Native name | 名古屋テレビ放送株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Nagoya Terebi Hōsō kabushiki gaisha |
Company type | Private |
Founded | September 6, 1961 |
Founder | Shotaro Kamiya[1]: 37 |
Headquarters | 2-10-1, Tachibana, Naka Ward, , |
Key people | Takaya Kano (President and CEO) |
Owner | The Asahi Shimbun (36.9%) TV Asahi Holdings (17.3%) Toyota (34.6%; largest single shareholder) |
Number of employees | 255 (April 2021) |
Website | https://www.nagoyatv.com |
Footnotes / references Data from its Company Profile |
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City | Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture |
Channels | |
Branding | Mētele Nagoya TV |
Programming | |
Affiliations | All-Nippon News Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Nagoya Broadcasting Network Co., Ltd. |
History | |
First air date | April 1, 1962 |
Former call signs | JOLX-TV (1962–2011) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 11 (VHF, 1962–2011) |
NTV/NNN/NNS (April 1, 1962 – March 31, 1973)[1]: 39, 84, 85 | |
Call sign meaning | JO Local X |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°10′20.7″N 136°54′30″E / 35.172417°N 136.90833°E |
Links | |
Website | nagoyatv.com |
JOLX-DTV (channel 6), branded as Mētele (メ~テレ, Mētere) is the Chūbu region flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network, owned by the Nagoya Broadcasting Network Co., Ltd. (名古屋テレビ放送株式会社, Nagoya Terebi Hōsō Kabushiki gaisha), with its headquarters in Nagoya. It is broadcast in Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and Mie Prefecture.
The station is well known among anime fans for its close association with the anime studio Sunrise (now known as Bandai Namco Filmworks), including participating in the production of such works as Mobile Suit Gundam, Zambot 3 (and its successor Daitarn 3), and Yoroiden Samurai Troopers.