Hyogo Broadcasting System

The Hyogo Broadcasting System (JOFX-DTV), officially abbreviated as HBS, 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.

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).

Kansai TV (Kantele, KTV) has also been 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.

Rebranding
As with parent station ABS, HBS redesigned their logo, and is now in official use as of 2015.