Owned by Royal Thai Army Language Thai Owner Royal Thai Army | Country Thailand Founded 25 January 1958, Thailand | |
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Launched 25 January 1958; 59 years ago (1958-01-25) Picture format 576i (SDTV) 16:9
1080i (HDTV) 16:9 Slogan (Thai: ททบ.5 นำคุณค่า สู่สังคมไทย)
(Ththb.5 Nả khuṇkh̀ā s̄ū̀ s̄ạngkhm thịy)
TV5 Bringing Thailand's Values To The Society Headquarters Phaya Thai District, Bangkok, Thailand TV shows E‑Sa, Fan Pan Tae, Malai Sarm Chai, Talok Hok Chak, Ruen Sanaeha | ||
Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Channel 5 (สถานีวิทยุโทรทัศน์กองทัพบก) is a terrestrial television station of the Royal Thai Army (RTA). It was the second television station in Thailand. It began broadcasting on 25 January 1958 in very high frequency (VHF).
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History
Launched on January 24, 1958, RTA Radio and Television Channel 5 is the second oldest television station in Thailand.
Broadcast signals go through a network of 31 transmitters dotted around the country. Daily transmission is 24 hours, but regular programs begins at 05:00, ending at 03:00 the next day. Between 03:00 and 05:00 TV5 broadcasts teleshopping.
Channel 5 broadcasts in VHF on Channel 5 for analogue broadcasting and ultra high frequency (UHF) channel 36 for digital broadcasting.
Criticism and controversy
Channel 5 has been criticized in the past for not taking certain programming seriously and even taking some programs off the air without letting it finish the season run. On several shows throughout 2008–09, they had cutout some scenes of programs due to scheduling conflicts.