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Hi Jian Shuo,
I've been subscribing to your blog for years, and I really enjoy reading your posts about Shanghai. I think it is great that you write about topics and questions that your readers ask you. I also have a question to ask you, regarding TV shows in Shanghai/China. I've been living in Shanghai for almost 7 years but never had a TV until recently. I was surprised to discover that there are more than 50+ channels on the local cable network. However, I don't know what channels are good to watch and when the good/interesting programs are aired.
Can you write a post about the different channels/program available in Shanghai, how to find out about different programs/showing times, and what are some English channels/programs? In the U.S., we have TV guides that people can look online, on the TV guide channel, or in the newspaper. Are there similar TV guides in Shanghai to learn about different TV channels/programs? What are some of your favorite TV programs?
Thank you,
Susan
In Shanghai, as an expat, it is not easy to understand the local TV, especially there are so many stations, and most of them are not in English. I don't have too much resources to share, but fortunately, I have a TV, Chinese-English skills, and my passion to help people. So here is the TV guide.
In this guide, I captured the logo on the upper left corner of the screen with my Digital Camera (sorry for the relative low quality), and add some description. These are the TV channel I can get from my LG TV in my bed room. Yours may verious a little bit. Their order is according to the order of my TV, and typically, you should see the same order if you let your TV auto scan channels for you.
If you are not in Shanghai, or planning to visit Shanghai, here is the chance to know what the life is really like in Shanghai. I will talk about my favorite TV Channels in the future blog.
OTV (Oriental TV) Entertainment
STV (Shanghai TV) TV Drama (soap shows)
OTV Drama
Travel Satellite TV
OTV Art and Literature
China Education TV Channel 1 (CETV1)
Guizhou Satellite TV (from a province)
Heben Satellite TV (from a province)
Sichuan Satellite TV (from a province)
STV Sports
Shanghai Education TV
Henan Satellite TV (from a province) - from my hometown
STV Lifestyle and Fashion
OTV
CCTV1 (China Central Television Channel 1)
OTV International Channel Shanghai (ICS) - English channel
CCTV2
Yunan Satellite TV (from a province)
Zhejiang Satellite TV (from a province)
Haha Children's Channel - never saw this channel before
STV documentary
Jilin Satellite TV (from a province)
Emmm... What's this?
Anhui Satellite TV (from a province)
CCTV8
Chongqing Satellite TV (from a city)
CCTV Olympics Channel (formerly CCTV Sports Channel)
Beijing Satellite TV (from a city)
CCTV7
Hunan Satellite TV (from a province)
CCTV3
Guangxi Satellite TV (from a province)
Jinagxi Satellite TV (from a province)
Shandong Satellite TV (from a province)
CCTV News
CCTV9
CCTV10
CCTV11
CCTV12
Heilongjiang Satellite TV (from a province)
Hubei Satellite TV (from a province)
CCTV6
CCTV4
Oriental Movie Channel (from Shanghai)
China Business Network (a.k.s First Finance and Economy) (from Shanghai)
Neimenggu Satellite TV (from a province)
STV News and General
Ningxia Satellite TV (from a province)
Eastsouth Satellite TV (from a province of Fujian)
Shing Cartoon Channel
Shanxi Satellite TV (from a province)
Jiangsu Satellite TV (from a province)
Xinjiang Satellite TV (from a province)
Liaoning Satellite TV (from a province)
Guangdong Satellite TV (from a province)
CCTV Children's Channel
Xizang Satellite TV (from a province)
Shangxi Satellite TV (from a province)
CCTV Musical
Gansu Satellite TV (from a province)
Tianjin Satellite TV (from a city)
Well. Here is the end of the looooo.....ooong list.
My pictures are not so clear, and if you want to get clearer version, the pictures below can help. However, these logos are pretty out of date.
Posted by Jian Shuo Wang at February 18, 2008 9:07 PM
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and this link: http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/20080218_tv_guide_in_shanghai.htm
TV guide can be easily found on the official website of TV channels, such as CCTV.com and SMG.cn
Posted by: 北拳猪猪 on February 18, 2008 10:40 PMDon't forget to mention that CCTV9 is the English Channel in the CCTV, it's the official 100% English speaking TV Channel, I think foreigners may like to know this hehe.
And besides you can also watch it online, http://english.cctv.com/index.shtml
It's not always talking about the whole world or with the real information, because it's from the government but once in China it's your most available window to the outside world hehe..
Posted by: Claudia Frias on February 18, 2008 11:36 PMI like Phoenix TV (凤凰卫视) but my TV in Shanghai doesn't get it. Do I have to pay for it?
Posted by: Micah Sittig (external link) on February 19, 2008 9:49 AMIn today's global world, CCTV and CCTV9 are available on Cable in the Bay Area. I don't watch much TV in general but have on occasion flipped through the channels and watched some English language CCTV shows about China on CCTV9. There are also several HK channels and Taiwan channels as well, and also local Cantonese and Mandarin channels.
The explosion of media in China is pretty incredible. Back in 1989, the first time I visited China, I think there was only 2 or 3 channels on the hotel TV!
Posted by: elliottng (external link) on February 19, 2008 11:16 PM@elliottng, you are right. Something to mention is, these are the by default channels for anyone in the city with cable - without cable, TV is useless. Also, this is just for Shanghai. In other cities, they have local province TV station and city level...
Posted by: Jian Shuo Wang (external link) on February 19, 2008 11:21 PMIn today's global world, CCTV and CCTV9 are available on Cable in the Bay Area. TV guide can be easily found on the official website of TV channels. Its must awesome websites!!
Posted by: Emily (external link) on February 20, 2008 12:46 PMYes. I need to mention that CCTV9 and ICS are the only two channels offering English programs in Shanghai - I mean by default in the cable TV in everyone's home.
Posted by: Jian Shuo Wang (external link) on February 21, 2008 11:20 AM