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Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. (株式会社東京放送, Tōkyō Hōsō, commonly referred to as 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 & Communications has. The TV programs of TBS are made by "Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc." (株式会社TBSテレビ). One of the main stockholders is Mainichi Broadcasting System.
The network produces the Takeshi's Castle game show, which is dubbed and rebroadcast in Germany (DSF), Britain (Challenge), and the United States (Spike TV, under the name MXC, formerly Most Extreme Elimination Challenge).
History of TBS
In May, 1951, Radio Tokyo (ラジオ東京, former name of TBS) was founded. On December 24, it started a radio broadcasting, and started a TV broadcasting in April, 1955. In November, 1960, the broadcasting station was renamed to Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. (株式会社東京放送). In 1975, a network TV station in Osaka changed from Asahi Broadcasting Corporation to Mainichi Broadcasting System. In 1994, the new office completed next to the old office. The nickname of new office is "Big Hat (ビッグハット)". On March 21, 2000, TBS founded TBS Radio & Communications Inc. (株式会社TBSラジオ&コミュニケーションズ), TBS Entertainment Inc. (株式会社TBSエンタテインメント), and TBS Sports Inc. (株式会社TBSスポーツ), and founded TBS Live Inc. (株式会社TBSライブ) the next day. In 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 name to "Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc." (株式会社TBSテレビ).
Broadcasting
Analog
JORX-TV - TBS Television(TBSテレビジョン)
Digital
JORX-DTV - TBS Digital Television(TBSデジタルテレビジョン)
Website
See also: Television station
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