Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
朝日放送株式会社
| Type |
public (kabushiki gaisha) |
| Founded |
Osaka, Japan (March 15, 1951 (1951-03-15)) |
| Headquarters |
1-30, Fukushima Itchome, Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan |
| Industry |
information, communication |
| Services |
broadcasting |
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (朝日放送株式会社, Asahi Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha?, ABC) is a regional radio and television broadcaster headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
Offices
Current headquarters of Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Former headquarters of Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
- Headquarters: 1-30, Fukushima Itchome, Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan (Hotarumachi)
- ABC Center (former headquarters): 2-48, Oyodo-minami Nichome, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan
- Tokyo Office: Asahi Shimbun Tokyo Office Shinkan, 3-2, Tsukiji Gochome, Chūō-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Nagoya Office: Asahi Kaikan, 3-3, Sakae Itchome, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Japan
Network affiliations
TV
Radio
History of ABC
- March 15, 1951 - Asahi Broadcasting Corporation was founded in Nakanoshima, Kita-ku. ABC started radio broadcasting on November 11.
- May 25, 1955 - ABC and New Japan Broadcasting Company (NJB, the predecessor of Mainichi Broadcasting System) founded Osaka Television Co., Ltd. (大阪テレビ放送株式会社, Ōsaka Terebi Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha?, OTV) in Dojima, Kita-ku.
- December 1, 1956 - OTV started television broadcasting on channel 6, under the callsign JOBX-TV.
- March 1, 1959 - ABC acquired OTV and renamed the television station ABC Osaka Television (朝日放送大阪テレビ, Asahi Hōsō Ōsaka Terebi?, ABC-OTV).
- June 1, 1959 - ABC merged with OTV, and has been broadcasting both television and radio since then.
- May 2, 1965 - ABC joined Japan Radio Network (JRN), and the next day it also joined another commercial radio network National Radio Network (NRN).
- 1966 - Dispersed offices and studios were integrated into the headquarters building in Oyodo-minami, Oyodo-ku (present: Kita-ku).
- March 31, 1975 - ABC pulled out of JNN and joined All-Nippon News Network (ANN) on behalf of Asahi Shimbun, one of major shareholders of ABC. ABC was one of founders of Japan News Network (JNN), the first news network of commercial television stations in Japan.
- November 23, 1978 - The frequency of ABC AM radio changed from 1010 kHz to 1008 kHz.
- March 23, 2001 - ABC acquired ISO 14001 certification, the first broadcaster in Japan to do so.
- January 1, 2008 - The ABC logo was redesigned, featuring the call letters ABC and the name "Asahi Broadcasting Corporation" or "朝日放送". A simplified version is used in program credits.
- May 19, 2008 - The headquarters of ABC moved from Oyodo-minami, Kita-ku to Fukushima, Fukushima-ku.
- June 23, 2008 - ABC started broadcasting from its present headquarters.
Broadcasting
Radio
JONR - ABC Radio (朝日放送)
- Osaka - 1008 kHz, 50 kW
- Kyoto - 1008 kHz, 300W
TV (Analog)
JONR-TV - ABC Television (朝日放送テレビジョン)
- Osaka - Channel 6
- Shiga Prefecture
- Otsu - Channel 38
- Hikone - Channel 58
- Kyoto Prefecture
- Kameoka - Channel 35
- Fukuchiyama - Channel 58
- Maizuru - Channel 55
- Miyazu - Channel 35
- Hyogo Prefecture
- Kobe - Channel 37 - many people in Kobe watch Channel 6 in Osaka or Nada in Kobe
- Nada - Channel 56
- Hokutan-Tarumi - Channel 57
- Miki - Channel 38
- Himeji, Ako, Kinosaki - Channel 58
- Kasumi - Channel 35
- Nara Prefecture
- Wakawama Prefecture
- Wakayama - Channel 44
- Gobo, Kushimoto - Channel 57
- Kainan, Tanabe - Channel 58
- Shingu - Channel 38
TV (Digital)
JONR-DTV - ABC Digital Television (朝日放送デジタルテレビジョン)
- Button: 6
- Osaka (Mt. Ikoma) - Channel 15
- Shiga Prefecture
- Otsu - Channel 15
- Hikone - Channel 15
- Koka - Channel 15
- Hyogo Prefecture
- Mt. Maya (Kobe) - Channel 15
- Himeji - Channel 15
- Hokutan-Tarumi - Channel 15
- Miki - Channel 15
- Nishinomiya-Yamaguchi - Channel 15
- Hyogo-ku, Kobe - Channel 15
- Nara Prefecture
- Wakayama Prefecture
- Wakayama - Channel 15
- Kinokawa - Channel 15
- Kainan - Channel 15
Programs
TV
- Weekday morning news and information
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- Ohayo Call ABC. (おはようコールABC)
- Good morning, this is ABC. (おはよう朝日です Ohayo Asahi Desu)
- Saturday morning news and information
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- Good morning, this is ABC Saturday Version (おはよう朝日・土曜日です Ohayo Asahi Doyobi Desu)
- Salad of travel (朝だ!生です旅サラダ)
- News in the evening
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- ABC News (ABCニュース)
- ABC NEWS You (ABC NEWS ゆう), etc.
- Information
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- Quiz
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- Panel Quiz Attack 25 (パネルクイズアタック25)
- Variety
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- M-1 Grand Prix (M-1 グランプリ)
- Knight Scoop (探偵ナイトスクープ)
- Knight in Night (ナイト in ナイト, from Monday to Thursday)
- Monday: Quiz Shinsuke-kun (クイズ!紳助くん)
- Tuesday: Gokigen Brand-new (ごきげん!ブランニュ)
- Wednesday: Imada's "In fact..." (今ちゃんの「実は…」)
- Thursday: B-Bop High-heel (ビーバップ!ハイヒール)
- The gold medal of laughter (笑いの金メダル, Waraking, end), etc.
- Anime broadcast Sunday morning (8:30-9:00)
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- Sports
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Radio
- Good morning. This is the DJ, Yozo Dojo. (おはようパーソナリティ・道上洋三です)
- ABC Young Request (ABCヤングリクエスト, ended)
- ABC Freshup Baseball (ABCフレッシュアップベースボール), etc.
Other broadcasting stations in the Kansai region
Radio and TV
TV
Radio
- AM Radio
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- FM Radio
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Special Events
- Thanksgiving Day for the Hanshin Tigers fans (阪神タイガースファン感謝デー)
See also
External links
Coordinates: 34°41′38.35″N 135°29′18.03″E / 34.6939861, 135.4883417
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