# Hangzhou Cultural Radio and Television Group

Hangzhou Cultural Radio and Television Group (and Hangzhou Radio and Television Station for an organisation with two brands [zh]), referred to as Hangzhou Culture and Broadcasting Group, was established in January 2005 by the merger of the former Hangzhou Radio and Television Group and Hangzhou Cultural Development Investment Company Limited, and is the People's Republic of China People's Government of Hangzhou Municipal [zh] People's Republic of China, broadcasting, television, cultural and performing arts, cable network and other services in one of the integrated modern cultural media group. Headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, No. 888, Zhijiang Road [zh]. The Group employs a total of more than 3,000 people and has fixed assets of RMB billions.

## General situation

September 28, 2002, Hangzhou Radio and Television Group was established, is the first sub-provincial city radio and television group in mainland China [zh], and Hangzhou Radio and Television Bureau for an organisation with two brands [zh]. 2005 January, according to the requirements of the national cultural system reform pilot work, by the Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Government of Hangzhou Municipal [zh] decided that, according to the “separation of government affairs, management and operation” principle; at the same time, Hangzhou Radio and Television Group and Hangzhou Cultural Development Investment Co, Separation of management and operation” principle, Hangzhou Municipal Radio and Television Bureau and Hangzhou Radio and Television Group separation; at the same time, Hangzhou Radio and Television Group and Hangzhou Cultural Development and Investment Company Limited for the merger, the formation of Hangzhou Culture Radio and Television Group, and the establishment of Hangzhou Culture Radio and Television Group Co.
Hangzhou Culture Radio and Television Group is a public institution, the implementation of enterprise management. The group has 5 TV channels, 3 radio frequencies and 10 media outlets such as Radio & TV Weekly, 8 art troupes and 30 holding, shareholding and wholly-owned companies, Hangzhou Grand Theatre, Xiling Calligraphy and Painting Institute, Hangzhou Cultural Center and other cultural institutions.
Hangzhou Culture Radio & TV Group's channels broadcast 8+1⁄2 hours of prime time TV news and 15 hours of radio news every day.

## TV service

Hangzhou TV is the unified call sign of Hangzhou Media Group's TV channels, which started broadcasting on February 1, 1984. In June 2001, Hangzhou Cable TV and Hangzhou TV merged to form Hangzhou TV, which was abolished after the establishment of the former Hangzhou Broadcasting and Television Group on September 28, 2002, but the call sign of the former Hangzhou TV was retained. However, the former “Hangzhou TV” call sign continues to be retained.

### History

In May 1983, the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee [zh]. and People's Government of Hangzhou Municipal [zh] decided to prepare for the establishment of Hangzhou TV. In July of the same year. Ministry of Radio, Film and Television of the People's Republic of China approval was given for the establishment of Hangzhou Television, broadcasting on channel 11, with its temporary transmitter built at the foot the east side of WuMountain at an altitude of 40 meters, with a tower 48 meters high.
On January 31, 1984, Hangzhou TV officially started broadcasting. Due to personnel and technical constraints, it only re-broadcast programs from Shanghai TV at that time. In December of the same year, Hangzhou TV borrowed the power microwave channel from Shanghai to Wuxi River of Zhejiang Electric Power Industry Bureau, and directly relayed the program of Channel 8 of Shanghai TV, and thereafter started its own program. in September 1986, Hangzhou TV ended the history of relaying the program of Shanghai TV, and broadcast its own program every day, which lasted for 5 hours and 30 minutes throughout the day. Hangzhou TV was initially co-located with the Hangzhou Radio and Television Bureau, and was established independently in 1985.
On November 12, 1990, Hangzhou TV started to broadcast its second set of programs on Channel 41, initially relaying the programs of China Central Television (CCTV), and then on April 24, 1993, it was changed to “Xihu Mingzhu Television” (now Xihu Mingzhu Channel).
On June 28, 1991, Hangzhou Cable TV was established; on December 31 of the same year, it opened the signal for trial broadcasting in five districts of Chaohui, and formally started broadcasting on May 22, 1993. It was the first cable TV station formally established in a provincial capital city in China approved by the Ministry of Broadcasting, Film and Television, and the first TV station broadcasting all day long and 24 hours a day, as well as the cable TV station which had opened the largest number of channels in mainland China at that time (22 channels and 23 sets of programs were opened in 1994) In 1994, it launched 22 channels and 23 programs. Hangzhou cable TV station and Hangzhou TV station for the preparation of a single organization with two brands, June 1995 separate system.
On August 18, 1999, the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee and the General Office of Hangzhou Municipal People's Government jointly issued a document to set up Hangzhou Cable Broadcasting and Television Network Center (the predecessor of WASU), which unified the management of Hangzhou cable network planning, construction, operation and program transmission. Hangzhou Cable TV thus turned into a program production and broadcasting organization. At the same time, the Hangzhou Municipal Radio and Television Bureau implemented the “channel and frequency management system under the leadership of the Bureau”, abolished the establishment of Hangzhou TV and Hangzhou Cable TV, and retained the broadcasting call sign.
In June 2001, by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and the Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Radio, Film and Television approval agreed, Hangzhou Cable Radio and Television and Hangzhou TV merged into Hangzhou TV, withdrawing the Hangzhou Cable TV call sign.On July 1, 2001, Hangzhou TV launched the “Three Pools and the Indian Moon” logo, the original Hangzhou Cable Radio and TV station logo ceased to be used. The former Hangzhou cable broadcasting station and Hangzhou TV station logo ceased to be used.

