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China Tibet Broadcasting (Chinese:西藏人民广播电台;pinyin:Xīzàng Rénmín Guǎngbò Diàntái;CTB) is abroadcast network headquartered inLhasa,Tibet Autonomous Region of thePeople's Republic of China. Its radio programmes were founded in 1959. Its English language audio broadcast is calledHoly 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 andTibet Television (Chinese:西藏电视台;pinyin:Xīzàng Diànshìtái; XZTV).
English channel Name | Chinese channel name | Frequency | Fower |
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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 |
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
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,JubilantPlateau, 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 byDeng Xiaoping in Mandarin andNgapoi Ngawang Jigme in Tibetan. At the time, it broadcast a one-channel general service in both languages.[4]
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