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Chūkyō Television Broadcasting

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This article is about the Japanese TV station. For other uses, see CTV (disambiguation).
Chukyo TV. Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
Chukyo TV
Native name
中京テレビ放送株式会社
Chūkyō terebi hōsō kabushikigaisha
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryTelevision broadcasting
FoundedMarch 1, 1968; 56 years ago (1968-03-01)
Headquarters4-60-11 Hiraike-cho, Nakamura Ward,
Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
,
Japan
Key people
Kimio Maruyama (President and Representative Director)
OwnerNippon Television Holdings, Inc. (28.7%) and the Nagoya Railroad Company, Ltd. (20.8%)
Number of employees
285 (2021)
Websitehttps://www.ctv.co.jp/
Footnotes / references
Data from its Corporate Profile
JOCH-DTV
CityNagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Channels
BrandingChūkyō TV
Programming
AffiliationsNippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System
Ownership
OwnerChukyo Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd..
History
FoundedMarch 1, 1968
First air date
April 1, 1969
Former call signs
JOCH-TV (1969-2011)
Former channel number(s)
35 (UHF analog, 1969–2011)
NET/ANN (April 1, 1969-March 31, 1973)
Call sign meaning
JO
CHubu
or CHūkyō
Technical information
Licensing authority
MIC
ERP30 kW
Transmitter coordinates35°11′43.75″N 137°4′27.55″E / 35.1954861°N 137.0743194°E / 35.1954861; 137.0743194
Links
WebsiteCTV

JOCH-DTV (channel 4), branded as Chukyo TV (中京テレビ, Chūkyō Terebi, stylized as CHUKYO TV), is the Chūkyō metropolitan area flagship station of the Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System (NNS), owned by the Chukyo TV. Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (中京テレビ放送株式会社, Chūkyō Terebi-hōsō kabushiki gaisha). Its studios are located in Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan.

Chūkyō Television Broadcasting former head office

The Chūkyō UHF TV Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (中京ユー・エッチ・エフテレビ放送株式会社, former corporate name of Chūkyō TV) was founded on March 1, 1968, and started TV broadcasting on April 1, 1969. Then the company was renamed "Chūkyō TV Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (中京テレビ放送株式会社)" on April 1, 1970.

History

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In 1964, six companies, Chukyo Television, Central Nippon Broadcasting, Tokai Radio, Nagoya Science Television, Aichi Television, and Nagoya Economy Television, applied to obtain the fourth private television license in Aichi Prefecture.[1]: 13  Since the VHF channel (channel 7) in the Nagoya area was tested and found to have the potential to interfere with channels in other areas, the Postal Ministry decided to use the UHF channel for the fourth private TV station.[1]: 14  However, TVs at that time required receivers to watch UHF programs. Therefore, compared with VHF TV stations, UHF TV stations were disadvantaged in terms of advertising business. At the same time, the then governor of Aichi Prefecture, Kuwahara Mikine, came forward to integrate the six companies that applied for the merger. In the end, these companies agreed to integrate Chukyo TV as the center.[1]: 15–16  On November 1, 1967, Chukyo UHF TV received a preparatory license.[1]: 16  On February 21, 1968, Chukyo UHF TV Station (Nakakyo UHF Television (中京ユー·エッチ·エフ·テレビ放送株式会社) held its founding meeting; the company was officially established on March 1st.[1]: 16  In terms of joining the network, Chubu Nippon Broadcasting and Tokai TV had already established a very solid network relationship at that time, but Nagoya TV broadcast programs from both Nippon TV and NET TV at the same time (the ratio was 60% to 40%); therefore, Chukyo UHF TV decided to It mainly broadcasts NET TV programs, but also broadcasts programs from Nippon TV and Tokyo Channel 12.[1]: 20  On March 10, 1969, Chukyo UHF TV station began test broadcasting.[1]: 25 

