The Historical Evolution of the Second-Class Radio, Film and Television Station

The history of the second-class radio, film and television station could be traced back to the early 1980s. At that time, China's television industry was still in its infancy. As a public institution directly under the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the Second Class Radio, Film and Television Station was one of the pioneers of China's television industry. In 1982, the second radio, film and television station was established. In the early days, the TV station mainly broadcasted movies and TV series and regularly held film and TV series festivals. In 1985, TV stations began to broadcast television programs and added variety shows and news programs. As time passed, the business scope of the second-class radio, film, and television stations gradually expanded to television advertisements, online videos, and other fields. In 1994, the TV station was renamed as "China Central Television Movie Channel". In 2001, China Central Television's Movie Channel was rated as a national premium channel. In 2005, the channel began broadcasting high-definition movies, becoming the first high-definition movie channel in the mainland of China. In 2010, China Central Television's movie channel was changed to China Central Television's financial channel. In 2013, the channel was changed to China Central Television's variety channel. In recent years, the second-class radio, film and television station had emerged from the competition in the television industry and become one of the most important film channels in the mainland of China. The channel not only had excellent program content and strong technical support, but also provided a wide range of movie viewing services through satellite transmission and Internet TV.