CCTV-17
Chinese television channel
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CCTV-17 (Chinese: 中国中央电视台农业农村频道, China Central Television Agriculture and Village Channel) is a Chinese free-to-air television channel, owned by China Central Television. It handles the agricultural programmes moved from CCTV-7 after the revamp of the latter channel.[1] This is a state-run TV channel.
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| Country | China |
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| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
| Programming | |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| History | |
| Launched | August 1, 2019 (trial) September 23, 2019 (formal launch) |
| Links | |
| Website | CCTV-17 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital TV (DTMB) | Digital channel number varies by area |
| Streaming media | |
| CCTV program website | CCTV-17 |
Trial broadcasts of the channel commenced on 1 August 2019, with a launch date of 23 September,[2] as part of celebrations for the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival.[3]
Programmes
- Jujiao Sannong (聚焦三农, lit "Agricultural Watch")
- Zhi Fu Jing (致富经, lit "Agribusiness Today")
- Keji Lian (科技链, lit "Agritech Connect")
- The Big Stage of Village (乡村大舞台)
- Xiang Yue (乡约, lit "Dating in the Countryside")
- Repeats of TV series under Rural Theatre strand
- Heroes Everywhere (遍地英雄)[4]