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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: CNA Channel News Asia, Global News, Taiwan Indigenous TV, CCTV+ 1, Chifeng Comprehensive News Chanel, China Travel, Jiangsu Public & News Channel, 白山新闻综合, Beautiful Life TV, 余姚新闻综合 (576p), CCTV-10, Pet Club TV, CCTV+ 2, Harbin Comprehensive News Channel. China: CGTN, CCTV+ 1, Chifeng Comprehensive News Chanel, CGTN Arabic, China Travel, Jiangsu Public & News Channel, CCTV-10, CCTV+ 2, CGTN Russian, Harbin Comprehensive News Channel. Similar Channels: Spektrum, History, Dokusat, Terra Mater WILD, Jail, Curiosity NOW, DocuBox, Love The Planet, viju+ Planet, National Geographic. If CCTV-9 is offline, CNA Channel News Asia, Global News and Taiwan Indigenous TV are the nearest alternatives, with CGTN and CCTV+ 1 from China and Spektrum 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 78 · China 45). Counting CCTV-9, Sporio indexes 78 channels broadcasting in Chinese, 45 of them tied to China.
