Tokyo Metropolitan Television Broadcasting Corporation (東京メトロポリタンテレビジョン株式会社,
Tōkyō Metoroporitan Terebijon Kabushiki Gaisha?,
Tokyo MX, after its call letters, JOMX-TV) is the only commercial television station in
Tokyo, Japan that exclusively serves the city. It competes with
Nippon Television,
TV Asahi,
Tokyo Broadcasting System,
TV Tokyo, and
Fuji Television, all of which are flagship stations of national networks. Tokyo MX was founded on
April 30,
1993, and broadcasts commenced on
November 1,
1995. Shareholders include the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and
Sony.
Every week, Tokyo MX airs the press conferences of Tokyo Governor
Shintaro Ishihara. Tokyo MX is the broadcast home to soccer side
F.C. Tokyo and baseball's
Hanshin Tigers. Notably, Tokyo MX aired the second season of
The Big O.
It is a member of the
Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS).