Wakayama Telecasting Corporation

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Television station in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

JOOM-DTV

Logo used since 2023

Headquarters in Sakaedani, Wakayama

* Wakayama Prefecture
* Japan

City| Wakayama
Channels|

* Digital: 20 (UHF) [1]
* Virtual: 5

Branding| TV Wakayama
WTV
Programming
Affiliations| Independent (member of JAITS)
Ownership
Owner| Wakayama Telecasting Corp.
History
Founded| June 7, 1968

First air date

| April 1, 1974

Former call signs

| JOOM-TV (1974-2011)

Former channel number(s)

| 30 (analog UHF, 1974–2011)
Technical information

Licensing authority

| MIC
Links
Website| Wakayama Television

Wakayama Telecasting Corp. (株式会社テレビ和歌山, Kabushiki-gaisha Terebi Wakayama), also known as WTV, is a Japanese commercial terrestrial television station, founded in 1973 and headquartered in Wakayama, Japan.[2] It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS).[3] It is the only commercial television station whose headquarter is located in Wakayama Prefecture.[4] The callsign of WTV is JOOM-DTV.[5]

In 2016, WTV's news studio won the Good Design Award.[6]

## Offices

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* The head office - 151 Sakaedani, Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture[7]
* Tanabe office - 3353-9 Shinjocho, Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture
* Tokyo office - Posco Tokyo Building (3th floor)，5-chōme-11-14 Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo
* Osaka office - Dojima Grand bldg (6th floor), 1 Chome-5-17 Dojima, Kita-ku, Osaka [8]

## History

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* June 7, 1973 - Wakayama Telecasting Corporation was founded.
* April 1, 1974 - WTV starts to broadcast.[9]
* October 1, 2006 - WTV starts digital TV broadcasting.[10]
* July 24, 2011 - WTV ends analog TV broadcasting

## References

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1. ^ "和歌山・海南・那賀／紀ノ川中継局". MIC. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
2. ^ "株式会社テレビ和歌山". NIKKEI COMPASS. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
3. ^ "独立UHF局の仲間たち". chiba tv. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
4. ^ "株式会社テレビ和歌山". ＵＩわかやま就職ガイド. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
5. ^ "無線局免許状等情報". MIC. 20 February 2006. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
6. ^ "TV studio (from Artwork) [Geometric forest TV Studio set by recycling of art]". Good Design Award. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
7. ^ "株式会社テレビ和歌山". i townpage. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
8. ^ "会社概要". WTV. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
9. ^ "民放テレビ開局一覧". JBA. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
10. ^ "近畿地区の地上デジタルテレビ放送局". MIC. Retrieved 2023-02-14.

## External links

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Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations

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Tokai|

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* KBS Kyoto Broadcasting
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Broadcast television in the Kansai region

NHK|

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* Osaka 1
* Kobe (Hyogo) 1
* Kyoto 1
* Otsu (Shiga) 1
* Nara 1
* Wakayama 1

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Educational|

* Kansai Region - 2

Commercial|

| Regional|

* MBS TV Mainichi Broadcasting 4
* ABC TV Asahi Television Broadcasting 6
* KTV Kansai TV 8
* ytv Yomiuri TV 10

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Prefectural|

* TV Osaka 7
* SUN Television (Hyogo) 3
* KBS Kyoto Broadcasting 5
* BBC Biwako Broadcasting (Shiga) 3
* TV Nara 9
* WTV TV Wakayama 5

Notes:

* ■ Part of Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System
* ■ Part of All-Nippon News Network
* ■ Part of Japan News Network
* ■ Part of TX Network
* ■ Part of Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System
* ■ Part of Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations

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