客家電視台是台灣第一個以族群文化為主體的電視頻道，客家電視台節目在客家文化內涵上的表現，對於客家族群文化的發展、觀者的判斷以及整個文化社會的動態發展來說，更有著莫大的影響力。有鑑於此，本研究運用修正式德非法，進行客家電視台非新聞性節目呈現客家文化內涵指標之建構，並利用統計分析方法歸納出指標整體面向，而後邀請專家學者輔以深度訪談，以提出客家電視台於節目呈現上之建議。期望本研究所得之結果，可以提供未來客家電視節目製作之參考，在收視率數字的檢視之外，作為評估客家電視台節目對於客家文化的價值與意義之思考。 / This study aims to explore the prospects of context of Hakka TV programs. Hakka TV is the first channel which takes ethical culture as subject. The cultural implications of Hakka TV programs, therefore, have enormous influences on the development of Hakka culture, the cultural judgment of audience, and the dynamics of society. However, compared with audience rating, the value and meaning of Hakka TV programs are still under-examined. For this purpose, in this study Modified Delphi Method and in-depth interview with related experts were conducted in order to construct factors and indices of Hakka cultural implications. The construction is based on non-news programs of Hakka TV for prospective programs production.

基於保障少數族群傳播權益的理念下，全球第一家客家電視台於2003年七月一日成立後，經一年半的歷程中，有需要了解到底哪樣的人在收看客家電視？本研究旨在利用收視率的分析，勾勒客家電視台核心觀眾輪廓並探其變化。 本研究的主要目的 （一）依據特定人口學變項,勾勒客家電視台核心觀眾的基本輪廓。 （二）分析客家電視台核心觀眾在六季、週間、假日收視行為變化。 （三）以戲劇、綜藝、新聞類核心節目中，針對觀眾收視行為分析。 研究結果發現 1.客家電視台在整體收視以及六季收視變化，呈現出一樣的核心觀眾輪廓：「男性50歲以上」，「小學或以下」、「退休或無業」、「桃竹苗地區」、「常說客語族群」。 2.客家電視台週間假日收視情形，男性收視略優於女性收視率，女性在週間晚間八點到十點間收視率為一天之最，週間假日以50歲以上為主要收視群，其次為35-49歲的觀眾。 3.週間假日觀眾教育程度幾乎落在小學以下有較高的收視率，其次是國/初中，「工作狀況」來區分觀眾收視率情形，以無業退休較居高，家庭主婦其次。 4. 週間假日觀眾收視差異：假日時段整體收視表現較週間高，平均假日收視率是週間兩倍。收視波段在週間呈現多段的收視高峰，而在假日則是明顯以早、中、晚三波段的收視高峰呈現。 5. 週間假日觀眾收視差異：假日早上高峰時段，皆較週間往後推移一個小時，週間晚間收視高峰可以持續到晚上11點，而假日收視高峰在9點以後急速下降。 6.在核心節目觀眾的性別輪廓，戲劇類的「油桐花之戀」節目，較受女性觀眾青睞，綜藝類「鬧熱打擂台」、新聞類節目「非常短評」的收視觀眾性別，男性高於女性收視率。 7.在核心節目觀眾的年齡輪廓，戲劇類的「油桐花之戀」有年輕化趨勢，35-49歲女性人口收視率具可塑性。綜藝節目「鬧熱打擂台」、新聞類節目「非常短評」觀眾的年齡落在50歲以上男性女性為主要觀眾。 8.在核心節目觀眾的教育程度，新聞類節目「非常短評」以大專以上人口收視為多，綜藝類「鬧熱打擂台」、戲劇節目「油桐花之戀」的觀眾以小學以下和國初中為主要收視群。 / In compliance with the ideal as to safeguard the broadcasting rights for the ethnic minorities in Taiwan, a Hakka TV station, the first of its kind in the world, was founded on July 1, 2003. Since its inception one and a half year ago, however, people know little about the majority of its audience and whether its programs have met the requirements of Hakka community. This study has, through analysis of rating and reception quality, come up with a profile of Hakka TV station’s core audience as well as its audience flow. Upon comparison with that of the target audience, the data has provided Hakka TV station a vaulable reference tool for improvement in its future program productions. This study has managed to : 1.Work out a profile of the core audience of Hakka TV station. 2.Define how the profile of core audience of Hakka TV station changes with viewing time (segments of the day, seasons of the year, etc.) Discussions on the difference between them and audience flow have also been held. 3.Analyze the profile of core audience of the most popular programs in each season. Explore their difference as well as audience flow. Analysis was done through discussion on varied theories, documents and academic works , supplemented by data and information gathered from Hakka TV station itself. The secondary analysis was based on rating surveys by some broadcaster groups and on reception quality surveys conducted by market survey companies in their hometowns. These survey shows that the core audience of Hakka TV station during the 1-1/2 year period following its establishment had a profile as follows: male over 50 years of age (54%); with primary educational level or lower (49%); retired or unemployed (36%); living in the counties of Taoyuan, Xinzhu and Miaoli (46%); ethnic group speaking Hakka dialect frequently (44%). The definition of audience ’ speaking Hakka dialect frequently’ can be interpreted as that Hakka dialect has been their mother tongue. In a sense, dialect the audience use is considered the most important contributory factor to the core audience of Hakka TV station.