All-Nippon News Network

All-Nippon News Network (ANN; Japanese: オールニッポンニュース・ネットワーク, romanized: Ōrunippon Nyūsu Nettowāku) is a Japanese commercial television network run by TV Asahi Corporation (TV Asahi) in Tokyo, which is controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company. The network's responsibility includes the syndication of national television news bulletins to its regional affiliates, and news exchange between the stations. Its affiliate stations also broadcast non-news programs originating from TV Asahi. Founded on 1 January 1970,^{[1]: 161–163} and formalised on 1 April 1974, ANN is made up of 26 affiliates, including two stations that are double- or triple-affiliated with rival networks.

All-Nippon News Network

Type	Broadcast television network
Country	Japan
Owner	The Asahi Shimbun TV Asahi Corporation
Key people	Masao Kimiwada[1]: 161–163
Launch date	1 January 1970[1]: 161–163
Webcast	Official Youtube ch JapaNews24
Official website	tv-asahi.co.jp/ann

Old ANN logo (until September 2003)

LCN assignments of ANN affiliates

Between 1989 and 2013, it also operated the 24-hour satellite and cable news channel Asahi Newstar.

List of affiliates

Stations are listed mostly in Japanese order of prefectures which is mirrored in ISO 3166-2:JP, with exceptions for the Kantō region, Aichi-Gifu-Mie, Kansai region (except Mie) and Okayama-Kagawa, which form single wide broadcasting markets respectively.

Broadcasting area(s)		Station			LCN	Start date of broadcast	Date of affiliation	Note(s)
Prefecture	Region	On air branding	Abbr.	Call sign
Hokkaidō		Hokkaidō TV	HTB	JOHH-DTV	6	3 November 1968	1 January 1970	Core station
Aomori	Tōhoku	Aomori Asahi Hōsō	ABA	JOAH-DTV	5	1 October 1991	1 October 1991
Iwate	Tōhoku	Iwate Asahi TV	IAT	JOIY-DTV	5	1 October 1996	1 October 1996
Miyagi	Tōhoku	Higashinippon Hōsō	KHB	JOEM-DTV	5	1 October 1975	1 October 1975	Core station
Akita	Tōhoku	Akita Asahi Hōsō	AAB	JOXX-DTV	5	1 October 1992	1 October 1992
Yamagata	Tōhoku	Yamagata TV	YTS	JOYI-DTV	5	1 April 1970	1 April 1993	Was an ANN affiliate from 1 April 1975 until 1 July 1979 in dual affiliation; affiliated with FNN/FNS from 1 April 1975 until 1 April 1993
Fukushima	Tōhoku	Fukushima Hōsō	KFB	JOJI-DTV	5	1 October 1981	1 October 1981	De facto core station
Kantō region		TV Asahi	EX	JOEX-DTV	5	1 February 1959	1 January 1970	Eastern flagship station; core station
Niigata	Chūbu	Niigata TV 21	UX	JOUX-DTV	5	1 October 1983	1 October 1983	De facto core station
Ishikawa	Chūbu	Hokuriku Asahi Hōsō	HAB	JOWY-DTV	5	1 October 1991	1 October 1991
Fukui	Chūbu	Fukui Hōsō	FBC	JOPR-DTV	7	1 June 1960	1 April 1989	Secondary affiliate; also affiliated with NNN/NNS
Nagano	Chūbu	Nagano Asahi Hōsō	abn	JOGH-DTV	5	1 April 1991	1 April 1991
Shizuoka	Chūbu	Shizuoka Asahi TV	SATV	JOSI-DTV	5	1 July 1978	1 July 1978	De facto core station
Aichi and Gifu	Chūbu	NBN / Mētele	NBN	JOLX-DTV	6	1 April 1962	1 January 1970	Core station
Mie	Kansai
Kansai region (except Mie)		ABC TV	ABC	JOAY-DTV	6	1 December 1956	31 March 1975	Western flagship station; core station
Hiroshima	Chūgoku	Hiroshima Home TV	HOME	JOGM-DTV	5	1 December 1970	1 December 1970	De facto core station
Yamaguchi	Chūgoku	Yamaguchi Asahi Hōsō	yab	JOYX-DTV	5	1 October 1993	1 October 1993
Okayama	Chūgoku	Setonaikai Hōsō	KSB	JOVH-DTV	5	1 April 1969	1 January 1970	De facto core station
Kagawa	Shikoku
Ehime	Shikoku	Ehime Asahi TV	eat	JOEY-DTV	5	1 April 1995	1 April 1995
Fukuoka	Kyūshū	Kyushu Asahi Hōsō	KBC	JOIF-DTV	1	1 March 1959	1 January 1970	Core station
Nagasaki	Kyūshū	Nagasaki Bunka Hōsō	NCC	JOXI-DTV	5	1 April 1990	1 April 1990
Kumamoto	Kyūshū	Kumamoto Asahi Hōsō	KAB	JOZI-DTV	5	1 October 1989	1 October 1989
Ōita	Kyūshū	Oita Asahi Hōsō	OAB	JOBX-DTV	5	1 October 1993	1 October 1993
Miyazaki	Kyūshū	TV Miyazaki	UMK	JODI-DTV	3	1 April 1970	1 April 1976	Secondary affiliate; also affiliated with FNN/FNS and NNN
Kagoshima	Kyūshū	Kagoshima Hōsō	KKB	JOTI-DTV	5	1 October 1982	1 October 1982	De facto core station
Okinawa	Kyūshū	Ryūkyū Asahi Hōsō	QAB	JORY-DTV	5	1 October 1995	1 October 1995
Nationwide (Broadcasting Satellite)		BS Asahi	BSA	N/A	5	1 December 2000	1 December 2000

