GOOD TV
Nonprofit organization | |
Industry | Cable and satellite religious broadcasting |
Founded | 1997 |
Headquarters | New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Products | Christian programming, video on demand, educational programming |
Parent | Gabriel Broadcasting Foundation |
Website | http://www.goodtv.tv/ |
GOOD TV (Chinese: 好消息電視台), is the first Christian television station in Taiwan. Established in 1997 as a nonprofit organization, it began broadcast on September 9, 1998. The executive director of programming is Pastor Shao-en Koh, and its spokesman was the belated former actor Sun Yueh.
On July 1, 2012, Good TV moved from the Public Television Service building in Taipei's Neihu District to New Taipei City's Zhonghe District.[1]
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Channels
Good TV operates two channels, "Variety Channel" (formerly "Good TV 1") and "Truth Channel" (formerly "Good TV 2".
Good TV Variety Channel | |
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Launched | September 9, 1998 |
Owned by | Gabriel Evangelical Foundation |
Slogan | Television that changes lives |
Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Language | Mandarin Chinese, English |
Broadcast area | Template:TW, United States |
Formerly called | Good TV 1 |
Website | www |
Variety Channel
Originally named "Good TV 1", it broadcasts throughout Taiwan and began broadcasting on September 9, 1998 on Channel 15HD in Taiwan cable television systems. On July 12, 2012, starting at 9:00 AM Taiwan Time, the station on Chunghwa Telecom's MOD Channel 3 switched to HD broadcast signal.
Good TV Truth Channel | |
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Launched | July 31, 2009 |
Network | Good TV |
Owned by | Gabriel Evangelical Foundation |
Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Broadcast area | Template:TW, United States |
Headquarters | Yonghe District, New Taipei City |
Formerly called | Good TV 2 |
Sister channel(s) | Good TV Variety Channel |
Website | www |
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Truth Chanel
Originally named "Good TV 2", it broadcasts mainly outside of Taiwan, serving overseas Chinese diaspora.[2] It is identified with the ID "GOOD 2" on the TV screen .
On August 30, 2005, Republic of China's (Taiwan's) Executive Yuan Satellite TV Review Commission approved Good TV 2's application for broadcast. At noon Taiwan Time on July 31, 2009, Good TV 2 began broadcast at Chunghwa Telecom MOD Channel 15, replacing Good TV 1. Beginning at noon local time, April 1, 2010, due to reassignment of CHT MOD channel blocks and numbers, Good TV 2's CHT MOD channel number changed to Channel 3. At noon local time on October 5, 2011, CHT MOD Channel 3 began broadcasting Good TV 1, replacing Good TV 2.
In October 2012, Good TV 2's named changed to "Good TV Truth Channel", and became available on the 15th of the month at digital Channel 212 on cable providers Kbro and Taiwan Fixed Network (TFN).
Beginning February 1, 2018, the station became available on digital channel 131 on cable TV systems operated by China Network Systems.
Programming
Among its many programs are shows on Christian life, Biblical teachings and sermons from Taiwan and overseas, including the United States, and interviews and testimonials by Christian celebrities, pastors and theologians, and lay Christians.
One of its popular programs is "Real Sentiments Blog" (Chinese: 真情部落格), and has featured testimonies of Taiwanese badminton player Chou Tien-chen and Taiwanese American basketball player Jeremy Lin.
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