GOOD TV

GOOD TV, stylized in uppercase and also known in Chinese as Good News Television, is a Christian television broadcaster based in Taiwan. It was established in 1997 as a nonprofit organization under the Gabriel Evangelical Broadcasting Foundation and began broadcasting on September 9, 1998. The station combines religious programming with broader family and public-interest content, making it more than a narrowly focused worship channel. Its output includes Bible teaching, sermons, worship services, Christian news, personal testimonies, family and relationship programs, children's material, food and lifestyle features, science-related programming, and interviews with pastors, theologians, public figures, and lay Christians. The service operates two principal channels. The original GOOD TV service, commonly described as the Variety Channel, broadcasts general-interest and Christian programming throughout Taiwan. It first appeared as Good TV 1 and began terrestrial cable-system distribution on Taiwan's Channel 15 HD in 1998. The service also became available through Chunghwa Telecom's MOD platform, where it moved to an HD signal on Channel 3 in July 2012. Its schedule is designed to reach both Christian viewers and households interested in family, education, personal development, and socially oriented programming. GOOD TV 2, displayed on screen as GOOD 2, concentrates more directly on biblical teaching, sermons, worship, and conversion or life-transformation testimonies. It originally served audiences outside Taiwan, particularly overseas Chinese communities, before developing into a service available to both domestic and international viewers. Taiwan's Executive Yuan Satellite TV Review Commission approved its broadcast application in August 2005, and the channel began broadcasting through Chunghwa Telecom MOD in July 2009. In October 2012, its Chinese designation changed to Good TV Truth Channel, and it subsequently expanded its availability across cable platforms. It was carried on digital channel 131 by China Network Systems-operated cable systems from February 2018. GOOD TV's programming model relies substantially on translated or dubbed Christian content from Taiwan and abroad, including material originating in the United States. Non-Chinese-language programs generally receive Chinese subtitles, while many sermons, Sunday worship services, and televangelism programs are dubbed into Mandarin. Alongside imported programming, the broadcaster presents locally relevant interviews and testimonies. One of its recognized programs is Real Sentiments Blog, which has featured testimony segments involving Taiwanese badminton player Chou Tien-chen and Taiwanese American basketball player Jeremy Lin. The organization has also undergone operational changes as its distribution footprint developed. On July 1, 2012, it moved from the Public Television Service building in Taipei's Neihu District to facilities in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City. The move occurred during a period in which the broadcaster was upgrading distribution and expanding its channel presence on digital and cable platforms. GOOD TV remains positioned as a faith-based, nonprofit media organization serving Taiwan while also addressing Chinese-speaking audiences beyond the island through its second channel, digital distribution, and online presence.

GOOD TV was established in Taiwan in 1997 as a nonprofit broadcasting organization under the Gabriel Evangelical Broadcasting Foundation. Its purpose was to provide Christian television programming while using television as a broader platform for family, educational, social, and personal-interest content. The station began broadcasting on September 9, 1998. Its first service was later identified as Good TV 1 and is now generally presented as the GOOD TV Variety Channel. The original channel developed a mixed schedule. Alongside sermons, Bible teaching, Christian news, testimonies, and worship services, it carried programs addressing family relationships, children, food, lifestyle, and science. This programming breadth gave the service a general-interest dimension within a Christian editorial framework. Foreign-language programs, particularly religious programs from the United States, were adapted for Mandarin-speaking viewers through subtitles or dubbing. A second service, GOOD TV 2, was created with a stronger concentration on biblical teaching, sermons, and personal testimonies. The channel initially emphasized audiences outside Taiwan, including overseas Chinese communities, but later became available to domestic viewers as well. Taiwan's Executive Yuan Satellite TV Review Commission approved the channel's broadcast application on August 30, 2005. GOOD TV 2 began transmitting through Chunghwa Telecom's MOD service at noon on July 31, 2009, replacing the earlier channel arrangement on that platform. The broadcaster's distribution and facilities changed substantially in 2012. On July 1, GOOD TV moved from the Public Television Service building in Taipei's Neihu District to Zhonghe District in New Taipei City. On July 12, the original channel moved to an HD signal on Chunghwa Telecom MOD Channel 3. Later that year, GOOD TV 2 received the Good TV Truth Channel designation in Chinese and became available on digital channel 212 through the Kbro and Taiwan Fixed Network cable systems. GOOD TV continued extending the reach of its second service through Taiwan's cable infrastructure. From February 1, 2018, GOOD TV 2 was available on digital channel 131 on cable systems operated by China Network Systems. The two-channel structure allowed the organization to maintain a broad family and Christian schedule on its main service while offering more concentrated biblical and testimony programming on GOOD TV 2. Its locally produced and adapted programming includes interviews with pastors, theologians, Christian public figures, and lay believers. Real Sentiments Blog is among the programs associated with the network and has presented testimony material involving notable athletes such as Chou Tien-chen and Jeremy Lin. The broadcaster also uses online video and international distribution to reach audiences beyond Taiwan. Public reference material identifies Pastor Shao-en Koh as the executive director of programming and the late actor Sun Yueh as a former spokesman. GOOD TV's documented development is therefore characterized by nonprofit Christian ownership, expansion from one service to two, increasing HD and digital distribution, and an effort to serve both Taiwanese viewers and the wider Chinese-speaking diaspora.

