Hokkaido Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. | |
Native name | 北海道テレビ放送株式会社 |
Romanized name | Hokkaidōterebihōsō kabushikigaisha |
Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Television broadcasting |
Founded | December 1, 1967 |
Headquarters | 1-6, Nishi, Kita 1-jo, Chuo-ku, , Japan |
Key people | Tatsuro Terauchi (President) |
Number of employees | 179 |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references Data from its Corporate Profile |
Channels | |
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Branding | HTB-6 |
Programming | |
Affiliations | All-Nippon News Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hokkaido Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. |
History | |
First air date | November 3, 1968 |
Former call signs | JOHH-TV (1968-2011) |
Former channel number(s) | 35 (analog, 1968-2011) |
Call sign meaning | JO Hokkaidō Terebi Hōsō (native name) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
Links | |
Webcast | Official webcast |
Website | Official website |
Hokkaido Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (北海道テレビ放送株式会社, Hokkaidō Terebi Hōsō Kabushikigaisha, HTB) is a TV station in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is affiliated with All-Nippon News Network (ANN) and TV Asahi Network.
On July 24, 2011, this station gained local attention when it played the song Time to Say Goodbye repeatedly after analog broadcasts ended at noon. The MIC usually blocks vocal music to be played on most stations' analog shutdown warnings. [1]