Formosa Television
Taiwanese television station From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 City, Taiwan.
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| Type | Free-to-air nationwide TV |
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| Branding | FTV |
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First air date | June 11, 1997 |
| Availability | Taiwan |
| Founded | March 27, 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 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Civilian Television Company | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 民視 | ||||||||||
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Established on March 27, 1996, FTV began broadcasting on June 11, 1997 as the first free-to-air television station established without direct relationship to a political party or the Taiwanese government. 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]
Programming
Because of the location of its headquarters, which is in an area where Taiwanese Hokkien speakers are populous, FTV 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.
FTV is considered to be part of the Pan-Green Coalition[2] and was found to show "obvious political bias" in favor of the Democratic Progressive Party by a media watchdog in 2010.[3]
Around-the-clock broadcasting
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
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