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Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel)
Channel 8 (Chinese: 8頻道) is a Singaporean Mandarin-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by state media conglomerate Mediacorp. The channel broadcasts general entertainment and news programming in the Mandarin language, including original and imported programming.
The channel began a series of experimental broadcasts on 31 August 1963, and officially launched on 22 November 1963. As with its sister Channel 5, the channel initially aired programming in all four of Singapore's official languages, with Channel 8 initially having a particular focus on the Chinese and Tamil communities. In 1973, this scope was formalised, with Channel 8 primarily broadcasting Chinese and Tamil-language programmes. In compliance with the government's Speak Mandarin Campaign, Chinese programming on the channel later broadcast solely in Mandarin Chinese. In 1995, Tamil programmes moved to Prime 12, with Channel 8 focusing exclusively on Mandarin programming.
When television service in Singapore was announced in January 1963, a second channel broadcasting on Channel 8 was announced, slated to begin operations "between August and September, depending on conditions".
Channel 8 began its test transmissions on Saturday, 31 August 1963, Malaysia's national day (at the time known as Solidarity Day). Its first day consisted of a Hokkien film, the Tamil film Naan Petra Selvam, repeats of India's participation in the South East Asian Cultural Festival and Singapore Celebrates. A second test transmission took place between 16 and 20 September of that year and devoted much of its time to the week-long celebrations, to coincide with the historic Proclamation of Malaysia, and the political campaigns leading up to the 1963 General Election.
After only broadcasting on "special occasions", Channel 8 officially began fully broadcasting on 23 November 1963 at 7:40 p.m. as "Saluran 8 Televisyen Singapura" and aired at first in Chinese (including Mandarin, dialects of Chinese and Cantonese) and Tamil, broadcasting daily for two and a half hours (closing at 10:10 p.m.), aiming to increase to the same hours as its sister station Channel 5, which was launched on 2 April that year with a mix of shows in every language of Singapore at the time. Channel 8 rebroadcast the news broadcast from Channel 5 every day of the week except on Thursdays, on tape delay (due to the lack of its own news service). Following the separation from Malaysia on 9 August 1965, Channel 8 became part of Television Singapore and was later integrated as part of "Radio Television Singapore". This led to the expansions of the network, including a move to the new $3.6 million Television Centre in Caldecott Hill on 26 August 1966.
On 16 August 1965, one week after Singapore achieved independence, Channel 8 did not broadcast due to the effects of a fire that damaged TV Singapore's main studio.
In 1967, Channel 8 became the first Singaporean channel to begin regular weekday daytime broadcasts, when it began to broadcast the Educational Television Service (ETS)—a block of educational programmes produced by the Ministry of Education for students of elementary and secondary levels. Following the ETS blocktime, the channel had a transmission break to allow for the handover to its own broadcast crews.[citation needed]
On 27 March 1973, Channel 5 and 8 began to divide their programming based on languages, with Channel 8 focusing solely on Chinese- and Tamil-language content outside of ETS hours (which were multilingual).
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Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel)
Channel 8 (Chinese: 8頻道) is a Singaporean Mandarin-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by state media conglomerate Mediacorp. The channel broadcasts general entertainment and news programming in the Mandarin language, including original and imported programming.
The channel began a series of experimental broadcasts on 31 August 1963, and officially launched on 22 November 1963. As with its sister Channel 5, the channel initially aired programming in all four of Singapore's official languages, with Channel 8 initially having a particular focus on the Chinese and Tamil communities. In 1973, this scope was formalised, with Channel 8 primarily broadcasting Chinese and Tamil-language programmes. In compliance with the government's Speak Mandarin Campaign, Chinese programming on the channel later broadcast solely in Mandarin Chinese. In 1995, Tamil programmes moved to Prime 12, with Channel 8 focusing exclusively on Mandarin programming.
When television service in Singapore was announced in January 1963, a second channel broadcasting on Channel 8 was announced, slated to begin operations "between August and September, depending on conditions".
Channel 8 began its test transmissions on Saturday, 31 August 1963, Malaysia's national day (at the time known as Solidarity Day). Its first day consisted of a Hokkien film, the Tamil film Naan Petra Selvam, repeats of India's participation in the South East Asian Cultural Festival and Singapore Celebrates. A second test transmission took place between 16 and 20 September of that year and devoted much of its time to the week-long celebrations, to coincide with the historic Proclamation of Malaysia, and the political campaigns leading up to the 1963 General Election.
After only broadcasting on "special occasions", Channel 8 officially began fully broadcasting on 23 November 1963 at 7:40 p.m. as "Saluran 8 Televisyen Singapura" and aired at first in Chinese (including Mandarin, dialects of Chinese and Cantonese) and Tamil, broadcasting daily for two and a half hours (closing at 10:10 p.m.), aiming to increase to the same hours as its sister station Channel 5, which was launched on 2 April that year with a mix of shows in every language of Singapore at the time. Channel 8 rebroadcast the news broadcast from Channel 5 every day of the week except on Thursdays, on tape delay (due to the lack of its own news service). Following the separation from Malaysia on 9 August 1965, Channel 8 became part of Television Singapore and was later integrated as part of "Radio Television Singapore". This led to the expansions of the network, including a move to the new $3.6 million Television Centre in Caldecott Hill on 26 August 1966.
On 16 August 1965, one week after Singapore achieved independence, Channel 8 did not broadcast due to the effects of a fire that damaged TV Singapore's main studio.
In 1967, Channel 8 became the first Singaporean channel to begin regular weekday daytime broadcasts, when it began to broadcast the Educational Television Service (ETS)—a block of educational programmes produced by the Ministry of Education for students of elementary and secondary levels. Following the ETS blocktime, the channel had a transmission break to allow for the handover to its own broadcast crews.[citation needed]
On 27 March 1973, Channel 5 and 8 began to divide their programming based on languages, with Channel 8 focusing solely on Chinese- and Tamil-language content outside of ETS hours (which were multilingual).