List of Singaporean television channels
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Consolidation in the media industry, which came into effect on 1 January 2005, led to the broadcasting industry reverting to a monopoly held by MediaCorp. The two channels run by SPH MediaWorks, Channel U and Channel i, were transferred to MediaCorp, which closed down Channel i by citing it was not viable to run so many English channels when the market is small.
Hence, there are a total of 7 free-to-air television stations, including TVMobile, Singapore's first digital broadcasting service telecast on SBS Transit buses.
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[edit] History
Broadcasting developed from a single terrestrial channel operated by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) in the 1960s to 1993,
When SBC was rebranded as Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) and launched Channel 5, Channel 8, and Prime 12. A reorganisation in 1999 saw the creation of MediaCorp and a redistribution of programming among the channels. In 2001, the government allowed Singapore Press Holdings (SPGH) to offer competition in the TV market. The merger was forced by the losses sustained by the parties. Because they both offered high quality programme schedules, the copyright licensing costs were high while advertising revenues from a relatively small consumer market remained low.
[edit] Free-to-Air Terrestrial Television Stations
MediaCorp TV
- Channel 5 (175.25 MHz from SCV point and antenna)
- Channel 8 (196.25 MHz from SCV point and antenna)
- Channel U (487.25 Mhz from SCV point, 527.25Mhz from antenna)
- TVMobile (602.00 Mhz from DVB-T)
MediaCorp TV12
- Suria (224.25 Mhz from SCV point and antenna)
- Central (495.25 Mhz from SCV point and antenna)
- Arts Central
- Kids Central
- Vasantham Central
MediaCorp News
- Channel NewsAsia (543.25 Mhz from SCV point, 559.25 Mhz from antenna, 538.00Mhz from DVB-T)
'Gatra Hub
- TV14 (630.25 MHz SCV point and antena}
[edit] Stations From Neighbouring Countries
Due to Singapore's proximity to Malaysia and Indonesia, many Singaporeans are able to enjoy a variety of TV programmes from the following neighbouring countries which are broadcasting on VHF and UHF bands: (Source: Asiawaves )
Television Channels From Malaysia
- RTM 1 aka "TV1"
- RTM 2 aka "TV2"
- TV3
- NTV7
- 8TV~formerly MetroVision Channel 8
- TV9~formerly Channel 9
- TV14
Television Channels From Indonesia
[edit] StarHub Digital Cable
Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) merged with telephone services company, Star Hub, in 2002 The new company offers over 120 different channels in both Chinese and English. The Singapore Government does not permit pornography on cable.
