Still, despite the educational programs and experience it offers, the taste exhibited in CCTV's atmosphere of free speech is sometimes questionable.
At 9 p.m., less than an hour after the Capuano taping had finished, "Crapfest" comes on the air, again showing sexual acts being performed on a chicken.
"It's one of our better shows," says one CCTV worker with a deadpan expression.