TV Tokyo

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TV Tokyo
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The logo of TV Tokyo (2023-present)
Headquarters Japan Flag.png Japan
Launched April 12, 1964
Owned By TV Tokyo Corporation

TV Tokyo (Japanese: 株式会社テレビ東京, Kabushiki gaisha Terebi Tōkyō) is a TV station based in Tokyo, Japan. TV Tokyo is located in the Minato destrict of Tokyo. Its current president is Shimada Masayuki.

History

TV Tokyo was launched on April 12, 1964 as Tokyo Channel 12 Production, Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社東京12チャンネルプロダクション, Kabushiki gaisha Tōkyō 12 Channeru Purodakushon). In 1973, the station changed its name to Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd.. Another name change in 1983 gave the station its current name, Television Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社テレビ東京, Kabushiki gaisha Terebi Tōkyō).

Information

TV Tokyo is currently the smallest of the major Tokyo TV networks, and is known for its specialization in anime. In 2014, TV Tokyo celebrated its 50th anniversary. TV Tokyo has been airing the Pokémon anime since it began in 1997. New episodes of the current Pokémon Horizons: The Series are aired most Fridays at 6:55 PM JST (9:55 AM UTC/4:55 AM EST).

Starting with the first episode of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, the broadcast of the Pokémon anime on TV Tokyo uses data broadcasting.

Other anime

Other well-known series that TV Tokyo has aired include:

See also

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