History
In early 1968, Lieutenant General Wang Sheng, deputy director of the General Political Operations Department of the Ministry of National Defense (now the Political Operations Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense), proposed the establishment of a third TV station. The Ministry of National Defense negotiated with the Ministry of Education to obtain a willingness to cooperate. On December 6, 1968, Minister of Defense Chiang Ching-kuo and Minister of Education Yan Zhenxing agreed to cooperate to expand the Educational Television Broadcasting Station ( Network of Educational Television) into China Television based on the following needs: #National education in the Republic of China has been extended to nine years. Due to the limited capacity of schools above high school, the problem of out-of-school youth has become increasingly serious. The Ministry of Education believes that by expanding a third TV station and establishing a television network, it can operate an air school to educate out-of-school youth and achieve "the ideal of reading without being separated from production" has achieved universal results with a very small number of teachers. #The National Army of the Republic of China has implemented patriotic education, in-camp remedial education, reserve soldier education, retired officers and soldiers employment guidance and education, recreational activities, etc. for many years and has been effective. Due to the scattered locations of various armies, it is difficult to find teachers, and many difficulties arise during implementation. The Ministry of National Defense believes that if television is used to unify teaching, it will achieve twice the result with half the effort. #Educational television stations are extremely limited in terms of equipment and funds. Without timely and appropriate updates, it will be difficult for them to achieve their mission.Twenty Years of the Chinese Television System, 1991 Founded on October 31, 1971, CTS began as a joint venture between the Republic of China Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Education. In its inception, CTS was the only VHF television channel on the island of Taiwan. In 1998, the channel was commissioned by the Republic of China 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 Public Television Service (PTS) being the other member of the group. The new structure called for the transfer of the station's main studios from Taipei to Kaohsiung over a span of five years. Afterwards, it was allowed to continue to generate income through traditional advertisements and maintain its 60-40 ratio of entertainment to news programming. Given its reputation as the network wherein many of Taiwan's best dramas were broadcast, CTS today is active in an ongoing campaign to restore its status as the official drama channel of Taiwan. On April 19, 2021, CTS News and Info Channel took over Taiwan's Cable Channel 52 replaced the rival CTi News, owned by the Want Want China Times Group after the National Communications Commission approved CTS News and Info Channel's transfer from cable channel 130 to cable channel 52.Notable programs aired by CTS
''Birth of Heart'' (風雨生信心) was the CTS's first drama which aired in 1977 simultaneously over TTV, CTV, and CTS. ''Today'' (今天), one of CTS's most popular women's magazine shows, aired from 1972 to 1988. It won the prestigious Golden Bell Awards three times (in 1982, 1985, and 1988). ''The Variety 100'' (綜藝100) was hosted by veteran Chang Hsiao-yen (Zhang Xiaoyan). It was one of the earliest prime time variety shows on CTS and 1979 to 1984. ''Twin Bang'' (連環泡) was a popular daily CTS show during the 1980s and 90s. It ran from 1986 to 1994. ''Chinese Characters'' (每日一字), the CTS version of a popular educational program, showcased the Chinese writing characters in traditional form. Airing from 1981 to 1998, it was the similar to a version on the TVB network in Hong Kong. ''Justice Pao or Justice Bao'' (包青天) was one of the most popular Chinese TV series of all time. The first version aired in 1974 with 350 episodes. The second version aired in 1993 with 236 episodes. It became the most popular Asian drama in history. It was shown in 80 countries in more than 40 languages (including Tagalog on ABC-5 now known as TV5 aired as "Judge Bao" in the neighboring Philippines) and was the longest TV series ever produced by the CTS network. In February 2009, a new "Judge Bao" aired on the CTS for the third time. ''Love'' (愛), the first Chinese series on CTS, shown in both Mandarin and Taiwanese (Hokkien), aired 68 episodes. ''Channels
* CTS Main Channel (on analog and digital) * CTS Education and Culture () (on analog and digital) * CTS Recreation () (on analog and digital) * CTS News and Info () (on Chunghwa Telecom MOD only Channel 55) * CTS Variety (former CTS HD until CTS Main Channel starts airing in HD) the high-definition version channel available in terrestrial television, which is simulcast with CTS Main Channel until 2014 Asian Games. Launched on July 17, 2012.See also
* List of Taiwanese television seriesReferences
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