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 Hunan Television Logo | |
| Country | China |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | China,Macau,Hong Kong, and the ROC-controlledTaiwan Area |
| Network | Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS) |
| Headquarters | Changsha |
| Programming | |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Picture format | SDTV576i/480p (1970.9.29–2016.8.31) HDTV1080i (2009.9.28–present) UHDTV2160p (2025.9.28–present)[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hunan Broadcasting System |
| History | |
| Launched | 29 September 1970; 55 years ago (1970-09-29) |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
Hunan Television (Chinese:湖南卫视;pinyin:Húnán Wèishì) is a Chineseprovincialsatellite televisionstation based inChangsha,Hunan province. Launched on September 29, 1970 and often nicknamed the "mango channel" (Chinese:芒果台, due to the station's currentlogo), it is currently China's second-most-watched television channel,[2] second toChina Central Television'sCCTV-1, although Hunan TV has occasionally overtaken CCTV-1 inratings.[3]
Owned byHunan Broadcasting System, Hunan TV's signal covers most of China, includingMacau,Hong Kong, andTaiwan. It is also broadcast overseas as Hunan STV World in Japan, India, Nepal, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Tajikistan, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, and parts of Africa, the Americas, and Europe.[citation needed] The channel has broadcast inhigh-definition since September 28, 2009. The appearance of its logo has resulted in the nickname ofMango TV.[citation needed]
On December 15, 2006, Hunan TV collaborated with BBC to broadcast "Just the Two of Us"—the first entertainment collaboration between Chinese television and the BBC on a global scale.[4]
On May 20, 2009, Hunan TV World launched in Hong Kong.[5] It was the first permitted "international channel." Aria Jin served as the host of "Shoot, Brother!"[6][verification needed]
In 2015, because of changes to the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television's policies, HSTV changed prime-time broadcasts to show 2 episodes per night instead of 3 and changed the start of air time from 19:30 to 20:00. It is the only channel besides CCTV that airs drama at 22:00.[7]
By 2013, HSTV had broadcast to over 1 billion viewers in China, with 358 million showing approval for HSTV programming. There are approximately 210 million daily viewers. Online, HSTV's platform has 730 million views.[8][9]
