NHK World HD to launch on Freesat

Japan’s NHK World HD will become Freesat’s fifth high definition TV channel in May 2011. The English-language news channel will join BBC1 HD, BBC HD, ITV1 HD and C4 HD, which will arrive later this month.
As well as news, NHK World HD carries programmes about music, art, cooking, travel, science and technology, making it a true window on Japan.
Makoto Harada, head of international broadcasting at NHK said: ‘We would like to convey our great appreciation to those broadcasters who have co-operated with NHK to convey the hugely tragic news in Japan.

‘I feel proud that our channel, NHK World has been able to contribute to the world coverage. ‘It is also our great honour that we will soon be able to show our HD channel to viewers in the United Kingdom on Freesat.’
NHK World HD will be on Freesat channel 209 (also in standard definition on the same channel for Freesat SD viewers).
NHK World HD is currently broadcasting FTA on Eurobird1 at 28.4° east on 11224 vertical polarization, SR 27500 FEC 2/3.