Channel 5 (Singaporean TV channel)

Channel 5
CountrySingapore
Broadcast areaSingapore
Peninsular Malaysia (spillover)
Indonesia (spillover):
Riau Islands
Riau
HeadquartersMediacorp Campus, 1 Stars Avenue, Singapore 138507
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerMediacorp
Sister channelsChannel 8
Channel U
Suria
Vasantham
CNA
History
Launched15 February 1963; 61 years ago (15 February 1963) (as TV Singapura)
2 April 1963; 61 years ago (2 April 1963) (as TV Singapura Channel 5)
Links
WebsiteMewatch
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionUHF Channel 29 (538MHz)
LCN: 2 (HD)
Streaming media
meWATCHAvailable on meWATCH website or mobile app (Singapore only)

Channel 5 is an English-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by state media conglomerate Mediacorp. The channel primarily airs general entertainment and news programming in the English language.

The channel began broadcasting on 15 February 1963 as the pilot service TV Singapura, the region's first television service. It officially launched on 2 April 1963. It initially broadcast programming in the official languages of English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil; Chinese and Tamil programming were later spun off to Channel 8 in 1973, and Malay programming moved to Channel 12 in 1994, leaving Channel 5 as an English-language service.