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CCTV-16 is a Chinese
free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscri ...
television channel, owned by
China Central Television China Central Television (CCTV) is the State media, national television broadcaster of China, established in 1958. CCTV is operated by the National Radio and Television Administration which reports directly to the Publicity Department of th ...
. The channel is a localised version of the
Olympic Channel Olympic Channel is an over-the-top Internet television service operated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was launched on August 21, 2016, alongside the closing of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The service aims to maintain year-round ...
, broadcasting primarily in 4K UHD format, with a downscaled feed for HDTV.


History and programming

In January 2019, Voice of China announced plans to launch a Chinese version of the Olympic Channel. The channel later launched on 25 October 2021, prior to the
2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit ...
. Like its numerous localisations, the Chinese version of the Olympic Channel airs both live and classic sports events, along with original programming.


References

{{CCTV China Central Television channels Television channels and stations established in 2021 2021 establishments in China Olympics on television