Television in Orience

Television in Orience dates back to the 1920s, with Kenjiro Takayanagi's pioneering experiments in electronic television. Television broadcasting began in the 1930s, but was halted by World War II, after which regular television broadcasting began in 1950. After Japan developed the first HDTV systems in the 1960s, MUSE/Hi-Vision was introduced in the 1970s.
A modified version of the NTSC system for analog signals, called NTSC-O (also used in Manchuria, Ishigaki and Mizuho), was used for analog broadcast between 1950 and the early 2010s. Between 2010 and 2012, the analog broadcast was replaced with digital broadcasts using the ISDB standard (introduced in 2003).
All Oriencian households having at least one television set are mandated to pay an annual subscription fee used to fund THK, the Oriencian public service broadcaster. The fee varies from ¥14,910 to ¥28,080 depending on the method and timing of payment and on whether one receives only terrestrial television or also satellite broadcasts. Households on welfare may be excused from the subscription payments. In any case, there is no authority to impose sanctions or fines in the event of non-payment; people may (and many do) throw away the bills and turn away the occasional bill collector, without consequence.
==History==
In 1924, Kenjiro Takayanagi began a research program on electronic television. In 1925, he demonstrated a cathode ray tube (CRT) television with thermal electron emission. Television tests were conducted in 1926 using a combined mechanical Nipkow disk and electronic Braun tube system. In 1926, he demonstrated a CRT television with 40-line resolution, the first working example of a fully electronic television receiver. In 1927, he increased the television resolution to 100 lines, which was unrivaled until 1931. In 1928, he was the first to transmit human faces in half-tones on television.
The first regular television experiments were conducted in the 1930s and were halted by the war. They were oficially resumed in 1950, following the end of allied occupation. Regular television started on February 1, 1953. THK was the first to launch, with a schedule starting in the morning and ending at 9pm in order to protect the health of children. When commercial television (TTV) launched in late August, it ended its broadcasts later.
Initially television channels were limited to the Kanto area. THK started broadcasts to other regions in 1954 and the commercial networks followed suit in 1956. By the 1960s the television industry had reached a nationwide scale.
==Networks==
Orience has seven nationwide television networks: two channels owned by the THK (THK G and THK E) and five main commercial networks. Although some of the network names shown below are used only for news programming, the applicable organizations also relay a variety of other programs over most of the same stations.
Prefecture	THK G 	THK E 	TNN 	ONN 	FNN 	ANN 	NXN 	OAITS	Other
Akabira 	Akabira 	Akabira 	ATS 	KRA 	ABT 	AAT 	 	 	(OU Hokushima)
Ashibetsu 	Ashibetsu 	Ashibetsu 	AYT 	ART 	AST 	TAS 	 	 	(OU Hokushima)
