CCTV-4
CCTV-4 is a Chinese free-to-air television channel. It is one of six China Central Television channels that broadcasts outside the People's Republic of China.
| CCTV-4 | |
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| Launched | 1 October 1992 |
| Network | CCTV |
| Owned by | CCTV |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV 16:9 2160p UHDTV 16:9 |
| Country | China |
| Language | Chinese |
| Broadcast area | International |
| Headquarters | Beijing, China |
| Formerly called | China Central Television Channel 4 – International (1992–1995) China Central Television International Channel (1995–2006) |
| Website | CCTV-4 Asia CCTV-4 Europe CCTV-4 America CCTV Daifu TCCTV CCTV-4 China |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Channel 4 (SD) Channel 504 (HD) |
| Digital terrestrial television (United States) | Channel 31.8 (Los Angeles, California) |
| Freeview | Channel 226 (Streamed) |
| Satellite | |
| Max3 (Indonesia) | Channel 348 |
| Sky Italia (Italy) | Channel 580 |
| Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 375 Channel 335 (HD) |
| DStv (South Africa) | Channel 447 |
| KT SkyLife (South Korea) | Channel 172 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 786 |
| DirecTV (U.S.) | Channel 2052 |
| Dish Network (U.S.) | Channel 9916 |
| Cignal (Philippines) | Channel 166 (SD) |
| Kristal-Astro (Brunei) | Channel 375 Channel 335 (HD) |
| Astro NJOI (Malaysia) | Channel 375 |
| Sky PerfecTV! | Channel 783/568 |
| CANAL+ (Myanmar) | Channel 180 |
| Cable | |
| Rogers Cable (Canada) | Channel 804 |
| Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | Channel 112 |
| First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 209 |
| Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 253 |
| Sky Cable / Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 92 (Digital) |
| UPC Switzerland (Switzerland) | Channel 450 |
| Naxoo (Switzerland) | Channel 313 |
| Shaw Communications (Canada) | Channel 524 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 786 |
| Intercable (Venezuela) | Channel 99 |
| Macau Cable Television (Macau) | Channel 318 |
| Surigao Cable TV (Philippines) | Channel 72 |
| Parasat Cable TV (Philippines) | Channel 307 |
| Coltrahue Digital (Chile) | Channel 77.1 |
| Comcast | Channel 3135 (SD) |
| Charter Spectrum | Channel 1401 (SD) |
| IPTV | |
| Indihome (UseeTV) (Indonesia) | Channel 533 |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 555 |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 801 |
| TPG (Australia) | Chinese TV2 |
| now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 542 |
| KylinTV (U.S.) | Channel 1 |
| FiOS TV (U.S.) | Channel 1795 |
| PEO TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 180 (SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| CNTV Ai Bugu | CCTV-4 Asia CCTV-4 Europe CCTV-4 America CCTV Daifu CCTV-4 China |
This channel contains a variety of programs including documentaries, music, news, drama series, sports and children shows for Greater China including China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
History
CCTV-4 was officially launched on 1 October 1992 with broadcasts from 8:30 am to 12:10 am Beijing Time.
The programming of CCTV-4 initially consisted of a mixture of English- and Chinese-language programming. English broadcasts stopped with the launch of CCTV-9 in September 2000. Select CCTV-4 programs were also broadcast in Cantonese until 2007.
On 1 May 1995, CCTV News was new replaced by "China News".
On 1 January 1995, the channel expanded and extended its international coverage by launching on satellite. At the same time, the channel was revised and programs were broadcast in Mandarin, Cantonese and English, and started airing 24 hours a day.
In 2007, the channel was split into three editions of continents and three editions of countries:
- CCTV-4 Asia.
- CCTV-4 Europe.
- CCTV-4 America.
Programmes
- CCTV New Year's Gala
- China's Public Opinion Field
- Across China
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Our Chinese Heart
- China Showbiz
- China News
- Xinwen Lianbo
- Journey to Civilization
- Foreigner in China
- Tian Ya Gong Ci Shi
- Sports on Line
- Happy Chinese
- Asia Today
- Focus Today
- Chinese World
- Beloved Family
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