CCTV-17

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CCTV-17

Country	China
Broadcast area	Mainland China
Headquarters	Beijing
Programming
Language(s)	Chinese
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
History
Launched	August 1, 2019 (2019-08-01) (trial) September 23, 2019 (2019-09-23) (formal launch)
Links
Website	CCTV-17
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital TV (DTMB)	Digital channel number varies by area
Streaming media
CCTV program website	CCTV-17

CCTV-17 (Chinese: 中国中央电视台农业农村频道, China Central Television Agriculture and Village Channel), is a Chinese free-to-air television channel, owned by China Central Television. It handles the agricultural programmes moved from CCTV-7 after the revamp of the latter channel.^[1] This is a state-run TV channel. As such, it has been criticized for its connection to the Chinese Communist Party.

Trial broadcasts of the channel commenced on 1 August 2019, with a launch date of 23 September,^[2] as part of celebrations for the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival.^[3]

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (December 2020)

• Jujiao Sannong (聚焦三农, lit "Agricultural Watch")
• Zhi Fu Jing (致富经, lit "Agribusiness Today")
• Keji Lian (科技链, lit "Agritech Connect")
• The Big Stage of Village (乡村大舞台)
• Xiang Yue (乡约, lit "Dating in the Countryside")
• Repeats of TV series under Rural Theatre strand
• Heroes Everywhere (遍地英雄)^[4]