<s>
,	O
sometimes	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
TV	O
Friend	O
Channel	B-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
Wii	B-Application
channel	I-Application
that	O
featured	O
an	O
electronic	B-Device
program	I-Device
guide	I-Device
service	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
operated	O
by	O
G-Guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
channel	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
software	O
to	O
ever	O
officially	O
use	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
TV	B-Protocol
remote	I-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
channel	B-Application
displayed	O
an	O
electronic	B-Device
programme	I-Device
guide	I-Device
,	O
featuring	O
ongoing	O
and	O
upcoming	O
programme	O
information	O
for	O
all	O
television	O
channels	O
for	O
the	O
selected	O
prefecture	O
and	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
select	O
from	O
four	O
categories	O
of	O
channels	O
:	O
terrestrial	O
analogue	O
,	O
terrestrial	B-Application
digital	I-Application
,	O
satellite	O
analogue	O
and	O
satellite	O
digital	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
channel	B-Application
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
select	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
Mii	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
also	O
register	O
their	O
mobile	O
phone	O
number	O
or	O
email	O
address	O
on	O
the	O
channel	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
notification	O
30	O
minutes	O
before	O
programmes	O
they	O
had	O
stamped	O
were	O
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
,	O
users	O
could	O
also	O
view	O
programmes	O
registered	O
friends	O
had	O
stamped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
unique	O
feature	O
the	O
channel	B-Application
also	O
included	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
their	O
television	O
set	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
features	O
included	O
switching	O
the	O
TV	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
,	O
scrolling	O
through	O
channels	O
,	O
changing	O
the	O
volume	O
level	O
and	O
switching	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
signal	O
to	O
a	O
specific	O
channel	B-Application
and	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
not	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
mode	O
,	O
information	O
would	O
be	O
provided	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
speaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
system	B-Application
settings	I-Application
,	O
as	O
seen	O
from	O
leftover	O
data	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
making	O
this	O
channel	B-Application
the	O
only	O
software	O
to	O
ever	O
use	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
later	O
incorporated	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
's	O
infrared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
later	O
released	O
a	O
TV	O
remote	O
for	O
Premium	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
members	O
in	O
Japan	O
that	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
but	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
simple	O
TV	O
remote	O
,	O
it	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
service	O
had	O
originally	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
push	O
towards	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
switch	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
,	O
scheduled	O
for	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
at	O
12:00	O
JST	O
on	O
24	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
final	O
shutdown	O
of	O
analogue	O
broadcasting	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
G-Guide	O
service	O
ending	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
no	O
longer	O
active	O
analogue	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
