Niigata Television Network 21

The Niigata Television Network 21 (株式会社新潟テレビ二十一, Kabushikigaisha Niigata Terebi Nijūichi; UX) is a TV station affiliated with All-Nippon News Network (ANN) in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture. It was established on March 8, 1983 and began broadcasting from October 1, 1983.

The Niigata Television Network 21, Inc.

Logo used since 2006
Niigata Television Network 21 HQ building, Niigata city
Trade name	ux
Native name	株式会社新潟テレビ二十一
Romanized name	Kabushikigaisha Niigata Terebi Nijūichi
Company type	Kabushiki kaisha
Industry	Television network
Founded	March 8, 1983; 42 years ago (1983-03-08)
Headquarters	2230-19 Rokunomachi, Shimo-Ogawame-dori, Chūō-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture , Japan
Key people	Miki Hibara (President and CEO)
Owner	TV Asahi Holdings Corporation (18.6%) The Asahi Shimbun (16.5%)
Subsidiaries	UX Vision Inc.
Website	uxtv.jp
Footnotes / references Data from its Company Profile and Company History

JOUX-DTV

Niigata Prefecture, Japan
City	Niigata
Channels	Digital: 23 (UHF) Virtual: 5
Branding	Niigata Television 21 ux
Programming
Affiliations	All-Nippon News Network
Ownership
Owner	The Niigata Television Network 21, Inc.
History
First air date	October 1, 1983; 41 years ago (1983-10-01)
Former call signs	JOUX-TV (1983–2011)
Former channel number(s)	21 (UHF analog, 1983–2011)
Technical information
Licensing authority	MIC
Links
Website	uxtv.jp

The station has been branded as ux since 2006, after the last two letters of the station's call sign. The station's current slogan is YOU&ME&UX.

History

NT21 mobile unit in 2002, featuring the previous station logo and name

Niigata Television Network 21 was established on March 7, 1983 and commenced transmissions at 6:10am on October 1, 1983. Prior to that, TV Asahi programming was seen on NST. NST was affiliated to FNN/FNS, NNN/NNS and ANN, before alleviating the station's network schedule with the launch of TNN (now TeNY), which took over the NNN affiliation in 1981 and NT21, which took over the ANN affiliation in 1983. By then, Niigata has four network stations.^[1]

Digital terrestrial test transmissions commenced on August 1, 2006. To mark the occasion, NT21 was rebranded as ux. A full license for digital terrestrial television was granted on September 25, starting on October 1.^[2] Aside from airing TV Asahi shows, the station also currently airs a few TV Tokyo shows, since the network does not have a station in most prefectures.

TV channel

Digital Television

• Yahiko 23ch JOUX-DTV 3 kW

Tandem office

• Takada 39ch
• Mikawa 49ch
• Tsunan-Kamigō 22ch
• Koide 32ch
• Kanose 23ch
• Itoigawa-Ōno 31ch
• Tsunan 31ch
• Tsugawa 49ch
• Ryōtsu 38ch
• Aikawa 34ch
• Yamato 38ch
• Takachi 23ch
• Arai 49ch
• Murakami 33ch
• Sotokaifu 34ch
• Yuzawa 23ch
• Tsunan-Tanaka 23ch
• Itoigawa-Hayakawa 38ch
• Sumon 38ch
• Muramatsu 49ch
• Sekikawa 49ch
• Tochio 49ch
• Muikamachi 38ch
• Myōkōkōgen 49ch
• Ōmi 31ch
• Takayanagi 41ch
• Kawaguchi 23ch

Programs

• Super J Channel Niigata (スーパーJチャンネルにいがた, Sūpā-jē-chan'neru Niigata)
• Marudori! (まるどりっ!, Marudori!)
• Hotto Hotto Niigata (ほっとホット新潟, Hotto Hotto Niigata)
• Niigata Kodono no Hiroba (にいがた子どもの広場, Niigata Kodomo no Hiroba)
• UX News (ユーエックスニュース, UX News)