Tokyo Metropolitan Television

Tokyo Metropolitan Television
Branding (Tokyo) MXTV
Channels Analog: 14 (UHF)
Digital: 20 (UHF - LCN 9)
Affiliations JAITS
Network Independent
Owner Tokyo FM, Chunichi Newspaper, Tokyo Dome, Toei, Kadokawa Holdings
Founded April 30, 1993
First air date November 1, 1995

Tokyo Metropolitan Television Broadcasting Corporation (東京メトロポリタンテレビジョン株式会社 Tōkyō Metoroporitan Terebijon Kabushiki Gaisha?, Tokyo MX, after its call letters, JOMX-TV) is the only commercial television station in Tokyo, Japan that exclusively serves the city. It competes with Nippon Television, TV Asahi, Tokyo Broadcasting System, TV Tokyo, and Fuji Television, all of which are flagship stations of national networks. Tokyo MX was founded on April 30, 1993, and broadcasts commenced on November 1, 1995. Shareholders include the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo FM Broadcasting and Sony.

Every week, Tokyo MX airs the press conferences of Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara. Tokyo MX is the broadcast home to soccer side F.C. Tokyo and baseball's Hanshin Tigers. Notably, Tokyo MX aired the second season of The Big O.

It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS).

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