LCN assignments of NNN and NNS affiliates

The Nippon News Network (NNN) and Nippon Television Network System (NNS) are Japanese commercial television networks organised by Nippon Television (NTV) in Tokyo, which is owned by The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings. NNN provides national news and current affairs programming to its regional affiliates, while NNS feeds entertainment and other non-news programmes. NNN and NNS are made up of 30 affiliates, including three stations that are double- or triple-affiliated with rival networks.

NNN was founded on April 1, 1966,[1] while NNS was founded on June 14, 1972.[2]

Stations 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), Tottori-Shimane and Okayama-Kagawa, which form single wide broadcasting markets respectively.

Affiliate stations

Broadcasting area(s) Station LCN Start date of broadcast Date of affiliation Note(s)
Prefecture Region On air branding Abbr. Call sign NNN NNS
Hokkaidō Sapporo TV STV JOKX-DTV 5 April 1, 1959 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972 Core station
Aomori Tōhoku Aomori Hōsō RAB JOGR-DTV 1 October 1, 1959 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972
Iwate Tōhoku TV Iwate TVI JOII-DTV 4 December 1, 1969 December 1, 1969 September 10, 1974
Miyagi Tōhoku Miyagi TV MMT JOMM-DTV 4 October 1, 1970 October 1, 1970 September 10, 1974 Core station
Akita Tōhoku Akita Hōsō ABS JOTR-DTV 4 April 1, 1960 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972
Yamagata Tōhoku Yamagata Hōsō YBC JOEF-DTV 4 April 1, 1960 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972
Fukushima Tōhoku Fukushima Chuo TV FCT JOVI-DTV 4 April 1, 1970 October 1, 1971 September 10, 1974
Kantō region Nippon TV NTV JOAX-DTV 4 August 28, 1953 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972 Eastern flagship station; core station
Niigata Chūbu TV Niigata TeNY JOPI-DTV 4 April 1, 1981 April 1, 1981 April 1, 1981
Toyama Chūbu Kitanihon Hōsō KNB JOLR-DTV 1 April 1, 1959 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972
Ishikawa Chūbu TV Kanazawa KTK JOWX-DTV 4 April 1, 1990 April 1, 1990 April 1, 1990
Fukui Chūbu Fukui Hōsō FBC JOPR-DTV 7 June 1, 1960 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972 Primary affiliate; also affiliated with ANN since 1989
Yamanashi Chūbu Yamanashi Hōsō YBS JOJF-DTV 4 December 20, 1959 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972
Nagano Chūbu TV Shinshu TSB JONI-DTV 4 October 1, 1980 October 1, 1980 April 1, 1981
Shizuoka Chūbu Shizuoka Daiichi TV SDT JOSX-DTV 4 July 1, 1979 July 1, 1979 July 1, 1979
Aichi and Gifu Chūbu Chukyo TV CTV JOCH-DTV 4 April 1, 1969 April 1, 1973 April 1, 1973 Core station
Mie Kansai
Kansai region (except Mie) Yomiuri TV ytv JOIX-DTV 10 August 28, 1958 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972 Western flagship station; core station
Tottori and Shimane Chūgoku Nihonkai TV NKT JOJX-DTV 1 March 3, 1959 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972
Hiroshima Chūgoku Hiroshima TV HTV JONX-DTV 4 September 1, 1962 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972 Core station
Yamaguchi Chūgoku Yamaguchi Hōsō KRY JOPF-DTV 4 October 1, 1959 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972
Okayama Chūgoku Nishinippon Hōsō RNC JOKF-DTV 4 July 1, 1958 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972
Kagawa Shikoku
Tokushima Shikoku Shikoku Hōsō JRT JOJR-DTV 1 April 1, 1959 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972
Ehime Shikoku Nankai Hōsō RNB JOAF-DTV 4 December 1, 1958 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972
Kōchi Shikoku Kochi Hōsō RKC JOZR-DTV 4 April 1, 1959 April 1, 1966 June 14, 1972
Fukuoka Kyūshū Fukuoka Hōsō FBS JOFH-DTV 5 April 1, 1969 April 1, 1969 June 14, 1972 Core station
Nagasaki Kyūshū Nagasaki Kokusai TV NIB JOXH-DTV 4 April 1, 1991 April 1, 1991 April 1, 1991
Kumamoto Kyūshū Kumamoto Kenmin TV KKT JOQI-DTV 4 April 1, 1982 April 1, 1982 April 1, 1982
Ōita Kyūshū TV Oita TOS JOOI-DTV 4 April 1, 1970 April 1, 1970 June 14, 1972 Also affiliated with FNN/FNS
Miyazaki Kyūshū TV Miyazaki UMK JODI-DTV 3 April 1, 1970 April 1, 1979 (none) Tertiary affiliate of NNN; not affiliated for non-news programming (NNS); also affiliated with FNN/FNS and ANN
Kagoshima Kyūshū Kagoshima Yomiuri TV KYT JOUI-DTV 4 April 1, 1994 April 1, 1994 April 1, 1994
Nationwide (Broadcasting Satellite) BS NTV BS-4 N/A 4 December 1, 2000 December 1, 2000 December 1, 2000

