Channel U (Singaporean TV channel)
Channel U (marketed as U頻道, formerly named 优频道) is a Singaporean Mandarin-language free-to-air terrestrial television youth teenager channel owned by Mediacorp. It was launched on 6 May 2001 by SPH MediaWorks which ran as Mediacorp's rival at the time. On New Year's Day (1 January) 2005 at stroke of midnight SST, the channel was officially transferred to Mediacorp as national public broadcasting after SPH MediaWorks merged its television assets with the company.
| Country | Singapore |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Singapore Malaysia (Johor, Sarawak) Indonesia (Riau Islands) |
| Network | SPH MediaWorks (6 May 2001–31 December 2004) Mediacorp (1 January 2005–present) |
| Headquarters | Mediacorp Campus, 1 Stars Avenue, Singapore 138507 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Chinese dialects (e.g. Mandarin) Korean Thai English (subtitles) |
| Picture format | 1080i 16:9 HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 6 May 2001 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official Site |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | UHF CH 33 570MHz DVB-T2 Channel 7 (HD) |
| myFreeview (Malaysia) | UHF CH 33 570MHz DVB-T2 Channel 7 (HD) (Johor only) |
| Streaming media | |
| meWATCH | Available on meWATCH website or mobile app (Singapore only) |
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