From: Amihari Organization: BEKKOAME INTERNET INC. Subject: SATELLITE BROADCASTING GUIDE IN JAPAN (97/06/02) ================================================== SATELLITE BROADCASTING GUIDE IN JAPAN (97/06/02) ================================================== Abbreviation: A2 Asiasat-2 ( http://www.asiasat.com.hk ) BS Broadcasting Satellite J2 JCSAT-2 ( http://www.jcsat.co.jp ) J3 JCSAT-3 ( = ) KS Koreasat BGV Back Ground Video CH Channel EBP European Broadcasters Package HDTV High Definition Television KDB Korean Digital Broadcasting P Pay (monthly) V Pay Per View(PPV) X Parental Rocked and Pay Per Day(PPD) == EDUCATION == Name Satellite CH Pay (homepage or Information) Manabi Channel J3 151 V http://mixj.rnet.or.jp/manabi/TV/ Toshin Dreamnet J3 230 http://www.cyber-bp.or.jp/nagase/ Oki Doki J3 275 P (entertainment in english) InstrucTV J3 340 P (education) ToshinD Schoolnet 1 J3 341 P http://www.cyber-bp.or.jp/nagase/ ToshinD Schoolnet 2 J3 342 P http://www.cyber-bp.or.jp/nagase/ GLC J3 343 P (english conversation) == GENERAL == Name Satellite CH Pay (homepage or Information) (french) TV-5 Asia A2 EBP http://TV5.Org (german) Deutsche Welle-tv A2 EBP http://www.dwelle.de (italian) RAI International A2 EBP http://www.mix.it/raiinternational/ (japanese) WOWOW BS 005 P http://www.wowow.co.jp NHK BS-1 BS 007 http://www.nhk.or.jp NHK BS-2 BS 011 = CS NTV J3 210 http://www.ntv.co.jp StarPlus Japan J3 273 P http://www.startv.com (korean) K Channel J3 330 P KN Television J3 331 P http://www.kntv.co.jp KBS Satellite-1 KS KDB http://www.kbs.co.kr/pr/satellite1.htm KBS Satellite-2 KS KDB http://www.kbs.co.kr/pr/satellite1.htm (portuguese) IPC Brazil Channel J3 333 P (spanish) IPC Spanish Channel J3 334 P TVE Asia A2 EBP http://www.rtve.es/rtve/_tve/tve0.htm == LEISURE-HOBBY == Name Satellite CH Pay (homepage or Information) (culture) Theater Television J3 262 P (dance, play, opera, etc) Culture Channel J3 325 P (japanese traditional entertainments) (gamble) Leisure Channel J3 323 P (boat racing) Kerin Channel 1 J3 385 P (bicycle race) Kerin Channel 2 J3 386 P = (hobby and entertainment) DigiCube J3 215 (videogame information) V=Don' J3 218 (car) IgoShogi Channel J3 320 P (go and japanese chess) MONDO 21 J3 279 P http://www.jicnet.or.jp/menu/channel/ Channel WE J3 280 P http://www.jicnet.or.jp/menu/channel/ Super Channel J3 360 P http://www.tfc.co.jp/hiroba/cs_st/super_ch/ Family Gekijo J3 361 P http://www.tfc.co.jp/hiroba/cs_st/family_ch/ (travel) Tabi Channel J3 277 P http://www.jicnet.or.jp/menu/channel/ Travel Television J3 324 P (adult) PlayBoy Channel J3 900 X http://www2.playboy.com/entertainment/playboy/pbi/tv/jp.html Rainbow Channel J3 901 X http://www.nikkatsu.com/neco/neco.htm Midnight Blue J3 902 X == LIFE-FAMILY == Name Satellite CH Pay (homepage or Information) (daily