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All-Nippon News Network
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All-Nippon News Network (ANN; Japanese: オールニッポンニュース・ネットワーク, romanized: Ōrunippon Nyūsu Nettowāku) is a Japanese commercial television network run by TV Asahi Corporation (TV Asahi) in Tokyo, a subsidiary of the TV Asahi Holdings Corporation, which is controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company. The network's responsibility includes the syndication of national television news bulletins to its regional affiliates, and news exchange between the stations. Its affiliate stations also broadcast non-news programs originating from TV Asahi. Founded on 1 January 1970,[1]: 161–163  and formalised on 1 April 1974, ANN is made up of 26 affiliates, including two stations that are double- or triple-affiliated with rival networks.

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Between 1989 and 2013, it also operated the 24-hour satellite and cable news channel Asahi Newstar.

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Stations are listed mostly in Japanese order of prefectures which is mirrored in ISO 3166-2:JP, with exceptions for the Kantō region, Aichi-Gifu-Mie, Kansai region (except Mie) and Okayama-Kagawa, which form single wide broadcasting markets respectively.

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  1. [N 1]
    Until September 30, 2003, abbreviated as ANB.
  2. [N 2]
    Until July 31, 2006, abbreviated as NT21.
  3. [N 3]
    Until September 30, 1993, using the name Shizuoka Kenmin TV.
  4. [N 4]
    Until September 30, 1993, abbreviated as SKT.
  5. [N 5]
    Until March 31, 1986, abbreviated as UHT.
  6. [N 6]
    Dropped the secondary affiliation after a violation on their agreement on 31 March 1975.[2] ANN programmes are then moved to RAB from 1 April 1975 until 30 September 1991. Currently affiliated to JNN
  7. [N 7]
    Now fully affiliated to NNN/NNS due to ATV's withdrawal of ANN.[3] Dropped with launch of ABA on 1 October 1991.
  8. [N 8]
    Now fully affiliated to NNN/NNS; ANN programming moved to IAT when it opened on 1 October 1996.
  9. [N 9]
    Became a full-time affiliate of NNN/NNS when KHB began broadcasting on 1 October 1975.[4]: 35 
  10. [N 10]
    Secondary affiliation. Akita TV partially dropped its ANN affiliation (ANN news programs no longer aired) on 1 April 1987, to focus on airing more Fuji TV programmes.[5]: 22  Between 1 April 1987 and 30 September 1992, AKT and ABS shared on airing select TV Asahi programmes. AKT and ABS completely dropped its ANN affiliation when AAB started broadcasting on 1 October 1992.[6]: 18 
  11. [N 11]
    Secondary affiliation. NST was a triple affiliate of FNN/FNS, NNN/NNS and ANN. NNN/NNS programming moved to TNN (now TeNY) on 1 April 1981,[7] and ANN programming moved to NT21 (now UX) on 1 October 1983.[8]: 27 
  12. [N 12]
    Secondary affiliation from 1 October 1981 to 31 March 1991. Became a full NNN/NNS affiliate when abn started broadcasting on April 1, 1991, taking over the TV Asahi schedule from TSB.[9]: 147 
  13. [N 13]
    Switched networks with NBN on 1 April 1973, owing to a conflict between the two networks, the decision was taken on 28 December 1972, and CTV then joined NNN/NNS.[10]: 85 
  14. [N 14]
    Primary affiliation between 1 January 1970 and 30 March 1975.[11]: 341–342  Swapped networks with ABC on 1 April 1975, because of ownership issues: all stations owned by (and linked to) The Asahi Shimbun were now required to become affiliates of TV Asahi.[11]: 345  As a result, MBS was now a JNN affiliate, and is still a significant producer for the network.
  15. [N 15]
    Secondary affiliation from the founding of the network (3 March 1959) until 30 September 1989.[12] NKT, BSS, and TSK now carry some TV Asahi shows on their schedules. There is currently no primary ANN affiliate based in the San'in region (comprising Tottori and Shimane).
  16. [N 16]
    Became a full-time FNN/FNS affiliate in 1979. ANN programming moved to KSB. The reason this was made was because the station, unlike KSB, did not broadcast to nearby Kagawa until 1979.
  17. [N 17]
    Secondary affiliation from 1 April 1970 to 30 September 1978, only used to provide programming. Changed networks to a dual network affiliate of JNN and FNN/FNS between 1 April 1970 and 31 August 1978. ANN programming moved to KRY on October 1, 1978.[13]
  18. [N 18]
    Dropped ANN programming in favor of a full-time NNN/NNS affiliation on 30 September 1993.[14]: 190  TV Asahi programming moved to yab the following day.
  19. [N 19]
    Secondary affiliation from 1 January 1970 to 30 September 1989. ANN programming moved to KAB when it opened on 1 October 1989.[15]: 34–35, 144–145 
  20. [N 20]
    Secondary affiliation; ANN programming moved to OAB in 1993. Currently, TV Oita is an affiliate of NNN/NNS, holding a secondary affiliation with FNN/FNS.
  21. [N 21]
    Secondary affiliation from 1 January 1970 to 30 September 1982. ANN programming moved to KKB on 1 October 1982.[16]: 86  The station is now affiliated to FNN/FNS.
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Affiliates that initially wanted to join but later withdrew

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JapaNews24

Since at least 2018, ANN operates JapaNews24 (Japanese: 日本のニュースを24時間配信, romanized: Nihon no nyūsu o 24-jikan haishin), an around-the-clock online feed aimed mainly at Japanese people home and abroad, available on ANN's official YouTube channel.[20][21] JapaNews24 airs continuously news stories from ANN newscasts and programmes such as Hōdō Station, as well as content from sister service AbemaNews, on tape delay without a fixed schedule.[21][22]

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