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((short description|Overview of television in China))
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((Chinese television topics))

The '''television industry in China''' includes high-tech program production, transmission and coverage. [[China Central Television]] is China's largest state-run national television broadcaster. By 1987, two-thirds of people in China had access to television, while today,((When|date=March 2024)) over 3,000 channels are available in the country.

[[Chinese television drama]] has also gained popularity over the years garnering billions of views among China's most popular video websites, [[iQiyi]], [[Youku]], [[Tencent QQ|Tencent Video]] and Mango TV.((Citation needed|date=March 2024))

Chinese variety shows has also become widely successful, examples of which include [[Happy Camp (variety show)|''Happy Camp'']], [[Super Girl (TV series)|''Super Girl'']], ''[[Sing! China]]''.((Citation needed|date=March 2024))

== History ==

=== Origins ===
((Unreferenced section|date=October 2023))
When the People's Republic was founded in 1949, the telecommunications systems and facilities in China were outdated and rudimentary, and many had been damaged or destroyed during the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]. Communications in China were established rapidly in the early 1950s. By 1952 the principal telecommunications network centered on [[Beijing]], and links to all large cities had finally been established, enabling the launch of [[television]] [[broadcast]]s. The first [[China|Chinese]] [[television station]] in the world was [[Rediffusion Television]] (now [[Asia Television|ATV]], off-air since 2016), which launched in [[Hong Kong]] on May 29, 1957. On the [[mainland China|mainland]], the first national broadcasts began on May 1, 1958, and [[Beijing Television]] (now [[China Central Television]] since 1978) was formally launched on September 2, 1958. A month later, the first regional station, [[Shanghai Television]] was launched, on the 9th [[National Day of the People's Republic of China|National Day]], which was on October 1, 1958. Liaoning Television would begin a year later, and in 1960, Zhejiang and Guandong provinces had their stations begin full broadcasts.

Growth in telecommunications halted with the general economic collapse after the [[Great Leap Forward]] (1958–60) but revived in the 1960s: radio-television services were installed in major cities in these years. Television infrastructure developed at a moderate pace during the 1960s and 1970s.<ref name=":Qian">((Cite book |last=Qian |first=Ying |title=Revolutionary Becomings: Documentary Media in Twentieth-Century China |date=2024 |publisher=[[Columbia University Press]] |isbn=9780231204477 |location=New York, NY))</ref>((Rp|page=233)) By 1965 there were 12 [[television station]]s in mainland China, 1 national and 11 regional (compared to approximately 700 conventional television stations and about 3,000 [[cable television|cable]] [[channel (communications)|channels]] today). Similarly, in 1978, there was less than one [[television]] receiver per 100 people, and fewer than ten million Chinese people had access to a television set (in 2003 there were about 35 TVs for every 100 people, and roughly a billion Chinese people had access to television). Although relatively few people had televisions, 36% of people experienced some form of television through communal viewing and by 1976 every province or autonomous region except Tibet had a television station.<ref name=":Qian" />((Rp|page=233)) 

Expansion and modernization of the [[broadcasting]] systems continued throughout the late-1970s and early 1980s.

Until the mid-to-late 1970s, TV broadcasts started in the late afternoon and ended at midnight, with special daytime programs during the summer and winter vacations for students. BTV, at the same time, also expanded its programming reach, from the one channel the station started in 1958, the network grew to 3 channels in 1969.

The first Chinese color TV broadcasts was launched by [[TVB]] in [[Hong Kong]] in 1967 and [[China Television]] in [[Taiwan]] in 1969. On the mainland, test color broadcasts started in 1971 on BTV Channel 2, and later spread towards the regional stations, and at the same time, BTV pioneered nationwide satellite broadcasts only for major events starting in 1972. BTV fully converted to color in 1973.

=== 1980s ===
The Ministry of Radio and Television was established as a separate entity in 1982 to administer and upgrade the status of television and radio broadcasting. Subordinate to this ministry were the [[China National Radio|Central People's Broadcasting Station]], [[China Radio International|Radio Beijing]], and [[China Central Television]]. Additionally, the various broadcasting training, talent-search, research, publishing, and manufacturing organizations were brought under the control of the Ministry of Radio and Television. In 1986 responsibility for the movie industry was transferred from the Ministry of Culture to the new Ministry of Radio, Cinema, and Television.

Radio and television expanded rapidly in the 1980s as important means of mass communication and popular entertainment. In 1982 television was by one measure available only to 350 million of China's population of 1 billion,<ref name="books.google.com">((cite book |last1=Link |first1=Perry |title=The Uses of Literature: Life in the Socialist Chinese Literary System |date=2000 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=9780691001982 |pages=208 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qhBYxOitb-MC&q=number+of+tvs+in+china+1980&pg=PA208))</ref> and was mostly watched on a communal basis.<ref name="books.google.com"/> By 1985 television reached two-thirds of the population through more than 104 stations (up from 52 in 1984 and 44 in 1983); an estimated 85 percent of the urban population had access to television. During this time, the content of the programming changed drastically from the political lectures and statistical lists of the previous period. Typical television shows were entertainment, including feature films, sports, drama,<ref>[[Ying Zhu]], Michael Keane, and Ruoyun Bai (editors), "TV drama in China", Hong Kong University Press, 2008</ref> music, dance, and children's programming. In 1985 a survey of a typical week of television programming made by the Shanghai publication ''Wuxiandian Yu Dianshi'' (Journal of Radio and Television) revealed that more than half of the programming could be termed entertainment; education made up 24 percent of the remainder of the programming and news 15 percent. A wide cross section of international news was presented each evening. Most news broadcasts had been borrowed from foreign news organizations, and a Chinese summary was [[dubbing|dubbed]] over. China Central Television also contracted with several foreign broadcasters for entertainment programs. Between 1982 and 1985, six United States television companies signed agreements to provide American programs to China.

