Beijing Radio and Television Station

Beijing Radio and Television Station (BRTV), formerly Beijing Media Network (BMN), is a government-owned television network in China. It broadcasts from Beijing. The channel is available only in Chinese.

"Beijing Television" redirects here. For History of Beijing Television before 1978, see China Central Television.
Beijing Radio and Television Station
北京广播电视台
TypeBroadcast; state media
Country
China
Availabilityin Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and other parts in China
Founded1 May 1979
OwnerBeijing municipal government
Official website
www.btime.com
Former logo of Beijing Television (up until 2008)
Beijing Television interviews Beijing Subway officials around 10:00 30 December 2012, the day when over 40 new stations were open, and Beijing Subway became the longest in the world.
Headquarters of Beijing Television
Former headquarters, now used by Beijing Foreign Studies University

Beijing Media Network was founded on 16 May 1979. It covers China, Asia and North America. China Central Television was called Beijing Television from 1958 to 1978.

In October 2022, BRTV took a minority ownership stake in Kuaishou.[1]

List of BRTV television channels

The group has ten primary channels, which were formerly numbered sequentially (BTV-1, BTV-2, etc.), all except the International Channel (bilingual in English and Mandarin) are using Mandarin:

Channel name format start airing date Slogan Notes
English Chinese
Beijing Satellite Television北京卫视 SDTV & HDTV 16 May 1979 (SDTV)
28 September 2009 (HDTV)		 天涯共此时 (lit. Brightening the whole of heaven)
BRTV Arts BRTV-文艺 SDTV & HDTV 14 October 1990 (SDTV)
1 January 2013 (HDTV)		 让快乐多些色彩 (lit. Let the happiness more color)
BRTV Documentaries and Education BRTV-纪实科教 SDTV, HDTV & 8K UHD 27 December 1999 (SDTV)
18 November 2020 (HDTV)

31 December 2021 (8K UHD)

 用心纪录世界，点亮智慧人生 (lit. Record the world with heart, brighten the wisdom life) former names:
  • BTV-Sport (BTV-6, 1993-10 May 2019)
  • BTV-Education (BTV-3, 27 December 1999-21 September 2022)
  • BTV-Olympic HD (1 May 2008-2009)
  • BTV-Documentaries HD (2009-1 July 2011)
  • BTV-Documentaries (1 July 2011-10 May 2019)
  • BRTV-Winter Olympic & Documentaries (10 May 2019-21 September 2022)
BRTV Film BRTV-影视 SDTV & HDTV 28 April 1993 (SDTV)
18 November 2020 (HDTV)		 故事从这里开始 (lit. This is where the story begins)
BRTV Finance BRTV-财经 SDTV & HDTV 28 April 1993 (SDTV)
18 November 2020 (HDTV)		 价值无所不在 (lit. Value is everywhere)
BRTV Sport & Leisure BRTV-体育休闲 SDTV, HDTV & 4K UHD 28 April 1993 (SDTV, as BTV Sports)
June 2014 (HDTV, as BTV Sports)

30 December 2020 (4K UHD)

 双奥之城 活力北京 (lit. City for dual Olympics, vitality of Beijing) formerly BTV-Sport (BTV-6, 1993-10 May 2019), BTV-Education (BTV-3, 27 December 1999-21 September 2022)
BRTV Lifestyle BRTV-生活 SDTV & HDTV 8 November 1996 (SDTV)
18 November 2020 (HDTV)		 爱生活 每一天 (lit. Love the life, everyday)
BRTV News BRTV-新闻 SDTV & HDTV 2003 (SDTV)
18 May 2017 (HDTV)		 新北京 闻天下 (lit. New Beijing, News for world) formerly BTV-Public (2003-2012), some cabel TV remotes may still show EPG name "BRTV Public & News", which covers both former and current names
BRTV Kaku Kids BRTV-卡酷少儿 SDTV & HDTV 10 September 2004 (SDTV)
17 September 2020 (HDTV)		 我们一起成长 (lit. We grew up together) formerly BTV-Animation (2004-2007), Kaku Animation (2008-2012)
BRTV International Channel BRTV国际频道 SDTV 1 February 2005 for overseas viewers; available on Dish Network

Additionally, the network provides:

  • BRTV Theater Channel (Chinese: 京视剧场频道; pinyin: jīngshì jùchǎng píndào) TV Drama Channel (local digital pay channel)
  • Loving Home Shopping Channel (Chinese: 爱家购物频道; pinyin: àijiā gòuwù píndào) TV Shopping Channel (local digital pay channel)
  • Mobile TV Channel (Chinese: 移动电视频道)
  • Youyou Babies Channel (Chinese: 优优宝贝频道) (satellite digital pay channel)
  • Car Fan Channel (Chinese: 车迷频道) (satellite digital pay channel)
  • Chinese Specialty Channel (Chinese: 中华特产频道) (satellite digital pay channel)
  • Four Sea Fishing Channel (Chinese: 四海钓鱼频道) (satellite digital pay channel)
  • Global Travel Channel (Chinese: 环球旅游频道) (satellite digital pay channel)
  • Ecoenvironment Channel (Chinese: 生态环境频道) (satellite digital pay channel)
  • Dynamic Music Channel (Chinese: 动感音乐频道) (local digital pay channel)
  • Home Purchase Channel (Chinese: 置业频道) (local digital pay channel)
  • Age of Go Channel (Chinese: 弈坛春秋频道) (local digital pay channel)

Former channels
  • BRTV Youth (Chinese: BRTV-青年), 1 January 2002-1 January 2023

See also

References
  1. "Chinese state broadcaster takes 1 per cent stake in short video app Kuaishou". South China Morning Post. 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2022-11-17.


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