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| Country | Singapore |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Singapore Johor Bahru/Johor Bahru District (Malaysia) Batam/Batam Islands, Riau Islands (Indonesia) |
| Headquarters | Mediacorp Campus, 1 Stars Avenue, Singapore 138507 |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Malay |
| Picture format | 1080i 16:9 HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mediacorp |
| Sister channels | Channel 5 Channel 8 Channel U Vasantham CNA |
| History | |
| Launched | 31 January 1984 |
| Links | |
| Website | Suria |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | UHF CH 29 538MHz DVB-T2 Channel 4 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| meWATCH | Available on meWATCH website or mobile app (Singapore only) |
Suria (Sun) is a Malay-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by state media conglomerate Mediacorp. The channel broadcasts general entertainment and news programming in the Malay language, including original programming, and imported programmes from Malaysia and Indonesia. The channel's name represents a new light in the Singaporean Malay-language television along with the new millenium.[1]
The channel first launched on 31 January 1984 as SBC 12 (or Channel 12), Singapore's third television channel; from its establishment through 1995, the channel was focused primarily on arts and cultural programming, while later adding a focus on sports programming.
In 1994, Malay programming moved to 12 following Channel 5's switch to an English-language schedule. In 1995, the channel was renamed Prime 12 and switched to primarily carrying Malay and Tamil-language programming (the former moving from Channel 8 after moving exclusively to Chinese programming), with cultural programmes moved to the new channel Premiere 12. With Tamil programming moving to Premiere 12 upon its rebranding as Central, Prime 12 rebranded again as the Malay-specific Suria in 2000.
The channel currently broadcasts from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. SGT daily; a simulcast of Mediacorp's Malay radio station Ria 897 (previously Warna 942) is carried after sign-off.