All-Nippon News Network

All-Nippon News Network (オールニッポンニュース・ネットワーク, Ōru Nippon Nyūsu Nettowāku), or ANN, is a Japanese commercial television network run by TV Asahi Corporation. The network's responsibility includes the syndication of national television news bulletins to its regional affiliates, and news exchange between the stations. Its member stations also broadcast non-news programs originating from TV Asahi.

All-Nippon News Network
TypeBroadcast television network
CountryJapan
Programming
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner
Key peopleMasao Kimiwada[1]:161-163
History
LaunchedJanuary 1, 1970[2]:161-163
Links
WebsiteOfficial website
Old ANN logo (until September 2003)

It also operated, between 1989 and 2013, the 24-hour satellite and cable news channel Asahi Newstar.

All-Nippon News Network stations

Digital channel assignments of ANN affiliates

Bold indicates founding members[3]:161-163

Station abbreviationStationCall signBroadcast area (Prefectures)LCN
EXTV Asahi/テレビ朝日JOEX-DTVTokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki and Tochigi5
ABCAsahi Hōsō TV / 朝日放送テレビ JOAY-DTVOsaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Nara, Shiga and Wakayama6
NBNMētele / メ~テレJOLX-DTVAichi, Gifu and Mie6
AABAkita Asahi Hōsō / 秋田朝日放送JOXX-DTVAkita5
ABAAomori Asahi Hōsō / 青森朝日放送JOAH-DTVAomori5
eatEhime Asahi TV / 愛媛朝日テレビJOEY-DTVEhime5
FBCFukui Hōsō / 福井放送JOPR-DTVFukui7 (NNN)
KBCKyushu Asahi Hōsō / 九州朝日放送JOIF-DTVFukuoka1
KFBFukushima Hōsō / 福島放送JOJI-DTVFukushima5
HOMEHiroshima Home TV / 広島ホームテレビJOGM-DTVHiroshima5
HTBHokkaidō TV / 北海道テレビJOHH-DTVHokkaidō6
HABHokuriku Asahi Hōsō / 北陸朝日放送JOWY-DTVIshikawa5
IATIwate Asahi TV / 岩手朝日テレビJOIY-DTVIwate5
KSBSetonaikai Hōsō / 瀬戸内海放送JOVH-DTVKagawa and Okayama5
KKBKagoshima Hōsō / 鹿児島放送JOTI-DTVKagoshima5
KABKumamoto Asahi Hōsō / 熊本朝日放送JOZI-DTVKumamoto5
KHBHigashinippon Hōsō / 東日本放送JOEM-DTVMiyagi5
UMKTV Miyazaki / テレビ宮崎JODI-DTVMiyazaki3 (FNN, NNN)
abnNagano Asahi Hōsō / 長野朝日放送JOGH-DTVNagano5
NCCNagasaki Bunka Hoso / 長崎文化放送JOXI-DTVNagasaki5
UXNiigata TV 21 / 新潟テレビ21JOUX-DTVNiigata5
OABOita Asahi Hōsō / 大分朝日放送JOBX-DTVOita5
QABRyūkyū Asahi Hōsō / 琉球朝日放送JORY-DTVOkinawa5
SATVShizuoka Asahi TV / 静岡朝日テレビJOSI-DTVShizuoka5
YTSYamagata TV / 山形テレビJOYI-DTVYamagata5
yabYamaguchi Asahi Hōsō / 山口朝日放送JOYX-DTVYamaguchi5
There are no affiliates in Kōchi (served by eat and KSB), San-in (consisting of Shimane and Tottori; served by yab and HOME for Shimane, and KSB for Tottori), Saga (served by KBC), Tokushima (served by ABC), Toyama (served by HAB), and Yamanashi prefectures (served by EX).
BSABS Asahi / ビーエス朝日--Japanese whole area (Broadcasting Satellite)5 (BS)

