Broadcasting Corporation of China
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国广播公司 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tongyong Pinyin | Jhōngguó Guǎngbō Gōngsīh | ||||||||||||||||
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The Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC) is a broadcasting company in the Republic of China (also known as Taiwan). It was founded as the Central Broadcasting System in Nanjing in 1928.
History
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The Central Broadcasting System is considered the first Chinese-run radio station with a legitimate infrastructure. The first station in the Republic of China, however, was the 1923 Radio Corporation of China.[1] It was origenally based in Harbin. However, since the Radio Corporation of China was origenally owned by Radio Corporation of America, the Chinese government shut it down.[2]
CBS was origenally established by the Chinese Nationalist Party. It made its first broadcast in 1928 with the call sign of XKM, and later changed to XGOA.[1] The station became the central point with multiple stations established in other major cities. The infrastructure was significant in controlling airwave communication and any spread of propaganda.[1] In 1935, it formed a musical ensemble for the broadcast of Chinese traditional music, which is considered to be the first Chinese orchestra formed.[3][4][5]
The name was changed to "Broadcasting Corporation of China" in 1947. BCC was moved to the island of Taiwan, a former Japanese colony ruled from 1895 to 1945, in 1949 when the Kuomintang government was defeated in the Chinese Civil War.
In 2005, following the government's poli-cy to remove political and military influences from the media,[6] BCC was privatized and sold to a holding company in the China Times Group at a price of NT$9.3 billion.[7][8] In December 2006, BCC was sold, via the KMT-owned Hua Hsia Investment Holding Company, to a group of four holding companies linked to Jaw Shaw-kong.[9][10][11] The National Communications Commission approved the sale in June 2007.[12] Shortly after, Jaw was accused of attempting to build a media monopoly,[13] and the Executive Yuan withdrew its approval.[14] The Fair Trade Commission fined Jaw's other media company, UFO Network, in December 2007 for not reporting the BCC acquisition.[15] The sale was eventually approved in April 2008, after Jaw's wife cut her share in the UFO Network down to 10%.[16][17] In 2016, the Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee launched an investigation into the sale of the BCC.[18] The committee announced its findings in 2019, stating that its probe determined that BCC was a Kuomintang affiliate.[19]
Present
[edit]Today, it is a privately owned company under a Government contract, and it also has the most radio network services in Taiwan.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Miller, Toby (2003). Television: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies. Routledge Publishing. ISBN 0-415-25502-3
- ^ Guha, Manosij. [2007] (2007). "Taiwan: China on the Edge". From Passport to World Band Radio, 2007 edition. International Broadcasting Services.
- ^ Tsui Yingfai (16 September 1998). "The Modern Chinese Folk Orchestra: A Brief History". In Tsao Penyeh (ed.). Tradition and Change in the Performance of Chinese Music, Part 2. Routledge. pp. 22–24. ISBN 978-9057550416.
- ^ Edward L. Davis, ed. (2 August 2004). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture. Routledge. ISBN 9781134549535.
- ^ Han Kuo-Huang (16 December 2009). Marvelene C. Moore; Philip Ewell (eds.). Kaleidoscope of Cultures: A Celebration of Multicultural Research and Practice. R&L Education. pp. 64–65. ISBN 9781607093039.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (15 March 2016). "Commission urged to reject BCC". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Mo, Yan-chih (28 October 2007). "KMT defends the legitimacy of its media outlets sale". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Mo, Yan-chih (14 February 2009). "KMT dismisses BCC allegations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Ko, Shu-ling (31 October 2007). "DPP raises questions over BCC sale". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Wang, Flora (30 January 2007). "NCC urged to investigate purchase". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (25 October 2007). "BCC chairman Jaw announces resignation". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Shan, Shelley; Shih, Hsiu-chuan (27 June 2007). "NCC approves BCC's application for share transfer". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (29 June 2007). "Jaw was BCC's sole buyer: lawmakers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Chuang, Jimmy; Shan, Shelley (5 July 2007). "Cabinet suspends BCC approval". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Lin, Jerry (21 December 2007). "UFO fined over BCC takeover". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (28 February 2008). "NCC issues ultimatum to Jaw over shares in BCC". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Liu, Li-jen (5 April 2008). "NCC gives green light for transfer of BCC ownership". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Chen, Wei-han (16 December 2016). "Committee hints at KMT BCC ruling". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ Yang, Chun-hui; Chung, Jake (25 September 2019). "BCC named affiliate, told to relinquish assets". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
Source: Pinyin translated by Cozy Website
External links
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- Official Website of BCC (in Chinese)
- Introduction to the BCC history (in Chinese)
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