Guangdong Radio and Television

Guangdong Radio and Television
广东广播电视台

Company type	Free-to-air, satellite television, radio
Industry	Media and entertainment
Founded	23 April 2014 (2014-04-23)
Headquarters	Guangzhou, Guangdong , China
Area served	Guangdong, China
Owner	Provincial Government of Guangdong
Website	GRT official website

Guangdong Radio and Television
Traditional Chinese	廣東廣播電視臺
Simplified Chinese	广东广播电视台
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngdōng Guǎngbò Diànshì Tái Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gwóngdūng Gwóngbo Dihnsih Tòih Jyutping Gwong2 Dung1 Gwong2 Bo3 Din6 Si6 Toi4

Guangdong Radio and Television, commonly known as GRT, is a broadcasting company based in Guangdong, China. The company is operating 9 radio channels, 12 free-to-air and 10 pay television channels. The company is owned by the Guangdong provincial government. The company is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. The GRT compete ratings with local municipal broadcasters (e.g. Guangzhou Broadcasting Network) and Hong Kong's TVB network in the province.

History

Main articles: Guangdong Television, Radio Guangdong, and Television Southern

GRT was formed on 23 April 2014 after the merge of Guangdong Television (GDTV), Radio Guangdong, Southern Media Corporation, and Television Southern (TVS).

Television

Channel Name		Channel content	Transmission	Format	Launch date	Websites / Notes
Free-to-air channels
Guangdong Satellite TV	广东卫视	Main Mandarin channel	Terrestrial, cable, IPTV and satellite	HDTV and SDTV	1 July 1960	Website
GRT Pearl River Channel	珠江频道	Main Cantonese channel	Terrestrial, cable and IPTV	HDTV and SDTV	30 September 1983	Website
GRT Sports Channel	体育频道	Sports channel in Cantonese and Mandarin	Terrestrial, cable and IPTV	HDTV and SDTV	28 August 1994	Website
GRT People's livelihood Channel	民生频道	Lifestyle and social news programming in Cantonese and Mandarin, alternative programming in selected cities/counties	Terrestrial, cable and IPTV	HDTV and SDTV	1 July 2002 1 March 2023 (current People's livelihood channel)	Website
GRT News Channel	新闻频道	News channel in Mandarin, with some programmes in Cantonese and English	Terrestrial, cable and IPTV	HDTV and SDTV	8 December 2005	Website
Jia-jia Cartoon Channel	嘉佳卡通	Mandarin kids' cartoon channel	Cable, IPTV and satellite	SDTV	16 September 2006	Website
GRT 4K Ultra Channel	广东4K超高清频道	4K entertainment, documentaries and sports programming, the first 4K TV channel owned by provincial networks, the second 4K channel in China after CCTV 4K	Cable and IPTV	4K UHDTV	27 November 2017 (as GRT 4K Drama) 12 October 2018 (current UHD channel) 21 February 2023 (current 4K Ultra channel)
GRT Finance and Science Education Channel	经济科教频道	Mandarin News, TV series, documentaries and lifestyle programming, formerly TVS-1	Terrestrial, cable and IPTV	HDTV and SDTV	1 July 2001	Website
Greater Bay Area TV	大湾区卫视	Channel served for Cantonese diaspora. 2 separate versions of the channel served Guangdong and Worldwide between 2004 and 2022, formerly TVS-2/TVS-2★, TVS-★ and Southern Satellite TV	Terrestrial, cable, IPTV and satellite	HDTV and SDTV	1 July 2001	Website
GRT Drama Channel	影视频道	Canto-dubbed TV series and lifestyle programming, formerly TVS-4	Digital terrestrial, cable and IPTV	HDTV and SDTV	1 July 2001	Website
GRT Children Channel	少儿频道	Mandarin kids channel, formerly TVS-5	Digital terrestrial, cable and IPTV	HDTV and SDTV	1 July 2001	Website
Premium channels
GRT Lingnan Opera Channel	岭南戏曲频道	Chinese opera channel featuring opera variants in the province	Cable and IPTV	SDTV	28 November 2007	Weibo page
GRT Mobile Channel	移动频道	Channel intended for buses and portable platforms	Cable and IPTV	SDTV	1 November 2004	Website
GRT Modern Education Channel	现代教育频道	Educational programming in Cantonese, English and Mandarin	Cable and IPTV	SDTV	28 February 2012	Website
GRT Southern Home Shopping Channel	南方购物频道	Shopping channel in Cantonese and Mandarin	Cable and IPTV	SDTV
Defunct channels
Win TV	欧洲足球频道	Association football (seasonal) and sports channel in Mandarin	-	SDTV	October 2005	defunct since 2017
GRT Auto-Expo Channel	汽车会展频道	Car and exposition industry channel in Mandarin	-	SDTV	2009	defunct since 2018
GRT Variety Channel (TVS-3)	综艺频道（TVS-3）	Entertainment channel in Cantonese and Mandarin	-	SDTV	1 July 2001	Website defunct since 2018
GRT Cruise Travel Channel	邮轮旅游频道	Travel-focused channel in Cantonese and Mandarin	Cable and IPTV	SDTV	June 2005	defunct since 2019
GRT English Teaching Channel	英语辅导频道	Teaching English as a Foreign Language channel in cooperation with Lancoo Media	Cable and IPTV	SDTV	2005	defunct since 2020
Pearl River Movie Channel	珠江电影频道	Cantonese film and TV series channel in cooperation with Pearl River Film Studio	Cable and IPTV	SDTV	30 December 2008	Weibo page defunct since 2020
GRT Golfbox Channel	高尔夫频道	Golf channel in English and Mandarin	Cable and IPTV	SDTV	1 January 2006	Website defunct since 2021
GRT Channel Pet Channel	快乐宠物频道	Mandarin pet-focused channel, in cooperation with BAMC Media in Beijing	Cable and IPTV	SDTV	September 20, 2005	defunct
GRT Real Estate Channel	房产频道	Real estate and lifestyle programming, in cooperation with the Guangzhou Broadcasting Network and Shenzhen Media Group	Cable and IPTV	SDTV	February 9, 2007	Website defunct since 2023
GRT World Channel	国际频道	GRT's international channel, broadcast GRT's programmes in Cantonese, English and Mandarin	Terrestrial, cable and satellite	SDTV	18 January 2011	Website defunct since 2023

