Mainichi Broadcasting System

, or MBS, is a radio and television broadcasting company headquartered in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network (JRN), National Radio Network (NRN), Japan News Network (JNN) and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region.

It is a parent company of a television station named and a radio station named . MBS is also one of the major stockholders of TBS Holdings, BS-TBS, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, i-Television, TV-U Fukushima, Hiroshima Home Television, WOWOW., and FM802.

History

The was founded on December 27, 1950.
NJB commenced radio broadcasting from the Hankyu Department Store on September 1, 1951, as the second commercial radio station in Japan.
NJB founded on December 1, 1956 with Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
NJB was renamed "Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc." on June 1, 1958.
On March 1, 1959, after selling all stocks of OTV to ABC, MBS started analog terrestrial television broadcasting independently from OTV, and made a network with Nippon Educational Television Co., Ltd. (NET, the predecessor of TV Asahi Corporation).
In 1960 a broadcasting studio was completed in Senri.

In 1964 MBS formed a radio network with TBS Radio and RKB Radio, which evolved into Japan Radio Network (JRN) in 1965.
in 1974 MBS joined the All-Nippon News Network (ANN).
However, MBS joined the Japan News Network (JNN) on March 31, 1975 due to then-president of the Asahi Shimbun's order to the ABC to switch its flagship station to NET.
On May 15, 1977, the frequency of MBS Radio changed from 1210 kHz to 1180 kHz.

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC, not to be confused with the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation) acquired a 5% stake on New Japan Broadcasting in 1951 and remained as a shareholder in MBS through the 1970s; ABC retained 5% of all shares in 1977, making it the third largest shareholder at the time.

On November 23, 1978 at 5:00am MBS Radio's frequency was moved again from 1180 kHz to 1179 kHz.
In 1990 the new headquarters and studios was completed in Chayamachi, Kita Ward, Osaka for the station's 40th anniversary. MBS moved and merged the headquarters and studio on September 1; the registered headquarters from the Mainichi Shimbun Osaka Head Office, and the broadcasting studio from Senri.

MBS Now aired for the last time on September 29, 2000. It was replaced by Voice on October 2.
On March 31, 2001 a broadcasting studio called "MBS Studio in USJ" was opened at Universal Studios Japan.
December 1, 2003 at 11 a.m. MBS commenced digital terrestrial television operations.
On May 15, 2010 MBS began to simulcast its radio broadcasts online within the Kansai region via Radiko together with ABC, OBC, FM 802, FM Osaka, and FM Cocolo.

The construction of the new building that was started in March 2011, located north of its head office, completed on September 4, 2013 named "B Building". The headquarters building was named "M Building".
On July 24, 2011, at noon, MBS, along with other television stations in the Kansai region, turned off its analog broadcast, as part of the digital television transition in most prefectures of Japan.
On October 1, 2013 the Takaishi Solar Plant was situated in the area of MBS Takaishi Radio Transmitter.
On April 4, 2014, the B Building was opened.

Offices and studios

*Headquarters (M Building) and Studio (B Building) - 17–1, Chayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi
*Tokyo Branch - Akasaka Biz Tower (28th floor), 3–1, Akasaka Gochome, Minato-ku, Tokyo-to
*Nagoya Branch - Nagoya Yusen Building (8th floor), 6-35, Nishiki Sanchome, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi
*Kyoto Branch - Urbanex Oike Building (West Wing), 358 Umeyacho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi
*Kobe Branch - Imon Kobe Building (13th floor), 95 Edomachi, Chuō-ku, Kobe-shi
*Tokushima Branch - Nippon Life Tokushima Building (6th floor), 11 Yaoyamachi Nichome, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima-ken
*Berlin Branch
*Shanghai Branch

Broadcasting

Radio

JOOR
*Frequency: 1210 kHz → 1180 kHz → 1179 kHz; 90.6 MHz FM
*Power
**Osaka:50 kW
**Kyoto:300 W
**Total:50.3 kW (or Kyoto station use 10 kW in Day and 50.5 kW in Night)
*Broadcasting hours: from 4:30 on Mondays until 26:30 on Sundays (with daily starting at 4:00 from Tuesday until Sunday)
*Time signal: 1046.502 Hz ( C6, on the hour every hour)

TV

;JOOR-TV (analog)
:*Mt. Ikoma: Channel 4

;JOOY-DTV (digital)
:*Mt. Ikoma: Channel 16 (Remote controller button: 4)

