List of Chinese language television channels

This is a list of television channels that are broadcast in Chinese language or offer at least some programming in Chinese.

Canada

*Fairchild Television, in Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver
*Talentvision in Vancouver
*OMNI.2 in Toronto
*OMNI BC in Vancouver

=China P.R.=

*China Central Television (CCTV)
**CCTV-1 (Mixture)
**CCTV-2 （economy focused channel）
**CCTV-3 （art and music focused channel）
**CCTV-4 (International channel, broadcast in chinese)
**CCTV-5 (Sports channel)
**CCTV-6 (Movies Channel)
**CCTV-7 （Military/Agricultural/Children focused channel)
**CCTV-8 (Drama Series Channel)
**CCTV-9 (International channel, broadcasts in English)
**CCTV-10 （Science and Education focused Channel）
**CCTV-11 （Opera channel)
**CCTV-12 （Law and Society focused channel）
**CCTV-Children
**CCTV-E (International channel, broadcasts in Spanish)
**CCTV-F （International channel, broadcasts in French）
**CCTV-Music （Classical music and national music channel，Without the pop music)
**CCTV-News
**CCTV-Entertainment(Overseas only)
**CCTV-Opera (Overseas only)
**CCTV-HD (High Definition Channel)
*China Education Television (中国教育电视台)
*China Movie (中国电影 zhongguo dianying)
*Beijing Television Station (BTV)
**BTV-1 (also known as BTV Satellite Channel; 北京卫视) Mixture
**BTV-2 Arts Channel
**BTV-3 Education Channel
**BTV-4 Drama Series Channel
**BTV-5 Finance Channel
**BTV-6 Sports Channel
**BTV-7 Lifestyle Channel
**BTV-8 Youth Channel
**BTV-9 Beijing City Channel
**BTV-10 Cartoon Channel
*Chongqing Television (CQTV)
*Dongeng TV (DFTV)
**Dongfeng TV @ Azio
**Dongeng TV English News
**Dongfeng TV Indya
**Dongeng TV Films
**Dongeng TV Music
**Dongeng TV News
*Guangdong Television
**GDTV-Pearl Channel
**GDTV-Star Channel
**GDTV-Sports Channel
**GDTV-Public Channel
**GDTV-Pearl Channel Abroad
**TVS (Southern Television in Guangzhou providence)
**TVS-Movie and Dramma Channel
**TVS-News Channel
**TVS-Science and Education Channel
**TVS-Economy Channel
**TVS-Entertainment Channel
**TVS-City Channel
**TVS-Children's Channel
*Guangxi Television
**GXTV SkyCable
**GXTV-Film Channel
**GXTV-News Channel
**GXTV-Economy Channel
**GXTV-Lifestyle Channel
**GXTV-Contest Channel
**GXTV-Teenagers Channel
**GXTV-English Channel
**Nanning Comprehensive News Channel
**Nanning Entertainment channel
**Nanning Erban Life channel
**Nanning Public channel
**Liuzhou Comprehensive News Channel
**Liuzhou Public channel
**Liuzhou Science And Education channel
**Guilin Comprehensive News Channel
**Guilin Science Education And Travel channel
**Guilin Public channel
**Wuzhou Comprehensive News Channel
**Wuzhou Public Television Channel
**Wuzhou Education Living Channel
**Beihai TV
**Baise Public channel
**Baise Erban channel
**Baise Comprehensive channel
**Fangchenggang Television channels
**Fangchenggang Public channel
*Hebei Television (HEBTV)
**HEBTV-1 - Entertainment, news, movies
**HEBTV-2 - Economic news
*Heilongjiang Television (HLJTV)
*Hunan Satellite Television (HTV)
*MTV China
*Nanjing Broadcasting Network (NBN)
**NBN-Comprehensive News Channel
**NBN-Education Channel
**NBN-Movie Channel
**NBN-Literature/Style Channel
**NBN-Life Channel
**NBN-Kids Channel
**NBN-Stock Market Channel
**NBN-Teenager Channel
**NBN-News Channel
**NBN-Economic News Channel
**NBN-Traffic Channel
**NBN-Music Channel
**NBN-Sports Channel
*Shanghai Media Group (SMG)
**Dragon TV
**China Business Network
**STV-News
**STV-Life&Fashion
**STV-TV Drama
**STV-Sports
**STV-Documentary
**OTV-News&Entertainment
**OTV-Arts
**OTV-Music
**OTV-Drama + Oriental CJ Shopping
**OTV-Kids
**Eastern Movie
**Toonmax
*Star TV (Satellite Television for Asian Region China)
** [Channel V|Channel [V] Mainland China]
**ESPN China
**National Geographic Channel China
**Phoenix Chinese Channel
**Phoenix InfoNews Channel
**Phoenix Movies Channel
**Star Movies
**Star Sports
**Xing Kong
*Tianjin Television (TJTV)
**TJTV-Movie Channel
**TJTV-Culture Channel
**TJTV-Economy Channel
**TJTV-Kids Channel
**TJTV-Sports Channel
**TJTV-Regional Channel
**TJTV-Science & Technology Channel
*Xinjiang People Broadcasting Station
*Zhejiang Star TV

