Okayama Broadcasting

{{Short description|Television station in Okayama and Kagawa prefectures, Japan}}

{{Infobox television station

| callsign = JOOH-DTV

| logo = Ohk_logo.svg

| logo_size = 200px

| logo_caption = Logo used since 2014

| image = Morinomachi Grace Office Square 20210912.jpg

| caption = Headquarters in Kita-ku, Okayama

| branding = Okayama Broadcasting
OHK

| location = Okayama and Kagawa

| country = Japan

| city = Okayama

| digital = 27 (UHF)

| virtual = 8

| founded = {{Start date and age|1968|03|26}}

| airdate = {{Start date and age|1969|04|01}}

| affiliations = Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System

| callsign_meaning = Okayama Housou (name of broadcaster)

| owner = Okayama Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

| former_callsigns = JOOH-TV (1969–2011)

| former_channel_numbers = 35 (analog UHF, 1969–2011)

| licensing_authority = MIC

| former_affiliations = NET/ANN (secondary, 1969–1979)

| website = {{url|http://www.ohk.co.jp/}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Okayama Broadcasting Co., Ltd.|岡山放送株式会社|Okayama Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha|extra=OHK}} is a TV station broadcast in Okayama and Kagawa Prefectures. The abbreviation, OHK stands for Okayama Hoso K. K., the corporate name in romaji. It is a network affiliate of Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS). The callsign is JOOH-TV.

History

On November 1, 1967, OHK was founded to exploit a UHF frequency in Okayama, when the first tranche of UHF licenses was being granted across Japan.[https://dgba.ehoh.net/TV_Radio_start.htm 地上波テレビ・ラジオ放送局一覧(予備免許順)] Retrieved November 25, 2023{{Cite book|editor=NHK|date=1977-03-10|title=放送五十年史資料編|url=https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/12274907|publisher=NHK Publishing |language=ja}} The company was founded on March 26, 1968.[https://seo-okayama.or.jp/companies/view/57 岡山放送株式会社]

Its broadcasts started on April 1, 1969 (as TV Okayama) as a primary FNN/FNS and secondary NET/ANN affiliate for the city of Okayama. KSB also began broadcasting on that same date as a primary NET/ANN affiliate for northern Kagawa Prefecture. On April 1, 1979, the Okayama and Kagawa television markets were merged with each other; OHK dropped its secondary affiliation with ANN as it was now able to serve both prefectures, because the two markets combined now had four commercial stations. To mark the occasion, as well as its tenth anniversary, a special program aired that day broadcast from four locations (Takamatsu Mitsukoshi, Takamatsu Port Pier, Uno Port Pier and the OHK studios).Shikoku Shimbun, March 31, 1979, page 6

The station began broadcasting in digital on December 1, 2006, and terminated its analog transmissions on July 24, 2011.

Programs

FNN Speak (FNNスピーク)
OHK Prime News (OHKプライムニュース)
Hashire! Gulliver-kun → Go! Go! Gulliver-kun (走れ!ガリバーくん → Go! Go!ガリバーくん, end)

References

External links

[http://www.ohk.co.jp/ OHK web] {{in lang|ja}}

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Category:Fuji News Network

Category:Television stations in Japan

Category:1968 establishments in Japan

Category:Television channels and stations established in 1969