Television Osaka

nihongo|Television Osaka, Inc.|テレビ大阪株式会社|Terebi Ōsaka Kabushiki Gaisha|extra=also referred to as TVO is a TV station affiliated with TXN in Osaka, Japan. The mascot character is "Takoru-kun" (たこるくん).

Offices

*The headquarters - 1-2-18, Otemae, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
*Kobe Branch Office - Nikkei Kobe Kaikan, 7-1-14, Shimoyamate-dori, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture
*Kyoto Branch Office - Nikkei Kyoto Kaikan, Takeyacho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
*Tokyo Branch Office - Ginza Towa Building, 3-10-7, Chūō, Tokyo
*Nagoya Branch Office - Nikkei Nagoya Office, 4-16-33, Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

History of TV Osaka

*1981 - Television Osaka, Inc. was founded as part of the reorganisation of Tokyo Channel 12 Ltd. (now TV Tokyo).
*March 1, 1982 - TV Osaka started broadcasting as a network affiliate of the "Mega TON Network" (メガTONネットワーク).
*December 1, 2003 - TV Osaka's logo was changed to reflect the digital era, when they commenced digital telecasts.

Broadcasting

Analog

JOBH-TV - TV Osaka Analog (テレビ大阪アナログ)
*Osaka (Mt. Ikoma) - Channel 19:Broadcast in central of Osaka Prefecture, southeast of Hyōgo Prefecture, parts of Kyoto and Nara Prefectures.
*Hirakata - Channel 21:Broadcast in northeast of Osaka Prefecture, parts of Kyoto, Nara and Shiga Prefectures.

Digital

JOBH-DTV - TVO Osaka Digital Television (TVOおおさかデジタルテレビジョン)
*Remote Controller ID 7
*Osaka (Mt. Ikoma) - Channel 18
*Hirakata - Channel 27
*Minoo - Channel 27

ee also

*List of Japanese language television channels

Programs

*Kira Kira Afro (きらきらアフロ)
*Onegai My Melody Series (おねがいマイメロディシリーズ)
*THE FISHING
*Sky Girls (スカイガールズ)

Rival TV stations in Osaka

*Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. (MBS, 毎日放送)
*Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC, 朝日放送)
*Kansai Telecasting Corporation (KTV, 関西テレビ)
*Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (ytv, 読売テレビ)

External links

* [http://www.tv-osaka.co.jp/ the official website of TV Osaka]