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About CCTV-9
On Sporio TV you can watch CCTV-9 live online for free. CCTV-9 is a science & docs channel in Chinese, from China.
CCTV-9 is on the air at the moment — Sporio tracks CCTV-9 continuously and flags it LIVE the instant it is streaming.
Watching CCTV-9 is instant and free — no app, no login. Just open CCTV-9 on Sporio TV and the live broadcast loads right away.
Stream quality for CCTV-9 is checked automatically, and Sporio shows the most reliable feed available for CCTV-9 at any given time.
From the CCTV-9 page you can jump to similar science & docs channels and the rest of Sporio's free live-TV directory in one click.
CCTV-9 is built to load even on weak networks — Sporio keeps the CCTV-9 stream light so it plays on low bandwidth.
Save CCTV-9, get alerts when it's on, and line it up with other channels — or skip all that and jump straight into CCTV-9.
Catch live Science & Docs on CCTV-9 — fixtures, replays and analysis from China, all free and without signup.
There's no cable box and no paywall for CCTV-9 — it's completely free, and you can start watching CCTV-9 without an account or a card.
CCTV-9 is listed as a publicly available live stream. Sporio is a directory and technical passthrough and does not host or retransmit CCTV-9's content.
Programming
CCTV-9 generally features science programming, documentaries and explainers, presented in Chinese. As a live channel, what is on air changes through the day, so Sporio does not publish a fixed schedule — instead it links you straight to the live science stream and to related Chinese channels you can switch to at any time. Related Channels: Global News, Taiwan Indigenous TV, Chifeng Comprehensive News Chanel, CNA Channel News Asia, CGNTV Chinese, China Travel, TVBS News, Beautiful Life TV, Nei Monggol TV, CCTV-10, Dali TV, 通化新闻, CCTV+ 1, CCTV+ 2. China: CGTN, Chifeng Comprehensive News Chanel, China Travel, Nei Monggol TV, CCTV-10, CCTV+ 1, CGTN Documentary, CCTV+ 2, CGTN Spanish, CGTN Russian. Similar Channels: History TV18, History, Terra Mater WILD, Dokusat, Asharq Documentary, Sky Nature, Total Crime, National Geographic. If CCTV-9 is offline, Global News, Taiwan Indigenous TV and Chifeng Comprehensive News Chanel are the nearest alternatives, with CGTN and Chifeng Comprehensive News Chanel from China and History TV18 and History in the same science & docs category.
How to Watch
To watch CCTV-9 live, open the channel page on Sporio TV and press play. No account, subscription or fee is required. If a low-data or audio-only option is available, Sporio shows it on the channel page.
Quality and Availability
Sporio continuously checks CCTV-9 for live status and stream quality, so the page reflects whether the channel is currently online. Low-data and audio-only options are shown when available. CCTV-9 — ~0s · 55/100 · 5/2026 · 1920x1080 (FHD), 4.7 Mbps · 74.4% · 1,942 checks. CCTV-9 has been listed on Sporio since May 2026. Monitoring since then shows 74.4% uptime over 1,942 checks at 1920x1080, about 4.7 Mbps, and a reachability score of 55/100.
Language and Country
CCTV-9 broadcasts in Chinese and is associated with China. Explore more channels in the same language and country using the discovery links below. (Chinese 58 · China 42). Counting CCTV-9, Sporio indexes 58 channels broadcasting in Chinese, 42 of them tied to China.
