CGTN (TV channel)
CGTN is the English-language news channel of state-run China Global Television Network, based in Beijing, China. It is one of several channels provided by China Global Television Network, the international division of Chinese state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), under the control of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
| Type | State media |
|---|---|
| Country | China |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Network | China Global Television Network |
| Headquarters | CCTV Headquarters, Beijing Central Business District, Beijing, China |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Russian Chinese (via SAP) |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i/480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | China Media Group (Government of the People's Republic of China) |
| History | |
| Launched | 20 September 1997 |
| Former names | CCTV-9 (1997 - 2010) CCTV News (2010 - 2016) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital TV (DTMB) (China) | Digital channel number varies by area. |
| Digital TV Hong Kong | Channel 35 (HD) |
| Digital TV (Macau) | Channel 73 |
| Digital terrestrial television (United States) | Channel 13.4 (Chicago) Channel 32.2 (Santa Barbara) |
| Oqaab (Afghanistan) | Channel 31 |
| UHF Colombo-FTA (Sri Lanka) | Channel 29 (SD) |
| DStv (Sub-Saharan Africa) | Channel 409 |
| Zuku TV (Kenya) | Channel 550 |
| AzamTV (Africa) | Channel 238 |
| True Visions (Thailand) | Channel 794 |
| Streaming media | |
| CGTN Live | www |
CCTV-9 was launched on 25 September 2000, rebranded as CCTV News on 26 April 2010. On 6 February 2012, CGTN America. On 8 October 2019, CGTN Europe was launched, with a schedule of daily programming originating from a production center in Washington, D.C. On 11 January 2012, CCTV Africa was launched in Nairobi, Kenya. All channels and divisions in the CCTV International group were rebranded as CGTN on 31 December 2016.
CGTN currently has four studios: Beijing (headquarters), Nairobi, Washington and London as well as 70 bureaus around the world.