Hong Kong

Cantonese free-to-air channels

*Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB)
**Jade

*Asia Television Limited (ATV)
**aTV1 Home

*Temporary owned by a 50/50 joint-venture between PCCW's now TV and i-Cable's Hong Kong Cable TV
**J2 (Jade 2) (operated by TVB)
**Interactive Information Channel (operated by TVB)
**HD Jade (High definition Jade channel) (operated by TVB)
**aTV2 News & Business Channel (operated by aTV)
**aTV3 His TV (operated by aTV)
**aTV4 Her TV (operated by aTV)
**aTV5 Plus TV (operated by aTV)
**aTV9 HD channel (operated by aTV)

Cantonese paid channels

*Asia Television Limited (ATV)
**News channel (defunct, formerly on Now TV)
*Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) Pay Vision
**TVBN (Main news channel)
**TVB2N (Secondary news channel)
**TVB Classic (Classic television drama and shows)
**TVBE Entertainment channel
**TVB Drama
**TVB Lifestyle
**TVB Kids
**TVBM Music
*Cable TV Hong Kong
**Cable News
**Cable Sports
**Cable Soccer
**Cable Movies
**Cable Entertainment
**Cable Children
**CEN (Cable Entertainment News)
**Cable No.1 Channel
*now TV
**now News
**now Business News Channel
**now Sports
*Star TV (Satellite Television for Asian Region Hong Kong)
**Star Chinese Movies
**ESPN China
**Star Sports
**National Geographic Wild

English free to air channels

*Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB)
**Television Broadcasts Limited TVB Pearl (some programs in Mandarin)
*Asia Television Limited (ATV)
**Asia Television Limited ATV World (some programs in Mandarin)

Mandarin Channels

*Phoenix Television, also broadcast in Greater China
**Phoenix InfoNews Channel (on cable, broadband, satellite)
**Phoenix Movies Channel (on satellite)
**Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel (International service, broadcasts in Europe)
**Phoenix North America Chinese Channel (International service, broadcasts in North America)

*Star TV (Satellite Television for Asian Region Hong Kong)
** [Channel V|Channel [V] Mainland China]
** [Channel V|Channel [V] Taiwan]
**Xing Kong

*Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) Pay Vision
**TVB Xinghe
**TVB8

Macau

*TDM Canal II (in Cantonese)

Taiwan

Free-to-air

*Taiwan Television (TTV)
*China Television (CTV)
*Formosa TV (FTV)
*Taiwan Broadcasting System:
**Chinese Television System (CTS)
**CTS Education and Culture
**Public Television Service (PTS)

Digital TV

*TTV Family
*TTV Finance
*CTV News Channel
*CTV MyLife
*Follow Me TV (FMTV)
*CTS Recreation
*Dimo TV

