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Channel A Genre J-ENT/Music/Variety show/Broadcast syndication Created by Avex and East/Television Kanagawa Developed by Avex and East Directed by Katsuaki Watanabe
Gurei OkudairaPresented by Television Kanagawa (and other stations thru broadcast syndication) (see Stations) Starring Ryo Fukawa (MC)
Mika Mifune(MC)
All Avex Group domestic artistsNarrated by Junichi Mogi
Marika Matsumoto
Ichirō Nagai
Yumiko Kobayashi (also voiced the official character A-chan (aチャン )Country of origin Japan Language(s) Japanese No. of seasons 3 No. of episodes 573 Production Producer(s) Daisuke Sakuma
Yuji OnishiEditor(s) Kei Ishimoto
Seki Hajime
Sen SugiyamaLocation(s) Tokyo, Japan Running time 10:00 - 10:54 pm (every Thursday) Broadcast Original run October 1, 1998 (Season 1) – September 24, 2009 (Season 3) Chronology Preceded by LIVE Y (1998)
Mutoma Japan (2004)
みんなが出るテレビ~ヨコハマ開放区~ (2007)Followed by みんなが出るテレビ~ヨコハマ開放区~ (2004)
Saku Saku (2007)
Love or Bread (2009)External links [Official website Website] Channel A is a Japanese musical variety show produced by Avex and East and Television Kanagawa.
Contents
History
Channel A (チャンネル エー ) (stylized as channel a) started on October 1, 1998 at 10:00 pm as a 54-minute show. Hosted by Ryo Fukawa and Mika Mifune, it promised a change on Japanese TV programming through segments and documentaries about music, artists, songs and everything about music and entertainment.
The program lasted for three seasons:
- Season 1 - October 1, 1998 - May 6, 2004
- Season 2 - May 13, 2004 - March 29, 2007
- Season 3 - April 5, 2007 - September 24, 2009
Its last episode (573rd) was on September 24, 2009.
Special Episode
A special episode for Channel A's 10th anniversary, The First and Last Big Omnibus Special!~10 Years Between Ratings and Thanks~ (最初で最後の大総集編スペシャル!〰10年間ありがとうございました〰 ) was shown last September 3, 2009.
Other
Because it is produced by Avex Group, Channel A is always interspersed with television commercials (TVCM) from the company.
Segments
- Featuring A - variety corner
- A's Nude - special documentaries
- A-News - Introduction to new features in music
- Mu-Mo Popular Ringtones and Chaku Uta Tracks Top 20 (ミュウモ人気着うたトラックスTOP20 ) - Countdown on the top 20 most popular ringtones in Japan. (Presented by mu-mo, Avex Group's online music store.)
- A Interrogation Room
- A-Poll
- V.I.P. Room
Stations
This is a list of stations where Channel A was telecast.
Prefecture Station Affiliation Kanagawa tvk JAITS Hokkaidō HTB ANN Aomori ABA ANN Iwate IAT ANN Miyagi KHB ANN Akita ABS NNS Yamagata TV-U JNN Fukushima KFB ANN Tochigi TTC JAITS Saitama TVS JAITS Chiba CTC JAITS Tokyo Tokyo MX JAITS Niigata UX ANN Nagano SBC JNN Shizuoka SBS JNN Toyama KNB NNS Ishikawa HAB ANN Nagoya NBN ANN Osaka MBS JNN Tottori/Shimane NKT NNS Okayama/Kagawa OHK FNS Hiroshima RCC JNN Yamaguchi yab ANN Ehime eat ANN Kōchi KUTV JNN Fukuoka TVQ TXN Nagasaki NBC JNN Kumamoto KAB ANN Ōita OAB ANN Kagoshima KTS FNS Okinawa RBC JNN Outside Japan
- Macau - Macau Asia Satellite Television
See also
External links
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