Channel 3 (Thailand)

Channel 3 or Channel 3 HD (Thai: สถานีโทรทัศน์ไทยทีวีสีช่อง 3 (ช่อง 3 เอชดี ช่อง 33)) is a Thai free-to-air television network that was launched on 26 March 1970 as Thailand's first commercial television station. Channel 3 is operated by BEC Multimedia Company Limited (“BECM”), a subsidiary of publicly traded company BEC World Public Company Limited. The network is headquartered in the Maleenond Towers of Bangkok.[1]

Channel 3 HD
Launched26 March 1970 (1970-03-26)
Owned byBEC
MCOT (1977-2020)
Picture format1080i 16:9 HDTV
Sloganคุ้มค่าทุกนาที ดูทีวีสีช่อง 3
(Worthy of every-minute, watch channel 3)
CountryThailand
LanguageThai
Broadcast areaThailand
Cambodia
Laos
Myanmar
Vietnam
Malaysia
Philippines
HeadquartersMaleenond Towers, Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand
Websitech3thailand.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 33 (HD) (TPBS MUX4)
Satellite
Must-carryChannel 33 (HD)
TrueVisionsChannel 33 (HD)
GoodTVChannel 33 (HD)
Cignal (Philippines)Channel 255 (HD)
Cable
TrueVisionsChannel 33 (HD)
Streaming media
Ch3ThailandWatch Live
STATWatch Live

History

Channel 3 was launched on 26 March 1970 at 10:00 Bangkok Time by Prime Minister Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn. This broadcast area was only limited to the Bangkok Metropolitan Area during its early years. On 1 January 1985, it launched its first teletext service known as Infonet. On 1 January 1987, started to air in stereo and, during the 1990s, its stereo broadcast was introduced into its VHF free-to-air station nationwide. TV3 was also experimenting with bilingual transmission using a second audio track in the 1990s.

During its early years, Channel 3's airtime lasted 6-hours, broadcasting from 16:00 to 22:00, and later expanded to the daytime hours. For a short period of time, it started broadcasting 24 hours a day in 1997, but was terminated due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The network resumed its 24-hour airtime again by 1 January 2005.

On 1 January 2001, Channel 3 was the first station in Thailand to broadcast a 3D film. The movie, Jaws 3-D, required a pair of 3D glasses that can either be bought from certain stores partnered with the network for the event or attained from elsewhere.

In September 2018, Channel 3 (owner by BEC and MCOT) was the last broadcaster to broadcast analog television services in Thailand. The network made the move to digital television in late 2019 on VHF while analogue television ceased transmission on 26 March 2020 at 12:00am (UTC+7), exactly 50 years after the channel's launch

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See also
  • Media in Thailand

References
  1. 34 ปี ช่อง 3 Archived 3 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine จากเว็บไซต์นิตยสารผู้จัดการ 360 องศา
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