Formosa Television
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| Type | Free-to-air nationwide TV |
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| Branding | FTV |
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First air date | 11 June 1997 |
| Availability | Taiwan |
| Founded | 27 March 1996 by Chai Trong-rong |
Broadcast area | Taiwan |
| Owner | Formosa Television Inc. |
Official website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 民間全民電視公司 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 民視 | ||||||||||
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Formosa Television (Chinese: 民間全民電視公司; pinyin: Mínjiān Quánmín Diànshì Gōngsī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bîn-kan Chôan-bîn Tiān-sī Kong-si) is a television station based in New Taipei, Taiwan. Established on March 27, 1996, FTV began broadcasting on June 11, 1997.
Formosa Television is also the first free-to-air television station which was established without direct relationship with any political party and department of Taiwan government. Because of the location of its headquarters, which is in an area where Taiwanese Hokkien speakers are populous, it also earned the reputation for being the first station in Taiwan to use that tongue in a majority of its programs, especially on its prime time newscasts.
On May 24, 2004, FTV was among the first free-to-air channels in Taiwan to switch from terrestrial analog signal to digital television.[1]
One of its more popular broadcasts are the coverage of live matches of the Chinese Professional Baseball League during 2013–2014 season.
Around-the-clock broadcasting
[edit]Midnight on January 1, 2018 marked Formosa Television's first day of 24-hour broadcasting, as Uni-President Enterprises Corporation celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with a New Year's Eve countdown broadcast.[citation needed]
FTV Channels
[edit]- FTV HD
- FTV News
- FTV One (formerly known as Follow Me TV)
- FTV Taiwan
- FTV Drama (Online-only; aired local drama series, mainly weeknight soaps)
- FTV Variety (Online-only; aired local entertainment shows)
- FTV Travel (Online-only; aired some Travel and Living shows)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in English) Five major TV broadcasters begin switch to digital television Archived 2007-04-21 at the Wayback Machine June 30, 2004. Retrieved February 21, 2007.
External links
[edit]
- Official website
(in Chinese)
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