Okayama Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (岡山放送株式会社) is a
TV station
A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity, such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth ...
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
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of
Fuji News Network
Fuji News Network (FNN) is a Japanese commercial television network run by Fuji Television Network, Inc., part of the Fujisankei Communications Group. The network's responsibility includes the syndication of national television news bulletins to ...
(FNN) and
Fuji Network System
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(FNS). The callsign is JOOH-TV.
History
OHK as founded on March 26, 1968, and began broadcasting on April 1, 1969 as a primary FNN 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.
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)
External links
OHK web
Fuji News Network
Television stations in Japan
Television channels and stations established in 1969
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