  thumbnail|old ann logo (until september 2003) , or ann, is a commercial television news network in japan run by tv asahi corporation. ann is the broadcast supplier of news programmes to all ann-affiliated stations. it also operates the 24-hour satellite and cable news channel asahi newstar. ==all-nippon news network stations== {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable" ! style="border-bottom:3px solid blue;" | branding !! style="border-bottom:3px solid blue;" | broadcasting station !! style="border-bottom:3px solid blue;" | call sign !! style="border-bottom:3px solid blue;" | broadcasting area (prefectures) !! style="border-bottom:3px solid blue;" | lcn |- | ex || tv asahi/ãã¬ãææ¥ || joex-dtv || tokyo, kanagawa, saitama, chiba, gunma, ibaraki, tochigi, and yamanashi || 5 |- | abc || asahi hoso / ææ¥æ¾é || jonr-dtv || osaka, hyogo, kyoto, nara, shiga, tokushima and wakayama || 6 |- | nbn || mÄtele / ã¡ï½ãã¬ || jolx-dtv || aichi, gifu and mie || 6 |- | aab || akita asahi hoso / ç§ç°ææ¥æ¾é || joxx-dtv || akita || 5 |- | aba || 
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