(tvk for short) is an
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television station in
Japan
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serving
Kanagawa Prefecture
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and parts of the
Greater Tokyo Area
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with favorable reception. The station was founded on April 20, 1971 and began broadcasting on April 1, 1972. Its
call sign
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is JOKM-DTV (JOKM-TV during the analog broadcasting period) and occupies the UHF channel 18 on the airwaves.
The station is a member of the
Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations
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.
History
Although there were already five main broadcasters in the Kanto region in the late 1960s, they actually lacked information on what was happening outside the Tokyo Prefecture. Therefore, prefectures in the Kanto region became involved in opening TV stations covering solely their prefectures.
In 1969, the Ministry of Posts would issue UHF TV licenses for the six Kanto prefectures. Immediately, 12 companies in Kanagawa Prefecture were interested for operating a TV station.
Programming
As an independent station, tvk's programming consists mostly of local information, alternative music (some of whose musicians continue to appear on tvk, even after mainstream success), local sports, educational programmes, and
anime
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.
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See also
*
Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations
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*
UHF anime
refers to the anime (produced in prospect of being) broadcast by independent stations generally located in the Kanto, Chukyo and Kansai regions of Japan, who are members of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). Ot ...
References
External links
Company website
Television stations in Japan
Companies based in Yokohama
Mass media in Yokohama
Independent television stations in Japan
1972 establishments in Japan
Television channels and stations established in 1972
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