CCTV-7
Chinese free-to-air television channel
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::summary Chinese free-to-air television channel ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | CCTV-7 |
| logo | CCTVNewLogo cropped.svg |
| logo_size | 200px |
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| | headquarters | CCTV Headquarters East 3rd Ring Road off Guanghua Road Chaoyang Metropolitan, Beijing Central Business District Beijing | | picture_format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) | | country | People's Republic of China | | language | Chinese | | area | Worldwide | | terr_serv_1 | Digital terrestrial television | | terr_chan_1 | Local carriage may vary | | online_serv_1 | CCTV program website | | online_chan_1 | CCTV-7 | | website | CCTV-7 | ::
| name = CCTV-7 | logo = CCTVNewLogo cropped.svg | logo_size = 200px | launch_date =
| headquarters = CCTV Headquarters East 3rd Ring Road off Guanghua Road Chaoyang Metropolitan, Beijing Central Business District Beijing | picture_format = 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) | country = People's Republic of China | language = Chinese | area = Worldwide | terr_serv_1 = Digital terrestrial television | terr_chan_1 = Local carriage may vary | online_serv_1 = CCTV program website | online_chan_1 = CCTV-7 | website = CCTV-7
CCTV-7 (, China Central Television Defense and Military Channel), is a Chinese free-to-air television channel owned by China Central Television. The channel primarily carries programming devoted to the People's Liberation Army.
History
At launch, the channel combined children's, military, agricultural and science programming.
CCTV-7 also have aired children's television series, both animated and non-animated until it was moved to CCTV-14 in 2003. In 2001, the channel was receivable by 640 million people. On 11 February 2002, the eve of Chinese New Year, the channel started airing the British series Teletubbies. The agreement with BBC Worldwide envisioned three airings a week.
Prior to 1 August 2019, the channel also carried agriculture-related programmes. On 1 August 2019 (coinciding with the anniversary of the Army's establishment), the channel dropped its agriculture programmes, which moved to the new CCTV-17 channel from 23 September.
Programming
- Xinwen Lianbo (simulcast with CCTV-1 and CCTV-13)
- Defense News on mornings and middays
- Military Report (军事报道)
- Defense Review (防务新观察)
- Military Technology (军事科技)
- Military Documentaries (军事纪实)
- (谁是终极英雄)
Former programming
Agriculture (Moved CCTV-17)
- Yangguang Dadao (阳光大道, lit "Sunshine Boulevard")
- Meiri Nongjing (每日农经, lit "Agriculture Daily")
- Jujiao Sannong (聚焦三农, lit "Agricultural Watch")
- The Big World of Village (乡村大世界)
- Xiang Yue (乡约, lit "Dating in the Countryside")
References
References
- (21 February 2002). "NDS Wins Major Contract for CCTV Digital Conditional Access Replacement". Business Wire.
- (23 November 2001). "China Satellite TV Undertaking Has Made Great Progress in 2001". Asiainfo Daily China News.
- "Teletubbies to speak Mandarin in Chinese debut". [[The Irish Times]].
- (26 July 2019). "CCTV's national defense, military channel to debut in August". [[Xinhua News Agency]].
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