Liaoning Television (LNTV) began
broadcasting on October 1, 1959. It has two channels, broadcasting altogether
210 hours of programs each week.
LNTV-1, transmitted via satellite, focuses
on news, arts, sports and services. Its major programs include Liaoning News
(Liaoning Xinwen), News Watch (Xinwen Guancha), Happy Together (Gongdu Hao
Shiguang) and Common People (Laobaixing).
The coverage of LNTV-2, whose programs are
transmitted via microwave, reaches 87.7 percent of the population in Northeast
China's Liaoning Province. LNTV-2 focuses on economy reports, with its major
programs being Economy Report (Jingji Baodao), Economy Focus (Jingji Shidian)
and Life Topics (Shenghuo Huati).
LNTV mainly uses analog component devices
in its programming. It owns nonlinear editing and three-dimensional animation
and digital special effect systems. Signals are sent through optical cables from
the broadcast monitoring center to the launch pad.