TV Asahi
- This article is about the television network in Japan. Asahi is a common name in Japan, for other uses see Asahi.
TV Asahi building in Roppongi Hills
TV Asahi Corporation (EX, 株式会社テレビ朝日, Kabushiki Gaisha Terebi Asahi) is a television network operating in Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan. Its nickname is "Tele-Asa" (テレアサ). The company has a network of exchanging news with local stations called All-Nippon News Network (ANN).
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History of TV Asahi
In 1957, "Nihon Educational Television" (NET, 日本教育テレビ) started operations, and first aired a colour telecast in 1967.
In 1977, NET was renamed "Asahi National Broadcasting Company Limited" (ANB, Japanese:全国朝日放送株式会社, Zenkoku Asahi Hōsō Kabushiki Gaisha). In 2003, the main office moved to Roppongi Hills, and the station was renamed "TV Asahi Corporation" (EX, 株式会社テレビ朝日).
TV Broadcasting
Analog
JOEX-TV – TV Asahi (テレビ朝日)
- Tokyo Tower – VHF Channel 10
Digital
JOEX-DTV – TV Asahi Digital Television (テレビ朝日デジタルテレビジョン)
- Tokyo Tower – UHF Channel 24
- Remote controller ID 5
Programs
- Doraemon
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
- Mobile Suit Gundam series (prior to Turn-A Gundam)
- Kamen Rider series
- Sentai series
- Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series, 27 episodes long, not the Duel Monsters series aired internationally)
- Sailor Moon (the anime)
- Hodo Station
- Saint Seiya
- Peacemaker Kurogane
- Abarembo Shogun (1978–2003)
- You're Under Arrest (2002 TV drama)
- Xenosaga
- Matthew's Best Hit TV
- Ojamajo Doremi (Magical Doremi)
Other TV stations in Tokyo
- Nippon TV (Nittele) (日本テレビ, 日テレ)
- TBS TV (TBSテレビ)
- Fuji TV (フジテレビ)
- TV Tokyo (テレビ東京)