1, free channel
Free channels include CCTV- 1 Comprehensive, CCTV-2 Finance, CCTV-3 Variety, CCTV-4 Chinese International, CCTV-5 Sports, CCTV-5+ Sports Events, CCTV-6 Movies, CCTV-7 National Defense and Military, CCTV-8 TV Series, CCTV-9 Records, CCTV-/kloc-0 Science and Education. CCTV- 12 society and law, CCTV- 13 news, CCTV- 14 children, CCTV- 15 music, CCTV- 16 Olympics, CCTV- 17 agriculture and rural areas, CCTV.
2. Pay channels
Pay channels include CCTV- TV Guide, CCTV- Women's Fashion, CCTV- First Theater, CCTV- Cultural Boutique, CCTV- Fengyun Theater, CCTV- Fengyun Football, CCTV- Nostalgia Theater, CCTV- Golf Tennis, CCTV- Weapon Technology, CCTV- Fengyun Music, CCTV- Billiards, CCTV- Health, CCTV- World Geography, and CCTV-Central.
3. Overseas channels
Overseas channels include CCTV- 1 Comprehensive (Hong Kong), CCTV- Dafu (Japan), CCTV- Opera (Overseas), CCTV- Entertainment, CCTV-4 Chinese International (CCTV-4 Chinese International Asia, CCTV-4 Chinese International Europe, CCTV-4 Chinese International America).
China CCTV, formerly known as Beijing TV Station, officially started broadcasting on September 2nd, 1958, and changed its name to CCTV in May, 1978. 1996, its online media CCTV was established and put into trial operation. In 2004, CCTV launched a digital pay channel. In 2007, CCTV launched a mobile media channel, followed by an IP TV channel. In 2009, China Internet TV (CNTV), which was revised from CCTV, was officially launched. 20 10 in addition to the news center, art centers, overseas centers and other centers were changed to channel system, and large-scale program production centers and program procurement centers were established. 20 13 CCTV news client was officially launched. The video material released on 20 15 has been adopted by nearly 1700 video channels in 92 countries and regions around the world. 20 16, China International Television (CGTN) starts broadcasting.