Shanghai Media Group

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Shanghai Media Group
Image:smgchina.jpg
Broadcast area Shanghai, China
Frequency 990AM, 648AM, 1296AM, 792AM, 101.7FM, 103.7FM, 94.7FM, 97.7FM, 96.8FM, 1197AM, 94.0FM
Format news, sports, music, etc.
Owner
Website http://www.smg.cn/

Contents

[edit] SMG’s Brief

The Shanghai Media Group (SMG), (Chinese: 上海文广新闻传媒集团, Pinying: shàng hǎi wén guǎng xīn wén chuán méi jí tuán) under the Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group (SMEG), is a multimedia television and radio broadcasting, news and Internet company. The group around 5,200 staff, with capital assets totaling RMB 11.7 billion.

Formed in 2001, SMG is the result of a merger between the People’s Radio Station of Shanghai, East Radio Shanghai, Shanghai Television Station, Oriental Television Station.

SMG’s core business is television broadcasting and related media entertainment services including sports, showbiz, performance arts, science and technology, and finance. The television broadcasting media consists of 11 analogue TV channels, 90 digital paid cable TV, a full broadcasting Internet TV service, along with 10 analogue and 19 digital radio services. The group also operates and owns 5 sports centers and 14 cultural art centers. Other areas of operation include newspapers, magazines, news websites and audio-visual publishing.

According to a survey of AC Nielsen, eleven of the group’s TV channels have achieved a market share of 76% during prime time in 2003. Its revenue from advertising accounts for 10% of the commercial sales turnover in the local market. Being a producer and a publisher in the various fields of news, movies, TV series, music, sports, finance, entertainment and documentary, SMG is proactively pushing itself towards the domestic and international Chinese speaking market.

Through reinforcing financial initiatives, SMG is currently undergoing aggressive expansion into various new areas such as pay cable TV services, program patent sales, brand-related business and program innovation.


[edit] List of Shanghai Media Group Stations

Shanghai Media Group Radio Stations
Frequency/Internet Description
990 AM News
648 AM Traffic
1296 AM Eastern China Regional News
792 AM Shanghai Local News
101.7 FM Popular Music (Mandopop)
103.7 FM Love Music
94.7 FM Classical Music
97.7 FM Economic/Business News
96.8 FM Comedy Channel
1197 AM Marine Channel
94.0 FM Sports News

[edit] List of Shanghai Media Group TV Channels

  • News Channel
  • News and entertainment Channel
  • Dragon TV (satellite)
  • Channel Young (fashion)
  • Arts Channel
  • Sports Channel
  • Music Channel
  • Traditional Opera Channel (including 5-hour program of Home shopping oriental at prime time everyday)
  • Children's Channel
  • TV Drama Channel
  • China Business News
  • Documentary Channel
  • Toonmax TV

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