Good TV
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| Company type | Nonprofit organization |
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| Industry | Cableandsatellitereligious broadcasting |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | New Taipei City,Taiwan,Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Products | Christian programming,educational programming,video on demand |
Number of employees | ~200 |
| Parent | Gabriel Evangelical Broadcasting Foundation |
| Website | http://www.goodtv.tv/ |
GOOD TV(Chinese:Hảo tiêu tức điện thị đài) (stylized in all uppercase), is aChristiantelevision station inTaiwan.Established in 1997 as anonprofit organizationunderGabriel Evangelical Broadcasting Foundation,it began broadcast on September 9, 1998. The executive director of programming is PastorShao-en Koh,and its spokesman was the belated former actorSun Yueh.
On July 1, 2012, Good TV moved from thePublic Television Servicebuilding inTaipei'sNeihu DistricttoNew Taipei City'sZhonghe District.[1]
Channels
[edit]Good TV operates two channels,Good TV,andGood TV 2(logo as "Good 2").
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| Country |  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Taiwan,worldwide via online |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Mandarin Chinese |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gabriel Evangelical Broadcasting Foundation |
| History | |
| Launched | September 9, 1998 |
| Former names | Good TV 1 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Good TV Variety Channel
[edit]The Good TV Channel ( "Variety Channel"in Chinese) broadcasts programs of general interest, including shows on family relationships, children's topics, food and lifestyle, science,sermons,Christian news, and Christian testimonies.
Originally named "Good TV 1",it broadcasts throughout Taiwan and began broadcast on September 9, 1998 on Channel 15HDin Taiwan'scable televisionsystems. On July 12, 2012, starting at 9:00 AMTaiwan Time,the station onChunghwa Telecom'sMODChannel 3 switched to HD broadcast signal.
| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Taiwan,United States, worldwide via online |
| Network | Good TV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gabriel Evangelical Broadcasting Foundation |
| History | |
| Launched | July 31, 2009 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Good TV 2
[edit]Good TV 2 (identified as "GOOD 2"on screen) focuses on Biblical teachings, sermons, and testimonies of Christians who share their stories about their life transformation before and afterChristian conversion.
The station originally broadcast mainly outside of Taiwan, serving overseasChinese diaspora.[2]Now it serves both domestic and worldwide audiences.
On August 30, 2005, Republic of China's (Taiwan's)Executive YuanSatellite TV Review Commission approved Good TV 2's application for broadcast. Four years later, Good TV 2 began broadcast at noon on July 31, 2009, atChunghwa Telecom MODChannel 15, replacing Good TV 1.
In October 2012, Good TV 2's Chinese name changed to "Good TV Truth Channel",and became available on the 15th that month on digital Channel 212 oncable providersKbro ( khải phách đại khoan tần ) and Taiwan Fixed Network (TFN, đài loan cố võng ).
Beginning February 1, 2018, the station became available on digital channel 131 on cable TV systems operated by China Network Systems ( trung gia khoan tần công tư ).
Programming
[edit]Among its many programs are shows on Christian life, Biblical teachings and sermons from Taiwan and overseas, including theUnited States,and interviews andtestimonialsby Christian celebrities, pastors and theologians, andlayChristians.
When foreign programs are in non-Chinese languages,translatedChinesesubtitlesare provided on screen. In addition, many programs, particularlysermons,Sunday worship services, andtelevangelismprograms from the U.S. are usuallydubbedintoMandarin Chinese.
One of its popular programs is "Real Sentiments Blog"(Chinese: Chân tình bộ lạc cách ), and has featured testimonies ofTaiwanesebadminton playerChou Tien-chenandTaiwanese Americanbasketball playerJeremy Lin.
References
[edit]- ^Staff writer (2012-06-29)."GOOD TV bàn gia môi thể tuyên giáo tân cơ địa"[GOOD TV Relocating, New base for missionary media].Kingdom Revival Times(in Chinese). Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-13.Retrieved2013-03-24.
- ^Chang, Lijyun (2005-08-31)."Phú bang đài thị thiết tân văn đài tái đẳng nhất đẳng"[Fubon and TTV delay start for news station].Min Sheng bao(in Chinese). Taipei, Taiwan. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-06-16.Retrieved2015-05-01.