Since the late 1950s, people in [[Pearl River Delta]] began to receive channels from Hong Kong with [[coaxial cable]] (1957–1973) and [[Yagi–Uda antenna]] (1967 onwards). Hong Kong channels were considered more entertaining and had Cantonese shows. Such reception was banned by central government, but semi-accepted by local government. By the late 1980s, local channels began to syndicate shows from Hong Kong.

China launched its first television-broadcast satellite in 1986.

In 1987 [[China Central Television]] (CCTV), the state network, managed China's television programs. In 1985 consumers purchased 15 million new sets, including approximately 4 million color sets. Production fell far short of demand. Because Chinese viewers often gathered in large groups to watch publicly owned sets, authorities estimated that two-thirds of the nation had access to television. In 1987 there were about 70 million television sets, an average of 29 sets per 100 families. CCTV had four channels that supplied programs to the over ninety television stations throughout the country. Construction began on a major new CCTV studio in Beijing in 1985. CCTV produced its own programs, a large portion of which were educational, and the Television University in Beijing produced three educational programs weekly. The English-language lesson was the most popular program and had an estimated 5 to 6 million viewers. Other programs included daily news, entertainment, teleplays, and special programs. Foreign programs included films and cartoons. Chinese viewers were particularly interested in watching international news, sports, and drama (see [[Culture of the People's Republic of China]]).

=== 1990s ===
In September 1993, after acquiring the [[Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific|STAR TV]] satellite network, [[Rupert Murdoch]] publicly declared:<ref name="guardian.co.uk">[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/apr/22/chinathemedia.rupertmurdoch http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/22/chinathemedia.rupertmurdoch]</ref> ((blockquote|"(telecommunications) have proved an unambiguous threat to totalitarian regimes everywhere ... satellite broadcasting makes it possible for information-hungry residents of many closed societies to bypass state-controlled television channels"))

After this, the former prime minister [[Li Peng]] requested and obtained the ban of [[satellite dish]]es throughout the country. Subsequently, the STAR TV network dropped the [[BBC]] channels from its satellite offer. This, and many ensuing declarations from Murdoch, led critics to believe the businessman was striving to appease the Chinese government in order to have the ban lifted.<ref name="guardian.co.uk"/> It is also alleged that the PRC government was unhappy with [[BBC]] coverage and threatened to block STAR TV in the huge [[mainland China|mainland Chinese]] market if the BBC was not withdrawn. This is despite technology that is capable of blocking BBC World in China, while making it available in other countries they serve.<ref>[http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2268 Announcing The P.u.-litzer Prizes For 1994<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="BBC re-enters China">((cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1107470.stm | work=BBC News | title=China lets in BBC TV | date=2001-01-09 | access-date=2010-05-25))</ref><ref>[http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/S/htmlS/startvhong/startvhong.htm Star-TV (Hong Kong)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

On [[New Year's Day]] 1994 at 06:00 [[China Standard Time|Hangzhou Time]], [[Zhejiang Television]] was [[China]]'s first [[commercial broadcasting|commercial]] [[satellite television]] based in [[East China]] surrounding areas, [[Yangtze Delta]].

On 6 October 1997 at 09:00 [[China Standard Time|Hefei Time]], [[Anhui Television]] was [[China]]'s second [[commercial broadcasting|commercial]] [[satellite television]] and on 28 December same year at 06:00 [[China Standard Time|Nanjing Time]], [[Jiangsu Television]] was [[China]]'s third [[commercial broadcasting|commercial]] [[satellite television]] based in [[East China]] surrounding areas, [[Yangtze Delta]].

In 1998, the [[State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television]] (SARFT) began the Connecting Every Village with Radio and TV Project, which extended radio and television broadcasting to every village in China.<ref name=":16">((Cite book |last=Shi |first=Song |title=China and the Internet: Using New Media for Development and Social Change |date=2023 |publisher=[[Rutgers University Press]] |isbn=9781978834736 |location=New Brunswick, NJ))</ref>((Rp|page=30))

On 1 October 1998 at 06:00 [[China Standard Time|Shanghai Time]], [[Dragon Television|Dragon Television (Shanghai)]] (formerly known as [[Shanghai Television]]) was [[China]]'s fourth [[commercial broadcasting|commercial]] [[satellite television]] based in [[East China]] surrounding areas, [[Yangtze Delta]] ([[free-to-air]] [[terrestrial television]] in [[Shanghai]] only).

=== 2000s ===
((Unreferenced section|date=October 2023))
In 2000, the Chinese government put forward a goal of promoting media amalgamation by establishing trans-regional multi-media news groups. It also instituted detailed regulations on media industry fund raising, foreign-funded cooperation and trans-media development.<ref>[[Ying Zhu]], "Television in Post-Reform China: Serial Dramas, Confucian Leadership and the Global Television Market", London: Routledge, 2008.</ref>

The [[State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television]] (SARFT), founded at the end of 2001, integrated the resources of central-level radio, television and film industry plus those of the radio and television, Internet companies into China's biggest and strongest multi-media group covering the fields of television, Internet, publishing, advertising, etc. At the same time Chinese media industry is cooperating with overseas media groups.

By 2003, 30 overseas television networks, including [[Phoenix Television]], [[Bloomberg Television]], [[Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific|STAR TV]], [[Eurosport]], [[BBC World News|BBC World]], [[CNBC]], and [[China Entertainment Television]] had entered into China with limitations. At the same time, the [[CCTV News|English-language channel of CCTV]] entered the United States through [[Fox News]] Internet under the jurisdiction of [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]].

