China’s first TV station begins broadcasting in 1958 The first TV station was 北京电视台, which later became the CCTV. It started airing programs on September 2, 1958, and it broadcast programs to the Beijing area. Source Share this:TweetShare on Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Pocket Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading... Comments are closed.