Fuji Television

Fuji Television Network, Inc. (株式会社フジテレビジョン, Kabushiki Gaisha Fuji Terebijon^?) is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as Fuji TV (フジテレビ, Fuji Terebi^?) or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (フジネットワーク^?) (FNS).

Fuji Television also operates three premium television stations, known as "Fuji TV One", "Fuji TV Two", and "Fuji TV Next", all available in High-definition. It is owned by Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., the holding company of the Fujisankei Communications Group (フジサンケイグループ, Fuji Sankei Gurūpu^?).

Offices

The headquarters are located at 2-4-8, Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan (See picture to left). The Kansai office is found at Aqua Dojima East, Dojima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The Nagoya office is found at Telepia, Higashi-sakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan.

History of Fuji TV

Fuji Television Network Inc. was founded on November 18, 1957, and started broadcasting on March 1, 1959. In June of that year, Fuji TV formed a network with Tokai TV, Kansai TV, and Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting. In October 1966, a news network of exchanging news with local stations with the name of FNN (Fuji News Network) was formed.

On April 1, 1986, Fuji TV changed their corporate logo from the old "Channel 8" logo, to the "Medama" logo used by the Fujisankei Communications Group. In 1987, Fuji TV worked with Nintendo to create a game called Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic for the Famicom, which later became the basis for Super Mario Bros. 2.

On March 10, 1997, Fuji TV moved from their old headquarters in Kawadacho, Shinjuku, into a new building in Odaiba, Minato designed by Kenzo Tange.

Since 2002, Fuji TV has co-sponsored the Clarion Girl contest, held annually to select a representative for Clarion who will represent Clarion's car audio products in television and print advertising campaigns during the following year.

On March 3, 2006, Fuji Television Network Inc. consolidated "Nippon Broadcasting Holdings, Inc." the broadcasting business of which was took over by Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. two days before. On October 1, 2008, former Fuji TV became a certified broadcasting holding company "Fuji Media Holdings, Inc." (株式会社フジ・メディア・ホールディングス, Kabushiki gaisha Fuji Media Hōrudingusu^?) and newly-founded "Fuji Television Network Inc." took over the broadcasting business.

Fuji TV, which broadcasts Formula One in Japan since 1987, is the only media sponsor of a Formula One Grand Prix in the world. Fuji TV has also licensed numerous Formula One video games including Human Grand Prix IV: F1 Dream Battle.

Controversies

On August 7 and 21, 2011, more than 2,000 protesters rallied in front of Fuji Television and Fuji Media Holdings' headquarters in Odaiba, Tokyo to demonstrate against the network's anti-Japanese, pro-Korean broadcasting practices.^[1][2][3]

TV Broadcasting

Analog

• as of July 24, 2011, end date

JOCX-TV - Fuji Television Analog (フジテレビジョン・アナログ^?)

• Tokyo Tower - Channel 8

Digital

JOCX-DTV - Fuji Digital Television (フジデジタルテレビジョン^?)

• Remote controller button 8
• Tokyo Tower - Channel 21

Branch Stations

Tokyo bottom

• Hachioji (analog) - Channel 31
• Tama (analog) - Channel 55

Islands in Tokyo

• Chichijima (analog) - Channel 57
• Hahajima (analog) - Channel 58
• Niijima (analog) - Channel 58

Ibaraki Prefecture

• Mito (analog) - Channel 38
• Mito (digital) - Channel 19
• Hitachi (analog) - Channel 58
• Hitachi (digital) - Channel 19

Tochigi Prefecture

• Utsunomiya (analog) - Channel 57
• Utsunomiya (digital) - Channel 35

Gunma Prefecture

• Maebashi (analog) - Channel 58
• Maebashi (digital) - Channel 42

Saitama Prefecture

• Chichibu (analog) - Channel 29
• Chichibu (digital) - Channel 21

Chiba Prefecture

• Narita (analog) - Channel 57
• Tateyama (analog) - Channel 58
• Choshi (analog) - Channel 57
• Choshi (digital) - Channel 21

Kanagawa Prefecture

• Yokosuka-Kurihama (analog) - Channel 37
• Hiratsuka (analog) - Channel 39
• Hiratsuka (digital) - Channel 21
• Odawara (analog) - Channel 58
• Odawara (digital) - Channel 21

Okinawa Prefecture

• Kita-Daito (analog) - Channel 46
• Minami-Daito (analog) - Channel 58

Overseas

U.S. (leased access, selected programs)

• San Francisco, California KTSF - Channel 26
• New York WMBC-TV - Channel 63
• Honolulu, Hawaii - Nippon Golden Network

Networks

• Headquartered in Osaka, broadcast in the Kansai area: Kansai TV, Analog Channel 8, Digital Channel 17 [ID: 8]
• Headquartered in Nagoya, broadcast in the Chukyo area: Tokai TV, Analog Channel 1, Digital Channel 21 [ID: 1]
• Headquartered in Sapporo, broadcast in Hokkaidō: Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting, Analog Channel 27, Digital Channel 25 [ID: 8]
• Headquartered in Nagano, broadcast in Nagano Prefecture: Nagano Broadcasting Systems, Analog Channel 38, Digital Channel 15 [ID: 8]
• Headquartered in Naha, broadcast in Okinawa Prefecture: Okinawa Television, Analog Channel 8, Digital Channel 15 [ID: 8]

