JMTM-TV/Logos

1952-1953
JKTO-TV was formed in 1952, after the Hattori Coup and US annexation of Japan, as the first English-language television station in Japan, formed as a joint venture between Charlotte, NC independent WUGN-TV (now WMTM) and the English-language Nippon Times newspaper (now the Japan Times). For much of its first year on air, JKTO had a limited budget, and its only noteworthy program was the “Nippon Times News Report”.

1971-1973
This was the first logo to use the Circle 5.

1973-1979
MTM Enterprises’ acquisition of WUGN-TV’s parent company, UGN Broadcasting Company (UGNBC), also included their stake in JKTO. As a result, JKTO adopted many of the KMTM/WMTM promotional campaigns.

1979-1982
In 1979, MTM bought out the Japan Times’ stake in the station.

1993-2002
While the other flagship MTM stations (KMTM and WMTM) adopted generic text fonts for their channel numbers, JMTM kept its Circle 5.