TV Stations in Singapore

Analogue transmission for television in Singapore and neighbouring countries is 625 lines System B (VHF, channels 2-12) or System G (UHF channels 21-69), with PAL colour.

MediaCorp TV

Media Corporation of Singapore
 
Caldecott Broadcast Centre
Andrew Road
Singapore 299939
 
Tel: +65 6333 3888
Fax: +65 6251 5628
 
NB: Channel 5, Channel 8, TV Mobile and Channel U are operated by a holding company called MediaCorp TV Holdings Pte. Ltd. The holding company is 80% owned by MediaCorp and 20% by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH).
 
Suria, Vasantham Central, Kids Central and Arts Central are operated by Mediacorp TV12 Singapore Pte Limited: 12 Prince Edward Road #05-00
Singapore
 
Tel: +65 6225 8133
Fax: +65 6220 3881
 
Transmitter site: Bukit Batok
 
Channel 5: ch E5 120 kW ERP, in English
 
Channel 8 (Di Ba Pindao): ch E8 120 kW ERP, in Chinese
 
Suria: ch E12 120 kW ERP, in Malay
 
Central: ch E24, in English (Arts Central, Kids Central) and Tamil (Vasantham Central)
 
Channel U (You Pindao): ch E28, in Chinese
 
Channel NewsAsia: ch E32, in English
 
TVMobile: DVB-T digital TV service on ch E37 for public spaces and public transport
 
City TV: closed down in January 2002.

SPH MediaWorks

(Singapore Press Holdings)
 
82 Genting Lane
Singapore 349567
 
Tel: +65 6319 7988
Fax: +65 6744 3318
 
Channel i: ch E30, in English (formerly TV Works) closed down on 1 Jan 2005.

Summary of VHF and UHF TV channels in Singapore

Channel Country Main Languages Operator Station Name Transmitter Location
E3 Malaysia Malay Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) TV1 Gunung Pillai
E5 SINGAPORE English MediaCorp TV Holdings Channel 5 Bukit Batok
E6 Indonesia Indonesian TVRI TVRI Batam
E8 SINGAPORE Chinese MediaCorp TV Holdings Channel 8 Bukit Batok
E10 Malaysia Chinese, English Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) TV2 Gunung Pillai
E12 SINGAPORE Malay MediaCorp Suria Bukit Batok
E24 SINGAPORE English, Tamil MediaCorp Central Bukit Batok
E26 Malaysia Chinese, English, Malay Sistem TV Malaysia Berhad TV3 Gunung Pillai
E28 SINGAPORE Chinese Mediacorp TV Holdings Channel U  
E29 SINGAPORE Chinese Mediacorp TV Holdings TVB-T (Multiplex carries programming of Channel 5, Channel 8, Channel U and Channel News Asia)  
*E30 SINGAPORE English SPH MediaWorks Channel i (closed down 1 Jan 2005)  
E32 SINGAPORE English MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia Bukit Batok
E37 SINGAPORE English MediaCorp TV Mobile Single frequency network with at least 10 transmitter sites: Alexandra Point, Bedok, Bukit Batok, Hougang, Pasir Ris, Senoko, Tampines, Toa Payoh, Westin Stamford, Yishun.
E38 SINGAPORE English / Chinese / Malay MediaCorp HD5 using 1080i50 MPEG-4 H.264 standard. Bukit Batok
E39 Indonesia Indonesian PT Semenanjung Televisi Batam STV Batam
E41 Indonesia Indonesian PT Cipta Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia TPI Batam
E42 Malaysia Chinese, English, Malay Nat Seven sdn bhd ntv7 Gunung Pillai
E43 Indonesia Indonesian PT Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia RCTI Batam
E44 Malaysia Chinese, English, Hindi, Malay, Tamil Sistem TV Malaysia Berhad tv9 Gunung Pillai
E45 Indonesia Indonesian PT Televisi Tranformasi Indonesia Trans TV Sekupang, Batam
E46 Malaysia Chinese, English Metropolitan TV sdn bhd 8TV Gunung Pillai
E47 Indonesia Indonesian PT Surya Citra Televisi SCTV Batam
E49 Indonesia Indonesian PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri Indosiar Batam
E51 Indonesia Indonesian Riau Pos Group Batam TV Batam
E53 Indonesia Indonesian PT Cakrawala Andalas Televisi ANteve Batam
E55 Indonesia Indonesian PT Media Televisi Indonesia Metro TV Batam
Mediacorp van with logo: The Choice

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