China - Apply for Satellite Broadcast License

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Procedure

The use of satellite radio and television transmission coverage in business shall receive "radio and television satellite transmission business license."

The applicant in accordance with the "radio and television coverage of wireless transmission network management approach" to apply the provisions of Article XI documents, the provincial radio and television administrative department for audited by the provincial radio and television reported SARFT administrative departments for approval receive "radio and television satellite transmission business license."

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Required Documents

Application to operate domestic satellite radio and television transmission services, should provide the following documents:

• radio and TV transmission service request form;
• the transmission coverage approach to be adopted, the scope, content and service areas;
• technical solutions and technical security mechanisms;
• the financial security and sources;
• the lawful origin broadcast television signals, transmission, and transmission range proved;
• the people's government agreed to conduct business documents.
• legal source radio and television programs, transmission, prove transmission range;
• to ensure the safety of radio and television transmission of technical measures and emergency plans;
• Orbital position (three) satellites, transponder number, polarization, symbol rate, frequency and network testing situation;
• the safety broadcast, operation and maintenance system;
• professional and technical personnel and equipment conditions;
• to ensure funding, the work environment case.

Office Locations & Contacts

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television
Address: Street, Xicheng District, Beijing Fuxing outside the 2nd
Zip Code: 100866
E-mail: [email protected]
Location
Local authorities

Eligibility

Satellite broadcasters that are uplinking their services from china should first obtain this license.

Conditions

• by the SARFT approved the establishment of radio and television organizations;
• Broadcasting and Television Group (General Station) and affiliated agencies by SARFT approved the establishment;
• having a wireless radio and television transmission coverage of state-owned or state-holding capacity of institutions.
• has an independent legal personality;
• comply with the requirements of the overall planning and business radio and television coverage of wireless transmission network;
• have the necessary design documents or technical evaluation report and infrastructure funds, stable funding guarantee;
• the need to secure the workplace, the work environment;
• If the application is terrestrial radio and TV transmission services shall comply with the technical planning of terrestrial broadcast television coverage requirements;
• Radio and television program signal source transfer legal.

Fees

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

20 working days

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Instructions

Approval based on: "Broadcasting Regulations" (State Council Decree No. 228), "radio and television coverage of wireless transmission network management approach" (General Decree 45)

Required Information

• Production facility Name
• Economic nature
• Ground Site
• Legal Representative
• Phone
• Zip Code
• Fax

Need for the Document

The Satellite Broadcasting License allows broadcast companies or broadcasters to broadcast, uplink or transmit their satellite TV service from China via terrestrial satellite in outer space.

Information which might help

State Administration of Radio Film Radio and Television Satellite Direct Management Center (satellite broadcast center) is programmed in by the Office of Administration approved the establishment of institutions directly under. The main duties

• building the satellite platform, live broadcasts, broadcasting, operation, management and business development.
• the development of satellite broadcast business development planning, tracking research related to new technologies.
• user information management services in the region, receiving user feedback and complaints.
• the quality of service management and supervision of authorized local service organizations.
• organize live satellite broadcast television service announcements and user development.
• guide local service agencies, with good governance work illegally receive satellite TV.
• Undertake other tasks assigned by the General Administration.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

Radio and television coverage of wireless transmission network management approach

"Radio and television satellite transmission business license" issued

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television

Others

In addition to the application form, applicants should also provide the following information:

• Brief background of the company, including its equity and management profile;
• Brief business plan, including intended operations in china and targeted launch date of service;
• The applicants programming and advertising codes;
• Sample reel(s) of the programmes and programme schedules. The reel(s) should be two to three hours in length with 15-minute excerpts of the different programmes available on the channel(s) for example, movies, news, current affairs, talk shows, game shows, children's, variety and dramas.