List of channels on Broadcasting Satellite (Japan)

The following is a list of Broadcasting Satellite (BS) channels. This technology exists only in Japan & is broadcast on the ISDB-S standard through the BSAT satellites at 110.0° east. Channels in yellow denote (optional) pay channels. The pay service is offered by Sky PerfecTV!.

List of channels

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Format
101	NHK BS1	To be rebranded as "NHK BS" from 1 December 2023	Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
103	NHK BS Premium	To be rebranded as "NHK BS Premium 4K" from 1 December 2023	Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
141	BS Nittele		Nippon Television	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
151	BS Asahi		TV Asahi	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
161	BS-TBS	Formerly known as BS-i.	Tokyo Broadcasting System	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
171	BS TV Tokyo	Formerly known as BS Japan.	TV Tokyo	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
181	BS Fuji		Fuji Television	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
191	WOWOW Prime		Wowow, Inc.	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
192	WOWOW Live		Wowow, Inc.	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
193	WOWOW Cinema		Wowow, Inc.	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
201	Star Channel 1		Tohokushinsha	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
202	Star Channel 2		Tohokushinsha	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
203	Star Channel 3		Tohokushinsha	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
211	BS11		Bic Camera, Inc.	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
222	BS12 TwellV		World Hi-Vision Channel, Incorporated	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
231	BS Open University		The Open University of Japan	00:00-00:00	16:9 HDTV
234	Green Channel		Green Channel General Foundation	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
236	BS Animax		Sony	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
238	FOX Sports and Entertainment	Formerly known as FOX BS238. Shut down on 31 March 2020.	BS FOX (FOX International Channels)	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
241	BS SkyPerfecTV!	Shut down on 31 October 2022.	Sky PerfecTV!	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
258	Dlife	Shut down on 31 March 2020.	The Walt Disney Company	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
242	J SPORTS 1		J Sports Corporation	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
243	J SPORTS 2		J Sports Corporation	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
244	J SPORTS 3		J Sports Corporation	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
245	J SPORTS 4		J Sports Corporation	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
251	BS Fishing Vision		Fishing Vision	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
252	WOWOW Plus		Wowow Plus, Inc.	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
255	Nihon Eiga Senmon		Nihon Eiga Broadcasting	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
256	Disney Channel		The Walt Disney Company	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
291	NHK General Television	Special simulcast of JOAK-DTV for terrestrial digital black spots; ended 31 March 2015	Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
292	NHK Educational Television	Special simulcast of JOAB-DTV for terrestrial digital black spots; ended 31 March 2015	Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
294	NTV	Special simulcast of JOAX-DTV for terrestrial digital black spots; ended 31 March 2015	Nippon Television	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
295	TV Asahi	Special simulcast of JOEX-DTV for terrestrial digital black spots; ended 31 March 2015	TV Asahi	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
296	TBS	Special simulcast of JORX-DTV for terrestrial digital black spots; ended 31 March 2015	Tokyo Broadcasting System	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
297	TV Tokyo	Special simulcast of JOTX-DTV for terrestrial digital black spots; ended 31 March 2015	TV Tokyo	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
298	Fuji TV	Special simulcast of JOCX-DTV for terrestrial digital black spots; terminated 31 March 2015	Fuji Television	24 hours	16:9 HDTV
531	Open University Radio		The Open University of Japan	24 hours	audio