Asahi Broadcasting Corporation established

Commences radio broadcasting

Commences TV broadcasting

Develops the first portable VTR in Japan

Successfully broadcasts from a car driving in a tunnel along the newly opened Meishin Expressway

The Period drama Hissatsu starts, marking a new wave in the genre

The word HISSATSU (meaning "determined to kill" ) enters popular vocabulary

Join the TV network of the ANN group

Becomes the first company in Japan to use a communications satellite for live broadcasts within Japan

ABC Golf Club opens

Sky A (Satellite ABC), a CS (communications satellite) TV station established

Commences stereo radio broadcasting

Broadcasts Japanese National High school Baseball Championship Tournament in its entirety on the web

Commences digital TV broadcasting

Moves into newly constructed broadcasting center

Shifts completely from analog to digital terrestrial TV broadcasting

Moved to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section due to market integration

Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section

Commences FM complementary broadcasting (Wide FM) as a measure to address poor radio reception in urban areas

Transition to a certified broadcasting holding company and changes of name to the Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation

Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation and Asahi Radio Broadcasting Corporation commences operations

Moved to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange