JOAB-DTV Channel 26

JOAB-DTV is a digital public broadcast television station located in Tokyo Japan.

JOAB-DTV broadcasts a ISBD digital signal and serves the Kanto region of Japan which includes the capital Tokyo.

JOAB-DTV in Tokyo can be seen on UHF Channel 26 transmitted from the Tokyo Tower.

JOAB-DTV broadcasts the programs of NHK Educational TV and continues to close down at around 1am each morning.

NHK Educational TV is the second broadcast television network from NHK the public broadcaster of Japan, NHK Educational TV focuses mainly on educational and cultural shows.

The History

JOAB-TV, its analogue parent station originally started broadcasting as NHK Educational TV on January 10^th 1959, broadcasting on VHF Channel 3 and serving the Tokyo and Kanto region of Japan.

The Video

First of we see a plant bursting into life with some funky music to go with it, this video forms part of the start up video used by JOAK-(D)TV NHK's general entertainment television station in Tokyo, you will have to wait till I post that to see more.

Then into a shot of a The Flag of Japan flying in the wind under a beautiful blue clear sky this is with the National Anthem of Japan Kimi ga Yo playing.

Before Kimi ga Yo ends it cuts to a shot of Earth from space, then the NHK Logo comes up with "教育テレビジョン" which translates to NHK Educational Television.

After the Kimi ga Yo finishes a Call Sign appears JOAB-DTV with a NHK logo and "東京教育テレビジョン" this translates to Tokyo NHK Educational Television.

This is read out by a female announcer and then fade to grey level for the night.

To read about Japanese Call Signs, click Here and scroll down to Call Sign Information.

I hope you all enjoy....