Chiba Television Broadcasting

{{Infobox television station

| name =

| callsign = JOCL-DTV

| logo = Chiba TV logo.svg

| logo_caption = Logo used since 2008

| branding = Chiba Television
CTC

| city = Chiba

| former_channel_numbers = 46 (UHF analog, 1971–2011)

| digital = 30 (UHF)

| virtual = 3

| coordinates =

| translators =

| affiliations = Independent (member of JAITS)

| founded = {{start date and age|1970|1|28}}

| airdate = {{start date and age|1971|5|1}}

| image = Chiba Television, headoffice.jpg

| image_size = 235px

| caption = Headquarters in Chūō-ku, Chiba

| location = Chiba Prefecture

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

| former_callsigns = JOCL-TV (1971-2011)

| callsign_meaning = Chiba TeLevision

| owner = Chiba Television Broadcasting Corporation

| former_affiliations =

| erp =

| licensing_authority = MIC

| website = http://www.chiba-tv.com

}}{{Nihongo|Chiba Television Broadcasting Corporation|千葉テレビ放送株式会社|Chiba Terebi Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha|extra=CTC}}, doing business as {{nihongo|Chiba TV|チバテレビ}}, is a Japanese commercial terrestrial television broadcasting company headquartered at 11-25 Miyako-chō 1-chōme, Chūō-ku, Chiba serving Chiba Prefecture but spill-over is received in the neighbouring prefectures.{{Cite web|title=Chiba Television - Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=3414|access-date=2021-09-13|website=www.animenewsnetwork.com}} It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). It is often involved in UHF anime "production committee" projects chairing other stations.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} Most anime broadcasts are what are considered seinen anime.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-27|title=What Does Seinen Mean?|url=https://thewordcounter.com/meaning-of-seinen/|access-date=2021-09-13|website=The Word Counter|language=en-US}}

Broadcasting modes, call signs and channels

Analog: JOCL-TV Funabashi ch46 and other relay stations.
Digital: JOCL-DTV Funabashi ch30, Chōshi ch30, and other stations.

History

Chiba Television Broadcasting was founded January 28, 1970 and officially began broadcasting May 1, 1971. Digital broadcast officially began April 1, 2006.