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Formosa TV Type Free-to-air nationwide TV Branding FTV Country Republic of China (Taiwan) First air date 1997-06-11 Availability Taiwan Founded 1996-03-27 Owner Formosa Television Inc. Official website http://www.ftv.com.tw/ Formosa TV Traditional Chinese 民間全民電視公司 Simplified Chinese 民间全民电视公司 Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Mínjiān Quánmín Diànshì Gōngsī Min - Hokkien POJ Bîn-kan-chôan-bîn-tiān-sī-kong-si Abbreviated Name Traditional Chinese 民視 Simplified Chinese 民视 Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Mínshì Min - Hokkien POJ Bîn-sī Formosa TV is a television station based in Taipei, Taiwan. Established on March 27, 1996, FTV began broadcasting on June 11, 1997.
The station was wholly owned and operated by the Democratic Progressive Party.[1] Due to this, its news programs are often of a Pan-Green perspective. Because of the location of its headquarters, which is in an area where Taiwanese-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 their prime time newscasts.
On May 24, 2004, FTV was among the first free-to-air channels on Taiwan to switch from terrestrial analogue signal to digital television.[2]
Broadcasting hours on Formosa TV is from 6:00 AM to 1:00 AM.
Contents
FTV Channels
- FTV Free-to-air
- FTV News
- Follow Me TV (FMTV)
See also
- List of Taiwanese television series
References
- ^ *Copper, J. (2000). Historical Dictionary of Taiwan (Republic of China). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810836653
- ^ (English) Five major TV broadcasters begin switch to digital television June 30, 2004. Retrieved February 21, 2007.
External links
- (Chinese) FTV Official Website
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