CGTN Documentary

CGTN Documentary (formerly CCTV-9 Documentary) is a Chinese pay television channel operated by the China Global Television Network (CGTN) group, owned by Chinese state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). The channel broadcasts documentaries in the English language, and is China's first state-level English-language documentary channel to broadcast globally.

This article is about the documentary television channel formerly known as CCTV-9. For its Chinese version, see CCTV-9.
CGTN Documentary
TypeState media
CountryChina
Broadcast areaWorldwide
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i/480i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerChina Central Television
History
Launched1 January 2011
Former namesCCTV-9 Documentary
Links
WebsiteCGTN Documentary
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television
(Macau)		Channel 74
Digital terrestrial television
(United States)		Washington DC:
Channel 30.6 (MHz Networks)
Streaming media
CGTN DocumentaryWatch online

It used to share the "CCTV-9" name with its sister documentary channel in Mandarin Chinese. The channel has also been known to carry some Mandarin-language programmes with English subtitles; it broadcasts new programming between 7:00pm and 11:00pm Beijing time, and repeats archival programming at other times.

Availability

In Macau, the digital terrestrial television operator TDM relays the channel on channel 74. In Hong Kong, the digital terrestrial television provider RTHK used to relay the channel as RTHK TV 33 on channel 33, but on 29 May 2017, RTHK began relaying CCTV-1 in its place after a short filler. In Pakistan, the channel is aired on different cable systems, including the PTCL (Pakistan Tele Communication Landline).

In Europe it can be received unencrypted by satellites[1] Hotbird and Astra and in Italy on platform Tivùsat at LCN 88.[2]

Programs

Programs being aired including:

  • China's Mega Structures
  • Blades of Grass
  • Rebuilding the Kakarkorum Highway
  • Aerial China
  • A History of China
  • A Dove Tree
  • Going the Distance
  • Animal Aid
  • Silk Road

References
  1. "CGTN Documentary". lyngsat.com. 2017-07-30.
  2. "Numerazione LCN Canali TivuSat" (in Italian). digital-forum.it. Retrieved 2021-07-02.


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