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Country | Thailand |
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Headquarters | Phaya Thai, Bangkok, Thailand |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Thai English |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Royal Thai Army |
Sister channels | Channel 7 (1967-2018) |
History | |
Launched | 25 January 1958 |
Former names | HSA-TV Channel 7 (1958-1974) |
Links | |
Website | tv5 |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital | 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.
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[3] as part of its digital switchover. It was initially scheduled for 16 June[4] but was supposed to be postponed to the end of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[5]
On 25 November 2021, Channel 5 moved its LCN from 1 to 5.[6]