Chinese Television System
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| Type | Free-to-air nationwide TV |
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| Branding | CTS |
| Country |  Taiwan |
| First air date | 1971-10-31 |
| Availability | Taiwan |
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| Owner | Taiwan Broadcasting System |
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Chinese Television System (traditional Chinese: 中華電視公司) is a broadcast television station in Taiwan.
[edit] 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 channel on the island of Taiwan. In 1998, the channel was commissioned by the ROC to provide an "Electronic Government" program, which would act as an informational source for government workers.
On July 1, 2006 by virtue of the government's media reform law, the channel was incorporated into the Taiwan Broadcasting System (TBS), the island state's consortium of public television stations, with PTS (Public Television System) as the other member of the group. The absorption calls for the transfer of the station's main studios from Taipei to Kaohsiung in a span of five years. It shall however be allowed to continue generating its income through traditional advertisements, and maintain its 60-40 entertainment-news programming mix like before.
The channel is currently in a campaign to restore its title as "Taiwan's drama authority", for having been home to some of Taiwan's most unforgettable drama serials.
[edit] CTS Channels
At present, CTS operates three channels:
- CTS Main Channel (on analog and digital)
- CTS Education and Culture (traditional Chinese: 華視教育文化頻道)(on analog and digital)
- CTS Recreation (traditional Chinese: 華視休閒頻道)(on digital)
[edit] External links
- (Chinese) CTS Official Website
