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Guangzhou Broadcasting Network

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Guangzhou Broadcasting Network (GZBN)
广州市广播电视台
TypeState media broadcaster
Country
People's Republic of China
AvailabilityGuangzhou and neighbouring cities
Official website
GZTV online
LanguageCantonese
Mandarin (selected programmes only)

The Guangzhou Broadcasting Network (Chinese: 广州广播电视台; pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Guǎngbò Diànshìtái; Jyutping: Gwong2zau1gwong2bo3din6si6toi4), also known as GZBN, is a municipally-owned television network in Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. The television department made its first broadcast on 10 January 1988, while radio department made its first broadcast on 1 December 1991. The GZBN is also owns a cable company and a showbiz newspaper, and owns Sky Link TV in the US.[1]

Television

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New headquarters of the network's TV department, The Guangzhou International Media Harbour. (2019)
  • Guangzhou TV General (Chinese: 广州综合频道): launched on 1988 with news, TV series, entertainment, lifestyle and public affairs programming. Available in SD and HD since February 2018.[2]
  • Guangzhou TV News (Chinese: 广州新闻频道): launched on 1992 with local news and documentaries. Available in SD and HD since February 2018.[2]
  • Guangzhou TV Drama (Chinese: 广州影视频道): launched on 1994 with TV series, currently airs Canto-dubbed series. Available in SD and HD
  • Guangzhou TV Sport (Chinese: 广州竞赛频道): launched on 1994 with simulcasts of Star Sports Network, now the partner and home broadcaster of local basketball team Guangzhou Long-Lions. Available in SD and HD
  • Guangzhou TV Legal (Chinese: 广州法治频道): launched on 1994 with the name Guangzhou TV Economic, currently airs Mandarin TV series and legal programming. Available in SD and HD
  • Guangzhou TV Ultra HD (Chinese: 广州南国都市频道): Mandarin-language 4K TV channel launched on 2020 to replace Kids, Lifestyle and Shopping channels. The channel is the first UHD channel owned by a Chinese municipal broadcaster.[3]

Defunct channels

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  • Guangzhou TV Lifestyle (Chinese: 广州生活频道): on air between 1994 and 2020, previously airs English-language programming under the name "I Channel" from 2005 to 2014.
  • Guangzhou TV Kids (Chinese: 广州少儿频道): airs kids' programming mostly in Mandarin, on air between 2005 and 2020.
  • Guangzhou TV Shopping (Chinese: 广州购物频道): airs teleshopping and infomercials from different companies, on air between 2006 and 2020.
  • Guangzhou TV Gov (Chinese: 广州花城频道): airs government affairs programming, on air between 2016 and 2017, currently serves as a production unit.

Radio

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  • News Radio (FM 96.2MHz, Chinese: 广州新闻电台): News and talk format
  • Car Music Radio (FM 102.7MHz, Chinese: 广州汽车音乐电台): music format
  • Traffic Radio (FM 106.1MHz & AM 1098kHz, Chinese: 广州交通电台): traffic updates, also served as the emergency broadcasting service "Guangzhou Emergency Radio" (Chinese: 广州应急广播)
  • Teens Radio (FM 88.0MHz & AM 1170kHz, Chinese: 青少年广播): music format under the My FM China branding, also known as "Guangzhou My FM88.0"

Controversies

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See also: Guangzhou Television Cantonese controversy

In a New Year's Eve programming produced by the network in 2015, one performance from a local musical play about Cantonese opera came under fire in the community over its use of Mandarin language.[4]

A video report edited by the network's social media team were claimed "misleading" by medical personnel during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic over steaming medical masks for re-use.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Diamond, Larry; Schell, Orville (1 August 2019). China's Influence and American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance. Hoover Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-8179-2286-3. OCLC 1104533323. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Guangzhou Broadcasting Network Set Design Gallery". NewscastStudio. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. ^ "国家广电总局批准广州市广播电视台调整开办南国都市4K超高清频道" [NRTA Appoves GZBN's Ultra HD channel]. Chinese National Radio and Television Administration. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. ^ Lau, Mimi (9 February 2016). "'Hung Sin-nui would be spinning in her grave': Cantonese opera boat in a storm over use of Putonghua". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. ^ AFP Hong Kong (4 February 2020). "Novel coronavirus: health experts warn against steaming face masks for reuse after misinformation on Chinese social media". AFP Fact Check. AFP. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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Official website (in Chinese)

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