The Guangzhou Broadcasting Network (), also known as GZBN, is a municipally-owned
television network
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in
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
,
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
,
People's Republic of China
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. The television department made its first broadcast on 10 January 1988, while radio department made its first broadcast on 1 December 1991. The GZBN is also owns a cable company and a showbiz newspaper, and owns
Sky Link TV
Sky Link TV (Chinese: 天下衛視; pinyin: ''Tiān Xià Wèi Shì''; ) is Chinese satellite TV network in the United States owned by Guangzhou Broadcasting Network.
History
In 1989, a Taiwanese American financial group founded North America Tel ...
in the US.
Television
*Guangzhou TV General (): launched on 1988 with news, TV series, entertainment, lifestyle and public affairs programming. Available in SD and HD since February 2018.
*Guangzhou TV News (): launched on 1992 with local news and documentaries. Available in SD and HD since February 2018.
*Guangzhou TV Drama (): launched on 1994 with TV series, currently airs Canto-dubbed series. Available in SD and HD
*Guangzhou TV Sport (): launched on 1994 with simulcasts of
Star Sports Network
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, now the partner and home broadcaster of local basketball team