On April 1, 1969, Chukyo UHF TV officially launched, becoming the first UHF wide-area TV station in Japan.[1]: 26  At the time of the broadcast, the start time of the station was 9:30 in the morning, and the closing time was at midnight, totalling 14 hours and 30 minutes every day. 29.7% of the programs broadcast during the day were color programs, and 62.4% of the nighttime programs were color programs.[1]: 26  On April 1 of the following year, Chukyo UHF TV changed the company name to Chukyo TV.[1]: 37  Popularizing UHF signal receivers was one of the most important business issues of Chukyo UHF TV at that time. Thanks to the popularization activities of Chukyo TV, in January 1971, the penetration rate of UHF viewing equipment in Aichi, Gifu, and Mie prefectures exceeded 80%.[1]: 31  In the same year, the proportion of Chukyo TV's program sources was NET TV, 58%, Nippon TV, 25.1%, and Tokyo Channel 12, 16.9%.[1]: 37 

In 1972, the relationship between Nippon Television and Nagoya Television deteriorated due to programming ratio issues, and the franchise networks of Nagoya Television and Chukyo Television faced adjustments. On December 27 of the same year, Nippon Television, NET Television, Nagoya Television, and Chukyo Television held talks, and finally decided that starting from April of the following year, Chukyo Television would join the Nippon Television Network, and Nagoya Television would join the NET Television Network. After joining the Nippon Television Broadcasting Network, Chukyo Television's sales from April to September 1973 reached 1.321 billion yen, an increase of 38% over the previous year, exceeding 1 billion yen for the first time,[1]: 50  while the accumulated losses since launch were cleared.[1]: 60  In 1977, Chukyo Television launched the second generation trademark.[1]: 66  In 1979, CTV began to broadcast stereo TV programs.[1]: 65  At the same time, Chukyo TV also began to strengthen international cooperation and signed sister station agreements with KSL-TV and KRON-TV in the United States and Yunnan TV in China.[1]: 61 

In 1981, Chukyo TV proposed a new medium-term business plan, aiming to achieve a proportion of self-produced programs of 10% and a market share of 20% in the Nagoya area TV advertising market.[1]: 75  In 1984, the proportion of self-produced programs of Chukyo Television reached 10%. 12.3%, ranking first among all Nagoya channels.[1]: 76  At the same time, Chukyo TV actively diversified its business and entered the housing industry in 1983, opening a housing exhibition hall.[1]: 81  Chukyo TV also held the Chukyo TV Bridgestone Women's Golf Open in 1983,[1]: 86–87  and held a rock concert in 1984,[1]: 88  actively organizing large-scale events. In 1981, China Beijing Television stationed its special correspondent in Washington, D.C., becoming the first overseas correspondent of China Beijing Television. Later, from 2000 to 2004, China Beijing Television opened the NNN Taipei branch.[1]: 90 

In the early 1990s, affected by the collapse of Japan's bubble economy, Chukyo TV was forced to withdraw from ski resorts, golf courses and other fields to focus on the television industry.[1]: 108–109  On the other hand, thanks to the increase in the ratings of the core station Nippon TV, the ratings of Chukyo TV increased steadily in the 1990s. In February 1997, China Beijing TV won the triple crown of monthly ratings for the first time since its launch with ratings of 9.6% for the whole day, 15.2% for the prime time period, and 15.5% for the evening period.[1]: 110  In the same year, Chukyo TV's advertising revenue also rose to the second place among Nagoya stations.[1]: 121  In 2000, Chukyo TV's full-day ratings reached 9.9%, prime-time ratings reached 14.7%, and evening time ratings reached 14.5%. Overall the station won the triple crown of annual ratings.[1]: 110  China Beijing TV Station opened its official website in March 1996.[1]: 126  On October 1, 1999, CTV began 24-hour broadcasting.[1]: 125 

