Kyoto Broadcasting System
Kyoto Broadcasting System Company, Ltd is a commercial broadcasting station headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It is doing business in Kyoto Prefecture as "KBS Kyoto" and in Shiga Prefecture as "KBS Shiga"
Its radio station serves Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures and is a member of National Radio Network. Its television station serves Kyoto Prefecture and is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations. Since April 1, 2005, KBS is broadcasting digital television in ISDB format.Broadcasting
AM Radio
KBS Kyoto Radio
- Kyoto - 1143 kHz, 50 kW, JOBR
- Maizuru - 1215 kHz, 2 kW, JOBO
- Fukuchiyama - 1485 kHz, 100 W, JOBE
- KBS Shiga - 1215 kHz, 1 kW, JOBW, some prefectural programming.
FM Radio
94.9 MHz 3 kWTV (Analogue)
JOBR-TV - KBS Kyoto Television
- Kyoto - Channel 34, 10 kW
- Uji-Momoyama - Channel 57
- Maizuru - Channel 57, 100 W
- Fukuchiyama - Channel 56, 200 W
- Miyazu - Channel 39, 100 W
- Yamashina - Channel 62, 10 W
- Wazuka - Channel 40, 10 W
- Yawata - Channel 43, 3 W
- Kameoka - Channel 41, 300 W
and moreTV (Digital)
JOBR-DTV - KBS Kyoto Digital Television
- Remote Controller ID 5
- Kyoto - Channel 23
History
Main source:
- 24 December 1951: 京都放送 opens as Radio Kyoto.
- 1964: Changes company name to Kinki Broadcasting System.
- 1968: Starts television test transmission from Mount Hiei.
- 1969: Starts television broadcasting service. Networking with Tokyo 12 channel and Nippon Educational Television
- 1981: Began doing business as "KBS Kyoto".
- It was involved with the Itoman fraud case for a certain period of time in 1990s which risked the company to bankruptcy.
- 1994: Some employees went to court for Corporation Reorganization Law to save KBS.
- 1995: Changed to company name to Kyoto Broadcasting System Co., Ltd., reviving the original Japanese name.
- 1999: The corporation reorganization procedure begins.
- 1 April 2005: Starts digital television broadcasting.
- 2007: The corporation reorganization procedure is complete.
- 2008: Well known toy brand Tomy releases a Kyoto Broadcasting System Choro-Q toy van edition
Program
TV
- Horse Racing Live
- Kyoto Shimbun News
- Kyo Plus
- Kyo Biz
- GO GO Poppin
- Taniguchi na yoru
- Running Man
- KBS Kyoto Excite Night Game
- Exciting! J, etc...
Radio
- Kōei Shōfukutei's Hot Radio, etc...
- All Night Nippon
- *All Night Nippon
- *All Night Nippon Ever Green
- *All Night Nippon R
- *Fukuyama Masaharu All Night Nippon Saturday Special Tamashii no Radio
Note: All times are in Japan Standard Time in this article. The broadcast time can exceed 23:59, this refers to the morning hours of the following day
