Hebei Television is a television network

Television network

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 in Hebei

Hebei

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 province and all parts of the Beijing

Beijing

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 and Tianjin

Tianjin

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 television viewing areas. Hebei Television also covers parts of Shandong

Shandong

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, Henan

Henan

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 and Shaanxi

Shaanxi

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 provinces and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. More than 120 million people enjoy access to the programs the television provides. Hebei Television has two channels, broadcasting 136 hours of programs and rebroadcasts programs from two other television stations. Besides, HEBTV broadcasts 2 hours of programs to North America each month via the Oriental Satellite Television.

Channels

• HEBTV-1- A comprehensive channel, which broadcasts news, programs in the arts, movies and plays
  • Its major programs are Hebei News Broadcast (Hebei Xinwen Lianbo), Economy Watch (Jingji Guancha), Society Focus (Shehui Shidian), Movie World (Dianying Da Shijie) and Sports Circle (Titan Neiwai).
• HEBTV-2- Focuses on the economy
  • It broadcasts major programs such as Economy Watch (Jingji Guancha), Economy Express (Jingji Chuanzhen), Securities Today (Jingri Zhengquan) and Economy Life (Jingji Shenghuo).
• HEBTV-3 (HEBTV-都市) – City
  • Major programs: City Life (Dushi Shenghuo), Sports News (Tiyu Xinwen)
• HEBTV-4 (HEBTV-影视) – Movie & Television
  • Major Programs: Circulation of Entertainment (Ying shi quan), Movie World (Ying shi da shi jie), Movie & TV Dictionary (Ying shi bao dian)
• HEBTV-5 (HEBTV-少儿科教) – Children & Education
  • Major Programs: Military Files (Jun shi dang an), Growing (Cheng zhang), Chilren World (Shao er tian di), SF Movie Review (Kehuan yingshi shangxi)
• HEBTV-6 (HEBTV-公共) – Public
  • Major Programs: Happy 50 mins (Kuaile 50 fen), Law Time(Fazhi tian di), Chatroom（Liao tian shi）
• HEBTV-Farmer (HEBTV-农民) – Farmer & Argriculture
  • Major Programs: San nong zui qian xian

The television station has three studios. Both the 800-square-meter and 400-square-meter studios are equipped with digital devices.

External links

• Official Site
• China Culture