Haikou Television

Haikou Television, also known as Haikou TV or HKTV, is a local television and radio broadcasting station based in Haikou, Hainan, China. It operates as a regional media outlet rather than as a consumer-goods brand, providing television programming and radio services for audiences in Haikou and the surrounding Hainan market. Its output combines general-interest news, live and entertainment programming, and economic coverage. The station began broadcasting on October 6, 1984, after receiving approval from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television for use of UHF channel 32. Its early transmission was made from the Hainan Wanghai International Hotel, marking the beginning of the station's terrestrial broadcasting service. The launch placed Haikou Television among the local broadcast institutions that helped establish Hainan's municipal television infrastructure during the 1980s. According to the available reference material, Haikou Television broadcasts three television channels: the Haikou TV Comprehensive News Channel, the Haikou TV Live Entertainment Channel, and the Haikou TV Economic Channel. The channel structure reflects a conventional municipal broadcaster portfolio, with separate services oriented toward news and public affairs, live and entertainment content, and business or economic information. The station also operates three radio channels, giving it a combined television-and-radio presence. The broadcaster reportedly transmits approximately 11,000 hours of programming annually and produces around 49 television programs. These figures indicate a continuous, locally focused schedule supported by recurring program production rather than a single flagship show. Its signal coverage is described as approximately 15 square kilometers, consistent with a city-oriented broadcasting footprint. The available sources do not identify the station's corporate owner, senior executives, financial performance, founding personnel, or specific commercial partnerships. Haikou Television's public role is principally regional: it provides locally relevant information and entertainment while functioning as part of Hainan's broadcast-media system. The station's principal brand assets are its municipal identity, its multi-channel television offer, and its associated radio services. No substantiated information in the supplied material documents major acquisitions, leadership changes, controversies, legal disputes, product recalls, pricing decisions, or named marketing campaigns. Accordingly, those areas remain undocumented in this dossier.

Haikou Television is a Chinese local television and radio station headquartered in Haikou, Hainan. Its broadcasting history began on October 6, 1984, when it started transmissions after approval from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television to operate on UHF channel 32. The initial transmission point was the Hainan Wanghai International Hotel. This launch established the station as part of the developing municipal broadcast infrastructure in Hainan. The station's structure combines television and radio. Its television service consists of three channels: the Comprehensive News Channel, the Live Entertainment Channel, and the Economic Channel. The channel configuration gives the broadcaster distinct editorial and programming roles. The news service is oriented toward general information and public affairs; the live-entertainment service emphasizes entertainment and live programming; and the economic service focuses on economic or business-related content. Haikou Television also operates three radio channels. Together, its television and radio services form a regional broadcasting portfolio intended for audiences in Haikou and nearby parts of Hainan. The station is reported to broadcast approximately 11,000 hours each year and to produce about 49 television programs. Its stated signal coverage is approximately 15 square kilometers, indicating a primarily local transmission footprint rather than a nationwide network role. The available reference material does not provide a detailed institutional chronology after the station's 1984 launch. It does not identify the station's founder, parent organization, ownership structure, executive leadership, financial results, major technology upgrades, or notable strategic changes. It also does not document specific campaigns, scandals, lawsuits, mergers, or regulatory disputes. The station is therefore best characterized on the available evidence as an active Haikou-based broadcast brand whose documented identity rests on its municipal location, three television channels, three radio channels, and long-running local service.

• 1984

  Broadcasting begins

  [1]Haikou Televisionen.wikipedia.org

  Haikou Television begins broadcasting on October 6 after approval to use UHF channel 32, transmitting from the Hainan Wanghai International Hotel.

A municipal, multi-platform broadcaster focused on local news, live entertainment, economic information, and radio service for Haikou and the wider Hainan audience.

• Television channel

  Haikou TV Comprehensive News Channel

  The station's general news and public-affairs television service. It forms the comprehensive-information component of Haikou Television's three-channel lineup and is oriented toward local and regional news coverage.

• Television channel

  Haikou TV Live Entertainment Channel

  A television service centered on live entertainment and related programming. It provides the entertainment-focused component of the broadcaster's municipal channel portfolio.

• Television channel

  Haikou TV Economic Channel

  A television channel dedicated to economic and business-oriented content. It complements the broadcaster's news and entertainment services with programming focused on economic information.

• Radio channels

  Haikou Television radio services

  A group of three radio channels operated alongside Haikou Television's television services. The supplied reference identifies the radio portfolio but does not provide the channels' individual names or detailed formats.

1. 1Haikou Televisionen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Haikou Television official websitehaikoutv.com