The Khampa Tibetan language satellite TV channel opened in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, on Wednesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Administration of Radio, Film and Television.
It is the third Tibetan language satellite TV channel in China following one in Tibet Autonomous Region and another in Qinghai Province.
He Daxin, director-general of the Sichuan Provincial Administration of Radio, Film and Television, addresses the inaugural ceremony of the Kangba Tibetan language satellite TV channel in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on October 28, 2009. (Photo CNR.cn)
The channel, broadcasting 18 hours a day, will use the logo of the Sichuan Provincial TV Station and broadcast mainly in the Khampa language, one of the three major Tibetan dialects.
Covering Tibet Autonomous Region, Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai and Gansu provinces, it will offer viewers news, art programs, weather forecasts and dubbed programs.
