The National Communications Commission (NCC) should revoke the license of the Chinese Television System (CTS) for running news tickers that mistakenly said China had invaded and natural disasters had struck on morning news programs, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers said yesterday.
A group of KMT lawmakers surrounded NCC Chairman Chen Yaw-shyang (陳耀祥) before a meeting of the legislature’s Transportation Committee, demanding that he “step down,” as he allowed CTS, which aired the erroneous tickers on Wednesday last week, to obtain the channel 52 slot.
Channel 52 was previously occupied by CTi News, but the commission in 2020 rejected an application it submitted
Taipei, April 21 (CNA) Chinese Television System (CTS) said Thursday that a total of eight people, including news producers and editors, had received reprimands for mistakenly running news tickers on Wednesday indicating that China was attacking Taiwan.
By Chen Yun and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Chinese Television System （CTS, 華視） board of directors unanimously approved the resignation of general manager Leon Chuang （莊豐嘉） during an extraordinary session yesterday.
The Chinese Television System (CTS, 華視) board of directors unanimously approved the resignation of general manager Leon Chuang (莊豐嘉) during an extraordinary session yesterday.
In a statement issued after the meeting, CTS which is part of the public Taiwan Broadcasting System said that Chuang would remain in his post until the end of the month, when CTS News Department chief editor Chen Ya-lin (陳雅琳) would take over as acting manager until a permanent successor is found.
Chuang was engulfed in a controversy after the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus on Tuesday said that he had threatened to “rough up” the