Top News (Thailand)

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Top News

Country	Thailand
Broadcast area	Thailand
Headquarters	333 Moo 4, Thana City, Bang Chalong Subdistrict, Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan Province, Thailand
Programming
Language(s)	Thai
Picture format	576i SDTV 1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	Top News Digital Media Co., Ltd.
History
Launched	1 February 2021; 3 years ago (2021-02-01) (as cable and satellite channel) (via channel 77) 18 September 2023; 13 months ago (2023-09-18) (as cable, satellite and digital TV channel) (via channel 18)
Replaced	TVD10 (via channel 77)
Closed	30 September 2023; 12 months ago (2023-09-30) (as cable and satellite channel) (via channel 77)
Former names	Top TV (pre-launch)
Links
Website	www.topnews.co.th
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital	Channel 18 (SDTV) (Thai PBS - MUX4) in Bangkok
Streaming media
TrueID	Watch live

Top News (Thai: ท็อปนิวส์) is a Thai digital terrestrial, cable and satellite television channel and all-media news agency in Thailand, operated by Top News Digital Media Co., Ltd., founded by Sonthiyan Chuenruthainaitham and consists of many journalists who left Nation TV in November 2020. The channel is often attacked for its ultranationalist stance and inflammatory news coverage, but the channel insists that it offers the truth in every aspect that will lead to the protection of the country's 3 main institutions.

Top News was founded as Top TV in December 2020, before changing to its current name in 2021. At the time, they negotiated with a number of digital terrestrial television channels, but did not succeed, it was launched as a satellite television station in mid-January, and began broadcasting for the first time on 1 February 2021, broadcasting via a leased signal from TVD10 channel. On the PSI set-top box, it was available on channel 77 and a number of parallel broadcasting on social media. Later, Top News moved its channel to channel 210. It started its digital terrestrial television broadcasts on 18 September 2023 on JKN18, due to its partnership between JKN Global Group and Top News was signed on 11 September of that year. The channel did a parallel broadcast alongside JKN18 from 18 to 30 September of that year. The channel also ceased its cable and satellite broadcasts on 30 September 2023 to transform Top News into a cable, satellite and digital terrestrial television channel which aired on JKN18 only.