CTi News Prepares to Go Off the Air 中天新聞關台倒數 民團再度集結聲援
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The National Communications Commission recently rejected CTi News' application to renew its operating license. The current license expires on Dec. 11. Civic groups have criticized the government for infringing the freedom of the press, while CTi News is livestreaming for 42 hours nonstop to keep interacting with netizens until the end.
CTi News' current operating license expires on Dec. 11, at which point it will have to go off the air because the National Communications Commission rejected its application to renew the license in November. The channel is preparing to say goodbye, and is filming news programs outdoors. It is also livestreaming for 42 consecutive hours to keep interacting with netizens until the end. There are reports that CTi News is interested in becoming an online news channel.
CTi News' current operating license expires on Dec. 11, at which point it will have to go off the air because the National Communications Commission rejected its application to renew the license in November. The channel is preparing to say goodbye, and is filming news programs outdoors. It is also livestreaming for 42 consecutive hours to keep interacting with netizens until the end. There are reports that CTi News is interested in becoming an online news channel.
There are currently 8,000 netizens counting down with us. Thank you for your support.
The NCC's decision to not renew the license is controversial. Some people were so upset that they self-immolated in front of the channel's headquarters. Civic groups amassed on Dec. 10 to show their support for CTi News and express their dismay that people had to self-immolate.
I've lived this long, but I have never cried once. Today, however, I am absolutely devastated. That's why I came out today.
This was a coordinated effort from the Presidential Office to the NCC to suppress the freedom of the media. They're trying to turn Taiwan into a place where one person calls all the shots. Will the people stand for this?
The NCC gave four reasons for rejecting the application, including a malfunctioning internal control mechanism and excessive violations, but did not allow scholars and experts to examine them. Civic groups therefore intend to protest daily. In related news, a court rejected an injunction filed by CTi News, and it has appealed. A decision is expected before CTi News goes off the air on Dec. 11.
執照即將在11號到期的中天新聞台，進入最後倒數，攝影棚搬到室外，中天主播輪番上陣，走出戶外播報，同時更發起「直播42小時」不斷電活動，和網友線上互動到最後一刻，而目前更傳出中天新聞，有意轉戰網路發展。
「網路上還是有8,000多名網友，跟我們一起來度過，謝謝你們的支持！」
由於NCC日前對中天新聞台，做出「不予換照」的決議，代表執照到期後，就要撤出有線電視平台，但消息一出，仍掀起議論，甚至有民眾跑到中天電視台前，引火自焚，而民團再度集結，聲援中天，講到自焚民眾，一度哽咽。
民主監督聯盟總召集人 黃正忠表示：「我長這麼大，我從來沒有流過眼淚，但是今天我很不捨，我很不捨，所以我才站出來。」
前新聞局長 鍾琴表示：「我們的總統府，是這樣子，從府院到NCC，一條龍的作業，在打壓媒體的自由，在試著把台灣，變成一個一言堂的環境。難道這是我們國民，可以忍受的嗎？」
民團批評，NCC列出不予換照的四大理由，包含內控機制失靈、裁罰案件過多等，都經不了學者專家檢視，因此，他們打算發起每日繞行及靜坐活動，表達抗議。另外，中天聲請假處分遭法院駁回，他們不滿提起抗告，合議庭預計在12月11日中天執照屆期前評議，做出裁定。
