is a commercial broadcasting station headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It is doing business in Kyoto Prefecture as and in Shiga Prefecture as
Its radio station serves Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures and is a member of 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 ISDB format.
History Main source::ja:京都放送#沿革 excerpt as of 2007-06-29T11:17 24 December 1951: opens as . 1964: Changes company name to . 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 to save KBS. 1995: Changed to company name to , 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
See also
UHF (Independent UHF Station) List of radio stations in Japan
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