Akita Broadcasting System

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Akita Broadcasting System, Incorporated


Trade name	ABS
Native name	株式会社秋田放送
Romanized name	Kabushikigaisha Akitahōsō
Formerly	Radio Tohoku Co., Ltd. (October 20, 1953 - May 28, 1961)
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Television and Radio broadcasting
Founded	October 20, 1953; 72 years ago (1953-10-20)
Headquarters	7-11-2 Nakadori, Akita City, Akita Prefecture , Japan
Key people	Satoshi Tateda (President and CEO)
Number of employees	143
Website	www.akita-abs.co.jp
Footnotes / references Data from its Corporate Profile

JOTR
Akita, Akita Prefecture Japan
Broadcast area	Akita Prefecture
Frequencies	936 kHz (AM) 90.1 MHz (FM)
Branding	ABS Radio
Programming
Language	Japanese
Affiliations	Japan Radio Network National Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Akita Broadcasting System, Incorporated
History
First air date	November 1, 1953; 72 years ago (1953-11-01)
Technical information
Licensing authority	MIC

JOTR-DTV
Akita Prefecture, Japan
City	Akita
Channels	Digital: 35 (UHF) Virtual: 4
Branding	Akita Broadcasting
Programming
Language	Japanese
Affiliations	Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System
Ownership
Owner	Akita Broadcasting System, Incorporated
History
First air date	April 1, 1960; 65 years ago (1960-04-01)
Former call signs	JOTR-TV (1960–2011)
Former channel numbers	Analog: 11 (VHF; 1960–2011)
Technical information
Licensing authority	MIC

Akita Broadcasting System, Inc. (株式会社秋田放送, Kabushikigaisha Akitahōsō; ABS) is a Japanese broadcaster in Akita Prefecture. Its radio station is affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN) and National Radio Network (NRN), and its TV station is affiliated with Nippon News Network (NNN) and Nippon TV Network System (NNS).

Headquarters

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1-2 1 Banchi, Nakadori 7-chome, Akita city Akita Japan. 010-8611
Tel. +81-18-824-8533 (Main desk)

External links

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Official website (in Japanese)

v t e Nippon News Network / Nippon TV Network System
List of affiliates
Hokkaidō & Tōhoku	STV Sapporo TV RAB Aomori Broadcasting ABS Akita Broadcasting YBC Yamagata Broadcasting TVI TV Iwate MMT Miyagi TV FCT Fukushima Central TV
Kantō, Shin'etsu & Shizuoka	Nippon Television YBS Yamanashi Broadcasting TSB TV Shinshu TeNY TV Niigata SDT Shizuoka Daiichi TV
Kinki, Chūkyō & Hokuriku	ytv Yomiuri TV CTV Chukyo TV KNB Kitanihon Broadcasting KTK TV Kanazawa FBC Fukui Broadcasting ¹
Chūgoku & Shikoku	NKT Nihonkai Telecasting RNC Nishinippon Broadcasting JRT Shikoku Broadcasting RNB Nankai Broadcasting RKC Kochi Broadcasting HTV Hiroshima TV KRY Yamaguchi Broadcasting
Kyūshū	FBS Fukuoka Broadcasting NIB Nagasaki International TV KKT Kumamoto Kenmin Television TOS TV Oita ² UMK TV Miyazaki ^{1, 2} KYT Kagoshima Yomiuri Television
¹ Also affiliated with the All-Nippon News Network ² Also affiliated with the Fuji News Network

v t e Japan Radio Network
Hokkaido & Tohoku	HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting RAB Aomori Broadcasting ABS Akita Broadcasting IBC Iwate Broadcasting tbc Tohoku Broadcasting YBC Yamagata Broadcasting RFC Radio Fukushima
Kanto, Shin'etsu & Shizuoka	TBS Radio YBS Yamanashi Broadcasting SBC Shin-etsu Broadcasting BSN Niigata Broadcasting SBS Shizuoka Broadcasting
Kinki, Chukyo & Hokuriku	MBS Radio ABC Radio WBS Wakayama Broadcasting CBC Radio KNB Kitanihon Broadcasting MRO Hokuriku Broadcasting
Chugoku & Shikoku	BSS San-in Broadcasting RSK Sanyo Broadcasting RNC Nishinippon Broadcasting JRT Shikoku Broadcasting RNB Nankai Broadcasting (Fnam) RKC Kochi Broadcasting RCC Chugoku Broadcasting KRY Yamaguchi Broadcasting
Kyushu Region & Okinawa	RKB Mainichi Broadcasting NBC Nagasaki Broadcasting/NBC Radio Saga RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting OBS Oita Broadcasting MRT Miyazaki Broadcasting MBC Minaminihon Broadcasting RBC iRadio

v t e National Radio Network
Hokkaido & Tohoku	STV Radio HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting RAB Aomori Broadcasting ABS Akita Broadcasting IBC Iwate Broadcasting tbc Tohoku Broadcasting YBC Yamagata Broadcasting RFC Radio Fukushima
Kanto, Shin'etsu & Shizuoka	Nippon Broadcasting Nippon Cultural Broadcasting LuckyFM/Ibaraki Broadcasting CRT Tochigi Broadcasting YBS Yamanashi Broadcasting SBC Shin-etsu Broadcasting BSN Niigata Broadcasting SBS Shizuoka Broadcasting
Kinki, Chukyo & Hokuriku	OBC Radio Osaka ABC Radio MBS Radio KBS Kyoto/KBS Shiga WBS Wakayama Broadcasting System Tokai Radio KNB Kitanihon Broadcasting MRO Hokuriku Broadcasting
Chugoku & Shikoku	BSS San-in Broadcasting RSK Sanyo Broadcasting RNC Nishinippon Broadcasting JRT Shikoku Broadcasting RNB Nankai Broadcasting (Fnam) RKC Kochi Broadcasting RCC Chugoku Broadcasting KRY Yamaguchi Broadcasting
Kyushu Region & Okinawa	Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting NBC Nagasaki Broadcasting/NBC Radio Saga RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting OBS Oita Broadcasting MRT Miyazaki Broadcasting MBC Minaminihon Broadcasting ROK Radio Okinawa
Former affiliates	CRK Radio Kansai (until 1975)

Broadcast television in the Tohoku region

NHK

General	Aomori 3 Akita 1 Yamagata 1 Morioka (Iwate) 1 Sendai (Miyagi) 3 Fukushima 1
Educational	Aomori, Akita, Yamagata, Morioka, Sendai, Fukushima - 2

Commercial

Aomori	RAB Aomori Broadcasting 1 ABA Aomori Asahi Broadcasting 5 ATV Aomori Television 6
Akita	ABS Akita Broadcasting 4 AAB Akita Asahi Broadcasting 5 AKT Akita Television 8
Iwate	TVI TV Iwate 4 IAT Iwate Asahi Television 5 IBC Iwate Broadcasting 6 mit Iwate Menkoi Television 8
Yamagata	YBC Yamagata Broadcasting 4 YTS Yamagata Television 5 TUY TV-U Yamagata 6 SAY Sakuranbo Television 8
Miyagi	tbc Tohoku Broadcasting 1 MMT Miyagi Television 4 khb Higashinippon Broadcasting 5 OX Sendai Television 8
Fukushima	FCT Fukushima Chuo Television 4 KFB Fukushima Broadcasting 5 TUF TV-U Fukushima 6 FTV Fukushima Television 8