Kansai Telecasting Corporation - History of Kansai TV

History of Kansai TV

  • February 1, 1958 - Dai Kansai TV Company (大関西テレビ放送株式会社) was founded.
  • July 5, 1958 - Dai Kansai TV was renamed "Kansai Telecasting Corporation", and started analog terrestrial telecasting on November 22.
  • 1959 - Kansai TV formed a TV network with Fuji TV, Tokai TV and Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting
  • 1964 - The affiliated station of the network in Fukuoka changed to TV Nishinippon.
  • 1966 - Fuji News Network (FNN) was formed.
  • 1970 - Fuji Network System (FNS) was formed.
  • 1982 - Kansai TV hosted the first Osaka Women's Marathon.
  • 1992 - Kansai TV opened Lemon Studio in Tokyo.
  • October 1, 1997 - Kansai TV moved the headquarters from Nishi-Temma, Kita-ku, Osaka to Ogimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka.
  • December 1, 2003 - Kansai TV started digital terrestrial telecasting.
  • July 24, 2011 - Analog terrestrial telecasting ended.

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