Tseng Broadcasting System

"This article is about the Tseng conglomerate. For other uses, see TBS (disambiguation)"The Tseng Broadcasting System (TBS) (Chinese: 曾國廣播電視集團 (曾視); pinyin: Zēngguó Guǎngbò Diànshì Jítuán), is a Tsengian state-owned mass media and entertainment conglomerate. The TBS is headquarted at the Tseng City Radio Building in Tseng City, Tseng.

The TBS was founded in 1936, becoming the first radio station in the Tseng Republic by government official William J. Elburgh. It has since then become an integral part of Tsengian life.

The beginnings (1934-1936)
Since 1934, the government of British Tseng wanted to link the country by radio. Newspapers would take too long to go from Port Elizabeth, the seat of government, to the eastern part of British Tseng. On December 13, 1936, government official William John Elburgh founded the Tseng City Radio (TCR) (also called the City Radio). On Christmas Day, 1936, Tsengian audiences turned on their radios. At first it was static, but at exactly noon, a musical jingle was heard. Elburgh then wished through the microphones its audience a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Then Christmas songs were played until 8:00 PM, when the TCR signed off.

In the Port Elizabeth Radio Building, Elburgh and the people in the broadcast room were cheering. The TCR was a success!

Government-owned and first television broadcasts (1936-1963)
The TCR had its first news broadcast on January 5, 1937, talking about the second Japanese invasion of Tseng. After the Japanese took over Tseng, the TCR was outlawed, and so there was no non-Japanese radio during this time, until 1944.

In 1944 William J. Elburgh gave the government of British Tseng the TCR via permission from London. It was now Tsengian government-owned. In 1952, the TCR was renamed the Inter-Pacific Broadcasting Centre (IPBC). On May 2, 1959, the IPBC commenced its television broadcasting, by popular demand of the people, who many owned a television set.

In 1963, the IPBC was renamed to its current Tseng Broadcasting System. In 1965, the TBS launched TBS-1 and TBS-2.

Propaganda years (1963-1969)
The TBS during this time, was known as "propaganda". These 6 years, journalistic standards dropped and propaganda against the Tseng independence movement was in place. For example, after the killing of Guo Wen-je in 1968, the news anchors stated that he was a "criminal" even though Guo had no criminal record. In 1973 TBS 3 was launched.

Modern era (1969-present)
Colour television arrived in Tseng in 1971. In the 1980s and 1990s, the TBS announced the launching of several other networks. Adding to TBS 1, TBS 2 and TBS 3, in 1982 the TBS World News was launched. Other networks created under the TBS are


 * The Island
 * TBS SC
 * TBS Kids
 * TBS Comedy
 * TBS Drama

In 1996, the government of Tseng ended ownership of the TBS and sold it to the Guangs, a family with close ties to the Elburghs.

In 2004, the TBS became 24 hours on all its networks.

As of 2021, the TBS has offices in Tseng City (2), Huanzhou, Qishan City, Tokyo, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, London, Warsaw, Los Angeles, New York, Sydney, Sao Paulo, and Cape Town.

On June 11, 2021, it was revealed that the Guang family resold TBS to the government of Tseng and some investors for an undisclosed (but for a large amount) amount of money.

Channels
Main article: List of Tseng Broadcasting System channels

Including, but not limited to:


 * TBS-1 (General)
 * TBS-2 (Education/Culture)
 * TBS-3 (Finance)
 * TBS World (International)
 * The Island (Variety)
 * TBS Kids (Children)
 * TBS Comedy (Entertainment)
 * TBS Drama (Entertainment)
 * TBS Radio (Radio, also for blind viewers)
 * TBS News (News)
 * TBS SC (Sports)
 * TBS English (English-language programs can also be found on TBS-2)
 * TBS Français (French-language channel of TBS)
 * TBS Nederlands (Dutch-language channel of TBS)

Tseng City Radio (1936-1952)

 * William J. Elburgh (1936-1944, de facto from 1938 to 1944)
 * James Perry-Smith (1944-1952)

Inter-Pacific Broadcasting Centre (1952-1963)

 * James Perry-Smith (1952-1953)
 * Thomas Wu (1953-1956)
 * Joe Zhang-qiu (1956-1961)
 * Oliver Yu (1961-1963)

Tseng Broadcasting System (1963-)

 * Karl Liang (1963-1965)
 * Noah Chang (1965-1968)
 * Yan Zi-guang (1968-1974)
 * Jacques Wang (1974-1979)
 * Richard K. Philips (1979-1982)
 * Zhou Feng (1982-1988)
 * Markus Li-cheng (1988-1989)
 * Fang Yuexia (1989-1994)
 * Arnold Chen (1994-1997)
 * Michael Guang (1997-2001)
 * Olivia Guang (2001-2005)
 * John Yi-hong (2005-2008)
 * Blaise Chu (2008-2010)
 * Savannah Wu (2010-2016)
 * Raphaël Zhong (2016-2018)
 * Joshua Lee-Kung (2018-)

News
TBS News is the largest broadcast newsgathering operation in Tseng. It offers services to TBS radio. TBS News claims it is one of the most unbiased and centrist networks in Tseng and the world, however, it has been observed TBS News has a very-slight centre-right bias. TBS is available in many languages, including Chinese, Hokkien, Hakka, English, and indigenous languages.

Radio
TBS Radio offers 15 services, 5 in Chinese, 3 in Hokkien, 3 in Hakka, 3 in English, and 1 in indigenous languages. In 2008, TBS Radio became partners with to broadcast satellite radio.

Television
Main article: List of Tseng Broadcasting System channels

Online
In 2003, the TBS launched tbs.co.ts, the official website of the TBS. In 2004, the TBS added a English-language website.