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. As such, it has been criticized for its connection to the Chinese Communist Party.

CCTV-17
CountryChina
Broadcast areaMainland China
HeadquartersBeijing
Programming
Language(s)Chinese
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
History
LaunchedAugust 1, 2019 (2019-08-01) (trial)
September 23, 2019 (2019-09-23) (formal launch)
Links
WebsiteCCTV-17
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital TV (DTMB)Digital channel number varies by area
Streaming media
CCTV program websiteCCTV-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

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  • 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]

References

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  1. ^ ""군민이 안전한 장수군"…CCTV 신규·교체 설치 완료". www.diodeo.com (in Korean). 2019-07-12. Archived from the original on 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  2. ^ "CCTV's national defense, military channel to debut in August". Xinhua News Agency. 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ "China creates harvest festival for farmers". Xinhua News Agency. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. ^ "央视《遍地英雄》记述兰州日报社首席记者杨贵智的扶贫故事_兰州新闻网". www.lzbs.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-01.