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 (analog) 34°40′38.01″N 135°40′44.27″E / 34.6772250°N 135.6789639°E (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

1. "RUN60". Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 2012-07-20.

External links

• Mainichi Broadcasting System

TV stations in Kinki

Prefectures	NHK	NNN	JNN	FNN	ANN	TXN	JAITS
Osaka	Ōsaka	ytv	MBS	KTV	ABC	TVO
Kyoto	Kyōto						KBS
Hyogo	Kōbe						SUN
Shiga	Ōtsu						BBC
Nara	Nara						TVN
Wakayama	Wakayama						WTV