Guangzhou Broadcasting Network
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| Availability | Guangzhou and neighbouring cities |
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Official website | GZTV online |
| Language | Cantonese Mandarin (selected programmes only) |
The Guangzhou Broadcasting Network (
People's Republic of China. The television department made its first broadcast on 10 January 1988, while radio department made its first broadcast on 1 December 1991. The GZBN is also owns a cable company and a showbiz newspaper, and owns Sky Link TV in the US.[1]
Television
- Guangzhou TV General (Chinese: 广州综合频道): launched on 1988 with news, TV series, entertainment, lifestyle and public affairs programming. Available in SD and HD since February 2018.[2]
- Guangzhou TV News (Chinese: 广州新闻频道): launched on 1992 with local news and documentaries. Available in SD and HD since February 2018.[2]
- Guangzhou TV Drama (Chinese: 广州影视频道): launched on 1994 with TV series, currently airs Canto-dubbed series. Available in SD and HD
- Guangzhou TV Sport (Guangzhou Long-Lions. Available in SD and HD
- Guangzhou TV Legal (Chinese: 广州法治频道): launched on 1994 with the name Guangzhou TV Economic, currently airs Mandarin TV series and legal programming. Available in SD and HD
- Guangzhou TV Ultra HD (Chinese: 广州南国都市频道): Mandarin-language 4K TV channel launched on 2020 to replace Kids, Lifestyle and Shopping channels. The channel is the first UHD channel owned by a Chinese municipal broadcaster.[3]
Defunct channels
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- Guangzhou TV Lifestyle (Chinese: 广州生活频道): on air between 1994 and 2020, previously airs English-language programming under the name "I Channel" from 2005 to 2014.
- Guangzhou TV Kids (Chinese: 广州少儿频道): airs kids' programming mostly in Mandarin, on air between 2005 and 2020.
- Guangzhou TV Shopping (Chinese: 广州购物频道): airs teleshopping and infomercials from different companies, on air between 2006 and 2020.
- Guangzhou TV Gov (Chinese: 广州花城频道): airs government affairs programming, on air between 2016 and 2017, currently serves as a production unit.
Radio
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- News Radio (FM 96.2MHz, Chinese: 广州新闻电台): News and talk format
- Car Music Radio (FM 102.7MHz, Chinese: 广州汽车音乐电台): music format
- Traffic Radio (FM 106.1MHz & AM 1098kHz, Chinese: 广州交通电台): traffic updates, also served as the emergency broadcasting service "Guangzhou Emergency Radio" (Chinese: 广州应急广播)
- Teens Radio (FM 88.0MHz & AM 1170kHz, My FMChina branding, also known as "Guangzhou My FM88.0"
Controversies
In a New Year's Eve programming produced by the network in 2015, one performance from a local musical play about Cantonese opera came under fire in the community over its use of Mandarin language.[4]
A video report edited by the network's social media team were claimed "misleading" by medical personnel during the
2019–20 coronavirus pandemic over steaming medical masks for re-use.[5]
See also
- Guangdong Radio and Television - using the name Guangzhou Television from 1959 to 1979
- Guangzhou TV Tower
References
- OCLC 1104533323. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Guangzhou Broadcasting Network Set Design Gallery". NewscastStudio. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "国家广电总局批准广州市广播电视台调整开办南国都市4K超高清频道" [NRTA Appoves GZBN's Ultra HD channel]. Chinese National Radio and Television Administration. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Lau, Mimi (9 February 2016). "'Hung Sin-nui would be spinning in her grave': Cantonese opera boat in a storm over use of Putonghua". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ AFP Hong Kong (4 February 2020). "Novel coronavirus: health experts warn against steaming face masks for reuse after misinformation on Chinese social media". AFP Fact Check. AFP. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
External links
Official website (in Chinese)
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