Channel A (TV series)

Channel A is a Japanese musical variety show produced by Avex and East and Television Kanagawa.

This article is about the Japanese TV series. For the South Korean general service cable channel, see Channel A (TV channel).
Channel A
GenreJ-ENT/Music/Variety show/Broadcast syndication
Created byAvex and East/Television Kanagawa
Developed byAvex and East
Directed byKatsuaki Watanabe
Gurei Okudaira
Presented byAvex and East, Television Kanagawa
StarringRyo Fukawa (MC)
Mika Mifune (MC)
All Avex Group domestic artists
Narrated byJunichi Mogi
Marika Matsumoto
Ichirō Nagai
Yumiko Kobayashi (also voiced the official character A-chan (aチャン)
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes573
Production
ProducersDaisuke Sakuma
Yuji Onishi
Production locationTokyo, Japan
EditorsKei Ishimoto
Seki Hajime
Sen Sugiyama
Running time10:00 - 10:54 pm (every Thursday)
Release
Original networkTelevision Kanagawa (see Stations)
Original releaseOctober 1, 1998 (1998-10-01) –
September 24, 2009 (2009-09-24)

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.

PrefectureStationAffiliation
KanagawatvkJAITS
HokkaidōHTBANN
AomoriABAANN
IwateIATANN
MiyagiKHBANN
AkitaABSNNN, NNS
YamagataTV-UJNN
FukushimaKFBANN
TochigiGYTJAITS
SaitamaTV SaitamaJAITS
ChibaCTCJAITS
TokyoTokyo MXJAITS
NiigataUXANN
NaganoSBCJNN
ShizuokaSBSJNN
ToyamaKNBNNN,NNS
IshikawaHABANN
Aichi (Nagoya)MeteleANN
OsakaMBSJNN
Tottori/ShimaneNKTNNN,NNS
Okayama/KagawaOHKFNN, FNS
HiroshimaRCCJNN
YamaguchiyabANN
EhimeeatANN
KōchiKUTVJNN
FukuokaTVQTXN
NagasakiNBCJNN
KumamotoKABANN
ŌitaOABANN
KagoshimaKTSFNN,FNS
OkinawaRBCJNN

Outside Japan

See also
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