TBS Television (Japan)

JORX-DTV
Logo used since 2020
Headquarters in Minato, Tokyo
CityTokyo
Channels
Branding
  • TBS Television
  • TBS
Programming
LanguageJapanese
AffiliationsJapan News Network
Ownership
OwnerTokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.
History
First air date
April 1, 1955 (1955-04-01)
Former call signs
  • JOKR-TV (1955-2001)
  • JORX-TV (2001-2011)
Former names
  • Radio Tokyo Television (1955–1960)
  • Tokyo Broadcasting (1960–2001)
Former channel numbers
Analog: 6 (VHF, 1955-2011)
Call sign meaning
R from former corporate name Radio Tokyo
Technical information
Licensing authority
MIC
ERP68 kW
Transmitter coordinates35°39′31″N 139°44′44″E / 35.65861°N 139.74556°E / 35.65861; 139.74556
Links
Websitehttps://www.tbs.co.jp
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 (2000-03-21)
HeadquartersTBS Broadcasting Center, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Services
ParentTBS Holdings
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 subsidiary of the 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.