Chiba TV

, doing business as

Doing business as

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 , is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese commercial

Commercial broadcasting

Commercial broadcasting is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship...

 terrestrial television

Terrestrial television

Terrestrial television is a mode of television broadcasting which does not involve satellite transmission or cables — typically using radio waves through transmitting and receiving antennas or television antenna aerials...

 broadcasting company headquartered at 11-25 Miyako-chō 1-chōme, Chūō-ku, Chiba

Chuo-ku, Chiba

is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and is the seat of the city government, and the location of the prefectural government offices for Chiba Prefecture. It is also the commercial center of Chiba. As of 2011, the ward had an estimated population of 199,650 and a...

 serving Chiba Prefecture

Chiba Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...

 but spill-over is received in the neibouring prefectures. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). It is often involved in UHF anime

UHF anime

refers to the anime broadcast by independent stations generally located in the Kanto, Chukyo and Kansai regions of Japan, who are members of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations . Other common names for UHF anime include and...

 "production committee" projects chairing other stations. Most anime broadcasts are what are considered seinen

Seinen

is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at a 20–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be older with some manga aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. In Japanese, the word Seinen means "young man" or "young men" and is not suggestive of sexual matters...

 anime.

Broadcasting modes, call signs and channels

• Analog: JOCL-TV Funabashi
  Funabashi, Chiba
  is a city located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 609,157 and a population density of 7110 persons per km². The total area was 85.64 km². It is the 7th most populous city in Greater Tokyo....
  
   ch46 and other relay stations.
• Digital: JOCL-DTV Funabashi ch30, Chōshi
  Choshi, Chiba
  is a city located on the Pacific Ocean coast of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is the easternmost city in the Greater Tokyo Area. The easternmost point in the Greater Tokyo Area is Cape Inubō....
  
   ch30, and other stations.

History

• January 28, 1970: It was founded.
• May 1, 1971: Broadcast officially began.
• April 4, 2006: Digital broadcast officially began.

Variety

• Shiro-Kuro UN-JASH
• Karaoke grand prize 21
• Karaoke trial II
• Asakusa ochanoma yose(Rakugo
  Rakugo
  is a Japanese verbal entertainment. The lone sits on the stage, called the . Using only a paper fan and a small cloth as props, and without standing up from the seiza sitting position, the rakugo artist depicts a long and complicated comical story...
  
