Hyogo Broadcasting System

The Hyogo Broadcasting System (JOFX-DTV), officially abbreviated as HBS and unofficially referred to as HyoHoso or Hyo-Ho, is an ABS affiliated television station serving the Kansai region and parts of Shiga Prefecture in Japan.
== History ==
ABS Television founded the Hyogo Broadcasting System as an affiliate of the ABS Television Network.
The station signed on for the first time at 5:00 JST on the 19th of July, 1991. As with ABS, HBS' initial programming lineup consisted mostly of English-subtitled Nippon TV and TV Asahi programmes.
The station was acquired by Kabushiki Gaisha ABS upon its foundation in 1999. HBS became one of the ABS Television Network's key stations, along with ABS and SBS.
The English-subtitled version of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya gave HBS increased international attention, and became the network's most-watched show until it left the air.
== HBS-Harborland Broadcasting Center ==
In 2013, the HBS-Harborland Broadcasting Center opened, becoming the main offices of the Hyogo Broadcasting System. The top floor is the studio for the local news programme HBS N-Kansai. The floor directly below was turned into an annexe for ABS, whilst the other two floors were reserved for events organized by the station. The HBS-Harborland broadcasting Center has a distinctive design that lead to the building being popularly referred to as "the Cube".
The building resides on an artificial island a short distance away from the main Harborland district, linked by an undersea walkway and overground footbridge.
The Kobe Harborland was deliberately chosen as the HHBC's location due to its proximity to the Kobe Anpanman Children's Museum and Mall; HBS became a sponsor for the location, and placed a dedication plaque at the entrance in the shape of HBS' "Mountain" logo. When HBS dropped the Anpanman franchise along with all its related content in June 2015, HBS stopped sponsoring the building, and burned the plaque publicly in front of its parent station's headquarters. The Harborland location of the HHBC is now being justified as being a modern, thriving district that seemed perfect for building upon.
== Competition ==
Despite having friendly ties with Nippon TV and TV Asahi, HBS has come under fierce competition from local Nittele/Tele-Asa affiliates Yomiuri Television (ytv) and the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), headquartered in other parts of the Kansai region.
Kansai TV (Kantele/KTV) is also one of HBS' main rivals, being part of the Fuji Network System (operated by Fuji Television, Japan's largest television network).
The independent station Sun TV cannot contend with these networks, as transmitter limitations restrict their station's viewing area to the Hyogo Prefecture itself.
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