JOGM-DTV (channel 5), also known as HOME[a] is a Japanese television station that serves as the affiliate of the All-Nippon News Network for Hiroshima Prefecture.
At the time, at least 42 companies wanted to apply for the third commercial television station in the prefecture, and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications appointed Nagano Isuo to coordenate these applications.
[1]: 30 The company gained a preliminary license on November 18, 1969, on the founders' meeting on December 25, the name Hiroshima HOME Television was selected (Setonaikai Broadcasting in Kagawa started in April that year.
[1]: 32 Test broadcasts were conducted from October 1; on December 1, at 6:50am, the station signed on its regular service for the first time, the first program being a morning bulletin from ANN News.
At the same time, the number of UHF-ready television sets in the prefecture increased to more than 544,000 units,[1]: 34 that same year, the station's fortunes were worth 1,345 billion yen.