In conformity with trends in the international television industry, CCTV has made progress in the direction of specialization, introducing three specialized channels between 2003 and 2004, [[CCTV-13|CCTV-News]], [[CCTV-Children]] and [[CCTV-Music]].

Since September 1, 2006, the Chinese government has banned foreign-produced animation between the hours of 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. on state-run television to protect struggling Chinese animation studios that have been affected by the popularity of such cartoons.<ref>McDonald, Joe. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/13/AR2006081300242.html China Bans 'Simpsons' From Prime-Time TV]. [[Associated Press]]: August 13, 2006</ref>

Despite these advances, a considerable gap remains between the eastern coastal region and the Chinese hinterland, where television sets and regional broadcasters are far less common.

=== Today ===
((Unreferenced section|date=October 2023))
Altogether there are 3,000 television stations across the country. Large international TV expositions, including the Shanghai Television Festival, Beijing International Television Week, China Radio and Television Exposition and Sichuan Television Festival, are held on a regular basis.

Besides judging and conferring awards, these festivals conduct academic exchange and the import and export of TV programs. Shanghai has become the largest television program trading market in Asia.

Since China entered the [[World Trade Organization]], the trend within China's [[media industry]] is to form inter-media and trans-regional media groups operated with multiple patterns so as to meet competition and challenges from powerful overseas media groups.

In October 2014, actors and actresses who have used drugs, visited prostitutes, or broken the law are not allowed to appear on television, movies, or other forms of broadcast (radio and advertisement) in China. The ban also encompasses online media, film and publishing.<ref>((cite news|title=China bans stars who have used drugs from national media|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-29549232|access-date=10 October 2014|work=BBC News|date=9 October 2014))</ref> ''[[China Daily]]'' reported that the ban is meant to "keep the industry healthy" and "Celebrities who break the law should not be invited to appear in programs, and transmission of their words should be suspended." It was also noted that "Recent cases involving stars using drugs or visiting prostitutes have harmed the image of the entertainment industry and set a bad example for young people." In 2014, China has detained several Chinese celebrities on drug-related charges. The [[Ministry of Public Security (China)|Ministry of Public Security]] stated in February 2014, that police need to "get tough on drugs, gambling, and prostitution."<ref name=Birsel-bans>((cite news|last1=Birsel|first1=Robert|title=China bans tainted stars from TV, movie screens|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/09/us-china-drugs-idUSKCN0HY0DA20141009|access-date=10 October 2014|publisher=Reuters))</ref>

All nationwide analog shutdown start on 31 July 2020 at midnight stroke and last analog broadcasting station officially turn off on 1 April 2021 at midnight stroke.

== Censorship ==
((Main|Censorship in China))
Television censorship is conducted by [[State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television]] of People's Republic of China (PRC) and targets the overseas programs (including those from Hong Kong and Macau), that can be watched in [[Mainland China]]. In addition receiving satellite TV signals without permission is against the law in mainland China.<ref>((cite web|title= 《卫星电视广播地面接收设施管理规定》实施细则  |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/newmedia/2003-05/31/content_897368.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031210160324/http://news.xinhuanet.com/newmedia/2003-05/31/content_897368.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 10, 2003 | work=广电总局 |publisher=新华网 |date=2003-05-31 |access-date=2011-05-16))</ref>

CNN has reported that their broadcast agreement in China includes an arrangement that their signal must pass through a Chinese-controlled satellite. In this way, Chinese authorities have been able to black out CNN segments at will.<ref name="CNN blackout">((cite web |url= https://news.yahoo.com/i/2444|title= China's media crackdown|access-date=2008-03-16 |date= 2008-03-14|author= Vassileva, Ralitsa|publisher= CNN|format= video))</ref> CNN has also said that their broadcasts are not widely available in China, but rather only in certain diplomatic compounds, hotels, and apartment blocks.<ref>((cite news | last = Vause | first = John | title = San Francisco Torch Relay Broadcast | publisher =  CNN | date = 2008-04-09))</ref>

Blacked out content has included references to the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre]],<ref name="CNN blackout"/> the [[Dalai Lama]],<ref name="CNN blackout"/> the death of [[Zhao Ziyang]],<ref>((cite web|url= http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=12419|title= News black-out on death of former top leader Zhao Ziyang|access-date= 2008-03-17|publisher= Reporters without Borders|date= 2005-01-28|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071030153119/http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=12419|archive-date= 2007-10-30))</ref> the [[2008 Tibetan unrest]],<ref name="CNN blackout"/> the [[2008 Chinese milk scandal|Chinese milk scandal of 2008]],<ref name="censor">((cite news
|author=Raymond Li
|date=16 September 2008
|title=Censorship hammer comes down over scandal
|publisher=South China Morning Post, p. A5))</ref> negative developments about the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]],<ref>((cite news |url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/athletics/article3521537.ece|title= Haile Gebrselassie pulls out of Beijing marathon|access-date=2008-03-11 |work= The Times|quote= News of the development is struggling to reach audiences in China, where transmissions of BBC World were mysteriously suspended when the station relayed the story. | location=London | first=Ashling | last=Oconnor | date=2008-03-10))</ref> and historical dramas, such as [[Story of Yanxi Palace]] during national events.<ref>((Cite news|last=Illmer|first=Andreas|date=2019-02-08|title=Why China turned against a blockbuster drama|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bSbc.com/news/world-asia-china-47084374|access-date=2020-10-09))</ref><ref>((cite web |author1=賴錦宏 |title=延禧攻略、如懿傳遭下架 陸「十一」前限宮鬥劇 |url=https://money.udn.com/money/story/5603/4894899 |website=經濟日報 |accessdate=2020-09-30 |date=2020-09-28 |archive-date=2022-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311045655/https://money.udn.com/money/story/5603/4894899 ))</ref>

