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CCTV-5

CCTV-5 (Chinese: 中国中央电视台体育频道), also known as the Sports Channel, part of the China Central Television family of networks, is the main sports broadcaster in the People's Republic of China. CCTV-5 began broadcasting on 1 January 1995. CCTV-5 now broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Key Information

Programming

Country	China
Broadcast area	China Macau
Network	China Central Television
Headquarters	China Central Television Headquarters, Beijing CBD, Beijing, China
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	China Central Television
Sister channels	CCTV-1 CCTV-2 CCTV-5+ CCTV-14 CCTV-16
History
Launched	1 January 1995; 30 years ago (1995-01-01)
Replaced	CCTV Olympics
Former names	CCTV Olympics during Summer or Winter Olympics
Links
Website	CCTV-5
Availability

Terrestrial
Digital TV (DTMB)	Digital channel number varies by area
Digital TV (Macau)	Channel 79 (via TDM)
Streaming media
CCTV program website	CCTV-5(only in China)

Current sports coverage

CCTV-5 has coverage of the following sports leagues, teams, and events:

Multi-sports games

Auto Racing

Formula One

Badminton

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

Field Hockey

Football

Golf

Handball

IHF World Men's Handball Championship (CCTV5+)
IHF World Women's Handball Championship (CCTV5+)

Ice Hockey

MMA

Kunlun Fight MMA

Rugby Union

Rugby World Cup (CCTV5+)
Premiership Rugby (CCTV5+)

Snooker

Surfing

America's Cup

Table Tennis

Tennis

Volleyball

Past coverage

Asian Games
- Beijing Television (Old)
  - Bangkok 1978 (simulcast of National Sports, broadcast via satellite)
- CCTV-2
  - New Delhi 1982 (simulcast of DD Sports)
  - Seoul 1986 (simulcast of KBS Sports 4)
  - Beijing 1990 (simulcast of CCTV Asian Games)
  - Hiroshima 1994 (simulcast of NHK Educational TV)
- CCTV-5
  - Bangkok 1998 (simulcast of National Sports)
  - Busan 2002 (simulcast of KBS Sports 4)
  - Doha 2006 (simulcast of Al Jazeera Sports 6)
  - Guangzhou 2010 (simulcast of GDTV Zhuhai Sports)
  - Incheon 2014 (simulcast of KBS Sports 4)
  - Jakarta 2018 (simulcast of Televisi Republik Indonesia)
Summer Olympic Games
- Beijing Television (Old)
  - Montreal 1976 (simulcast of CBFT-DT, broadcast in PAL Color)
- CCTV-2
  - Moscow 1980 (simulcast of CT-USSR, via satellite)
  - Los Angeles 1984 (simulcast of Olympics on NBC, first Olympic Games for the PRC)
  - Seoul 1988 (simulcast of KBS Sports 4)
  - Barcelona 1992 (simulcast of TVE)
- CCTV-5
  - Atlanta 1996 (simulcast of Olympics on NBC)
- Past Coverage As CCTV-Olympic (Name and logo changed)
  - Sydney 2000 (simulcast of C7 Sport)
  - Athens 2004 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-5 and CCTV-News)
  - Beijing 2008 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-3, CCTV-5, CCTV-7, CCTV-12, CCTV-News and CCTV-HD)
  - London 2012 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-7, CCTV-News and CCTV-HD)
  - Rio 2016 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-5+ and CCTV-News)
  - Tokyo 2020 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-5+ and CCTV-News)
Winter Olympic Games
- Beijing Television (Old)
  - Innsbruck 1976 (simulcast of FS1, first color broadcast)
  - Lake Placid 1980 (simulcast of Olympics on ABC)
- CCTV-2
  - Sarajevo 1984 (simulcast of JRT)
  - Calgary 1988 (simulcast of CFCN-DT)
  - Albertville 1992 (simulcast on TF1, Antenne 2 and FR3)
  - Lillehammer 1994 (simulcast of NRK)
- CCTV-5
  - Nagano 1998 (simulcast of NHK, NTV, TBS, Fuji TV, TV Asahi and TV Tokyo)
  - Salt Lake City 2002 (simulcast of Olympics on NBC)
  - Torino 2006 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-5 and CCTV-News)
  - Vancouver 2010 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-7, CCTV-News and CCTV-HD)
  - Sochi 2014 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-5+ and CCTV-News)
  - Pyeongchang 2018 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-5+ and CCTV-News)
  - Beijing 2022 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-5+ and CCTV-News)

Past coverage as CCTV-FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup
- CCTV-2
  - Spain 1982 (all matches live on CCTV-1)
  - Mexico 1986 (all matches live on CCTV-1)
  - Italy 1990 (all matches live on CCTV-1)
  - United States 1994 (all matches live on CCTV-1 and CCTV-2)
- CCTV-5
  - France 1998 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
  - Korea & Japan 2002 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
  - Germany 2006 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
  - South Africa 2010 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
  - Brazil 2014 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)
  - Russia 2018 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)
  - Qatar 2022 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)

Past coverage as CCTV-UEFA Euro

UEFA European Championship
- CCTV-1
  - West Germany 1988 (all matches live on CCTV-1)
  - Sweden 1992 (all matches live on CCTV-1)
  - England 1996 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
  - Belgium/Netherlands 2000 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
  - Portugal 2004 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7 and CCTV-13)
  - Austria/Switzerland 2008 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-HD)
  - Poland/Ukraine 2012 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)
  - France 2016 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)
  - Europe 2020 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)
  - Germany 2024

(all matches live on CCTV-22)

Programmes

Who is the [Dance] King? [谁是舞王]
Sports News [体育咖吧]
Wushu Masters [武林大会]
Chinese Longzhou Tournament [中华龙舟大赛]
Who is the [Football] King? [谁是球王]

See also

Beijing Tiyu Guangbo - Beijing Sports Radio

References

External links

Official website (in Chinese)

China Central Television

Owned by China Media Group

CGTN	CGTN CGTN French CGTN Spanish CGTN Arabic CGTN Russian CGTN Documentary

Misc.

CGTN	CGTN Africa CGTN America

Channel names in Italic indicates planned channels

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