.jp/ann |
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Between 1989 and 2013, it also operated the 24-hour satellite and cable news channel Asahi Newstar.
List of affiliates
editStations are listed mostly in Japanese order of prefectures which is mirrored in ISO 3166-2:JP, with exceptions for the Kantō region, Aichi-Gifu-Mie, Kansai region (except Mie) and Okayama-Kagawa, which form single wide broadcasting markets respectively.
Broadcasting area(s) | Station | LCN | Start date of broadcast |
Date of affiliation |
Note(s) | |||
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Prefecture | Region | On air branding | Abbr. | Call sign | ||||
Hokkaidō | Hokkaidō TV | HTB | JOHH-DTV | 6 | 3 November 1968 | 1 January 1970 | Core station | |
Aomori | Tōhoku | Aomori Asahi Hōsō | ABA | JOAH-DTV | 5 | 1 October 1991 | 1 October 1991 | |
Iwate | Tōhoku | Iwate Asahi TV | IAT | JOIY-DTV | 5 | 1 October 1996 | 1 October 1996 | |
Miyagi | Tōhoku | Higashinippon Hōsō | KHB | JOEM-DTV | 5 | 1 October 1975 | 1 October 1975 | Core station |
Akita | Tōhoku | Akita Asahi Hōsō | AAB | JOXX-DTV | 5 | 1 October 1992 | 1 October 1992 | |
Yamagata | Tōhoku | Yamagata TV | YTS | JOYI-DTV | 5 | 1 April 1970 | 1 April 1993 | Was an ANN affiliate from 1 April 1975 until 1 July 1979 in dual affiliation; affiliated with FNN/FNS from 1 April 1975 until 1 April 1993 |
Fukushima | Tōhoku | Fukushima Hōsō | KFB | JOJI-DTV | 5 | 1 October 1981 | 1 October 1981 | De facto core station |
Kantō region | TV Asahi | EX | JOEX-DTV | 5 | 1 February 1959 | 1 January 1970 | Eastern flagship station; core station | |
Niigata | Chūbu | Niigata TV 21 | UX | JOUX-DTV | 5 | 1 October 1983 | 1 October 1983 | De facto core station |
Ishikawa | Chūbu | Hokuriku Asahi Hōsō | HAB | JOWY-DTV | 5 | 1 October 1991 | 1 October 1991 | |
Fukui | Chūbu | Fukui Hōsō | FBC | JOPR-DTV | 7 | 1 June 1960 | 1 April 1989 | Secondary affiliate; also affiliated with NNN/NNS |
Nagano | Chūbu | Nagano Asahi Hōsō | abn | JOGH-DTV | 5 | 1 April 1991 | 1 April 1991 | |
Shizuoka | Chūbu | Shizuoka Asahi TV | SATV | JOSI-DTV | 5 | 1 July 1978 | 1 July 1978 | De facto core station |
Aichi and Gifu | Chūbu | NBN / Mētele | NBN | JOLX-DTV | 6 | 1 April 1962 | 1 January 1970 | Core station |
Mie | Kansai | |||||||
Kansai region (except Mie) | ABC TV | ABC | JOAY-DTV | 6 | 1 December 1956 | 31 March 1975 | Western flagship station; core station | |
Hiroshima | Chūgoku | Hiroshima Home TV | HOME | JOGM-DTV | 5 | 1 December 1970 | 1 December 1970 | De facto core station |
Yamaguchi | Chūgoku | Yamaguchi Asahi Hōsō | yab | JOYX-DTV | 5 | 1 October 1993 | 1 October 1993 | |
Okayama | Chūgoku | Setonaikai Hōsō | KSB | JOVH-DTV | 5 | 1 April 1969 | 1 January 1970 | De facto core station |
Kagawa | Shikoku | |||||||
Ehime | Shikoku | Ehime Asahi TV | eat | JOEY-DTV | 5 | 1 April 1995 | 1 April 1995 | |
Fukuoka | Kyūshū | Kyushu Asahi Hōsō | KBC | JOIF-DTV | 1 | 1 March 1959 | 1 January 1970 | Core station |
