Miyagi Television Broadcasting

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Miyagi Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.

Native name	株式会社 宮城テレビ放送
Romanized name	Kabushikigaisha Miyagiterebihōsō
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Television broadcasting
Founded	January 17, 1970; 54 years ago
Headquarters	1-5-33 Hinodecho, Miyagino Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture , Japan
Website	www.mmt-tv.co.jp
Footnotes / references Data from its Company Profile

Miyagi Television Broadcasting (宮城テレビ放送) is the Nippon TV station (NNN and NNS) for Sendai. The channel is branded as Miyatere (ミヤテレ).^[1] It opened in 1970 as the third commercial station in Miyagi Prefecture. It was a combination of Nippon Television and NET(now TV Asahi). In 1975, after the opening of TV Asahi affiliate commercial station in the Miyagi Perfecture, it became the dominant station of the Nippon Television network in the Tohoku region. In 2015, it celebrated its 20 years anniversary of the information program it produced "OH! Bandes" which started in 1995. Miyagi is also known for producing many other in-house programs such as "Miya TV Stadium", and other net programs broadcast nationwide, securing its position as a TV station with strong local roots. ^[2]

• January 17, 1970 - MMT is founded.
• October 1, 1970 - MMT begins broadcasting as a dual affiliate of ANN and NNN. The station was originally branded MTB.
• September 1, 1975 - The station is rebranded as MM34 (JOMM-TV, channel 34).
• September 30, 1975 - KHB begins broadcasting. MMT becomes a sole NNN/NNS station.
• October 1, 1985 - The station is rebranded, this time as MMT.
• March 31, 2012 - Analog broadcasts cease.

• Official site (in Japanese)