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Beijing Television (BTV)
北京电视台

Type	Broadcast
Country	People's Republic of China
Availability	in Beijing, other parts in China
Official Website	BTV Online

BTV logo (up until 2008)

Beijing Television (BTV) or Beijing Television Station (Chinese: 北京电视台; pinyin: Běijīng Diànshìtái) is a government-owned television network in the People's Republic of China. It broadcasts from Beijing. The channel is available only in Chinese. The group has ten primary channels, which were formerly numbered sequentially (BTV-1, BTV-2, etc.):

• BTV Beijing Channel (Chinese: BTV 北京)
  • also known as BTV Satellite Channel; Chinese: 北京卫视; pinyin: běijīng wèishì
• BTV Arts Channel (Chinese: BTV 文艺)
• BTV Science and Education Channel (Chinese: BTV 科教)
• BTV Entertainment Channel (Chinese: BTV 影视)
• BTV Finance Channel (Chinese: BTV 财经)
• BTV Sports Channel (Chinese: BTV 体育)
• BTV Lifestyle Channel (Chinese: BTV 生活)
• BTV Youth Channel (Chinese: BTV 青少)
• BTV Public Channel (Chinese: BTV 公共)
• Kaku TV - Cartoons (Chinese: 卡酷)

Additionally, the network provides:

• BTV International Channel (for overseas viewers; available on Dish Network)
• BTV Theater Channel (Chinese: 京视剧场频道; pinyin: jīngshì jùchǎng píndào) TV Drama Channel (digital broadcasting)
• Loving Home Shopping Channel (Chinese: 爱家购物频道; pinyin: àijiā gòuwù píndào) TV Shopping Channel (digital broadcasting)

See also

• Chinese cardboard bun hoax

External links

• BTV website

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