During the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics in Beijing]] all Chinese TV stations were ordered to delay live broadcasts by ten seconds, a policy that was designed to give censors time to react in case free-[[Tibet]] demonstrators or others staged political protests.<ref>
((cite news
  |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-china-censor22-2009jan22,0,2705401.story
  |title=Chinese media censor Obama's inaugural speech
  |author= Barbara Demick
  |date=2009-01-22
  |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]
  |access-date=2009-03-18))</ref> During a television report of the [[First inauguration of Barack Obama|inauguration of Barack Obama]] in 2009, the state-run [[China Central Television]] (CCTV) abruptly cut away from its coverage of Obama's address when he spoke of how "earlier generations faced down fascism and communism".<ref>
((cite news
  |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/21/obamas-inaugural-address-censored-china/
  |title=Obama's address censored in China
  |author=Chris O'Brien
  |date=2009-01-21
  |publisher=[[The Washington Times]]
  |access-date=2009-03-18))</ref>

In 2021 China banned [[BBC World News]] although access had already been heavily restricted before then and what was carried was censored with parts of the show being blacked out by censors live. They were banned due to their coverage of the [[persecution of Uyghurs in China]] and in retaliation for [[CGTN]]’s ban from the British market for violating broadcast regulations there.<ref>((cite web |last1=Tiezzi |first1=Shannon |title=China Bans BBC World News Over Xinjiang Reporting |url=https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/china-bans-bbc-world-news-over-xinjiang-reporting/ |website=thediplomat.com |publisher=The Diplomat |access-date=13 February 2021))</ref>

During the [[2022 COVID-19 protests in China]], CCTV's coverage of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] censored scenes of maskless fans in the stadium.<ref>((Cite news |last=Mellor |first=Sophie |date=28 November 2022 |title=China's state-owned television is editing maskless fans out of its World Cup coverage |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |url=https://fortune.com/2022/11/28/china-state-owned-television-editing-maskless-fans-out-world-cup-coverage/ |access-date=28 November 2022))</ref><ref>((Cite news |last=Wei |first=Low De |date=28 November 2022 |title=World Cup Fans Without Masks Pose Dilemma for Chinese TV Amid Protests |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-28/maskless-world-cup-fans-pose-dilemma-for-chinese-broadcasters |access-date=28 November 2022))</ref> CCTV avoided coverage of the protests directly.<ref>((Cite news |last=Yerushalmy |first=Jonathan |date=28 November 2022 |title=How Chinese media have – and haven't – covered widespread protests against zero-Covid |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/28/how-chinese-media-have-and-havent-covered-widespread-protests-against-zero-covid |access-date=28 November 2022))</ref>

== Digital terrestrial television ==
((Unreferenced section|date=October 2023))
According to the Chinese government's plans, by 2010 the existing cable television in cities above county levels in eastern and middle parts of China as well as in most of cities over county level in western parts of the country will be digitized. The analog signals within the country will be switched off in stages between 2015 and 2018, due to large size of the territory. In the meantime, the policies emphasize the continued amalgamation of the three networks of Internet, television and telecom.

To realize the above goals, NDRC, MII and SARFT will be responsible for organizing special projects for implementing [[digital television]] services. Support will be given to digital TV related enterprises' listings and more investment will be injected into them.

According to China's national strategy, the country aims to shift from a major television manufacturer to a digital television power during the development of digital television industry. The policies show that by 2010, the annual sales of China's digital television sets and related products will reach [[Renminbi|RMB]]250 billion and the export volume will reach [[US$]]10 billion. By 2015, China's digital television industry scale and technology level will rank among the top in the world and it will become one of the world's largest digital television set and key components development and production bases. First analog broadcasting television station officially turn off on 30 August 2020 at 23:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]] ([[UTC+8]]) for all [[Hunan Province]] on [[Hunan Television]] only and all analog broadcastings officially full-time completely turn off on [[New Year's Eve]] (31 December) 2020 at 03:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]] ([[UTC+8]]) for all nationwide (including [[Shanghai]] and [[Suzhou]]) so all analog broadcastings officially full-time completely turn off on 31 March 2021 at 23:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]] ([[UTC+8]]) for all [[Shaanxi Province]]. On [[New Year's Eve]] (31 December) 2020 at 04:00:00 [[China Standard Time|CST]] ([[UTC+8]]), the digital terrestrial television of the People's Republic of China fully turned, shifted and switched to all full [[High-definition television|high definition]] for all nationwide (including [[Shanghai]] and [[Suzhou]]). On 1 April 2021, the digital terrestrial television of the People's Republic of China fully turned, shifted and switched to all full [[High-definition television|high definition]] for all [[Shaanxi Province]].
{| class="wikitable"
|+Shutdown schedule of terrestrial analog TV in some provinces
! rowspan="2" |[[Provinces of China|Province]], [[Direct-administered municipalities of China|municipality]], and [[Autonomous regions of China|autonomous region]]
! colspan="3" |Terrestrial analog TV shutdown time (stopped at 00:00:00 [[China Standard Time|CST]] of the day)
|-
!Central Channel
!Provincial Channel
!County Channel
|-
|[[Autonomous regions of China|Nationwide]]
|colspan="3"|31 December 2020 at 03:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]]
|-
|[[Tianjin]]
|colspan="3"|31 December 2020 at 03:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]]
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|[[Shanghai]]
|colspan="3"|31 December 2020 at 03:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]]
|-
|[[Suzhou]]
|colspan="3"|31 December 2020 at 03:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]]
|-
|[[Hunan]]
|colspan="3"|30 August 2020 at 23:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]] ([[Hunan Television]])<br>31 December 2020 at 03:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]] (Official)
|-
|[[Shanxi]]
|colspan="3"|30 November 2020 at 23:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]]
|-
|[[Inner Mongolia]]
|colspan="3"|30 November 2020 at 23:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]]
|-
|[[Jilin]]
|colspan="3"|22 December 2020 at 23:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]]
|-
|[[Jiangsu]]
|colspan="3"|30 November 2020 at 23:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]]
|-
|[[Anhui]]
|colspan="3"|31 December 2020 at 03:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]]
|-
|[[Shandong]]
|colspan="3"|31 December 2020 at 03:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]]
|-
|[[Hainan]]
|colspan="3"|31 December 2020 at 03:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]]
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|[[Chongqing]]
|colspan="3"|31 December 2020 at 03:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]]
|-
|[[Yunnan]]
|colspan="3"|30 November 2020 at 23:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]]
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|[[Shaanxi]]
|colspan="3"|31 March 2021 at 23:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]]
|-
|[[Qinghai]]
|colspan="3"|31 December 2020 at 03:59:59 [[China Standard Time|CST]]
|}

