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Tibet Television

Tibet Television (XZTV), established on August 20, 1985, has two channels, broadcasting 126 hours of programs each week. Its signals reach more than 400,000 viewers. All programs are broadcast in both Chinese and Tibetan. XZTV also rebroadcasts programs of two other TV stations.

XZTV-1, a satellite comprehensive channel, broadcasts such programs as Tibet News Broadcast (Xizang Xinwen Lianbo), In Tibet (Zai Xizang), Weekly Report (Meizhou Baodao), Info Window (Xinxi Chuang) and Economy Angle (Jingji Guangjiao). XZTV-2, covering the urban district of Lhasa, the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, almost has the same program scheme as XZTV-1.

XZTV has four studios and adopts analog equipment in its programming. Signals are sent through optical cables from the broadcast-monitoring center to the satellite uplinking station and the launch pad. It is now making efforts to digitize its broadcasting devices.