With news of a firm launch date for the new PSP through, details have come through that a TV tuner will also launch on the Japanese market.

The tuner was demonstrated at the PlayStation Premiere 2007 press conference in Japan and will be available at the launch of the new PSP, September 20.

The tuner, which requires 1seg digital broadcast signals, will work only in Japan, and only with the new slim model PSP.

The price of the television tuner will be 6,980 Yen, or $57 and as yet there’s been no comment about a similar tuner for Europe or the U.S.