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{{Short description|Thai television channel founded in 1970}}
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'''Channel 3 HD''' ({{langx|th|ช่อง 3 เอชดี, formerly known as สถานีโทรทัศน์ไทยทีวีสีช่อง 3|lit=Thai Television Color Channel 3}})<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.becworld.com/en/bec-group/bec-and-communities/history |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.becworld.com |language=en}}</ref> is a ] and ]'s first ] ] television network that was launched on 26 March 1970 as ] and ]'s first ] ]. Channel 3 is operated by BEC Multimedia Company Limited ("BECM") a subsidiary of publicly traded company ]. The network is headquartered in the Maleenont Tower of ].<ref name="managermag"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203105406/http://www.gotomanager.com/news/details.aspx?id=11253 |date=3 February 2012 }} จาก]นิตยสาร </ref> Its slogan is ''คุ้มค่าทุกนาที ดูทีวีสีช่อง 3'' ("Worth every minute, watch color television Channel 3").<ref name="history" />


== History ==
'''National Broadcasting Network''' is a ] media network. The ] are located in ]. The network was established in ] for newspaper, ] for radio, ] for text television and ] for television
]
Bangkok Entertainment Co., Ltd. was founded on 10 November 1967 by the Maleenont family to joined hands with government agencies in operating 625-line color TV station under a joint investment agreement submitted for establishment of the TV station on 3 December 1967, and entered into an agreement with Thai Television Co., Ltd. (now ]) on 4 March 1968.<ref name="history"></ref> In early 1969, the groundbreaking ceremony of its facilities was held at ] alongside a training program given to Japanese staff.<ref name="history"/> Following this, a CCIR PAL 625-line transmitter was constructed. By March 1970, the budget of the network was of 75 million baht.<ref name="history"/>


Channel 3 made its first off-air tests on 16 February 1970 with the first recorded program, the first test broadcasts were conducted on 11 March for two hours between 7 and 9pm; four days later a longer test transmission was held from 9:30am to 11:55pm.<ref name="history"/> The channel was officially launched in ] as ]'s first ] television channel on 26 March 1970 at 10:00 ] by ] ] ] and is the fourth oldest television station in the country. The channel's broadcast area was limited to ] (] and the surrounding areas) only at the time. With the dissolution of the Thai Television Company and the creation of MCOT, MCOT became responsible for Channel 3's transmission, with BEC being the operator.<ref name="history"/>
==Appearances==
=== Logo History ===
==== Company logo ====
{|class="wikitable"
!Years
!Description
|---
|align="center"|'''Until ] ]'''
|align="left"|The combined '''T''' and '''V''' in a white and red color.
|---
|align="center"|'''] ] - ] ]'''
|align="left"|The stripes in the colors green, red and blue, and the letters: {{color|green|N}}{{color|blue|B}}{{color|red|N}}.
|---
|align="center"|'''] ] - today'''
|align="left|White N, B and N in the white rectangle on blue background.
|}


On 16 July 1987, it established a joint broadcasting equipment with ], to expand the signal of Channel 3 to a national scale by 1992. With this contract, the license was now renewed from 1990, for a period of 30 years.<ref name="history"/> The expansion project took place between 1988 and 1989 and went out in phases.<ref name="history"/>
==== Each channel ====
{|class="wikitable"
!Years
!Description
!Logo
|---
|align="center"|'''Until 1970'''
|align="left"|Only "NBN" - "TELEVISION SERVICE" - "1" (or) "2"
|
|---
|align="center"|'''] - ] ]'''
|align="left"|The combined '''T''' and '''V''' in a white and red color with 1 or 2. NBN3 have the circle logo with red green blue and 3.
|]
|---
|align="center"|'''] ] - ] ]'''
|align="left"|NBN1 is the basic red 1 with "ช่อง" at the top, which means channel. NBN2 is the square with 2. NBN3 does not change logo. NBN4 have no logo.
|]
|---
|align="center"|'''] ] - today'''
|align="left|NBN1 is three rectangles with "T V 1". NBN2 is the basic 2. NBN3 still using old logo. NBN4 have no logos. NTV is basic lowercase "ntv". NBN1 and NBN2's logo is transparent on screen.
|]
|}


During its early years, Channel 3's airtime lasted 6-hours, broadcasting from 16:00 to 22:00, and later expanded to the daytime hours. For a short period of time, it started broadcasting 24 hours in March 1997 and closed the station again in August 1997, but was scuttled due to the ]. And the network resumed its 24-hour airtime on 1 January 2005.


On 1 January 2001, Channel 3 was the first station in Thailand to broadcast a ]. The movie, '']'', required a pair of ] bought from certain stores partnered with the network for the event or attained from elsewhere.


In the late 2000s, the channel's philosophy was the development of the quality of all types of programs in order to bring more variety to the viewer.<ref name="history"/>


On 16 September 2009, due to a wastewater treatment failure, the generator room was flooded, leading to all broadcasts to be suspended at approximately 4:04pm due to the lack of power. At 5:32pm, a ] was shown with the National Anthem, and at 5:37pm, programs returned.
=== Clocks ===
Clocks on NBN introduced in early 1989.


