Mainichi Broadcasting System, or MBS, was the first channel in Japan to air radio broadcasts. They have since expanded to air television broadcasts. Now they play a wide variety of entertainment programs including news, variety, food and travel shows, anime, sports, cultural events, documentaries, music and radio shows. They also produce their own dramas.
MBS produces news programming nationally. Once such show, Jonetsu Tairiku, meaning a passionate challenger and considered by many as representative of MBS programming, spotlights newsmakers from all walks of life. Shittoko, meaning in the know, is a weekly informational program that showcases hot news stories from Japan and around the world.
MBS also produces local programming. Chichin Puipui and Lokemitsu are the most popular. Lokemitsu integrates television with online blogging, allowing viewers to participate in the show online. MBS broadcasts a variety of sports events too, including games of the Hanshin Tigers baseball team, beach volleyball and golf tournaments.
MBS produces their own dramas. They adopted the anime Arakawa Under the Bridge as a television drama. MBS adapted several other manga into television dramas as well such as Drifting Net Cafe, Peace Maker, and Shinya Shokud?. Aside from the television dramas, MBS airs anime as well.
MBS has many popular variety, travel, and food shows, but they also air music and radio broadcasts. Yuichi Uwaizumi, on his show Eenaa meaning good, talks about inspirational and heartwarming topics while Jun Hamamura picks the hottest news each morning to talk about. As part of their radio programming, MBS is devoted to broadcasting local sports, such as the Hanshin Tigers and live horse racing.