History
Television broadcasting began on an experimental basis on 15 February 1963, with one hour per week of programming on Channel 5, and by April, there were five hours of programming each weeknight, and 10 hours each on Saturday and Sunday.
Broadcasting developed from a single terrestrial channel operated by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) in the 1 January 1980 to 31 December 1993. When SBC was rebranded as Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) it launched Channel 5, Channel 8 and Channel 12. A reorganisation on 1 January 1996 saw the creation of MediaCorp and a redistribution of programming among the channels.
On 1 January 2002, the government allowed Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) to offer competition in the television market, and SPH MediaWorks soon launched two channels, Channel U (Mandarin) and Channel i (English). On 1 January 2005, SPH MediaWorks was acquired by MediaCorp TV, which thus reasserted its monopoly on the industry.
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