Yanbian Television Explained

Yanbian Television
Launch Date:August 9, 2006
Owner:Jilin TV (2011-–present)
Yanbian BRT (2006–2011)
Language:Mandarin, Chinese Korean, Standard North Korean
Sister Channels:Yanbian TV News
Website:
Headquarters:Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province, China
Country:China
S:延边卫视
T:延邊衛視
P:Yánbiān Wèishì
Cnhangul:연변위성방송
Cnrr:Yeonbyeon Wiseong Bangsong
Cnmr:Yŏnbyŏn Wisŏng Pangsong

Yanbian Television or Yanbian TV is China’s only Korean-language satellite TV media. It was officially launched on August 10, 2006.

History

On August 10, 2006, the Yanbian TV channel was formally launched, becoming China's first regional satellite television. Through Chinasat 6A and 9A, the coverage of the channel included China's Northeastern provinces and Shandong Peninsula, Beijing, Tianjin, and other ethnic Korean populated areas of China. Coverage also extended across countries in Asia, Europe and Oceania.[1] [2]

The actual implementation of Yanbian TV would be divided into three stages: the first stage was to complete effective coverage within China, the second stage to achieve coverage of the Korean-inhabited areas of Liaoning, Heilongjiang, and Inner Mongolia, and the third stage was to extend the coverage to the Southeast coastal areas of China where ethnic Korean groups live, and large cities such as Beijing and Shanghai.[2]

Yanbian TV is the first domestic TV station to start from an autonomous prefecture. It has a unique significance to publicize Yanbian, and to allow outsiders to know and understand the region. At present, Yanbian TV has been broadcast on TV networks in more than 100 counties and in 25 regions across China. The viewership coverage has exceeded 100 million.[3] [2]

Advertising violations

On several occasions in November and December 2018, Yanbian TV faced multiple advertising violations, due to the channel broadcasting shopping and medical commercials overtime. The National Radio and Television Administration repeatedly instructed the Provincial Bureau of Jilin to urge Yanbian TV to rectify the issues. However, the channel's advertising violations have not been rectified in place and they have repeatedly continued to re-broadcast.[4]

As a result, the National Radio and Television Administration ordered the Bureau of Radio and Television of Jilin Province to give Yanbian TV an administrative penalty by suspending the broadcast of commercial advertisements for 30 days.

Programs

ProgramKoreanChineseDescription
Yanbian News연변뉴스延边新闻Korean news program
CCTV News Network국내외뉴스中央电视台新闻联播News broadcast with Korean dubbing
World Today지구촌뉴스今日世界Korean news program
Look at Shenzhou신주看神州Documentary program with Korean dubbing
Fishing즐거운 낚시钓鱼Outsourced programs in Korean
Our Garden우리네 동산我们的花园Korean children’s program

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006-08-09. 延边卫视节目今日正式开播. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909142620/http://www.ybnews.cn/news/newsyb/200608/16151.html. 2017-09-09. 2021-05-29. www.Ybnews.cn.
  2. Book: Yu, Mengyan (Yolanda). Instrumental Autonomy, Political Socialization, and Citizenship Identity: A Case Study of Korean Minority Citizenship Identity, Bilingual Education and Modern Media Life in the Post-Communism Transitioning China . 141. 2016. Springer. 9789811026942 . 2022-05-02.
  3. Web site: 2010-10-24. 延边卫视正式调整为省级卫视,开办主体变更为吉林电视台. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120828194625/http://www2.jl.gov.cn/shfz/gbys/jcssjs/201110/t20111024_1092889.html. 2012-08-28. 2021-05-29. www2.jl.gov.cn.
  4. Web site: 2019-01-04. 国家广播电视总局关于延边卫视频道、宁夏广播电视台影视频道广告播出严重违规问题的通报. 2021-05-29. www.nrta.gov.cn.