WTV 28

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WTV28, formerly known as CTV8 ( CTV 八; pinyin bā) is a free-to-air regional television channel in Auckland, New Zealand. It launched in August 2007 on UHF Channel 62 and broadcast 24 hours a day to the Auckland urban region.

WTV28 has made history in New Zealand as the first Chinese national television channel to be launched. The channel was later made available nationwide via Freeview UHF aerial on Freeview Channel 28, with the UHF signal switched off during 2012 and 2013.The station is predominantly in Mandarin with some Cantonese and limited English content. It also simulcasts New Supremo radio programmes.

The channel is targeted at the rapidly growing Chinese population in the Auckland urban region (approx. 105,000 Chinese) and for people who are interested in Mandarin. The Schedule includes a variety of Infotainment news, dramas, lifestyle talkshows and much more. News is broadcast direct-live from Phoenix News. Most programs are made in The Greater China Region of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau.

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