### Channel list
#### Available Channels

| Channel Name | Language | Broadcast format | Time of start of broadcast | Channel Slogan | Channel predecessor | note |
| General Channel | Mandarin, English | SD: PAL 576i 4:3 HD: 1080i 16:9 | 1984 | | Hangzhou TV (main frequency) Hangzhou TV Channel 11 | The channel is the first channel of Hangzhou TV, which started broadcasting its own programs in June 1984, with news and current affairs programs as the main content, and information and TV dramas as supplementary content. The channel mainly broadcasts news and current affairs programs, with information and TV dramas as auxiliary content. 2013, the channel was revamped and opened a “three one-hour” news program in the evening primetime, with each hour's program covering three themes: people's livelihood news, current affairs news, and commentary on political issues. 2015 Nielsen Channel In 2015, the channel's Nielsen evening ratings ranked first among all Hangzhou-based channels, while the channel won the “Golden Great Wall Media Award - China's Top 10 Influential City TV Channels” and “China's Top 100 Branded Media - Top 10 City TV Channel Brands” for three consecutive years, and was selected as one of the “Boya Ranking City TV Channels”. “It has also been selected as one of the top 10 city TV channels in Boya's satisfaction list. |
| Westlake Pearl Channel | Mandarin, Hangzhou dialect | SD: PAL 576i 4:3 HD: 1080i 16:9 | April 24, 1993. | The most beautiful is the West Lake, the best-looking is in the Pearl. | Westlake Pearl TV | Also known as Pearl TV, the channel is a comprehensive news-based channel, broadcasting programs covering news, variety, culture, film and television dramas, and other categories. The channel opened its official website on December 1, 1997, the first city TV station in China to do so. The channel broadcasts 23 hours a day, with four and a half hours of self-produced programs. |
| Life Channel | Mandarin, Hangzhou dialect | SD: PAL 576i 4:3 HD: 1080i 16:9 | 1993 | The Life Channel, the most flavorful | Hangzhou Cable TV Hangzhou Cable Variety Channel | The channel broadcasts lifestyle-oriented programs |
| Movie Channel | Mandarin | SD: PAL 576i 4:3 HD: 1080i 16:9 | 1994 | youthful creativity | Hangzhou Cable Movie and Sports Channel Hangzhou Women's Channel Hangzhou Cable Movie Channel | The channel mainly broadcasts film and television dramas, film and television programs, but also broadcasts non-film and television programs such as entrepreneurship, health, news, etc. The channel broadcasts nearly 20 hours of programs every day. |
| Youth-Sports Channel | Mandarin | SD: PAL 576i 4:3 HD: 1080i 16:9 | 2002 | | Hangzhou TV Entertainment Channel Hangzhou TV Children's Channel | On October 25, 2004, it was renamed to its current name. The channel mainly broadcasts children's family programs and cartoons, and also broadcasts sports events. In preparation for the 2022 Asian Games, the channel was renamed Youth-Sports Channel on May 27, 2020, and used the “Asian Games Channel” call sign until the closing of the Asian Games. |
| Culture Channel | Mandarin | SD: PAL 576i 4:3 HD: 1080i 16:9 | 1998 | | Xihu Cable TV Hangzhou Cable TV Hangzhou TV channel Hangzhou TV Guide - Record Channel | In 2007, the channel was put under the management of West Lake Pearl Channel, and in 2011, the channel was renamed as “Guide - Record Channel”, which was changed to its current name on July 25, 2016, and mainly broadcasts cultural programs. |
| Real Estate Channel | Mandarin | SD: PAL 576i 4:3 | 2008 | | | Fixed frequency in Hangzhou Huazhou channel 66, mainly broadcasting real estate information programs. |
| Seekers Records Channel | Mandarin | UHDTV (4K 16:9) | 2014 | | | The channel is actually operated by a joint venture company opened by China Digital Group and Discovery Communications, and is the only pay TV channel in mainland China that introduces the program resources of Discovery Channel to broadcast HD documentaries on nature, humanities and other reality entertainment. On March 20, 2020, the channel was changed from a high-definition pay channel to a 4K Ultra HD pay channel, and it is the third 4K channel and the first 4K pay channel in mainland China to be approved for broadcasting, as well as the first 4K pay channel in eastern China. It is the third 4K channel and the first 4K pay channel approved for broadcasting in mainland China, as well as the first 4K channel in East China. |

