| Country | Thailand |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Lak Si, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Royal Thai Government |
| Key people | Wilasinee Pipitkul, director-general/managing director |
| Sister channels | ALTV Thai PBS Radio Online |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 January 2008 |
| Closed | 15 June 2018 (Only Analog System) |
| Former names | ITV (1 July 1996 – 7 March 2007) TITV (8 March 2007 – 15 January 2008) Thai PBS (until 31 January 2008) TV Thai (until 8 April 2011) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital | Channel 3 (HD) (Thai PBS – MUX4) |
| Streaming media | |
| ThaiPBS | Watch live |
The Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai: องค์การกระจายเสียงและแพร่ภาพสาธารณะแห่งประเทศไทย; RTGS: Ongkan Krachai Siang Lae Phrae Phap Satharana Haeng Prathet Thai), or Thai PBS (Thai: ส.ส.ท.), is a public broadcasting service in Thailand. It was established by the Thai Public Broadcasting Service Act, BE 2551 (2008), which came into force on 15 January 2008. Under this act, Thai PBS holds the status of state agency with legal personality, but is not a government agency or state enterprise.
Thai PBS operates Thai PBS (ไทยพีบีเอส), which was formerly known as iTV, TITV and TV Thai television station, respectively. Thai PBS is a public television station broadcasting on UHF Channel 29. The station broadcasts on a frequency formerly held by the privately run channel, iTV. Thai PBS tested its broadcast by connecting to a temporary signal for broadcasting to the special programs chart which had been appropriated by Television of Thailand (TVT or TV 11 Thailand) at TVT New Phetchaburi Road Broadcasting Station. (presently National News Bureau of Thailand headquarters and NBT World TV Station and formerly UHF Channel 29, from 15 to 31 January 2008. Programs began on 1 February 2008.)