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{{Short description|Radio and television station in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Expand Japanese|京都放送|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Kyoto Broadcasting System Company Limited
| logo = Kbs_logo.svg
| logo_caption = Logo used since 1981
| former_names = Kyoto Broadcasting System Company Limited (1951-1964)<br>Kinki Broadcasting System Company Limited (1964-1995)
| image = File:KBS Kyoto 20210722.jpg
| image_size = 235px
| image_caption = Headquarters in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
| type = [[Private company|Private]] [[Kabushiki-gaisha|KK]]
| trade_name = KBS Kyoto
| native_name = 株式会社京都放送
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = Kabushiki-gaisha Kyōto Hōsō
| industry = [[Media (communications)|Media]]
| services = [[Radio network|Radio]] and [[television network]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1951|06|26}}
| key_people = Shunsuke Hosoi (president and CEO)
| location = [[Karasuma Street]]
| location_city = [[Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto]]
| location_country = Japan
| website = {{url|kbs-kyoto.co.jp}}
}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = JOBR
| branding = KBS Kyoto Radio
| city = [[Kyoto]]
| area = [[Kyoto Prefecture]]
| language = Japanese
| owner = Kyoto Broadcasting System Company Limited
| frequency = {{Frequency|1143|kHz}} (AM); {{Frequency|94.9|MHz}} (FM)
| affiliations = [[National Radio Network (Japan)|NRN]]
| licensing_authority = [[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications|MIC]]
| format = [[Talk radio|Talk]], [[Sports radio|Sports]]
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1951|12|24}}
| callsign_meaning = Kyoto '''BR'''oadcasting<!-- do not add the callsign meaning to the tv section. It also applies to the radio division-->
}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign               = JOBR-DTV
| location               = [[Kyoto Prefecture]], Japan
| city                   = [[Kyoto]]
| branding               = KBS Kyoto Television
| digital                = 23 ([[UHF]])
| virtual                = 5
| affiliations           = [[Independent station|Independent]] (member of [[Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations|JAITS]])
| owner                  = Kyoto Broadcasting System Company Limited
| airdate                = {{Start date and age|1969|04|01}}
| former_callsigns       = JOBR-TV (1969–2011)
| former_channel_numbers = [[analog television|Analog]]: <br> 34 (UHF, 1969–2011)
| licensing_authority    = MIC
| erp                    = 
| haat                   = 
| class                  = 
| facility_id            = 
| coordinates            = 
}}
{{nihongo|'''Kyoto Broadcasting System Company Limited'''|株式会社京都放送|Kabushiki-gaisha Kyōto Hōsō|extra=KBS}} is a [[commercial broadcasting]] station headquartered in [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]. It is [[doing business as|doing business]] in [[Kyoto Prefecture]] as {{nihongo|'''KBS Kyoto'''|KBS京都}} and in [[Shiga Prefecture]] as {{nihongo|'''KBS Shiga'''|KBS滋賀}}

Its [[radio station]] serves Kyoto and [[Shiga Prefecture]]s and is a member of [[National Radio Network (Japan)|National Radio Network (NRN)]]. Its television station serves Kyoto Prefecture and is a member of the Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations ([[JAITS]]). Since April 1, 2005, KBS is broadcasting [[digital television]] in [[Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting|ISDB]] format.

==Broadcasting==

=== AM Radio===
KBS Kyoto Radio (京都放送ラジオ)
*[[Kyoto]] - 1143&nbsp;kHz, 50&nbsp;kW, '''JOBR'''
*[[Maizuru]] - 1215&nbsp;kHz, 2&nbsp;kW, '''JOBO'''
*[[Fukuchiyama]] - 1485&nbsp;kHz, 100 W, '''JOBE'''
*KBS Shiga ([[Hikone, Shiga|Hikone]]) - 1215&nbsp;kHz, 1&nbsp;kW, '''JOBW''', some prefectural programming.

