| Genre: | J-ENT/Music/Variety show/Broadcast syndication |
| Creator: | Avex and East/Television Kanagawa |
| Director: | Katsuaki Watanabe Gurei Okudaira |
| Developer: | Avex and East |
| Presenter: | Avex and East, Television Kanagawa |
| Starring: | Ryo Fukawa (MC) Mika Mifune (MC) All Avex Group domestic artists |
| Narrated: | Junichi Mogi Marika Matsumoto IchirÅ Nagai Yumiko Kobayashi (also voiced the official character |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Num Seasons: | 3 |
| Num Episodes: | 573 |
| Producer: | Daisuke Sakuma Yuji Onishi |
| Editor: | Kei Ishimoto Seki Hajime Sen Sugiyama |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Runtime: | 10:00 - 10:54 pm (every Thursday) |
| Network: | Television Kanagawa (see Stations) |
Channel A is a Japanese musical variety show produced by Avex and East and Television Kanagawa.
(stylized as channel a) started on October 1, 1998 at 10:00 pm as a 54-minute show. Hosted by Ryo Fukawa and Mika Mifune, it promised a change on Japanese TV programming through segments and documentaries about music, artists, songs and everything about music and entertainment.
The program lasted for three seasons:
Its last episode (573rd) was on September 24, 2009.
A special episode for Channel A's 10th anniversary, was shown last September 3, 2009.
Because it is produced by Avex Group, Channel A is always interspersed with television commercials (TVCM) from the company.
This is a list of stations where Channel A was telecast.
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