BS-TBS
Japanese satellite broadcasting station
- Akasaka Gochome, Minato
東京都港区赤坂5丁目
BS-TBS, Inc. (株式会社ビーエス・ティービーエス, Kabushiki-Gaisha Bīesu-Tībīesu) is a Japanese satellite broadcasting station headquartered in Akasaka Gochome, Minato, Tokyo. Its channel name is BS-TBS (formerly, BS-i). It is a member television station of Japan News Network.
Channels
- Television: BS-TBS is assigned BS161ch - 163ch.
- Radio: BS-i had been assigned 461ch, 462ch, and was closed on September 30, 2005. - TBS Radio & Communications had been produced. TVM 461ch has launched
- Data: BS-TBS is assigned BS766ch, BS768ch, but BS768ch is not being used now.
History
- November, 1998: Japan Digital Communications, Incorporated (株式会社ジャパン・デジタル・コミュニケーションズ, Kabushiki-Gaisha Japan Dejitaru Komyunikēshonzu) founded.
- June, 2000: JDC was renamed BS-i, Incorporated (株式会社ビーエス・アイ, Kabushiki-Gaisha Bīesu-Ai).
- December 1, 2000: BS-i started broadcasting.
- July, 2004: BS-i moved its headquarters from TBS Hoso Kaikan to TBS Broadcast Center 15th fl.
- September 30, 2005: BS-i closed satellite radio broadcasting.
- April 1, 2009: BS-i, Incorporated was renamed to its current name BS-TBS, Incorporated.
Programs
- General programs
- A number of programs which TBS broadcasts are also broadcast on BS-TBS.
- Anime programs
- Anime produced by BS-TBS are popular among anime fans because the regulation of expression on satellite broadcasting is looser than on terrestrial broadcasting.
- On TBS, in order to adjust size, most 16:9 anime is cropped on the left and right. They are broadcast on BS-TBS in their original form.
- These are anime programs exclusively broadcast on BS-TBS:
- Air
- Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma
- He Is My Master
- Kanon
- Little Snow Fairy Sugar
- Mahoromatic
- Popotan
- This Ugly yet Beautiful World
- Yumeria
- These are anime programs broadcast on both TBS and BS-TBS:
- Acchi Kocchi
- Bincho-tan
- BLACK CAT
- Chobits
- Clannad
- Clannad -After Story-
- Heat Guy J
- Ichigo Mashimaro
- K-On!
- Local Chat with RBG
- Melody of Oblivion
- Oh My Goddess!
- REC
- Rozen Maiden
- Rozen Maiden Traumend
- Sankarea
- Tsukihime, Lunar Legend
- These are anime programs exclusively broadcast on BS-TBS:
See also
External links
- BS-TBS Official Website (Japanese)
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Japan News Network
- TBS Tokyo Broadcasting (Television)
- UTY TV Yamanashi
- SBC Shin-etsu Broadcasting
- BSN Niigata Broadcasting
- SBS Shizuoka Broadcasting
- TBS News Channel
- BS-TBS
- Fukushima TV (until 1983)
- Nihonkai Telecasting (until December 14, 1959)
- Asahi Broadcasting (until 1975)