1967 in Japanese television
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Events in 1967 in Japanese television.
Events
- October 31: The state funeral of former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida (who died October 20) is held at the Nippon Budokan (Kitanomaru, Chiyoda Ward) in Tokyo, and special programs are organized on NHK and commercial TV stations. The state funeral was broadcast live on NHK General and other networks,{{Cite news|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20220907/k10013806461000.html|title=映像と資料で振り返る 55年前 吉田茂元総理の「国葬」は|newspaper=NHK News|publisher=NHK Online|date=2022-09-07|accessdate=2022-09-07}} and on Fuji Television, all programs on that day were broadcast without commercials.Fifty Years of Broadcasting History Materials, page 805, published by NHK
- November 1: The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications relicenses 1,640 TV stations and grants preliminary licenses to 15 new UHF stations and 16 stations (see table below for details). The Radio Law requires general program stations to program at least 30% of their programs on educational and cultural topics . On this day, Sapporo Television , Yomiuri Television, and Mainichi Broadcasting changed from quasi-educational stations to general stations.
=First tranche of UHF television stations in Japan=
Due to a major revision to the "Television Broadcasting Frequency Allocation Plan" by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications at the time, in addition to UHF channels 45 to 62, which were previously used only by relay stations, channel 33 was used for parent stations. Channel 44 was newly opened for use (October 13). As a result, preliminary licenses for new UHF stations will be granted under the UHF 1st Channel Plan. At this time, commercial television stations that opened in the first tranche had H as the last letter of their callsign.
The dates and main stations where preliminary licenses were granted are as follows[https://dgba.ehoh.net/TV_Radio_start.htm Japanese TV and radio launch date database] If relocated within the same city, ward, town or village, the description of the current location will be omitted. All commercial television stations that gained their license at the time, had a callsign ending with the letter H (the second tranche followed with the letter I) with the exception of KBS Kyoto, which applied with the callsign of its radio station.
| class="wikitable"
|+Stations that received preliminary licenses on November 1 (all commercial broadcasters) !Coverage area !Callsign !Company name at time of issuing the license !Location !Remarks |
| Hokkaido
|JOHH-TV |Hokkaido Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (北海道テレビ放送株式会社) |Toyohira Ward, Sapporo City |Current location: Chuo District, Tongshi |
| Nagano Prefecture
|JOLH-TV |K. K. Nagano Broadcasting (株式会社長野放送) | |
| Niigata Prefecture
|JONH-TV |K. K. Niigata Sogo Television (株式会社新潟総合テレビ) |Chuo Ward, Niigata City |At the time, the broadcasting facilities were located in Nagaoka, Niigata |
| Toyama Prefecture
|JOTH-TV |Toyama Television Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (富山テレビ放送株式会社) | |
| Ishikawa Prefecture
|JOIH-TV |Ishikawa Television Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (石川テレビ放送株式会社) | |
| rowspan="2" |Shizuoka Prefecture
|JOQH-TV | rowspan="2" |K. K. Shizuoka UHF Television (株式会社静岡ユー・エッチ・エフテレビ) | rowspan="2" |Suruga Ward, Shizuoka (city) |Name changed to TV Shizuoka before signing on. |
| JORH-TV
|Same as above, issued to the Hamamatsu station |
| Tokai wide area
|JOCH-TV |Chūkyō UHF Television Broadcasting(中京ユー・エッチ・エフ・テレビ放送株式会社)) |Showa Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture |Current company name: Chukyo Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. |
| Gifu Prefecture
|JOZF-TV |K. K. Radio Gifu (株式会社ラジオ岐阜) |Name changed to Gifu Broadcasting before the TV station signed on. First UHF television station in Japan. |
| Mie Prefecture
|JOMH-TV |Mie Radio Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (三重電波放送株式会社) |Name changed to Mie Television Broadcasting before signing on. |
| Kyoto Prefecture
|JOBR-TV |Kinki Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (株式会社近畿放送) |Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto |Now Kyoto Broadcasting. |
