Mainichi Broadcasting System

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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. MBS is also one of the major stockholders of Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS), TV Tokyo Corporation, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation, BS-i, Incorporated and FM 802 Co., Ltd. Free translation of the name is "Everyday Broadcasting System".

Contents 1 Offices and studios 2 Advertising slogan 3 History of MBS 4 Broadcasting 4.1 Radio 4.2 TV (Analog) 4.3 TV (Digital) 5 Programs (Times in JST) 5.1 Radio 5.2 TV 6 Special events sponsored by MBS 7 Announcers 7.1 Present 7.1.1 Men 7.1.2 Women 7.2 Past 7.2.1 Men 7.2.2 Women 8 Other broadcasting stations in the Kansai area 8.1 Radio and TV 8.2 TV only 8.3 Radio only 9 External links

[edit] Offices and studios

• the headquarters - 17-1, Chayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
• MBS Studio in USJ - Universal Studios Japan, 1-33, Sakurajima Nichome, Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan
• MBS Radio Satellite Studio, Parks Radio Paradice - Namba Parks, 10-70, Namba-naka Nichome, Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan
• Tokyo Branch Office - Akasaka Biz Tower, 3-1, Akasaka Gochome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
• Nagoya Branch Office - Sakaemachi Building, 23-31, Nishiki Sanchome, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Japan

[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

• 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.
• September 1, 1951: NJB started the second commercial radio broadcasting in Japan.
• 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).
• June 1, 1958: NJB was renamed "Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc."
• March 1, 1959: After selling all stocks of OTV to ABC, MBS started a television broadcasting independently from OTV on , and made a network with Nippon Educational Television Co., Ltd. (NET, the predecessor of TV Asahi Corporation).
• 1960: A broadcasting studio was completed in Senri.
• 1964: MBS formed a radio network with TBS and RKB, which evolved into Japan Radio Network (JRN) in 1965.
• 1974: MBS joined a television news network called All-Nippon News Network (ANN).
• March 31, 1975: MBS changed to a news network called Japan News Network (JNN) because the president of the Asahi Shimbun in those days ordered ABC to change the flagship station to NET.
• May 15, 1977: The frequency of MBS Radio changed from 1210 kHz to 1180 kHz.
• 5 o'clock a.m. on November 23, 1978: the frequency of MBS Radio changed again from 1180 kHz to 1179 kHz.
• 1990: The new headquarters and new broadcasting studio was completed in Chayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka. The registered headquarters moved from former Osaka Head Office of the Mainichi Shimbun, and the broadcasting studio moved from Senri.
• March 31, 2001: A broadcasting studio called "MBS Studio in USJ" was opened at Universal Studios Japan.
• 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 (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 (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

• MBS Tigers Night Game (MBSタイガースナイター, Baseball games of the Hanshin Tigers)
  • Koji Ota's Tigers Stadium (太田幸司のタイガーススタジアム, A program relating the Hanshin Tigers)
• National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (選抜高等学校野球大会)

[edit] TV

• HD: High-definition 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
• Baribari Value(世界バリバリバリュー, HD) - end

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

Main article: List of MBS Anime Series'

Sport

• Fight for the victory, Tigers! (猛虎V奪回へ!道一筋, Baseball games of the Hanshin Tigers)
• National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (選抜高等学校野球大会, semifinal and final)
• National High School Rugby Tournament (全国高等学校ラグビーフットボール大会)
• Koshien Bowl (American football championship, 甲子園ボウル)
• Tsuruya Open
• Masters GC Ladies
• Mizuno Classic
• Dunlop Phoenix Tournament

