Brief History of TV Tokyo

April 1964
Begins broadcasting operated by Nihon Kagaku Gijutsu Shinko Zaidan (Japan Science Promotion Foundation)

November 1969
Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (Nikkei), takes over the management

October 1973
Changes company name to Tokyo 12 Channel (Television Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd.)

November 1973
Shifts from educational programming to general entertainment content

October 1981
Changes name to TV TOKYO (Television Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd.)

March 1982
TXN network company TV OSAKA (Television Osaka, Inc.) begins broadcasting

September 1983
TXN network company TV AICHI (Aichi Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.) begins broadcasting

October 1985
TXN network company TV SETOUCHI (TV Setouchi Broadcasting Co., Ltd.) begins roadcasting

December 1985
TV TOKYO headquarters moves to current broadcasting center

October 1989
TXN network company TV HOKKAIDO (Television Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd.) begins broadcasting

April 1991
TXN network company TVQ (TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co., Ltd )
begins broadcasting. Completion of TXN network

April 1994
Completion of New York news studio

December 1997
AT-X begins satellite broadcasting

October 1998
Introduction of new corporate identity logo

December 1999
Completion of Tennouzu Studio for digital HDTV production

December 2000
B.S. Japan begins broadcasting

June 2002
Has a capital tie-up with GE Equity and CNBC Asia

June 2003
Changes company English name to TV TOKYO Corporation

December 2003
Begins digital broaddcasts

April 2004
Celebrates the 40th anniversary

August 2004
Lists on the First section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Source TV Tokyo