In September 2018, Channel 3 (owned jointly by BEC and MCOT) was the last broadcaster to broadcast analog television services in Thailand. The network made the move to ] in late 2019 on VHF while analogue television ceased transmission on 26 March 2020 at 00:00 am (]), exactly 50 years after the channel's launch. This also marked the end for MCOT's contract, as it stated that all analog broadcasting equipment must be returned to them.<ref name=":0" />
There is only clock is the history. The current clock. (Blue background with plaiu white clock and bricks at the side.) Used since 1989 until now.


In 2021, all entertainment programs produced by ] were transferred to ].
===Test card===
The testcard NBN is PM5544 introduced in ].


== References ==
===Closing and Opening times===
{{reflist}}
"Closing time" is 100%. It will choose the time randomly like 3:03. But it announced in the schedule.


====NBN1==== ==External links==
*{{official website}}
* 1958-1961 opens at 17:00 closes sometimes between 22:30 and 23:00
* 1961-1963 opens at 12:30 closes sometimes between 22:30 and 23:00
* 1963-1967 opens at 12:00 closes sometimes between 22:45 and 0:00
* 1967-1971 opens at 11:30 closes somtimes between 22:30 and 23:30
* 1971-1975 opens at 11:00 closes sometimes between 23:00 and 23:30
* 1975-1979 does not broadcast
* 1979-1980 broadcast in the same time
* 1980-1983 opens at 8:00 closes sometimes bettween 0:00 and 1:00
* 1983-1999 opens at 6:00 and 7:00. Closes sometimes beetween 0:10 and 3:30
* 2000-2004 opens at 5:35 and 6:30 closes sometimes beetween 2:00 and 5:30
* 2005-2009 opens at 3:50 and 4:00 closes sometimes beetween 1:30 and 4:50
* 2009-2010 opens 24 hours
* 2010-present opens at 5:00 closes sometimes between 2:30 and 4:00


{{TV in Thailand}}
====NBN2====
* 1966-1970 opens at 19:00 closes at 21:00
* 1970-1975 opens at 18:00 closes at 21:00
* 1975-1979 does not broadcast
* 1979-1981 broadcast in the same time
* 1981-1986 opens at 17:00 closes sometimes between 23:00 and 0:00
* 1986-1990 opens at 16:30. Closes sometimes beetween 23:30 and 0:30
* 1991-1993 opens at 6:30 and 7:00 closes sometimes beetween 0:10 and 1:30
* 1994-2002 opens at 6:30 closes sometimes beetween 1:30 and 6:00
* 2001-2009 opens at 6:00 and 7:00 closes sometimes beetween 1:00 and 4:00
* 2010-now opens 24 hours
* February 2010 opens at 5:00 closes at 4:10 after the program ]

====NBN3====
*1970 - Started up at 9 AM and signed off at 12 PM everyday.
*1971 - Started up at 1 PM and signed off at 12 PM everyday.
*1972-1975 - Weekdays started up at 1 PM. Weekend started up at 1.30 PM. Signed off at 12 PM everyday.
*1975-1979 does not broadcast
*1980 - Started up at 12 AM everyday. Test transmission between 6.30 PM-8 PM. Signed off at 1 AM.
*1981-1985 - Weekdays started up at 4 PM. Weekend started up at 8 AM. Test transmission at the same period. Signed off at 12 PM everyday.
*1986-1989 - Same started up-signed off time, but test transmission between 6.30 PM-7.30 PM.
*1990 - Weekdays started up at 2 PM. Weekend started up at 8 AM. Signed off at 12 PM everyday.
*1991-1993 - Started up at 5.30 AM and signed off at 1 AM everyday.
*1994-1996 - Started up at 5.30 AM and signed off at 2 AM everyday.
*1997-2004 - Started up at 5.30 AM and signed off at 2 AM (Sometimes signed off at 1.30 AM or 2.30 AM)
*2005-present - Broadcast 24 hours everyday.

====NBN4====
* 1997-2009 opens at 7:00. Closes sometimes between 0:05 and 1:30, in March 2009 it was named LWA and it's 24 hours, but back to NBN4 in 2009
* 2009-today opens 4:50 and closes sometimes between 2:00 and 4:00

====NTV====
* October 2009 opens at 6:30. Closes at 18:00 and relay from NKNTV.
* December 2009 when NBN bought the station, opens at 5:30 and closes at 3:00

== Channels ==
=== Current ===
* ] - general programs, launched 1958
* ] - NBN was having plan to have first channel using ], in the first year it was broadcast only 2 hours each day, today it can be viewed only via Teesat, launched 1967
* ] - most viewed channel in all NBN channels, became a first channel of NBN to broadcast 24 hours (in 2005), it's considered as entertainment television, most Thais call it "Chong 3" which means "Channel 3", it was launched in 1970
* ] - (formerly known as Tragi-TV), TV broadcast only sad movies and programs. Launched 1997
* ] - Not yet a popular channel, launched 2009.

