Kawawii Broadcasting Network

KKBN-TV (channel 6), branded as the Kawawii Broadcasting Network (KBN), is a PBS member television station in the city of Kawawii, serving Kawawii Island. Owned by the Kawawii Island Broadcasting Authority, an agency of the Kawawii Island government, the station's studios are located on Iris Ave. in Kawawii north of the Kawawii Memorial Park and its transmitter is located near the Villa Grounds, between the Marine Resort & the city of Kawawii.
KKBM-TV (channel 5) in Lake Trumelia operates as a semi-satellite of KKBN-TV; this station's transmitter is located on a ridge between the Snow and Mountain Resorts. On-air references to KKBM-TV are limited to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-mandated hourly station identifications during programming & only separates from simulcasting KKBN-TV during the county-specific editions of KBN News in the early evening & overnight.
The combined signals of the KBN cover the entirety of Kawawii Island. For most of it's history, despite officially being a PBS station since the network's inception in 1970, KBN has acted as a public broadcaster in its own right. Along with airing PBS programs throughout most of their schedule, they've also aired select programs from two other public broadcasters, NHK in Japan & the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) in Australia. 
== Programming ==
=== Current original productions ===
* KBN News (1957-present)
** KBN News at 9 (1957-present) - island-wide newscast
** KBN News: City Edition (1970-present) - Kawawii City-focused newscast broadcasting from KBN's main studio in Kawawii City
** KBN News: Suno Edition (1970-present) - Snow Resort-focused newscast broadcasting from KBN's auxiliary studio in Coritookus Village
** KBN News: Marine Edition (1978-present) - Marine Resort-focused newscast broadcasting from KBN's auxiliary studio in Sunshine Beach
** KBN News: Mountain Edition (1978-present) - Mountain Resort-focused newscast broadcasting from KBN's secondary studio in Lake Trumelia
** KBN NewsDay (1984-present) - children's news
* Nippon Theater (1959-present) - Japanese drama & film anthology series
* Battle of the Resorts (1960-present) - song competition broadcast every New Year's Eve at 8pm
* Island Issues (1961-present) - Kawawii Island public affairs program airing every Friday
* Play Together (1966-present) - English adaptation of Okaasan to Issho; co-produced with NHK
* Anime Showcase (1979-present) - anime anthology series airing every Sunday
* Aussie Funnies (1980-present) - Australian comedy & sitcom anthology series
* Kawawii Island Discoveries (2011-present) - monthly series showcasing local events. notable people, and businesses across Kawawii Island
=== Acquired programming ===
* J1 League (1993-present) - Japanese soccer game broadcasts; produced by NHK
=== Past productions & acquired programming ===
* The New Year's Red & White Song Festival (1965-1983) - song competition broadcast every New Year's Eve at noon; produced by NHK (moved to KUKI-TV)
* Eurovision Song Contest (1971-2019) - produced by the EBU
* Japan Soccer League Division 1 (1972-1992) - produced by NHK; replaced by the J1 League
== KBN News ==
KBN is one of the few PBS stations to have their own news department. As a chartered corporation, they are politically & editorially independent from the island's government, which allows them to gather and present news & information in an impartial manner.
KBN News airs their flagship island-wide newscast every day at 9pm. In addition, KBN News operates four county-specific newscasts on weekdays, two per each station in the evenings & the other two overnight. KKBN-TV airs KBN News: City Edition at 5pm serving the city of Kawawii and KBN News: Marine Edition at 5:30pm serving Moana County (Marine Resort). KKBM-TV airs KBN News: Suno Edition at 5pm serving Suno County (Snow Resort) and KBN News: Mountain Edition at 5:30pm serving Shanghar County (Mountain Resort). The two stations air the other two newscasts they didn't air at midnight & 12:30pm.
KBN also airs a 30-minute children's news program called "KBN NewsDay" at 6:30am & a repeat at 3:30pm every weekday during their PBS Kids block.
Ever since KBN signed-on, their newscasts' intros have always featured an analog clock & since 1961, they have used "Opihi Moemoe" by Leonard Kwan in their outros of KBN News at 9 & KBN News: Marine Edition with a remastered version being used since 1995. In addition, KBN has used a gong sound for their breaking news intros since the beginning, but then they added "TuesdayG" by Tuesday Productions following the gong sound starting in 1981. The rarity of this intro, especially given KBN's high standard of news coverage (i.e. using "breaking news" as little as possible) plus the alarming gong sound, their breaking news intro has been very notable for decades & feared by the islanders alongside that of KWIK-TV.
==Radio==
For information on KBN's public radio service via NPR, see the Kawawii Broadcasting Network article on the Official Fictional Radio Stations Wiki.
==News/Station Presentation==
===Newscast Titles===
* Island Newsreel (1957-1970)
*KBN News (1970-present)
===Station Slogans===
For lyrics to KBN's campaigns, see Kawawii Broadcasting Network/Campaign Lyrics.
====National Slogans====
*TV Worth Watching on KBN! (1984-1990; localized version of PBS campaign)
*Keep Your Eyes on Us, Channels 6 & 5, KBN (1988-1990; localized version of PBS campaign)
* KBN, Just Watch Us Now! (1990-1992; localized version of PBS campaign)
*Be More on KBN (2002–2019; localized version of PBS campaign)
====Local Slogans====
*We Bring You the Best on KBN (1981-1984)
*KBN, The One For All (1984-1990)
*Share the Island Pride, Channels 6 & 5, KBN (1990-1995)
*Count on KBN (1995-present)
*Count on a Friend, Count on KBN (1999-present)
===News Themes===
*News Ticker (1957-1961)
* Opihi Moemoe - Leonard Kwan (1961-1970)
*Production Music: City Desk - Francis, Day & Hunter (1970-1975)
*Production Music: Fast Action - deWolfe Music (1975-1978)
*Classical Gas - Telesound (1978-1981)
*TuesdayA - Tuesday Productions (1981-1984)
*The One For All - Gari Media Group (1984-1990)
* Pride Inside - Gari Media Group (1990-1995)
* Pinnacle - 615 Music (1995-1999)
*This Is Your News - Gari Media Group (1999-present)
==Gallery==
File:KBN.svg|KBN logo from 1984-present
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