China Television

China Television Company, Ltd.
中國電視公司
Company typeTelevision network,
Satellite television and
Cable television
IndustryTelevision Broadcasting
FoundedSeptember 3, 1968 (1968-09-03)
HeadquartersTaipei,
ProductsTelevision content, television programming
ParentWant Want China Times
Websitewww.ctv.com.tw

China Television Company, Ltd. (CTV; Chinese: 中國電視公司; pinyin: Zhōngguó Diànshì Gōngsī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-kok-tiān-sī-kong-si; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ), formerly called Taiwan Daytime TV (TDT) from 1969 to 1975, is a television broadcasting company based in Taipei, Taiwan. It was established on September 3, 1968, by the then-ruling Kuomintang (KMT). The party owned the majority stake of the network. Trial broadcast started on October 9, 1969, and the channel formally started broadcasting on October 31 the same year. CTV was the first television channel to broadcast full colour television service to the whole island.