Ehime Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (株式会社テレビ愛媛, Kabushiki-gaisha Television Ehime), also known as EBC, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Fuji News Network and the Fuji Network System. Their headquarters are located in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture.
In 1964, 14 companies applied for a broadcast license for the second commercial broadcaster in Ehime Prefecture.[1]: 25 In July 1968, these applications were later merged by the Prefectural Government which was later approved in October of the same year.[1]: 27 On October 26, 1969, TV Ehime started trial broadcasts and followed by its first official broadcast on December 10 of the same year.[1]: 27
TV Ehime won its first Triple Crown Ratings in October 1976 with an average rating of 16% for all day and 29.9% for primetime.[1]: 41 [2]: 28
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