Okinawa Television

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Founded 1958

Okinawa Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (沖縄テレビ放送株式会社, Okinawa Terebi Hōsō Kabushiki-Gaisha), also known as OTV, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the FNN. Their headquarters are located in Okinawa Prefecture.

History

November 1, 1959: It was set up first broadcasting station of Okinawa Prefecture. The initial calls were KSDW-TV, on channel 10.

May 5, 1968: Color transmissions begin.

May 15, 1972: When the United States returned Okinawa back to Japan, the station moved to channel 8, prompting it to change calls to JOOF-TV. It also adopted Japanese broadcasting standards: the Japanese variant of NTSC and the new frequency.

December 1, 2006: Digital terrestrial television and 1seg transmissions started (from the Naha main station).

July 24, 2011: Analog transmissions end.

Analog

Naha (Main Station) JOOF-TV 8ch 5 kW

Izena-West 50ch 0.1w

Izena-East 58ch 0.1w

Kumejima 57ch 30w

Kumejima-East 61ch 1w

Hedona 55ch 0.1w

Nakijin 32ch 300w

Motobu 58ch 0.1w

Untembaru 60ch 0.1w

Goga 59ch 0.1w

Agarie 50ch 1w

Sukuta 60ch 0.1w

Henoko 58ch 0.1w

Onna 37ch 3w

Ishikawa 56ch 3w

Gushikawa 52ch 10w

Goya 20ch 10w

Takaharu 49ch 0.1w

Kita-Nakagusuku 57ch 0.1w

Ginowan 37ch 10w

Aja 52ch 0.1w

Shuri-Yamagawa 47ch 0.1w

Shuri 57ch 3w

Sashiki 56ch 30w

Shikiya 58ch 0.1w

Digital(ID:8)

Naha(Main Station) JOOF-DTV 15ch

Programs

OTV Super News - from 16:55 until 18:55 on Weekdays

Kyōdo Gekijō(The Local Theater) - from 15:00 until 15:55 on Thursdays

Kurashi to Keizai(Life and Economy) - from 16:50 until 16:55 on Fridays

Rival Stations

Ryukyu Broadcasting Corporation (RBC)

Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting (QAB)

References

Okinawa Television Wikipedia

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