Qingdao Broadcasting System
Media company
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Qingdao Broadcasting System (青岛市广播电视台) is a radio and television network based in Qingdao, Shandong. QBS operates seven radio stations and six television channels. Until 2025, it also operated China Food TV, a channel that also had presence in the United States.
History
QBS originates from radio station XTGM, founded in June 1933,[1] which became a part of the PLA-backed media backbone on 2 June 1949.[2]
Television broadcasts started on 1 October 1971.[3] Initially, in the 1970s, it was known as Qingdao Urban Television (青岛电视转播台),[4] the name was changed to Qingdao Television (青岛电视台) in February 1976. After its formal establishment, it continued to have an agreement with China Central Television to provide footage.[5] In 1999, it merged its second channel, an independent unit, into the existing station.[6]
In 2009, it signed a memorandum of understanding with Dubai Media Incorporated.[7] By 2010, it already operated six television channels.[8]
