Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Channel 5
| Royal Thai Army (RTA) Radio and Television Channel 5 | |
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| Launched | 25 January 1958 |
| Owned by | Royal Thai Army |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV 16:9) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan | (Thai: ททบ.5 นำคุณค่า สู่สังคมไทย) (Ththb.5 Nả khuṇkh̀ā s̄ū̀ s̄ạngkhm thịy) TV5 Bringing Thailand's Values To The Society |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
| Formerly called |
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| Website | www.tv5.co.th |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Analogue | Channel 5 (VHF) (Bangkok) |
| Digital | Channel 1 (HD) (TV5 - MUX2) |
| Satellite | |
| TrueVisions | Channel 11 |
| CTH | Channel 1 |
| Other | Channel 1 |
| Cable | |
| TrueVisions | Channel 2 and 11 |
Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Channel 5 (สถานีวิทยุโทรทัศน์กองทัพบก) is a terrestrial television station of the Royal Thai Army (RTA). It was the second television station in Thailand. It began broadcasting on 25 January 1958 in very high frequency (VHF).
History
Broadcast signals go through a network of 31 transmitters dotted around the country. Daily transmission is 24 hours, but regular programs begins at 05:00, ending at 03:00 the next day. Between 03:00 and 05:00 TV5 broadcasts teleshopping.
Channel 5 broadcasts in VHF on Channel 5 for analogue broadcasting and ultra high frequency (UHF) channel 36 for digital broadcasting.
Channel 5 is also available over TrueVisions on Channel 2.
Criticism and controversy
Channel 5 has been criticized in the past for not taking certain programming seriously and even taking some programs off the air without letting it finish the season run.
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