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| Company type | Nonprofit organization |
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| Industry | Cable andsatellitereligious broadcasting |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | New Taipei City, Taiwan,Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Products | Christian programming,educational programming,video on demand |
Number of employees | ~200 |
| Parent | Gabriel Evangelical Broadcasting Foundation |
| Website | http://www.goodtv.tv/ |
GOOD TV (Chinese:好消息電視台) (stylized in all uppercase), is aChristian television station inTaiwan. Established in 1997 as anonprofit organization underGabriel Evangelical Broadcasting Foundation, it began broadcast on September 9, 1998. The executive director of programming is PastorShao-en Koh, and its spokesman was the belated former actorSun Yueh.
On July 1, 2012, Good TV moved from thePublic Television Service building inTaipei'sNeihu District toNew Taipei City'sZhonghe District.[1]
Good TV operates two channels,Good TV, andGood TV 2 (logo as "Good 2").
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| Country |  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Broadcast area | Taiwan, worldwide via online |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Mandarin Chinese |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gabriel Evangelical Broadcasting Foundation |
| History | |
| Launched | September 9, 1998 |
| Former names | Good TV 1 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
The Good TV Channel ("Variety Channel" in Chinese) broadcasts programs of general interest, including shows on family relationships, children's topics, food and lifestyle, science,sermons, Christian news, and Christian testimonies.
Originally named "Good TV 1", it broadcasts throughout Taiwan and began broadcast on September 9, 1998 on Channel 15HD in Taiwan'scable television systems. On July 12, 2012, starting at 9:00 AMTaiwan Time, the station onChunghwa Telecom'sMOD Channel 3 switched to HD broadcast signal.
| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Broadcast area | Taiwan, United States, worldwide via online |
| Network | Good TV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gabriel Evangelical Broadcasting Foundation |
| History | |
| Launched | July 31, 2009 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Good TV 2 (identified as "GOOD 2" on screen) focuses on Biblical teachings, sermons, and testimonies of Christians who share their stories about their life transformation before and afterChristian conversion.
The station originally broadcast mainly outside of Taiwan, serving overseasChinese diaspora.[2] Now it serves both domestic and worldwide audiences.
On August 30, 2005, Republic of China's (Taiwan's)Executive Yuan Satellite TV Review Commission approved Good TV 2's application for broadcast. Four years later, Good TV 2 began broadcast at noon on July 31, 2009, atChunghwa Telecom MOD Channel 15, replacing Good TV 1.
In October 2012, Good TV 2's Chinese name changed to "Good TV Truth Channel", and became available on the 15th that month on digital Channel 212 oncable providers Kbro (凱擘大寬頻) and Taiwan Fixed Network (TFN, 台灣固網).
Beginning February 1, 2018, the station became available on digital channel 131 on cable TV systems operated by China Network Systems (中嘉寬頻公司).
Among its many programs are shows on Christian life, Biblical teachings and sermons from Taiwan and overseas, including theUnited States, and interviews andtestimonials by Christian celebrities, pastors and theologians, andlay Christians.
When foreign programs are in non-Chinese languages,translated Chinesesubtitles are provided on screen. In addition, many programs, particularlysermons, Sunday worship services, andtelevangelism programs from the U.S. are usuallydubbed intoMandarin Chinese.
One of its popular programs is "Real Sentiments Blog" (Chinese: 真情部落格), and has featured testimonies ofTaiwanese badminton playerChou Tien-chen andTaiwanese American basketball playerJeremy Lin.
