|-
| Aomori
| Tōhoku
! Aomori Broadcasting
| RAB
| JOGR-TV
| 1
| 1975–1991
| NNN/NNS
| ABA
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|Iwate
| rowspan="2"|Tōhoku
! TV Iwate
| TVI
| JOII-TV
| 35
| rowspan="2"|1970–1996 (secondary)
| NNN/NNS
| rowspan="2"| IAT
| rowspan="2"|
|-
! IBC Iwate Broadcasting
| IBC
| JODF-TV
| 6
| JNN
|-
| Miyagi
| Tōhoku
! Miyagi TV
| mm34
| JOMM-TV
| 34
| 1970–1975
| NNN/NNS
| KHB
|
|-
| Akita
| Tōhoku
! Akita TV
| AKT
| JOBI-TV
| 37
| 1981–1987 (secondary)
| FNN/FNS
| AAB
|
|-
| Niigata
| Chūbu
! Niigata Sogo TV
| NST
| JONH-TV
| 35
| 1970–1983
| FNN/FNS
| UX
|
|-
| Nagano
| Chūbu
! TV Shinshu
| TSB
| JONI-TV
| 30
| 1981–1991 (secondary)
| NNN/NNS
| abn
|
|-
| Aichi and Gifu
| Chūbu
! rowspan="2" | Chūkyō TV*
| rowspan="2" | CTV
| rowspan="2" | JOCH-TV
| rowspan="2" | 35
| rowspan="2" | 1970–1973
| rowspan="2" | NNN/NNS
| rowspan="2" | NBN
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| Mie
| Kansai
|-
| colspan="2" | Kansai region (except Mie)
! Mainichi Broadcasting*
| MBS
| JOOR-TV
| 4
| 1970–1975
| JNN
| ABC
|
|-
| Okayama
| Chūgoku
! Okayama Broadcasting
| OHK
| JOOH-TV
| 35
| 1 January–1 April 1970;<br>1 October 1970 – 31 March 1979
| FNN/FNS
| KSB
|
|-
| Yamaguchi
| Chūgoku
! TV Yamaguchi
| tys
| JOLI-TV
| 38
| 1970–1978 (secondary)
| JNN
| yab
|
|-
| Yamaguchi
| Chūgoku
! Yamaguchi Broadcasting
| KRY
| JOPF-TV
| 11
| 1978–1993
| NNN/NNS
| yab
|
|-
| Kumamoto
| Kyūshū
! TV Kumamoto
| TKU
| JOZH-TV
| 34
| 1970–1989 (secondary)
| FNN/FNS
| KAB
|
|-
| Ōita
| Kyūshū
! TV Oita
| TOS
| JOOI-TV
| 36
| 1970–1993 (secondary)
| NNN/NNS and FNN/FNS
| OAB
|
|-
| Kagoshima
| Kyūshū
! Kagoshima TV
| KTS
| JOKH-TV
| 38
| 1970–1982 (secondary)
| FNN/FNS
| KKB
|
|-
|}
Affiliates that initially wanted to join but later withdrew
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|
! Broadcasting area(s)
! colspan="3" | Station
! rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid blue;" | Ch.
! rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid blue;" | Current<br>affiliation
! rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid blue;" | Current<br>ANN affiliate
! rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid blue;" class="unsortable" | Note(s)
|-
! style="border-bottom:3px solid blue;" | <code>Region</code>
! style="border-bottom:3px solid blue;" | Prefecture
! style="border-bottom:3px solid blue;" | On air branding
! style="border-bottom:3px solid blue;" | Abbr.
! style="border-bottom:3px solid blue;" | Call sign
|-
| Tōhoku
| Iwate
! mit
| mit
| JOYH-TV
| 33
| FNN/FNS
| IAT
| It was due to the intention of Ichiro Ozawa, a politician based in Iwate, and because Iwate Asahi Television was scheduled to open.
|-
| Chūbu
| Toyama
! TUT
| TUT
| JOJH-TV
| 32
| JNN
| N/A
| At the time of the frequency allocation of the 3rd station in Toyama Prefecture in 1986, the prospect of joining the TV Asahi network was considered promising, but in the end it was decided to open as a TBS affiliate.
|-
| Chūbu
| Fukui
! FTB
| FTB
| JOFI-TV
| 39
| FNN/FNS
| FBC
| During the preparation period for the opening of the station, an agreement was signed with NET TV, but in July 1969, just before the opening of the station, it became a Fuji TV (FNN/FNS) affiliate.
|-
| Chūbu
| Gifu
! GBS
| GBS
| JOZF-TV
| 37
| JAITS
| (NBN)
| Due to opposition from Nagoya Television and Chukyo Television. Eventually, Nagoya TV became the ANN affiliate station in the Chūkyō metropolitan area in 1973.
|-
|
| Kansai region (except Mie)
! KTV
| KTV
| JODX-TV
| 8
| FNN/FNS
| ABC
| The Sankei Shimbun Tokyo head office was also involved in NET TV, which was in the preparation stage for the opening of the station, and had dispatched officers from the standpoint of a shareholder. Also, NET TV initially invested in Kyodo Television, but withdrew the capital before the opening of the station. (At that time, before the launch of ANN)
|-
| Shikoku
| Ehime
! ITV
| itv
| JOEH-TV
| 29
| JNN
| eat
| Because it conflicted with the JNN agreement and the opening of Ehime Asahi TV was decided at that time.
|-
| Kyūshū
| Kumamoto
! KKT
| KKT
| JOQI-TV
| 22
| NNN/NNS
| KAB
| As a result of the unification adjustment and discussion by three flagship stations in Tokyo (Nippon Television, Fuji Television, and TV Asahi), instead of making Kumamoto Prefecture's third commercial station a TV Asahi affiliate because Kagoshima Broadcasting claimed the affiliation, the station became a Nippon Television affiliate.
|}
JapaNews24
Since at least 2018, ANN operates JapaNews24 (), an around-the-clock online feed aimed mainly at Japanese people at home and abroad, available on ANN's official YouTube channel. JapaNews24 continuously airs news stories from ANN newscasts and programmes such as Hōdō Station, as well as content from the sister service AbemaNews, on tape delay and without a fixed schedule.
References
External links
- News at TV Asahi