Hunan Broadcasting System

This article is about Chinese Radio and Television Network. For the main channel, see Hunan Television.
Hunan Broadcasting System
Native name
湖南广播影视集团有限公司
湖南广播电视台
Company typeState media
IndustryMedia and Entertainment
Founded28 June 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06-28)
Headquarters
Changsha, Hunan and Xining, Qinghai
,
China
Area served
China and abroad
Key people
Ouyang Changlin, Zhang Huali
OwnerGovernment of Hunan
SubsidiariesMango TV
Websitewww.hunantv.com Edit this at Wikidata

Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS) (simplified Chinese: 湖南广播电视台; traditional Chinese: 湖南廣播電視台; pinyin: Húnán Guǎngbò Diànshìtái) formerly known as Golden Eagle Broadcasting System (GBS), is China's second biggest state-owned television network after China Central Television (CCTV). The television network is owned by the Hunan provincial government. The network is based in Changsha in Hunan and Xining in Qinghai. On 20 May 2009, the television network expanded its service to Hong Kong and North America.

History

Hunan Broadcasting System first aired on 29 September 1970 as a local television station in Changsha, Hunan province, China. It expanded its network through nationwide satellite television on 1 January 1997.[citation needed]

Hunan Broadcasting System's nationwide channel Hunan Television created Happy Camp, one of China's first variety shows. Happy Camp remained as China's highest-rated TV show, until its ratings were overtaken in 2008 by Jiangsu TV's If You Are the One. Hunan TV was also known for launching national singing contests Super Girl and Super Boy fashioned after the British series Pop Idol. Hunan TV also aired many highly rated dramas including Palace and Scarlet Heart.[citation needed]

Hunan Broadcasting System took a 49% stake in Qinghai TV in 2009, increasing the number of satellite channels in its roster.[citation needed]

Hunan TV is currently China's second most-watched channel, second only to CCTV-1, owned by China Central Television.[1]

In 2017, the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party criticized Hunan TV as a "platform for gay entertainment" and for having "failed to fulfill the mission of being a mouthpiece of the Party."[2][3]

Assets

Headquarters of Hunan Broadcasting System
Office of Hunan Television World
Office of Hunan eTV
Headquarters of HBS Radio

TV channels

Channel Channel content Format Launch Date
HNTV Satellite main Standard Chinese channel
(free-to-air in Hunan only)		 HDTV&SDTV 29 September 1970
HNTV Economic economic channel HDTV&SDTV 1 January 1996
HNTV City city channel HDTV&SDTV
HNTV Drama drama channel HDTV&SDTV
HNTV Movie movie channel HDTV&SDTV
HNTV Aged aged channel HDTV&SDTV
HNTV Show entertainment channel HDTV&SDTV
Golden Eagle Documentary documentary channel HDTV&SDTV
Aniworld cartoon channel HDTV&SDTV 30 October 2004
HNTV World international Standard Chinese channel HDTV&SDTV 20 May 2009

Online TV:

  • Mango Television
  • Qinghai Television (Qinghai TV, national broadcast, 49% owned by HBS)
  • Happigo (Pay digital channel)
  • Happy Fishing (Pay digital channel)
  • Channel Tea (Pay digital channel)
  • Table Tennis & Badminton Channel (Pay digital channel)

Radio Frequencies (Provincial broadcasts only):

  • Hunan News Radio (on MW 738, on FM 102.8, 93.0, 88.0, 93.7 etc., on SW 4990) (Frequencies on FM may vary in different cities)
  • Hunan Economic Radio (on MW 900, on FM 90.1, 91.0, 95.7, 94.6 etc.) (Frequencies on FM may vary in different cities)
  • Hunan Fine Arts Radio (on FM 97.5, 87,5, 90.8, 95.7) (Frequencies on FM may vary in different cities)
  • Hunan Traffic Radio (on FM 91.8, 100.3, 102.6,102.0,89.5) (Frequencies on FM may vary in different cities)
  • Hunan Travel Radio (on FM 106.9, 90.6)
  • Green 938 (on FM 93.8, 100.7)
  • Super 893 (on FM 89.3, 89.8, 102.1)
  • Golden Eagle 955 (on FM 95.5, 100.5, 91.3)

Other assets:

  • Mango Excellent Media
    • Hunantv.com Corporation
    • EE-Media
    • Happigo Co., Ltd.
  • Jin Yin Bao
  • Mango Pictorial
  • Xiaoxiang Films
  • Mango Films
  • Shineshow Media
  • Genstone International

Production

Hunan Broadcasting System has broadcast notable programming such as Super Girl, often referred to as the Chinese version of the United Kingdom's Pop Idol.[4] As of 2008, it is airing the Chinese version of Strictly Come Dancing, a co-production with TVB.[citation needed]

Hunan TV

Qinghai TV

References

  1. ^ Kurlantzick, Joshua (2022). Beijing's Global Media Offensive: China's Uneven Campaign to Influence Asia and the World. Oxford University Press. pp. 146–147. ISBN 978-0-19-751576-1. OCLC 1309356843.
  2. ^ Feng, Jiayun (2017-09-04). "Hunan TV slammed for chasing ratings". MCLC Resource Center. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  3. ^ 澎湃新闻 (2017-09-01). "湖南广电巡视整改:有同志娱乐立台思想根深蒂固". news.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  4. ^ Lynch, David J (2005-05-26). "China under spell of mighty 'Super Girl'". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2007-07-29.