Chukyo-kun, CTV's mascot

In 2000, Chukyo TV launched the mascot "Chukyo-kun" (チュウキョ～くん), which is white oval in shape.[1]: 130–131  Chukyo TV and Nagoya TV stations jointly invested in the construction of the Seto Digital Tower to transmit digital TV signals. They began broadcasting digital TV programs on December 1, 2003, and the channel number was changed from analog TV channel 35 to channel 4 (and Core Bureau Nippon Television is the same). On July 24, 2011, Chukyo TV stopped broadcasting analog TV programs.[1]: 134–137  In 2005, Chukyo TV's evening and prime time ratings fell to fourth place in Nagoya, and due to the financial losses of Chukyo Golf Club The first loss since the launch.[1]: 151–152  In 2007, Chukyo TV held the Hermitage Museum exhibition at the Nagoya City Art Museum, attracting more than 150,000 visitors.[1]: 154  In 2010, Chukyo TV The TV station opened an Anpanman-themed museum in Nagoya City, which is the second Anpanman-themed museum after Yokohama.[1]: 144–145 

In 2011, Chukyo TV decided to move its headquarters to Sasashima, Nakamura-ku, and started building a new headquarters in March 2014.[1]: 165  On November 21, 2016, Chukyo TV officially moved into the new headquarters.[1]: 168  In the same year, Chukyo TV carried out corporate identity reform, launched the current trademark,[1]: 171  and launched the slogan "To your center" (あなたの真ん中へ.)[1]: 170–172 [1]: 178  after 14 years. As of 2019, Chukyo Television has maintained this honor for six consecutive years.[2] In 2014, CTV once again won the triple crown in ratings.[3] In 2020, Chukyo TV and three other private TV stations in Nagoya (CBC TV, Tokai TV, and TV Aichi) jointly created the on-demand video service Locipo.[4][5] Starting in October of the same year, Chukyo TV, Nippon TV, and Yomiuri TV jointly broadcast 32 evening prime-time programs on TVer in real time[6] in an attempt to expand the Internet field. As of fiscal year 2022, CTV has won the triple crown of annual individual ratings for 10 consecutive years.[7]

Broadcasting

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Analog

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JOCH-TV (as of 1969/04/01 open date and 2011/07/24 end date)

Digital

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JOCH-DTV (as 2003/12/01 open date)

  • Button: 4
  • Nagoya: Channel 19
  • Toyohashi: Channel 17
  • Chuno: Channel 17
  • Nakatsugawa: Channel 17
  • Takayama: Channel 17
  • Ise: Channel 17
  • Nabari: Channel 19

Programmes (times in JST)

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Now on air

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in Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and Mie Prefecture

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  • SAKAE TA☆RO - from 24:25 till 24:55 every Friday: a late-night variety show on location in Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya
  • PS - from 22:30 till 23:30 every Sunday: information about restaurants in Nagoya
  • catch! - from 15:50 till 19:00 every weekday

all over Japan

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Past

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in Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and Mie Prefecture

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all over Japan

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am 『中京テレビ50年史 : あなたの真ん中へ。』 [50 Years of Chukyo Television: Into You.] (in Japanese). Nagoya: Chukyo Television. 2019. OCLC 833454501.
  2. ^ あなたの真ん中へ。 (in Japanese). Chukyo TV. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ^ 2019年年度視聴率3冠王達成 (PDF) (in Japanese). Chukyo TV. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. ^ 名古屋のテレビ局4社が共同で動画配信サービスを開始　番組やニュースを配信 (in Japanese). Sakae Keizai Shimbun. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ 名古屋のテレビ局が共同で動画配信を軸としたサービス 「Locipo(ロキポ)」を3月27日(金)に開始 (in Japanese). @Press. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. ^ 【日本テレビ・読売テレビ・中京テレビ】TVerで地上波プライムタイムのライブ配信にトライアル10月3日（土）よる7時スタート！ (in Japanese). Nippon Television. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  7. ^ 中京テレビ、10年連続の個人視聴率3冠王を獲得 オモウマい店やローカル番組が好調 (in Japanese). Chunichi Sports. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

Other TV stations in Nagoya

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See also

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