China Education Television

China Education Television
中国教育电视台
Company typeTelevision network and
Cable television
IndustryTelevision Broadcasting
FoundedOctober 1, 1986
HeadquartersBeijing, China
Key people
CETV
ProductsTelevision content, Television programming
ParentAdministrative parent: Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
Service Management: State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television
Websitewww.centv.cn
China Education Television headquarters in Beijing.

China Education Television (CETV) (simplified Chinese: 中国教育电视台; traditional Chinese: 中國教育電視台; pinyin: Zhōngguó Jiàoyù Diànshìtái and IPA pronunciation [ʈʂʊ́ŋ.kwǒ.tɕjâʊ.ŷ.tjɛ̂n.ʂɻ̩̂.tʰǎɪ]) is an educational TV station in the People's Republic of China. Its first broadcast was on October 1, 1986. It functions to provide Chinese people with educational programs, similar to PBS in the United States or NHK Educational TV in Japan.