
An Empty Chair for PTS
Taiwan’s public broadcaster is caught in a political double bind: its sitting board chair has been expelled from parliament, and the opposition is blocking a replacement.

National Broadcasting Company (全國廣播公司), also known as M Radio, is a privately operated FM radio station incorporated on June 1, 1994, and first broadcast on December 23, 1994, broadcasting on FM 106.1 from its headquarters in Taichung’s West District. The station claims it was the first medium-power commercial FM station to begin broadcasting after Taiwan’s Government Information Office opened radio licensing to private operators, and describes itself as central Taiwan’s first urban-format radio station. Its programming combines popular music with news and lifestyle content, targeting an adult professional audience. The station is formally registered as M Radio Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (全國廣播股份有限公司), with Lung Pang International Industries Co., Ltd. (龍邦國際興業股份有限公司) listed as a corporate director in company registry records. Pan Hsing-tsang (潘星蒼) is listed in registry records as general manager as of September 2024.
