Channel 5 (Singaporean TV channel)
Channel 5 is an English-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by state media conglomerate Mediacorp. The channel primarily airs general entertainment and news programming in the English language.
| Country | Singapore |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Singapore Peninsular Malaysia Indonesia: Riau Islands Riau |
| Headquarters | Mediacorp Campus, 1 Stars Avenue, Singapore 138507 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mediacorp |
| Sister channels | Channel 8 Channel U Suria Vasantham CNA |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 February 1963 (as TV Singapura) 2 April 1963 (as TV Singapura Channel 5) |
| Links | |
| Website | Mewatch |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | UHF CH 29 538MHz DVB-T2 Channel 2 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| meWATCH | Available on meWATCH website or mobile app (Singapore only) |
The channel began broadcasting on 15 February 1963 as the pilot service TV Singapura, the region's first television service. It officially launched on 2 April 1963. It initially broadcast programming in the official languages of English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil; Chinese and Tamil programming were later spun off to Channel 8 in 1973, and Malay programming moved to Channel 12 in 1994, leaving Channel 5 as an English-language service.
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