CCTV-1

CCTV-1 综合
CountryChina
Broadcast areaNational; also distributed in other Asia countries on cable and satellite
HeadquartersCCTV Headquarters
East 3rd Ring Road
Chaoyang Metropolitan
Beijing, People's Republic of China
Programming
Language(s)Cantonese
Mandarin
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerChina Central Television
History
Launched1 May 1958; 66 years ago (1958-05-01) (Test Transmission)
2 September 1958; 66 years ago (1958-09-02) (Launch Transmission)
Former namesPeking Television (2 May 1958 – 30 April 1978)
CCTV (main channel) (1 May 1978 – 31 January 1987)
China Central Television First Program (1 February 1987 – 2 April 1995)
China Central Television News and Comprehension Channel (3 April 1995 – 7 May 2003)
Links
Websitecctv.cntv.cn
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital TV (DTMB)Digital channel number varies by area.
RTHK (Hong Kong)Channel 33 (HD)
TDM (Macau)Channel 71 (SD)
Streaming media
CCTV program websiteCCTV-1

CCTV-1 (CCTV General Channel) is the primary channel of CCTV, the national flagship terrestrial television network of the People's Republic of China. It broadcasts a range of programs from CCTV Headquarters at East 3rd Ring Road in Beijing and is available to both cable and terrestrial television viewers. The terrestrial signal of CCTV-1 is free-to-air across China. However, due to copyright restrictions, the satellite signal of CCTV-1 is encrypted, and smartcards are necessary for decryption.[1][2]

  1. ^ "ChinaSat 6B at 115.5°E - LyngSat".
  2. ^ According to LyngSat site, the encryption for CCTV-1 is VideoGuard.