All-Nippon News Network
Station abbreviation Station Call sign Reasons of the switch Channel number at time of switch
ATV Aomori TV/青森テレビ JOAI-TV Dropped the secondary affiliation after a violation on their agreement in 1975 . Currently the station airs TBS shows , as well as some Fuji TV and TV Tokyo shows . ANN/TV Asahi moved to RAB until 1991 38
RAB Aomori Hoso / 青森放送 JOGR-TV Secondary affiliation , dropped with launch of ABA in 1991 1
TVI TV Iwate / テレビ岩手 JOII-TV Now fully affiliated to NNN , ANN programming moved in 1996 to IAT . Some ANN programs that were not cleared by TVI aired on IBC 35
MMT Miyagi TV / 宮城テレビ放送 JOMM-TV Became a full affiliate of NNN/NNS when KHB began broadcasting in 1975 34
NST NST TV / 新潟総合テレビ JONH-TV Secondary affiliation . NST was a triple affiliate of FNN , NNN and ANN . NNN programming moved to TNN/TeNY in 1981 and TV Asahi programming moved to NT21/ux in 1983 35
TSB TV Shinshu / テレビ信州 JONI-TV Became a full NNN affiliate when ABN started broadcasting in 1991 , taking over the TV Asahi schedule from TSB 30
CTV ◆ Chūkyō TV / 中京テレビ放送 JOCH-TV Switched networks with TV Nagoya ( NBN ) in 1973 . Now an NNN/NNS affiliate 35
MBS ◆ MBS TV / 毎日放送 JOOR-TV Swapped networks with ABC in 1975 because of ownership issues : all stations owned ( and linked ) to the Asahi Shimbun were now required to become affiliates of TV Asahi . As a result , MBS was now a JNN/TBS affiliate , and is still a significant producer for the network 4
NKT Nihonkai TV / 日本海テレビジョン放送 JOJX-TV Secondary affiliation , from the founding of the network until 1989 . BSS and TSK now carry some TV Asahi shows on their schedules . There is currently no primary ANN affiliate in the San-in area 1
tys TV Yamaguchi System / テレビ山口 JOLI-TV Changed networks to a dual network affiliate of JNN and FNN . ANN programming moved to KRY in 1978 , then to yab in 1993 38
KRY KRY TV / 山口放送 JOPF-TV Dropped ANN programming in favor of a full NNN/NNS affiliation in 1993 . TV Asahi programming moved to yab 11
OHK OHK TV / 岡山放送 JOOH-TV Became a full FNN affiliate in 1979 . ANN programming moved to KSB . The reason this was made was because the station , unlike KSB , did not broadcast to Kagawa until 1979 35
TKU TV Kumamoto / テレビ熊本 JOZH-TV Now a full affiliate of FNN . KAB is the current ANN affiliate 34
TOS TV Oita / テレビ大分 JOOI-TV Secondary affiliation , ANN programming moved to OAB in 1993 . Currently , TV Oita is an affiliate of NNN , holding a secondary affiliation with FNN 36
KTS Kagoshima Television Station / 鹿児島テレビ放送 JOTI-DTV ANN programming moved to KKB in 1982 . The station is now affiliated to FNN 38
Former stations
, or ANN, is a commercial television news network in Japan run by TV Asahi Corporation. ANN is the broadcast supplier of news programmes and news exchange to all ANN-affiliated stations. It also operates the 24-hour satellite and cable news channel .