Radio and Television Station of Shanghai (RTS), a Shanghai-based state media outlet, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai Media Group (SMG), represent one of the largest state-owned media conglomerates of the People's Republic of China, with the most complete portfolio of media and related businesses.
History Formed in 2001, SMG is the result of a merger between the People's Radio Station of Shanghai, East Radio Shanghai, Shanghai Television, and Oriental Television. In 2003 the group conducted a feasibility study with a view to set up a new English channel."Shanghai plans all English TV channel" China.org. 22 October 2003. Retrieved 1 October 2012 It renamed its Shanghai Broadcasting Network to Dragon TV and moved that channel's best-known English program "News at Ten" to Shanghai Television Business Channel and Dragon TV."Shanghai plans all English TV channel" People's Daily Online. 23 October 2003. Retrieved 1 October 2012 In January 2008, the Group launch a 24-hour English TV news channel, (ICS – International Channel Shanghai), the second in China after the state-owned China Central Television's English channel (CCTV-9). The content of ICS News is distributed on mobile and internet platforms by US Company China Animation Partners, LLC.
English radio programming includes "Live It Up, Shanghai" broadcasts on the East Radio channel (792am and 89.9fm).
On 2 October the Group hosted special concert to mark the 20th anniversary of South Korea and China's diplomatic ties, with performers including along Kim Jang-hoon, Super Junior-M and EXO-K.
The Walt Disney Studios and Shanghai Media Group Pictures signed a movie development agreement, before 6 March 2014 announcement, in which Chinese themes would be incorporated into Disney branded movies.
Shanghai Media Group is the holding company of Yicai Media Group (formerly known as China Business Network), which in addition to a TV channel also runs a magazine named CBN Weekly, a newspaper called CBN Paper, radio channel CBN Radio and a number of websites carrying the name. In 2015, Alibaba Group paid 1.2 billion yuan ($193.5 million) to Shanghai Media Group for 30% of CBN's stocks. In October 2020, the United States Department of State designated the Yicai Global subsidiary as a foreign mission of the Chinese government.
Television channels
Free channels Channel Channel content Launch DateDragon TVmain commercial terrestrial channelFree-to-air in Shanghai onlyformerly known as Shanghai Television23 October 20031 October 1998 (Shanghai Television)STVgeneral and news channel1 October 1958Yicaifinancial news channelformerly known as Shanghai Television Economy1 August 2003City TVentertainment channelformerly known as Shanghai Television Lifestyle and Fashionformerly known as Oriental Television1 January 2019Oriental Filmfilms, TV show series, and their relative informations26 December 1992Great Sportssports channelformerly known as Shanghai Television Sports8 October 2001Oriental ShoppingInfomercial channels1 January 2008Toonmaxchildren animation channel1 January 2019Oriental Pearl Mobile Televisioninformation channel specific used for metros, buses and outdoor LED panels27 February 1994
Pay channels
Channel Channel content Launch DateGolden Classlearning platform for old peoples (de facto free channel in Shanghai since 1 March 2021)||18 June 2021Seven-color OperaOpera contents in Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang (de facto free channel in Shanghai)Oriental Financialfinancial comments (known as Oriental Financial-Pudong)World of the Lawlegality contentsNew visionsports records, mainly football contentsUUSee Sportssports informationsFascination Footballfootball matches21 March 2020Happy colorlottery, CFA Super League1 September 2010SiTV maxautomobile informationsFull Documentarydocumentary channelAnimation Showanimation contentsUrban TheaterTV seriesLaugh Theaterfilms, arts, documentary and sports informationsLifestyleinternational fashion contentsGamefyvideo games live and e-sport eventsDecember 2004
Radio stations All Channels are using callsigns with a prefix of "Shanghai People's Radio Station"(Chinese: 上海人民广播电台), but most programmes of them has been produced by of SMG Radio Centre (Chinese: 东方广播中心) (a.k.a. Shanghai East Radio Company Limited, Chinese: 上海东方广播有限公司) since 2014.
Frequency Description 990 AM / FM 93.4 Shanghai News Radio (Former Shanghai People's Radio Station) 648 AM / FM 105.7 Shanghai Jiaotong Guangbo (Traffic Radio of Shanghai) 1296 AM / FM 90.9 Dong Guang Xinwen Tai (Created by former Shanghai People's Radio Station, not East Radio Company) 792 AM / 89.9 FM Dong Fang Dushi Guangbo (Driving FM) 101.7 FM Popular Music (POP 101) (Mandopop) 103.7 FM Love Music 94.7 FM Classical 94.7 97.7 FM Economic/Business News (Diyi Caijing a.k.a. CBN) 107.2 FM Story Channel (The Story Broadcast of Shanghai) 1197 AM / FM 97.2 Marine Channel 94.0 FM Sports News (The Five-Star Sport News Channel) 98.1 FM Western Pop Music (KFM 981)
Programmes Dwelling Narrowness Global Business News We Got Married – a special Valentine's Day Chinese version
Films Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011) Last Flight (2014) Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) Born in China (2016) Along with Disneynature Earth: One Amazing Day (2017) 21 Carats (2018) Kiangnan 1894 (2019)
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