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television station
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in
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui ...
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Hiroshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama Prefecture to the ...
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History
On September 18, 1964, the station makes a license request as Setonaikai Broadcasting (unrelated to the current TV station of
the same name).
*December 1, 1970: The station commenced operating as an affiliate of Nippon Educational Television (NET TV, current TV Asahi). The original abbreviation was UHT (UHF Hiroshima-Home Television).
*April 1, 1974: The station joins ANN.
*October 1, 1975:
TV Shin-Hiroshima System (TSS) starts broadcasting. Fuji TV network programming migrates to the new station.
*November 14, 1985: Bilingual sound multiplex broadcasts start. Some programs shown are available in English.
*April 1, 1986: New corporate identity. Along with it, the main abbreviation changed to HOME.
*2000: The station's mascot, Pol Pol, was created upon the station's 30th anniversary celebrations, tie-in merchandise was also released.
*2006: Digital terrestrial broadcasts commence.
*July 24, 2011: Analog terrestrial broadcasts conclude.
*January 2013: Full ratings for the previous year confirm that Hiroshima Home Television became a ratings leader in the prefecture.
References
External links
Official website of Hiroshima Home TV
All-Nippon News Network
Mass media in Hiroshima
Companies based in Hiroshima Prefecture
Television stations in Japan
Television channels and stations established in 1970
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