KTBI-TV

KTBI-TV, virtual channel 7 (UHF digital channel 26), branded on-air as TBI 7, is a Chinese-language independent television station licensed to Wanlong, Taiguaye. The station is owned by Taiguaye Broadcasting Incorporated (TBI) as its flagship service, alongside its sister station KEBS-TV (channel 10). KTBI-TV's studios are located on Avenue in Wanlong's central business district, and its transmitter is located on Barkworth Hill in the Zhong-Shen Zhi-Shen nature reserve. Primarily broadcasting entertainment and news programming, KTBI-TV has historically been the most dominant television station in Taiguaye in terms of viewership.

KTBI-TV has a network of satellite stations across the island, including KTBK-TV (channel 16) in Kuangkang.

History
KTBI-TV began broadcasting on February 1, 1957, as the second television station to be licensed to Taiguaye. KTBI, the radio station, was founded and began broadcasting in 1930. The station was founded by two men - Thomas Barkworth and Yuan Junhong, who aimed to replicate the production quality associated with programs produced by television stations on the US mainland.

However, KTBI was restricted since Taiguaye was half a day ahead of most of the continental US. For example, as late as July 9, 1982, KTBI-TV only broadcasted during the hours of 10:00am-12:00pm and 4:00pm-8:00pm.

As satellite technology started to take off and expand, KTBI began to gradually catch up with the rest of the continental United States.

On March 5, 2009, KTBI signed off its analog signal on channel 7 and switched on its digital signal also on channel 7.

Original TBI programming
TBI Production Studio has produced a range of dramas and sitcoms for KTBI-TV.

7 News
7 News is the name of KTBI-TV's news program; the station presently broadcasts 44 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with eight hours each weekday and two hours each on Saturdays and Sundays). The news operation began with Macau-born Fernanda Tong as its some anchorwoman. She was later joined by Percy Liu as co-anchor.