BS-TBS
BS-TBS, Inc. is a Japanese satellite broadcasting station headquartered in Akasaka Gochome, Minato, Tokyo. Its channel name is BS-TBS.
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 founded.
- June, 2000: JDC was renamed BS-i, Incorporated.
- December 1, 2000: BS-i started broadcasting.
- July, 2003: 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''