== Cable television ==
((Unreferenced section|date=October 2023))
Cable television is the usual transmission method in all urban areas of [[mainland China]] - television aerials are an extremely rare sight. Cable systems usually carry all the [[China Central Television|CCTV]] channels in [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]], plus all the channels of [[Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China|municipal, provincial or regional]] station in question (such stations are listed below). The remaining slots carry the main channels from several other province-level stations, and may carry additional channels from metropolitan stations such as [[Beijing Television|BTV]] and [[Shanghai Media Group]]. They may also carry a local channel for a particular sub-provincial municipality, prefecture or county. Individual compounds (hotels, housing estates, etc.) often add a request channel showing karaoke [[music video]]s and animations. An extremely small number of compounds with many foreign residents (e.g. five star hotels in [[Beijing]]) will also carry selected channels from [[Hong Kong]], [[Taiwan]] and [[Western world|the West]]. [[Phoenix Television]] has the widest carriage under this rule.

Mainland China had more than 44.5 million digital cable television users in 2008, had 0.9 billion digital cable television users and 0.2 billion IPTV Users in 2015.

Unlike many cable television operators in other countries that support two-way modes, China's cable television runs in a one-way mode (download only, no upload and no interactive services).

==List of national networks and channels==
((further|List of Chinese-language television channels))

===China Central Television===
((main|China Central Television))
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width="300"| Name
! width="200"| Simplified Chinese
! width="80"| Launch
! Format
|-
|[[CCTV-1]] (General Channel)
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台综合频道|labels=no))
|1958
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]]/[[1440p]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-2]] (Finance Channel)
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台财经频道|labels=no))
|1963
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-3]] (Arts and Entertainment Channel) 
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台综艺频道|labels=no))
|1969
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-4]] (International Chinese Channel Asia) 
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台中文国际频道（亚洲版）|labels=no))
|1992
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-4]] (International Chinese Channel Europe) 
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台中文国际频道（欧洲版）|labels=no))
|2007
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]], in [[France]])
|-
|[[CCTV-4]] (International Chinese Channel America) 
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台中文国际频道（美洲版）|labels=no))
|2007
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-5]] (Sports Channel) 
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台体育频道|labels=no))
|1994
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-5+]] (Sports Events Channel)
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台体育赛事频道|labels=no))
|2013
|[[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-6]] (National Movie Channel) 
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台电影频道|labels=no))
|1994
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-7]] (National Defense and Military Channel) 
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台国防军事频道|labels=no))
|2019
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-8]] (Television Series Channel) 
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台电视剧频道|labels=no))
|1994
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-9]] (Chinese Documentary Channel) 
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台纪录频道|labels=no))
|2011
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-10]] (Science & Education Channel) 
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台科教频道|labels=no))
|2001
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-11]] (Chinese Opera Channel) 
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台戏曲频道|labels=no))
|2001
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-12]] (Society & Law Channel) 
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台社会与法频道|labels=no))
|2004
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-13]] (Chinese News Channel)
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台新闻频道|labels=no))
|2003
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-14]] (Children's Channel)
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台少儿频道|labels=no))
|2003
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-15]] (Music Channel)
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台音乐频道|labels=no))
|2004
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-17]] (Agricultural and Rural Channel) 
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台农业农村频道|labels=no))
|2019
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CGTN (TV channel)|CGTN]] (International English Channel)
|((zh|s=中国国际电视台英语新闻频道|labels=no|c=|t=))
|2000
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CGTN French|CGTN-Français]] (International French Channel)
|中国国际电视台法语频道
|2007
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CGTN Spanish|CGTN-Español]] (International Spanish Channel)
|中国国际电视台西班牙语频道
|2007
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CGTN Arabic|CGTN-العربية]] (International Arabic Channel)
|中国国际电视台阿拉伯语频道
|2009
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CGTN Russian|CGTN-русский]] (International Russian Channel)
|中国国际电视台俄语频道
| 2009
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CGTN Documentary]] (English Documentary Channel) 
|((zh|s=中国国际电视台英语纪录频道|labels=no))
|2011
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-4K]] (4KUHD Channel)
|((zh|s=中央广播电视总台4K超高清频道|labels=no))
| 2018
|[[Ultra-high-definition television|UHDTV]] ([[2160p]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-16]] (Olympic Channel)
|((zh|s=中国中央电视台奥林匹克频道|labels=no))
| 2021
|[[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|-
|[[CCTV-8K]] (8KUHD Channel)
|((zh|s=中央广播电视总台8K超高清频道|labels=no))
| 2021
|[[Ultra-high-definition television|UHDTV]] ([[4320p]], [[16:9]])
|}

