Established in 1959, Guangdong Television
(GDTV) has two channels, broadcasting 294 hours of programs each week.
GDTV has established business cooperation
with more than 200 television stations in over 50 countries and regions in the
world, which provides the TV station with an avenue for worldwide
expansion.
GDTV-1, transmitted via both microwave and
satellites, provides around-the-clock TV program hookup to most part of China
and the Asian-Pacific Region.
GDTV-1 concentrates on news,
education, culture, sports, entertainment and consulting services. Its major programs
include Society Watch, Guangdong Star TV News, Economy Square and GDTV
Sports.
GDTV-2, broadcast in Cantonese, focuses on
news, sports, entertainment, health, film and play. Signals of GDTV-2 cover
Guangdong and Hainan provinces and part of Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hong
Kong and Macao.
GDTV boasts more than 20 studios, including
five covering over 400 square meters each. It employs analog component devices
in its programming and automatic transmitting technologies in its broadcasting.