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Line 1: {{Short description\|Television station in Macau}} {{Distinguish\|text=the defunct Mexican wireless television provider, [[MASTV]]}} {{Infobox broadcasting network\| network_name = Macau Asia Satellite Television<br>澳門澳亞衛視~~<br>澳门澳亚卫视~~ \| network_logo = [[File:Macau Asia Satellite Television.jpg\|150px]] \| launch_date = 1 June 2001 \| country = [[Macau~~]], [[PRC\|China~~]] \| network_type = [[Terrestrial television\|television network]] \| available = [[Macau]], [[China]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[World\|Worldwide]] \| website = [http://www.mastv.cc/ www.mastv.cc] \| \|language=[[Mandarin Chinese\|Mandarin]]\|broadcast_area=Asia}} }} '''Macau Asia Satellite Television''' or ('''MASTV'''; ({{zh\|tc=澳亞衛視~~\|s=澳亚卫视~~\|p=Àoyà Wèishì~~\|first=t~~}}) is a television station located in [[Macau]]. It is known for its critical news coverage.<ref name="scmp1">South China Morning Post. "[http://www.scmp.com/article/709942/raids-leave-outspoken-macau-broadcaster-edge SCMP]." ''Raids leave outspoken Macau broadcaster on edge.'' Retrieved on 2010-03-28.</ref> ==History== The station was commenced and made its first broadcast inon 1 June 2001. In 2004 the station hired [[Taiwan]] trained journalists to enhance its news coverage and analysis.<ref name="scmp1" /> ==Government raids== Line 25 ⟶ 27: At the end of the year in November 2009, one of the news show criticised the government for allowing an old hotel building to be redeveloped into a [[slot machine]] arcade.<ref name="scmp1" /> In February 2010 eight journalists were summoned for questioning.<ref name="scmp1" /> On 18 March 2010 seven labour officers and six police officers raided the station.<ref name="scmp1" /> The government was searching for illegal workers from [[mainland China]] and raided the station. According to an editor~~, Jackie Xie Qian~~, the raid took place at 6:30 pm right before the news broadcast. The journalists were questioned. He thought their critical coverage had offended the government and other powerful figures from the casino. But the government said the raid has nothing to do with the coverage.<ref name="scmp1" /> There were no illegal immigrants found.<ref name="scmp1" /><ref>Yahoo.com.hk. "[http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100318/3/h2zy.html Yahoo.com.hk]." ''澳亞衛視疑聘黑工受查.'' Retrieved on 2010-03-28.</ref> Political columnists Anthony Wong dong said the raids targeted the station specifically. No other station has been searched in the past 10 years.<ref name="scmp1" /> The journalists from the station have reported many incidents of social injustice, including those related to labour issues.<ref name="scmp1" /> Line 34 ⟶ 36: ==External links== * [http://www.mastv.cc Macau Asia Satellite Television Official site] {{Television in the People's Republic of China }} {{Media of Macau}} [[Category:~~Chinese television~~Television networks in China]] [[Category:~~Media~~Mass ofmedia in Macau]] [[Category:Television in Macau]] [[Category:2001 establishments in Macau]] [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2001]]