Channel 3 (Thailand)

Channel 3 HD
Logo used since March 2020
CountryThailand
Broadcast areaThailand
Malaysia (Perlis, Kedah, Perak, Kelantan and Terengganu)
Myanmar (areas of Tachileik, Myawaddy, parts of Mawlamyine, and southernmost part of Tanintharyi Region)
Cambodia (border areas of Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey, Pailin, parts of Battambang and Koh Kong provinces)
Mekong river areas in Laos (including Vientiane)
HeadquartersMaleenont Tower, Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand
Programming
Language(s)Thai
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerBEC World
MCOT (1977-2020)
History
Launched26 March 1970; 54 years ago (1970-03-26)
Links
Websitewww.ch3plus.com
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitalChannel 33 (HD) (TPBS MUX4)
Streaming media
3Plus[1]
Channel 3
Channels
  • Analog: 2 (26 March 1970 - 1977, as a black and white 525-line relayer)
    3 (26 March 1970 - 1 July 2007)
    UHF 32 (26 March 2005 - 25 March 2020)
  • Digital: 44 (shared on MUX#4: TPBS)
  • Virtual: 33
History
Former call signs
HST-TV[1]
HS-TV3[2]

Channel 3 or Channel 3 HD (Thai: ช่อง 3 เอชดี, formerly known as สถานีโทรทัศน์ไทยทีวีสีช่อง 3, lit. 'Thai Television Color Channel 3')[3] is a Thailand and Bangkok's first commercial free-to-air television network that was launched on 26 March 1970 as Thailand and Bangkok's first commercial television station. Channel 3 is operated by BEC Multimedia Company Limited ("BECM"), a subsidiary of publicly traded company BEC World Public Company Limited. The network is headquartered in the Maleenont Tower of Bangkok.[4] Its slogan is คุ้มค่าทุกนาที ดูทีวีสีช่อง 3 ("Worth every minute, watch color television Channel 3").[5]

  1. ^ "Television Factbook" (PDF). 1984. p. 1389. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110219114246/http://www.thaitv3.com/ch3/images/guide/Ch3BuildingFirst.jpg [bare URL image file]
  3. ^ "History". www.becworld.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. ^ 34 ปี ช่อง 3 Archived 3 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine จากเว็บไซต์นิตยสาร ผู้จัดการ 360 องศา
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