JSTV
Japan Satellite Television (JSTV) (日本語衛星放送, ジャパンサテライトテレビ, Nihongo Eisei Hōsō) is a Japanese broadcaster in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Launched in March 1990 and broadcasting from London, it carries the programming from the NHK World Premium service in the regions served.
| Industry | Satellite broadcasting |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE , |
Area served | Europe and Middle East |
| Owner | NHK Cosmomedia (Europe) Limited |
| Website | www |
The channel initially 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). Later on 3 June 1991, 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 31 October 2001.
JSTV currently broadcasts in DVB-S on Eutelsat Hotbird 6, encrypted in Conax, 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; NHK News 7, News Watch 9 and some English programs are broadcast free-to-air.
JSTV currently operates two channels: JSTV1 which broadcasts TV programmes approximately 20 hours a day and JSTV2 which broadcasts TV programmes 24 hours a day.
Stockholders
- NHK Enterprise, Inc.
- Marubeni Corporation Plc
- Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- All Nippon Airways, Co. Ltd
- Mitsukoshi UK, Ltd.
- NHK Global Media Services, Inc.
Encryption & Availability
- Satellite
DVB-S MPEG-2: Hot Bird 6 (12597 MHz, Vertical, 3/4, VPID 2000, APID 2002/2001) Encrypted (Conax). Cryptoworks encryption was discontinued on 30 September 2019.
Analogue: ASTRA [Closed down on 31 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"
- JSTV-i
JSTV is available through "JSTV-i" to European consumers via Western Digital's WD TV LIVE STB. More information is available on the official JSTV-i web site.
Channels
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Europe , Middle East , Russia and North Africa |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Japanese |
| Picture format | 16:9, 576i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | NHK Cosmomedia (Europe) Limited |
| History | |
| Launched | March 1990 |
| Links | |
| Website | JSTV.co.uk |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Hotbird | JSTV1 JSTV2 |
JSTV 1: TV programmes
JSTV 2: Radio programmes (NHK World Radio Japan) and JSTV 1 TV Schedule on screen.
(Since 31 March 2008 JSTV 2 broadcast TV programmes from 1700 UK time to 2200 UK time 7 days a week, and from 1 April 2009 now broadcasts TV Programmes from 0500 to 1000 and then 1500 to 2200 UK time)
Programmes
Dual language News (Japanese & English)
- NHK News 7
- NHK Newswatch 9
- Global Debate WISDOM
- Sumo
News
- NHK/BS NEWS
- Good Morning, Japan
- Sunday Sports News
- FNN Speak
- FNN Super News
- NHK Newswatch 9
- Today's Close-up
Variety
- Hello from Studio Park (スタジオパークからこんにちは) NHK
- Riddles on Mobile (着信御礼！ケータイ大喜利) NHK
- VS Arashi (VS嵐) Fuji TV
- Shoten (笑点) NTV
- Why did you come to Japan? (Youは何しに日本へ？) TV Tokyo
- Peke X Pon (ペケXポン) Fuji TV
Documentary
Anime
- Ace of Diamond (ダイヤのA)
- Keroro (ケロロ軍曹)
- Chibi Maruko-chan (ちびまる子ちゃん)
Kids
- Grand Whiz-Kids TV (大！天才てれびくん)
- 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)
- Play Japanese (にほんごであそぼ)
- Play English (えいごであそぼ)
Complete programme list available at here (in Japanese)