TBS Television

Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. (株式会社TBSテレビ, Kabushiki-gaisha TBS Terebi) is a TV station in Kantō region, wholly owned by Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings. It has a 28-affiliate news network called JNN (Japan News Network).

TBS produced the Takeshi's Castle game show, which is dubbed and rebroadcast in Indonesia (RCTI, TPI), Germany (DSF), Britain (Challenge), Spain (Cuatro TV), Italy (Italia 1), Finland (JIM) Philippines (GMA Network DZBB-7), India (Pogo TV) and the United States (Spike, under the name MXC, formerly Most Extreme Elimination Challenge). This network is also home and serves as the official channel to the many Ultraman and to the Ultra Series franchise from 1966 - itself a spinoff to Ultra Q co-produced and broadcast on the same year, and its spinoffs, most if not all made by Tsuburaya Productions for the network.

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

• Niijima - Channel 56

Ibaraki Prefecture

• Mito - Channel 40

Tochigi Prefecture

• Utsunomiya - Channel 55

Gunma Prefecture

• Maebashi - Channel 56
• Kiryu - Channel 55

Saitama Prefecture

• Chichibu - Channel 18

Chiba Prefecture

• Chiba City - Channel 55
• Urayasu - Channel 56

Kanagawa Prefecture

• Yokohama-minato - Channel 56
• Yokosuka-Kurihama - Channel 39
• Hiratsuka - Channel 37
• 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 Skytree - 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.

• Kinniku Banzuke (筋肉番付, Unbeatable Banzuke in America) a former obstacle based game show that inspired Sasuke
• Sasuke (Ninja Warrior in the United States) an obstacle course based game show that was originally part of Kinniku Banzuke
• Another World (もう一つの世界)
• Days of Our Lives (私たちの生活の日々)
• Passions (情熱)
• Music Television
• Santa Barbara (サンタバーバラ)
• Sunset Beach (サンセットビーチ)
• Mino Monta Asa Zuba! (みのもんたの朝ズバッ!!)
• Sanma's Super Karakuri-TV (さんまのスーパーからくりTV)
• Tokyo Friend Park II (関口宏の東京フレンドパークII)
• Count Down TV
• The World Heritage (THE世界遺産)
• Dragon Zakura (ドラゴン桜)
• Princess Resurrection
• Japan Cable Award (発表!日本有線大賞)
• Japan Record Award (輝く!日本レコード大賞)
• Tokyo Music Festival (東京音楽祭)
• Food Battle Club
• Takeshi's Castle (風雲!たけし城)
• Evening 5 (イブニング・ファイブ) → THE NEWS (総力報道! THE NEWS) → N Studio (Nスタ)
• Karei-naru Ichizoku' (華麗なる一族) - TBS 55th anniversary drama starring Takuya Kimura (SMAP)
• Lincoln (リンカーン)
• Utaban (うたばん) → The Music Hour (ザ・ミュージックアワー)
• BANG BANG BASEBALL - baseball games
• Wheel of Fortune
• Masters Tournament
• Toray Pan Pacific Open
• FIVB World Championship, FIVB World League
• IAAF World Championships in Athletics (IAAF Official Broadcaster with Eurovision)
• Happy family plan (しあわせ家族計画)
• Survivor (サバイバー)
• Ah, You're really Gone Now. This TV film was selected at the 49ème Festival de télévision de Monte-Carlo in Monte-Carlo in June 2009. It obtained the special commendation of the SIGNIS Jury.
• Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muika (2005)
• Japanese Americans (2010)

Anime Programming

Main article: Anime List of TBS

See also

• Hobankyo - Organization based in Japan that enforces TBS copyright issues.

External links

• TBS (Japanese)
• TBSHD global website (English)(Korean)(Chinese)