Hiroshima Home Television Co., Ltd. (株式会社広島ホームテレビ, Kabushiki Gaisha Hiroshima Hōmu Terebi, callsign: JOGM-DTV), a.k.a. HOME (ホーム, Hōmu) is a television station in Hiroshima. It is a network station of ANN. It is broadcast in Hiroshima Prefecture.
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Native name | 株式会社 広島ホームテレビ |
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Romanized name | Kabushikigaisha Hiroshima hōmuterebi |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Founded | December 25, 1969 |
| Headquarters | 19-2 Shirashima Kitamachi, Naka Ward, , Japan |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references Data from its Company Profile | |
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| Branding | Hiroshima Home Television (HOME) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | All-Nippon News Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hiroshima Home Television Co., Ltd. |
| History | |
First air date | December 1, 1970 |
Former call signs | JOGM-TV (1970–2011) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 35 (UHF, 1970–2011) |
| Fuji News Network/Fuji Network System (December 1, 1970 – September 30, 1975) | |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
| Links | |
| Website | HIROSHIMA HOME TV |
History
On September 18, 1964, the station makes a license request as Setonaikai Broadcasting (unrelated to the current TV station of the same name).[1]
- December 1, 1970: The station commenced operating as an affiliate of Nippon Educational Television (NET TV, current TV Asahi). The original abbreviation was UHT (UHF Hiroshima-Home Television).
- April 1, 1974: The station joins ANN.
- October 1, 1975: TV Shin-Hiroshima System (TSS) starts broadcasting. Fuji TV network programming migrates to the new station.
- November 14, 1985: Bilingual sound multiplex broadcasts start. Some programs shown are available in English.
- April 1, 1986: New corporate identity. Along with it, the main abbreviation changed to HOME.
- 2000: The station's mascot, Pol Pol, was created upon the station's 30th anniversary celebrations, tie-in merchandise was also released.
- 2006: Digital terrestrial broadcasts commence.
- July 24, 2011: Analog terrestrial broadcasts conclude.
- January 2013: Full ratings for the previous year confirm that Hiroshima Home Television became a ratings leader in the prefecture.