JOAY-DTV (ABC TV)

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Background

The Asahi Broadcasting Corporation entered television on March 1, 1959, with the purchase of the entirety of OTV (Osaka Television), which carried TBS programs and five months later, the station became a charter station of their Japan News Network (JNN). In 1975, ABC switched to ANN and began carrying NET programs. In 2018, ABC restructured as a holding company and because of this, the ABC television license was taken over by Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation and its callsign was renamed to JOAY-DTV.

JONR-TV/DTV (Asahi Broadcasting Corporation/ABC Television)

Contents 1st ID (Startup, 1967-March 31, 1989) 2nd ID (Closedown, December 1973-March 31, 1989) 3rd ID (April 1, 1989-November 30, 2001) 4th ID (Startup, 1990-1998)   5th ID (Startup, 1998-September 30, 2000) 6th ID (Startup, October 1, 2000-November 30, 2001) (50th Anniversary variant) 7th ID (Analog, December 1, 2001-July 24, 2011) 8th ID (Digital, December 1, 2003-March 31, 2018)

JOAY-DTV (ABC TV)

Contents   ID (April 1, 2018-)

JONR-TV/DTV (Asahi Broadcasting Corporation/ABC Television)

1st ID (Startup, 1967-March 31, 1989)

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Visuals: There is a shot of a futuristic-era Osaka as it zooms out. After that, the 1953 ABC symbol, consisting of the words "ABC" in a caligraphy-style font zooms in before the camera fades into multiple shots of the city as the station information plays out. After that, a giant number "6" appears as it zooms out before the camera pans into the shot of Osaka from earlier. The number "6" fades out before the callsign at that time, "JONR-TV" appears as the letters form one by one before fading to black.

Variant: Starting on March 21, 1979, the logo fades to a still image of the opening shot of the animation with the relay channel information being displayed.

Technique: Traditional cel animation.

Audio: The 1956 OTV theme composed by Ryōichi Hattori.

Audio Variant: Around 1979, the OTV theme received a new arrangement due to the introduction of sound multiplex broadcasts. After that, a synth theme with some birds chirping was played during the relay channel information section.

2nd ID (Closedown, December 1973-March 31, 1989)

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Visuals: There is a shot of a flower cutout before it fades to reveal other flower cutouts, followed by a rainbow rising from above, a woman taking care of her baby and a harp before fading above into a orange background. Then, the 1970 ABC channel 6 symbol (with the ABC wordmark being bolded) in white appears before fading to reveal the 1970 ABC wordmark consisting of "朝日放送" in a cubic and futuristic style font. After that the callsign from that time, "JONR-TV" appears before fading into a nighttime skyline as the words "お休みなさい" appear above it before fading to black.

Technique: Traditional cel animation.

Audio: A gentle twilight theme.

3rd ID (April 1, 1989-November 30, 2001)

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Visuals:

• Opening (used until 1990): There is a map of Osaka as it zooms in to reveal ABC's headquarters before fading to another shot of it. After that, the callsigns from that time, "JONR-TV" appear before fading into live action shots of Osaka during daytime while the station information appears. After that, a golden giant number 6 appears spinning as it locks in place with the 1989 ABC wordmark, consisting of the words "ABC" in bold with some outlines on the right on the bottom while a red swoosh line appears on a blue background with a satellite on the right.
• Closing: There is a shot of Osaka as it zooms in place before fading to a shot of ABC's headquarters while the callsign "JONR-TV" appears before the camera fades to some shots of Osaka during sunset. After that, the ABC logo animation from the opening plays before fading to black.

Technique: A mix of live-action footage and CGI.

Audio:

• Startup: The 1979 arrangement of the OTV theme.
• Closedown: The 1973 ABC closedown theme.

4th ID (Startup, 1990-1998)

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Visuals: There is a shot of the Yumemai Bridge as the sun rises before fading into a shot of a plant before fading into shots of food and fruits. After that, the lemon fades to reveal a shot of Osaka during daytime before fading into a giant clock that fades into another shot of the city and into the ABC satellite dish before fading into the reverse shot of Osaka from the 3rd closedown ident until it fades to a shot of the city from above as the station information plays out. After that, the 1989 ABC symbol appears with the number "6" in red and the symbol in blue on a white background.

Technique: A mix of live-action footage with CGI.

Audio: The "ABC Song", composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

5th ID (Startup, 1998-September 30, 2000)

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Visuals: On a white background, there are some children playing with beach toys while a dolphin appears on the right before the camera fades to reveal a sea background as the dolphin travels across it. The background then fades into a shot of ABC's headquarters, surrounded by bubbles before fading into other shots of ABC's headquarters from different angles while the words "ABC 朝日放送テレビ" appear at the bottom before fading into an underwater shot as the station information appears.

Technique: A mix of CGI with live-action footage.

Audio: An epic rock theme.

6th ID (Startup, October 1, 2000-November 30, 2001) (50th Anniversary variant)

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Visuals: On a white background, there is a camera as it moves to interact with a television set which later jumps up and down and turns on to reveal multiple shots of Osaka before the set later spins to reveal shots from underwater before the TV set shoots out some orange, blue and green orbs. The orbs later form ABC's 50th anniversary logo, consisting of the 1989 ABC wordmark, with a number "5" inside of it, the number "0" in blue, followed by a building in green and some yellow lines representing the airwaves. After that, the callsign from that time "JONR-TV" appears in blue.

Technique: A mix of CGI with live-action footage.

Audio: "Hotaru" performed by Spitz accompanied with some announcers.

7th ID (Analog, December 1, 2001-July 24, 2011)

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Visuals:

• Startup: On a starry sky, there is the "JONR-TV" callsign as it flies by before the camera moves to the right to reveal another "JONR-TV" callsign and Kyukyu, a cube with yellow boxes that have the letters "ABC" in black as he orbits through space. After that, Kyukyu lands on the moon before the background fades to white. After that, the words "Info designing" (ABC's slogan at that time appears) before Kyukyu opens his box doors to reveal the channel's name
• Closedown (used until 2003): On a black background with a spotlight there is Kyukyu who can be seen flying down to the ground. After spinning for a bit, he opens his box doors to reveal the letters "ABC" as he takes a bow. After that, an iris out appears before the circle fades fully to reveal the "JONR-TV" callsign in red.

Technique: CGI.

Audio:

• Startup: Some space-like sounds, accompanied with some robotic voices saying "JONR-TV" and a soloist singing "Info designing, ABC".
• Closedown: A gentle violin theme with some xylophone notes.

8th ID (Digital, December 1, 2003-March 31, 2018)

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Visuals: There is a shot of some sunflowers before the camera fades through a ripple to reveal multiple shots of other flowers. After that, the camera fades to another shot of a sunflower while the "Info designing, ABC" logo appears on the top right corner, with the callsign "JONR-DTV" on the bottom.

Variant: Around 2015, the logo was changed to the 2008 ABC symbol with the number 6 atop of it. Some shots were also changed. This was due to ABC retiring Kyukyu as its mascot in favor of Abciee.

Technique: A mix of live-action footage with CGI and a superimposed digital graphic.

Audio: A gentle upbeat theme, known as "Afternoon", performed by Yukiko Nakamura.

JOAY-DTV (ABC TV)

ID (April 1, 2018-)

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Visuals: There is a shot of an island in Osaka while the 2008 ABC symbol, with the words "TV" being placed on the left appears on the bottom left and the callsigns "JOAY-DTV" appearing on the top right before fading into another shot of a sunrise.

Technique: A mix of live-action footage with a superimposed digital graphic.

Audio: A gentle light-hearted jingle.