Taiwan Television
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Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd. , commonly known as TTV (formerly called Taiwan Radio (TR in 1962, TRA in 1967) in 1962, Taiwan Night Television (TNT) in 1969 when Taiwan Day Television
China Television
China Television Company, Ltd. was established on September 3, 1968 by the then-ruling Nationalist Party of the Republic of China . The party owned the majority stake of the network...

 (TDT) (Now CTV)) is launched), is the first television broadcast station in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. It was established on April 28, 1962 and started formally broadcasting later that year on Double Ten Day
Double Ten Day
Double Ten Day is the national day of the Republic of China and celebrates the start of the Wuchang Uprising of October 10, 1911, which led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in China and establishment of the Republic of China on January 1, 1912...

, the Republic of China
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...

's national holiday
National Day
The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation or non-sovereign country. This nationhood can be symbolized by the date of independence, of becoming republic or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler . Often the day is not called "National Day"...

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The station became home to many trailblazing and innovative shows at the time. Recently, the station enjoyed a resurgence in viewership when it inked a major contract with Sanlih E-Television
Sanlih E-Television
Sanlih Entertainment Television or Sanlih E-Television is a nationwide cable TV network operated in Taiwan that was founded in May 1983...

 to promote and air the latter's shows. TTV's pop idol dramas consistently rated high, although it sometimes went down or up depending on the storyline and the stars' appeal on these dramas.

Under current media reform laws, TTV is being tapped for full privatization. However the divestment of government shares in the station is being put on hold and placed under investigation at the moment due to irregularities in its transaction.

Since 1962, TTV began some of the milestones that changed the landscape of TTV presenting the very first Taiwanese-language TV serial as well as the first Mandarin drama anthology series. TTV presented the first costume drama serial "Zheng Chengong" (1963) starring Tsao Chien (Cao Jian) as the title role. On September 7, 1969 TTV is the first TV network broadcast in color and gave its chance to air the Apollo XI Landing (known as "Man on the Moon").

Logo History

Since the beginning of TTV in 1962, the earliest known was a simple TV logo with the letters "TTV" in it; with the two Ts striking with a thunderbolt and a small V on a blue-green-red background. It was used until 1990 when it was replaced by a circular disk with an angular triangle inside the logo forming a satellite dish. The 1990 logo was used until recently in July 2008 when the present logo was revised with the same design but the triangle itself moves upward.

Closing and Opening times

"Closing time" is 100%. It close at 4:50. But it announced in the schedule.

TTV

  • 1962-1969 opens at 18:00. Closes at 22:30.
  • 1969-1975 opens at 18:30. Closes at 23:00.
  • 1975-2005 opens at 11:00 and closes at 23:30.
  • 2005-today government force to close everyday at 22:30 and open 13:30

Channels

  • TTV Main Channel
    TTV Main Channel
    TTV Main Channel, the premier channel of the Taiwan Television company, and is the one of the oldest three TV channel in Republic of China ....

  • TTV Family
    TTV Family
    TTV Family is a digital television channel operated by Taiwan Television in Taiwan, it shares channel with TTV Finance....

  • TTV Finance
    TTV Finance
    TTV Finance is a digital television channel operated by Taiwan Television in Taiwan, launched on September 1, 2004. Now TTV Finance shares channel with TTV Family.-External links:...

  • TTV Health
  • TTV World
    TTV World
    TTV World is a television channel operated by Taiwan Television in Taiwan, launched on 22 July 2005, but only broadcasts abroad.-External links:...


The TTV Shows

TTV Mandarin Novels (台視國語電視小說), the earliest TTV drama in Mandarin during the 1960s. It was the predecessor of today's Primetime drama serials that is now shown every night at 8PM.

Star Showcase (群星會), the earliest TTV variety show that lasted for 15 years from 1962 to 1977. It was revived in the early 1990s and again in 2002, but both of the newer versions lasted for less than six months.

Pentalight Talent Show (五燈獎), the longest TV talent show in Taiwan that lasted for 33 years from 1965 to 1998. Some of the popular singers in Taiwan started their careers in that said show.

Fu Pei-mei's Chinese Chooking Show (傅培梅時間), one of the most popular cooking shows in Taiwan hosted by the late Fu Pei-mei (1931–2004) ran for 40 years (1962 to 2002).

'Yang Li-hua
Yang Li-hua
Yang Li-hua , superstar of Taiwanese opera who is credited as a "living national treasure", is a famous face among fans of Taiwanese opera on the island, whether in everyday dress or elaborate stage costume....

Taiwanese Opera (楊麗花歌仔戲), one of TTV most popular Taiwanese opera TV serials in Taiwan showcasing Taiwanese Opera legend Yang Li-hua
Yang Li-hua
Yang Li-hua , superstar of Taiwanese opera who is credited as a "living national treasure", is a famous face among fans of Taiwanese opera on the island, whether in everyday dress or elaborate stage costume....

. Began showing in the early evening slot from 1962 to 1975 and again from 1979 to 1994 where she also produces her Taiwanese opera works. In 1994, the show presented "The Goddess of the Luo River (a.k.a. "Mystical Enchantress") was the first Taiwanese opera series to hit on primetime slot at 8:00 PM. Then, a few series was produced sporadically from 1996 to 2003. The last one was "Ode to Its Successor" in 2003 where they earned an award in the 2004 Golden Bell Awards.

External links

TTV official website About TTV
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