TV Asahi - Definition

TV Asahi Corporation (EX, 株式会社テレビ朝日, Kabushiki Gaisha Terebi Asahi) is a television network operating in Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan. Its nickname is "Tere-Asa" (テレアサ). It started operations as "Nihon Educational Television" (日本教育テレビ) in 1957, and first aired a colour telecast in 1967.

In 1977, the network was renamed "Asahi National Broadcasting Company Limited" (ANB, Japanese:全国朝日放送株式会社, Zenkoku Asahi Hōsō Kabushiki Gaisha). The company has a network of exchanging news with local stations called All-Nippon News Network (ANN). In 2003, the main office moved to Roppongi Hills, and the station was renamed "TV Asahi" (テレビ朝日, EX).

TV Broadcasting

Analog

JOEX-TV

• Channel 10

Digital

JOEX-DTV

• Channel 5

Programs

• Doraemon
• Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
• Mobile Suit Gundam series (prior to Turn-A Gundam)
• Kamen Rider series
• Sentai series
• Yu-Gi-Oh! (first series, 27 episodes long, not the Duel Monsters series aired internationally)
• Sailor Moon (the anime)
• Saint Seiya
• Peacemaker Kurogane
• Abarembo Shogun (1978–2003)
• You're Under Arrest (2002 TV drama)
• Xenosaga
• Matthew's Best Hit TV

See also

• Television station
• List of Japanese language television channels
• Japanese media

External links

• TV Asahi web site (http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/)