CCTV-1
SDTV feed) | |
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner | China Central Television |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 May 1958 (Test Transmission) 2 September 1958 (Launch Transmission) |
| Former names | Peking Television (2 May 1958 – 30 May 1978) CCTV (main channel) (1 May 1978 – 31 January 1987) China Central Television First Program (1 February 1987 – 2 April 1995) China Central Television News and Comprehension Channel (3 April 1995 – 7 May 2003) |
| Links | |
| Website | cctv.cntv.cn |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital TV (DTMB) | Digital channel number varies by area. |
| RTHK (Hong Kong) | Channel 33 (HD) |
| TDM (Macau) | Channel 71 (SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| CCTV program website | CCTV-1 |
CCTV-1 (CCTV General Channel) is the primary channel of
History
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Peking Television (2 May 1958 – 30 April 1978)
Initially branded as Peking Television (not to be confused with the present-day
colour in 1971 and was later launched via satellite transmissions in 1973 for major events. The first color programs were PAL-D/K
, and full-time color broadcasting began in 1977.
China Central Television (1 May 1978 – present)
On 1 May 1978, Peking Television was renamed China Central Television (CCTV) with the approval of the
UHF band. On 29 May 2017, Hong Kong's RTHK started relaying CCTV-1 instead of CGTN Documentary
, a Hong Kong-based free-to-air digital terrestrial station that is usually tuned to 33 on the high-definition television.
High-definition
CCTV-1 HD is a
1920 pixels. CCTV-1 HD was created specifically for the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium. For the duration of the 2012 Summer Olympics broadcasting was increased to 24 hours a day to provide extra coverage of the Summer Olympic Games
events.
Hong Kong and Macau version
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A re-compiled edition of CCTV-1 started broadcasting in Hong Kong and Macau on 1 March 2011, and relaunched on digital terrestrial television on 29 May 2017.
Due to copyright and law restrictions, commercial advertisements, some television dramas, and some entertainment shows are not aired on CCTV-1 Hong Kong and Macau versions.
References
- ^ "ChinaSat 6B at 115.5°E - LyngSat".
- ^ According to LyngSat site, the encryption for CCTV-1 is VideoGuard.
External links
- Official site (in Chinese)