TV Osaka

Template:Expand Japanese Template:Infobox television station JOBH-DTV (channel 7), branded as Template:Nihongo, is a Japanese television station serving as the affiliate of the TX Network for the Osaka prefecture. Owned-and-operated by Template:Nihongo, the station's headquarters and studios are in the Chūō-ku ward of Osaka.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Nikkei, Inc. is the biggest shareholder of TVO.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The mascot character is "Takoru-kun" (たこるくん).

Television Osaka, Inc. was founded in 1981 as part of the reorganization of Tokyo Channel 12 Ltd (now TV Tokyo). On March 1 the following year, TV Osaka started broadcasting as the first affiliate of the "Mega TON Network" (メガTONネットワーク, now TX Network) outside of Tokyo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

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Nikkei, whose Osaka head office was located near TV Osaka's studios via a walkway (now demolished), owns 19.9% of the shares in the station.

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Former Headquarters of TV Osaka in Chuo-ku, Osaka in 2006.

In November 1978, then-governor of Osaka Prefecture Ryōichi Kuroda and local businessmen launched the "Committee for the Establishment of a New Television Station in the Osaka Area", to request the creation of a new regional television station for the Kansai region at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.<ref name="shashi25">Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp However, due to the strong opposition of the four existing regional television stations, the conditions of the license changed from covering the whole area to just Osaka Prefecture.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp On June 20, 1980, the Broadcasting Regulatory Council officially granted the use of UHF channel 19 for the new station, and 63 companies showed interest.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp With the help of Keizo Saji and other Kansai businessmen, the groups agreed in merging around Nihon Keizai Shimbun's proposal and solicit a broadcasting license under the name Television Osaka.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp On January 23, 1981, TVO held its founding general meeting and started work on its transmitter in the Mount Ikoma area (which was completed in March 1982).<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp

On March 1, 1982, TV Osaka started broadcasting, as the first TV Tokyo affiliate outside of the Kanto region. The first program seen was The World of Kaii Higashiyama: The Path to Tōshōdai-ji Temple.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp TVO formulated three policies for its programming: "closer to local, urban and the business world". 53% of the programming came from other stations of the network while 47% was local.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp In 1983, TVO, TV Tokyo and the newly-launched TV Aichi formed the Mega TON Network (メガTONネットワーク), predecessor of the current TX Network, finally forming a network.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp In 1985, it broadcast its first professional baseball game from the Hanshin Tigers, setting its ratings record for the first time.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp In 1986, it aired eleven Tigers matches.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp In 1992 it broadcast Hanshin Tigers vs. Yokohama Taiyou, setting a new record high of 18,3%.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp In 1987, for its fifth anniversary, it held a series of special events, including a concert.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp As the company was stabilizing, it held its first dividend in 1988, paying 30 yen per share.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp

In 1992, TVO produced a series of special programs, including Challenge of 1.2 Billion People and The Story of Masao Koga; while on February 29, the eve of its tenth anniversary, it aired an all-night special program.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp With the creation of the J.League in 1993, TVO aired eighteen matches in its first year.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp That same year, it also aired the match between Japan and Iraq for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, setting a new record high share of 32,6%.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp Regarding international cooperation, in November 1993, it aired the Sino-Japanese co-production Land of the Three Kingdoms, which took three years to complete.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp Due to its positive reception, it was followed by Land of Journey to the West in 1995.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp In 1993, the prime time ratings scored 5.2%, surpassing 5% for the first time. During Golden Time, it scored 4,8%, while the all-day average was 2,4%.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp

Since the increase in its businesses led to lack of room at its headquarters, TVO announced the building of new ones in March 1996,<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp which were completed in October 1998.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp On April 1, 1996, it launched its official website.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp That year, it made a joint production with KBS Kyoto and Sun TV, Story of Three Cities, strengthening co-operation with the local UHF stations near Osaka.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp Ratings reached a new record high in 1999, 5,9% share during prime time and 5,3% during Golden Time.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp

On December 1, 2003, TV Osaka started digital terrestrial television broadcasts, using channel 7.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp Its launch coincided with the introduction of a new logo, adopted after a public contest.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp That year, the Hanshin Tigers won the professional baseball championship, attracting a 13,5% share with a peak of 21,7%.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp As part of the push for digital TV, it employed two philosophies upon its introduction: "business" and "intellectual entertainment".<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp In 2006, Tears of Joy! Space-TIMES (感涙!時空タイムス) became the first TVO program to be seen on the national TXN network.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp Analog telecasts were terminated on July 24, 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2005, TVO bought the Otemae Central Building, adjacent to its headquarters, and planned its remodelling.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp In 2021, work for the new building began, which was expected to finish in 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2022, it introduced a new logo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On May 13, 2024, broadcasts from the new building began.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Programming

TVO mainly produces programs related to the business scene. At launch, it aired Kansai Business Frontline (関西ビジネス最前線), the first large-scale business program on local television.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp On April 11, 1983, over a year after its launch, it aired a special program on elections.<ref name="shashi25" />{{rp|26} In 1988, it began carrying the network's main newscast, World Business Satellite.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp In 1983, it started airing its first full newscast, Maido Wide 30 (まいどワイド30分).<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp It was renamed News Watt Line (ニュースほっとライン) in 1992.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp In October 1997, after TV Tokyo restructured its evening line-up, it was replaced by Evening Ichiban KANSAI (夕方いちばんKANSAI).<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp In 2004, it was renamed Business 525 (ビジネス525), emphasizing more on business news.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp The current evening news service is named Yasashii News (やさしいニュース). In addition to business news, it also covers conventional and sports news.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2005, it became responsible for TXN's Shanghai office, while also dispatching reporters to New York.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp

From 1997 to 2000, it collaborated with Yoshimoto Kogyo for Yoshimoto Chougoukin (吉本超合金), one of its most popular programs, to the extent where students who wanted to work at the station justified the program as an excuse in their work candidacies.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp The program was even sold to Thailand.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp Since then, TVO produced a string of programs featuring local Kansai comedians.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp In 2001, it produced Kirakira Afro (きらきらアフロ), a long-running talk show presented by Shofukutei Tsurube and Matsushima Naomi.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp From 2008 to 2020, it produced Wafu Souhonke (和風總本家), a program on Japanese pottery, representing the station's "intellectual entertainment", and aired on the network.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1997, it produced the special drama The Rice General: The Man Who Challenged Yoshimune, starring Kataoka Tsurutaro and Enoki Takaaki.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp

THE Fishing (THE フィッシング) is on the air since October 1983 and is currently the network's longest-running program.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp Famous personalities who do fishing as a hobby, such as Takashi Sorimachi and Masahiro Tanaka, also appeared in the program.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp TVO is responsible for the 9:30am Sunday morning slot for animes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1989, the channel aired MotoGP, for a period of ten years.<ref name="shashi25" />Template:Rp

External links

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