===National free-to-air public satellite television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
![[Simplified Chinese characters|Simplified Chinese]]
!Launch date
!Broadcasting area
!Transmitted area
!Head office
!Broadcasting hours
!Format
!Owner
|-
|[[Anhui Television]]
|((zh|s=安徽卫视|labels=no))
|((start date and age|1997|10|6))
|National
|[[Anhui]]
|[[Hefei]]
|[[24-hour clock|24-hour]]
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|[[Anhui Television|Anhui Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)]]
|-
|[[Beijing Media Network|Beijing Kaku]]
|((zh|s=北京卡酷少儿卫视|labels=no))
|((start date and age|2007|9|10))
|National
|[[Beijing]]
|[[Chaoyang District, Beijing]]
|[[24-hour clock|24-hour]]
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|[[Beijing Media Network|Beijing Media Network (BMN)]]
|-
|[[Beijing Media Network|Beijing Television]]
|((zh|s=北京卫视|labels=no))
|((start date and age|1998|1|1))
|National
|[[Beijing]]
|[[Chaoyang District, Beijing]]
|[[24-hour clock|24-hour]]
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|[[Beijing Media Network|Beijing Media Network (BMN)]]
|-
|[[Jiangsu Television]]
|((zh|s=江苏卫视|labels=no))
|((start date and age|1997|12|28))
|National
|[[Jiangsu]]
|[[Nanjing]]
|[[24-hour clock|24-hour]]
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|[[Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation|Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC)]]
|-
|[[Jiangsu Television|Jiangsu Youman]]
|((zh|s=江苏优漫卡通卫视|labels=no))
|((start date and age|2010|10|1))
|National
|[[Jiangsu]]
|[[Nanjing]]
|[[24-hour clock|24-hour]]
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|[[Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation|Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC)]]
|-
|[[Dragon Television|Dragon Television (Shanghai)]]
|((zh|s=上海东方卫视|labels=no))
|((start date and age|1998|10|1))
|National
|[[Shanghai]]
|[[Pudong]]
|[[24-hour clock|24-hour]]
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|[[Radio and Television Station of Shanghai|Radio and Television Station of Shanghai (RTS)]], [[Shanghai Media Group|Shanghai Media Group (SMG)]]
|-
|[[Shanghai Television|Shanghai Toonmax]]
|((zh|s=上海哈哈炫动卫视|labels=no))
|((start date and age|2004|12|26))
|National
|[[Shanghai]]
|[[Pudong]]
|[[24-hour clock|24-hour]]
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|[[Radio and Television Station of Shanghai|Radio and Television Station of Shanghai (RTS)]], [[Shanghai Media Group|Shanghai Media Group (SMG)]]
|-
|[[Zhejiang Television]]
|((zh|s=浙江卫视|labels=no))
|((start date and age|1994|1|1))
|National
|[[Zhejiang]]
|[[Hangzhou]]
|[[24-hour clock|24-hour]]
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|[[Zhejiang Radio and Television Group|Zhejiang Radio and Television Group (ZRTG)]]
|-
|[[Guangdong Television]]
|((zh|s=广东卫视|labels=no))
|((start date and age|1996|8|7))
|National
|[[Guangdong]]
|[[Guangzhou]]
|[[24-hour clock|24-hour]]
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|[[Guangdong Radio and Television|Guangdong Radio and Television (GRT)]]
|-
|[[Television Southern|Southern Television Guangdong]]
|((zh|s=广东南方卫视|labels=no))
|((start date and age|2004|7|28))
|National
|[[Guangdong]]
|[[Guangzhou]]
|[[24-hour clock|24-hour]]
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|[[Guangdong Radio and Television|Guangdong Radio and Television (GRT)]]
|-
|[[Guangdong Television|Guangdong Jiajia]]
|((zh|s=广东嘉佳卡通卫视|labels=no))
|((start date and age|2009|11|27))
|National
|[[Guangdong]]
|[[Guangzhou]]
|[[24-hour clock|24-hour]]
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|[[Guangdong Radio and Television|Guangdong Radio and Television (GRT)]]
|-
|[[Shenzhen Television]]
|((zh|s=深圳卫视|labels=no))
|((start date and age|2004|6|28))
|National
|[[Shenzhen]]
|[[Futian District]]
|[[24-hour clock|24-hour]]
|[[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] ([[576i]], [[16:9]]), [[High-definition television|HDTV]] ([[1080i]], [[16:9]])
|[[Shenzhen Media Group|Shenzhen Media Group (SZMG)]]
|}

