Television Oita Explained

Television Oita System Co., Ltd.
株式会社テレビ大分
Type:Business corporation
Location:Oita, Japan
Industry:Television network
Website:https://www.tostv.jp/
Callsign:JOOI-DTV
Location:Ōita Prefecture, Japan
City:Ōita
Branding:TOS
Digital:34 (UHF)
Virtual:4
Affiliations:Fuji News Network/Fuji Network System
Nippon News Network/Nippon Television Network System
Owner:Television Oita System Co., Ltd.
Callsign Meaning:Oita
Former Callsigns:JOOI-TV (1970–2011)
Former Channel Numbers:Analog: 36 (UHF, 1970–2011)
Licensing Authority:MIC

is a regional television broadcaster headquartered in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan that serves Ōita Prefecture.[1]

TOS is the second commercial television station in Ōita Prefecture. It was founded in 1969, and started on air on April 1, 1970. [2] [3] When it was founded, TOS was affiliated with FNN, NNN and ANN. But now it affiliated with FNN and NNN. [4] [5] Kansai Telecasting Corporation and Yomiuri Shimbun are the main shareholders of TOS. [6]

TOS started broadcasting digital terrestrial television on December 1, 2006. [7] [8] Since 2014, TOS started to produce and broadcast its local news program . [9] On April 1, 2017, TOS signed a partnership agreement with Oita cable telecom (the biggest cable TV provider in Oita prefecture. [10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: TOSについて. 2023-02-14. TV Oita.
  2. Web site: 民放テレビ開局一覧. 2023-02-14. JBA.
  3. Web site: 沿革. 2023-02-14. TV Oita.
  4. Web site: Networks. 2023-03-03. NTV.
  5. Web site: Fuji Network Systems(FNS) . 2023-03-03. Fuji TV.
  6. Web site: 地上系放送事業者. 2023-02-16. MIC.
  7. Web site: 開局済みのデジタル親局、及びデジタル中継局一覧. 2023-02-14. MIC.
  8. Web site: 地上デジタルテレビジョン放送. 2023-03-08. Nikkei Xtech.
  9. Book: 日本民間放送年鑑 : 2022. JBA. 2022. ja. Japan Commercial Broadcasting Yearbook 2022.
  10. Web site: 大分ケーブルテレコム、TOSテレビ大分と大分初となる地域メディア連携開始. 2023-03-08. J:COM.