JSTV


Japan Satellite Television 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.
The channel initially broadcast for two hours each night from 8pm on the Lifestyle transponder 5 on the Astra 1A satellite in analogue format. 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. It eventually moved to transponder 53 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.

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DVB-S MPEG-2: Hot Bird 6 Encrypted. Cryptoworks encryption was discontinued on 30 September 2019.
Analogue: ASTRA
Currently, JSTV broadcasts in several hotels in Europe and the Middle East, Complete list available on the and
JSTV is available through "JSTV-i" to European consumers via Western Digital's WD TV LIVE STB. More information is available on the

Channels

JSTV 1: TV programmes
JSTV 2: Radio programmes and JSTV 1 TV Schedule on screen.

Programmes

Dual language News
News
Variety
Documentary
Anime
Kids
Complete programme list available at

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