Areas without an NNN/NNS station

Prefecture Region Station(s) from neighbouring prefecture News gathering
Saga Kyushu FBS (Fukuoka) FBS (Fukuoka)
Miyazaki Kyushu For NNS programming on cable providers: KKT (Kumamoto),[3] KYT (Kagoshima)[4]

For NNN programming: UMK (Miyazaki), KKT (Kumamoto), KYT (Kagoshima)

UMK (Miyazaki)
Okinawa Kyushu N/A[note 1] Nippon TV Naha Bureau
  1. ^ For Okinawa, cable operators Okinawa Cable Network (for mainland Okinawa since August 2019[5]) and Miyako Television (for the city of Miyakojima in Miyako Island since October 2022[6]) currently relay live programming from KYT in Kagoshima, while OTV and RBC are airing certain non-news programs from NTV.

Former affiliate stations

Single asterisk (*) indicates former primary affiliate

Broadcasting area(s) Station Ch. Years of
affiliation 		Current
affiliation 		Current
NNN/NNS
affiliate 		Note(s)
Prefecture Region On air branding Abbr. Call sign
Miyagi Tōhoku Sendai Television OX JOOX-TV 12 1966–1970 FNN/FNS MMT [note 1]
Fukushima Tōhoku Fukushima TV* FTV JOPX-TV 11 1966–1971 FNN/FNS FCT [note 2]
Niigata Chūbu Niigata Sogo Television NST JONH-TV 35 1968–1981 FNN/FNS TeNY [note 3]
Shizuoka Chūbu Shizuoka Prefectural TV SKT JOSI-TV 33 1978–1979 (secondary) ANN SDT [note 4]
Aichi and Gifu Chūbu Nagoya TV* NBN JOLX-TV 11 1966–1973 ANN CTV [note 5]
Mie Kansai
Nagasaki Kyūshū TV Nagasaki KTN JOWH-TV 37 1969–1990 (secondary) FNN/FNS NIB [note 6]
Kumamoto Kyūshū TV Kumamoto TKU JOZH-TV 34 1969–1982 (secondary) FNN/FNS KKT [note 7]
Kagoshima Kyūshū Kagoshima TV KTS JOKH-TV 38 1969–1994 (secondary) FNN/FNS KYT [note 8]
  1. ^ Established as an affiliate of Nippon Television, Nihon Educational Television and Fuji TV, joining their respective general and news networks later on.[7] On October 1, 1970, Miyagi Television took NNN's programming from OX, causing it to become a primary affiliate of Fuji TV.[8] TV Asahi programming moved to KHB when it launched in 1975.
  2. ^ Initially not affiliated with the 4 main networks between April 1, 1963, to March 31, 1966, FTV then joined NNN as one of its founding members on its founding. Nippon TV programming moved to Fukushima Central Television when it opened on April 1, 1970.[9]
  3. ^ Initially a triple affiliate of NET (TV Asahi), Fuji TV and Nippon Television. It was affiliated to the network until March 31, 1981, when TNN (now TeNY) started broadcasting,[10] taking over NTV's schedule from NST, causing it to become a primary affiliate of Fuji TV. TV Asahi programming remained on the station until September 30, 1983, when NT21 (now branded as UX) launched.[11]: 27 
  4. ^ Shizuoka Prefectural Television (静岡けんみんテレビ, SKT) was a secondary affiliate of NNN/NNS from July 1, 1978, to June 30, 1979. The following day, Shizuoka Daiichi Television took over NNN's programming and SKT was later renamed to Shizuoka Asahi TV (SATV) as it became a sole affiliate of TV Asahi.[12]: 71 
  5. ^ Was affiliated to NTV prior to NNN's creation. Switched to ANN full-time on April 1, 1973, owing to a conflict with Chukyo Television Broadcasting.[13]: 85 
  6. ^ Primary FNN/FNS affiliate, secondarily affiliated with NNN from April 1, 1969, to September 30, 1990. NNN/NNS programming moved to NIB when it started broadcasting.[14]: 85 
  7. ^ Primary FNN/FNS affiliate, secondarily affiliated to NNN from April 1, 1969, to March 31, 1982. NNN programming moved to the newly created KKT.[15]: 104 
  8. ^ Primary FNN/FNS affiliate, secondarily affiliated to NNN from April 1, 1969, to March 31, 1994. NNN programming moved to the newly created KYT.[16]: 151 

