Thai TV Global Network (TGN) is a defunct Thai

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channel. Тhai TV Global Network is the first and only satellite TV broadcasting center in Thailand. TGN, under the operation of the

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, provides 24-hour-programs broadcasting to 170 countries on five continents. All facets of Thai life, culture, activities, information, news and entertainment are included in the programming for the channel. TGN reaches an audience of 350 million viewers around the world. Programming on the channel includes game shows, reports about the royal house of the

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, news, Thai music videos,

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s, cooking shows (some in English), and Thai boxing known as ''

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Reception

; Thailand * Satellite reception via

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** C-band and Ku-band * Cable operators in Thailand UBC channel 179 ** 500 ** cable operators as a member of the Thailand Cable TV Association' Independent cable networks ** ; Worldwide * Satellite (DVB-S) ** Hotbird 13 degrees East 10 815 H (Europe) * Various cable operators in some countries (DVB-C) * Internet http://app.tv5.co.th/ also available on Galaxy 19 at 97 west

History

The

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station Thai Wave started via satellite in 1996. At the beginning, the station featured Thai

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s from Thailand, as well as

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and soap operas. The station broadcast daily from 8 pm to 4 am. The program was promoted in Europe by THAI WAVE International Broadcasting Co. Ltd., Hauptstr. 100, 76461 Muggensturm, Germany. The use of Thai Wave analogue

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from this period was same as

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and Canal +, special was the "white key" that had to be used in decoders to decode the program. After about a year, Thai Wave ended operation due to the low demand. The home of the station was in Phaya Thai, a

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(district) of

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and it was used the studio and program content from

. Later Thai TV Global Network started operation by digital satellite broadcasting. * Eutelsat II-F3 16 degrees east - Thai Wave (encrypted / encoded, sometimes "clear window") Entertainment thai 11 163 H 20 6.65 PAL ( analog) On 15 November 2022, TV 5 announced the planned termination of Thai TV Global Network, with transmissions ceasing from 10 January 2023.

References

Thai TV Global
- the official website
live stream of the station
(in three selectable data rates)

External links

*{{official website Television stations in Thailand Royal Thai Army Television channels and stations established in 1998 1998 establishments in Thailand International broadcasters 2023 disestablishments in Thailand Television channels and stations disestablished in 2023