Nagasaki | Kyūshū | Nagasaki Bunka Hōsō | NCC | JOXI-DTV | 5 | 1 April 1990 | 1 April 1990 | |
Kumamoto | Kyūshū | Kumamoto Asahi Hōsō | KAB | JOZI-DTV | 5 | 1 October 1989 | 1 October 1989 | |
Ōita | Kyūshū | Oita Asahi Hōsō | OAB | JOBX-DTV | 5 | 1 October 1993 | 1 October 1993 | |
Miyazaki | Kyūshū | TV Miyazaki | UMK | JODI-DTV | 3 | 1 April 1970 | 1 April 1976 | Secondary affiliate; also affiliated with FNN/FNS and NNN |
Kagoshima | Kyūshū | Kagoshima Hōsō | KKB | JOTI-DTV | 5 | 1 October 1982 | 1 October 1982 | De facto core station |
Okinawa | Kyūshū | Ryūkyū Asahi Hōsō | QAB | JORY-DTV | 5 | 1 October 1995 | 1 October 1995 | |
Nationwide (Broadcasting Satellite) | BS Asahi | BSA | N/A | 5 | 1 December 2000 | 1 December 2000 |
Areas without an ANN station
editPrefecture | Region | Station(s) from neighbouring prefecture | News gathering |
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Toyama | Chūbu | HAB (Ishikawa) | TV Asahi Toyama Bureau |
Yamanashi | Chūbu | TV Asahi (Kantō region) | TV Asahi Kōfu Bureau |
Tottori | Chūgoku | KSB (Okayama and Kagawa) | TV Asahi Tottori Bureau (Eastern Tottori) and Yonago Bureau (Western Tottori) |
Shimane | Chūgoku | yab (Yamaguchi) and HOME (Hiroshima) | TV Asahi Matsue Bureau (Eastern Shimane and Oki Islands), HOME (Western Shimane except Masuda and Kanoashi) and yab (Masuda and Kanoashi) |
Tokushima | Shikoku | ABC TV (Kansai region) | ABC TV Tokushima Bureau |
Kōchi | Shikoku | eat (Ehime) and KSB (Okayama and Kagawa) | ABC TV Kōchi Bureau and eat |
Saga | Kyūshū | KBC (Fukuoka) | KBC Saga Bureau |
Former affiliate stations
editSingle asterisk (*) indicates former primary affiliate
Broadcasting area(s) | Station | Ch. | Years of affiliation | Current affiliation |
Current ANN affiliate |
Note(s) | |||
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Prefecture | Region | On air branding | Abbr. | Call sign | |||||
Aomori | Tōhoku | Aomori TV | ATV | JOAI-TV | 38 | 1970–1975 (secondary) | JNN | ABA | [note 1] |
Aomori | Tōhoku | Aomori Broadcasting | RAB | JOGR-TV | 1 | 1975–1991 | NNN/NNS | ABA | [note 2] |
Iwate | Tōhoku | TV Iwate | TVI | JOII-TV | 35 | 1970–1980 | NNN/NNS | IAT | [note 3] |
Miyagi | Tōhoku | Miyagi TV | mm34 | JOMM-TV | 34 | 1970–1975 | NNN/NNS | KHB | [note 4] |
Akita | Tōhoku | Akita TV | AKT | JOBI-TV | 37 | 1981–1987 (secondary) | FNN/FNS | AAB | [note 5] |
Niigata | Chūbu | Niigata Sogo TV | NST | JONH-TV | 35 | 1970–1983 | FNN/FNS | UX | [note 6] |
Nagano | Chūbu | TV Shinshu | TSB | JONI-TV | 30 | 1981–1991 (secondary) | NNN/NNS | abn | [note 7] |
Aichi and Gifu | Chūbu | Chūkyō TV* | CTV | JOCH-TV | 35 | 1970–1973 | NNN/NNS | NBN | [note 8] |
Mie | Kansai | ||||||||
Kansai region (except Mie) | Mainichi Broadcasting* | MBS | JOOR-TV | 4 | 1970–1975 | JNN | ABC | [note 9] | |
Tottori and Shimane | Chūgoku | Nihonkai TV | NKT | JOJX-TV | 1 | 1959–1989 (secondary) | NNN/NNS | N/A | [note 10] |
