China Central Television (中国中央电视台) is the national television network of the People's Republic of China. It is is a ministry-level institution directly under the State Council. It provides news, education, entertainment, and information services.
China Central Television was originally called Beijing TV, and was officially broadcast on September 2, 1958, and was renamed CCTV on May 1, 1978.
Public Channels
CCTV broadcasts 16 public channels in China. They can be viewed online via https://tv.cctv.com/live/index.shtml.
- CCTV-1 - General
- CCTV-2 - Finance
- CCTV-3 - Arts and Entertainment
- CCTV-4 - International
- CCTV-5 - Sports
- CCTV-6 - Movies
- CCTV-7 - National Defense and Military
- CCTV-8 - TV Series
- CCTV-9 - Documentaries
- CCTV-10 - Science and Education
- CCTV-11 - Chinese Opera
- CCTV-12 - Society and Law
- CCTV-13 - News
- CCTV-14 - Children
- CCTV-15 - Music
- CCTV-16 - Olympics (formerly Agriculture until Beijing Winter Olympics)
- CCTV-17 - Agriculture
CGTN Channels
CGTN is the international division of CCTV which broadcasts in some overseas countries. It has the following 6 channels:
- CGTN - English
- CGTN Documentary - English
- CGTN-Español - Spanish
- CGTN-Français - French
- CGTN-العربية - Arabic
- CGTN-Русский - Russian