Taiwan’s television media combine mainstream Chinese-language broadcasting with services that address distinct linguistic and international audiences. FTV represents general-interest broadcasting, while CTI News, CTS News and Info, and mnews emphasize news and current affairs. Hakka TV adds Taiwanese Hakka-language programming within the public-service sector, and TaiwanPlus provides English-language news and information for an international audience. Several of the broadcasters represented here are based in Taipei, giving the capital an important place in the television landscape.
Rather than grouping these channels only by genre, Squid TV’s editorial profiles also identify their language, location, institutional background, and programming emphasis. These details make it possible to compare general-interest television with dedicated news channels and to see how Chinese, Taiwanese Hakka, Taiwanese, and English appear across different broadcasters. The result is a clearer picture of how language, public-service media, and news-focused broadcasting intersect in Taiwan.
TV Broadcasters & Channels
| Broadcaster / Channel |
Genre |
Language |
| FTV |
General, News, Entertainment |
Chinese |
| Hakka TV |
News, Entertainment |
Taiwanese Hakka, Chinese |
| mnews |
News, Current Affairs |
Chinese, Taiwanese |
Country Profile
- Country Name
- officially: Republic of China (Chinese: 中華民國)
commonly: Taiwan (Chinese: 臺灣 / 台灣) - Location
- Home > Asia > Taiwan
- Languages
- Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese Hokkien
- Capital
- Taipei (Chinese: 臺北市)
| Taiwan - Television Broadcasters |
Taiwan TV Channels