CGTN Documentary
| Type | State media |
|---|---|
| Country | China |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i/480i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | China Global Television Network |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 January 2011 |
| Former names | CCTV-9 Documentary (2011 - 2016) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Astro | Channel 556 (HD) |
| NJOI | Channel 556 (HD) |
| DStv (Sub-Saharan Africa) | Channel 448 |
| Zuku TV (Kenya) | Channel 413 |
| Digital TV | Channel 34 (HD) |
| Digital TV | Channel 74 |
| Streaming media | |
| CGTN Documentary | www |
CGTN Documentary (formerly CCTV-9 Documentary) is a state-run English-language documentary channel operated by the China Global Television Network (CGTN) group, owned by Chinese state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). It broadcasts documentaries in the English language, and is China's first state-level English-language documentary channel to broadcast globally.
It used to share the "CCTV-9" name with its sister documentary channel in Mandarin Chinese. The channel has also been known to carry some Mandarin-language programmes with English subtitles; it broadcasts new programming between 7:00pm and 11:00pm Beijing time, and repeats archival programming at other times.