Shenzhen Media Group (Chinese: 深圳广播电影电视集团; pinyin: Shēnzhèn Guǎngbō Diànyǐng Diànshì Jítuán) is a state media company based in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. It owns twelve TV channels and four radio stations which broadcast music, report news and Chinese talk shows. Shenzhen Media Group is controlled by the propaganda department of the Shenzhen municipal committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
History
Before the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, Shenzhen had no local television station. Since Shenzhen is adjacent to Hong Kong, some people used Yagi-Uda antennas to receive Hong Kong channels.[2] In May 1978, Baoan County (present-day Shenzhen City) set up a TV transmitting station at Wutong Mountain. Work was completed on 1 March 1980 and the 300-watt transmitter was used, on channel 10, to relay the programs of Guangdong Television, channel 2. The power was increased to 10 kilowatts on 1 October 1981.[3]
After the establishment of the Shenzhen SEZ, the State Administration of Film, Radio and Television approved the creation of Shenzhen Television on 19 August 1982. Experimental broadcasts on channel 10 started on 1 January 1984. However, the broadcast of the Shenzhen Radio and Television University caused these experiments to adjust the airtime.[3]: 243
On 1 November the same year, regular broadcasts started with a transmitter imported from France broadcasting on UHF channel 33.[4]
Channels and stations
Television channels
As of 2016, The list of all channels and radio stations of Shenzhen Media Group are as follows:
SZMG TV Channels
Name
Description
Shenzhen Satellite TV 深圳卫视
The Variety Entertainment.
City Channel 深圳都市频道
City News and entertainment
Drama Channel 深圳电视剧频道
TV dramas
Finance Channel 深圳财经生活频道
Worldwide and national wide Finance
Entertainment Channel 深圳娱乐频道
Entertainments
Sports Channel 深圳体育健康频道
Sports news and lives.
Teenager Channel 深圳少儿频道
Cartoons and shows for kids.
Public Channel 深圳公共频道
Broadcast in Cantonese
Mobile TV Channel 深圳移动电视频道
Subways, buses and outdoor LED screens
DV Life Channel 深圳DV生活频道
Materials and programs are made by local DV users and producers
International Channel 深圳国际频道
The Available On Global.
Yihe Shopping Channel 深圳宜和购物频道
Provide TV shopping programs.
Bao'an Channel 深圳宝安频道
The former Bao'an TV news channel, only broadcast in Bao'an District
Longhua Channel 深圳龙华频道
The former Bao'an TV drama channel and Western Channel, only broadcast in Longhua New District
Longgang Channel 深圳龙岗频道
The former Longgang TV news channel, only broadcast in Longgang District
Eastern Channel 深圳东部频道
The former Longgang TV drama channel, only broadcast in Longgang District
Law Channel 深圳法治频道
TV channel based on the rule of law
SZTV International Available On:The List in Asia; Cable TV Hong Kong Channel 26 and now TV Channel 540
In May 2009 South African fixed-line telephone operator Telkom said it had sold its majority stake in start-up broadcaster Telkom Media to the Shenzhen Group. The parties had been in negotiations since at least March 2008.[5]
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