Chinese supervisory board for media
National Radio and Television Administration Formed 2018; 7 years ago (2018 ) Preceding agencies State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television Status Agency executive Website www .nrta .gov .cn
The National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA ) is a ministry-level executive agency and an external name of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party . Its main task is the administration and supervision of state-owned enterprises engaged in the television and radio industries. Its current director is Cao Shumin .[ 1]
It directly controls state-owned enterprises at the national level such as China Central Television , China National Radio , and China Radio International , as well as other movie and television studios and other non-business organizations.[ 2]
The administration was formerly known as the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) from 2013 to 2018,[ 3] and the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) from 1998 to 2013.[citation needed ]