Channel Name		Modulation	Frequency (in Guangzhou)	Main Languages	Broadcast area
GRT News Radio (Guangdong Emergency Broadcasting)	新闻广播 （广东应急广播）	AM FM	648 kHz 91.4 MHz	English and Mandarin	Guangdong
GRT Southern Life Radio	南方生活广播	AM FM	999 kHz 93.6 MHz	Cantonese and Mandarin	Guangzhou
GRT Business Radio	股市广播	AM FM	927 kHz 95.3 MHz	Cantonese and Mandarin	Guangzhou
GRT Pearl Radio	珠江经济台	AM FM	1062 kHz 97.4 MHz	Cantonese	Guangdong and Macao
GRT Music FM	音乐之声	FM	99.3 MHz	Cantonese, English and Mandarin	Guangdong
GRT Voice of the City	城市之声	FM	103.6 MHz	Cantonese and Mandarin	Guangzhou
Guangzhou Traffic Radio (GRT Voice of the Traffic)	羊城交通台 （交通之声）	FM	105.2 MHz	Cantonese and Mandarin	Guangzhou
UVoice of Pearl River	珠江之声	FM	N/A (105.7 MHz in Shenzhen)	Cantonese and Mandarin	Mandarin	Shenzhen
GRT Sports Radio	文体广播	FM	107.7 MHz	Cantonese and Mandarin	Guangzhou, Jiangmen and Dongguan