Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taiwan Television

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The result was speedy keep per WP:SK#1. A valid rationale for deletion relative to Wikipedia's Wikipedia:Deletion policy is not present. For example, per WP:NEXIST, notability is based on the existence of suitable sources, not on the state of sourcing in an article. See WP:DEL-REASON for examples of valid rationales. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 16:19, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Taiwan Television

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More than a dozen paragraphs and not a single source. —ÐW-🇺🇦^(T·C) 22:34, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
1. Tsai, Michael Kuan (Spring 1970). "Some effects of American television programs on children in Formosa". Journal of Broadcasting. 14 (2). doi:10.1080/08838157009363590. Retrieved 2022-05-10 – via Taylor & Francis.
  The article notes: "Taiwan Television Company (TTV) put its first program on the air on October 10, 1962. In three years the number of TV sets in 1 use in Formosa had increased 50 times. There were approximately 150,000 TV sets in use at the time of this study. TTV increased programming hours from 35 hours a week in 1962-63 to 50 hours a week in 1964. In the 50-hour weekly program schedule, TTV presented 18½ hours of American programs. These were programs such as Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Combat, Andy Williams Show, Lassie, Branded, Bat Masterson, Citizen Soldier, and Cartoons. The latter is 3 a program title for a variety of American cartoons. Since TTV was the only station on the air, these American programs had a good chance of being watched. The possible effects of these foreign television programs has concerned some Formosans. ... In the first three years, TTV's programs only reached the people in the northern part of Taiwan. Since October 10, 1965, TTV has extended service by way of three satellite transmitters to the middle and the southern parts of Taiwan."
2. Hsu, Chien-Jung (2014). The Construction of National Identity in Taiwan's Media, 1896-2012. Leiden: Brill Publishers. pp. 78–79, 82–83. ISBN 978-90-04-22770-5. Retrieved 2022-05-10 – via Google Books.
  The book notes: "The first commercial television station was the Taiwan Television Enterprise Company (Taishi 台視, TTV),⁷¹ owned and operated by the Taiwan Provincial Government. TTV was set up in 1960 by the Fourth Committee of Central Headquarters of the Chinese Nationalist Party,⁷² and was launched by Chiang Kai-shek's wife, Soong Mayling, on the October 10, 1962." Footnote 72 said, "TTV was operated by the Taiwan Provincial Government until 1998 and then the central government took over until 2007 when it was privatized." The book further notes: "The proportion of native Taiwanese journalists was close to half at TTV. The reason was probably that the TTV was run by Taiwan Province and it had to report more local news. Thus, the TTV had to recruit native Taiwanese-speaking staff." The book further notes: "On June 21, 1970, Legislator Hsieh Chien-hua 謝建華 condemned puppet shows as pandering to low-class taste. After these criticisms, TTV reduced the broadcast hours of both the puppet show and Taiwanese opera from July 5, 1970. However, this measure did not satisfy the ruling elite. Finally, TTV axed "Yunzhoudairuxia Shiyenwen" on November 27, 1970."
3. Lo, Ven-Hwei; Cheng, Jei-Cheng; Lee, Chin-Chuan (1994). "Television news is government news in Taiwan patterns of television news sources selection and presentation". Asian Journal of Communication. 4 (1). Retrieved 2022-05-10 – via Taylor & Francis.
  The article notes: "Fulfilling this showcase mission, Taiwan Television Company (TTV) was established in 1962. TTV is owned by the Provincial Government (49 per cent), four Japanese television companies (20 per cent) and private commercial interests. TTV made so much profits that others aspired to take some shares of it."
4. Shan, Shelley (2021-05-13). "TTV News touts abilities as it vies for Channel 52". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  The article notes: "TTV, which has been privatized for 13 years, serves as a positive example of the government’s media reform, which bans political parties, the government and the military from investing in or managing broadcast media, Chou said in a statement."
5. Yiu, Cody (2004-06-01). "TTV starts digital broadcast system. New Era: The first terrestrial television station to broadcast digital signals will offer three programming options, tripling content choices for its home viewers". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  The article notes: "Taiwan Television Enterprise (TTV) is entering the digital era today by being the first terrestrial television station to broadcast programs through digital signals."
