Tokyo Broadcasting System

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The initials of this Japanese station are also used by the American company, TBS (former full name: Turner Broadcasting System).

Tokyo Broadcasting System, Incorporated (株式会社東京放送 Kabushiki-gaisha Tōkyō Hōsō?) (TYO: 9401 ) or TBS, is a television network in Tokyo, Japan.

TBS has a 28-affiliate news network called JNN (Japan News Network), as well as a 34-affiliate radio network called JRN (Japan Radio Network) which TBS Radio (TBSラジオ) has. The TV programs of TBS are produced by "Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Incorporated" (株式会社TBSテレビ).

TBS produced the Takeshi's Castle game show, which is dubbed and rebroadcast in Indonesia (RCTI, TPI), Germany (DSF), Britain (Challenge), Spain (Cuatro TV), Philippines (IBC) and the United States (Spike TV, under the name MXC, formerly Most Extreme Elimination Challenge). This network is also home to the many Ultraman series.

Mainichi Broadcasting System, Incorporated (MBS) is one of the stockholders of TBS (1.91%), then TBS captured 2% of the stocks of MBS in 2005.

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[edit] Offices of TBS

[edit] TBS Group

Broadcasting
  • Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.
  • TBS Radio & Communications, Inc.
  • TBS Service, Inc.
  • TBS-Vision, Inc.
  • ACS, Inc.
  • Akasaka Video Center Co., Ltd.
  • Tokyo Broadcasting System International, Inc.
  • TBS TriMedia, Inc.
  • Dreamax Television
  • Akasaka Graphics Art, Inc.
  • F&F, Inc.
  • Telecom Sounds
  • Procam Co., Ltd.
  • Jasc
  • VuCast
Real Estate Businesses
  • Midoriyama Studio City
  • TBS Planning, etc.
Others

[edit] History of TBS

In May, 1951, Radio Tokyo (KRT, 株式会社ラジオ東京, former name of TBS) was founded in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. On December 25, it started radio broadcasting (1130 kHz, 50 kW, until July, 1953) from Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and the frequency changed to 950 kHz. In April, 1955, KRT started an analog TV broadcasting (JOKR-TV, Channel 6) from Akasaka-Hitotsukicho, Minato-ku, Tokyo. On November 29, 1960, KRT was renamed Tokyo Broadcasting System, Incorporated (株式会社東京放送), and the headquarters and radio studio were moved to Akasaka. In 1971, the power of TBS Radio was powered up to 100 kW. On March 31, 1975, a JNN TV station in Osaka changed from Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS). On November 23, 1978, the frequency of TBS Radio changed to 954 kHz. In 1994, the present headquarters completed next to the old headquarters. The present headquarters is called "Big Hat (ビッグハット)". On March 21, 2000, TBS founded TBS Radio & Communications Incorporated (株式会社ティ・ビー・エス・ラジオ・アンド・コミュニケーションズ→株式会社TBSラジオ&コミュニケーションズ), TBS Entertainment Incorporated (株式会社ティ・ビー・エス・エンタテインメント), and TBS Sports Incorporated (株式会社ティ・ビー・エス・スポーツ), and founded TBS Live Incorporated (株式会社ティ・ビー・エス・ライブ) the next day. On October 1, 2001, TBS succeeded the radio station to TBS Radio & Communications, and changed callsigns (ex. JOKR-TV → JORX-TV). On October 1, 2004, TBS Entertainment merged TBS Sports and TBS Live, and changed the corporate name to "Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Incorporated" (株式会社TBSテレビ). On October 13, 2005, Rakuten Inc. announced that it bought 15.46 percent stake in TBS, bringing it up to 19%. After over a month and a half of worries over a possible hostile takeover, Rakuten withdraw its bid for TBS on December 1 and plans to form a business alliance with the broadcast company.

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Analog

JORX-TV (former callsign: JOKR-TV) - TBS Television (TBSテレビジョン (former Japanese name: 東京放送))

Island in Tokyo
  • Niijima - Channel 56
Ibaraki Prefecture
  • Mito - Channel 40
Tochigi Prefecture
  • Utsunomiya - Channel 55
Gunma Prefecture
  • Maebashi - Channel 56
  • Kiryu - Channel 55
Saitama Prefecture
  • Chichibu - Channel 18
Chiba Prefecture
  • Narita - Channel 55
  • Tateyama - Channel 56
Kanagawa Prefecture
  • Yokohama-minato - Channel 56
  • Yokosuka-Kurihama - Channel 39
  • Hiratsuka - Channel 37
  • Odawara - Channel 56

[edit] Digital

JORX-DTV - TBS Digital Television (TBSデジタルテレビジョン)

  • Remote Controller ID 6
  • Tokyo Tower - Channel 22

[edit] Networks

  • Headquartered in Osaka, broadcast in the Kansai area: MBS, Analog: Channel 4, Digital: Channel 16 (Osaka, ID: 4)
  • Headquartered in Nagoya, broadcast in the Chukyo area: CBC, Analog: Channel 5, Digital: Channel 18 (Nagoya, ID: 5)
  • Headquartered in Sapporo, broadcast in Hokkaidō: HBC, Analog: Channel 1, Digital: Channel 19 (Sapporo, ID: 1)
  • Headquartered in Aomori, broadcast in Aomori Prefecture: ATV, Analog: Channel 38, Digital: Channel 30 (Aomori, ID: 6)
  • Headquartered in Morioka, broadcast in Iwate Prefecture: IBC, Analog: Channel 6, Digital: Channel 16 (Morioka, ID: 6)
  • Headquartered in Nagano, broadcast in Nagano Prefecture: SBC, Analog: Channel 11, Digital: Channel 16 (Nagano, ID:6)

...among others.

[edit] Programs

Below is a selection of the many programs that the network has broadcast.

[edit] External links


Broadcast television in Tokyo, Japan

Fuji TV (フジテレビ) - NHK Tokyo (日本放送協会) - Nippon TV (Nittele) (日本テレビ, 日テレ) - TBS TV (TBSテレビ) - Tokyo MX (東京メトロポリタンテレビジョン) -
TV Asahi (テレビ朝日) - TV Tokyo (テレビ東京)
TBS Networks

Hokkaidō,Tohoku:HBC-ATV-IBC-TBC-TUY-TUF
Kanto,Koshinetsu,Shizuoka:TBS-UTY-SBC-BSN-SBS
Kinki,Chukyo,Hokuriku:MBS-CBC-TUT-MRO
Chugoku,Shikoku:BSS-RSK-ITV-KUTV-RCC-tys
Kyushu,Okinawa:RKB-NBC-RKK-OBS-MRT-MBC-RBC
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