GOOD TV

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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]

Channels

Good TV operates two channels, "Variety Channel" (formerly "Good TV 1") and "Truth Channel" (formerly "Good TV 2".

Good TV Variety Channel
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.goodtv.tv

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
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.goodtv.tv
Availability
Cable

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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