Vasantham (TV channel)

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Vasantham (TV channel) - Wikipedia

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Vasantham
Programming

Country	Singapore
Broadcast area	Singapore Malaysia (Johor) Indonesia (Riau Islands)
Network	Mediacorp TV12
Headquarters	Mediacorp Campus, 1 Stars Avenue, Singapore 138507
Language(s)	Tamil
Picture format	1080i 16:9 HDTV
Ownership
Owner	Mediacorp
Sister channels	Channel 5 Channel 8 Channel U Suria CNA
History
Launched	1 September 1995; 29 years ago (1995-09-01)
Links
Website	Vasantham
Availability

Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television	UHF CH 31 554MHz DVB-T2 Channel 5 (HD)
Streaming media
meWATCH	Available on meWATCH website or mobile app (Singapore only)

Vasantham (Tamil: வசந்தம், lit. 'Spring') is a Tamil-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by state media conglomerate Mediacorp. The channel broadcasts entertainment and news programming targeting the Singaporean Indian community.

History

Since the inception of television broadcasting in Singapore, Tamil-language programming had been broadcast by Mediacorp and its predecessors via its existing channels; after having carried programming in all four of Singapore's official languages on Channel 5 and 8, the channels were split on 30 March 1973. Channel 5 would focus on English and Malay, and Channel 8 would focus on Chinese and Tamil.^[1]

On 1 September 1995, Channel 12—which took on Malay programming after Channel 5 relaunched as an English-language channel a year prior—relaunched as Prime 12, and Tamil programming moved to the channel. With the move, Tamil output increased from an average of 10 hours per-week to 16 hours.^[2]

In September 1999, Singapore Television Twelve announced changes to its two channels, with Tamil programming moving from Prime 12 to Central, which was rebranded from Premiere 12, in January next year.^[3] The Vasantham brand was introduced for Tamil programming on 30 January 2000, when Prime 12 was relaunched as the Malay-specific Suria, and Premiere 12 (a channel that took on Channel 12's arts and culture programming after the launch of Prime 12)^[1] relaunched as Central; "Vasantham Central" would be one of the three main program strands carried by Central.^[4]^[5]

In February 2008, it was announced that Central would be discontinued, and that its Kids Central and Vasantham Central strands would be spun-off as full-time channels.^[6] The new channels—Vasantham and Okto—would launch in 19 October 2008.^[7]

Programming

Broadcast hours

Vasantham broadcasts from 9:00 a.m. SGT daily, signing off at 12:00 a.m. SGT on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, 12:30 a.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays, and 1:30 a.m. on Saturdays. A simulcast of Mediacorp's Tamil-language radio station Oli 968 is carried during the overnight and morning hours until sign-on.

References

^ ^a ^b "NEW TIMES FOR TV SCREENING FROM FRIDAY". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 27 March 1973. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "More Malay, Indian programmes plus arts, sports". The Straits Times. 2 August 1995. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ "Ch 5: More foreign shows on prime-time". The Straits Times. 28 March 1996. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "Programme Ratings for STV12 Channels Soared on Debut!". MediaCorp Group. February 2000. Archived from the original on 27 June 2001. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
^ "STV12 to Increase Programming Hours on Central". MediaCorp Group. February 2000. Archived from the original on 10 April 2001. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
^ Wong, Alicia (1 March 2008). "Dedicated Indian and kids TV channels". Today (retrieved from NLB). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Two more to savour". Today (retrieved from NLB). 21 October 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

External links

Vasantham Official Website

v t e Mediacorp
Television	Suria Channel 5 Channel U Channel 8 Vasantham CNA
Radio	BBC World Service RIA 897 GOLD 905 SYMPHONY 924 YES 933 CNA938 WARNA 942 CLASS 95 CAPITAL 958 OLI 968 LOVE 972 987
Artiste group	Mediacorp's Ah Jie 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill Seven Princesses of Mediacorp HST 4567
Other	Digital 8 Days meWATCH Today Reebonz Singapore Media Academy
Defunct	Print LIME Manja Style: Radio XFM 96.3 Lush 99.5FM Television Teletext E! Entertainment Television Hallmark Entertainment Network Premiere 12 Central Channel i Sportscity City TV TVMobile HD5 MOBTV Okto Channel 8i Raintree Pictures xinmsn
See also: Mass media in Singapore

v t e Mediacorp Vasantham TV dramas
Dramas	Athiyaayam Irul Ithu Namma Veedu Nijangal Thalli Pogathey Vettai Pledged to Hunt The Force Yaar? S2
Soap operas	Aaram Arivu Alaipayuthey Annamalai S3 Azhagiya Thamizh Magal Ennuyire Iruvar Janani D/O Madhavan S2 Kalyanam S2 Kannadi Pookal Masala Neeya Ragasiyam 2 Vallamai Tharayo Vetri S2 S3
Reality shows	Achamillai Achamillai Rayil Sneham
See also: List of programs broadcast by Mediacorp Vasantham

Tamil-language media

Newspapers, magazines and other periodicals

Newspapers

India	Dina Thanthi Dinaboomi Dinakaran Dinamalar Dinamani Dinasudar Hindu Tamil Thisai Maalai Malar Makkal Kural Malai Murasu Namadhu Amma Nellai Maalai Murasu Tamil Murasu Theekkathir Viduthalai Defunct newspapers Dinavartamani Kannagi Swadesamitran
Malaysia	Makkal Osai Malaysia Nanban Tamil Nesan
Singapore	Tamil Murasu Vannathirai
Sri Lanka	Sudar Oli Thinakaran Thinakkural Uthayan Virakesari

Magazines

India	Ananda Vikatan Kalki Kumudam Kungumam Nakkheeran Netaji Puthiya Thalaimurai Tharasu

Radio

Stations

India	All India Radio Rainbow FM Gold FM BIG FM 92.7 Gyan Vani Hello FM Radio City Radio Mirchi Radio One Suryan FM
Malaysia	Minnal FM Raaga
Singapore	Oli 96.8FM
Sri Lanka	FM99 Shakthi FM SLBC Tamil Commercial Service SLBC Tamil National Service Sooriyan FM Tamil FM Theydal FM Vasantham FM Vettri FM

Television

Stations

India	Adithya TV Chutti TV Colors Tamil DD Chennai (DD1) DD Coimbatore DD Madurai DD Pudhucherry Jaya TV K TV Kalaignar Seithigal Kalaignar TV Makkal TV Mega TV News Tamil 24×7 News7 Tamil News18 Tamil Nadu News J Tamil TV (DD5) Polimer TV Polimer News PuthiyaThalaimurai TV Puthuyugam TV Raj TV Raj Digital Plus Raj Musix Raj News 24X7 Star Vijay Vijay Super Sun Life Sun Music Sun News Sun TV Thanthi TV Vasanth TV Vendhar TV Zee Tamil Zee Thirai
Malaysia	Astro Vaanavil Astro Vellithirai Astro Vinmeen HD Astro Box Office Movies Thangathirai
Singapore	MediaCorp Vasantham
Sri Lanka	Athavan TV Nanban TV Dan Tamil Oli TV Nethra TV Shakthi TV Vasantham TV
Australia, Europe and Middle East	Deepam TV IBC Tamil Global Tamil Vision (GTV)
Canada and United States	ATN Jaya TV Tamil One Tamil Entertainment Television (TET) Tamil Vision International (TVI)
Defunct stations	Tamil Television Network (TTN) Tharisanam TV

Websites
Dinakaran-India Dina Thanthi-India Tamil Mirror-Sri Lanka IPD Tamil

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