=== Defunct ===
* None

=== Seasonal ===
* ] - relay of NBN2, broadcast only on ], the logo is channel 2 upside-down, first appeared in April 2008

=== Foreign ===
* ] - Polish channel that broadcast programs from NBN, It appeared in middle of 1995.
** ] - Poland period
** ] - Thailand NBN programs
** ] - ] channel
* ] - Swedish TV which never broadcast program from Thailand but share time with Norwegian NRT. The launch date is unknown. On April 26, 2008 it is the relay of NBN2.
* ] - Yugoslavian TV who broadcast programs of NBN2 launched 1988. Today it is splited to 5 channels
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ]
** ]
* ] - Was a ] TV from 2009 who broadcast the franchise of NBN's programs. Today it is still broadcasting but owned by New Television SA of Cambodia. It have another channel in Myanmar ]

=== Future ===
==== Confirmed channels ====
* ] - English channel - Confirmed and will launch in 2012
* ] - Confirmed and not launching in the coming years. The category is unknown
* ] - Confirmed and not launching in the coming years. The category is unknown

==== Unconfirmed channels ====
* ] - April Fools' of NBN6
* ] - April Fools' of NBN3

==See also==
*]

==External links==
*


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{{TV in Thailand}}
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{{Thailand-stub}}
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{{tv-station-stub}}

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Latest revision as of 05:58, 14 January 2025

Thai television channel founded in 1970

Television channel
Channel 3 HD
Logo used since March 2020
CountryThailand
Broadcast areaThailand
Malaysia (Perlis, Kedah, Perak, Kelantan)
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)
Vietnam
HeadquartersMaleenont Tower, Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand
Programming
Language(s)Thai
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerBEC World
History
Launched26 March 1970; 54 years ago (1970-03-26)
Links
Websitewww.ch3plus.com
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitalChannel 33 (HD) (TPBS MUX4)
Streaming media
3Plus
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 signsHST-TV
HS-TV3

Channel 3 HD (Thai: ช่อง 3 เอชดี, formerly known as สถานีโทรทัศน์ไทยทีวีสีช่อง 3, lit. 'Thai Television Color Channel 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. The network is headquartered in the Maleenont Tower of Bangkok. Its slogan is คุ้มค่าทุกนาที ดูทีวีสีช่อง 3 ("Worth every minute, watch color television Channel 3").

History

Former logo

Bangkok Entertainment Co., Ltd. was founded on 10 November 1967 by the Maleenont family to joined hands with government agencies in operating 625-line color TV station under a joint investment agreement submitted for establishment of the TV station on 3 December 1967, and entered into an agreement with Thai Television Co., Ltd. (now MCOT) on 4 March 1968. In early 1969, the groundbreaking ceremony of its facilities was held at Nong Khaem district alongside a training program given to Japanese staff. Following this, a CCIR PAL 625-line transmitter was constructed. By March 1970, the budget of the network was of 75 million baht.

Channel 3 made its first off-air tests on 16 February 1970 with the first recorded program, the first test broadcasts were conducted on 11 March for two hours between 7 and 9pm; four days later a longer test transmission was held from 9:30am to 11:55pm. The channel was officially launched in Bangkok as Thailand's first commercial television channel on 26 March 1970 at 10:00 Bangkok Time by Prime Minister Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn and is the fourth oldest television station in the country. The channel's broadcast area was limited to Bangkok Metropolitan Area (Bangkok and the surrounding areas) only at the time. With the dissolution of the Thai Television Company and the creation of MCOT, MCOT became responsible for Channel 3's transmission, with BEC being the operator.

On 16 July 1987, it established a joint broadcasting equipment with Channel 9, to expand the signal of Channel 3 to a national scale by 1992. With this contract, the license was now renewed from 1990, for a period of 30 years. The expansion project took place between 1988 and 1989 and went out in phases.

During its early years, Channel 3's airtime lasted 6-hours, broadcasting from 16:00 to 22:00, and later expanded to the daytime hours. For a short period of time, it started broadcasting 24 hours in March 1997 and closed the station again in August 1997, but was scuttled due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis. And the network resumed its 24-hour airtime on 1 January 2005.

On 1 January 2001, Channel 3 was the first station in Thailand to broadcast a 3D film. The movie, Jaws 3-D, required a pair of 3D glasses bought from certain stores partnered with the network for the event or attained from elsewhere.

In the late 2000s, the channel's philosophy was the development of the quality of all types of programs in order to bring more variety to the viewer.

On 16 September 2009, due to a wastewater treatment failure, the generator room was flooded, leading to all broadcasts to be suspended at approximately 4:04pm due to the lack of power. At 5:32pm, a test card was shown with the National Anthem, and at 5:37pm, programs returned.

In September 2018, Channel 3 (owned jointly by BEC and MCOT) was the last broadcaster to broadcast analog television services in Thailand. The network made the move to digital television in late 2019 on VHF while analogue television ceased transmission on 26 March 2020 at 00:00 am (UTC+7), exactly 50 years after the channel's launch. This also marked the end for MCOT's contract, as it stated that all analog broadcasting equipment must be returned to them.

In 2021, all entertainment programs produced by Tero Entertainment were transferred to Channel 7 HD.

References

  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
  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
  5. ^ ทีวี 3 ไกด์

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