Vasantham (TV channel)

Vasantham is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel that is owned by Mediacorp. The network is focused towards the Singaporean Indian community in the country. It was originally launched on 1 September 1995 as Premiere 12. Tamil programming was included on 30 January 2000 when the channel was rebranded as Central as Vasantham Central, and was later rebranded again as an independent Tamil-language channel on 19 October 2008.

Vasantham
Launched19 October 2008 (2008-10-19)
NetworkMediacorp TV12
Owned byMediacorp
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
SloganNaalthorum Navarasam
CountrySingapore
LanguageTamil
Broadcast areaSingapore
HeadquartersMediacorp Campus, 1 Stars Avenue, Singapore 138507
Sister channel(s)Channel 5
Channel 8
Channel U
Suria
CNA
WebsiteVasantham
Availability
Terrestrial
AnalogueChannel 24
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 31 (HD)
IPTV
StarHub TVChannel 105 (HD)
Singtel TVChannel 5 (HD)
Streaming media
meWATCHAvailable on meWATCH website or mobile app
(Singapore only)

History

Tamil programming was originally shown on Channel 8 from its launch on 23 November 1963 until 1 September 1995, when it became a Mandarin-language channel, along with the launch of Premiere 12. With the rebrand of Channel 12 to Prime 12, Tamil-language programming was moved from channel 8. On 30 January 2000, it was later transferred to Premiere 12, as Prime 12 was rebranded as Suria and became a standalone Malay-language channel. Premiere 12 was renamed Central as Vasantham Central.

On 19 October 2008, Vasantham started broadcasting as an independent Tamil-language network focused on the Indian community living in Singapore, first announced on 29 February that year by then Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts Dr. Balaji Sadasivan in Parliament.[1]

Broadcast Timing
  • From: 6 april 2020 : 9 am to 12mn

Programming
Main article: List of programs broadcast by Mediacorp Vasantham

Current programming

References
  1. Wong, Alicia (1 March 2008). "Dedicated Indian and kids TV channels". Today (retrieved from NLB). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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