===FM Radio===
94.9&nbsp;MHz 3&nbsp;kW

===TV (Analogue)===
'''JOBR-TV''' - KBS Kyoto Television (京都放送テレビジョン)
*Kyoto - Channel 34, 10&nbsp;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 more

===TV (Digital)===
'''JOBR-DTV''' - KBS Kyoto Digital Television (京都放送デジタルテレビジョン)
*Remote Controller ID 5
*Kyoto - Channel 23

==History==
Main source:<ref>[[:ja:京都放送#沿革]] excerpt as of 2007-06-29T11:17</ref>
*24 December 1951: {{nihongo|京都放送|Kyōto Hōsō|KHK}} opens as {{nihongo|'''Radio Kyoto'''|ラジオ京都|Rajio Kyōto}}.
*1964: Changes company name to {{nihongo|Kinki Broadcasting System|近畿放送|Kinki Hōsō|KBS}}.
*1968: Starts television test transmission from [[Mount Hiei]].
*1969: Starts television broadcasting service. Networking with Tokyo 12 channel (now [[TV Tokyo]]) and Nippon Educational Television (now [[TV Asahi]].) (Currently KBS is not a member of eithers' network.)
*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 {{nihongo|Corporation Reorganization Law|会社更生法|Kaisha Kōsei Hō}} to save KBS.
*1995: Changed to company name to {{nihongo|'''Kyoto Broadcasting System''' Co., Ltd.|株式会社'''京都放送'''|Kabushiki-gaisha '''Kyōto Hōsō'''|extra=KBS}}, 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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20080219051744/http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/choroq-order/sample/0018.html]

==Program==

===TV===
*{{nihongo|Horse Racing Live|競馬中継|Keiba chu-kei}}
*{{nihongo|Kyoto Shimbun News|京都新聞ニュース}}
*{{nihongo|Kyo Plus|京プラス}}
*{{nihongo|Kyo Biz|京Biz|Kyo-Bizu}}
*{{nihongo|GO GO Poppin|GO GO ポッピン|Go-Go- Hoppin}}
*{{nihongo|[[Taniguchi na yoru]]|谷口な夜}}
*{{nihongo|[[Running Man (Japanese TV series)|Running Man]]|走る男|}}
*{{nihongo|KBS Kyoto Excite Night Game|KBS京都エキサイトナイター|Ke-bi-esu Kyo-to Ekisaitingu Naita-}}
*{{nihongo|Exciting! J|エキサイティング!J|Ekisaiting Jei}}, etc...

===Radio===
*{{nihongo|Kōei Shōfukutei's Hot Radio|笑福亭晃瓶のほっかほかラジオ|Shōfukutei Kōei no Hokka Hoka Radio}}, etc...
*[[All Night Nippon]] (produced by [[Nippon Broadcasting System]], Inc. (LF))
**All Night Nippon (Mon. - Sat. from 25:00 until 27:00)
**All Night Nippon Ever Green (Mon. - Thu. from 27:00 until 29:00)
**All Night Nippon R (Fri. and Sat. from 27:00 until 29:00)
**Fukuyama Masaharu All Night Nippon Saturday Special Tamashii no Radio (Sat. from 23:30 until 25:00)

<br>Note: All times are in [[Japan Standard Time]] (UTC+9) in this article. The broadcast time can exceed 23:59, this refers to the morning hours of the following day (meaning Mon 27:00 - 29:00 equals Tue 03:00 - 05:00.)

==See also==
{{Portal|Japan|Television}}
* [[Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations|UHF]] (Independent UHF Station)
* [[List of radio stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|www.kbs-kyoto.co.jp}}

{{JAITS}}
{{TV-kinki}}
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[[Category:Independent television stations in Japan]]
[[Category:Radio in Japan]]
[[Category:Television stations in Japan]]
[[Category:Companies based in Kyoto]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1951]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1969]]
[[Category:Japanese companies established in 1951]]
[[Category:Mass media in Kyoto]]