Television in Tseng

Television in Tseng was introduced in 1959, when the state broadcaster Inter-Pacific Broadcasting Centre (IPBC; modern TBS) started regular broadcasts. About 99% of Tsengians own a television.

History
The first television broadcast was on May 2, 1959. IPBC 1 was the lone broadcaster until 1965, when IPBC 2 was added. Colour television arrived in 1971, with Tseng television achieving full colour in 1978-79. TBS held a monopoly on Tsengian television until 1983, when IBS launched, but no further networks launched until 1996, when Tseng Television, was launched.

Digital television transition
Experimental digital broadcasts in Tseng started on TBS-1 on July 29, 2006, switching to digital in January 2007. The first analog shutdown was TBS-1 in Tseng City on February 1, 2008. The last analog broadcasts occurred on August 1, 2012, in remote towns/villages in Meihua and Qishan.

Main
There are four main broadcasters in Tseng: the TBS, IBS, TTTV, and PBC. All main channels except TBS are commercially owned. The TBS was state-owned until 1996, but it returned to government hands in June 2021.