Cable

*Beautiful Life TV (BLTV, formerly Buddhism Light TV)
*Chung T'ien Television (CTi TV):
**CTi Variety
**CTi Entertainment
**CTi News
*Da-Ai Television - Buddhist - Tsu-Chi
**Da-Ai Drama
*Eastern Television (ETTV):
**ETTV News
**ETTV-S
**ETTV Variety
**ETTV Drama
**ETTV Movie
**ETTV Entertainment
**ETTV Shopping 1
**ETTV Shopping 2
**ETTV Shopping 3
**ETTV Shopping 4
**ETTV Shopping 5
**ETTV Yoyo TV
**ETTV Foreign Movie
*Era Television:
**Era News
**Much TV
**Azio TV
*Fokuang Television - Buddhist - Fokuangshan
*Gala Television (GTV):
**GTV One
**GTV Drama
**GTV Entertainment
**GTV K Channel
*Good TV
*Hong Guan Television
*Hollywood Movie Channel (Taiwan)
*Hwazan Sat TV
*LS Asia Cinema
*LS Movie Channel
*LS Time Movie Channel
*MTV Taiwan
*Sanlih E-Television (SET):
**SET News
**SET Metro
**SET Taiwan
*Star TV (Satellite Television for Asian Region Taiwan)
** [Channel V|Channel [V] Taiwan]
**ESPN Taiwan
**National Geographic Taiwan
**Star Chinese Channel
**Star Chinese Movies
**Star Movies
**Star Sports
**Star World
*Taiwan Broadcasting System:
**Hakka TV
**Taiwan Indigenous Television
*TVBS:
**TVBS
**TVBS-G
**TVBS-NEWS
*Unique Satellite TV (USTV):
**Unique Business News
*Videoland Television Network
**Videoland Drama Channel
**Videoland Kids TV
**Videoland Max-TV (formerly Videoland English Movie channel)
**Videoland Movie Channel
**Videoland Sports Channel
**Videoland General Entertainment Channel (ONTV)

Abroad only

*Taiwan Macroview TV
*TTV World
*TVBS-Asia
*CTi Asia
*CTi International (CTi Zhong Tian)
*ETTV Asia
*ETTV China
*ETTV Global
*ETTV Life
*SET International

Malaysia

Free-to-air

*RTM1 - Selected shows only
*RTM2
*TV3 - Selected shows only
*NTV7
*8TV
*TV9 - Selected shows only

=Satellite Channels=

The following channels are available only in Malaysia and Brunei via satellite on Astro

*Astro AEC
*Astro Kirana - Only selected shows (movies) are in Chinese.
*Astro Wah Lai Toi
*Astro Hua Hee Dai
*Astro Xiao Tai Yang

*Astro Shuang Xing
*Jia Yu Channel

The following channels are available internationally but are also available in Malaysia via Astro

*CCTV-4
*CCTV-9
*Celestial Movies
*ETTV Asia
*Phoenix Chinese
*Phoenix InfoNews
*TVB8
*TVBS Asia
*TVB Xing He
*WaTV

Singapore

*MediaCorp TV Channel 8
*MediaCorp TV Channel U (formerly SPH MediaWorks Channel U)

Indonesia

*Metro TV - Selected Shows Only
*Da-Ai TV - Selected Shows OnlyMost of Local TV, shows abroad content with no dubbing including Chinese language programs like most of nation-wide channel does.

United States

*Asia Television (ATV Home channel)
*KBTV-CA
*KCNS-TV (Sino Television)
*KMTP-TV
*KSCI-TV
*KTSF-TV
*New Tang Dynasty TV, New York
*Phoenix Television
*Sino Television [http://www.mrbi.net/sinotv.htm] , New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area (a unit of Multicultural Broadcasting)
*Sinovision, New York, New York
*Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB USA) Jadeworld East, Jadeworld West, San Francisco, Los Angeles channels
*Voice of America Chinese Branch

Australia

*SBS TV
*Channel 31 Melbourne

Chinese channels from other countries are also available.

New Zealand

*CTV1
*CTV2
*CTV3
*CTV4 (Phoenix TV Chinese Channel)
*CTV5
*CTV6 (CCTV-4)
*CTV7
*CTV8 (Free-To-Air Auckland UHF Channel 62)
*CCTV-9

Chinese channels from other countries are also available.

See also

*Lists of television channels
*Media in the People's Republic of China
*Media in Hong Kong
*Media in Taiwan