TBS Television (Japan)

JORX-DTV
Headquarters in Minato, Tokyo
CityTokyo
Channels
BrandingTBS Television
Programming
AffiliationsJapan News Network
Ownership
OwnerTokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.
BS-TBS
TBS Channel 1
TBS Channel 2
TBS News
History
First air date
April 1, 1955; 69 years ago (1955-04-01)
Former call signs
JOKR-TV (1955-2001)
JORX-TV (2001-2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
6 (VHF) (1955-2011)
Call sign meaning
JOKR-TV: JO Kabushiki gaisha Radio Tokyo (former name of TBS)
JORX-(D)TV: JO Radio Tokyo (X)
Technical information
Licensing authority
MIC
ERP10 kW (68 kW ERP)
Transmitter coordinates35°39′31″N 139°44′44″E / 35.65861°N 139.74556°E / 35.65861; 139.74556
Translator(s)Niijima, Tokyo
Analog: Channel 56

Mito, Ibaraki
Analog: Channel 40
Digital: Channel 15
Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Analog: Channel 55
Digital: Channel 15
Maebashi, Gunma
Analog: Channel 56
Digital: Channel 43
Kiryū, Gunma
Analog: Channel 55
Chichibu, Saitama
Analog: Channel 18
Narita, Chiba
Analog: Channel 55
Tateyama, Chiba
Analog: Channel 56
Yokohama Minato Mirai 21, Kanagawa
Analog: Channel 56
Yokosuka-Kurihama, Kanagawa
Analog: Channel 39
Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
Analog: Channel 37
Digital: Channel 22

Odawara, Kanagawa
Analog: Channel 56
Corporate information
Company
Native name
株式会社TBSテレビ
Kabushiki gaisha TBS terebi
FormerlyTBS Entertainment, Inc. (2000-2004)
Company typeSubsidiary KK
IndustryMedia
PredecessorsTBS Live
TBS Sports
FoundedMarch 21, 2000 (24 years ago) (2000-03-21)
HeadquartersTBS Broadcasting Center, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Services
ParentTBS Holdings
Websitewww.tbs.co.jp
Footnotes / references
Data from its Corporate Profile

JORX-DTV (channel 6), branded as TBS Television (TBSテレビ, TBS Terebi), is the flagship station of the Japan News Network in the Kantō region. It is owned-and-operated by Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.[a], a subsidiary of TBS Holdings. TBS Television is one of the "five private broadcasters based in Tokyo."

TBS produced the game show Takeshi's Castle, which is dubbed and rebroadcast internationally. The channel was also home to Ultraman and the Ultra Series franchise starting in 1966—initially a spinoff of Ultra Q, which was co-produced and broadcast in the same year. Most, if not all, of these series were produced by Tsuburaya Productions for the network. In the 2010s, the Ultra Series moved to TV Tokyo. Since the 1990s, TBS has been the home of Sasuke (Ninja Warrior), whose format inspired similar programs outside Japan. Sasuke itself was a spinoff of the TBS game show Kinniku Banzuke, which ran for seven seasons.

On May 24, 2017, TBS and five other major media firms—TV Tokyo, Nikkei, Inc., WOWOW, Dentsu, and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners announced that they would jointly establish a new company, Paravi, in July to offer paid online video services . TBS Holdings became the largest shareholder of the new company, Premium Platform Japan, with a 31.5% stake. Yasuhiro Takatsuna, an official from TBS Holdings, was appointed as the new company's president.[1][2][3]


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  1. ^ JIJI (24 May 2017). "Six media firms, led by TBS, to start joint online video service". Japan Times. Archived from the original on June 4, 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. ^ Mark Schilling (24 May 2017). "Japan's TBS and Nikkei Head Video Platform Launch". Variety. Archived from the original on May 29, 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Six Japanese media companies to start joint online video service". Archived from the original on October 7, 2021.