Star Chinese Channel

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Star Chinese Channel

Country	Greater China (21 October 1991-30 March 1996) Republic of China (Taiwan) (30 March 1996-31 December 2023)
Broadcast area	Taiwan (21 October 1991-31 December 2023)
Headquarters	British Hong Kong (1991-30 March 1996) Taipei, Taiwan (30 March 1996-31 December 2023)
Programming
Language(s)	Cantonese (21 October 1991-30 March 1996) Mandarin (21 October 1991-31 December 2023)
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i for the SD feed)
Ownership
Owner	The Walt Disney Company (Taiwan) Ltd (Disney International Operations)
Sister channels	Star Chinese Movies Star World Star Movies Gold & Star Movies HD
History
Launched	21 October 1991[1]
Closed	31 March 1996; 28 years ago (1996-03-31) (Mainland China) 2 July 2020 (SD, Brunei) 19 September 2021 (Transvision in Indonesia feed) 1 October 2021 (Unifi TV in Malaysia feed and Singtel TV in Singapore feed) 31 January 2022 (Astro in Malaysia feed) 30 September 2023 (Southeast Asia and Hong Kong) 31 December 2023; 6 months ago (2023-12-31) (Taiwan)
Replaced by	Phoenix Chinese Channel (Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China) KMTV (Taiwan)
Former names	Star TV Chinese Channel (21 October 1991-31 December 2000)
Links
Website	www.dngtw.tw/scc/ (Taiwan)

Star Chinese Channel (Chinese: 衛視中文台) was a Taiwanese general entertainment television channel operated by The Walt Disney Company (Taiwan) Ltd. Its programming features drama, variety, lifestyle, and talk shows in Mandarin. Launched on 21 October 1991 at 16:30 Hong Kong Time by its predecessor Star TV, the channel originally targeted audiences in Greater China broadcasting in both Mandarin and Cantonese, before it reduced broadcasting area to just Taiwan and began broadcasting only in Mandarin on 30 March 1996. Both Star Chinese Channel, along with its sister channel Star Entertainment Channel, closing down on January 1, 2024, as Disney further enrolled Disney+ streaming platform.