State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television

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The State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television, or SARFT, (Chinese: 国家广播电影电视总局; pinyin: Guójiā Guǎngbō Diànyǐng Diànshì Zǒngjú) is an executive branch under the State Council of the People's Republic of China. Its main task is the administration and supervision of the state-owned enterprises engaged in the television, radio, and movie businesses.

It directly controls state-owned enterprises at the national level, such as China Central Television, China National Radio, as well as other movie and television studios and others non-business organizations.

It is also responsible for censoring any materials that might be objective to Chinese government or cultural standards. An example of such activity is the summer 2007 controversy over the television talent show First Heartthrob.