===Others===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width="280"| Name
! width="100"| [[Simplified Chinese characters|Simplified Chinese]]
! width="100"| Origin
! width="80"| Launch
! Format
! width="280"| Owner
|-
|[[Agriculture Television]]
|((zh|s=农林卫视|labels=no))
|Shaanxi
|2008
|SDTV (576i, 4:3)
|Shaanxi Broadcasting Corporation (SXBC)
|-
|[[Bedahuang Television]]
|((zh|s=北大荒农业频道|labels=no))
|Heilongjiang
|1997
|SDTV (576i, 4:3)
|Bedahuang Broadcasting Television
|-
|[[Bingtuan Television]]
|((zh|s=兵团卫视|labels=no))
|Xinjiang
|2009
|SDTV (576i, 16:9)
|Xinjiang Bingtuan Radio and Television
|-
|[[Chongqing Television]]
|((zh|s=重庆卫视|labels=no))
|Chongqing
|1997
|SDTV (576i, 4:3), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|[[Chongqing Broadcasting Group]] (CBG)
|-
|[[Cross-Strait Television]]
|((zh|s=海峡卫视|labels=no))
|Fujian
|2005
|SDTV (576i, 16:9), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|[[Fujian Media Group]] (FMG)
|-
|[[Gansu Television]]
|((zh|s=甘肃卫视|labels=no))
|Gansu
|1998
|SDTV (576i, 4:3)
|Gansu Media Group (GSMG)
|-
|[[Guangxi Television]]
|((zh|s=广西卫视|labels=no))
|Guangxi
|1970
|SDTV (576i, 4:3), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Guangxi Television
|-
|[[Guizhou Television]]
|((zh|s=贵州卫视|labels=no))
|Guizhou
|1968
|SDTV (576i, 4:3), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Guizhou Radio Television
|-
|[[Hebei Television]]
|((zh|s=河北卫视|labels=no))
|Hebei
|1998
|SDTV (576i, 4:3), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|[[Hebei Television]] (HEBTV)
|-
|[[Heilongjiang Television]]
|((zh|s=黑龙江卫视|labels=no))
|Heilongjiang
|1997
|SDTV (576i, 4:3), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Heilongjiang Broadcasting Television
|-
|[[Henan Television]]
|((zh|s=河南卫视|labels=no))
|Henan
|1996
|SDTV (576i, 16:9), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Henan Television (HNTV)
|-
|[[Hubei Television]]
|((zh|s=湖北卫视|labels=no))
|Hubei
|1997
|SDTV (576i, 4:3), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Hubei Network Radio and Television
|-
|[[Hunan Television]]
|((zh|s=湖南卫视|labels=no))
|Hunan
|29 September 1970
|SDTV (576i, 4:3), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS)
|-
|[[Jiangxi Television]]
|((zh|s=江西卫视|labels=no))
|Jiangxi
|1970
|SDTV (576i, 4:3), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Jiangxi Radio and Television
|-
|[[Jilin Television]]
|((zh|s=吉林卫视|labels=no))
|Jilin
|1997
|SDTV (576i, 4:3), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|[[Jilin Television]] (JLTV)
|-
|[[Liaoning Television]]
|((zh|s=辽宁卫视|labels=no))
|Liaoning
|1959
|SDTV (576i, 16:9), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Liaoning Radio and Television (LRTV)
|-
|[[Nei Mongol Television]]
|((zh|s=内蒙古卫视|labels=no))
|Inner Mongolia
|1997
|SDTV (576i, 4:3)
|[[Nei Mongol Television]] (NMTV)
|-
|[[Ningxia Television]]
|((zh|s=宁夏卫视|labels=no))
|Ningxia
|1998
|SDTV (576i, 4:3)
|Ningxia Radio and Television
|-
|[[Qinghai Television]]
|((zh|s=青海卫视|labels=no))
|Qinghai
|1997
|SDTV (576i, 16:9), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Qinghai Radio and Television
|-
|[[Sansha Television]]
|((zh|s=三沙卫视|labels=no))
|Hainan
|2013
|SDTV (576i, 16:9)
|Sansha Broadcasting Group
|-
|[[Shandong Television]]
|((zh|s=山东卫视|labels=no))
|Shandong
|1994
|SDTV (576i, 16:9), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Shandong Radio and Television
|-
|[[Shaanxi Television]]
|((zh|s=陕西卫视|labels=no))
|Shaanxi
|1997
|SDTV (576i, 4:3/16:9), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Shaanxi Broadcasting Corporation (SXBC)
|-
|[[Shanxi Television]]
|((zh|s=山西卫视|labels=no))
|Shanxi
|2004
|SDTV (576i, 4:3), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Shanxi Radio Television
|-
|[[Sichuan Television]]
|((zh|s=四川卫视|labels=no))
|Sichuan
|2003
|SDTV (576i, 4:3), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Sichuan Radio and Television
|-
|[[Southeast Television]]
|((zh|s=东南卫视|labels=no))
|Fujian
|1994
|SDTV (576i, 16:9), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|[[Fujian Media Group]] (FMG)
|-
|[[Hainan Television]]
|((zh|s=海南卫视|labels=no))
|Hainan
|1999
|SDTV (576i, 16:9)
|Hainan Broadcasting Group
|-
|[[Tianjin Television]]
|((zh|s=天津卫视|labels=no))
|Tianjin
|1998
|SDTV (576i, 16:9), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Tianjin Radio and Television
|-
|[[Xiamen Television]]
|((zh|s=厦门卫视|labels=no))
|Fujian
|2005
|SDTV (576i, 16:9), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|[[Xiamen Media Group]] XMG
|-
|[[Xinjiang Television]]
|((zh|s=新疆卫视|labels=no))
|Xinjiang
|1997
|SDTV (576i, 4:3)
|[[Xinjiang Television Station]]
|-
|[[Xizang Television]]
|((zh|s=西藏卫视|labels=no))
|Tibet
|2002
|SDTV (576i, 4:3)
|Xizang Television (XZTV)
|-
|[[Yunnan Television]]
|((zh|s=云南卫视|labels=no))
|Yunnan
|2000
|SDTV (576i, 16:9), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Yunnan Radio and Television
|}

