Yamagata Television System

Yamagata Television System, Inc.
Trade name
YTS
Native name
株式会社山形テレビ
Romanized name
Kabushikigaisha Yamagataterebi
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryTelevision broadcasting
FoundedDecember 27, 1968; 55 years ago (1968-12-27)
Headquarters5-4-1 Shironishima-chi,
Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
,
Japan
Websitewww.yts.co.jp
Footnotes / references
Data from its Corporate Profile
Television station in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
JOYI-DTV
  • Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture
  • Japan
Channels
  • Digital: 18 (UHF)
  • Virtual: 5
BrandingYTS
Programming
AffiliationsAll-Nippon News Network (since April 1, 1975)
Ownership
OwnerYamagata Television System, Inc.
History
FoundedDecember 27, 1968; 55 years ago (1968-12-27)
First air date
April 1, 1970; 54 years ago (1970-04-01)
Former call signs
JOYI-TV (1970–2011)
Former channel number(s)
38 (analog UHF, 1970–2011)
Former affiliations
FNN/FNS (April 1, 1970 – March 31, 1993)
JNN (April 1, 1970 – September 30, 1989)
Call sign meaning
Yamagata TelevIsion
Technical information
Licensing authority
MIC
Links
Websitewww.yts.co.jp

Yamagata Television System, Inc. (株式会社山形テレビ, Kabushiki-gaisha Yamagata Terebi), also known as YTS, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the All-Nippon News Network. Their headquarters are located in Yamagata Prefecture.

History

JOYI-TV (also known as YTS) signed on as the primary FNN affiliate for Yamagata Prefecture on 1 April 1970, and remained with that network for its first 23 years in operation. It shared JNN programs with JOEF-TV (YBC) until October 1989, when JOWI-TV (TUY) began broadcasting as the prefecture's JNN affiliate.[1]

In September 1992, YTS announced that it would affiliate with the All-Nippon News Network (ANN) and carry programming from TV Asahi once its affiliation contract with FNN expired on 31 March of the following year. Prior to the affiliation switch (which occurred on 1 April 1993), YBC, YTS, and TUY all carried programs from ANN as secondary affiliations. Conversely, this left Yamagata Prefecture without a full FNN affiliate for four years until JOCY-TV signed on as the new FNN affiliate on 1 April 1997. In the interim, JOOX-TV (from Sendai, which served eastern portions of Yamagata) served as the network's default over-the-air affiliate and that station, JOBI-TV from (Akita), and JOPX-TV (from Fukushima) were carried by regional cable television providers.[1]

YTS began broadcasting in digital on 1 June 2006. The station's broadcasting area was affected by the 11 March 2011 earthquake, but received minimal damage compared to the devastation seen in the eastern areas of Tōhoku. Due to these circumstances, YTS officially terminated its analog television service as originally scheduled on 24 July 2011.

Stations

Analog stations

Digital stations(ID:5)

  • Yamagata(Main Station) JOYI-DTV 18ch
  • Yonezawa 34ch

Rival stations

References

  1. ^ a b 時を刻んで : 山形テレビの軌跡 [Ticking Time : The Trajectory of Yamagata Television] (in Japanese). Yamagata Television. 1987. OCLC 672777227.

External links

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1 Also affiliated with the Nippon News Network
2 Also affiliated with the Fuji News Network
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