Chinese Television System

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Chinese Television System Inc.

Type	Free-to-air nationwide TV
Branding	CTS
Country	Taiwan
First air date	October 31, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-10-31)
Availability	Taiwan (Free area) Japan (Yonaguni Island)
Founded	October 7, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-10-07)
Owner	Taiwan Broadcasting System
Official website	www.cts.com.tw

The Chinese Television System Inc. (Chinese: 中華電視公司; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Diànshì Gōngsī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa-tiān-sī-kong-si; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ) is a terrestrial television station in Taiwan and was founded in 1971. Recent milestones of the network are in sports events, including having the distinction to offer exclusive coverage of the 2017 Universiade, which was held in Taipei. This included airing the opening and closing ceremonies, plus major games, and it enabled its YouTube channel with several options to watch the rest of the games. Due to recent interest in soccer in Taiwan triggered by the success of its national team, it also bought the rights to broadcast on its free-to-air waves the 2018 FIFA World Cup for all matches from the round of 16 to the end of the tournament, thereby becoming the only channel which offered an event often reserved to cable TV channels.