CCTV-4 is a Chinese

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. It is one of six

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channels that broadcasts outside the People's Republic of China. This channel contains a variety of programs including documentaries, music, news, drama series, sports and children shows for

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including China,

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and

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History

CCTV-4 was officially launched on 1 October 1992 with broadcasts from 8:30 am to 12:10 am

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. The programming of CCTV-4 initially consisted of a mixture of English- and Chinese-language programming. English broadcasts stopped with the launch of CCTV-9 in September 2000. Select CCTV-4 programs were also broadcast in

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until 2007. On 1 November 1994,

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was replaced by "China News". On 1 July 1995, the channel expanded and extended its international coverage by launching on satellite. At the same time, the channel was revised and programs were broadcast in Mandarin, Cantonese and English, and started airing 24 hours a day. On 1 January 2007, the channel was split into three editions of continents and three editions of countries: * ''CCTV-4 Asia''. * ''CCTV-4 Europe''. * ''CCTV-4 America''. In 2016 Peter Dahlin's forced confessions were aired on CCTV-4. In 2019 Dahlin filed a complaint against China Central Television-4 (CCTV-4) with Canadian authorities.

Programmes

CCTV New Year's Gala The ''CCTV New Year's Gala'', also known as the ''Spring Festival Gala'', and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as ''Chunwan'', is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group (CMG). It is broadcast annually on the eve of Chinese Ne ...

* China's Public Opinion Field * Across China * Traditional Chinese Medicine * Our Chinese Heart * China Showbiz * China News * Xinwen Lianbo * Journey to Civilization * Foreigner in China * Tian Ya Gong Ci Shi * Sports on Line * Happy Chinese * Asia Today * Focus Today * Chinese World * Beloved Family

References

{{Malaysia TV China Central Television channels Television channels and stations established in 1992 1992 establishments in China