Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation (PTS) is the first independent public broadcasting

Public broadcasting

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 institution in Taiwan

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

, which broadcasts the Public Television Service Taiwan. Although first proposed in 1980, it was not until 1984 that the ROC's executive-level Government Information Office

Government Information Office

The Government Information Office is a cabinet-level agency of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China in charge of promoting government policies and regulating domestic media.-History:...

 (GIO), which regulates mass media activities and serves as the government press bureau, attempted to create a separate entity that would produce public interest programs for broadcast on the ROC's then-existing three terrestrial networks. Nevertheless, the Executive Yuan

Executive Yuan

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 (one of Taiwan's five branches of government

Constitution of the Republic of China

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 or yuans, and the one responsible for the GIO) later shifted the responsibility to the preexisting Chinese Public Television Broadcasting Development Fund. It was not until the early 1990s, following the lifting of martial law

Martial law

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, that legislative efforts striving to create a public television station emerged in earnest. After much political wrangling and outcries over public and private resources used in lobbying and advocacy efforts, the final statutes creating PTS were enacted in 1997.

The PTS was formally established on July 1, 1998 after the nomination and first meeting of the first board of directors and supervisors elected by a Legislative Yuan

Legislative Yuan

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 committee and passed by the Examination Yuan

Examination Yuan

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.

Since its creation, PTS has produced several critically acclaimed dramatic programs and mini-series despite experiencing funding difficulties. PTS is bound up in speaking for the minority, including the promotion of Hakka language and Taiwanese aboriginal programming that would have been unheard of in the martial law era and have been perceived to be hallmarks of the "Taiwanization

Taiwanization

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" efforts.

Now A Part of TBS

On July 1, 2006, as part of Taiwan's media reform initiatives, PTS was made a major part of the two channel public television consortium known as the Taiwan Broadcasting System

Taiwan Broadcasting System

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 (TBS). Chinese Television System

Chinese Television System

Chinese Television System is a broadcast television station in Republic of China .-History:Founded on October 31, 1971, CTS started off as a joint venture between the ROC's Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Education. At the time of its establishment, CTS was the only VHF-supported...

 (CTS) holds the other part of the consortium. The two channels were combined to create Taiwan's first of its kind entertainment and information vehicle that aims to elevate Taiwan's television programming standards to critically acclaimed levels.

Under the agreement, PTS, being the original public television station, will have a more active contribution in the new consortium. It however, will be joining forces with CTS in terms of special news coverages such as elections.

Closing and Opening times

"Closing time" is 100%. It close at 22:30. But it announced in the schedule.

PTS Channels

• PTS Main Channel
• Dimo TV
  Dimo TV
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• HiHD (high-definition
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   channel)

See also

• List of Taiwanese television series
• WITBN
• TG4
  TG4
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• S4C
  S4C
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• BBC Alba
• Māori Television
  Maori Television
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• Te Reo (TV)
  Te Reo (TV)
  Te Reo is a New Zealand TV station broadcasting programmes exclusively in the Māori language with no advertising or subtitles. It also broadcasts special tribal programming and offers particular focus on new programming for the fluent audience....
  
  
• NRK Sámi Radio
  NRK Sámi Radio
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• SABC
• TITV
• APTN
  Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
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• NITV

External links

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