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JOUS-DTV

Logo used since 2003
Headquarters inUrawa, Saitama
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
City	Saitama City
Channels	Digital: 32 (UHF) Virtual: 3
Branding	Television Saitama Teletama TVS
Programming
Affiliations	Independent (member ofJAITS)
Ownership
Owner	Television Saitama Co., Ltd.
History
Founded	April 28, 1978; 46 years ago (1978-04-28)
First air date	April 1, 1979; 46 years ago (1979-04-01)
Former call signs	JOUS-TV (1979-2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 38 (UHF, 1979–2011)
Call sign meaning	Urawa-ku,Saitama City (location of its current headquarters)
Technical information
Licensing authority	MIC
Links
Website	www.teletama.jp

Television Saitama Co., Ltd. (株式会社テレビ埼玉,Kabushiki-gaisha Terebi Saitama) abbreviatedTVS,doing business asTeletama (テレ玉,Teretama) is a Japanese fee-freeterrestrialcommercialtelevision broadcasting company headquartered inUrawa-ku,Saitama City,Saitama Prefecture,Japan. Its intended coverage isSaitama Prefecture but with some spill-overs in surrounding prefectures. Teletama is an "independent" terrestrial television station, which means not belonging to anymajor national networks keyed in Tokyo and Osaka. It is a member of theJapanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS) and co-produces, exchanges programs and sells advertising opportunity with other members.

• Callsign: JOUS-DTV (digital), JOUS-TV (analogue),
• Channels: channel 32 (digital), channel 38 (analogue)
• Transmitters: Hiranohara Transmitting Station,Sakura-ku,Saitama, Saitama and other relay stations.

Being in the coverage of major stations in Tokyo, its major expected role is to provide prefecture specific programming to Saitama prefecture's residents. Local government information, local business and racing programs are in the genre. Sports by the local amateur and professional clubs earn high viewership for the station.J. League football (soccer) andSaitama Seibu Lions baseball game programs are sold to other JAITS and some "dependent" stations.

Compared with the major network stations, it is one of the JAITS stations which have the lower average ratings (meaning the cheaper sponsorship fee) in the large reachable population. The later beginning and the earlier ending hours of live and / or scheduled programs allow flexible programming. A few single episodes or short series of Japanese animation (anime) are also broadcast and are called "UHF anime". It also broadcastsbrokered programming such as religion shows and infomercials. Teletama also runs its own shopping program.

• 1 April 1979: Analog broadcasting officially starts.
• 1 December 2005: Digital broadcasting officially starts.
• 1 April 2006: Started doing business as "Teletama".

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• (in Japanese)Official website

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