#### Discontinued Channels

* Stereo HD Trial Channel
* Xihu TV:Co-organized with Tibet TV [zh], the channel started trial broadcasting on March 1, 1998, and officially launched on June 15 of the same year. The channel mainly broadcasts the news, special features, self-organized columns and self-produced TV dramas of Hangzhou TV Channel 11, West Lake Pearl and Hangzhou Cable TV, which are now off the air.

### Main programs
#### Comprehensive Channel

* Hangzhou News Broadcast": the main news slot of the channel, mainly covering current affairs news in Hangzhou.
* News 60": mainly covers livelihood news in Hangzhou.
** Public Sentiment Observation Room": a public opinion monitoring program jointly produced by Hangzhou Corrective Mechanism Office, Hangzhou Examination and Evaluation Office, Hangzhou Efficiency Office and Hangzhou Radio and Television Group, with the goal of ‘working to improve the level of political style and conduct of government departments and public service industries’. It is now a part of News 60.
* Today's Concern": an opinion monitoring and commentary program, formerly known as ‘Very Concern’.
* Our Roundtable": a weekly social issue discussion program, similar to the style of RTHK's ‘City Forum’.
* Caijing First Line": a professional financial news program.
* News at Night” (no longer on air): evening news program, formerly known as ‘News Night Train’.
* Around Hangzhou: a bilingual foreign propaganda program targeting expatriates and bilingual people in Hangzhou.
* Live 12345: a midday live news program.
* We're Retired” (purchased from Shanghai Radio and Television City Channel)
* China City Report” (purchased from Guangzhou Radio and Television General Channel)

#### West Lake Pearl Channel

* Pearl News is the channel's main news slot in Mandarin, with social news as the main content, taking into account economic news and current affairs news, the ratings have always been at the forefront of Hangzhou's news programs, with the program slogan ‘News is vivid because of people’. The program is characterized by fast-paced editing and broadcasting, strong timeliness, many on-site reports and on-site interviews, emphasis on commentary and interaction, and was awarded the “Innovation Award” in 1993 in the provincial and municipal (local) television news columns sampling evaluation jointly held by the Propaganda Department of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the Department of Radio, Film and Television of Zhejiang Province .
* A Liutou Speaks News is the channel's main Hangzhou-language news slot, is China's first dialect livelihood news program, which was launched on January 1, 2004, and has been ranked among the top news programs in Hangzhou in terms of ratings. Its ratings have always been at the top of the list of all kinds of programs in Hangzhou, and it has a certain influence and popularity in the whole country, and it has been awarded “China's Top Ten TV Livelihood News Columns”, “National Top Ten Brand TV Livelihood News Columns”, It has won nearly fifty national, provincial and municipal awards, such as “China's Top Ten TV News Programs”, “Top Ten National Brand TV News Programs”, “Top Twenty National Original TV Programs”, and so on .
* The Peacemaker is a social mediation program, started on January 1, 2010.
* Happy Teahouse": started in 2005, is the most broadcast period, the highest ratings in the south of the Yangtze River, a program of Chinese opera. The program is centered on social hotspots and uses the Wu dialect to tell ordinary people's unusual stories. A program of the same name was also launched in Huzhou and Suzhou (the Suzhou version of which is no longer on air).
* Today's Biggest Cards": a chess program.
* Police 41: a program on the rule of law.
* The Financialist": a financial program.

#### Life Channel

* Citizen's Supervision Group": the channel's main news slot in Mandarin, a news program with the nature of citizen's supervision, the program will be ‘public opinion supervision, help the people, dissemination of information’ three in one.
* I Talk to You": the channel's main news slot in Hangzhou dialect, featuring a host's talk show approach to news broadcasting, launched in 2004.
* Happy Player: a board game program.
* Do it for You": a real-life experiential program in which the host conducts experiential reports on a farm and recommends agricultural ingredients for viewers. Its founder and first host was Zhu Danwen (nicknamed “Broken Pants”), who died in a car accident in the early hours of July 15, 2016.
* Life Reference": a program that combines practicality, reference and interactivity, this program is also broadcast on other municipal TV stations in mainland China.
* Life gogogo": a fashion and lifestyle information program.
* Emerging Hangzhou Businessmen
* About Health": health information program.
* Happy Space": an information program with the theme of home decoration.

