Formosa Television
Formosa Television is a television station based in Taipei, Taiwan. Established on March 27, 1996, FTV began broadcasting on June 11, 1997.
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| Type | Free-to-air nationwide TV |
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| Branding | FTV |
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First air date | 11 June 1997 |
| Availability | Taiwan |
| Founded | 27 March 1996 |
Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Owner | Formosa Television Inc. |
Official website | http://www.ftv.com.tw/ |
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| Traditional Chinese | 民間全民電視公司 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 民间全民电视公司 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 民視 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 民视 | ||||||||||
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FTV doesn't own their own building, they only rent some floors in this 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
References
- (in English) Five major TV broadcasters begin switch to digital television June 30, 2004. Retrieved February 21, 2007.
External links
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- (in Chinese) FTV Official Website
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