Nagoya Broadcasting Network

Nagoya Broadcasting Network Co., Ltd.
Native name
名古屋テレビ放送株式会社
Nagoya Terebi Hōsō kabushiki gaisha
Company typePrivate
FoundedSeptember 6, 1961; 63 years ago (1961-09-06)
FounderShotaro Kamiya [ja][1]: 37 
Headquarters2-10-1, Tachibana, Naka Ward, ,
Key people
Takaya Kano
(President and CEO)
OwnerThe Asahi Shimbun (36.9%)
TV Asahi Holdings (17.3%)
Toyota (34.6%; largest single shareholder)
Number of employees
255 (April 2021)
Websitehttps://www.nagoyatv.com
Footnotes / references
Data from its Company Profile
JOLX-DTV
CityNagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Channels
BrandingMētele
Nagoya TV
Programming
AffiliationsAll-Nippon News Network
Ownership
OwnerNagoya 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 coordinates35°10′20.7″N 136°54′30″E / 35.172417°N 136.90833°E / 35.172417; 136.90833
Links
Websitenagoyatv.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.

  1. ^ a b 名古屋テレビ放送50年史 [50 Years of Nagoya Television Broadcasting] (in Japanese). Nagoya Television. 2012. OCLC 833454501.