China Tibet Broadcasting

China Tibet Broadcasting (Chinese: 西藏人民广播电台; pinyin: Xīzàng Rénmín Guǎngbò Diàntái;CTB) is a broadcast network headquartered in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Its radio programmes were founded in 1959. Its English language audio broadcast is called Holy Tibet, broadcasts at 07:00 and 16:00 UTC every day.

The official website is "Voice of Tibet" (Chinese: 中国西藏之声网; pinyin: Zhōngguó Xīzàng Zhīshēng Wǎng; Tibetan: བོད་ལྗོངས་འཕྲིན་དྲ།, Wylie: bod ljongs 'phrin dra). It comprises the CTB with and Tibet Television (Chinese: 西藏电视台; pinyin: Xīzàng Diànshìtái; XZTV).

China Tibet Broadcasting Radio Stations
English channel Name Chinese channel name Frequency Fower
Standard Chinese radio 汉语广播 FM93.3
AM1377
FM:10 kW
AM:200 kW
Standard Tibetan radio 藏语广播 FM101.6
AM594
FM:10 kW
AM:200 kW
Kham Tibetan language radio 康巴话广播 FM103
AM783
FM:10 kW
AM:200 kW (2021–Present)
City life radio 都市生活广播 FM98 FM:10 kW
Educational radio 教育广播 FM106.3 FM:10 kW

Broadcast time

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Standard Chinese: 4:00 (Wednesday 5:00)–2:00 (next day)
Standard Tibatan: 4:50 (Wednesday 5:00)–2:00 (next day)
Kham Tibetan language: 6:00–0:00 (next day)
City life: 6:50–2:00 (next day)
Educational: 7:30–13:30 and 18:00–22:00

History

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Lhasa was served by a cable radio station from 1953 to 1958, the People's Broadcasting Station of Tibet, installed by the government. The existing Lhasa station borrowed a 3,5 kW shortwave transmitter on December 28, 1958 and converted to a wireless station on January 1, 1959.[1] In 1973, the Mandarin and Tibetan programmes began to air on separate radio stations.

A preparing group for Tibetan television was created in October 1976, with the filming of a documentary, Jubilant Plateau, under the name "Tibet Television".[1] The first test broadcast was conducted on May 1, 1978, in black and white. The same team started conducting color broadcasts on October 1, 1979.[2][1][3]: 93 

Tibet Television under Voice of Tibet was launched on August 20, 1985, with the name being signed by Deng Xiaoping in Mandarin and Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme in Tibetan. At the time, it broadcast a one-channel general service in both languages.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "西藏新闻传播百年:瞬间与永恒". 中国民族报. 2007-04-06. p. 07.
  2. ^ 国家广电总局中国电视艺术委员会、上海广播电视台 (28 August 2014). "视频:北京电视台改名为中央电视台影像资料". 上海音像资料馆. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. ^ 郭镇之 (1989). "中国电视史略(1958——1978)". 《现代传播》 (2). CNKIXDCB198902017.
  4. ^ "西藏电视台". 中国西藏之声网. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
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