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NST Niigata Sogo Television Inc. (株式会社NST新潟総合テレビ, Kabushikigaisha Niigata Sogo Television, NST) is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS) in Niigata, Niigata. It is broadcast in Niigata Prefecture. It was established on March 2, 1968, and began broadcasting from December 16, 1968.
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 Niigata Sogo Television HQ Building, Niigata city | |
Native name | 株式会社NST新潟総合テレビ |
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| Formerly | Niigata Sogo Television Co., Ltd. (1968-2019) |
| Company type | Kabushiki kaisha |
| Industry | Television network |
| Founded | 2 March 1968 |
| Headquarters | Niigata, Japan |
| Website | nsttv |
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| City | Niigata |
| Channels | |
| Branding | NST |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | NST Niigata Sogo Television Co., Ltd. |
| History | |
First air date | 16 December 1968 |
Former call signs | JONH-TV (1968–2011) |
Former channel number(s) | 35 (analog UHF, 1968–2011) |
| NTV/NNN/NNS (secondary, 1968-1981) NET/ANN (secondary, 1968-1983) | |
Call sign meaning | Niigata Hosou |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
| Links | |
| Website | nsttv |
History
editNiigata Sogo Television obtained its license on November 1, 1967, on the basis of the first UHF frequency plan, established on March 2, 1968 and started broadcasting on December 16 the same year. The station was the first to have three affiliations, with Fuji TV, NTV and NET TV, from which the term "Sogo" (General) was picked for the station. Up until the appearance of TeNY, the station wasn't referred in common jargon by its channel number (35) but as U, due to the fact that it was the only UHF station available at the time, the station also had frequent breaks in transmission in its early years.[1]
In 1981, the station lost its affiliation with NNN/NNS when Television Niigata Network signed on. On 1 July, the station started multiplex audio broadcasting with the live broadcast of the Hanshin-Tigers baseball match from the Koshien Stadium produced by Asahi Broadcasting.[2] After Niigata Television Network 21 signed on in October 1983, the station became a full-time FNN affiliate.
Its longtime president (who held the role since 1973), Tokichi Komagata, died on February 7, 1999,[3] having retired from his position nearly two weeks earlier.[4]
In April 2002, NST unveiled its current logo, replacing the wordmark used since its launch. The new wordmark is formed out of eight sticks, conveying the idea that "a stick is the most simple expression of humanity", while also conveying the short distance between the company and the viewer. Each of the three lines of the S have a meaning: Symbiosis (green) for nature and the environment; Passion (red) for love; Wisdom (blue) for water.[5]
The station obtained its official digital terrestrial television license from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on March 30, 2006, starting digital broadcasts two days later.[6]
The legal name of the company in Japanese was changed to include the NST initials in 2019.[7]
TV channel
editDigital Television
edit- Yahiko 19ch JONH-DTV 3 kW
Tandem office
edit- Takada 25ch
- Mikawa 43ch
- Tsunan-Kamigō 18ch, 24ch
- Koide 28ch
- Kanose 19ch
- Itoigawa-Ōno 18ch
- Tsunan 43ch
- Ryōtsu 31ch
- Aikawa 30ch
- Yamato 34ch
- Takachi 17ch
- Arai 45ch
- Murakami 25ch
- Sotokaifu 24ch
- Yuzawa 19ch
- Tsunan-Tanaka 19ch
- Sumon 34ch
- Muramatsu 43ch
Program
edit- Cinema Stadium (シネマスタジアム, Shinema Sutajiamu)
- Bokurano Takaramono ～Hurusato no Dentōbunka wo Uketsugu～ (ぼくらの宝物～ふるさとの伝統文化を受け継ぐ～, Bokurano Takaramono ～Hurusato no Dentōbunka wo Uketsugu～)
- Smile Stadium NST (スマイルスタジアムNST, Sumairu Stajiamu enu-esu-tī)
- NST SUPER NEWS (NSTスーパーニュース, Enu-esu-tī Sūpānyūsu)
Syndicated shows from the TX Network:
- Aikatsu! (アイカツ!)
References
edit- ^ "新潟の民放テレビ史". Murakami Komachi. 2004. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Niigata Nippo, 1 July 1981, morning edition, TV column, page 24
- ^ "Tokichi Komagata, a pioneer in the prefecture's financial world, has died", Niigata Nippo, 8 February 1999, evening edition, page 1.
- ^ "President Komagata retires", Niigata Nippo, 27 January 1999, evening edition, page 6.
- ^ "NSTのロゴが新しくなりました。". Niigata Sogo Television. May 2001. Archived from the original on 1 June 2002. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, March 23, 2006
- ^ https://www.nsttv.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/【WEB】190911「社名変更のお知らせ」.pdf [bare URL PDF]
External links
edit- The official website of Niigata Sogo Television (in Japanese)
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