CCTV-17
Chinese television channel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CCTV-17 (Chinese: 中国中央电视台农业农村频道, China Central Television Agriculture and Village Channel), is a Chinese free-to-air television channel, owned by China Central Television. It handles the agricultural programmes moved from CCTV-7 after the revamp of the latter channel.[1] This is a state-run TV channel. As such, it has been criticized for its connection to the Chinese Communist Party.
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Quick Facts Country, Broadcast area ...
Country | China |
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Broadcast area | Mainland China |
Headquarters | Beijing |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Chinese |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
History | |
Launched | August 1, 2019 (2019-08-01) (trial) September 23, 2019 (2019-09-23) (formal launch) |
Links | |
Website | CCTV-17 |
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Terrestrial | |
Digital TV (DTMB) | Digital channel number varies by area |
Streaming media | |
CCTV program website | CCTV-17 |
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Trial broadcasts of the channel commenced on 1 August 2019, with a launch date of 23 September,[2] as part of celebrations for the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival.[3]