Oita Broadcasting System

Oita Broadcasting System, Inc. (株式会社大分放送 Kabushiki-Gaisha Ōita Hōsō) or OBS is a television company based in Ōita Prefecture, Japan.

Famous radio announcer and personality Toshio Nishimura used to appear on OBS. He is well known throughout the prefecture and is often referred to by his radio nickname "Bin Bin". He is also known for his English pronunciation. His most famous is quote is "I don't say Makudonarudo, I say McDarro!"

History

• October 1, 1953 - Radio broadcasting started
• July 7, 1958 - Television Broadcasting was started.
• August 2004 - Current head office Digital Media Center completed
• December 1, 2006 - Digital terrestrial television started (Oita Main Station).
• March 31, 2008 - On a large scale operation, OBS moves to the new main building.
• June 2008 - Toshio Nishimura died of cancer.
• July 24, 2011 - Analog transmission ended.
• April 2, 2012 - OBS gets involved in the radiko project.

Stations

Radio

• Oita (Main Station) JOGF 1098 kHz 5 kW; 93.3 MHz FM
• Nakatsu 1557 kHz 100w
• Hita 1557 kHz 100w
• Saiki 1269 kHz 100w
• Taketa 1557 kHz 100w
• Yufuin 1098 kHz 100w

Analog Television

• Oita (Main Station) JOGF-TV 5ch 3 kW

Digital Television (ID:3)

• Oita (Main Station) JOGF-DTV 22ch 1 kW

Other links

• OBS Official Site

Television stations in Kyushu and Okinawa
Prefectures		Network affiliations
		NHK	NNN	JNN	FNN	ANN	TXN	Other
Fukuoka	Fukuoka	Fukuoka	FBS	RKB	TNC	KBC	TVQ
	Kitakyūshū	Kitakyūshū
Saga		Saga			STS
Nagasaki		Nagasaki	NIB	NBC	KTN	NCC
Kumamoto		Kumamoto	KKT	RKK	TKU	KAB
Ōita		Ōita	(TOS)	OBS	TOS	OAB
Miyazaki		Miyazaki	(UMK)	MRT	UMK	(UMK)
Kagoshima		Kagoshima	KYT	MBC	KTS	KKB
Okinawa	Okinawa	Okinawa		RBC	OTV	QAB		AFN
	Sakishima
	Daitō	Tokyo		TBS	CX	EX