Okinawa Television

JOOF-DTV
Okinawa Prefecture
Japan
City Naha
Branding OTV
Channels Digital: 15 (UHF)
Virtual: 8
Affiliations FNN/FNS
Owner Okinawa Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
Founded May 12, 1958
First air date November 1, 1959
Call letters' meaning Okinawa Fuji
(prefecture name/network affiliation)
Former callsigns KSDW-TV (1959–1972)
JOOF-TV (1972–2011)
Former channel number(s) Analog:
10 (VHF, 1959–1972)
8 (VHF, 1972–2011)
Website wwww.otv.co.jp

Okinawa Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (沖縄テレビ放送株式会社, Okinawa Terebi Hōsō Kabushiki-Gaisha), also known as OTV, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the FNN. Their headquarters are located in Okinawa Prefecture.

The headquarters of Okinawa Television

History

  • November 1, 1959: It was set up as Okinawa Prefecture's first broadcaster. The initial calls were KSDW-TV, on channel 10.
  • May 5, 1968: Color transmissions begin.
  • May 15, 1972: When the United States returned Okinawa back to Japan, the station moved to channel 8, prompting it to change callsigns to JOOF-TV. It also adopted Japanese broadcasting standards: the Japanese variant of NTSC (NTSC-J) and the new frequency.
  • December 1, 2006: Digital terrestrial television and 1seg transmissions started from their Naha main station.
  • July 24, 2011: Analog transmissions end.

Stations

Analog

Digital(ID:8)

  • Naha(Main Station) JOOF-DTV 15ch

Programs

  • OTV Prime News - from 16:55 until 18:55 on Weekdays
  • Kyōdo Gekijō (The Local Theater) - from 15:00 until 15:55 on Thursdays
  • Kurashi to Keizai(Life and Economy) - from 16:50 until 16:55 on Fridays

Rival Stations

See also

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