life) LifeCreate Channel J3 150 V Better Life J3 216 Let's Try J3 370 P Home Channel J3 372 P http://www.misawa.co.jp/homech/ (family and kids) Kids Station J3 276 P (food) Shoku Channel J3 281 P http://www.marib.com/shoku/ (shopping) TV Shopping Network J3 217 http://www.tvsn.com.au Shop Channel J3 220 Mall of TV J3 221 http://www.motv.co.jp Shopping Channel J3 222 Kojima Shopping World J3 223 http://www1.toppan.co.jp/kojima/ == MOVIE == Name Satellite CH Pay (homepage or Information) PowerMovie PLUS-1 J3 100 V http://www.shochiku.co.jp/cstv/power-movie_plus1.html PowerMovie PLUS-2 J3 101 V http://www.shochiku.co.jp/cstv/power-movie_plus2.html Perfect Choice J3 110 V http://www.ppvj.co.jp : J3 116 V = Cinefil Imagica J3 260 P http://www.marib.com/cinefil/ Channel NECO J3 261 P http://www.nikkatsu.com/neco/neco.htm Eisei Gekijo J3 310 P http://www.shochiku.co.jp/cstv/eisei-gekijo_index.html Power Movie J3 311 P http://www.shochiku.co.jp/cstv/power-movie_index.html CSN1 Movie Channel J3 312 P Star Channel J3 313 P http://www.tfc.co.jp/hiroba/cs_st/star_ch/ == MUSIC == Name Satellite CH Pay (homepage or Information) (general) SpaceShower TV J3 265 P http://www.sstv.co.jp SoundWitch TV J3 269 P (music and information) MTV Japan J3 270 P http://www.mtv.co.jp MCM International A2 EBP http://www.netbeat.com/mcm/ (BGV) DK StarView J3 268 P http://www.dkkaraoke.co.jp/J/clubdam/stardam/stardam.html (karaoke) Pioneer K.ch J3 266 P http://www.pioneer.co.jp/karaoke-channel/ DK StarKaraoke J3 267 P http://www.dkkaraoke.co.jp/J/clubdam/stardam/stardam.html == NEWS == Name Satellite CH Pay (homepage or Information) (general) BBC World J3 252 P http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ CTN ZhongTian J3 253 P http://www.ctn.com.hk/ztinfo.htm Asahi Newstar J3 256 P (japanese news) CNN International J3 257 P http://www.cnn.com (business) Bloomberg Info TV J3 250 P http://www.bloomberg.com/tv/ Nikkei Satellite News J3 251 P http://www.nikkeivi.co.jp/nsn/ Asia Business News J3 336 P http://www.abn.com.sg (documentary) Chikyu no Koe J3 278 P http://www.jicnet.or.jp/menu/channel/ Discovery Channel J3 321 P http://www.discovery.com (information) WeatherShower 24 J3 254 P http://www.sstv.co.jp/WS24/ ACCESS! J3 255 P (traffic information) == SPORTS == Name Satellite CH Pay (homepage or Information) (general) Perfect Choice J3 113 V http://www.ppvj.co.jp Perfect Choice J3 115 V = Sky A J3 285 P http://www.asahi.co.jp/sky/sky.html Sports-i ESPN J3 300 P http://www.sports-i.co.jp/sp/ GAORA J3 302 P (golf) The Golf Channel J3 286 P http://www.thegolfchannel.com Golf Network J3 303 P http://www.golfscape.com/golfnetwork/ (martial arts) FightingTV SAMURAI J3 301 P == MISC == Name Satellite CH Pay (homepage or Information) Hi-Vision test BS 009 (japanese HDTV) PerfecTV PROMO J3 200 (channel information) Perfec