MBS TV

JOOR-DTV

Osaka, Kansai region
Branding	MBS TV
Slogan	Liyon Channel (The Lion Channel) (らいよんチャンネル, raiyon chaneru)
Channels	Digital: 16 (UHF, 2003-, Virtual: 4) Virtual: 4 (041)
Subchannels	042, 043
Affiliations	Japan News Network (JNN)
Owner	Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.
Founded	December 27, 1950
First air date	March 1, 1959
Former callsigns	Analog JOOR-TV (1959-2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analog 4 (VHF, 1959-2011)
Former affiliations	All-Nippon News Network (ANN) (1959–1975)
Transmitter power	25 kW
Transmitter coordinates	34°40′41.80″N 135°40′41″E / 34.6782778°N 135.67806°E / 34.6782778; 135.67806 (MBS Ikoma Analog TV Transmitter) (analog) 34°40′38.01″N 135°40′44.27″E / 34.6772250°N 135.6789639°E / 34.6772250; 135.6789639 (MBS Ikoma Digital TV Transmitter) (digital)
Licensing authority	MIC
Website	www.mbs.jp (Japanese)

MBS TV (MBSテレビ, Emubīesu Terebī) is a regional television channel based in Osaka, Japan, and serving the Kansai region. It is wholly owned by Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.

The channel's call sign is JOOR-DTV (Osaka's 16th physical channel), its remote controller ID (button) is 4.

It is a member station of Japan News Network.

History

See Mainichi Broadcasting System#History of MBS.

Availability

Analog

Analog broadcasting ceased in 2011.

JOOR-TV

• Mt. Ikoma: Channel 4

Digital

JOOR-DTV

• Mt. Ikoma: Channel 16 (Remote controller button: 4)

Programs (Times in JST)

TV

News

• MBS News (MBSニュース)
• VOICE - Weekday news program in the Kansai region

Information

• Chichin Puipui (ちちんぷいぷい) - only on MBS from 14:55 until 17:45 on weekdays
• Shittoko! (知っとこ!) - nationalcast from 8:00 until 9:25 on Saturdays
• Seyanen! (せやねん!) - only on MBS from 9:25 until 12:54 on Saturdays

Food and variety

• Maki's Magic Restaurant (水野真紀の魔法のレストラン) - on MBS from 18:55 on Mondays

Nationalcast variety

• Scoop by Japanese Wives in the World (世界の日本人妻は見た!) - nationalcast from 19:56 on Tuesdays
• Pressure Battle (使える芸能人は誰だ!?プレッシャーバトル) - nationalcast from 19:00 on Thursdays
• En-Pare (エンパレ) - nationalcast from 22:00 on Sundays
• Past program
  • Baribari Value (世界バリバリバリュー)

Midnight variety

• Akashiya TV (痛快!明石家電視台) - on MBS from 23:58 on Mondays
• Gobugobu (ごぶごぶ) - on MBS from 23:58 on Tuesdays
• Rokemitsu -the World- (3 On-Location Travels, ロケみつ ザ・ワールド) - on MBS, BSN, BSS, KUTV and RKK from 23:58 on Thursdays, also on CBC, RSK, OBS, ITV, TBS and UTY on different days

Documentary

• Jonetsu-Tairiku (情熱大陸) - nationalcast from 23:00 on Sundays, presented by Asahi Breweries and Mazda
• Video Documentary Kanasi (映像) - only on MBS in midnight on the 3rd Sunday every month (from 24:50)

Dramas produced by MBS

• Dorama 30 (- September 2008)
  • Inochino Gembakara (いのちの現場からシリーズ)
  • Ya, Ku, So, Ku (ヤ・ク・ソ・ク)
  • Designer (デザイナー)
  • The Daughter at the Public Sento!? (銭湯の娘!?)
  • Gakincho~Return Kids~ (がきんちょ ～リターン・キッズ～), etc.
• Hirudora (November 2008 - March 2009)
  • Panda is coming to town (パンダが町にやってくる)
  • Ochaberi (おちゃべり)
• Friday midnight drama (2009-2010)
  • Drifting Net Cafe (漂流ネットカフェ)
  • Tei-Oh (帝王)
  • Shinya Shokudō (深夜食堂)
  • Peace Maker (新撰組PEACE MAKER)
• Thursday midnight drama 1 (2010-2011)
  • Akechi the Third (三代目明智小五郎〜今日も明智が殺される〜)
  • Dohyo Girl! (土俵ガール!)
  • Ushijima the Loan Shark (闇金ウシジマくん)
  • Quartet (カルテット)
• Saturday midnight drama (2011)
  • Muscle Girl! (マッスルガール!)
  • Arakawa Under the Bridge (荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ)
• Thursday midnight drama 2 (2011-)
  • Shinya Shokudō 2 (深夜食堂2)
  • Kazoku Hakkei - Nanase, Telepathy Girl's Ballad (家族八景 Nanase, Telepathy Girl's Ballad)
  • Kids Police (コドモ警察)
• Special
  • Sen no Rikyu (千利休) (1990) - 40th anniversary
  • Message -The Commercial Message Director Toshi Sugiyama- (メッセージ〜伝説のCMディレクター・杉山登志〜) (2005) - 55th anniversary, presented by Shiseido
  • Toilet no Kamisama (トイレの神様) (2011) - 60th anniversary, mainly presented by INAX
  • Hanayome no Chichi (花嫁の父, lit. "Bride's father") (2012) - 60th anniversary
  • RUN60 (2012) (Wednesdays 26:30 JST (02:30 AM) to 27:00 JST (03:00 AM)) - Produced and presented by Universal Music Japan, based on the short film of the same title^[1]

Anime

Sport

• with Tigers: MBS Tigers Live (〜with タイガース〜MBSタイガースライブ, Nippon Professional Baseball)
• National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (選抜高等学校野球大会, semifinal and final)
• National High School Rugby Tournament (全国高等学校ラグビーフットボール大会)
• Tsuruya Open
• Masters GC Ladies
• Mizuno Classic
• Dunlop Phoenix Tournament
• Koshien Bowl (甲子園ボウル, American football championship, until 2008)

See also

• MBS Radio (Japan)

References

External links

• Mainichi Broadcasting System