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 Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Pocket Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like Loading... Comments are closed.