Tokyo MX

Tokyo Metropolitan Television Broadcasting Corporation
Tokyo MX
Native name
東京メトロポリタンテレビジョン株式会社
Tōkyō metoroporitanterebijon kabushikigaisha
Company typePrivate
FoundedApril 30, 1993
Headquarters
Kojimachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo
,
Owner
JOMX-DTV
CityTokyo
Channels
BrandingTokyo MX
Programming
AffiliationsIndependent (member of JAITS)
Ownership
OwnerTokyo Metropolitan Television Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
November 1, 1995
Former call signs
JOMX-TV (1995–2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
14 (UHF, 1995–2011)
Digital:
20 (UHF, 2003–2013)
Call sign meaning
Metropolitan
X
(sequentially assigned)
Technical information
Licensing authority
MIC
ERP3 kW (11.5 kW ERP)
Links
Websites.mxtv.jp

JOMX-DTV (channel 9), branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Television Broadcasting Corporation[1]. It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city and parts of nearby prefectures. It competes with Nippon Television, TV Asahi, NHK General TV, NHK Educational TV, TBS TV, TV Tokyo, and Fuji TV, all of which are flagship stations of national networks. Tokyo MX was founded on April 30, 1993, and broadcasts commenced on November 1, 1995. Shareholders include the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo FM Broadcasting, and others. (MXTV is an associate company of Tokyo FM.)

Every week, Tokyo MX airs the press conferences of the Governor of Tokyo. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS).

  1. ^ 東京メトロポリタンテレビジョン株式会社, Tōkyō Metoroporitan Terebijon kabushiki gaisha