Television Oita System
Television station in Ōita Prefecture, Japan
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Television Oita System Co., Ltd. (株式会社テレビ大分, Kabushiki-gaisha Terebi Oita; TOS) is a regional television broadcaster headquartered in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan, that serves Ōita Prefecture as an affiliate of the Nippon News Network/Nippon Television Network System and Fuji News Network/Fuji Network System.[1]
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| TOS | |
Native name | 株式会社テレビ大分 |
Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Terebi Oita |
| Type | Business corporation |
| Industry | Television broadcasting |
| Founded | February 25, 1969 |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
| Owner | The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings (19.90%) Kansai Television (19.90%) Nikaido Shuzo (6.80z) The Nishinippon Shimbun (5.96%) Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. (5.00%) Oita Godo Shimbun (5.00%) The Howa Bank (5.00%) |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes Data from its Corporate Profile | |
TOS
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| City | Ōita |
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| Channels | |
| Branding | Television Oita TOS |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Nippon News Network/Nippon Television Network System Fuji News Network/Fuji Network System |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Television Oita System Co., Ltd. |
| History | |
First air date | April 1, 1970 |
Former call signs | JOOI-TV (1970–2011) |
Former channel numbers | Analog: 36 (UHF, 1970–2011) |
| All-Nippon News Network (secondary, 1970–1993) | |
Call sign meaning | Oita |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
History
TOS is the second commercial television station in Ōita Prefecture. It was founded in 1969, and started on air on April 1, 1970. [2][3] When it was founded, TOS was affiliated with NNN/NNS, FNN/FNS and ANN. But due to the launch of Oita Asahi Broadcasting in 1993, the station became a dual NNN/NNS and FNN/FNS affiliate.[4][5] Kansai Television and Yomiuri Shimbun are the main shareholders of TOS. [6]
TOS started broadcasting digital terrestrial television on December 1, 2006. [7][8] Since 2014, TOS started to produce and broadcast its local news program Yuwaku wide&News (ゆ〜わくワイド&News). [9]: 481 On April 1, 2017, TOS signed a partnership agreement with Oita Cable Telecom (the biggest cable TV provider in Oita prefecture. [10]
