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 | June 11, 1997 |
| Availability | Taiwan |
| Founded | March 27, 1996 by Chai Trong-rong |
Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| 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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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.
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]
Content
On 15 April 2026, FTV reported that the suspect of a criminal case involving an 11-year-old boy found dead in Kyoto Prefecture was a Chinese national,[4][5] citing a Japanese weekly magazine.[5][6] However, the magazine did not publish such a report, and the police denied that the suspect was a foreign national.[5][6] FTV removed the content[4][6] and issued an apology on 17 April.[4][5][6]
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.
FTV channels
- 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
- Television in Taiwan
- Pan-Green Coalition
References
- ^ (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.
- ^ Zheng, Jingwen (January 12, 2012). "學者分析電視新聞有政黨偏差" [Scholars analyze TV news for political party bias]. Central News Agency (Taiwan) (in Chinese). Retrieved January 20, 2025 – via Yahoo News.
- ^ "Report brands two TV stations as politically biased". Taipei Times. November 21, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c "台湾TV局、誤情報と謝罪 「父親は中国人」報道". Kyodo News. April 18, 2026. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
- ^ a b c d 林, 哲平 (April 17, 2026). "京都男児遺棄 デマ根拠報道の台湾テレビ局がHPでおわび". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Social media falsely claim suspect in Kyoto boy's death is foreign national". NHK. April 19, 2026. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)