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. Its channel name is BS-TBS (formerly, BS-i). It is a member television station of Japan News Network.

Channels

*Television: BS-TBS is assigned BS161ch - 163ch. *Radio: BS-i had been assigned 461ch, 462ch, and was closed on September 30, 2005. - TBS Radio & Communications had been produced. *Data: BS-TBS is assigned BS766ch, BS768ch, but BS768ch is not being used now.

History

*November, 1998 - founded. *June, 2000 - JDC was renamed . *December 1, 2000 - BS-i started broadcasting. *July, 2004 - BS-i moved its headquarters from ''TBS Hoso Kaikan'' to ''TBS Broadcast Center 15th fl.'' *September 30, 2005 - BS-i closed satellite radio broadcasting. *April 1, 2009 - BS-i, Incorporated was renamed to its current name BS-TBS, Incorporated.

Programs

*General programs **A number of programs which TBS broadcasts are also broadcast on BS-TBS. *Anime programs **Anime produced by BS-TBS are popular among anime fans because the regulation of expression on satellite broadcasting is looser than on terrestrial broadcasting. **On TBS, in order to adjust size, most 16:9 anime is cropped on the left and right. They are broadcast on BS-TBS in their original form. ***These are

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programs exclusively broadcast on BS-TBS: **** Air **** Cyber Team in Akihabara **** Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma ****

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**** Mahoromatic **** Popotan **** This Ugly yet Beautiful World **** Yumeria ***These are anime programs broadcast on both TBS and BS-TBS: **** Oh My Goddess! **** Bincho-tan ****

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**** Clannad -After Story- **** Tsukihime, Lunar Legend ****

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External links

BS-TBS Official Website (Japanese)
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History

Programs

See also

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