Hiroshima Home Television
Hiroshima Home Television Co.,Ltd.
Native name
株式会社 広島ホームテレビ
Kabushikigaisha Hiroshima hōmuterebi
TypeKabushiki gaisha
FoundedDecember 25, 1969 (1969-12-25)
Headquarters19-2 Shirashima Kitamachi, Naka Ward, ,
Japan
Websitewww.home-tv.co.jp
Footnotes / references
Data from its Company Profile
JOGM-DTV
Channels
BrandingHiroshima Home Television (HOME)
Programming
AffiliationsAll-Nippon News Network
Ownership
OwnerHiroshima Home Television Co., Ltd.
History
First air date
December 1, 1970 (1970-12-01)
Former call signs
JOGM-TV (1970–2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
35 (UHF, 1970–2011)
Fuji News Network/Fuji Network System (December 1, 1970 – September 30, 1975)
Technical information
Licensing authority
MIC
Links
WebsiteHIROSHIMA HOME TV

Hiroshima Home Television Co., Ltd. (株式会社広島ホームテレビ, Kabushiki Gaisha Hiroshima Hōmu Terebi, callsign: JOGM-DTV), a.k.a. HOME (ホーム, Hōmu) is a television station in Hiroshima. It is a network station of ANN. It is broadcast in Hiroshima Prefecture.

History

On September 18, 1964, the station makes a license request as Setonaikai Broadcasting (unrelated to the current TV station of the same name).[1]

  • 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

  1. 広島ホームテレビ20年史 (in Japanese). Hiroshima Home Television. 1991. OCLC 674222495.


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