Mainichi Broadcasting System

This article is about the holding company. For the company's television station, see MBS TV. For the company's radio station in Kansai region, see MBS Radio (Japan). For the Japan News Network affiliate in Fukuoka Prefecture, see RKB Mainichi Broadcasting.

Coordinates: 34°42′30.32″N 135°29′59.54″E / 34.7084222°N 135.4998722°E / 34.7084222; 135.4998722 (Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.)

Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. (株式会社毎日放送, Kabushiki-gaisha Mainichi Hōsō, Mainichi Broadcasting System Stock-Company), or MBS, 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.

Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.

Native name	株式会社毎日放送
Type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Media
Founded	Osaka, Japan (December 27, 1950 (1950-12-27), New Japan Broadcasting Co.)
Headquarters	Chayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka , Japan
Number of locations	8 offices in Japan, 1 in Shanghai, China
Area served	Kansai region, Japan
Key people	Kazutomo Kawauchi (President)
Services	Broadcast television and radio
Revenue	¥63,165,224 thousand (2012) ¥61,160,117 thousand (2011)
Operating income	¥3,331,635 thousand (2012) ¥2,961,176 thousand (2011)
Net income	¥2,190,814 thousand (2012) ¥1,908,886 thousand (2011)
Total assets	¥100,919,765 thousand (2012) ¥96,316,971 thousand (2011)
Total equity	¥84,310,568 thousand (2012) ¥81,033,091 thousand (2011)
Owner	As per 31 March 2016 Sony (15.87) Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings (9.75%) Resona Bank (4.42%) MUFG Bank (4.42%) Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (4.42%) NEC (3.56%) Obayashi Corporation (3.19%) Nippon Life (2.94%) Dai-ichi Life (2.82% managed by the Trust & Custody Services Bank) Dentsu (2.46%)
Number of employees	650 (non-consolidated, June 2012)
Parent	MBS Media Holdings Inc.
Subsidiaries	MBS TV MBS Radio Broadcasting Movies Production Co., Ltd. MBS Planning Corporation GAORA Inc. MYRICA CO., Ltd. Myrica Music
Website	www.mbs.jp/sp//

Former wordmark used until August 2011

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 TBS Holdings, BS-TBS, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, i-Television, TV-U Fukushima, Hiroshima Home Television, WOWOW., and FM802.

History

The New Japan Broadcasting System, Inc. (新日本放送株式会社, Shin-Nippon Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha, NJB) was founded on December 27, 1950. NJB commenced radio broadcasting from the Hankyu Department Store on September 1, 1951, as the second commercial radio station in Japan. NJB founded Osaka Television Co., Ltd. (大阪テレビ放送株式会社, Ōsaka Terebi Hōsō Kabushiki-gaisha, OTV) on December 1, 1956 with Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). NJB was renamed "Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc." on June 1, 1958. On March 1, 1959, after selling all stocks of OTV to ABC, MBS started analog terrestrial television broadcasting independently from OTV, and made a network with Nippon Educational Television Co., Ltd. (NET, the predecessor of TV Asahi Corporation). In 1960 a broadcasting studio was completed in Senri.

In 1964 MBS formed a radio network with TBS Radio and RKB Radio, which evolved into Japan Radio Network (JRN) in 1965. in 1974 MBS joined the All-Nippon News Network (ANN). However, MBS joined the Japan News Network (JNN) on March 31, 1975 due to then-president of the Asahi Shimbun's^[who?] order to the ABC to switch its flagship station to NET. On 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) acquired a 5% stake on New Japan Broadcasting in 1951^[1] and remained as a shareholder in MBS through the 1970s; ABC retained 5% of all shares in 1977, making it the third largest shareholder at the time.

On November 23, 1978 at 5:00am MBS Radio's frequency was moved again from 1180 kHz to 1179 kHz. In 1990, the new headquarters and studios was completed in Chayamachi, Kita Ward, Osaka for the station's 40th anniversary. 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.

MBS Now aired for the last time on September 29, 2000. It was replaced by Voice on October 2. On March 31, 2001 a broadcasting studio called "MBS Studio in USJ" was opened at Universal Studios Japan. December 1, 2003 at 11 a.m. MBS commenced digital terrestrial television operations. On May 15, 2010 MBS began to simulcast its radio broadcasts online within the Kansai region via Radiko together with ABC, OBC, FM 802, FM Osaka, and FM Cocolo.

The construction of the new building that was started in March 2011, located north of its head office, completed on September 4, 2013 named "B Building". The headquarters building was named "M Building". On July 24, 2011, at noon, MBS, along with other television stations in the Kansai region, turned off its analog broadcast, as part of the digital television transition in most prefectures of Japan. On October 1, 2013 the Takaishi Solar Plant was situated in the area of MBS Takaishi Radio Transmitter. On April 4, 2014, the B Building was opened.

