Saga Television Station
Prior to the opening of the bidding for a new commercial broadcaster in Saga Prefecture, people living in the area tended to listen to radio or watch TV programming with antennas pointing to either Kumamoto or Fukuoka Prefectures, due to the fact that there are no mountains surrounding the nearby mentioned prefectures.[1]: 14–15 It wasn't until 1967 that the Ministry of Post included Saga in the UHF allocation.[1]: 17 Before the broadcaster started its operations, TV sets in Japan were required to have the capability to receive UHF channels.The campaign was deemed successful, that 60% already had UHF capable TVs.[1]: 17–18 Since Nishinippon Shimbun had played a role in the founding of Saga TV, the broadcaster then decided to be part of the Fuji News Network, which is funded by the mentioned newspaper and Television Nishinippon Corporation.