Public Television Service


Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation, also called Public Television Service, is the first independent public broadcasting institution in Taiwan, which broadcasts the Public Television Service Taiwan. Although first proposed in 1980, it was not until 1984 that the executive-level Government Information Office, 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 then-existing three terrestrial networks. Nevertheless, the Executive Yuan 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, 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 committee and passed by the Examination Yuan.
Since its creation, PTS has produced several critically acclaimed dramatic programs and mini-series despite experiencing funding difficulties. PTS is, including the promotion of Hakka Chinese and Formosan-language programming that would have been unheard of in the martial law era and have been perceived to be hallmarks of the "Taiwanization" efforts.

A Part of TBS

Taiwan PTS is operated by the Public Television Service Foundation, which is a nonprofit, as an independent public service broadcaster.

History

In 2006, The Legislative Yuan completed the third reading and approved the Statute Regarding the Disposition of Government Shareholdings in the Terrestrial Television Industry, paving the road for Taiwan Broadcasting System. After Liming Foundation donates Chinese Television System shares to the PTS Foundation, TBS was formed as a result. In 2007, Taiwan Indigenous Television, Hakka TV, and Taiwan Macroview Television join Taiwan Broadcasting System, completed the structure of TBS.
In 2020 the Taiwanese Ministry of Culture announced that they would be providing PTS with funding to produce english language programming.

Appearances

Test card

The test card of PTS is PM5544 with date time and music.

Closing and Opening times

The closing time is at 22:30. It will be announced in the schedule.

TV3

Open 167 hours a week

PTS Channels