Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel)

Channel 8 (Chinese: 8頻道) is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel, airing in Mandarin Chinese. It was created by Television Singapura on 31 August 1963 with experimental broadcasts, before officially launching on 23 November that year.

Channel 8
CountrySingapore
Broadcast areaSingapore
Malaysia (Johor)
Indonesia (Riau Islands)
NetworkMediacorp TV
HeadquartersMediacorp Campus, 1 Stars Avenue, Singapore 138507
Programming
Language(s)Mandarin
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerMediacorp Pte Ltd
Sister channelsChannel U
Channel 5
Suria
Vasantham
CNA
History
Launched31 August 1963 (1963-08-31) (Test transmissions)
23 November 1963 (1963-11-23) (Official)
Links
Websitehttp://tv.mewatch.sg/zh/channel8
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 3
myFreeviewChannel 204 (HD) (Sarawak only) (available on 20 November 2022)
Streaming media
meWATCHAvailable on meWATCH website or mobile app
(Singapore only)
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