Shanghai Dragon Television or Dragon TV (), commonly nicknamed the Tomato Channel () based on its logo, is a provincial satellite TV station. It launched in October 1998 as "
Shanghai Television
Shanghai Television () was a TV station based in Shanghai, China that was founded in 1958. Its old web site address was www.stv.sh.cn. In 2001, it was merged with Radio Shanghai, Eastern Radio Shanghai, Oriental Television Station and Shanghai Cabl ...
" but changed its name to Dragon Television on October 23, 2003.
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''People's Daily Online''. 23 October 2003. Retrieved 2012-10-01 Currently, Dragon TV's signal covers most of Mainland China
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and worldwide. From September 28, 2009, the channel used standard high-definition broadcast.
History
All of Dragon TV's news programs are owned by the parent company SMG TV news production center. The center has a professional staff of 500 people a day, 7 sections provided for the Dragon TV news programs which amounts a total of five hours. It is Asia's largest open-press studio and the largest television news production and broadcasting of news organizations.
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News programs include ''Morning'' (), ''Dragon TV News Midday'' (), ''Primetime News'' () and ''Tonight'' ().
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Television channels and stations established in 1998
Mass media companies established in 1998
Television networks in China
Mass media in Shanghai
Shanghai Media Group
1998 establishments in Shanghai