Hiroshima Home Television
Hiroshima Home Television Co.,Ltd., a.k.a. HOME is a TV station in Hiroshima. It is a network TV station of ANN. It is broadcast in Hiroshima Prefecture.History
- September 18, 1964: The station makes a license request as Setonaikai Broadcasting
- December 1, 1970: The station commenced operating as an affiliate of Nippon Educational Television. The original abbreviation was UHT.
- April 1, 1974: The station joins ANN.
- October 1, 1975: TV Shin-Hiroshima System starts broadcasting. Fuji TV network programming migrates to the new station.
- 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.