Areas without an ANN station

Prefecture	Region	Station(s) from neighbouring prefecture	News gathering
Toyama	Chūbu	HAB (Ishikawa)	TV Asahi Toyama Bureau
Yamanashi	Chūbu	TV Asahi (Kantō region)	TV Asahi Kōfu Bureau
Tottori	Chūgoku	KSB (Okayama and Kagawa)	TV Asahi Tottori Bureau (Eastern Tottori) and Yonago Bureau (Western Tottori)
Shimane	Chūgoku	yab (Yamaguchi) and HOME (Hiroshima)	TV Asahi Matsue Bureau (Eastern Shimane and Oki Islands), HOME (Western Shimane except Masuda and Kanoashi) and yab (Masuda and Kanoashi)
Tokushima	Shikoku	ABC TV (Kansai region)	ABC TV Tokushima Bureau
Kōchi	Shikoku	eat (Ehime) and KSB (Okayama and Kagawa)	ABC TV Kōchi Bureau and eat
Saga	Kyūshū	KBC (Fukuoka)	KBC Saga Bureau

Former affiliate stations

Single asterisk (*) indicates former primary affiliate

Broadcasting area(s)		Station			Ch.	Years of affiliation	Current affiliation	Current ANN affiliate	Note(s)
Prefecture	Region	On air branding	Abbr.	Call sign
Aomori	Tōhoku	Aomori TV	ATV	JOAI-TV	38	1970–1975 (secondary)	JNN	ABA	[note 1]
Aomori	Tōhoku	Aomori Broadcasting	RAB	JOGR-TV	1	1975–1991	NNN/NNS	ABA	[note 2]
Iwate	Tōhoku	TV Iwate	TVI	JOII-TV	35	1970–1980	NNN/NNS	IAT	[note 3]
Miyagi	Tōhoku	Miyagi TV	mm34	JOMM-TV	34	1970–1975	NNN/NNS	KHB	[note 4]
Akita	Tōhoku	Akita TV	AKT	JOBI-TV	37	1981–1987 (secondary)	FNN/FNS	AAB	[note 5]
Niigata	Chūbu	Niigata Sogo TV	NST	JONH-TV	35	1970–1983	FNN/FNS	UX	[note 6]
Nagano	Chūbu	TV Shinshu	TSB	JONI-TV	30	1981–1991 (secondary)	NNN/NNS	abn	[note 7]
Aichi and Gifu	Chūbu	Chūkyō TV*	CTV	JOCH-TV	35	1970–1973	NNN/NNS	NBN	[note 8]
Mie	Kansai
Kansai region (except Mie)		Mainichi Broadcasting*	MBS	JOOR-TV	4	1970–1975	JNN	ABC	[note 9]
Tottori and Shimane	Chūgoku	Nihonkai TV	NKT	JOJX-TV	1	1959–1989 (secondary)	NNN/NNS	N/A	[note 10]
Okayama	Chūgoku	Okayama Broadcasting	OHK	JOOH-TV	35	1 January–1 April 1970; 1 October 1970 – 31 March 1979	FNN/FNS	KSB	[note 11]
Yamaguchi	Chūgoku	TV Yamaguchi	tys	JOLI-TV	38	1970–1978 (secondary)	JNN	yab	[note 12]
Yamaguchi	Chūgoku	Yamaguchi Broadcasting	KRY	JOPF-TV	11	1978–1993	NNN/NNS	yab	[note 13]
Kumamoto	Kyūshū	TV Kumamoto	TKU	JOZH-TV	34	1970–1989 (secondary)	FNN/FNS	KAB	[note 14]
Ōita	Kyūshū	TV Oita	TOS	JOOI-TV	36	1970–1993 (secondary)	NNN/NNS and FNN/FNS	OAB	[note 15]
Kagoshima	Kyūshū	Kagoshima TV	KTS	JOKH-TV	38	1970–1982 (secondary)	FNN/FNS	KKB	[note 16]

