History
Channel 5 was launched on 15 February 1963 as Television Singapura and was the first free-to-air terrestrial television station in Singapore that broadcasts in English although the station also aired Malay programmes at the time. Its sister station Channel 8 was launched on 23 November 1963 with a mix of Chinese and Tamil language programmes.
Channel 5 began transmitting in colour on 7 July 1974. On August 1, 1990, Channel 5, along with Channel 8 and Channel 12 started broadcasting in stereo. In 1995, the station was airing 24-hours a day along with Channel 8. By New Year's Day 1994, Malay programmes were transferred to Prime 12, later renamed Suria.
In 2007, HD5 was launched, and Channel 5 became the first (and as of 2010, only) terrestrial TV station in Singapore to broadcast in HD. Channel 8, Suria and Vasantham will be broadcast in HD in 2013.
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