Formosa Television

Formosa Television is a television station based in Taipei, Taiwan. Established on March 27, 1996, FTV began broadcasting on June 11, 1997.

Formosa Television
TypeFree-to-air nationwide TV
BrandingFTV
Country
Taiwan
First air date
11 June 1997
AvailabilityTaiwan
Founded27 March 1996
Broadcast area
Worldwide
OwnerFormosa Television Inc.
Official website
http://www.ftv.com.tw/
Formosa Television
Traditional Chinese民間全民電視公司
Simplified Chinese民间全民电视公司
Abbreviated Name
Traditional Chinese民視
Simplified Chinese民视
FTV rents office space within the Dun-Bei Great Wall Building in Taipei.

Because of the location of its headquarters, which is in an area where Taiwanese Hokkien 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 its prime time newscasts.

On May 24, 2004, FTV was among the first free-to-air channels on Taiwan to switch from terrestrial analog signal to digital television.[1]

Broadcasting hours on Formosa Television is 24 hours except Monday 21 hours.

One of its more popular broadcasts are the coverage of live matches of Major League Baseball.

FTV Channels
  • FTV General
  • FTV News
  • Follow Me TV (FMTV)
  • FTV Taiwan
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See also

References
  1. (in English) Five major TV broadcasters begin switch to digital television June 30, 2004. Retrieved February 21, 2007.
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