Editing Wowow (section)

{{Short description|Japanese satellite TV company and station}}
{{for|the art collective in London|!Wowow!}}
{{distinguish|Wowowee|Wowowillie|Wowowin}}
{{expand Japanese|WOWOW|date=December 2018}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2009}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Wowow
| logo = WOWOW logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| image = Akasaka-Park-Building-01.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Wowow's headquarters at Akasaka Park Building in 2012.
| country = Japan
| area = Nationwide
| headquarters = [[Akasaka, Tokyo|Akasaka]], [[Minato, Tokyo]]
| language = [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
| owner = Wowow, Inc.
| launch_date = {{start date and age|1990|11|29}} (pre-opening)<br />{{start date|1990|11|30}} (actual)<br />{{start date|2000|12|1}} (digital)
| closed_date = {{end date|2011|7|24}} (analog)
| website = {{URL|wowow.co.jp}}
}}
[[File:Wowow head office.jpg|thumb|Former Wowow headquarters—Toraya Building 2]]
[[File:Wowow broadcasting center tatsumi koto.JPG|thumb|Former Wowow broadcasting center—Tatsumi Koto]]{{Nihongo|'''Wowow'''||Wauwau|{{IPA|ja|waɯwaɯ|pron}}, stylized in all-uppercase in Japanese}} is a [[satellite television|satellite broadcasting]] and premium satellite [[television station]] owned and operated by {{Nihongo|'''Wowow Inc.'''|株式会社WOWOW}}. Its headquarters are located on the 21st floor of the Akasaka Park Building in [[Akasaka, Tokyo|Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo]].<ref name="Addresses">"[https://corporate.wowow.co.jp/en/company/ Company Information]." Wowow. Retrieved on March 1, 2025. "The Head Office 21F, Akasaka Park Building, 5-2-20, Akasaka, Minato-ku Tokyo 107-6121 Tel. 81-3-4330-8111 Wowow Inc. Map." and "2-1-58, Tatsumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0053" [https://www.wowow.co.jp/co_info/corporate/profile/ Addresses in Japanese]: "東京都港区赤坂5-2-20 赤坂パークビル21F" and "東京都江東区辰巳2-1-58"</ref><ref>"[https://www.wowow.co.jp/info_e/map0.html Head office]." ([https://www.wowow.co.jp/info_e/images/map1.gif Direct image link]) Wowow. Retrieved on November 20, 2010. [https://www.wowow.co.jp/co_info/corporate/profile/map1.html Map in Japanese] ([https://www.wowow.co.jp/co_info/corporate/images/profile/map1.gif Direct link])</ref> Its broadcasting center is in [[Koto, Tokyo|Koto]], Tokyo.<ref name="Addresses"/><ref>"[https://www.wowow.co.jp/info_e/map2.html Broadcasting Center]." ([https://www.wowow.co.jp/info_e/images/map2.gif Direct image link]) Wowow. Retrieved on November 20, 2010. [https://www.wowow.co.jp/co_info/corporate/profile/map2.html Map in Japanese] ([https://www.wowow.co.jp/co_info/corporate/images/profile/map2.gif Direct link])</ref>