===Non-Standard Chinese satellite television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width="280"| Name
! width="110"| Simplified Chinese
! width="100"| Language
! width="20"| Launch
! Format
! width="220"| Owner
|-
|[[link-zh|Kangba Television]]
|((zh|s=康巴卫视|labels=no))
|[[Khams Tibetan]]
|1999
|SDTV (576i, 4:3)
|Sichuan Radio and Television
|-
|[[Nei Mongol Television Mongolian]]
|((zh|s=内蒙古卫视（蒙语）|labels=no))
|[[Mongolian language|Mongolian]]
|1997
|SDTV (576i, 4:3)
|[[Nei Mongol Television]] (NMTV)
|-
|[[Xinjiang Television Uyghur]]
|((zh|s=新疆卫视（维语）|labels=no))
|[[Uyghur language|Uyghur]]
|1997
|SDTV (576i, 4:3)
|[[Xinjiang Television Station|Xinjiang Television]] (XJTV)
|-
|[[Xinjiang Television Kazakh]]
|((zh|s= 新疆卫视（哈语）|labels=no))
|[[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]
|1997
|SDTV (576i, 4:3)
|[[Xinjiang Television Station|Xinjiang Television]] (XJTV)
|-
|[[Xizang Television Tibetan|Xizang (Tibet) Television Tibetan]]
|((zh|s=西藏卫视（藏语）|labels=no))
|[[Standard Tibetan]]
|2002
|SDTV (576i, 4:3)
|Xizang Television (XZTV)
|-
|[[Yanbian Television|Yanbian Korean Television]]
|((zh|s=延边卫视|labels=no))
|[[Korean language in China|Chinese Korean]]/[[North Korean standard language|Choson Korean]]
|2006
|HDTV(10
80i,16:9)
|Yanbian Television (YBTV)
|-
|[[Anduo Television]]
|((zh|s=安多卫视|labels=no))
|[[Amdo Tibetan]]
|2006
|SDTV (576i, 4:3)
|Qinghai Radio and TV Station
|}

===Children's channels===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width="280"| Name
! width="100"| Simplified Chinese
! width="50"| Origin
! width="20"| Launch
! Format
! width="200"| Owner
|-
|[[Aniworld]]
|((zh|s=金鹰卡通|labels=no))
|Hunan
|2005
|SDTV (576i, 16:9), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|[[Hunan Broadcasting System]] (HBS)
|}

===Premium satellite television===
*Private Owned channel's with landed rights
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width="280"| Name
! width="100"| Simplified Chinese
! width="100"| Origin
! width="80"| Launch
! Format
! width="250"| Owner
|-
|[[Macau Asia Satellite Television]]
|((zh|s=澳亚卫视|labels=no))
|Macau
|2001
|SDTV (576i, 4:3)
|Macau Asia Satellite Television Co., Ltd
|-
|[[Lotus TV Macau|Macau Lotus Television]]
|((zh|s=澳门莲花卫视|labels=no))
|Macau
|2002
|SDTV (576i, 4:3)
|Macau Lotus Television Co., Ltd
|-
|[[HKSTV]]
|((zh|s=香港卫视|labels=no))
|Hong Kong
|2010
|SDTV (576i, 16:9), HDTV (1080i,16:9)
|Hong Kong Satellite TV International Media Group
|-
|[[Phoenix InfoNews Channel|Phoenix Television InfoNews]]
|((zh|s=凤凰卫视资讯台|labels=no))
|Hong Kong
|2001
|SDTV (576i, 16:9), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings., Ltd
|-
|[[Phoenix Movies Channel|Phoenix Television Movies]]
|((zh|s=凤凰卫视电影台|labels=no))
|Hong Kong
|1998
|SDTV (576i, 16:9), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings., Ltd
|-
|[[Phoenix Television|Phoenix Television Chinese]]
|((zh|s=凤凰卫视中文台|labels=no))
|Hong Kong
|1996
|SDTV (576i, 16:9), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings., Ltd
|-
|[[Phoenix Hong Kong Channel|Phoenix Television Hong Kong]]
|((zh|s=凤凰卫视香港台|labels=no))
|Hong Kong
|1996
|SDTV (576i, 16:9), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings., Ltd
|-
|[[TVB Jade]]
|((zh|s=无线电视翡翠台|labels=no))
|Hong Kong
|1967
|SDTV (576i, 4:3), HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
|[[TVB|Television Broadcasts Limited]] (TVB)
|-
|[[Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific|STAR TV]]
|((zh|s=星空卫视|labels=no))
|Hong Kong
|1991
|SDTV (576i, 16:9)
|[[Star China Media|STAR Greater China., Ltd]]
|}

==Other==
* [[China Entertainment Television]]
* [[Phoenix Television]]

== Hong Kong ==
((Main|Television in Hong Kong))
[[Hong Kong]] has two broadcast television networks, [[Asia Television|ATV]] and [[TVB]]. The latter, launched in 1967, was the territory's first [[free-to-air]] commercial station, and is currently the predominant TV station in the territory. Paid cable and satellite television have also been widespread. The production of Hong Kong's soap drama, comedy series and [[variety show]]s have reached mass audiences throughout the Chinese-speaking world. Broadcast media and news is provided by several companies, one of which is [[Government of Hong Kong#Government offices and policy bureaus|government]]-run. Television provides the major source of news and entertainment for the average family.

== Macau ==
((main|Media in Macau))
Macau citizens can receive most of the terrestrial transmissions broadcast in Hong Kong.

== See also ==
*[[China Central Radio and TV University]]
*[[Chinese Central Television]]
*[[Telecommunications in China]]
*[[Media of China]]

== References ==
((Reflist|2))

== Sources ==
* [[Ying Zhu]] and Chris Berry (editors), ''TV China'', Indiana University Press, 2009.

==External links==
* ((cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.museum.tv/eotv/china.htm |title=China |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Television |publisher=[[Museum of Broadcast Communications]] |location=Chicago, USA ))

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