TV Osaka
Logo used since 2003 | |
Headquarters in Chūō-ku, Osaka | |
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| City | Osaka |
|---|---|
| Channels | |
| Branding | TV Osaka; TVO |
| Programming | |
| Language | Japanese |
| Affiliations | TX Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Television Osaka, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | March 1, 1982 |
Former call signs | JOBH-TV (1982–2011) |
Former channel numbers | Analog: 19 (UHF, 1982–2011) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
| ERP | 24 kW |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
JOBH-DTV (channel 7), branded as TV Osaka (テレビ大阪; TVO), is a Japanese television station serving as the affiliate of the TX Network for the Osaka prefecture. Owned-and-operated by Television Osaka, Inc. (テレビ大阪株式会社, Terebi Ōsaka Kabushiki Gaisha), the station's headquarters and studios are in the Chūō-ku ward of Osaka. Nikkei, Inc. is the biggest shareholder of TVO. The mascot character is "Takoru-kun" (たこるくん).
Television Osaka, Inc. was founded in 1981 as part of the reorganization of Tokyo Channel 12 Ltd (now TV Tokyo). On March 1 the following year, TV Osaka started broadcasting as the first affiliate of the "Mega TON Network" (メガTONネットワーク, now TX Network) outside of Tokyo.