Neon Radio and Television Network

Neon Radio and Television Network Inc., simply known as NRTN, is a Shiguton mass media and entertainment conglomerate that serves Shiguto City, Amery Chinatown and Novela Avenue. The company was founded as a film production studio in 1902 that launched radio operations in 1939 and television operations in 1952 with the opening of NDRB TV, which was later changed to NDRB 1ch. In 1964, NDRB 2ch opened. In 1970 the overseas network NR3 opened and in 1975 NDRB 1 and 2ch were renamed to NTS (channel number) when the "RB" in "NDRB" split off into NRS. In 1983, NRS merged with NTS, creating NRT, renaming the channels. Following the collapse of the Amery SC they were renamed NRTN and the third channel, NRTN 3 launched. In 2000 both NRTN K and NRTN 24 launched. From 2007 - 2017 both NRTN English, Español, Zhongwen and Hanguel launched. 
== History ==
=== The Roots ===
NRTN's roots are traced back to the founding of BL Films Fujishiri by buisnessman Toyoaki Miyabe on Janurary 21st, 1902. The company launched radio operations on March 1st, 1939 and renamed themselves to NDRB, a month after the last film produced by them was released.
=== Launch of NDRB TV ===
Television operations launched in 1952 when NDRB TV launched. It broadcasted 6 hours a day, with 3pm - 4pm being main programming, 4pm - 5pm children's programming and 5pm - 6pm women's programming. The periods were doubled in 1964 as NDRB 2ch launched, forcing NDRB TV to rename themselves to NDRB 1ch.
=== Two Colors Are Better Than One ===
Color television began in 1965 with NDRB 1ch, and it soon came to NDRB 2ch in 1967. Full-time color broadcasts began in 1971 after Kodomoterebi went full color.
=== Lots of Renaming ===
On May 3rd, 1975, they split the "RB" in "NDRB" to NRS, and NDRB renamed themselves to NTS. This was reverted on Feburary 19th, 1983 as NTS merged with NRS, creating NRT. They finally renamed themselves NRTN on November 10th, 1989. NRTN 3 launched a day later.
=== Silence ===
Nothing much happened between 1990 - 2000, but NRTN bought 15% of JSTV.
=== Kids and the News ===
On Janurary 1st, 2000, they launched NRTN K, the children's channel and NRTN 24, the news channel.
=== No Kids Allowed: Only Toddlers ===
On March 5th, 2002, NRTN K Junior launched.
=== Into the Archives ===
On November 7th, 2003, NRTN 4, the archive channel launched.
=== International ===
Between 2007 - 2017, they launched NRTN English, Español, Zhongwen and Hanguel.
=== Curse You, ViacomCBS ===
NRTN was sold to ViacomCBS in 2019 but was put back to the Miyabe family a month later.
== Content ==
About 40% of NRTN's programs are locally produced, but they also air content from ABC, NBC, PBS, NHK, Fuji TV, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, TF1, France Televisions, TVN and Cybervision.
== Channels ==
=== Free-to-air channels ===
* NRTN 1
* NRTN 2
* NRTN 3
* NRTN 4
* NRTN K
* NRTN K Junior
* NRTN English
* NRTN Español
=== Pay channels ===
* NRTN Zhongwen
* NRTN Hanguel
* NRTN Music
* NRTN Nightline24
* NRTN Drama
* NRTN Crime
* TSU TV
* TSU 24
* CLAN TSU TV
== Trivia ==
* NRTN has a track record of never wiping their broadcasted programs (with the exception of bringing a few from NHK/Fuji TV back to Japan), maintaining a full archive of their programs, except for their lost media. Stop looking for the archive of Deltarune Episode 1 without the infamous "film crunch" for a second during the middle. It's either extremely deep into the archives and on an extremely damaged reel-to-reel or simply doesn't exist.
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