Miyazaki Telecasting Co., Ltd. (abbreviation: UMK, Japanese name: 株式会社テレビ宮崎) callsign JODI-DTV (channel 3) is a Japanese TV station in Miyazaki. Currently branded as TV Miyazaki (テレビ宮崎), it is affiliated with FNN/FNS, NNN and ANN.

This is the only TV station in Japan that has joined three TV networks at the same time.

History

thumb|182x182px|First logo used from 1970 to 2020

On July 16, 1968, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (currently the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) announced its second UHF TV allocation plan, releasing 14 station licenses in 14 areas, including Miyazaki Prefecture. 12 of the 14 licenses were then merged into one by request from the prefectural government of Miyazaki. In 1971, TV Miyazaki set up 7 relay stations alongside Miyazaki Broadcasting.

Technical Information

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!Station

!Channel

!LCN

!Notes

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|Miyazaki

|35

| rowspan="5" |3

|Main station (JODI-DTV)

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|Nobeoka

|39

| rowspan="4" |Relay stations

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|Takachiho

|40

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|Kushima

|40

|-

|Kitanobeoka

|53

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Programming

Since its inception until 1973, TV Miyazaki hasn't been officially part in any network. At that time, it aired 60% of Fuji TV programming and 20% of programming each for Nippon TV and TV Asahi.

Their primetime schedule is also a mix of programs mostly from Nippon TV and Fuji TV, which also leaves no simulcast slots for TV Asahi programming. or

  • Cable operators in Miyazaki Prefecture provide channels from Kagoshima or Kumamoto Prefectures.

Subsidiaries

  • FM Miyazaki (JOMU-FM, JFN affiliate)

References