Yuuragawa 	Yuuragawa 	Yuuragawa 	TYK 	HBC 	UHB 	HTB 	TVH 	 	OU Hokushima
Aoshima 	Aoshima 	Aoshima 	ABS 	ATV 	 	ABA 	 	 	
Hakata 	Hakata 	Hakata 	HBS 	HKT 	 	ABH 	 	 	
Yamakawa 	Yamakawa 	Yamakawa 	YBC 	TUY 	SAY 	YTS 	 	 	
Matsuoka 	Matsuoka 	Matsuoka 	TVM 	RMC 	mit 	MAT 	 	 	
Mutsu 	Mutsu 	Mutsu 	MTB 	TBC 	OX 	KTB 	tmi 	 	
Fukuyama 	Fukuyama 	Fukuyama 	FCT 	TUF 	FTV 	KFB 	 	 	
Tsuchiura 	Tsuchiura 	(Nikkyo) 	(TTV)	(NBS)	(CX) 	(ABC)	(NX) 	TBS 	(OU Kanto)
Osaemiya 	Osaemiya 	(Nikkyo) 	(TTV)	(NBS)	(CX) 	(ABC)	(NX) 	GYT 	(OU Kanto)
Sakurazaki	Sakurazaki	(Nikkyo) 	(TTV)	(NBS)	(CX) 	(ABC)	(NX) 	STC 	(OU Kanto)
Tsushu 	(Nikkyo) 	(Nikkyo) 	(TTV)	(NBS)	(CX) 	(ABC)	(NX) 	TTC 	(OU Kanto)
Nippori 	(Nikkyo) 	(Nikkyo) 	(TTV)	(NBS)	(CX) 	(ABC)	(NX) 	TNS 	(OU Kanto)
Kasukabe 	(Nikkyo) 	(Nikkyo) 	(TTV)	(NBS)	(CX) 	(ABC)	(NX) 	TKK 	(OU Kanto)
Nikkyo 	Nikkyo 	Nikkyo 	TTV 	NBS 	CX 	ABC 	NX 	TBS 	OU Kanto
Kanazawa 	(Nikkyo) 	(Nikkyo) 	(TTV)	(NBS)	(CX) 	(ABC)	(NX) 	TVK 	(OU Kanto)
Yamaoka 	Yamaoka 	Yamaoka 	YBS 	UTY 	 	 	 	 	
Nobeoka 	Nobeoka 	Nobeoka 	NDT 	NRT 	NUT 	NATV 	NNT 	 	
Aizu 	Aizu 	Aizu 	CTV 	CBC 	TTV 	NBN 	TVA 	AMT 	OU Tokai
Takayama 	Takayama 	(Aizu) 	(CTV)	(CBC)	(TTV)	(NBN)	(TVA)	ZF 	(OU Tokai)
Megumi 	Megumi 	(Aizu) 	(CTV)	(CBC)	(TTV)	(NBN)	(TVA)	MTV 	(OU Tokai)
Miyane 	Miyane 	Miyane 	TSB 	SBC 	MTB 	ABM 	 	 	
Naganashi 	Naganashi 	Naganashi 	TeNY 	BSN 	NST 	NAB 	 	 	
Nakayama 	Nakayama 	Nakayama 	KNB 	TUN 	BBN 	 	 	 	
Hachinohe 	Hachinohe 	Hachinohe 	KTK 	MRO 	HTC 	HAB 	 	 	
Echizen 	Echizen 	Echizen 	EBT 	EBC 	ETS 	EAB 	 	 	
Nanao 	Nanao 	Nanao 	RN 	 	NTV 	 	 	 	
Kojima 	Kojima 	(Kato) 	(YTV)	(MBS)	(KTV)	(ABC)	(TKC)	KBS 	(OU Kansai)
Sonshu 	Sonshu 	(Kato) 	(YTV)	(MBS)	(KTV)	(ABC)	(TKC)	BBC 	(OU Kansai)
Kojima 	Kojima 	(Kato) 	(YTV)	(MBS)	(KTV)	(ABC)	(TKC)	KBS 	(OU Kansai)
Yamato 	Yamato 	(Kato) 	(YTV)	(MBS)	(KTV)	(ABC)	(TKC)	YRT 	(OU Kansai)
Sakurai 	Sakurai 	(Kato) 	(YTV)	(MBS)	(KTV)	(ABC)	(TKC)	UTS 	(OU Kansai)
Otamayama 	Otamayama 	(Kato) 	(YTV)	(MBS)	(KTV)	(ABC)	(TKC)	TOY 	(OU Kansai)
Kato 	Kato 	Kato 	YTV 	MBS 	KTV 	ABC 	TKC 	KMT 	OU Kansai
Nishikawa 	Nishikawa 	(Kato) 	(YTV)	(MBS)	(KTV)	(ABC)	(TKC)	SUN 	(OU Kansai)
Suzuka 	Suzuka 	Suzuka 	SYT 	RSK 	SHK 	SATV 	TSC 	 	
Okizawa 	Okizawa 	Okizawa 	TKT 	TCT 	 	 	 	 	
Hirosaki 	Hirosaki 	Hirosaki 	HTV 	RCC 	TSS 	HOME 	HKY 	 	
Nagoro 	Nagoro 	Nagoro 	 	BSS 	TSK 	 	 	 	
Yamamoto 	Yamamoto 	Yamamoto 	KRY 	TYS 	 	YAB 	 	 	
Yashima 	Yashima 	Yashima 	 	YSB 	 	 	 	 	
Hatoshima 	Hatoshima 	Hatoshima 	RNC 	THC 	SHB 	KSB 	HCT 	 	
Akashi 	Akashi 	Akashi 	JRT 	 	 	 	 	 	
Iku 	Iku 	Iku 	IBC 	UTI 	 	 	 	 	
Kouga 	Kouga 	Kouga 	RKC 	KUTV 	KSS 	KATV 	 	 	
Nankai 	Nankai 	Nankai 	RNB 	ITV 	NTV 	NAB 	 	 	
Fukuzawa 	Fukuzawa 	Fukuzawa 	FBS 	RKB 	TNC 	KAB 	TVQ 	 	
Tosu 	Tosu 	Tosu 	 	 	TTS 	 	 	 	
Urashima 	Urashima 	Urashima 	UIB 	UBC 	KTU 	UCC 	 	 	
Tokimoto 	Tokimoto 	Tokimoto 	TKT 	RTK 	TTU 	TAB 	 	 	
Fuya 	Fuya 	Fuya 	FYT 	FBC 	TFS 	FAB 	 	 	
Miyakoshi 	Miyakoshi 	Miyakoshi 	MYT 	MRT 	UMK 	MAB 	 	 	
Jijima 	Jijima 	Jijima 	JYT 	MBC 	JTS 	JJB 	 	 	
Okisamu 	Okisamu 	Okisamu 	ROK 	RBC 	OTV 	QAB 	 	 	
Ningyojima	Ningyojima	Ningyojima	OTS 	OBC 	TUO 	ABO 	 	 	
==Channels==