Programming

Anime

Tokusatsu

• Mirrorman (1971–1972)
• Toei Fushigi Comedy Series (1981–1993)
• Megaloman (1979)

Dramas

• Long Vacation (ロングバケーション^?) (1996)
• Furuhata Ninzaburō (古畑任三郎^?)
• Bayside Shakedown (踊る大捜査線^?) (1997)
• With Love (1999)
• Hero (2001)
• Shiroi Kyotō (白い巨塔^?) (2003–2004)
• Water Boys (ウォーターボーイズ^?) (2003, 2004)
• Dr.Coto Shinryojo (Dr.コトー診療所^?) (2003, 2004)
• Densha Otoko (電車男^?) (2005)
• Umizaru Evolution (海猿^?) (2005)
• Oniyome Nikki (鬼嫁日記^?) (2005)
• 1 Litre of Tears (1リットルの涙^?) (2005, Tuesday 9:00 PM)
• Attention Please (アテンションプリーズ^?) (2006, Tuesday 9:00 PM)
• Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (結婚できない男^?) (2006)
• Nodame Cantabile (のだめカンタービレ^?) (2006)
• Proposal Daisakusen (プロポーズ大作戦^?) (2007, Monday 9:00 PM)
• Life (ライフ^?) (2007)
• Hanazakari no Kimitachi e Ikemen Paradise (花ざかりの君たちへ イケメン♂パラダイス^?) (2007)
• Fantastic Deer-man (鹿男あをによし, Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi^?) (2008)
• Barano Nai Hanaya (薔薇のない花屋^?) (2008)
• Last Friends (ラスト・フレンズ^?) (2008, Thursday 9:00 PM)
• Change (チェンジ^?) (2008)
• Zettai Kareshi (2008)
• Homeroom on the Beachside (太陽と海の教室^?) (2008, Monday 9:00 PM)
• Innocent Love (イノセント・ラヴ) (2008)
• Voice (ヴォイス) (2009)
• Konkatsu! (婚カツ！^?) (2009, Monday 9:00 PM)
• BOSS (2009, Thursday 9:00 PM)
• Buzzer Beat (2009, Monday 9:00 PM)
• Tokyo Dogs (東京DOGS^?) (2009, Monday 9:00 PM)

Cookery

• Iron Chef (1993–1999, 2001 Special)

News and information

• Mezamashi TV (めざましテレビ^?, April 1994 - present)) - Morning news program.
• Tokudane! (情報プレゼンター とくダネ!^?, April 1999 - present) - Morning news program.
• FNN Speak (FNNスピーク^?, October 1987 - present) - News program before noon.
• FNN Supernews (FNNスーパーニュース^?, April 1998 - present) - Evening news program.
  • FNN Super Time (FNNスーパータイム^?, October 1984 - March 1997) - Evening news program.
• News Japan ((ニュースJAPAN^?, April 1994 - present) - Night news program.
  • FNN DATE LINE (FNNデイトライン^?, October 1987 - March 1990) - Night news program.
• Kids News - Weekly children's news program

Sport

• Sport (すぽると!^?)
• Baseball Special Yakyudo (BASEBALL SPECIAL ～野球道～^?, Baseball games of the Yomiuri Giants and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows)
  • Swallows Baseball Live (Baseball games of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, satellite TV (SKY PerfecTV!) Fuji TV One)
• Formula One World Championship (1987–present, FNS (Sunday) and satellite TV (SKY PerfecTV!) Fuji TV Next (live), Fuji TV Two (F1 Monday))
  • Main sponsor of "Formula One Fuji TV Japanese Grand Prix" from 1987 until 2009
• FIVB World Cup, World Grand Prix
• Horse Racing Live (みんなのケイバ^?)
• K-1 kickboxing events
• Pride Fighting Championships (Mixed Martial Arts from the Pride organization. Contract ended on June 5, 2006)
• World Judo Championships
• International Chiba Ekiden
• World Figure Skating Championships (since 2003-2004 season)
• Japan Figure Skating Championships (since 2003-2004 season)
• Fujisankei Classic
• World Victory Road (Mixed Martial Arts)^[4]

Variety shows

• IQ Sapuri (脳内エステ IQサプリ^?) - end
• Toribia no Izumi (Spike TV produced an American version of "Hey! Spring of Trivia".)
• The Gaman
• Flyer TV
• Zuiikin' English
• Waratte Iitomo (森田一義アワー 笑っていいとも!^?)
• Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
• Domoto Kuyodai
• Music Fair
• FNS Music Festival

Reality television

• Ainori (あいのり^?, October 11, 1999 - March 23, 2009) - Dating program that takes place on a pink van traveling the world.
• VivaVivaV6 [April 2001–present]
• Magic Revolution [2004–present]
• Game Center CX [2003–present]

Game shows

• Brain Wall (Hole in the Wall in United States)
• Quiz $ Millionaire (Japanese version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?; April 2000-March 2007)
• Vs. Arashi (April 2008–present)
• The Weakest Link (April-September 2002)

See also

• Fujisankei Communications Group
• Television in Japan
• Hobankyo - Organization based in Japan that enforces Fuji Television copyright issues.

References

External links

• Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. Official Site
• Fuji TV Official Site