[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] Announcers

• Incompleted

[edit] Present

[edit] Men

• Makoto Akagi (赤木 誠, Makoto Akagi^?)
• Takeshi Chiba (千葉 猛, Takeshi Chiba^?)
• Masao Inoue (井上 雅雄, Masao Inoue^?)
• Hiroshi Ito (伊藤 広, Hiroshi Ito^?)
• Hiroyuki Kashiwagi (柏木 宏之, Hiroyuki Kashiwagi^?)
• Mareo Kamei (亀井 希生, Mareo Kamei^?)
• Yasuhiro Kato (加藤 康裕, Yasuhiro Kato^?)
• Mitsumasa Kawamoto (河本 光正, Mitsumasa Kawamoto^?)
• Naoya Kawata (河田 直也, Naoya Kawata^?)
• Toru Kondo (近藤 亨, Toru Kondo^?)
• Masayuki Kurusu (来栖 正之, Masayuki Kurusu^?)
• Kazuki Masuda (増田 一樹, Kazuki Masuda^?)
• Shigehiro Morimoto (森本 栄浩, Shigehiro Morimoto^?)
• Satofumi Mito (美藤 啓文, Satofumi Mito^?)
• Yasushi Nishi (西 靖, Yasushi Nishi^?)
• Isamu Otsuki (大月 勇, Isamu Otsuki^?)
• Tomoaki Oyagi (大八木 友之, Tomoaki Oyagi^?)
• Kazuyoshi Senda (仙田 和吉, Kazuyoshi Senda^?)
• Kenta Suzuki (鈴木 健太, Kenta Suzuki^?)
• Kazuo Tamaru (田丸 一男, Kazuo Tamaru^?)
• Takayuki Ueda (上田 たかゆき, Takayuki Ueda^?)
• Masayuki Umano (馬野 雅行, Masayuki Umano^?)
• Yuichi Uwaizumi (上泉 雄一, Yuichi Uwaizumi^?)
• Makoto Yamanaka (山中 真, Makoto Yamanaka^?)
• Teturo Yuki (結城 哲郎, Teturo Yuki^?)

[edit] Women

• Keiko Furukawa (古川 圭子, Keiko Furukawa^?)
• Akiko Maeda (前田 阿希子, Akiko Maeda^?)
• Ai Matsui (松井 愛, Ai Matsui^?)
• Hiroko Matsukawa (松川 浩子, Hiroko Matsukawa^? on maternity leave)
• Maiko Matsumoto (松本 麻衣子, Maiko Matsumoto^?)
• Masako Mizuno (水野 晶子, Masako Mizuno^?)
• Tomomi Mukawa (武川 智美, Tomomi Mukawa^?)
• Asako Nishimura (西村 麻子, Asako Nishimura^?)
• Kaori Sekioka (関岡 香, Kaori Sekioka^?)
• Miki Takai (高井 美紀, Miki Takai^?)
• Etsuko Ueda (上田 悦子, Etsuko Ueda^?)
• Saki Yagi (八木 早希, Saki Yagi^?)
• Fumi Yoshitake (吉竹 史, Fumi Yoshitake^?)

[edit] Past

[edit] Men

• Kiyoshi Koike (小池 清, Kiyoshi Koike^?)
• Hajime Misawa (三澤 肇, Hajime Misawa^? He works in Tokyo as a newscaster in "News 23".)
• Keiji Nomura (野村 啓司, Keiji Nomura^?)
• Junichi Sumi (角 淳一, Junichi Sumi^? He is on "Chichin Pui Pui" from Monday to Wednesday.)
• Kunio Hiramatsu (平松 邦夫, Kunio Hiramatsu^? the mayor of Osaka City.), etc.

[edit] Women

• Toko Ono (小野 陶子, Toko Ono^?)
• Tomoko Yoshida (吉田 智子, Tomoko Yoshida^? a free-lance announcer), etc.

[edit] Other broadcasting stations in the Kansai area

[edit] Radio and TV

• Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (朝日放送, JRN･NRN･ANN)
• Kyoto Broadcasting System (京都放送, NRN･UHF)

[edit] TV only

• Kansai TV (関西テレビ, FNN)
• Yomiuri TV (読売テレビ, NNN)
• TV Osaka (テレビ大阪, TXN)
• SUN-TV (サンテレビ, UHF)
• Nara TV (奈良テレビ, UHF)
• Biwako Broadcasting (びわ湖放送, UHF)
• TV Wakayama (テレビ和歌山, UHF)

[edit] Radio only

• Radio Osaka (ラジオ大阪, NRN)
• Radio Kansai (ラジオ関西, independent)
• fm osaka (JFN)
• FM 802 (JFL)

[edit] External links

• Official Site (Japanese)
• MBS Radio
• MBS (English)

TBS Networks Hokkaidō, Tōhoku: HBC-ATV-IBC-TBC-TUY-TUF Kantō, Kōshin'etsu, Shizuoka: TBS-UTY-SBC-BSN-SBS Kinki, Chūkyō, Hokuriku: MBS-CBC-TUT-MRO Chūgoku, Shikoku: BSS-RSK-ITV-KUTV-RCC-tys Kyūshū, Okinawa: rkb-NBC-RKK-OBS-MRT-MBC-RBC