Type | Broadcast television network |
---|---|
Country | Japan |
Availability | National |
Founded | 1959 |
Owner | TV Asahi Corporation (株式会社テレビ朝日) |
Key people
|
Masao Kimiwada |
Launch date
|
February 1, 1959 (TV Asahi) January 1, 1970 (as ANN) |
Picture format
|
1080i (HD) |
Callsign meaning
|
All-Nippon News Network |
Official website
|
ANN Official Website |
All-Nippon News Network (オールニッポンニュース・ネットワーク Ōru Nippon Nyūsu Nettowāku?), or ANN, is a commercial television news network in Japan run by TV Asahi Corporation.
ANN is the broadcast supplier of news programmes and news exchange to all ANN-affiliated stations. It also operates the 24-hour satellite and cable news channel .
◆ = former primary affiliate
1Operating on TV and radio. 2ANN key station. 3Also under other networks.