is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network (FNN)

Fuji News Network

Fuji News Network is a commercial television news network in Japan. The network is run by Fuji Television Network, Inc..-Fuji News Network stations:-External links:*...

 and Fuji Network System (FNS) in Fukuoka

Fukuoka

Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...

. This station covers Fukuoka Prefecture

Fukuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....

 and western Yamaguchi Prefecture

Yamaguchi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi, in the center of the prefecture. The largest city, however, is Shimonoseki.- History :...

 including Yamaguchi City

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi

is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 198,971 and a population density of 194.44 persons per km²...

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History

It was originally established as an affiliate of Nippon News Network

Nippon News Network

Nippon News Network is a commercial television news network in Japan. The network is owned by Nippon Television, which itself is controlled by publishing company Yomiuri Shimbun. NNN operates a 24-hour news network, News 24, and its programming is aired on NTV stations.-Nippon News Network...

 (NNN) and Nippon Television Network System

Nippon Television Network System

is a television network organized by NTV in Tokyo. NTV feeds entertainment and other non-news programming over NNS to 28 affiliated stations.-Nippon News Network stations:...

 (NNS) in Yahata (Yahata Higashi-ku, Kitakyūshū

Yahata Higashi-ku, Kitakyushu

is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the second smallest ward in Kitakyūshū after Tobata ward at only 36.36 square kilometres. Residents have a very high average age, one of the highest in Japan. The population was 77,077 at the end of September 2003....

) in August 1958, then a station in Fukuoka

Fukuoka

Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...

 was established in February 1962. They changed affiliation from NNN and NNS to FNN and FNS in October 1964. The head office was moved to Fukuoka, and the call sign changed from "JOHX-TV" (still the call sign of Kitakyūshū Tandem office for analog broadcast) to "JOJY-TV" in December 1974. They relocated their office to its current location near Fukuoka Tower

Fukuoka Tower

is a 234 metre tall tower located in the Momochihama area of Fukuoka, Japan. It is the tallest seaside tower in Japan. Fukuoka Tower was finished in 1989, taking a total of 14 months to build at a cost of ¥6,000,000,000. It was designed by Nikken Sekkei...

 in August 1996.

Tandem office

• Kitakyūshū 29ch(D) 19ch(A:JOHX-TV)
• Kurume 29ch(D) 60ch(A)
• Minami Ōmuta 29ch(D) 56ch(A)
• Ōmuta
  Omuta, Fukuoka
  is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 127,126 and the density of 1,558.87 persons per km²...
  
   29ch(D) 55ch(A)
• Yukuhashi 34ch(D) 54ch(A)
• Itoshima 34ch(D)
• Munakata 29ch(D)

External links

• Official website of TV Nishinippon