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

Contents

Offices of TBS

TBS Group

History of TBS

Stockholders of TBS

Broadcasting

Analog

Digital

Networks

Programs

Anime Programming

External links

Offices of TBS

★ The Headquarters and Studio - 3-6, Akasaka 5 Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

★ Midoriyama Studio - 2100, Midoriyama, BITCH Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Japan

★ Kansai Branch Office - 5-25, Umeda 2 Chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan

★ Nagoya Branch Station - 23-31, Nishiki 3 Chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Japan

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

★ Yokohama BayStars (baseball team), etc.

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, Inc. (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.

Stockholders of TBS

★ As of July 31, 2007
#Rakuten Media Investment, Inc. - 15.71%
#EM Planning - 9.91%
#The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Pension Account-Pension Trust Account held for Dentsu, Inc.) - 4.89%
#The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) - 4.73%
#Nippon Life Insurance Company - 4.11%
#Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd. - 3.34%
#Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - 3.01%
#Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. - 2.81%
#Mitsui & Co., Ltd. - 2.25%
#Japan Trustee Services Bank Co., Ltd. (Trust Account) - 2.08%

Broadcasting

Analog

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

★ Tokyo Tower - Channel 6
;Islands in Tokyo
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★ Niijima - Channel 56
;Ibaraki Prefecture
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★ Mito - Channel 40
;Tochigi Prefecture
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★ Utsunomiya - Channel 55
;Gunma Prefecture
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★ Maebashi - Channel 56
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★ Kiryu - Channel 55
;Saitama Prefecture
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★ Chichibu - Channel 18
;Chiba Prefecture
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★ Narita - Channel 55
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★ Tateyama - Channel 56
;Kanagawa Prefecture
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★ Yokohama-minato - Channel 56
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★ Yokosuka-Kurihama - Channel 39
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★ Hiratsuka - Channel 37
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★ Odawara - Channel 56

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

★ Mito - Channel 15

★ Utsunomiya - Channel 15

★ Maebashi - Channel 36

★ Hiratsuka - Channel 22

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.

Programs

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

★ ''Mino Monta no Asa Zuba!'' (みのもんたの朝ズバッ!!) - from 5:30 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. on Weekdays

★ ''Sanma's Super Karakuri-TV'' (さんまのスーパーからくりTV) - from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. every Sunday

★ ''Groovy After School! MAX'' (学校へ行こう!MAX) - from 7:56 p.m. until 8:54 p.m. every Tuesday

★ ''Zubari Iuwayo!'' (ズバリ言うわよ!) - from 9:00 p.m. until 9:54 p.m. every Tuesday

★ ''Utaban (うたばん)'' - from 8:00 p.m. until 8:54 p.m. every Thursday (on TBS, RSK and MRO, from 7:54 p.m.)

★ ''THE Pro Yakyu '' (ザ・プロ野球) - baseball games of the Yomiuri Giants and the Yokohama BayStars

★ ''Count Down TV''

★ "The World Heritage"

★ ''Dragon Zakura'' (ドラゴン桜)

★ ''Princess Resurrection''

★ ''Japan Record Award'' (輝く!日本レコード大賞)

★ ''Food Battle Club''

★ ''The Masters Tournament''

★ ''Toray Pan Pacific Open''

★ ''IAAF World Championships in Athletics'' (IAAF Official Broadcaster with Eurovision)

★ 'Evening 5' (イブニング・ファイブ)

★ 'Karei-naru Ichizoku' (華麗なる一族) - TBS 55th anniversary drama starring Takuya Kimura (SMAP)

★ 'Lincoln' (リンカーン)

Anime Programming

External links

★ TBS

★ TBS Radio & Communications

★ TBS