Okinawa Television

The American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS), which began airing in 1955, was Okinawa's first television station. Because the initial transmission power was just 250 watts, it was virtually unknown in Japan outside of the US military.[1]^: 47 In July 1956, the administrative chairman of the Ryukyu Government, applied for the establishment for a television station; the preparatory license was granted in February 1958, and the inaugural meeting was held in April of the same year.[1]^: 47

At that time, when Okinawa was under the rule of the United States, Okinawa TV was subject to restrictions in terms of foreign ownership, which made it difficult for them to operate. It then resulted in the forming of "Tokyo Okinawa TV Corporation", a joint company between Fuji TV and OTV, to attract advertisers from Tokyo. This is one of the reasons why OTV joined as a Fuji TV affiliate.[1]

• December 25, 1955: Okinawa TV were established, and had first started its beta operations upon its early birth.
• July 16, 1956: The station receives its application for its TV broadcasting license and are therefore starting its demo emissions.
• May 12, 1958: Its company were registered, as the broadcaster begins its test transmissions.
• November 1, 1959: Okinawa TV adopts its first logo, as the network gets into on-air and commences its official broadcasts, although it were set up as Okinawa Prefecture's first broadcaster. The initial calls were KSDW-TV, on channel 10.
• May 5, 1968: Color transmissions begin.
• May 15, 1972: When the United States returned Okinawa back to Japan, the station was brought under Japanese regulatory control under the new call sign of JOOF-TV. The station continued to broadcast on the same frequency (192–198 MHz), which is designated channel 10 in the United States but channel 8 in Japan.
• December 1, 2006: Digital terrestrial television and 1seg transmissions started from their Naha main station.
• July 24, 2011: Analog transmissions end.

• Naha (Main Station) JOOF-TV 8ch 5 kW
• Izena-West 50ch 0.1w
• Izena-East 58ch 0.1w
• Kumejima 57ch 30w
• Kumejima-East 61ch 1w
• Hedona 55ch 0.1w
• Nakijin 32ch 300w
• Motobu 58ch 0.1w
• Untembaru 60ch 0.1w
• Goga 59ch 0.1w
• Agarie 50ch 1w
• Sukuta 60ch 0.1w
• Henoko 58ch 0.1w
• Onna 37ch 3w
• Ishikawa 56ch 3w
• Gushikawa 52ch 10w
• Goya 20ch 10w
• Takaharu 49ch 0.1w
• Kita-Nakagusuku 57ch 0.1w
• Ginowan 37ch 10w
• Aja 52ch 0.1w
• Shuri-Yamagawa 47ch 0.1w
• Shuri 57ch 3w
• Sashiki 56ch 30w
• Shikiya 58ch 0.1w

• Naha (Main Station) JOOF-DTV 15ch