Guangdong Radio and Television
Appearance
Company type | Free-to-air, satellite television, radio |
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Industry | Media and entertainment |
Founded | 23 April 2014 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Guangdong, China |
Owner | Provincial Government of Guangdong |
Website | GRT official website |
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Simplified Chinese | 广东广播电视 | ||||||||||||
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Guangdong Radio and Television, commonly known as GRT, is a broadcasting company based in Guangdong, China. The company is operating 9 radio channels, 12 free-to-air and 10 pay television channels. The company is owned by the Guangdong provincial government. The company is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. The GRT compete ratings with local municipal broadcasters (e.g. Guangzhou Broadcasting Network) and Hong Kong's TVB network in the province.
History
[edit]GRT was formed on 23 April 2014 after the merge of Guangdong Television (GDTV), Radio Guangdong, Southern Media Corporation, and Television Southern (TVS).[1]
Television
[edit]Channel Name | Channel content | Transmission | Format | Launch date | Websites / Notes | |
Free-to-air channels | ||||||
Guangdong Satellite TV | 广东卫视 | Main Mandarin channel | Terrestrial, cable, IPTV and satellite | HDTV and SDTV | 1 July 1960 | Website |
GRT Pearl River Channel | Main Cantonese channel | Terrestrial, cable and IPTV | HDTV and SDTV | 30 September 1983 | Website | |
GRT Sports Channel | Sports channel in Cantonese and Mandarin | Terrestrial, cable and IPTV | HDTV and SDTV | 28 August 1994 | Website | |
GRT People's livelihood Channel | Lifestyle and social news programming in Cantonese and Mandarin, alternative programming in selected cities/counties | Terrestrial, cable and IPTV | HDTV and SDTV | 1 July 2002 1 March 2023 (current People's livelihood channel) |
Website | |
GRT News Channel | News channel in Mandarin, with some programmes in Cantonese and English | Terrestrial, cable and IPTV | HDTV and SDTV | 8 December 2005 | Website | |
Jia-jia Cartoon Channel | Mandarin kids' cartoon channel | Cable, IPTV and satellite | SDTV | 16 September 2006 | Website | |
GRT 4K Ultra Channel | 广东4K |
4K entertainment, documentaries and sports programming, the first 4K TV channel owned by provincial networks, the second 4K channel in China after CCTV 4K | Cable and IPTV | 4K UHDTV | 27 November 2017 (as GRT 4K Drama) 12 October 2018 (current UHD channel) 21 February 2023 (current 4K Ultra channel) |
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GRT Finance and Science Education Channel | 经济 |
Mandarin News, TV series, documentaries and lifestyle programming, formerly TVS-1 | Terrestrial, cable and IPTV | HDTV and SDTV | 1 July 2001 | Website |
Greater Bay Area TV | Channel served for Cantonese diaspora. 2 separate versions of the channel served Guangdong and Worldwide between 2004 and 2022, formerly TVS-2/TVS-2★, TVS-★ and Southern Satellite TV |
Terrestrial, cable, IPTV and satellite | HDTV and SDTV | 1 July 2001 | Website | |
GRT Drama Channel | Canto-dubbed TV series and lifestyle programming, formerly TVS-4 | Digital terrestrial, cable and IPTV | HDTV and SDTV | 1 July 2001 | Website | |
GRT Children Channel | Mandarin kids channel, formerly TVS-5 | Digital terrestrial, cable and IPTV | HDTV and SDTV | 1 July 2001 | Website | |
Premium channels | ||||||
GRT Lingnan Opera Channel | 岭南戏曲频道 | Chinese opera channel featuring opera variants in the province | Cable and IPTV | SDTV | 28 November 2007 | Weibo page |
GRT Mobile Channel | Channel intended for buses and portable platforms | Cable and IPTV | SDTV | 1 November 2004 | Website | |
GRT Modern Education Channel | 现代 |
Educational programming in Cantonese, English and Mandarin | Cable and IPTV | SDTV | 28 February 2012 | Website |
GRT Southern Home Shopping Channel | Shopping channel in Cantonese and Mandarin | Cable and IPTV | SDTV | |||
Defunct channels | ||||||
Win TV | Association football (seasonal) and sports channel in Mandarin | - | SDTV | October 2005 | defunct since 2017 | |
GRT Auto-Expo Channel | 汽车 |
Car and exposition industry channel in Mandarin | - | SDTV | 2009 | defunct since 2018 |
GRT Variety Channel (TVS-3) | 综艺频道(TVS-3) | Entertainment channel in Cantonese and Mandarin | - | SDTV | 1 July 2001 | Website defunct since 2018 |
GRT Cruise Travel Channel | 邮轮 |
Travel-focused channel in Cantonese and Mandarin | Cable and IPTV | SDTV | June 2005 | defunct since 2019 |
GRT English Teaching Channel | Teaching English as a Foreign Language channel in cooperation with Lancoo Media | Cable and IPTV | SDTV | 2005 | defunct since 2020 | |
Pearl River Movie Channel | Cantonese film and TV series channel in cooperation with Pearl River Film Studio | Cable and IPTV | SDTV | 30 December 2008 | Weibo page defunct since 2020 | |
GRT Golfbox Channel | Golf channel in English and Mandarin | Cable and IPTV | SDTV | 1 January 2006 | Website defunct since 2021 | |
GRT Channel Pet Channel | Mandarin pet-focused channel, in cooperation with BAMC Media in Beijing | Cable and IPTV | SDTV | September 20, 2005 | defunct | |
GRT Real Estate Channel | Real estate and lifestyle programming, in cooperation with the Guangzhou Broadcasting Network and Shenzhen Media Group | Cable and IPTV | SDTV | February 9, 2007 | Website defunct since 2023 | |
GRT World Channel | GRT's international channel, broadcast GRT's programmes in Cantonese, English and Mandarin | Terrestrial, cable and satellite | SDTV | 18 January 2011 | Website defunct since 2023 |
Channel Name | Modulation | Frequency (in Guangzhou) |
Main Languages | Broadcast area | ||
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GRT News Radio (Guangdong Emergency Broadcasting) |
(广东应急广播) |
AM FM |
648 kHz 91.4 MHz |
English and Mandarin | Guangdong | |
GRT Southern Life Radio | AM FM |
999 kHz 93.6 MHz |
Cantonese and Mandarin | Guangzhou | ||
GRT Business Radio | AM FM |
927 kHz 95.3 MHz |
Cantonese and Mandarin | Guangzhou | ||
GRT Pearl Radio | AM FM |
1062 kHz 97.4 MHz |
Cantonese | Guangdong and Macao | ||
GRT Music FM | FM | 99.3 MHz | Cantonese, English and Mandarin | Guangdong | ||
GRT Voice of the City | FM | 103.6 MHz | Cantonese and Mandarin | Guangzhou | ||
Guangzhou Traffic Radio (GRT Voice of the Traffic) |
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FM | 105.2 MHz | Cantonese and Mandarin | Guangzhou | |
UVoice of Pearl River | FM | N/A (105.7 MHz in Shenzhen) |
Cantonese and Mandarin | Mandarin | Shenzhen | |
GRT Sports Radio | FM | 107.7 MHz | Cantonese and Mandarin | Guangzhou, Jiangmen and Dongguan |
References
[edit]- ^ "广东广播电视
台 昨日 挂牌成立 " [Guangdong Radio and Television launched yesterday]. Guangzhou Daily. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.