arter ed ▁in ▁Sh iz u oka ▁Pref ect ure , ▁Japan . ▁The ▁station , ▁which ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁is ▁an ▁affili ate ▁of ▁Fu ji ▁News ▁Network . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁main ▁station ▁( J O Q H - TV ; ▁channel ▁ 3 5 ) ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 4 ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁S omet ime ▁after ▁the ▁station ' s ▁sign ▁on , ▁a ▁satellite ▁station ▁( J OR H - TV ; ▁channel ▁ 3 4 ) ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁from ▁Ham am ats u . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁station ▁began ▁testing ▁its ▁digital ▁terrest rial ▁transm issions , ▁which ▁would ▁formally ▁commence ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁together ▁with ▁SD T ▁and ▁S AT V . ▁J O Q H - TV ▁broadcast ▁simultaneously ▁in ▁both ▁analog ▁and ▁digital ▁formats ▁until ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁when ▁J OR H - TV ▁perman ently ▁ceased ▁broadcast ing . ▁ ▁Program s ▁ ▁Kar ak uri ▁Sam ur ai ▁S ess ha aw an ▁ 1 ▁Te ppen ▁S iz u oka ▁every ▁week day ▁ 1 5 : 5 0 - 1 6 : 5 0 ▁Prime ▁News ▁Sh iz u oka ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official