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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 (1997-06-11) |
| Availability | Taiwan |
| Founded | March 27, 1996 byChai 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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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 atelevision station based inNew Taipei City, Taiwan.
Established on March 27, 1996, FTV began broadcasting on June 11, 1997 as the firstfree-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 fromterrestrial analog signal todigital television.[1]
Because of the location of its headquarters, which is in an area whereTaiwanese 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 thePan-Green Coalition[2] and was found to show "obvious political bias" in favor of theDemocratic Progressive Party by amedia watchdog in 2010.[3]
Midnight on January 1, 2018 marked Formosa Television's first day of 24-hourbroadcasting, asUni-President Enterprises Corporation celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with aNew Year's Eve countdown broadcast.[citation needed]
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