Tokyo MX
independent TV station in Tokyo, Japan
JOMX-DTV (channel 9), branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Television Broadcasting Corporation. It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city and parts of nearby prefectures in the Kantō region. It competes with Big Six Networks in the Kanto region (NHK General TV, NHK Educational TV, Nippon TV, TV Asahi, TBS TV, TV Tokyo, and Fuji TV), 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 others. (MXTV is an associate company of Tokyo FM.)
Every week, Tokyo MX airs the press conferences of the Governor of Tokyo. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS).
History
Although Tokyo is at the center of Japan's media industry, the proliferation of independent television stations in the Kanto region excluded the prefecture. In 1985, governor Shunichi Suzuki requested a UHF frequency for a television station limited to Tokyo. On January 30, 1991, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications granted the UHF channel 14 allocation for Tokyo.
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