is a fee-free commercial

Commercial broadcasting

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 terrestrial television

Terrestrial television

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 station serving Shiga Prefecture

Shiga Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- History :Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefectural system was established...

 of Japan

Japan

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It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS).
Popular name Independent UHF Station (UHF).

Offices

• The head office - 16-1, Tsurunosato, Ōtsu
  Otsu, Shiga
  is the capital city of Shiga, Japan. The city was founded on October 1, 1898. As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 338,629 with an average age of 40.7 years and a population density of 905.28 persons per km²...
  
  , Shiga Prefecture
  Shiga Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- History :Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefectural system was established...
  
  
• Hikone office - K1 Building, 1-3-1, Kyomachi, Hikone
  Hikone, Shiga
  is a city located in Shiga, Japan. The city was incorporated on February 11, 1937.Hikone's most famous historical site is Hikone Castle. Its construction was begun in 1603, by Ii Naokatsu, son of the former lord, Ii Naomasa, but was not completed until 1622...
  
  , Shiga Prefecture
• Tokyo office - Nippon Animation Bildg., 7-10-11, Ginza, Chūō
  Chuo, Tokyo
  is one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chūō City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II...
  
  , Tokyo
  Tokyo
  , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
  
  
• Osaka office - Chiyoda Bildg., 2-5-8, Umeda, Kita-ku
  Kita-ku, Osaka
  is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.-Economy:West Japan Railway Company has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Nihon Bussan has its headquarters in Kita-ku. Dentsu and Yomiuri Shimbun have branch offices in Kita-ku. Mazda has an office in the Umeda Sky Building Tower East. Air France has an office on the...
  
  , Osaka
  Osaka
  is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
  
  

History

• May 22, 1971 - Biwako Broadcasting Co., Ltd. is founded.
• April 1, 1972 - BBC starts to broadcast.
• October 1, 2006 - BBC starts digital TV broadcasting.

Stations

Analog - JOBL-TV

• Otsu (Mt. Usa) - Channel 30
• Hikone - Channel 56
• Kōsei
  Kosei, Shiga
  was a town located in Kōka District, Shiga, Japan. "Kōsei" means "western Kōka".On October 1, 2004 Kōsei was merged with the town of Ishibe, also from Kōka District, to form the new city of Konan....
  
   - Channel 53

and more

Digital - JOBL-DTV

• Remote controller ID: 3
• Otsu (Mt. Usa) - Channel 20
• Hikone - Channel 29
• Kōsei - Channel 29
• Otsu Ishiyama - Channel 20
• Otsu Fujio - Channel 20
• Yōkaichi
  Yokaichi, Shiga
  was a city located in Shiga, Japan.On February 11, 2005 Yōkaichi was merged with the towns of Eigenji and Gokashō, both from Kanzaki District, and the towns of Aitō and Kotō, both from Echi District, to form the new city of Higashiōmi....
  
   - Channel 48
• Kōka
  Koka, Shiga (town)
  was a town located in Kōka District, Shiga, Japan.As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 11,630 and a density of 161.89 persons per km². The total area was 49.3 km²....
  
   Ohara - Channel 29
• Otsu Yamanaka - Channel 20
• Shigaraki
  Shigaraki, Shiga
  was a town located in Kōka District, Shiga, Japan.On October 1, 2004 Shigaraki was merged with the towns of Kōka, Kōnan, Minakuchi and Tsuchiyama, all from Kōka District, to form the new city of Kōka....
  
   - Channel 52
• Takatsuki
  Takatsuki, Shiga
  was a town located in Ika District, Shiga, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,411 and a population density of 368.27 persons per km². The total area was 28.27 km²....
  
   Takano - Channel 45

Program

- News - Information variety show - Disaster measures information - Regional variety show - Economic news

and more

See also

• UHF
  Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations
  The , is a group of Japan's reception fee-free commercial terrestrial television stations which are not members of the major national networks that has flagship in Tokyo and Osaka....
  
   (Independent UHF Station)
• Chunichi Shimbun
  Chunichi Shimbun
  The is a Japanese daily "broadsheet" newspaper published in mostly Aichi Prefecture and neighboring regions by . It is the owner of the Chunichi Dragons baseball team, and is also known as the main organizer of a famous international gymnastics event, the Chunichi Cup...
  
  , Shiga Bank - large stockholders