Mainichi Broadcasting System
Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. (株式会社毎日放送, Kabushiki-gaisha Mainichi Hōsō, Mainichi Broadcasting System Stock-Company) 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.
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Native name | 株式会社毎日放送 |
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Founded | Osaka, Japan (December 27, 1950 , New Japan Broadcasting Co.) |
Headquarters | Chayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka , Japan |
Number of locations | 8 offices in Japan, 1 in Berlin, Germany and 1 in Shanghai, China |
Area served | Kansai region, Japan |
Key people | Kazutomo Kawauchi (President) |
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Owner | As per 31 March 2016
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Number of employees | 650 (non-consolidated, June 2012) |
Parent | MBS Media Holdings Inc. |
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Website | www |

It is a parent company of a television station named MBS TV (MBSテレビ) and a radio station named MBS Radio (MBSラジオ). MBS is also one of the major stockholders of the following networks : Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. (TBSHD), RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation, BS-TBS, Incorporated, i-Television Inc., TV-U Fukushima Co., Ltd., Hiroshima Home Television Co., Ltd., WOWOW Inc., and FM 802 Co., Ltd.
Offices and studios
- Headquarters (M Building) and Studio (B Building) - 17–1, Chayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi
- a 5-minute walk from Chayamachiguchi gate of Umeda Station on the Hankyu Railway lines
- a 10-minute walk from Osaka Station on the JR West lines, Umeda Station on the Hanshin Railway Main Line, Nakatsu Station and Umeda Station on the Osaka Subway Midosuji Line, Higashi-Umeda Station on the Osaka Subway Tanimachi Line, and Nishi-Umeda Station on the Osaka Subway Yotsubashi Line
- MBS Senrioka Myrica Center - 1–2, Senrioka-kita, Suita-shi, Osaka-fu
- 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
- Kobe Branch
- Tokushima Branch
- Berlin Branch
- Shanghai Branch
History of MBS
- December 27, 1950: 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 radio broadcasting from Hankyu Department Store as the second commercial one 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 analog terrestrial 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 Radio and RKB Radio, 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.
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC, not to be confused with the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation) was a shareholder in MBS during the 1970s; ABC owned 5% of all shares in 1977, making it the third largest shareholder at the time.
- 5 a.m., November 23, 1978: the frequency of MBS Radio changed again from 1180 kHz to 1179 kHz.
- 1990: New headquarters and new broadcasting studio was completed in Chayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka for the 40th anniversary of starting broadcasting. 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.
- September 1, 1991: 40th anniversary of MBS's starting broadcasting
- September 29, 2000: MBS Now airs for the last time. It was replaced by Voice on October 2.
- March 31, 2001: A broadcasting studio called "MBS Studio in USJ" was opened at Universal Studios Japan.
- September 1, 2001: 50th anniversary of MBS's starting broadcasting
- 11 a.m., December 1, 2003: MBS started digital terrestrial TV broadcasting.
- September 1, 2006: 55th anniversary of MBS's starting broadcasting
- May 15, 2010: MBS started the Internet protocol simulcast radio service via "radiko" together with ABC, OBC, FM 802, FM Osaka, and FM Cocolo.
- March, 2011: The construction of the new building started in the north of the head office, completed on September 4, 2013.
- noon, July 24, 2011: MBS terminated analog terrestrial TV broadcasting.
- September 1, 2011: The corporate logo of MBS was renewed for the 60th anniversary of the station's starting broadcasting. The new MBS logo is in use for the TV program credits.
- September 4, 2013: The construction of the new building was completed and named "B Building". The headquarters building was named "M Building".
- October 1, 2013: Takaishi Solar Plant was situated in the area of MBS Takaishi Radio Transmitter. MBS sells electricity to Kansai Electric Power for 20 years.
- 11:07:09, April 4, 2014: The B Building opened.
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
- JOOR-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 hosted by MBS
- MBS Radio Walk (MBSラジオウォーク)
- MBS Radio Festival (MBSラジオまつり)
Announcers
Present
- The head of the announcer office
- Nobuhiro Takagaki (高垣 伸博, entered in 1978, former TV producer)
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Other broadcasting stations in the Kansai area
Radio and TV
- Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (朝日放送, JRN・NRN・ANN)
- Kyoto Broadcasting System (京都放送, NRN・UHF)
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)
Radio only
- Radio Osaka (ラジオ大阪, NRN)
- Radio Kansai (ラジオ関西, independent)
- FM OSAKA (JFN)
- FM 802 (JFL)
References
External links
- MBS Official Site
- MBS Official Site (in Japanese)
- MBS Radio (in Japanese)
- Mainichi Broadcasting System's channel on YouTube