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Hiroshima Home Television

Hiroshima Home Television Co., Ltd. (株式会社広島ホームテレビ, Kabushiki Gaisha Hiroshima Hōmu Terebi, callsign: JOGM-DTV), a.k.a. HOME (ホーム, Hōmu) is a television station in Hiroshima. It is a network station of ANN. It is broadcast in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Native name

株式会社 広島ホームテレビ

Kabushikigaisha Hiroshima hōmuterebi

December 25, 1969 (1969-12-25)

19-2 Shirashima Kitamachi, Naka Ward,

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Japan

Hiroshima Home Television (HOME)

Hiroshima Home Television Co., Ltd.

December 1, 1970 (1970-12-01)

JOGM-TV (1970–2011)

Analog:
35 (UHF, 1970–2011)

Fuji News Network/Fuji Network System (December 1, 1970 – September 30, 1975)

MIC

December 1, 1970: The station commenced operating as an affiliate of Nippon Educational Television (NET TV, current TV Asahi). The original abbreviation was UHT (UHF Hiroshima-Home Television).

April 1, 1974: The station joins ANN.

October 1, 1975: (TSS) starts broadcasting. Fuji TV network programming migrates to the new station.

TV Shin-Hiroshima System

November 14, 1985: Bilingual sound multiplex broadcasts start. Some programs shown are available in English.

April 1, 1986: New corporate identity. Along with it, the main abbreviation changed to HOME.

2000: The station's mascot, Pol Pol, was created upon the station's 30th anniversary celebrations, tie-in merchandise was also released.

2006: Digital terrestrial broadcasts commence.

July 24, 2011: Analog terrestrial broadcasts conclude.

January 2013: Full ratings for the previous year confirm that Hiroshima Home Television became a ratings leader in the prefecture.

On September 18, 1964, the station makes a license request as Setonaikai Broadcasting (unrelated to the current TV station of the same name).[1]

Official website of Hiroshima Home TV