#### Movie Channel

* Today's New Points": the main news program of the channel.
* Wan You Ying Li (万有影力), the main news program of the channel
* The Key
* The League of Movie Lovers
* Healthy Uprising

#### Youth-Sports Channe

* Kitchen No. 5
* “Baby Boom” (潮宝贝).
* Mom's Early Arrival
* Hangzhou Children's News
* Famous Teachers' Open Class
* Famous Schools

## Broadcasting services

Hangzhou People's Radio is the unified call sign of the broadcasting frequency of Hangzhou Culture and Broadcasting Group.

### History

In May 1958, Zhejiang Radio and Television Group made the broadcasting equipment of the second set of programs on 1530 kHz available for the use of Hangzhou People's Broadcasting Station, which was about to start broadcasting, and started broadcasting on September 29 of the same year. At that time, Hangzhou Radio mainly rebroadcast the programs of the Central People's Broadcasting Station, but also had a few self-organized programs, as well as special programs or lectures as needed. In August 1960, the editorial department of Hangzhou Radio was merged into Hangzhou Daily News, which set up a radio news editing team to provide articles for broadcasting; in March 1961, the broadcast was suspended.
On May 1, 1984, Hangzhou People's Radio officially resumed broadcasting, and opened two sets of programs on medium wave and FM frequency. In June 1992, the FM stereo radio frequency was renamed as “West Lake Sound Radio”, which was formally launched on September 20 of the same year.In May 1993, Hangzhou Economic Sound Radio (now Traffic and Economy Radio) was launched on October 18 of the same year. Voice of Economy Radio (now Traffic and Economy Radio), started broadcasting on October 18 of the same year.
In 1998, Hangzhou People's Broadcasting Station (HPRS) unified the call signs for its three programs, which were broadcast as: Hangzhou People's Broadcasting Station (HPRS), Hangzhou People's Broadcasting Station (HPRS) Voice of the West Lake (WLH), and Hangzhou People's Broadcasting Station (HPRS) Voice of the Economy (VOE), respectively. Broadcasting Bureau implemented the “channel and frequency management system under the leadership of the bureau” and abolished the establishment of Hangzhou People's Broadcasting Station.
The station was originally located at No. 86 Moganshan Road, Gongshu District, Hangzhou, China, and in January 2010, it moved to the Broadcasting Center Building at No. 888 Zhijiang Road [zh], Shangcheng District.

### Frequency list

| Channel Name | language | frequency | starting time | Channel Slogan | Channel predecessor | note |
| General News Frequency | Mandarin | FM89.0 AM954 | September 29, 1958 | | Hangzhou People's Radio (main frequency) | Formerly known as the main frequency of Hangzhou People's Radio, which started broadcasting on September 29, 1958, it suspended broadcasting in March 1961 and resumed broadcasting on May 1, 1984. At present, the news frequency has been divided into two sets of programs, of which FM89 is broadcast under the call sign of the news frequency - Voice of Hangzhou, with news programs as the main focus, while AM954 is broadcast under the call sign of the news frequency - Old Friend Radio, with middle-aged and old-aged listeners as the broadcast target. |
| Westlake Sound | Mandarin | FM105.4 | September 20, 1992 | The sound of the voice has feelings, and the heart is in the same place | Hangzhou Radio FM stereo broadcasting frequency | On September 20, 1992, the station began broadcasting 14 hours of music every day, and on October 25 of the same year, it began broadcasting 24 hours a day. It was the first radio station in mainland China to position itself as an entertainment station, with all of its programs broadcast live by hosts, and it also set up a hotline to allow listeners to participate in the program directly by phone. At the beginning of the radio station, the listening rate jumped to the top of all radio stations in Hangzhou, once triggered the “air war” in Hangzhou, also led to the popularity of Walkman, which was called the “Westlake Sound Phenomenon” by the public opinion circles.on January 1, 2007, it was changed to be the name of Westlake Sound Automobile Radio. On January 1, 2007, it changed its name to Westlake Sound Auto Radio. It has won the award of “Five One Project” of Spiritual Civilization of the Central Propaganda Department for three consecutive times, and has been awarded the honorary title of “Top Ten Chinese Radio Stations” and “The Most Powerful City Radio Station in China” for many years. |
| Transportation and Economic Broadcasting (Traffic 918) | Mandarin | FM91.8 | October 14, 1993 | | Hangzhou Economic Information Radio | Frequency programs are mainly traffic information programs, well-known programs are “fast evening peak”, “leading the morning peak”, “my car has something to say”, “pinpoint”, “surprise can not hide” and so on. It is worth mentioning that Hua Shao, the current program host of Zhejiang Satellite Television, used to host programs in Traffic and Economic Broadcasting. |
| City Information Radio (MIXFM) | Mandarin | FM90.7 | December 28, 2015 | | |