Kyoto Broadcasting System
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Commercial broadcasting
Commercial broadcasting is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship...
station headquartered in Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
, Japan
Japan
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. It is doing business
Doing business as
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in Kyoto Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....
as and in Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- History :Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefectural system was established...
as
Its radio station
Radio station
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serves Kyoto and Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- History :Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefectural system was established...
s and is a member of National Radio Network (NRN)
National Radio Network (Japan)
National Radio Network is a commercial radio network in Japan. The network is run by Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, Incorporated and Nippon Broadcasting System, Incorporated . It is not connected in any way with the National Radio Network in the United States.-National Radio Network stations:...
. Its television station serves Kyoto Prefecture and is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations (JAITS). Since April 1, 2005, KBS is broadcasting digital television
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
in ISDB format.
Radio
KBS Kyoto Radio (京都放送ラジオ)- KyotoKyotois a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
- 1143 kHz, 20 kW, JOBR - Maizuru - 1215 kHz, 2 kW, JOBO
- Fukuchiyama - 1485 kHz, 100 W, JOBE
- KBS Shiga (HikoneHikone, Shigais a city located in Shiga, Japan. The city was incorporated on February 11, 1937.Hikone's most famous historical site is Hikone Castle. Its construction was begun in 1603, by Ii Naokatsu, son of the former lord, Ii Naomasa, but was not completed until 1622...
) - 1215 kHz, 1 kW, JOBW, some prefectural programming.
TV (Analogue)
JOBR-TV - KBS Kyoto Television (京都放送テレビジョン)- Kyoto - Channel 34, 10 kW
- Uji-Momoyama - Channel 57
- Maizuru - Channel 57, 100 W
- Fukuchiyama - Channel 56, 200 W
- Miyazu - Channel 39, 100 W
- Yamashina - Channel 62, 10 W
- Wazuka - Channel 40, 10 W
- Yawata - Channel 43, 3 W
- Kameoka - Channel 41, 300 W
and more
TV (Digital)
JOBR-DTV - KBS Kyoto Digital Television (京都放送デジタルテレビジョン)- Remote Controller ID 5
- Kyoto - Channel 23
History
Main source:- 24 December 1951: opens as .
- 1964: Changes company name to .
- 1968: Starts television test transmission from Mount HieiMount Hieiis a mountain to the northeast of Kyoto, lying on the border between the Kyoto and Shiga prefectures, Japan.The temple of Enryaku-ji, the first outpost of the Japanese Tiantai sect of Buddhism, was founded atop Mount Hiei by Saichō in 788. Both Nichiren and Honen studied at the temple before...
. - 1969: Starts television broadcasting service. Networking with Tokyo 12 channel (now TV TokyoTV Tokyois a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
) and Nippon Educational Television (now TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
.) (Currently KBS is not a member of eithers' network.) - 1981: Began doing business as "KBS Kyoto".
- It was involved Itoman fraud case for a certain period of time in 1990s which risked the company to bankruptcy.
- 1994: Some employees went to court for to save KBS.
- 1995: Changed to company name to , reviving the original Japanese name.
- 1999: The corporation reorganization procedure begins.
- 1 April 2005: Starts digital television broadcasting.
- 2007: The corporation reorganization procedure is complete.
- 2008: Well known toy brand TomyTOMYis a Japanese toy, children's merchandise and entertainment company created from the March 2006 merger of two companies: Tomy and long-time rival, Takara...
releases a Kyoto Broadcasting System toy van editionhttp://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/choroq-order/sample/0018.html
Radio
, etc...- All Night NipponAll Night NipponAll Night Nippon is a Japanese radio program broadcast by Nippon Broadcasting System and other radio stations from 1–5 am . It preempts broadcasts from TBS Radio's programming.The highest ratings were achieved on the night of October 1, 1967.-DJs:...
(produced by Nippon Broadcasting SystemNippon Broadcasting System, or JOLF, is a Japanese radio station in Tokyo. Together with Nippon Cultural Broadcasting it is a flagship station of the National Radio Network...
, Inc. (LF))- All Night Nippon (Mon. - Sat. from 25:00 until 27:00)
- All Night Nippon Ever Green (Mon. - Thu. from 27:00 until 29:00)
- All Night Nippon R (Fri. and Sat. from 27:00 until 29:00)
- Fukuyama Masaharu All Night Nippon Saturday Special Tamashii no Radio (Sat. from 23:30 until 25:00)
Note: All times are in Japan Standard Time
Japan Standard Time
Japan Standard Time or JST is the standard timezone of Japan, and is 9 hours ahead of UTC. For example, when it is midnight in UTC, it is 09:00 in Japan Standard Time. There is no daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated several times. Japan Standard Time is the same as...
(UTC+9) in this article. The broadcast time can exceed 23:59, this refers to the morning hours of the following day (meaning Mon 27:00 - 29:00 equals Tue 03:00 - 05:00.)
See also
- UHFJapanese Association of Independent Television StationsThe , is a group of Japan's reception fee-free commercial terrestrial television stations which are not members of the major national networks that has flagship in Tokyo and Osaka....
(Independent UHF Station)