Television Kanagawa

TV Kanagawa (テレビ神奈川, Terebi Kanagawa) (tvk for short) is an independent television station in Japan serving Kanagawa Prefecture and parts of the Greater Tokyo Area with favorable reception. The station was founded on April 20, 1971 and began broadcasting on April 1, 1972. Its call sign is JOKM-DTV (JOKM-TV during the analog broadcasting period) and occupies the UHF channel 18 on the airwaves.

Television Kanagawa
Television Kanagawa Inc.
Native name
株式会社テレビ神奈川
Kabushikigaisha Terebikanagawa
TypeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryTelevision broadcasting
FoundedApril 20, 1971 (1971-04-20)
Headquarters2-23 Otamachi, Naka-ku,
Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
,
Japan
Key people
Yoshikazu Kumagai (President)
Websitewww.tvk-yokohama.com
Footnotes / references
Data from its Corporate Profile
JOKM-DTV
CityYokohama
Channels
Brandingtvk
Programming
AffiliationsIndependent (JAITS)
Ownership
OwnerTelevision Kanagawa, Inc.
History
FoundedApril 20, 1971
First air date
April 1, 1972 (1972-04-01)
Former channel number(s)
42 (analog UHF, 1972–2011)
Call sign meaning
JO
Kanagawa
Media
Technical information
Licensing authority
MIC
ERP10 kW (Analog)
1 kW (Digital)
Links
Websitehttp://www.tvk-yokohama.com

The station is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations.

History

Although there were already five main broadcasters in the Kanto region in the late 1960s, they actually lacked information on what was happening outside the Tokyo Prefecture. Therefore, prefectures in the Kanto region became involved in opening TV stations covering solely their prefectures.[1]: 6 In 1969, the Ministry of Posts would issue UHF TV licenses for the six Kanto prefectures. Immediately, 12 companies in Kanagawa Prefecture were interested for operating a TV station.[1]: 7 

Programming

As an independent station, tvk's programming consists mostly of local information, alternative music (some of whose musicians continue to appear on tvk, even after mainstream success), local sports, educational programmes, and anime.

See also

References
  1. テレビ神奈川35年史 [35 Years of TVK] (in Japanese). Television Kanagawa. 2007. OCLC 857921862.


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