MULTI J3 201 (assistant video to choose channel) M Channel J3 322 P http://www.satellite.co.jp/Mch/ == RADIO == Name Satellite CH Pay (homepage or Information) St.GIGA BS 005 P (music) DK StarDigio J3 4** P http://www.dkkaraoke.co.jp/J/clubdam/stardam/stardam.html DigitalTampa 501 J3 501 P http://www.softbank.co.jp/tampa/cs/ DigitalTampa 502 J3 502 P = SoundWitch Radio J3 503 (music) Digital J-WAVE J3 505 http://www.infojapan.com/JWAVE/ CS Radio Okinawa J3 506 P http://www.cosmosnet.or.jp/rok/ PCM CLUB 1 J2 001 P http://www.tfm.co.jp/MB/ PCM WALKER 2 (sound 1) J2 002 P = J-HITS! 2 (sound 2) J2 002 P = COMMUNITY 3 (sound 1) J2 003 P = FUSION 3 (sound 2) J2 003 P = EASY LISTENING 4 J2 004 P = HEALING 5 (sound 1) J2 005 P = OLDIES 5 (sound 2) J2 005 P = ASIAN 6 (sound 1) J2 006 P = KAYO&ENKA 6 (sound 2) J2 006 P = CLASSIC 7 J2 007 P = JAZZWORLD 8 J2 008 P = GROOVE 9 J2 009 P = ROCKPOP 10 (sound 1) J2 010 P = CULTURE 10 (sound 2) J2 010 P = J-POP 11 J2 011 P = KLASSE 12 J2 012 P = Deutsche Welle A2 EBP http://www.dwelle.de Radio Finland A2 EBP http://www.yle.fi/fbc/radiofin.html SRI A2 EBP http://www.srg-ssr.ch/SRI/ REE A2 EBP http://www.rtve.es RCI A2 EBP http://www.rcinet.ca WRN A2 EBP http://www.wrn.org Equipments Sat(service) Dish(cm) Receiver BS 30-50 BS tuner, etc JCSAT-3 40-60 PerfecTV tuner (PerfecTV: http://www.perfectv.co.jp ) -PerfecTV tuner or TV set (Tuner) SONY DST-700JS http://www.sony.co.jp/CorporateCruise/News/9702/97T-015.html Hitachi CS-DP60S http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/cpim/hkj20021.htm YAGI CBP100 Panasonic TU-DSR10ST http://www.elint.co.jp/pana/item/TU-DSR10ST.html JVC TU-CSDKIT http://www.victor.co.jp/products/tv/TU-CSD.html SHARP TU-CS11D http://www.sharp.co.jp/sc/gaiyou/news/961113-2.htm NEC DTE-780 http://www.nec.co.jp/japanese/product/kiban/musen/hoso/para1.html Uniden DS8000P http://www.vuni.or.jp/comdex/cs.html TOSHIBA CSR-P1 DX-Antenna DIR-10 http://www.dxantenna.co.jp/news/n_96sep2.htm Maspro CDT500P http://www.maspro.co.jp/news/perfectv.html (TV Set(Wide TV)) SHARP 32C-DS100 (32) http://www.sharp.co.jp/sc/gaiyou/news/970415.htm 28C-DS100 (28) = JCSAT-2 45-90 PCM Radio tuner -PCM Radio tuner NEC PCM-500 http://www.nec.co.jp/japanese/product/kiban/musen/hoso/pcm.html KDB 40-??? Satellite tuner for Koreasat EBP 100-170 DVB tuner + Converter(PAL>NTSC) -EBP needs C-band antenna. -DVB tuner NOKIA Mediamaster http://www.nokia.com/products/multimedia/index.html SAMSUNG VDS-100F -Converter(PAL>NTSC) Aiwa MC-WX3 (no brand?) CMD-600 (no brand?) CMD-620 -Multi-system VCR(PAL>NTSC) Aiwa HV-MX1 http://www.aiwa.com/hvmx1.htm Satellite TV Newsgroup(NetNews) Name Topic japan.tv.satellite BS, PerfecTV, JSkyB, DirecTV Japan, etc japan.tv.satellite.overseas Asiasat, Panamsat, Koreasat, C-band, etc Amihari amihari@ari.bekkoame.or.jp