Mirror Media’s two-year drive to secure a broadcasting license and a coveted spot in the cable news block ended last month, but critics say its arduous path revealed issues in the National Communications Commission’s (NCC) review process.
Unlike other networks in the channel 49 to channel 58 cable news block, Mirror News would not air political talk shows during prime-time viewing hours, its management told the NCC. Instead, it said it would use the coveted time slots to broadcast self-produced investigative features.
The channel’s management also promised to recruit retired National Chengchi University journalism professor Weng Shieu-chi (翁秀琪) as a full-time ombudsman
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Channel 52 approvals expected this month
CTS OR TTV NEWS: Lawmakers asked why the NCC had approved some applications, but others were still pending, despite having been submitted at about the same time
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
TTV News could be broadcasting on channel 52 soon, with a review of applications from 15 cable operators to be completed by the end of this month, National Communications Commission (NCC) Chairman Chen Yaw-shyang (陳耀祥) said yesterday.
The commission on March 31 approved applications from Homeplus Digital and three other cable operators to broadcast CTS News and Info on channel 52.
CTS News and Info has since April 19 been available to 1.25 million subscribers over 15 cable systems across Taiwan, with 12 systems owned by Homeplus Digital and the other three operators.
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