Channel 5 (Thailand) Explained

Channel 5 HD
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
Owner:Royal Thai Army
Headquarters:Phaya Thai, Bangkok, Thailand
Country:Thailand
Language:Thai
English
Former Names:HSA-TV Channel 7
(1958-1974)
Sister Channels:Channel 7 (1967-2018)
Terr Serv 1:Digital
Terr Chan 1:Channel 5 (HD) (TV5 MUX2)

Channel 5 or Channel 5 HD (Full Name : Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Station; also known as Thai TV5 or simply TV5) is a Thai free-to-air public television network owned by the Royal Thai Army, launched on 25 January 1958.

History

Launched on 25 January 1958, as HSA-TV[1] Channel 7 this television station transitioned from broadcasting in black-and-white to a colour television as Channel 5 in 1974. The Army set up the station in an attempt to destabilize the ruling Phibul government.[2] Channel 5 is the second oldest television station in Thailand, owned and operated by the Royal Thai Army, and as such features, among others, programming devoted to the Royal Thai Armed Forces.

Channel 5 completely ceased its analog broadcast on 21 June 2018 at 9:30am as part of its digital switchover.

Presenters

Current

Former

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Television Factbook . 1976 . 19 October 2023 . 1115-b .
  2. Web site: Encyclopedia of Television: S-Z . 2004 . 2 April 2024 . 2146 .