Henan Television Explained

Henan Television, commonly abbreviated as HNTV, a provincial television broadcaster is headquartered in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China.

Because the logo of Henan Television resembles an elephant, viewers refer to it as "Elephant Television", and the official website of Henan Television Channel is called "Elephant Network".^[1]

Foundation

Henan Television conducted a trial broadcast on September 10, 1969, and the first program officially began airing on October 1 of the same year, limited to weekly Wednesdays and Saturdays.^[2]

Network

Now Henan Television (HNTV) has a network of 15 channels (ten for free, five for pay-vision) broadcasting different programmes.^[3]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wen Dao's Historical View . 2019-11-27 . 河南没有大象，为什么简称却是“豫",电视台还用大象做标志？ . Henan doesn't have elephants, why is it abbreviated as "Yu"? television system still use elephants as symbols? . 2024-04-06 . www.toutiao.com . 现在的河南电视台的台标就是一个大象的形象，又叫“大象台”，可见河南人对大象的喜爱。.
2. Web site: tkadmin . 2023-12-15 . 河南电视台频道开播多少年了 . How many years has Henan TV channel been broadcasting . 2024-04-06 . www.google.com.
3. Web site: http://www.hntv.tv/2012/1207/2162.shtml. zh:河南电视台简介. 大象网. 2012-12-07. zh. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212325/http://www.hntv.tv/2012/1207/2162.shtml. 2013-10-29.