GoldSunTV

GoldSunTV (國興衛視) is a Taiwanese cable television channel dedicated to Japanese programming. It was founded in 1993 and describes itself as the first cable channel in Taiwan to legally acquire public broadcast rights for programmes from Japan's major television networks. For nearly three decades it has served Taiwanese audiences with Japanese variety shows, travel and lifestyle programming, and classic idol dramas, alongside the latest Japanese pop-culture information. The channel is part of the Media Chain group (媒體棧國際行銷事業股份有限公司), a diversified entertainment company established in 2002 that operates several television channels — including JET綜合台, 東風衛視, 國興衛視 and 華藝台灣台 — as well as programme production, print and online publishing, digital marketing and large-scale event planning. GoldSunTV's schedule has featured long-running Japanese titles such as 超級全能住宅改造王 (Before After), 全民家庭醫學, 美食不孤單 (Kodoku no Gourmet) and 歐兜邁冒險趣 (Denryu Soukai), and it has also produced its own Japanese-language programmes since 2019, including 國興日本歌唱王, 魅力妻 in Taiwan, 絕對台灣 and 台灣好吃驚. GoldSunTV positions itself as a bridge for Taiwan–Japan cultural exchange, aiming to deepen mutual understanding through programming. It has announced ambitions to move toward 4K broadcasting and to continue delivering high-quality Japanese content. The channel is distributed on Taiwanese cable systems and maintains a website and Facebook fan page for programme information and viewer enquiries.

GoldSunTV was established in 1993 as a Taiwanese cable television channel specialising in Japanese programming. According to its own channel introduction, it was the first cable channel in Taiwan to legally purchase public broadcast rights for programmes from Japan's major television networks. This legal-licensing model distinguished it from unauthorised broadcasters and positioned it as a legitimate gateway for Japanese content at a time when Japanese pop culture was gaining popularity in Taiwan. For nearly three decades the channel has carried a mix of Japanese variety shows, travel and lifestyle series, and classic idol dramas. Among the titles it has broadcast are 超級全能住宅改造王 (a home-renovation show), 全民家庭醫學 (a health programme), 美食不孤單 (the drama adaptation of Kodoku no Gourmet) and 歐兜邁冒險趣 (a travel show featuring electric-motorcycle journeys). These programmes formed the backbone of its schedule and built a loyal audience among Taiwanese viewers interested in Japanese culture. In 2002 the Media Chain group (媒體棧國際行銷事業股份有限公司) was founded as a diversified entertainment company, and GoldSunTV became one of its channels alongside JET綜合台, 東風衛視 and 華藝台灣台. Media Chain also expanded into programme production, print and online publishing (through M'INT 明潮), digital marketing (through Ctrl T 朵朵雲) and concert promotion, working with artists such as 彭佳慧, 黃鶯鶯, 林志炫, 羅大佑 and others, and bringing international acts including Andy Williams, The Osmonds, Tony Orlando, Kitaro and Secret Garden to Taiwan. As Taiwan–Japan exchanges grew more frequent, GoldSunTV moved beyond simply importing Japanese content. From 2019 it began producing its own quality programmes, several of them in full Japanese audio, including 國興日本歌唱王, 魅力妻 in Taiwan, 絕對台灣 and 台灣好吃驚. These productions were designed to introduce aspects of Taiwan to Japanese audiences and to foster mutual understanding, and they received enthusiastic responses from viewers. Looking ahead, the channel has stated its intention to move toward 4K broadcasting and to continue providing high-quality Japanese programming. It remains active on Taiwanese cable systems and maintains an official website and Facebook fan page for programme schedules, news and customer service.

• 2019

  GoldSunTV begins producing its own Japanese-language programmes, including 國興日本歌唱王, 魅力妻 in Taiwan, 絕對台灣 and 台灣好吃驚.

• 2002

  Media Chain International Marketing Co., Ltd. is established; GoldSunTV becomes one of its channels.

• 1993

  GoldSunTV is founded as Taiwan's first cable channel legally licensed to broadcast Japanese television programming.

Taiwan's specialist Japanese-programming cable channel and a platform for Taiwan–Japan cultural exchange.

• 超級全能住宅改造王

• 全民家庭醫學

• 美食不孤單

• 歐兜邁冒險趣

• 國興日本歌唱王

• 魅力妻 in Taiwan

• 絕對台灣

• 台灣好吃驚

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2. 2媒體棧 - 公司介紹media-chain.com.tw
3. 3媒體棧 - 關於 M'INTmedia-chain.com.tw
4. 4媒體棧 - 業務服務media-chain.com.tw
5. 5Wikidata - GoldSunTVwikidata.org
6. 6維基百科 - 國興衛視zh.wikipedia.org