CCTV-4

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CCTV-4
CCTV-4 channel.svg
CountryChina
Broadcast areaWorldwide
Network CCTV
HeadquartersBeijing, China
Programming
Language(s)Mandarin
Cantonese
Hokkien
English
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner CCTV
History
Launched1 October 1992;31 years ago (1992-10-01)
Former namesChina Central Television Fourth Program (1 October 1992–31 October 1994)
China Central Television International Channel (1 November 1994–29 January 2006)
Links
Website CCTV-4 Asia
CCTV-4 Europe
CCTV-4 America
CCTV Daifu
TCCTV
CCTV-4 China
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital TV (DTMB)Digital channel numbers varies by area.
Digital terrestrial television (United States)Channel 31.8 (Los Angeles, CA)
Channel 32.2 (New York, NY)
Freeview (UK)Channel 226 (Streamed)
DStv (Sub-Saharan Africa)Channel 447
Zuku TV (Kenya)Channel 830
Streaming media
CCTV program website CCTV-4 Asia
CCTV-4 Europe
CCTV-4 America
CCTV Daifu
Sling TV Internet Protocol television

CCTV-4 is a Chinese free-to-air television channel. It is one of six China Central Television channels that broadcasts outside of China. It airs a variety of programs including documentaries, music, news, drama series, sports and children shows for Greater China including China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

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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 November 1994, CCTV News was replaced by "China News".

On 1 July 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.

On 1 January 2007, the channel was split into three editions of continents and three editions of countries:

In 2016 Peter Dahlin's forced confessions were aired on CCTV-4. In 2019 Dahlin filed a complaint against China Central Television-4 (CCTV-4) with Canadian authorities. [1]

Programmes

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References

  1. Nuttall, Jeremy (10 June 2020). "China broadcast my forced confession in Canada — and CRTC does nothing: ex-prisoner". Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 October 2020.