Offices and studios

• Headquarters (M Building) and Studio (B Building) - 17–1, Chayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi
• 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 - Urbanex Oike Building (West Wing), 358 Umeyacho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi
• Kobe Branch - Imon Kobe Building (13th floor), 95 Edomachi, Chuō-ku, Kobe-shi
• Tokushima Branch - Nippon Life Tokushima Building (6th floor), 11 Yaoyamachi Nichome, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima-ken
• Shanghai Branch

Broadcasting

 

Headquarters of Mainichi Broadcasting System

 

MBS Studio in USJ.

Radio

Main article: MBS Radio (Japan)

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

Main article: MBS TV

JOOR-TV (analog)

• Mt. Ikoma: Channel 4

JOOY-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

• MBS Radio Walk (MBSラジオウォーク)
• MBS Radio Festival (MBSラジオまつり)

Announcers

Present

Head of Announcers

• Nobuhiro Takagaki (高垣 伸博, entered in 1978, former TV producer)

Male Makoto Akagi (赤木 誠, entered in 1981) Takeshi Chiba (千葉 猛, entered in 1990) Nobuhiro Fukushima (福島 暢啓, entered in 2011) Shingo Fukumoto (福本 晋悟, transferred from Tokai Radio in 2011) Masao Inoue (井上 雅雄, entered in 1993) Hiroyuki Kashiwagi (柏木 宏之, entered in 1983) Mareo Kamei (亀井 希生, entered in 1991, Keiko Furukawa's husband) Izumi Kanayama (金山 泉, transferred from Chukyo TV in Feb. 2009) Yasuhiro Kato (加藤 康裕, entered in 1988) Mitsumasa Kawamoto (河本 光正, entered in 2007) [Naoya Kawata (河田 直也, entered in 1999) Toru Kondo (近藤 亨, entered in 1997) Masayuki Kurusu (来栖 正之, entered in 1989) Shigehiro Morimoto (森本 栄浩, entered in 1985) Satofumi Mito (美藤 啓文, entered in 1980) Yasushi Nishi (西 靖, entered in 1994) Yohei Oyoshi (大吉 洋平, entered in 2008) Kazuyoshi Senda (仙田 和吉, transferred from Radio Nippon in 2001) Kenta Suzuki (鈴木 健太, entered in 2007) Kazuo Tamaru (田丸 一男, transferred from NHK in 1991) Takayuki Ueda (上田 崇順, entered in 2000) Masayuki Umano (馬野 雅行, entered in 1989) Yuichi Uwaizumi (上泉 雄一, entered in 1992) Makoto Yamanaka (山中 真, entered in 2001) Teturo Yuki (結城 哲郎, entered in 1975)

Female Keiko Furukawa (古川 圭子, entered in 1993, Mareo Kamei's wife) Akiko Maeda (前田 阿希子, entered in 2006) Ai Matsui (松井 愛, entered in 1993) Hiroko Matsukawa (松川 浩子, entered in 1999) Maiko Matsumoto (松本 麻衣子, entered in 2005) Masako Mizuno (水野 晶子, entered in 1981) Tomomi Mukawa (武川 智美, entered in 1992) Asako Nishimura (西村 麻子, entered in 2000) Yumi Saito (斎藤 裕美, entered in 2008) Kaori Sekioka (関岡 香, entered in 1987) Miki Takai (高井 美紀, entered in 1990) Etsuko Ueda (上田 悦子, entered in 2000) Fumi Yoshitake (吉竹 史, entered in 2007)

Past

Male Kazuo Aoki (青木 和雄) Kunio Hiramatsu (平松 邦夫, the 18th mayor of Osaka City) Kiyoshi Koike (小池 清, narrator in "Chichin Pui Pui") Yasunori Komori (子守 康範, a free-lance announcer. He is also on radio on weedkay mornings) Kazuki Masuda (増田 一樹, compliance room) Akinori Matsui (松井 昭憲, a newscaster on radio only for MBS) Hajime Misawa (三澤 肇) Nobumitsu Nagai (長井　展光, working at Media R&D) Keiji Nomura (野村 啓司, He is on radio as the host of "Nomura de Nomura da Extra".) Isamu Otsuki (大月 勇) Tomoaki Oyagi (大八木 友之, working at news center) Junichi Sumi (角 淳一), etc.

Female Atsuko Ishida (石田 敦子) Toshimi Komoto (河本 俊美) Toko Ono (小野 陶子, left in October 2006) Toshiko Sakamoto (坂本 登志子, one of the first announcers for NJB) Saki Yagi (八木 早希, a free-lance announcer) Tomoko Yoshida (吉田 智子, a free-lance announcer), etc.

References

1. Goldenson, Leonard H.; Wolf, Marvin J. (1991–1993). Beating the Odds: The Untold Story Behind the Rise of ABC. New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons. ISBN 0-684-19055-9.

External links

• MBS Official Site
• MBS Official Site (in Japanese)
• MBS Radio (in Japanese)
• Mainichi Broadcasting System's channel on YouTube