1. Dropped the secondary affiliation after a violation on their agreement on 31 March 1975.^[2] ANN programmes are then moved to RAB from 1 April 1975 until 30 September 1991. Currently affiliated to JNN
2. Now fully affiliated to NNN/NNS due to ATV's withdrawal of ANN.^[3] Dropped with launch of ABA on 1 October 1991.
3. Now fully affiliated to NNN/NNS; ANN programming moved to IAT when it opened on 1 October 1996.
4. Became a full-time affiliate of NNN/NNS when KHB began broadcasting on 1 October 1975.^[4]: 35
5. Secondary affiliation. Akita TV partially dropped its ANN affiliation (ANN news programs no longer aired) on 1 April 1987, to focus on airing more Fuji TV programmes.^[5]: 22 Between 1 April 1987 and 30 September 1992, AKT and ABS shared on airing select TV Asahi programmes. AKT and ABS completely dropped its ANN affiliation when AAB started broadcasting on 1 October 1992.^[6]: 18
6. Secondary affiliation. NST was a triple affiliate of FNN/FNS, NNN/NNS and ANN. NNN/NNS programming moved to TNN (now TeNY) on 1 April 1981,^[7] and ANN programming moved to NT21 (now UX) on 1 October 1983.^[8]: 27
7. Secondary affiliation from 1 October 1981 to 31 March 1991. Became a full NNN/NNS affiliate when abn started broadcasting on April 1, 1991, taking over the TV Asahi schedule from TSB.^[9]: 147
8. Switched networks with NBN on 1 April 1973, owing to a conflict between the two networks, the decision was taken on 28 December 1972, and CTV then joined NNN/NNS.^[10]: 85
9. Primary affiliation between 1 January 1970 and 30 March 1975.^{[11]: 341–342} Swapped networks with ABC on 1 April 1975, because of ownership issues: all stations owned by (and linked to) The Asahi Shimbun were now required to become affiliates of TV Asahi.^[11]: 345 As a result, MBS was now a JNN affiliate, and is still a significant producer for the network.
10. Secondary affiliation from the founding of the network (3 March 1959) until 30 September 1989.^[12] NKT, BSS, and TSK now carry some TV Asahi shows on their schedules. There is currently no primary ANN affiliate based in the San'in region (comprising Tottori and Shimane).
11. Became a full-time FNN/FNS affiliate in 1979. ANN programming moved to KSB. The reason this was made was because the station, unlike KSB, did not broadcast to nearby Kagawa until 1979.
12. Secondary affiliation from 1 April 1970 to 30 September 1978, only used to provide programming. Changed networks to a dual network affiliate of JNN and FNN/FNS between 1 April 1970 and 31 August 1978. ANN programming moved to KRY on October 1, 1978.^[13]
13. Dropped ANN programming in favor of a full-time NNN/NNS affiliation on 30 September 1993.^[14]: 190 TV Asahi programming moved to yab the following day.
14. Secondary affiliation from 1 January 1970 to 30 September 1989. ANN programming moved to KAB when it opened on 1 October 1989.^{[15]: 34–35, 144–145}
15. Secondary affiliation; ANN programming moved to OAB in 1993. Currently, TV Oita is an affiliate of NNN/NNS, holding a secondary affiliation with FNN/FNS.
16. Secondary affiliation from 1 January 1970 to 30 September 1982. ANN programming moved to KKB on 1 October 1982.^[16]: 86 The station is now affiliated to FNN/FNS.

