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Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.
Native name
株式会社毎日放送
Company typekabushiki gaisha
Industry
  • Information
  • Communication
FoundedOsaka, 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 Berlin, Germany and 1 in Shanghai, China
Area served
Kansai region, Japan
Key people
Kazutomo Kawauchi (President)
Services
  • Broadcasting
  • Radio program production
  • TV program production
  • others
Revenue
  • Increase¥63,165,224 thousand (2012)
  • ¥61,160,117 thousand (2011)
  • Increase¥3,331,635 thousand (2012)
  • ¥2,961,176 thousand (2011)
  • Increase¥2,190,814 thousand (2012)
  • ¥1,908,886 thousand (2011)
Total assets
  • Increase¥100,919,765 thousand (2012)
  • ¥96,316,971 thousand (2011)
Total equity
  • Increase¥84,310,568 thousand (2012)
  • ¥81,033,091 thousand (2011)
Owner
As per 31 March 2016
Number of employees
650 (non-consolidated, June 2012)
ParentMBS Media Holdings Inc.
Subsidiaries
  • MBS TV
  • MBS Radio
  • Broadcasting Movies Production Co., Ltd.
  • MBS Planning Corporation
  • GAORA Inc.
  • MYRICA CO., Ltd.
  • Myrica Music
Websitewww.mbs.jp/english/
Former wordmark used until August 2011

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.

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

History of MBS

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.

Broadcasting

Headquarters of Mainichi Broadcasting System
MBS Studio in USJ

Radio

Main article: MBS Radio (Japan)

JOOR

TV

Main article: MBS TV

JOOR-TV (analog)
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

Announcers

Present

The head of the announcer office
  • Nobuhiro Takagaki (高垣 伸博, entered in 1978, former TV producer)

Past

Other broadcasting stations in the Kansai area

Radio and TV

TV only

Radio only

References

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