Television Yamaguchi Broadcasting Systems Explained

Television Yamaguchi Broadcasting Systems Co., Ltd.
Trading Name:Television Yamaguchi
Native Name:テレビ山口株式会社
Native Name Lang:ja
Romanized Name:Terebi Yamaguchi kabushikigaisha
Type:kabushiki gaisha
Callsign:JOLI-DTV
Location:Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
City:Yamaguchi
Branding:tys
Digital:18 (UHF)
Virtual:3
Affiliations:Japan News Network
Owner:Television Yamaguchi Broadcasting Systems Co., Ltd.
Founded:April 1, 1969
Airdate:April 1, 1970
Former Callsigns:JOLI-TV (1970-2011)
Former Channel Numbers:Analog:
38 (UHF, 1970-2011)
Licensing Authority:MIC
Website:tys.co.jp

Television Yamaguchi Broadcasting Systems (テレビ山口, abbreviated TYS, and branded on-air as tys) is a Japanese television broadcasting company serving Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is affiliated to the Japan News Network.

History

There has been a boom in applications for UHF TV stations throughout Japan since the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications opened up UHF frequencies for terrestrial TV broadcasting. In Yamaguchi Prefecture, nine companies (some include TV Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Asahi Broadcasting, and Yamaguchi Mainichi Broadcasting) have applied for TV broadcasting licenses.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: テレビ山口二十年史 . Television Yamaguchi . 1992 . ja . 20 Years of Television Yamaguchi . 43584321.