Kansai Television
The first program broadcast was "This is Commercial" (これがコマーシャルだ) which lasted for one and a half hours, introducing the general situation of Kansai TV and the information from East and West House.[3]: 39 Kansai TV also participated in the 1959 broadcast of the wedding of the crown prince (the current emperor) Akihito and Michiko Masada.[4]: 61 In 1978 and 1981, Kansai TV also invited two former US presidents, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, to visit Japan.[4]: 70 In 1988, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its launch, Kansai TV produced and broadcast special programs such as "Ancient Capital" and "A Journey to Central Asia".[4]: 82 Due to the lack of a suitable large-scale open space in Osaka City, Kansai TV decided to obtain the new headquarters construction land in the form of land trust by participating in the Ogimachi Park redevelopment plan of the Osaka City Government.[4]: 130 In addition, Kansai TV opened its official website on November 22, 1995, the first Japanese television station to do so.[4]: 177 Kansai TV also held a series of celebrations for the 45th anniversary of broadcasting in 2003, including inviting the Trieste Opera Troupe from Italy to perform in Japan.Encyclopedia of Real Things II was falsified, the reputation and image of the media were seriously damaged, and it was once expelled from the Japanese Private Broadcasting Union.[4]: 204 During this period, due to the economic depression in Japan, Kansai TV Station also fell into operational difficulties.In the first half of 2008, Kansai TV recorded a deficit financial report for the first time since its broadcast [4]: 206 In this severe situation, Kansai TV Station decided to close the Kyoto channel and concentrate its operating resources on terrestrial television.