TV Kumamoto

Television station in Kumamoto, Japan

Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Japan

Channels

Digital: 42
Virtual: 8

ProgrammingAffiliationsFuji News Network and Fuji Network SystemOwnershipOwnerTV-Kumamoto Co., Ltd.History

First air date

April 1, 1969

Former call signs

JOZH-TV (1969-2011)

Former channel number(s)

Analog:
34 (UHF, 1969-2011)

Former affiliations

NTV/NNN/NNS (1969-1982)
NET/ANN (1969-1989)Technical information

Licensing authority

MIC

TV-Kumamoto Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社テレビ熊本) , also known as TKU, is a Japanese television station, founded in 1968 and headquartered in Kumamoto, Japan.^[1] It started broadcasting in 1969. ^[2]

It is affiliated with the FNN and FNS, and it is the second commercial television station in Kumamoto prefecture. ^[3]^[4] On December 1, 2006, TKU started digital terrestrial television broadcasting. ^[5]

References

^ "Kumamoto Telecasting Corp". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
^ "民放テレビ開局一覧". JBA. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "Fuji Network Systems(FNS)". Fuji TV. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "会社案内". TV-Kumamoto. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
^ "㈱テレビ熊本緒方悟（オガタサトル）". くまもと経済. Retrieved 2023-02-03.

Fuji News Network / Fuji Network System

List of affiliates

Hokkaido & Tōhoku

Kantō, Shinetsu & Shizuoka

Kansai, Chūkyō & Hokuriku

Chūgoku & Shikoku

Kyūshū & Okinawa

BS Digital

BS Fuji

¹ Also affiliated with the Nippon News Network
² Also affiliated with the All-Nippon News Network

Broadcast television in Kyushu and Okinawa

NHK

General	Fukuoka 3 Kitakyushu (Fukuoka)¹ 3 Saga 1 Nagasaki 1 Kumamoto 1 Oita 1 Miyazaki 1 Kagoshima 3 Okinawa 1
Educational	(Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa) - 2

Commercial

Fukuoka	KBC Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting 1 RKB Mainichi Broadcasting 4 FBS Fukuoka Broadcasting 5 TVQ Kyushu 7 TNC TV Nishinippon 8
Saga	STS Saga TV 3
Nagasaki	NBC Nagasaki Broadcasting 3 NIB Nagasaki International Broadcasting 4 NCC Nagasaki Cultural Telecasting 5 KTN TV Nagasaki 8
Kumamoto	RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting 3 KKT Kumamoto Kenmin Television 4 KAB Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting 5 TKU TV Kumamoto 8
Oita	OBS Oita Broadcasting 3 TOS TV Oita 4■■² OAB Oita Asahi Broadcasting 5
Miyazaki	UMK TV Miyazaki 3■■■³ MRT Miyazaki Broadcasting 6
Kagoshima	MBC Minaminihon Broadcasting 1 KYT Kagoshima Yomiuri TV 4 KKB Kagoshima Broadcasting 5 KTS Kagoshima TV 8
Okinawa	RBC Ryukyu Broadcasting 3 QAB Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting 5 OTV Okinawa TV 8

Others

American Forces Network (Okinawa Prefecture only)

Notes:

■ Part of Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System
■ Part of All-Nippon News Network
■ Part of Japan News Network
■ Part of TX Network
■ Part of Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System

¹NHK Kitakyushu is the sub opt-out of NHK Fukuoka on TV

²TV Oita is a dual-affiliated station with NNN/NNS as its primary affiliate and FNN/FNS as its secondary affiliate.
³TV Miyazaki is a triple-affiliated station with FNN/FNS as its primary affiliate, ANN as its secondary affiliate, and NNN as its tertiary affiliate.