Affiliates that wanted to join but gave up

Broadcasting area(s) Station Ch. Current
affiliation 		Current
NNN/NNS
affiliate 		Note(s)
Prefecture Region On air branding Abbr. Call sign
Tottori and Shimane Chūgoku TSK TSK JOMI-TV 38 FNN/FNS NKT Since the San'in Chuo Shimpo (Shimane Shimbun at the time of its opening) was deeply involved in the opening of TSK, it had a close relationship with the Yomiuri Shimbun, at first the newspaper hoped to open a station as a Nippon Television affiliate, but it was already Nihonkai Television (at that time (1970 to 1973) exclusively in Tottori prefecture) that was carrying Nippon TV programs, so it was opened as a Fuji TV affiliated full net in consideration of mutual entry with Tottori prefecture in the future (in 1973).
Kumamoto Kyūshū TV Kumamoto TKU JOZH-TV 34 FNN/FNS KKT Observer affiliate.[17] However, in response to some news programs, materials were also sent out and paid for the net share.[18]
Kagoshima Kyūshū Kagoshima Broadcasting KKB JOTI-TV 34 ANN KYT 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 the third commercial broadcasting station in Kumamoto Prefecture affiliated to Nippon Television (Kumamoto Kenmin Television), the third station in Kagoshima Prefecture became affiliated with TV Asahi.[19]
Okinawa Kyūshū Okinawa Television OTV JOOF-TV 8 FNN/FNS N/A Since Okinawa was under the rule of the United States at the time of the preparatory stage for the opening of the station, NTV presented a condition that it would allow the purchase of the program but not cooperate with capital participation (before the launch of NNN).[20] Even after the establishment of NNN/NNS after that, the official membership as a dual FNN/NNN affiliate was not achieved.

References

  1. ^ NNN二十五年の步み [Twenty-Five Years of Nippon News Network] (in Japanese). Nippon News Network (Nippon TV). 1991. pp. 21–22. OCLC 675825797.
  2. ^ 大衆とともに25年 [25 Years with the Public] (in Japanese). Nippon Television. 1978. OCLC 12164852.
  3. ^ チャンネルガイド｜ケーブルメディアワイワイ. www.wainet.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ チャンネル一覧. www.bbiq.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. ^ 沖縄ケーブルネットワーク、きょうから日テレを生放送 「ZIP！」「ヒルナンデス」ニュース番組中心に [Okinawa Cable Network to start airing live programming from Nippon TV]. The Ryukyu Shimpo (in Japanese). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  6. ^ 10月1日 START | 宮古テレビ9chが楽しくなる! | 日テレ系始まるよ [From October 1, Miyako Television will air Nippon TV programming] (PDF). Miyako Television (in Japanese). 1 October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  7. ^ 仙台放送20年のあゆみ [20 Years of Sendai Television] (in Japanese). Sendai Hōsō. 1982. OCLC 651779588.
  8. ^ ミヤギテレビ30年のあゆみ [30 Years of Miyagi Television] (in Japanese). Miyagi Television Broadcasting. 2000. OCLC 703508278.
  9. ^ 福島テレビ30年史 [Fukushima TV at 30] (in Japanese). Fukushima Television. 1993. OCLC 47486662.
  10. ^ "TeNY Corporate History". www.teny.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. ^ 新潟テレビ21 30年史 [Niigata TV Network 21: 30 Year History] (in Japanese). Niigata Television Network 21. 2014. OCLC 905482505.
  12. ^ 静岡第一テレビ十年史 [Shizuoka Daiichi Television's Ten Year History] (in Japanese). Shizuoka Daiichi Television. 1991. OCLC 674092437.
  13. ^ 名古屋テレビ放送50年史 [Nagoya TV's 50 Year History] (in Japanese). Nagoya Television Broadcasting. 2012. OCLC 833454501.
  14. ^ 我より古をなす : KTNテレビ長崎開局40年史. [Older than me: 40 Years of TV Nagasaki] (in Japanese). TV Nagasaki. 2009. OCLC 857921863.
  15. ^ テレビ熊本30年史 [30 Years of TV Kumamoto] (in Japanese). TV Kumamoto. 2001. OCLC 675500762.
  16. ^ KTS鹿児島テレビ50年史 : 1968-2019 : 50th anniversary. [50 Years of Kagoshima Television] (in Japanese). Kagoshima Television Station. 2019. OCLC 1111230208.
  17. ^ According to the NNN introduction column of "25 Years with the Public: Historical History" (Nihon Television Network Co., Ltd. Corporate History Compilation Office, 1978).
  18. ^ Yomiuri Television 20th Anniversary Commemorative Project Planning Committee, ed. "Network Current Status" "20 Years of Yomiuri Television: Photos and Testimonies" Yomiuri Television Broadcasting, 1979.
  19. ^ "TV Kumamoto 30 Year History" (TV Kumamoto, published in 2001) pp. 88-89.
  20. ^ "Okinawa Television 30 Years of History" (published in 1990).

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