CCTV-5 explained

CCTV-5 体育
Picture Format:	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Network:	China Central Television
Owner:	China Central Television
Country:	China
Area:	China Macau
Headquarters:	China Central Television Headquarters, Beijing CBD, Beijing, China
Former Names:	CCTV Olympics during Summer or Winter Olympics
Replaced:	CCTV Olympics
Sister Channels:	CCTV-1 CCTV-2 CCTV-5+ CCTV-14 CCTV-16
Website:	CCTV-5
Terr Serv 1:	Digital TV (DTMB)
Terr Chan 1:	Digital channel number varies by area
Terr Serv 2:	Digital TV (Macau)
Terr Chan 2:	Channel 79 (via TDM)
Online Serv 1:	CCTV program website
Online Chan 1:	CCTV-5(only in China)

CCTV-5 (Chinese: c=中国中央电视台体育频道), also known as the Sports Channel, part of the China Central Television family of networks, is the main sports broadcaster in the People's Republic of China. CCTV-5 began broadcasting on 1 January 1995. CCTV-5 now broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Satellite distribution began on 30 November 1995 using the Apstar-2 satellite.^[1] On 17 December 2019, CCTV-5 launched on the terrestrial network in Macau. The launch was delayed several times due to unresolved rights problems.^[2]

Current sports coverage

CCTV-5 has coverage of the following sports leagues, teams, and events:

Multi-sports games

Auto Racing

Formula One

Badminton

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

Field Hockey

Football

Golf

- PGA Tour Ryder Cup

Handball

IHF World Men's Handball Championship (CCTV5+)
IHF World Women's Handball Championship (CCTV5+)

Ice Hockey

MMA

Kunlun Fight MMA

Rugby Union

Rugby World Cup (CCTV5+)
Premiership Rugby (CCTV5+)

Snooker

Surfing

America's Cup

Table Tennis

Tennis

Volleyball

Past coverage

Asian Games
- Beijing Television (Old)
  - Bangkok 1978 (simulcast of National Sports, broadcast via satellite)
- CCTV-2
  - New Delhi 1982 (simulcast of DD Sports)
  - Seoul 1986 (simulcast of KBS Sports 4)
  - Beijing 1990 (simulcast of CCTV Asian Games)
  - Hiroshima 1994 (simulcast of NHK Educational TV)
- CCTV-5
  - Bangkok 1998 (simulcast of National Sports)
  - Busan 2002 (simulcast of KBS Sports 4)
  - Doha 2006 (simulcast of Al Jazeera Sports 6)
  - Guangzhou 2010 (simulcast of GDTV Zhuhai Sports)
  - Incheon 2014 (simulcast of KBS Sports 4)
  - Jakarta 2018 (simulcast of Televisi Republik Indonesia)
Summer Olympic Games
- Beijing Television (Old)
  - Montreal 1976 (simulcast of CBFT-DT, broadcast in PAL Color)
- CCTV-2
  - Moscow 1980 (simulcast of CT-USSR, via satellite)
  - Los Angeles 1984 (simulcast of Olympics on NBC, first Olympic Games for the PRC)
  - Seoul 1988 (simulcast of KBS Sports 4)
  - Barcelona 1992 (simulcast of TVE)
- CCTV-5
  - Atlanta 1996 (simulcast of Olympics on NBC)
- Past Coverage As CCTV-Olympic (Name and logo changed)
  - Sydney 2000 (simulcast of C7 Sport)
  - Athens 2004 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-5 and CCTV-News)
  - Beijing 2008 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-3, CCTV-5, CCTV-7, CCTV-12, CCTV-News and CCTV-HD)
  - London 2012 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-7, CCTV-News and CCTV-HD)
  - Rio 2016 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-5+ and CCTV-News)
  - Tokyo 2020 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-5+ and CCTV-News)
Winter Olympic Games
- Beijing Television (Old)
  - Innsbruck 1976 (simulcast of FS1, first color broadcast)
  - Lake Placid 1980 (simulcast of Olympics on ABC)
- CCTV-2
  - Sarajevo 1984 (simulcast of JRT)
  - Calgary 1988 (simulcast of CFCN-DT)
  - Albertville 1992 (simulcast on TF1, Antenne 2 and FR3)
  - Lillehammer 1994 (simulcast of NRK)
- CCTV-5
  - Nagano 1998 (simulcast of NHK, NTV, TBS, Fuji TV, TV Asahi and TV Tokyo)
  - Salt Lake City 2002 (simulcast of Olympics on NBC)
  - Torino 2006 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-5 and CCTV-News)
  - Vancouver 2010 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-7, CCTV-News and CCTV-HD)
  - Sochi 2014 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-5+ and CCTV-News)
  - Pyeongchang 2018 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-5+ and CCTV-News)
  - Beijing 2022 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-5+ and CCTV-News)

Past coverage as CCTV-FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup
- CCTV-2
  - Spain 1982 (all matches live on CCTV-1)
  - Mexico 1986 (all matches live on CCTV-1)
  - Italy 1990 (all matches live on CCTV-1)
  - United States 1994 (all matches live on CCTV-1 and CCTV-2)
- CCTV-5
  - France 1998 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
  - Korea & Japan 2002 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
  - Germany 2006 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
  - South Africa 2010 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
  - Brazil 2014 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)
  - Russia 2018 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)
  - Qatar 2022 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)

Past coverage as CCTV-UEFA Euro

UEFA European Championship
- CCTV-1
  - West Germany 1988 (all matches live on CCTV-1)
  - Sweden 1992 (all matches live on CCTV-1)
  - England 1996 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
  - Belgium/Netherlands 2000 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
  - Portugal 2004 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7 and CCTV-13)
  - Austria/Switzerland 2008 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-HD)
  - Poland/Ukraine 2012 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)
  - France 2016 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)
  - Europe 2020 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)
  - Germany 2024

(all matches live on CCTV-22)

Programmes

Who is the [Dance] King? [谁是舞王]
Sports News [体育咖吧]
Wushu Masters [武林大会]
Chinese Longzhou Tournament [中华龙舟大赛]
Who is the [Football] King? [谁是球王]

Notes and References

Web site: 中央电视台简介 . 2015-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170507081223/http://media.sohu.com/04/17/news209401704.shtml . 2017-05-07 . live . zh.
News: Lançado canal desportivo da CCTV . jtm.com.mo . pt.