Mainichi Broadcasting System

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Headquarters of Manichi Broadcasting System
Headquarters of Manichi Broadcasting System

Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. (株式会社毎日放送 Kabushiki-gaisha Mainichi Hōsō?, MBS) is a broadcasting station in Osaka, Japan, and it is affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN), National Radio Network (NRN), Japan News Network (JNN) and TBS Network. It is also one of the major stockholders of Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS), TV Tokyo Corporation, and RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation.

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[edit] Offices and studios

MBS Studio in USJ
MBS Studio in USJ

[edit] Advertising slogan

  • The lion and Channel 4 (らいよんチャンネル) - The reason why the mascot character of MBS is Liyon-chan (らいよんチャン).

[edit] History of MBS

On December 27, 1950, the predecessor of MBS, New Japan Broadcasting Company (新日本放送株式会社 Shin-Nippon Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha?, NJB) was founded. On September 1, 1951, NJB started the second commercial radio broadcasting in Japan. On December 1, 1956, NJB founded Osaka Television Co., Ltd. (大阪テレビ放送株式会社 Ōsaka Terebi Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha?, OTV) with Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Then, NJB was renamed "Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc." on June 1, 1958. After selling all stocks of OTV to ABC, MBS started a television broadcasting independently from OTV on March 1, 1959, and made a network with Nippon Educational Television (NET, the predecessor of TV Asahi). In 1960, the broadcasting studio completed in Senri. Four years later, MBS formed a radio network with TBS and RKB, which evolved into Japan Radio Network (JRN) in 1965.

In 1970, MBS joined a television news network called All-Nippon News Network (ANN). The president of the Asahi Shimbun in those days ordered ABC to change the key station to NET, so MBS changed to a news network called Japan News Network (JNN) on March 31, 1975. On May 15, 1977, the frequency of MBS Radio changed from 1210 kHz to 1180 kHz, and at 5 o'clock a.m. on November 23, 1978, the frequency of MBS Radio changed again from 1180 kHz to 1179 kHz.

In 1990, the new headquarters and new broadcasting studio completed in Chayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, the registed headquarters moved from former Osaka Head Office of the Mainichi Shimbun, and the broadcasting studio moved from Senri. On March 31, 2001, the studio completed called "MBS Studio in USJ" at Universal Studios Japan. On September 1, 2006, MBS celebrated the 55th anniversary of starting broadcasting.

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Radio

JOOR - MBS Radio (毎日放送ラジオ)

  • Frequency: 1210kHz → 1180kHz → 1179 kHz
  • Output
    • Osaka: 50 kW
    • Kyoto: 300 W
  • Time: from 4:30 a.m. on Monday until 2:30 a.m. on Monday

[edit] TV (Analog)

JOOR-TV - MBS Television (毎日放送テレビジョン)

Osaka Main Station (Mt. Ikoma) and cities along Osaka Bay - Channel 4
Osaka Prefecture
  • Kashiwara - Channel 54
  • Misaki-Fukanichi - Channel 54
Nara Prefecture
  • Ikoma-Asukano - Channel 37
  • Yoshino - Channel 34
  • Tochihara - Channel 33
Shiga Prefecture
  • Otsu - Channel 36
  • Hikone - Channel 54
Kyoto Prefecture
  • Kameoka - Channel 33
  • Fukuchiyama - Channel 54
  • Maizuru - Channel 53
  • Miyazu - Channel 33
Hyogo Prefecture
  • Mt. Maya (Kobe) - Channel 31 - many people in Kobe watch Channel 4 in Osaka or Channel 54 in Nada, Kobe
  • Nada (Kobe) - Channel 54
  • Himeji, Ako, and Kinosaki - Channel 54
  • Kasumi and Sasayama - Channel 33
  • Nishinomiya-Yamaguchi- Channel 55
Wakayama Prefecture
  • Wakayama - Channel 42
  • Kainan and Tanabe - Channel 54
  • Arida - Channel 35
  • Shingu - Channel 36

[edit] TV (Digital)

JOOR-DTV - MBS Digital Television (毎日放送デジタルテレビジョン)

  • Remote Controller ID 4
  • Osaka Main Starion (Mt. Ikoma) - Channel 16
Nara Prefecture
  • Tochihara - Channel 16
Shiga Prefecture
  • Otsu - Channel 16
  • Hikone - Channel 16
  • Koga - Channel 16
Hyogo Prefecture
  • Mt. Maya (Kobe) - Channel 16
  • Hokutan-Tarumi - Channel 16
  • Nishinomiya-Yamaguchi- Channel 16
  • Miki - Channel 16
  • Himeji - Channel 16
Wakayama Prefecture
  • Wakayama - Channel 16
  • Kainan - Channel 16

[edit] Programs (Times in JST)

[edit] Radio

News and Variety
  • Thank you. This is Jun Hamamura (ありがとう浜村淳です) - Broadcast on MBS from 8:00 until 10:30 on weekdays, and from 8:00 until 11:30 every Saturday
Sport

[edit] TV

  • HD: High-definision TV on Digital TV
News
  • MBS News (MBSニュース, HD)
  • VOICE (HD) - Broadcast on MBS from 6:16 p.m. until 6:55 p.m. on weekdays, and from 5:11 p.m. until 5:50 p.m. on the days of the baseball games of the Hanshin Tigers
Information
  • Chichin Puipui (ちちんぷいぷい, HD) - Broadcast on MBS from 2:00 p.m. until 5:50 p.m. on weekdays, and from 2:00 p.m. until 5:11 p.m. on the days of the baseball games of the Hanshin Tigers
  • Let's know it! (知っとこ!, Shittoko, HD) - Broadcast on 28 TV stations from 7:30 a.m. until 9:25 a.m. every Saturday
  • Seyanen! (せやねん!, HD) - Broadcast on MBS from 9:25 a.m. until 12:54 p.m. every Saturday
Variety
  • Maki's Magic Restaurant (水野真紀の魔法のレストラン, HD) - Broadcast on MBS from 6:55 p.m. until 7:54 p.m. every Thursday
  • Akashiya TV (痛快!明石家電視台, HD) - Broadcast on MBS and CBC from 11:55 p.m. until 0:55 a.m. every Monday
  • Takajin ONE MAN (たかじんONE MAN, HD) - Broadcast on MBS from 11:55 p.m. until 0:55 a.m. every Tuesday
  • Baribari Value (世界バリバリバリュー, HD) - Broadcast on 28 TV stations from 10:00 p.m. until 10:54 p.m. every Wednesday
Dorama 30 produced by MBS
  • Broadcast in the past
    • Inochino Gembakara (いのちの現場から)
    • Ya, Ku, So, Ku (ヤ・ク・ソ・ク)
    • Designer (デザイナー)
    • Shin Inochino Gembakara (新・いのちの現場から)
    • The Daughter at the Public Sento!? (銭湯の娘!?)
    • Shin Inochino Gembakara 2 (新・いのちの現場から2)
    • Gakincho~Return Kids~ (がきんちょ ～リターン・キッズ～), etc.
Anime
Sport

[edit] Special events sponsored by MBS

  • Osaka King (オーサカキング)
  • MBS Radio Festivel (MBSラジオまつり)
  • Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven sung by 10,000 people (1万人の第九), etc.

[edit] Other broadcasting stations in the Kansai area

[edit] Radio and TV

[edit] TV only

[edit] Radio only

[edit] External links

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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