6. Damm, Jens (2016). "Politics and the media". In Schubert, Gunter (ed.). Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan. Oxon: Routledge. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-138-78187-0. Retrieved 2022-05-10 – via Google Books.
  The book notes: "For a long time, Taiwanese TV stations were limited to four major commercial television services with strong links to the KMT and the military: Taiwan Television Enterprise, China Television Company, Chinese Television System and Formosa Television Corporation (Chai 2000).
7. Rawnsley, Gary D.; Rawnsley, Ming-Yeh T. (2018) [2001]. Critical Security, Democratisation and Television in Taiwan. Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-70623-1. Retrieved 2022-05-10 – via Google Books.
  The book notes: "Taiwan Television Enterprise (TTV), Taiwan's first television company, opened transmission on 10 October 1962 after being created by the Governor of Taiwan, Chou Chih–jou, Chiang's personal appointment to head the project. The Provincial Government provided 49 per cent of its capital and its director enjoyed a close personal relationship with Chiang's family, but lacked any experience in communications or journalism. From the start TTV was little more than an instrument of the government."
8. Rao, Sandhya; Klopfenstein, Bruce C., eds. (2002). Cyberpath to Development in Asia: Issues and Challenges. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishing. p. 187. ISBN 0-275-96931-2. Retrieved 2022-05-10 – via Google Books.
  The book notes: "The inauguration of Taiwan Television Enterprise in 1962 marked the arrival of television on the island . For more than thirty years, Taiwan's television market was dominated by three television companies namely: TTV, China Television Company, and China Television System."
9. Rigger, Shelley (1999). Politics in Taiwan: Voting for Reform. London: Routledge. p. 73. ISBN 0-415-17209-8. Retrieved 2022-05-10 – via Google Books.
  The book notes: "Taiwan's first television station was Taiwan Television (TTV), opened in 1962 by the Taiwan provincial government."
10. Zhao, Yunze; Sun, Ping (2009). A History of Journalism and Communication in China. London: Routledge. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-138-85509-0. Retrieved 2022-05-10 – via Google Books.
  The book notes: "Taiwan's first TV company – Taiwan Television Enterprise was founded in April 1962 and was set up to launch programming on October 10 in the same year. Taiwan Television Enterprise was established by Taiwan Provincial Government, private enterprises, and Japan's Fuji, Hitachi, Toshiba, and other joint investors. The capital was 30 million RMB (about US$4,349,213) in total with Japan's four consortiums holding 40 percent of the shares. The Taiwan Provincial Government held 49 percent of shares through its six banks (Hua Nan Bank, Land Bank, Bank of Taiwan, Chang Hwa Bank, Taiwan Cooperative Bank, and First Commercial Bank). Central Daily, CBC and other KMT party businesses also held shares as private identities."
11. Zhu, Ying; Berry, Chris, eds. (2009). TV China. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-253-35257-6. Retrieved 2022-05-10 – via Google Books.
  The book notes: "In Taiwan, television was free-to-air from its beginnings in 1962, when Taiwan Television (Taiwan Dianshi) began broadcasting. Its impact was also limited initially. But when it began to show the local gezaixi opera forms that were so popular with the local population and established island-wide coverage in 1965, this changed. Film audiences dropped 30 per cent within a year. By 1975, 73 percent of the island's population had television sets and television was the most important medium by almost any measure."
12. Yang, Ma-Li; Engbarth, Dennis (2013) [2000]. "Taiwan: All politics, no privacy". In Williams, Louise; Rich, Roland (eds.). Losing Control: Freedom of the Press in Asia. Canberra: ANU Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-925021-44-8. Retrieved 2022-05-10 – via Google Books.
  The book notes: "Only three television stations were permitted: Taiwan Television, established in 1962 by the Taiwan Provincial Government, which held 49 per cent ownership with the KMT holding 12 per cent"
There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Taiwan Television (traditional Chinese: 臺灣電視公司; simplified Chinese: 台湾电视公司) to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".
Cunard (talk) 09:35, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Taiwan and Television. Cunard (talk) 09:35, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 23:41, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the sources given by Cunard which indicate not only notability but importance. The article needs some cruft removed and probably a longer history written by someone who reads Chinese. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 03:23, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.