Kumamoto Television System

The Kumamoto Television System (KTS) is a television station that serves Kumamoto Prefecture, operating under the ownership of Kyushu-Ryukyu Broadcasting and Kabushiki Gaisha ABS.
== History ==
Kabushiki Gaisha ABS announced on the day of ABS Television Aichi's launch (the 25th of November, 2015) that new ABS upstart stations would be allowed to serve more focused areas than before. Kyushu-Ryukyu Broadcasting announced that it had intentions to create an offshoot network that would serve the Kumamoto region with ABS' diverse assortment of shows interspersed with local news and entertainment programmes.
A teaser image released on KRB's Twitter page confirmed the station's launch date: Sunday 7th February, 2016. The Government of Kumamoto also announced a partnership with KRB that would make the region's famous bear mascot, Kumamon, the new network's mascot.
It was announced that KTS would not outright replace KRB; the network will sit alongside KRB, occupying channel number 9 (KRB broadcasts on channel 10).
KTS states that its mission is to "engage, inform and entertain the people of Kumamoto, and introduce them to the fascinations of other cultures in Japan and abroad".
Some PaRappa The Rapper fans have nicknamed the network "the Katy Kat network" after one of the main characters in the show. (KaTy = K.T. = KTS). This nickname quickly died off after ABS cancelled the show.
Ever since the April 14th and 16th earthquakes in the Kumamoto region, KTS has ceased all transmissions "until further notice". KTS claims that this was done to reduce the power burden on the disaster-stricken prefecture. Sister station KRB is continuing Kyushu-wide transmissions that can be received in Kumamoto via its main transmitter in Kitakyushu.
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