Ehime Broadcasting

This article is about a TV network in Ehime Prefecture. For the same abbreviation of English name of "東森電視", see Eastern Broadcasting Company.

Ehime Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (株式会社テレビ愛媛, Kabushiki-gaisha Television Ehime), also known as EBC, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Fuji News Network and the Fuji Network System. Their headquarters are located in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture.

Ehime Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

Trade name	EBC
Native name	株式会社テレビ愛媛
Romanized name	Kabushikigaisha terebiehime
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Founded	January 20, 1969; 56 years ago (1969-01-20)
Headquarters	110 Masago-cho, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture , Japan
Key people	Makio Otani (President and Representative Director)
Number of employees	72 (2023)
Website	www.ebc.co.jp
Footnotes / references Corporate information from its Corporate Profile

JOEI-DTV

Ehime Prefecture, Japan
City	Matsuyama
Channels	Digital: 27 (UHF) Virtual: 8
Branding	TV Ehime EBC
Programming
Affiliations	Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System
Ownership
Owner	Ehime Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
History
Founded	January 20, 1969; 56 years ago (1969-01-20)
First air date	December 10, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-12-10)
Former call signs	JOEI-TV (1969–2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 37 (UHF, 1969–2011)
Former affiliations	All secondary: JNN (1969–1992) NET/ANN (1969–1995)
Call sign meaning	EhIme
Links
Website	www.ebc.co.jp

History

• December 10, 1969: It was set up as Ehime Prefecture's second broadcasting station.
• October 1, 2006: Digital transmission was started from their Matsuyama Main Station.
• July 24, 2011: The analog transmitter was switched off.

In 1964, 14 companies applied for a broadcast license for the second commercial broadcaster in Ehime Prefecture. Among the applicants were Matsuyama Mainichi Broadcasting, Ehime Asahi Broadcasting (no relation with Ehime Asahi Television), Kitashikoku TV, Iyo TV, Matsuyama Sankei TV, Matsuyama TV, Ehime Utsumi TV and Matsuyama Yomiuri TV.^[1]: 25In July 1968, these applications were later merged by the Prefectural Government which was later approved in October of the same year.^[1]: 27On October 26, 1969, TV Ehime started trial broadcasts and followed by its first official broadcast on December 10 of the same year.^[1]: 27

TV Ehime won its first Triple Crown Ratings in October 1976 with an average rating of 16% for all day and 29.9% for primetime.^{[1]: 41 [2]: 28}

Stations

Analog Stations

• Matsuyama (Main Station) JOEI-TV 37ch

Digital Stations (ID:8)

• Matsuyama (Main Station) JOEI-DTV 27ch

Rival Stations

• Nankai Broadcasting (RNB)
• i-Television (ITV)
• Ehime Asahi Television (eat)