Former stations

Bold indicates former primary affiliate

Station abbreviationStationCall signReasons of the switchChannel number at time of switch
ATVAomori TV/青森テレビJOAI-TVDropped the secondary affiliation after a violation on their agreement on March 31, 1975.[4] ANN/TV Asahi programs are then moved to RAB from April 1, 1975 until September 30, 1991. Currently affiliated to JNN38
RABAomori Broadcasting / 青森放送JOGR-TVBecame a secondary affiliate due to ATV's withdrawal of ANN.[5] Dropped with launch of ABA on October 1,1991.1
AKT Akita TV / 秋田テレビ JOBI-TV Secondary affiliation. Akita TV partially dropped its ANN affiliation (ANN news programs no longer aired) on April 1, 1987 to focus on airing more Fuji TV programs.[6]:22 Between April 1, 1987 to September 30, 1992, AKT and ABS shared on airing select TV Asahi programs. AKT and ABS completely dropped its ANN affiliation when AAB started broadcasting on October 1, 1992.[7]:18 37
TVITV Iwate / テレビ岩手JOII-TVNow fully affiliated to NNN, ANN programming moved to IAT when it opened on October 1, 1996.35
MMTMiyagi TV / 宮城テレビ放送JOMM-TVBecame a full affiliate of NNN/NNS when KHB began broadcasting on October 1, 1975.[8]:3534
NSTNiigata Sogo Television / 新潟総合テレビJONH-TVSecondary affiliation. NST was a triple affiliate of FNN, NNN and ANN. NNN programming moved to TNN/TeNY on April 1, 1981[9] and TV Asahi programming moved to NT21/ux on October 1, 1983.[10]:2735
TSBTV Shinshu / テレビ信州JONI-TVSecondary affiliation from October 1, 1981 to March 31, 1991. Became a full NNN affiliate when abn started broadcasting in April 1, 1991, taking over the TV Asahi schedule from TSB.[11]:14730
CTVChūkyō TV / 中京テレビ放送JOCH-TVSwitched networks with Nagoya TV (NBN) in April 1,1973 owing to a conflict between the two networks, the dicision was taken on December 28, 1972, and CTV then joined NNN.[12]:8535
MBSMBS TV / 毎日放送JOOR-TVPrimary affiliation between January 1, 1970 to March 30, 1975.[13]:341-342 Swapped networks with ABC on April 1, 1975 because of ownership issues: all stations owned (and linked) to the Asahi Shimbun were now required to become affiliates of TV Asahi.[13]:345 As a result, MBS was now a JNN/TBS affiliate, and is still a significant producer for the network.4
NKTNihonkai TV / 日本海テレビジョン放送JOJX-TVSecondary affiliation from the founding of the network (March 3, 1959) until September 30, 1989.[14] NKT, BSS, and TSK now carry some TV Asahi shows on their schedules. There is currently no primary ANN affiliate based in the San-in area.1
tysTV Yamaguchi / テレビ山口JOLI-TVSecondary affiliation from April 1, 1970 to September 30, 1978, only used to provide programming. Changed networks to a dual network affiliate of JNN and FNN between April 1, 1970 and August 31, 1978. ANN programming moved to KRY on October 1, 1978.[15]38
KRYYamaguchi Broadcasting / 山口放送JOPF-TVDropped ANN programming in favor of a full NNN/NNS affiliation on September 30, 1993.[16]:190 TV Asahi programming moved to yab the following day.11
OHKOkayama Broadcasting / 岡山放送JOOH-TVBecame a full FNN affiliate in 1979. ANN programming moved to KSB. The reason this was made was because the station, unlike KSB, did not broadcast to Kagawa until 1979.35
TKUTV Kumamoto / テレビ熊本JOZH-TVSecondary affiliation from January 1, 1970 to September 30, 1989. ANN programming moved to KAB when it opened on October 1, 1989.[17]:34-35, 144-14534
TOSTV Oita / テレビ大分JOOI-TVSecondary affiliation, ANN programming moved to OAB in 1993. Currently, TV Oita is an affiliate of NNN, holding a secondary affiliation with FNN.36
KTSKagoshima Television / 鹿児島テレビ放送JOKH-TVSecondary affiliation from January 1, 1970 to September 30, 1982. ANN programming moved to KKB on October 1, 1982.[18]:86 The station is now affiliated to FNN.38

JapaNews24

ANN operates since at least 2018 JapaNews24 (日本のニュースを24時間配信, Nihon no nyūsu wo 24-jikan haishin), an around-the-clock online feed aimed mainly at Japanese people abroad, available on ANN's YouTube official channel.[19] JapaNews24 airs continuously news stories from ANN newscasts and programmes such as Hōdō Station, as well as content from sister service AbemaNews, on tape delay without a fixed schedule.

References

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  2. テレビ朝日社史 : ファミリー視聴の25年 [TV Asahi Corporate History: 25 Years of Family Viewing] (in Japanese). TV Asahi. 1984. OCLC 704013841.
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  4. ATV30年のあゆみ : 夢ふくらんで30周年 [30 Years of Aomori TV] (in Japanese). Aomori Television. 1998. OCLC 152721162.
  5. 青森放送50年史 [50 Years of Aomori Broadcasting] (in Japanese). Aomori Broadcasting. 2004. OCLC 639988216.
  6. AKT秋田テレビ20年のあゆみ [20 Years of Akita Television]. Akita Television. 1990. OCLC 191754085.
  7. 秋田朝日放送25年史 [Akita Asahi Broadcasting's 25th Anniversary] (in Japanese). Akita Asahi Broadcasting. 2017. OCLC 1127844982.
  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. "TeNY Corporate History". www.teny.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  10. 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.
  11. テレビ信州20年のあゆみ : 開局20周年記念出版 [TV Shinshu's 20th Anniversary] (in Japanese). Television Shinshu. 2000. OCLC 1061205663.
  12. 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.
  13. 每日放送の40年 [Mainichi Broadcasting's 40th Anniversary] (in Japanese). Mainichi Broadcasting. 1991. OCLC 673586106.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  14. 日本海テレビのあゆみ [50 Years of Nihonkai Telecasting] (in Japanese). Nihonkai Television. 2009. OCLC 674596047.
  15. テレビ山口二十年史 [Television Yamaguchi's 20 Years] (in Japanese). TV Yamaguchi. 1992. OCLC 43584321.
  16. 山口放送の50年 [50 Years of Yamaguchi Broadcasting] (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Broadcasting. 2007. OCLC 651650932.
  17. テレビ熊本30年史 [TKU's 30 Year History] (in Japanese). Television Kumamoto. 2001. OCLC 675500762.
  18. 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.
  19. "ANNnewsCH". YouTube. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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