List of terrestrial channels in Japan

Akita

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	48	9	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	50	2	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	35	11	ABS		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	29	31	AAB		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	21	27	Akita Television		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Aomori

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	28	1	RAB		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	13	5	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	16	3	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	32	34	ABA		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	30	38	Aomori Television		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Ehime

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	16	6	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	13	2	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	20	10	RNB		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	17	25	eat		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
6	21	29	ITV		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	27	37	EBC		FNN/FNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Fukuoka

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	31	1	KBC		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	22	6	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	28	3	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	30	4	RKB Mainichi Broadcasting		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	32	37	FBS		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
7	26	19	TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting		TXN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	34	9	TNC		FNN/FNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Hiroshima

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	14	3	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	15	7	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	18	4	RCC		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	19	12	HTV (Hiroshima Telecasting)		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	22	35	Hiroshima HOME Television		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	23	31	TSS		FNN/FNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Hokkaido

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	19	1	HBC		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	13	12	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	15	3	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	21	5	STV		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
6	23	35	HTB		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
7	14	17	TVh		TXN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	25	27	UHB		FNN/FNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Kagoshima

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	40	1	Minaminihon Broadcasting		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	18	5	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	34	3	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	29	30	Kagoshima Yomiuri Television		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	36	32	KKB		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	42	38	Kagoshima Television Station		FNN/FNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Kanto

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	27	1	NHK General Television	4 stations: NHK Broadcasting Center from Tokyo for southern Kanto, and separate stations for Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma prefectures	NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	26	3	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	29	31	Tochigi TV	Tochigi only	JAITS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	18	42	TVK	Kanagawa only	JAITS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	30	46	CTC	Chiba only	JAITS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	32	38	Teletama	Saitama only	JAITS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	19	48	Gunma TV	Gunma only	JAITS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	25	4	Nippon Television		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	24	10	TV Asahi		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
6	22	6	TBS Television		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
7	23	12	TV Tokyo		TX Network	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	21	8	Fuji TV		FNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
9	16	14	Tokyo MX	Tokyo only	JAITS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
12	28	16	Open University	Terrestrial operations ceased as of 30 September 2018 (moved to satellite broadcasting)	UD	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Kinki

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	24	1	NHK General Television	6 stations for each prefecture	NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	13	3	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	20	30	Biwako Broadcasting	Shiga only	JAITS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	26	36	Sun TV	Hyogo only	JAITS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	16	4	MBS		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	20	30	TV Wakayama	Wakayama only	JAITS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	23	34	KBS	Kyoto only	JAITS	05:55-02:30	16:9 HDTV
6	15	6	ABC		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
7	18	19	TV Osaka	Osaka only	TX Network	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	17	8	Kansai TV		FNN/FNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
9	29	22	Nara TV	Nara only	JAITS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
10	14	10	Yomiuri TV		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Kochi

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	15	4	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	13	6	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	17	8	RKC		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
6	19	38	KUTV		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	21	40	KSS (SUN SUN)		FNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Kumamoto

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	28	9	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	24	2	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	41	11	RKK		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	47	22	Kumamoto Kenmin Television		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	49	16	KAB		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	42	34	TKU		FNN/FNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Miyagi

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	19	1	Tohoku Broadcasting		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	13	5	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	17	3	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	24	34	Miyagi Television		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	28	32	KHB		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	21	12	Sendai Television		FNN/FNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Miyazaki

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	14	8	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	15	12	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	16	35	UMK		FNN/NNN/ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
6	15	10	MRT		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Nagano

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	17	2	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	13	9	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	14	30	TV Shinshu Broadcasting		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	18	20	abn		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
6	16	11	SBC		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	15	38	NBS		FNN/FNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Nagasaki

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	15	3	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	13	1	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	14	5	NBC		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	18	24	NIB - Nagasaki International Broadcasting		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	19	27	NCC		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	20	37	KTN		FNN/FNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Niigata

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	15	8	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	13	12	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	26	29	TeNY		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	23	21	ux		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
6	17	5	BSN		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	19	35	NST		FNN/FNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Okayama

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	32	5	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	45	3	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	20	9	RNC Nishinippon Broadcasting		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	30	25	KSB		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
6	21	11	RSK Sanyo Broadcasting		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
7	18	23	TV Setouchi		TXN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	27	35	OHK		FNN/FNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Okinawa

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	17	2	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	13	12	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	14	10	RBC - Ryukyu Broadcasting		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	16	28	QAB		ANN	04:10-02:30 (Weekdays), 04:15-03:00 (Weekends)	16:9 HDTV
8	15	8	OTV		FNN/FNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Saga

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	33	38	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	25	40	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	44	36	STS (Saga TV)		FNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

San-in

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	38	1	Nihonkai Telecasting		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	29	4	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	20	3	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
6	45	10	BSS		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	43	38	TSN		FNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Shizuoka

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	20	9	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	13	2	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	19	31	Shizuoka Daiichi Television		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	18	33	SATV		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
6	17	11	SBS		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	17	35	SUT		FNN/FNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Tokai

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	21	1	Tokai TV		FNN/FNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	13	9	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	20	3	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	19	35	Chukyo TV		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	18	5	CBC		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
6	22	11	Metele/NBN		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
7	27	33	Mie Television	Mie only	JAITS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	30	37	Gifu Broadcasting	Gifu only	JAITS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
10	23	25	TV Aichi	Aichi only	TX Network	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Tokushima

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	31	1	JRT (Shikoku Broadcasting)		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	40	38	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	25	3	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Toyama

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	28	1	KNB		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	24	10	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	27	3	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
6	22	32	TUT (Tulip TV)		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
8	18	34	BBT (Toyama Television)		FNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Yamaguchi

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	16	9	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	13	1	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
3	18	38	tys		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	20	11	KRY		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
5	26	28	yab		ANN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV

Yamanashi

LCN	Digital	Former analog	Channel name	Notes	Network	Broadcast hours	Format
1	21	1	NHK General Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
2	23	3	NHK Educational Television		NHK	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
4	25	5	YBS		NNN/NNS	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
6	27	37	UTY		JNN	24 hours	16:9 HDTV