Hiroshima Telecasting

Information as of March 31, 2021:{{cite book |author=Japan Brivate Broadcasting Association|script-title=ja:『日本民間放送年鑑2021』 (Japan Private Broadcasting Yearbook 2021) |year=2021 |publisher={{lang|ja|コーケン出版}} |location=Tokyo |isbn=9784990809065|language=ja}}{{rp|419}}：

Hiroshima Telecasting was the second commercial television station in Hiroshima Prefecture. The founding shareholders' meeting was held on January 16, 1962. Construction of the headquarters building began on May 25 of the same year and was completed on August 26. When it was first established, Hiroshima Television was a dual affiliate of Nippon Television and Fuji Television. On August 29, Hiroshima TV launched a test signal.{{cite book |author={{lang|ja|開局20周年記念誌編集委員会}}|script-title=ja:『あなたと共に20年 : 広島テレビ放送開局20周年記念誌』 |year=1982 |publisher={{lang|ja|広島テレビ放送株式会社}} (20 years with you: 20th anniversary commemorative magazine of Hiroshima TV broadcasting) |location=廣島縣 |isbn=|language=ja}}{{NCID|BN07533990}}{{rp|112}}

At 11 a.m. on September 1, 1962, Hiroshima Television officially started broadcasting.{{rp|113}} In its first fiscal year, Hiroshima TV had a turnover of 435.22 million yen and a profit of 46.2 million yen.{{rp|114}} In 1963, Hiroshima Television established a labor union.{{rp|114}} In 1965, Hiroshima Television achieved its first production abroad and produced a documentary documenting immigrants from Hiroshima Prefecture who were active in foreign countries.{{rp|68}} In the same year, due to insufficient space due to increased business volume, Hiroshima TV expanded its headquarters.{{rp|117}} On April 1, 1969, Hiroshima Television launched a new logo.{{rp|121}} On December 10 of the same year, the new Hiroshima Television Headquarters was completed.{{rp|121}} In this fiscal year, Hiroshima TV's turnover exceeded 1 billion yen for the first time, reaching 1.17739 billion yen; profit also reached 272.38 million yen.{{rp|122}} In fiscal year 1974, Hiroshima Television's turnover exceeded 2 billion yen, reaching 2.20318 billion yen; but its profit decreased slightly to 263.48 million yen.{{rp|129}}

Hiroshima Television began construction of the second-generation headquarters building on December 9, 1974,{{rp|129}} and completed it on November 12, 1976.{{rp|131}} With the launch of TV Shinhiroshima on October 1, 1975, Hiroshima Television withdrew from the Fuji Television Network and became a fully affiliated station of the Nippon Television Network.{{rp|70}} Hiroshima Television's turnover in fiscal year 1976 reached 4.36221 billion yen, nearly doubling within two years; however, due to intensified competition due to the launch of the new station, profits further decreased to 112.78 million yen.{{rp|133}} On December 1, 1979, Hiroshima Television began broadcasting stereo programs.{{rp|137}} On January 1, 1982, in the year of the 20th anniversary of its launch, Hiroshima TV launched a new logo.{{rp|147}}

The new Hiroshima Television Station "Hirotele Plaza" (広テレプラザ) was completed and opened in 1992.{{cite web|url=https://www.htv.jp/about/history.html|script-title=ja:沿革|accessdate=2022-01-30|publisher={{lang|ja|広島テレビ}}|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-date=2021-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005172941/https://www.htv.jp/about/history.html}} From 1994 to 1998, Hiroshima TV won the triple crown in ratings for five consecutive years. Hiroshima Television began broadcasting digital television signals on October 1, 2006{{cite web|url=https://www.soumu.go.jp/soutsu/chugoku/fieldinfo/hoso_digital_hiroshima_data/hiroshima.pdf|script-title=ja:地上デジタルテレビ放送の放送区域（広島県）|accessdate=2022-01-30|publisher=Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-date=2013-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323143536/http://www.soumu.go.jp/soutsu/chugoku/fieldinfo/hoso_digital_hiroshima_data/hiroshima.pdf}} and stopped broadcasting analog television signals on July 24, 2011. Hiroshima Television began construction of a new headquarters on the north side of Hiroshima Station in 2016 and moved into the new headquarters in 2018. The new headquarters building has 11 floors, of which the first to third floors are spaces open to the public.{{cite web|url=https://www.htv.jp/ekikita/index.html|script-title=ja:エキキタ、広テレ！|accessdate=2022-01-30|publisher={{lang|ja|広島テレビ}}|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-date=2021-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005172933/https://www.htv.jp/ekikita/index.html}} As of 2020, Hiroshima TV has won the triple crown in ratings for 8 consecutive years.{{cite web|url=https://dempa-digital.com/article/154669|script-title=ja:広島テレビ放送 20年の年間視聴率で四冠王を達成|accessdate=2022-01-30|publisher={{lang|ja|電波新聞}}|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-date=2021-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115080256/https://dempa-digital.com/article/154669 |date=13 January 2021 }} In 2021, Hiroshima TV also won the quadruple crown in ratings.{{cite web|url=https://dempa-digital.com/article/274741|script-title=ja:広島テレビ　21年の年間視聴率、四冠達成|accessdate=2022-01-30|publisher={{lang|ja|電波新聞}}|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-date=2022-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113072618/https://dempa-digital.com/article/274741 |date=12 January 2022 }}

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Category:1962 establishments in Japan

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