Sky Link TV explained
| Sky Link TV |
| Launch Date: | 1989 |
| Picture Format: | 720 x 480 (SDTV)/1280 x 720 (HDTV) |
| Owner: | Guangzhou Broadcasting Network |
| Type: | State media |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Area: | The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area |
| Terr Chan 1: | UHF 44.3 (KXLA, Los Angeles) |
| Terr Chan 2: | UHF 44.4 (KXLA, Los Angeles) |
| Terr Chan 3: | UHF 4.2 (KRON, San Francisco) |
Sky Link TV is Chinese satellite TV network in the United States owned by Guangzhou Broadcasting Network.[1]
History
In 1989, a Taiwanese American financial group founded North America Television (NATV) in Los Angeles. California.[2] In 2009, it was purchased by a private Chinese company, Tian Xing Media Company. In 2013, it was purchased by a subsidiary of Guangzhou Broadcasting Network, GZ Television Media.
Jetsen Huashi Wangju Media & Sky Link TV Merger
On March 22, 2019, Jetsen Huashi Wangju Cultural Media Company announced a merger with Sky Link TV USA.
Timeline of events
- December 1, 1989 - North America Television (NATV) was founded in Los Angeles, California.
- 1990 - North America Television entered Charter Cable.
- December, 1992 - North America Television started branch company in New York City. It entered Time Warner Cable in New York City.
- 1999, North America Television closed New York branch company.
- December, 2001 - North America Television changed its name to Global Communication Group, Inc. started doing business as Sky Link TV.
- January 1, 2004 - Sky Link TV began live broadcast Rose Parade at every New Year's Day in Mandarin.
- August 10, 2006 - Sky Link TV joined Dish Network channel.
- November 9, 2007 - Sky Link TV joined Kylin internet TV channel.[3]
- July 27, 2009 - Sky Link TV was sold to Tian Xing Media Company from China.[4]
- December, 2009 - Sky Link TV launched its first free-to-air channel KVMD, UHF 31.5 for 24/7 Mandarin programs.
- September 17, 2012 - Sky Link TV was sold to Guangzhou Media American Co, Ltd.
- November 2, 2012 - Sky Link TV launched its second free-to-air channel: a brand new Cantonese TV Channel (KXLA UHF 44.4), thus became the first TV Station broadcast in both Mandarin and Cantonese in the United States 24/7.
- November 4, 2012 - Sky Link TV hosted Dayo Wong stand-up comedy show at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles.
- January 1, 2013 - Sky Link TV began to live broadcast Rose Parade in Cantonese and Mandarin language.
- May 15, 2014 - Sky Link TV launched its third channel (KXLA UHF 44.3) in Mandarin. Meanwhile, Sky Link TV ends its affiliation with KVMD 31.5.
- November 16, 2014 - Sky Link TV hosted another Dayo Wong stand-up comedy show in New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
- May 2015 - Sky Link TV ended Kylin TV internet TV streaming.
- September 18, 2015 - Sky Link TV signs an agreement with KRON-TV.
- September 29, 2015 - Sky Link TV SF goes on the air via KRON 4.2 and Comcast Xfinity channel 193.
- December 6, 2018 - Sky Link TV Names Nielsen New Local Television Measurement Provider
- March 22, 2019 - Jetsen Huashi Wangju Media & Sky Link TV Merger and Acquisition
Notes and References
- Book: Diamond . Larry . China's Influence and American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance . Schell . Orville . 2019-08-01 . Hoover Press . 978-0-8179-2286-3 . 212 . en . 1104533323 . Larry Diamond . Orville Schell . September 4, 2022 .
- http://www.skylinktv.us/#!about1/c1k36 Sky Link TV History
- http://news.163.com/07/1109/08/3SRHUV6K000120GU.html Article on joining Kylin
- http://big5.ycwb.com/myjjb/2009-07/27/content_2201725.htm Article on transaction
