Channel U (marketed as U頻道, formerly named 优频道) is a
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
an
free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscripti ...
television channel owned by
Mediacorp
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...
. It was launched on 6 May 2001 by
SPH MediaWorks
SPH MediaWorks Ltd () was a free-to-air terrestrial television broadcaster in Singapore that operated two television channels: Channel U and Channel i. It merged with the city-state's long-established broadcasting company, Mediacorp, in 2004.
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. On 1 January 2005, the channel was transferred to Mediacorp after a merger between
SPH MediaWorks
SPH MediaWorks Ltd () was a free-to-air terrestrial television broadcaster in Singapore that operated two television channels: Channel U and Channel i. It merged with the city-state's long-established broadcasting company, Mediacorp, in 2004.
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and Mediacorp.
Its logo is a turquoise sphere with a white letter U on its surface facing left.
The channel's programming consists of Chinese-language series and shows produced locally and imported from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand as well as Korean-language series provided by
KBS,
MBC and
SBS. Channel U's programming is available subtitled in local languages on optional subtitle tracks, and dual-language option (Mandarin and Korean/Thai) is available for Korean-language and Thai language programs.
Transmission Hours
After 18 February 2002: 18:30-23:30
After 22 June 2004: 18:30-23:50
After 1 January 2005: 17:00-00:30
After 16 June 2005: 17:00-01:30
After 18 September 2008: 15:00-02:30
After 19 January 2009: 13:30-02:30
After 31 December 2010: 10:00-02:30
See also
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TVMobile
MediaCorp TV TVMobile ( Chinese: 流动电视) was a subsidiary of MediaCorp Singapore and was the first channel in the world to pioneer the use of Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) technology to deliver television programmes to commuters. With 89.3 ...
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Central
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Okto
Okto is a daily children's program block on Mediacorp's Channel 5. The block airs daily during 5's morning and midafternoon time slots. It is also a weekend Mandarin children's program block on Mediacorp's Channel 8. It airs every weekend fro ...
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Channel i
Channel i ( bn, চ্যানেল আই) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language satellite and cable television channel owned by Impress Group. It was launched on 1 October 1999, as Bangladesh's first digital television channel. It is one of the ...
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Channel 5
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Channel 8
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CNA
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Suria
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Vasantham
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List of programmes broadcast by Channel U (Singapore)
This is a list of programmes broadcast by Mediacorp Channel U.
News and current affairs
Dramas Local drama
Directional Debut Project (#Freshtakes)
These dramas are aired in hourly episodes, 9.00pm to 10.00pm at Mediacorp Channel U on 15 ...
References
External links
Official Site
{{Singapore Press Holdings
Television channels and stations established in 2001
Mediacorp
SPH MediaWorks
Broadcasting in Singapore
Free-to-air
Television stations in Singapore
Mandarin-language television stations
2001 establishments in Singapore