Affiliates that initially wanted to join but later withdrew

Broadcasting area(s)		Station			Ch.	Current affiliation	Current ANN affiliate	Note(s)
Prefecture	Region	On air branding	Abbr.	Call sign
Iwate	Tōhoku	mit	mit	JOYH-TV	33	FNN/FNS	IAT	It was due to the intention of Ichiro Ozawa, a politician based in Iwate, and because Iwate Asahi Television was scheduled to open.
Toyama	Chūbu	TUT	TUT	JOJH-TV	32	JNN	N/A	At the time of the frequency allocation of the 3rd station in Toyama Prefecture in 1986, the prospect of joining the TV Asahi network was considered promising, but in the end it was decided to open as a TBS series.[17]
Fukui	Chūbu	FTB	FTB	JOFI-TV	39	FNN/FNS	FBC	During the preparation period for the opening of the station, an agreement was signed with NET TV, but in July 1969, just before the opening of the station, it was changed to the Fuji TV (FNN/FNS) affiliate.
Gifu	Chūbu	GBS	GBS	JOZF-TV	37	JAITS	(NBN)	Due to opposition from Nagoya Television and Chukyo Television. Eventually, Nagoya TV became the ANN full-net station in the Chukyo wide area in 1973.
Kansai region (except Mie)		KTV	KTV	JODX-TV	8	FNN/FNS	ABC	The Sankei Shimbun Tokyo head office was also involved in NET TV, which was in the preparation stage for the opening of the station, and had dispatched officers from the standpoint of a shareholder. Change to net with. Also, NET TV initially invested in Kyodo Television , but withdrew the capital before the opening of the station. (At that time, before the launch of ANN)
Ehime	Shikoku	ITV	itv	JOEH-TV	29	JNN	eat	Because it conflicted with the JNN agreement and the opening of Ehime Asahi TV was decided at that time.[18]
Kumamoto	Kyūshū	KKT	KKT	JOQI-TV	22	NNN/NNS	KAB	As a result of the unification adjustment and discussion by three flagship stations in Tokyo (Nippon Television, Fuji Television, and TV Asahi), instead of making Kumamoto Prefecture's third commercial station a TV Asahi affiliate because Kagoshima Broadcasting claimed the affiliation, the station became a Nippon Television affiliate.[19]

JapaNews24

Since at least 2018, ANN operates JapaNews24 (Japanese: 日本のニュースを24時間配信, romanized: Nihon no nyūsu o 24-jikan haishin), an around-the-clock online feed aimed mainly at Japanese people home and abroad, available on ANN's official YouTube channel.^[20][21] JapaNews24 airs continuously news stories from ANN newscasts and programmes such as Hōdō Station, as well as content from sister service AbemaNews, on tape delay without a fixed schedule.^[21][22]

References

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17. Kitanihon Shimbun, January 18, 1986 morning edition front page, "First, two companies apply for a license."
18. Iyo Television/Ehime Asahi Television opened ("Nankai Broadcasting Company History Part 1 Dreams Beginning Nankai Broadcasting 50-Year History (1953-2003)" September 2005, published by Nankai Broadcasting)
19. 30 Years of Television Kumamoto. Television Kumamoto. (2001). pp. 88-89
20. "ANNnewsCH". YouTube. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
21. "テレビ朝日、YouTube「ANNニュースチャンネル」登録者数が100万人を突破｜Screens｜映像メディアの価値を映す". www.screens-lab.jp (in Japanese). 25 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
22. "Japan News 24". Japan Net24 News. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

External links

• News at TV Asahi (in Japanese)
• ネットワーク [Network] (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Retrieved 26 April 2023.