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| Type | Public Broadcasting Department of Singapore Ministry of Information Television |
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| Country | Singapore |
| First air date | 1 October 1994 |
| Availability | Nationwide |
| Founded | 1 October 1994 |
| Broadcast area | Singapore Southeast Asia |
| Parent | Singapore International Media (SIM) |
| Launch date | 1 October 1994 |
| Dissolved | Renamed as Mediacorp TV on 12 February 2001 |
| Group | Television |
Television Corporation of Singapore (Abbreviation: TCS; Chinese: 新加坡电视机构; Malay: Perbadanan Televisyen Singapura) was a private company that provide television broadcasting services in then monopolised media industry. TCS existed from 1 October 1994 to 11 February 2001; Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) was privatised on 1 October 1994 at 00:00 am (UTC+8). TCS subsequently went through a group restructure under the SIM Group of Companies based parent by Singapore International Media (SIM) in 12 February 2002 and became MediaCorp TV.
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History
Television Corporation of Singapore (1994–2001)
Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) was privatised in 1994, and SBC's operations were split into 3 individual companies under the "SIM Group of Companies" banner. Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) took over the television broadcasting operations, while Radio Corporation of Singapore (RCS) took over SBC's radio broadcasting operations.
In 1995, Channel 5 and Channel 8 began 24-hour transmission, while Malay and Tamil programmes, previously aired on Channel 5 and Channel 8, respectively, were moved to Channel 12 as the Prime 12 (later Suria) and Premiere 12 (later Vasantham) programming belts.
Restructurin and MediaCorp
the SIM Group of Companies was restructured in 1999, and TCS subsequently became MediaCorp TV.
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