   Stage)
• Being Inc.-produced programs
  • Artist Request
  • Music Focus

Past anime programs CTC broadcast

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Burn Up Scramble Burn Up Scramble is a 12 episode anime series directed by Hiroki Hayashi released in 2004. Though the basic premise is in keeping with its predecessors Burn Up! and Burn Up Excess it is an entirely new series with some new and some old characters, and a very different art style.Like Burn Up W and Burn Up Excess,... Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~ Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~ , also known as just Canvas 2, is a visual novel by F&C FC01 with a 24-episode romance anime produced by Kadokawa Shoten based on the game, along with a manga series of the same name.-Plot:... Chocotto Sister Chocotto Sister is a manga series written by Go Zappa and illustrated by Sakura Takeuchi. It is published by Hakusensha in the magazine Young Animal and collected in 8 tankōbon volumes. The series has been adapted as an 24-episode anime by Nomad, airing in 2006 and released on 8 DVDs... Comic Party Comic Party , sometimes abbreviated to ComiPa, is a romantic adventure and dating sim video game by the Japanese game studio Leaf. It was first released on May 28, 1999 for the PC with adult content, but re-released with it removed for the Dreamcast, PC, and PSP... Coyote Ragtime Show Coyote Ragtime Show is an anime series directed by Takuya Nonaka and produced by ufotable, which first aired in Japan on July 3, 2006. The storyline consists of the adventures of a group of space-faring fugitives in search of a treasure.... D.C.: Da Capo D.C.S.S.: Da Capo Second Season Daphne in the Brilliant Blue Daphne in the Brilliant Blue is a 2004 anime series animated by the studio J.C.Staff and produced by GENCO.It was licensed by Geneon USA in 2004. However, Geneon USA had ceased operations in September 2007 and lost all their titles... DearS DearS is a manga series co-written and illustrated by Banri Sendo and Shibuko Ebara, credited under their pen name Peach-Pit. It was serialized monthly by MediaWorks in their magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! from March 2002 to December 17, 2005 and was later published into a ten volume set by the company. The... Dokyusei 2 Dokyusei 2 is a video games published by ELF and sequel to Dokyusei. Dokyusei 2 was released in 1995 in DOS version and in 1997 in Windows version.... Elf ban Kakyuusei Fate/stay night Fate/stay night is a Japanese visual novel developed by Type-Moon, which was originally released as an adult game for the PC. An all-ages version of Fate/stay night, titled Fate/stay night Réalta Nua, was released for the PlayStation 2 on April 19, 2007, and features the Japanese voice actors from the anime series... Girl's High Gravion Zwei Gunparade March Gunparade March is a Japanese video game that was later turned into a 3 volume manga and a 12 episode anime.The video game, , was released on 28 September 2000, for the PlayStation. It was developed by Alfa System and published by Sony Computer Entertainment... Hakushaku to Yōsei Hakushaku to Yosei is a series of light novels written by Mizue Tani and published in Japan by Shueisha. The story is serialized in Cobalt magazine and illustrated by Asako Takaboshi.... Hanaukyo Maid Team: La Verite Hanaukyo Maid Team is an anime and manga bishōjo series created by Morishige.Hanaukyo Maid Team is about a young boy, Taro Hanaukyo, who has inherited a vast family fortune and, more importantly, the hundreds of employees working at the family mansion... Happiness! Happiness! is a Japanese adult visual novel originally for the PC first released on October 21, 2005, and followed by the release of a fan-disk sequel Happiness! Re:Lucks on July 28, 2006. Both games were developed, produced, and published by Windmill... Happy Seven Happy Seven is an anime series which consists of 13 episodes that began airing in Japan October 2, 2005. The original story was by Hiroyuki Kawasaki. It was directed by Tsutomu Yabuki and produced by Studio Hibari and Trinet Entertainment.-Overview:... Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Higurashi no Naku Koro ni , known simply as When They Cry for the North American release of the anime adaptation, is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft sound novel series produced by 07th Expansion. The games are built on the NScripter game engine and are playable on Microsoft Windows PCs... Himawari! Himawari! is a Japanese anime series created by GoDo, directed by Shigenori Kageyama, and produced by Genco. It was aired on Chiba TV from April 8, 2006 to July 1, 2006 and afterwards got a second season, , and a short manga to connect the two, .-Plot:... Hitohira Hitohira is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Izumi Kirihara. The story revolves around a shy girl named Mugi Asai who is unsure of what club to join in her school, but before she knows it she gets dragged into the Drama Research Society and becomes a member... Ikki Tousen Ikki Tousen , also known as Battle Vixens, is a manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Shiozaki, based on the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms... Jessica obasan no jikenbo Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...  (Murder, She Wrote) Kakyuusei Kakyuusei 2 Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Kimi ga Nozomu Eien , abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo, is a Japanese visual novel adventure game created by âge. It was first released in 2001 for the PC and was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 under the title Rumbling Hearts as all-age versions... Koi Suru Tenshi Angelique ~ Kokoro no Mezameru Toki ~ Koi suru Tenshi Angelique is a spinoff from the Angelique series and it contains 13-episode animation, and its 12-episode animation sequel . Both of the anime series were directed by Susumu Kudo and was made into an anime series by Satelight.... Kujibiki Unbalance Kujibiki Unbalance , as it exists in the real world, is a three-episode OVA from the highly popular 2004 anime Genshiken, as well as a series of three light novels by Genshiken anime collaborator Michiko Yokote. Within the world of Genshiken, however, Kujibiki Unbalance is a popular ongoing manga and 26-episode anime... Lucky Star Lamune Lamune is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Neko Neko Soft originally released on July 30, 2004 for the PC. It was followed by an all-ages version for the PlayStation 2, and was released on August 25, 2005... Legend of Basara Basara (manga) is a shōjo manga written by Yumi Tamura. The manga, which consists of 27 tankōbon volumes, won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo in 1992. It was adapted as an anime that follows only part of the manga story, cutting off after 13 episodes... Lovedol ~Lovely Idol~

