MBS (TV channel)
 Logo used since 2011 | |
 Headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka | |
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| City | Osaka |
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| Channels | |
| Branding | MBS |
| Programming | |
| Language | Japanese |
| Affiliations | Japan News Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | MBS, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | March 1, 1959 |
Former call signs |
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Former names | Mainichi Broadcasting System (1959–2026) |
Former channel numbers | Analog: 4 (VHF, 1959–2011) |
| NET/ANN (1959–1975) | |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | MIC |
| ERP | 25 kW |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°40′38.01″N 135°40′44.27″E / 34.6772250°N 135.6789639°E |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Corporate information | |
| Company | |
Native name | 株式会社MBS |
Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha MBS |
| Formerly | Mainichi Broadcasting System Split Preparation, Inc. (2016–2017) Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. (2017–2026) |
| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Television broadcasting |
| Founded | July 28, 2016 |
| Owner | MBS Media Holdings |
| Website | www |
JOOY-DTV (channel 4), branded as MBS (previously known as Mainichi Broadcasting System from 1959 to 2026), is a Japanese television station serving as the Kansai region key station of the Japan News Network. It is owned and operated by MBS, Inc. (previously known as Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. from 2017 to 2026), a subsidiary of MBS Media Holdings, with its studios based in the Kita-ku ward of Osaka.
From its inception in 1959 until 2021, MBS operated as a unified broadcaster, with its radio and television operations remaining intact until 2017, when a major restructuring placed the operations under the second incarnation of MBS. In 2021, the radio division was spun off as a separate, wholly owned subsidiary.