JSTV
Japan Satellite Television (日本語衛星放送, ジャパンサテライトテレビ, Nihongo Eisei Hōsō, Jyapan Sateraito Terebi) is a Japanese broadcaster in Middle East & Europe. Launched in March 1990, broadcasting from London, the channel has broadcast for two hours each night from 8pm (GMT) on the Lifestyle transponder 5 on the Astra 1A satellite in analogue format (frequency 11.273 MHz, time-sharing with The Children's Channel, Lifestyle and The Lifestyle Satellite Jukebox). On the 3rd of June it started using transponder 24 on Astra 1B, at frequency 11.567 MHz for 11 hours a day, using the Videocrypt II encryption( time-sharing with The Children's Channel and later with CMT Europe). It eventually moved to transponder 53 (frequency 10.773) to broadcast 24 hours a day. Analogue transmissions for JSTV on Astra ceased on the 31st of October 2001. The channel currently broadcasts in DVB-S on Hot Bird 6, encrypted in Cryptoworks (except some programmes) and broadcasts programs of NHK, Fuji TV, TV Tokyo and other main Japanese broadcasters. News programs are mostly direct and Live from the original broadcaster, however several other programs such as Anime and Variety shows are not up to date. Not all programs are encrypted, "BS News", "News 7" and some English programs broadcast free-to-air. JSTV consists of two channels: JSTV1 which broadcasts TV programmes, and JSTV2 which broadcasts Japanese radio.
Stockholders
- NHK Enterprise
- Marubeni Corporation
- Media International Corporation
- All Nippon Airways
- Mitsukoshi,Ltd.
- Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- Japan Airlines Corporation
Encryption & Availability
- Satellite
DVB-S MPEG 2: Hot Bird 6 (12597 MHz, Vertical, 3/4, VPID 2000, APID 2002/2001) Encrypted (Cryptoworks).
Analogue: ASTRA [Closed down on 31st October 2001]
- Hotels
Currently, JSTV broadcasts in several hotels in Europe and the Middle East, Complete list available on the official web site of JSTV and NHK's English page "Overseas hotels carrying NHK"
Channels
JSTV 1: TV programmes
JSTV 2: Radio programmes (NHK World Radio Japan) and JSTV 1 TV Schedule on screen.
(Since 31st of March 2008 JSTV 2 now broadcasts TV programmes from 1700 UK time to 2200 UK time 7 days a week)
Programmes
English Programme
- What's On Japan
- News Today
- News Today Asia
- Weekend Japanology
News
- NHK/BS NEWS
- NHK Shoukan News
- FNN Sports
- FNN Super News
- News Watch 9
- Close Up
Variety
- Studio Pack kara Konnichiha (スタジオパークからこんにちは) NHK
- TOP RUNNERS (トップランナー) NHK
- Album 10 (プレミアム10) NHK
- Sarari-man NEO (サラリーマンNEO) NHK
- Pets Pochi & Tama (ポチたま) TV TOKYO
- Mecha 2 Iketeru~! めちゃ２イケてるッ！ Fuji TV
- Tamori no Japonica Logos (タモリのジャポニカロゴス) Fuji TV
Anime
Kids
- Tensai Terebi Kun MAX -Whiz Kids TV MAX- (天才てれびくんMAX)
- Okaasan to Issho -With Mother- (おかあさんといっしょ)
- Inai Inai Baa! (いないいないばあ)
- Nihongo de Asobou
- Tsukette Waku Waku
Complete programme list available at here (Japanese)