Magikano Magikano is a manga series by Takeaki Momose, which was later adapted into an anime series, directed by Seiji Kishi and written by Hideki Mitsui.The anime series was also broadcast by Animax, who adapted and dubbed the series into English for broadcast across its English language networks in Southeast Asia... Mahou Shōjo Lyrical Nanoha A's Makai Senki Disgaea Makai Senki Disgaea is an anime series based on the video game Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. Makai Senki Disgaea follows the same general plot as the game, but with several alterations to character roles and the chronology of events. The anime was licensed by Geneon Entertainment before closing their doors in 2007... Mamotte! Lollipop Mamotte! Lollipop is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in the magazine Nakayoshi and published by Kodansha in Japan between February 2003 and July 2005.... Mezzo Midori Days Midori Days is a shōnen fantasy manga by Kazurou Inoue. It was published by Shogakukan in the magazine Shōnen Sunday from September 2002 until November 2004 and collected in 8 tankōbon volumes. It is licensed in English in North America by VIZ Media and in Singapore by Chuang Yi... Mouse Mouse A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles... Muteki Kanban Musume Muteki Kanban Musume is a manga series by Jun Sadogawa, and a televised anime series based on it and directed by Nobuo Tomizawa. The English edition of the manga is referred to as Noodle Fighter Miki, while the anime is referred to as Ramen Fighter Miki... NHK ni Youkoso! Ninja Nonsense Ninja Nonsense is Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryoichi Koga. The series subtitle is "The Nonsense Kunoichi Fiction". The manga was serialized in MediaWorks' Dengeki Daioh magazine between August 2000 and March 2006; the chapters were later compiled into four tankōbon volumes... Noein - To Your Other Self Oku-sama wa Joshi Kousei Oku-sama wa Mahou Shōjo Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru , commonly known as , is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Caramel Box and released on January 28, 2005 as a limited edition playable on a Microsoft Windows PC... Petopeto-san Petopeto-san is a light novel series by Kou Kimura, with illustrations by Yug. An anime adaptation ran from July 9, 2005 to October 1, 2005. The show takes place in a Japanese school where everything is normal, except for students from what are called "specified races." The specified races are based on yōkai... Pumpkin Scissors Pumpkin Scissors is a manga created and authored by Ryoutarou Iwanaga. Originally serialized in Magazine GREAT in 2002 it was later moved to Monthly Shonen Magazine in October 2006. The manga has been licensed by Del Rey... Rakugo Tennyo Oyui Rakugo Tennyo Oyui is a 12 episode anime television series directed by Nobuhiro Takamoto and produced by TNK.-Plot:The story revolves around Tsukishima Yui and 5 other girls that were summoned into the Edo period by the power of mysterious stones. Each one of them became celestial nymphs and obtained different... Renkin 3-kyū Magical ? Pokān Renkin 3-kyu Magical ? Pokan is an anime series that tells the story of the everyday life of four princesses from the Makai who are oblivious to the happenings in everyday life in the human world. The name of the anime is often shortened to Magipoka... Shakugan no Shana Shakugan no Shana , also known simply as Shana, is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi, with illustrations by Noizi Ito. The series includes 25 novels released between November 2002 and October 2011 published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint... Soul Link Soul Link Soul Link is a visual novel eroge developed by Navel, centering around a group of military cadets' adventure aboard a space hotel called Aries.A PlayStation 2 port of the original game Soul Link Extension was released in Japan on June 29, 2006... Special A Special A , also known as Special A or S.A, is a shōjo manga by Maki Minami. The series started serialization in the bimonthly magazine The Hana to Yume in 2003, and moved to the biweekly magazine Hana to Yume in 2004, after running for four chapters... Strawberry Panic! Strawberry Panic! is a series of Japanese fictional illustrated short stories written by Sakurako Kimino, which focus on a group of teenage girls attending three affiliated all-girl schools on Astraea Hill. A common theme throughout the stories is the intimate lesbian relationships between the characters... Sukisho Sukisho , also known as Sukisho! or Sukisyo! is a light novel that has since expanded into a BL-anime-style video game, an anime series and OVA... Tactical Roar Tactical Roar is a Japanese anime television series set in a not-too-distant future. The series is around all-female crew of the commercial Warship, the Pascal Magi. The series is mix of serious combat, political intrigue, light romance, and comedy. A classic story of the underdogs trying prove their worth... Tenbatsu Angel Rabbie The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya To Heart Tona-Gura! Tsuyokiss Tsuyokiss is a video game that has been adapted into an anime series. The romance story is created by Takahiro and Yasutomo Yamada , and focuses on a group of students at a high school and the various romantic attachments that the characters feel for each another.Tsuyokiss originally began as an visual... Utawarerumono Utawarerumono is a Japanese adult AVG+SLG visual novel by Leaf which was released on April 26, 2002 for the PC. A manga version was created in 2005 and was first serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine. An anime adaptation aired between April and September 2006, containing twenty-six episodes... Ultimate Girls Ultimate Girls is a Japanese fanservice UHF anime series from the production company m.o.e. which parodies the genres of tokusatsu, kaiju, and superheroes; mainly themes from the Ultra Series and Kyodai Hero sub-genre... Wandaba Style Wandaba Style , shortened to Wandaba Style in the English language release, is a twelve part anime series. The television series was released in English by ADV Films and 3 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD.-Plot:... Yoshimune Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle is a Japanese light novel series written by Sennendou Taguchi, published by Famitsu Bunko .-Story:The story is set in Goshiki where the Totensha alchemist, Iyo Takahara, has created a rock in the shape of a wolf gargoyle that is rumored to be linked to a legendary Philosopher's Stone... Yume Tsukai Yume Tsukai is a Japanese manga series by Riichi Ueshiba. It was made into a TV anime series that aired on TV Asahi and Television Saitama.-Plot:The series revolves around dream masters who turn nightmares into peaceful dreams... Zero no Tsukaima Zero no Tsukaima is a fantasy and comedy-oriented series of Japanese light novels written by Noboru Yamaguchi and illustrated by Eiji Usatsuka. The story features several characters from the second year class of a magic academy in a fictional magical world with the main characters being the inept mage Louise and...

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)