Channel A (TV series)

This article is about the Japanese TV series. For the South Korean general service cable channel, see Channel A (TV channel).

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 Okudaira
Presented by	Avex and East, Television Kanagawa
Starring	Ryo Fukawa (MC) Mika Mifune (MC) All Avex Group domestic artists
Narrated by	Junichi Mogi Marika Matsumoto Ichirō Nagai Yumiko Kobayashi (also voiced the official character A-chan (aチャン)
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	573
Production
Producers	Daisuke Sakuma Yuji Onishi
Production location	Tokyo, Japan
Editors	Kei Ishimoto Seki Hajime Sen Sugiyama
Running time	10:00 - 10:54 pm (every Thursday)
Original release
Network	Television Kanagawa (see Stations)
Release	October 1, 1998 (1998-10-01) – September 24, 2009 (2009-09-24)

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

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	NNN, NNS
Yamagata	TV-U	JNN
Fukushima	KFB	ANN
Tochigi	GYT	JAITS
Saitama	TV Saitama	JAITS
Chiba	CTC	JAITS
Tokyo	Tokyo MX	JAITS
Niigata	UX	ANN
Nagano	SBC	JNN
Shizuoka	SBS	JNN
Toyama	KNB	NNN,NNS
Ishikawa	HAB	ANN
Aichi (Nagoya)	Metele	ANN
Osaka	MBS	JNN
Tottori/Shimane	NKT	NNN,NNS
Okayama/Kagawa	OHK	FNN, 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	FNN,FNS
Okinawa	RBC	JNN

Outside Japan

• Macau - Macau Asia Satellite Television

See also

• Avex Group

External links

• Official website
• Channel A 1999 Opening on YouTube
• Exile on Channel A on YouTube