CCTV channels


Broadcast since 1 May 1958, China Central Television has 17 channels plus an additional five channels of different languages broadcast from China and across the globe. All CCTV channels are broadcast around the world through satellite broadcast and on Internet television. The CCTV channels are listed below in sequential order with no discerning descriptions, e.g. CCTV-1, CCTV-2, etc.

Television channels

The following is a list of CCTV channels and their specializations:
  1. CCTV-1 - General
  2. CCTV-2 - Finance
  3. CCTV-3 - Variety
  4. CCTV-4 - International
  5. CCTV-5 - Sports
  6. CCTV-5+ - Sports Plus
  7. CCTV-6 - Movies
  8. CCTV-7 - National Defense and Military
  9. CCTV-8 - Television Drama
  10. CCTV-9 - Documentary
  11. CCTV-10 - Science and Education
  12. CCTV-11 - Chinese Opera
  13. CCTV-12 - Society and Law
  14. CCTV-13 - News
  15. CCTV-14 - Children
  16. CCTV-15 - Music
  17. CCTV-16 - Olympics
  18. CCTV-17 - Agriculture and Rural
  19. CGTN - international
  20. CGTN French - international
  21. CGTN Spanish - international
  22. CGTN Arabic - international
  23. CGTN Russian - international
  24. CGTN Documentary - documentary
CCTV is one of the six participants of China 3D TV Test Channel, a television channel broadcasting various digital 3D television content.
All CCTV channels are also broadcast through the following:
It is possible to receive channels CCTV-4, CGTN, and CGTN Spanish outside China by using a Digital Video Broadcast signal. CCTV has just recently switched from analog to DVB primarily due to better signal quality and the ability to charge for reception. The overseas channels are widely available across many cable and satellite providers. The CCTV administration is also planning to start a CCTV Portuguese station by 2010 and a CCTV English news station by 2011.
CCTV-4 was officially relaunched by the split into three television channels on Monday, 1 January 2007 at 00:00 CST in order to improve service for audiences around the world.
On 25 July 2009, CCTV launched its Arabic-language international channel, stating that it aims to maintain stronger links with Arabic nations and that the new channel would "serve as an important bridge to strengthen communication and understanding between China and Arab countries". The new Arabic Channel will reach the Middle East, North Africa and Asia region. On 10 September 2009, CCTV launched a Russian-language channel, CCTV-Русский.