Wowow

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Wowow

Wowow's headquarters at Akasaka Park Building in 2012.
Country	Japan
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo
Programming
Language(s)	Japanese
Ownership
Owner	Wowow, Inc.
History
Launched	November 29, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-11-29) (pre-opening) November 30, 1990 (1990-11-30) (actual) December 1, 2000 (2000-12-01) (digital)
Closed	July 24, 2011 (2011-07-24) (analog)
Links
Website	wowow.co.jp

Wowow (Wauwau, pronounced [waɯwaɯ], stylized in all-uppercase in Japanese) is a satellite broadcasting and premium satellite television station owned and operated by Wowow Inc. (株式会社WOWOW). Its headquarters are located on the 21st floor of the Akasaka Park Building in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo.^[1][2] Its broadcasting center is in Koto, Tokyo.^[1][3]

On October 1, 2011, Wowow expanded their single channel broadcast satellite service to provide four high-definition TV channels:^[4] Wowow Prime (WOWOWプライム), a general entertainment channel, Wowow Live (WOWOWライブ), covering sports, documentaries, movies and live performances, Wowow Cinema (WOWOWシネマ), a 24-hour movie channel and Wowow Plus.