TTV Main Channel
{{short description|Taiwanese television channel}}
{{Expand Chinese|臺灣電視台|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = TTV Main Channel
| logo = TTV 2nd logo.png
| logo_size = 150px
| logo_alt =
| image =
| launch_date = October 10, 1962
| closed_date =
| network = Taiwan Television
| owner = Taiwan Television Enterprise
| country = Republic of China
| area = Taiwan
Japan (Yonaguni Island)
Philippines (Itbayat)
| headquarters = Taipei, Taiwan
| former_names = TTV General (2003–2006)
| replaced =
| sister_channels =
| timeshift_service =
| website = [http://www.ttv.com.tw/ ttv.com.tw]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDqQo8a7Xmk]
| terr_serv_1 = Digital
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 14
}}
TTV Main Channel is the primary free-to-air terrestrial television channel of the Taiwan Television company and is the first television channel launched in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
History
It was established on April 28, 1962, test transmissions on October 3, 1962 and officially inaugurated by the First Lady of the Republic of China Soong Mei-ling on October 10, 1962. The launch was the result of a joint Japan-Taiwan study group.
On October 12, 2020, TTV Main Channel converted its terrestrial feed to high-definition.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ttv.com.tw/group/20/announce_HD.asp |title=頻道升級HD公告 |access-date=2020-09-09 |archive-date=2021-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209153337/https://www.ttv.com.tw/group/20/announce_HD.asp |url-status=live |language=zh-tw}}
Appearances
=Test card=
File:Phillips PM5544 test card of Taiwan Television 20140210.png
From the start of its television broadcasts in 1962 until the 1970s, TTV used a monochrome "bullseye"-style test card.{{Cite web | url=https://soundtraces.tw/media-publication/%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%B6%E9%9B%BB%E8%A6%96%E5%8F%B0%E9%96%8B%E6%92%AD/ | title=第一家電視台開播 | language=zh | trans-title=The first TV station starts broadcasting | access-date=2024-07-13 }} It was then replaced with the colour Philips PM5544 test card from the 1970s until 2014. Now replaced with EBU colour bars and SMPTE RP 219:2002 HDTV color bars.
=Opening and closing times=
TTV Main Channel starts up every Monday at 05:00 and closes down every Monday at 02:45 for transmitter maintenance. All other days are 24 hours.
HD version channel
TTV HD was launched on July 21, 2012, simulcasting the 2012 Summer Olympics in high-definition format. After coverage ended, it began simulcasting with TTV Main Channel.
On December 29, 2014, TTV Main Channel started broadcasting in HD, while TTV HD closed.
Note:
- {{note|n1}} The song "中華民國國歌" Zhōng Huá Mín Gúo Gúo Gē (National Anthem of the Republic of China), lyrics by Sun Yat-sen (孫中山) and composed by Ch'eng Mao-yün (程懋筠) was played at the start of each broadcast day.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Television in the Republic of China}}
Category:Television stations in Taiwan
Category:Chinese-language television stations
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1962
Category:1962 establishments in Taiwan
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