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Hunan Television
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Hunan Television or Hunan TV (simplified Chinese: 湖南卫视; traditional Chinese: 湖南衞視; pinyin: Húnán Wèishì) is a state-owned provincial satellite TV station launched on September 29, 1970. It is currently China's second-most-watched television channel,[1]—second to China Central Television's CCTV-1. Although Hunan TV has occasionally overtaken CCTV-1 in ratings.[2]
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Country | China |
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Broadcast area | China, Macau, Hong Kong, and the ROC-controlled Taiwan Area |
Network | Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS) |
Headquarters | Changsha |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Mandarin |
Picture format | SDTV 576i/480p (1970.9.29–2016.8.31) HDTV 1080i (2009.9.28–present) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hunan Broadcasting System |
History | |
Launched | 29 September 1970; 53 years ago (1970-09-29) |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
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Owned by Hunan Broadcasting System, Hunan TV's signal covers most of China, including Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It is also broadcast overseas as Hunan STV World in Japan, India, Nepal, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Tajikistan, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, and parts of Africa, the Americas, and Europe.[citation needed] The channel has broadcast in high-definition since September 28, 2009. The appearance of its logo has resulted in the nickname of Mango TV.[citation needed]