• 2018

  GOOD TV 2 reaches additional cable systems

  [1]Good TVen.wikipedia.org

  The second channel becomes available on digital channel 131 on China Network Systems-operated cable systems.

• 2012

  Facility relocation and HD distribution

  [1]Good TVen.wikipedia.org

  GOOD TV moves to Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, and its original service begins HD broadcasting on Chunghwa Telecom MOD Channel 3.

• 2012

  GOOD TV 2 expands cable availability

  [1]Good TVen.wikipedia.org

  GOOD TV 2 adopts the Good TV Truth Channel designation and becomes available through selected digital cable platforms.

• 2009

  GOOD TV 2 launches on MOD

  [1]Good TVen.wikipedia.org

  GOOD TV 2 begins broadcasting on Chunghwa Telecom's MOD platform.

• 2005

  GOOD TV 2 receives broadcast approval

  [1]Good TVen.wikipedia.org

  Taiwan's Executive Yuan Satellite TV Review Commission approves GOOD TV 2's broadcast application.

• 1998

  Initial broadcasting begins

  [1]Good TVen.wikipedia.org

  The station begins broadcasting on September 9, later becoming known as the GOOD TV Variety Channel or Good TV 1.

• 1997

  GOOD TV is established

  [1]Good TVen.wikipedia.org

  GOOD TV is established in Taiwan as a nonprofit organization under the Gabriel Evangelical Broadcasting Foundation.

A nonprofit Christian broadcaster combining biblical and worship content with family-oriented, educational, lifestyle, testimony, and general-interest programming for audiences in Taiwan and Chinese-speaking communities worldwide.

• Television channel · 1998

  GOOD TV Variety Channel

  The original GOOD TV service, formerly known as Good TV 1, is the broadcaster's broadest channel. It combines Christian sermons, worship, news, testimonies, and Bible-related programs with family relationships, children's topics, food, lifestyle, science, and other general-interest content. The channel broadcasts throughout Taiwan through cable and digital television platforms and has also been distributed in HD through Chunghwa Telecom's MOD service.

• Television channel · 2009

  GOOD TV 2

  GOOD TV 2, identified on screen as GOOD 2 and later associated with the Good TV Truth Channel designation, focuses on Bible teaching, sermons, worship, and testimonies from Christians describing personal change and conversion. It was initially oriented toward overseas Chinese audiences, then developed distribution in Taiwan as well as international reach through broadcast and digital channels.

• Television program

  Real Sentiments Blog

  Real Sentiments Blog is a GOOD TV interview and testimony program centered on personal stories, faith, and life experience. Public reference material notes appearances or featured testimonies involving Taiwanese badminton player Chou Tien-chen and Taiwanese American basketball player Jeremy Lin.

• 2012

  HD upgrade for the original GOOD TV serviceGeneration change

  Background

  The broadcaster was expanding its digital distribution and modernizing its delivery through the MOD platform.

  Action taken

  The original service switched to an HD broadcast signal on Chunghwa Telecom MOD Channel 3.

  Aftermath

  The change improved the technical format of GOOD TV's MOD distribution while the channel continued its Taiwan-wide programming service.

  Source

• 2012

  Repositioning and cable expansion of GOOD TV 2Strategy

  Background

  GOOD TV was differentiating its two-channel portfolio and extending the second service beyond its original distribution pattern.

  Action taken

  GOOD TV 2 received the Good TV Truth Channel designation in Chinese and became available on selected digital cable systems.

  Aftermath

  The second channel gained additional access through Kbro and Taiwan Fixed Network platforms.

  Source

• 2009

  Launch of GOOD TV 2 on MODProduct launch

  Background

  GOOD TV sought to establish a more specialized service for biblical teaching, sermons, and Christian testimonies.

  Action taken

  GOOD TV 2 began broadcasting on Chunghwa Telecom's MOD platform.

  Aftermath

  The channel provided a distinct second outlet for concentrated religious programming and later expanded its cable distribution.

  Source

• 2005

  GOOD TV 2 seeks satellite television authorizationOther

  Background

  The organization pursued formal authorization to operate its second Christian television service in Taiwan.

  Action taken

  Taiwan's Executive Yuan Satellite TV Review Commission approved GOOD TV 2's broadcast application.

  Aftermath

  The approval preceded the channel's launch on Chunghwa Telecom MOD in 2009.

  Source

1. 1Good TVen.wikipedia.org
2. 2GOOD TV official websitegoodtv.tv