Formosa Television
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 a television station based in New Taipei, Taiwan. Established on March 27, 1996, FTV began broadcasting on June 11, 1997.
| Type | Free-to-air nationwide TV |
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| Branding | FTV |
| Country | Taiwan |
First air date | 11 June 1997 |
| Availability | Taiwan |
| Founded | 27 March 1996 by Chai Trong-rong |
Broadcast area | Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia |
| Owner | Formosa Television Inc. |
Official website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 民間全民電視公司 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 民視 | ||||||||||
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Formosa Television is also the first free-to-air television station which was established without direct relationship with any political party and department of Taiwan government. 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 in Taiwan to switch from terrestrial analog signal to digital television.
One of its more popular broadcasts are the coverage of live matches of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.