CCTV-16 Olympic
Sign in to saveAlso known as CCTV-Olympic, CCTV16, CCTV 16, Olympic Channel China, CCTV Olympic, CCTV Olympic Channel, CCTV-16
CCTV-16 is a Chinese free-to-air television channel, owned by China Central Television. The channel is a localised version of the Olympic Channel, broadcasting primarily in 4K UHD format, with a downscaled feed for HDTV.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- specialty channel
- Country
- China
- Owned by
- China Media Group
- Operator
- International Olympic Committee
- Followed by
- CCTV-17 Agriculture
- Follows
- CCTV-15 Music
- Main subject
- Olympic Games
- Official website
- www.olympicchannelchina.cn
- Motto
- 天天奥林匹克
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- inception
- 2021-10-19
- operating area
- mainland China
- streaming media URL
- tv.cctv.com/live/cctv16
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History and programming
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CCTV-16 is a Chinese free-to-air television channel, owned by China Central Television. The channel is a localised version of the Olympic Channel, broadcasting primarily in 4K UHD format, with a downscaled feed for HDTV.
== History and programming == In January 2019, Voice of China announced plans to launch a Chinese version of the Olympic Channel. The channel later launched on 25 October 2021, prior to the 2022 Winter Olympics. Like its numerous localisations, the Chinese version of the Olympic Channel airs both live and classic sports events, along with original programming.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “CCTV-16 Olympic” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.