Branch stations of TV broadcasting

;Osaka Prefecture
:*Kashiwara (analog): Channel 54
:*Kashiwara (digital): Channel 16
:*Misaki-Fuke (analog): Channel 54
:*Misaki-Fuke (digital): Channel 16
:*Naka-Nose (digital): Channel 16
:*Nishi-Nose (digital): Channel 16
;Nara Prefecture
:*Ikoma-Asukano (analog): Channel 37
:*Tochihara (analog): Channel 33
:*Tochihara (digital): Channel 39
:*Yoshino (analog): Channel 34
;Shiga Prefecture
:*Otsu (analog): Channel 36
:*Otsu (digital): Channel 16
:*Otsu-Ishiyama (analog): Channel 18
:*Otsu-Ishiyama (digital): Channel 44
:*Hikone (analog): Channel 54
:*Hikone (digital): Channel 16
:*Koka (analog): Channel 55
:*Koka (digital): Channel 16
;Kyoto Prefecture
:*Yamashina, Kyoto (analog): Channel 54
:*Yamashina, Kyoto (digital): Channel 39
:*Kameoka (analog): Channel 33
:*Kameoka (digital): Channel 16
:*Fukuchiyama (analog): Channel 54
:*Fukuchiyama (digital): Channel 16
:*Maizuru (analog): Channel 53
:*Maizuru (digital): Channel 16
:*Miyazu (analog): Channel 33
:*Miyazu (digital): Channel 16
:*Mineyama (analog): Channel 34
:*Mineyama (digital): Channel 16
;Hyogo Prefecture
:*Kobe (mountain area) (analog): Channel 31
:*Kobe (mountain area) (digital): Channel 16
:*Nada, Kobe (analog): Channel 54
:*Hokutan-Tarumi (analog): Channel 53
:*Hokutan-Tarumi (digital): Channel 16
:*Nishinomiya-Yamaguchi (analog): Channel 55
:*Nishinomiya-Yamaguchi (digital): Channel 16
:*Inagawa (analog): Channel 35
:*Inagawa (digital): Channel 38
:*Tatsuno (analog): Channel 34
:*Tatsuno (digital): Channel 16
:*Miki (analog): Channel 34
:*Miki (digital): Channel 16
:*Himeji (analog): Channel 54
:*Himeji (digital): Channel 16
:*Himeji-nishi (analog): Channel 33
:*Himeji (digital): Channel 16
:*Ako (analog): Channel 54
:*Ako (digital): Channel 16
:*Wadayama (analog): Channel 54
:*Wadayama (digital): Channel 16
:*Kinosaki (analog): Channel 54
:*Kinosaki (digital): Channel 16
:*Kasumi (analog): Channel 33
:*Kasumi (digital): Channel 16
:*Sasayama (analog): Channel 33
:*Sasayama (digital): Channel 16
:*Hikami (analog): Channel 33
:*Kasumi (digital): Channel 16
:*Aioi (analog): Channel 33
:*Aioi (digital): Channel 16
:*Yamasaki (analog): Channel 33
:*Yamasaki (digital): Channel 21
:*Fukusaki (analog): Channel 33
:*Fukusaki (digital): Channel 16
:*Sayo (analog): Channel 33
:*Yoka (analog): Channel 34
:*Yoka (digital): Channel 16

;Wakayama Prefecture
:*Wakayama (analog): Channel 42
:*Wakayama (digital): Channel 16
:*Kainan (analog): Channel 54
:*Kainan (digital): Channel 16
:*Hashimoto (analog): Channel 54
:*Hashimoto (digital): Channel 42
:*Gobo (analog): Channel 53
:*Gobo (digital): Channel 47
:*Kibi (analog): Channel 54
:*Kibi (digital): Channel 47
:*Tanabe (analog): Channel 54
:*Tanabe (digital): Channel 47
:*Arida (analog): Channel 35
:*Arida (digital): Channel 16
:*Shingu (analog): Channel 36

Special events

*MBS Radio Walk (MBSラジオウォーク)
*MBS Radio Festival (MBSラジオまつり)

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References

External links

MBS Official SiteMBS Official Site

MBS Radio

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1951 establishments in Japan
Anime companies
Companies based in Osaka Prefecture
Japan News Network
Liberal media in Japan

Mass media in Osaka
Radio in Japan
Radio stations established in 1951
Television channels and stations established in 1959
Television stations in Japan