(tvk for short) is an

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television station in

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serving

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and parts of the

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with favorable reception. The station was founded on April 20, 1971 and began broadcasting on April 1, 1972. Its

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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

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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

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. * Ito Masanori no Rock City File:Tv Kanagawa camera 2023 Dec 15.jpeg, A Television Kanagawa camera filming an on location shoot, 2023

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Company website
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