Okayama | Chūgoku | Okayama Broadcasting | OHK | JOOH-TV | 35 | 1 January–1 April 1970; 1 October 1970 – 31 March 1979 |
FNN/FNS | KSB | [note 11] |
Yamaguchi | Chūgoku | TV Yamaguchi | tys | JOLI-TV | 38 | 1970–1978 (secondary) | JNN | yab | [note 12] |
Yamaguchi | Chūgoku | Yamaguchi Broadcasting | KRY | JOPF-TV | 11 | 1978–1993 | NNN/NNS | yab | [note 13] |
Kumamoto | Kyūshū | TV Kumamoto | TKU | JOZH-TV | 34 | 1970–1989 (secondary) | FNN/FNS | KAB | [note 14] |
Ōita | Kyūshū | TV Oita | TOS | JOOI-TV | 36 | 1970–1993 (secondary) | NNN/NNS and FNN/FNS | OAB | [note 15] |
Kagoshima | Kyūshū | Kagoshima TV | KTS | JOKH-TV | 38 | 1970–1982 (secondary) | FNN/FNS | KKB | [note 16] |
- ^ Dropped the secondary affiliation after a violation on their agreement on 31 March 1975.[2] ANN programmes are then moved to RAB from 1 April 1975 until 30 September 1991. Currently affiliated to JNN
- ^ Now fully affiliated to NNN/NNS due to ATV's withdrawal of ANN.[3] Dropped with launch of ABA on 1 October 1991.
- ^ Now fully affiliated to NNN/NNS; ANN programming moved to IAT when it opened on 1 October 1996.
- ^ Became a full-time affiliate of NNN/NNS when KHB began broadcasting on 1 October 1975.[4]: 35
- ^ Secondary affiliation. Akita TV partially dropped its ANN affiliation (ANN news programs no longer aired) on 1 April 1987, to focus on airing more Fuji TV programmes.[5]: 22 Between 1 April 1987 and 30 September 1992, AKT and ABS shared on airing select TV Asahi programmes. AKT and ABS completely dropped its ANN affiliation when AAB started broadcasting on 1 October 1992.[6]: 18
- ^ Secondary affiliation. NST was a triple affiliate of FNN/FNS, NNN/NNS and ANN. NNN/NNS programming moved to TNN (now TeNY) on 1 April 1981,[7] and ANN programming moved to NT21 (now UX) on 1 October 1983.[8]: 27
- ^ Secondary affiliation from 1 October 1981 to 31 March 1991. Became a full NNN/NNS affiliate when abn started broadcasting on April 1, 1991, taking over the TV Asahi schedule from TSB.[9]: 147
- ^ Switched networks with NBN on 1 April 1973, owing to a conflict between the two networks, the decision was taken on 28 December 1972, and CTV then joined NNN/NNS.[10]: 85
- ^ Primary affiliation between 1 January 1970 and 30 March 1975.[11]: 341–342 Swapped networks with ABC on 1 April 1975, because of ownership issues: all stations owned by (and linked to) The Asahi Shimbun were now required to become affiliates of TV Asahi.[11]: 345 As a result, MBS was now a JNN affiliate, and is still a significant producer for the network.
- ^ Secondary affiliation from the founding of the network (3 March 1959) until 30 September 1989.[12] NKT, BSS, and TSK now carry some TV Asahi shows on their schedules. There is currently no primary ANN affiliate based in the San'in region (comprising Tottori and Shimane).
- ^ Became a full-time FNN/FNS affiliate in 1979. ANN programming moved to KSB. The reason this was made was because the station, unlike KSB, did not broadcast to nearby Kagawa until 1979.
