Tokyo Broadcasting System

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Image:Tbs-building-day.jpg Template:Nihongo (Template:Tyo) 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), 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%).

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Offices of TBS

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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
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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 & half of worries over a possible hostile takeover, Rakuten withdraw its bid for TBS on December 1 & plans to form a business alliance with the broadcast company.

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Broadcasting

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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
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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
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Networks

  • Headquarted in Osaka, broadcast in the Kansai area: MBS, Analog: Channel 4, Digital: Channel 16 (Osaka, ID: 4)
  • Headquarted in Nagoya, broadcast in the Chukyo area: CBC, Analog: Channel 5, Digital: Channel 18 (Nagoya, ID: 5)

...among others.

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Programs

(NOTE: This list is not complete, nor will it probably ever be. It would be virtually impossible to list every single program broadcast on the nework.)

  • Mino Monta no Asa Zuba! (みのもんたの朝ズバッ!!) - started on March 28, 2005, from 5:30 until 8:30 on Weekdays
  • Sanma's Super Karakuri-TV (さんまのスーパーからくりTV) - from 19:00 until 20:00 every Sunday
  • Groovy After School! (学校へ行こう!, - March 15, 2005) → Groovy After School! MAX (学校へ行こう!MAX, April 19, 2005 -) - from 20:00 until 20:54 every Tuesday
  • Zubari Iuwayo! (ズバリ言うわよ!) - from 21:00 until 21:54 every Tuesday
  • Utaban (うたばん) - from 20:00 until 20:54 every Thursday
  • THE BASEBALL Yakyu Retto 2025 (THE BASEBALL 野球烈闘2025) - baseball games of the Yomiuri Giants and the Yokohama BayStars
  • Count Down TV
  • RAVE (Rave Master)
  • Black Cat (anime)
  • Ah! My Goddess (Ah! Megami-sama!)
  • Rozen Maiden
  • Utaban

...etc.

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Other TV stations in Tokyo

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External links

See also: Television stationfr:Tokyo Broadcasting System ja:東京放送 th:โตเกียวบรอดแคสติงซิสเตม zh:東京放送

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