| Hyogo Prefecture
|JOUH-TV |Hyogo Television Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (兵庫テレビ放送株式会社) |Nagata Ward, Kobe City |Name changed to Sun Television before signing on. |
| Okayama Prefecture
|JOOH-TV |Okayama Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (岡山放送株式会社) |Kita Ward, Okayama City | |
| Kagawa Prefecture
|JOVH-TV |K. K. New Japan Broadcasting (株式会社新日本放送) |Name changed to Setonaikai Broadcasting before signing on. |
| Saga Prefecture
|JOSH-TV |Saga Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (佐賀放送株式会社) |Name changed to Saga Television Station before signing on. |
| Kagoshima Prefecture
|JOKH-TV |Kagoshima Television Station (鹿児島テレビ放送株式会社) | |
| class="wikitable"
|+Stations that received preliminary licenses on November 14 !Coverage area !Callsign !Business format !Company name at time of issuing the license !Location !Remarks |
| Tokushima Prefecture
|JOXB-TV |NHK |NHK Tokushima Educational Television |Practical use by reducing the power of the experimental station |
| rowspan="2" |Kagawa Prefecture
|JOHP-TV | rowspan="2" |NHK |NHK Takamatsu General Television | rowspan="2" |Takamatsu City | |
| JOHD-TV
|NHK Takamatsu Educational Television | |
| rowspan="2" |Saga Prefecture
|JOSP-TV | rowspan="2" |NHK |NHK Saga General Television | rowspan="2" |Saga City | |
| JOSD-TV
|NHK Saga Educational Television | |
| Nagasaki Prefecture
|JOWH-TV |Commercial |K. K. Television Nagasaki (テレビ長崎) | |
| Kumamoto Prefecture
|JOZH-TV |Commercial |Kumamoto Central Television Co. Ltd. (熊本中央テレビ株式会社) |Temporary office: Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City |Name changed to TV Kumamoto before signing on. |
Debuts
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! Show | Station | Premiere Date | Genre | Original Run |
| Akakage
|April 5 |April 5, 1967 – March 27, 1968 | ||||
| Captain Ultra
|TBS |April 16 |Tokusatsu |April 16, 1967 – September 24, 1967 | ||||
| Chibikko Kaiju Yadamon
|October 2 |October 2, 1967 – March 25, 1968 | ||||
| Giant Robo
|NET |October 11 |Tokusatsu |October 11, 1967 – April 1, 1968 | ||||
| Goku no Daiboken
|Fuji Television|Fuji TV |January 7 |Anime |January 7, 1967 – September 30, 1967 | ||||
| Kaiju Ouji
|Fuji Televsion|Fuji TV |October 2 |Tokusatsu |October 2, 1967 – March 25, 1968 | ||||
| Mach GoGoGo{{cite web |url=http://www.tatsunoko.co.jp/works/macha_gogogo/machgogogo.html |title=マッハGoGoGo|accessdate=2010-03-30 |work=Tatsunoko Productions|language=Japanese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219195936/http://www.tatsunoko.co.jp/works/macha_gogogo/machgogogo.html |archivedate = February 19, 2009|url-status=dead}}
|Fuji Television|Fuji TV |April 2 |Anime |April 2, 1967 - March 31, 1968 | ||||
| Ōgon Bat
|April 1 |Anime |April 1, 1967 – March 23, 1968 | ||||
| Oraa Guzura Dado
|Fuji Television|Fuji TV |October 7 |Anime |October 7, 1967 – September 25, 1968 | ||||
| Perman
|Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS |April 2 |Anime |April 2, 1967 - April 14, 1968 | ||||
| Ribbon no Kishi
|Fuji Television|Fuji TV |April 2 |Anime |April 2, 1967 – April 7, 1968 | ||||
| Ultraseven
|Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS |October 1 |Tokusatsu |October 1, 1967 – September 8, 1968 | ||||
| kometto-san
|Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS |July 3 |Tokusatsu |July 3, 1967 - December 30, 1968 |
Ongoing shows
- Music Fair, music (1964–present)
- Hyokkori Hyō Tanjima, anime (1964-1969)
Endings
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! Show | Station | Ending Date | Genre | Original Run |
| Ambassador Magma
|Fuji Television|Fuji TV |September 25 |Tokusatsu |July 4, 1966 – September 25, 1967 | ||||
| Captain Ultra
|Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS |September 24 |Tokusatsu |April 16, 1967 – September 24, 1967 | ||||
| Goku no Daiboken
|Fuji Television|Fuji TV |September 30 |Anime |January 7, 1967 – September 30, 1967 | ||||
| New Jungle Emperor: Go Ahead Leo!
|Fuji Television|Fuji TV |March 29 |Anime |October 5, 1966 – March 29, 1967 | ||||
| Obake no Q-tarō
|Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS |August 29 |Anime |August 29, 1965 – June 28, 1967 | ||||
| Ultraman
|Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS |April 9 |Tokusatsu |July 17, 1966 – April 9, 1967 |