- ^ Secondary affiliation from 1 April 1970 to 30 September 1978, only used to provide programming. Changed networks to a dual network affiliate of JNN and FNN/FNS between 1 April 1970 and 31 August 1978. ANN programming moved to KRY on October 1, 1978.[13]
- ^ Dropped ANN programming in favor of a full-time NNN/NNS affiliation on 30 September 1993.[14]: 190 TV Asahi programming moved to yab the following day.
- ^ Secondary affiliation from 1 January 1970 to 30 September 1989. ANN programming moved to KAB when it opened on 1 October 1989.[15]: 34–35, 144–145
- ^ Secondary affiliation; ANN programming moved to OAB in 1993. Currently, TV Oita is an affiliate of NNN/NNS, holding a secondary affiliation with FNN/FNS.
- ^ Secondary affiliation from 1 January 1970 to 30 September 1982. ANN programming moved to KKB on 1 October 1982.[16]: 86 The station is now affiliated to FNN/FNS.
Affiliates that initially wanted to join but later withdrew
editBroadcasting area(s) | Station | Ch. | Current affiliation |
Current ANN affiliate |
Note(s) | |||
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Prefecture | Region | On air branding | Abbr. | Call sign | ||||
Iwate | Tōhoku | mit | mit | JOYH-TV | 33 | FNN/FNS | IAT | It was due to the intention of Ichiro Ozawa, a politician based in Iwate, and because Iwate Asahi Television was scheduled to open. |
Toyama | Chūbu | TUT | TUT | JOJH-TV | 32 | JNN | N/A | At the time of the frequency allocation of the 3rd station in Toyama Prefecture in 1986, the prospect of joining the TV Asahi network was considered promising, but in the end it was decided to open as a TBS series.[17] |
Fukui | Chūbu | FTB | FTB | JOFI-TV | 39 | FNN/FNS | FBC | During the preparation period for the opening of the station, an agreement was signed with NET TV, but in July 1969, just before the opening of the station, it was changed to the Fuji TV (FNN/FNS) affiliate. |
Gifu | Chūbu | GBS | GBS | JOZF-TV | 37 | JAITS | (NBN) | Due to opposition from Nagoya Television and Chukyo Television. Eventually, Nagoya TV became the ANN full-net station in the Chukyo wide area in 1973. |
Kansai region (except Mie) | KTV | KTV | JODX-TV | 8 | FNN/FNS | ABC | The Sankei Shimbun Tokyo head office was also involved in NET TV, which was in the preparation stage for the opening of the station, and had dispatched officers from the standpoint of a shareholder. Change to net with. Also, NET TV initially invested in Kyodo Television , but withdrew the capital before the opening of the station. (At that time, before the launch of ANN) | |
Ehime | Shikoku | ITV | itv | JOEH-TV | 29 | JNN | eat | Because it conflicted with the JNN agreement and the opening of Ehime Asahi TV was decided at that time.[18] |
Kumamoto | Kyūshū | KKT | KKT | JOQI-TV | 22 | NNN/NNS | KAB | As a result of the unification adjustment and discussion by three flagship stations in Tokyo (Nippon Television, Fuji Television, and TV Asahi), instead of making Kumamoto Prefecture's third commercial station a TV Asahi affiliate because Kagoshima Broadcasting claimed the affiliation, the station became a Nippon Television affiliate.[19] |
JapaNews24
editSince at least 2018, ANN operates JapaNews24 (Japanese: 日本のニュースを24時間配信, romanized: Nihon no nyūsu o 24-jikan haishin), an around-the-clock online feed aimed mainly at Japanese people home and abroad, available on ANN's official YouTube channel.[20][21] JapaNews24 airs continuously news stories from ANN newscasts and programmes such as Hōdō Station, as well as content from sister service AbemaNews, on tape delay without a fixed schedule.[21][22]
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- ^ Kitanihon Shimbun, January 18, 1986 morning edition front page, "First, two companies apply for a license."
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- ^ "Japan News 24". Japan Net24 News. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.