Channel 7 (Thailand)
| Country | Thailand |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bangkok Broadcasting Television and Royal Thai Army |
CH7 (Thai: ช่องเจ็ด; RTGS: Chong Chet; literal: Channel 7) is a Thai television station, CH7 was officially launched on 27 November 1967 after being acquired by Royal Thai Army.
CH7 is a sister channel of TV5. Its headquarters at Mo Chit, Chatuchak.
CH7 currently broadcasts under VHF (Very High Frequency). In the Bangkok Metropolitan Area the VHF channel is 7 (Analog) and broadcasts under UHF (Ultra High Frequency) using the TV5 digital television network for CH7HD (Digital). CH7 is also available over TrueVisions on Channel 3. (Satellite) Its daily broadcasting hours are 24 hours Like WNET in New York, USA and Tokyo MX in Tokyo, Japan.
History
CH7 was formerly known as Channel 7 Color (another one was Channel 7 B&W, now Channel 5). It was managed by Royal Thai Army and broadcasts from Bangkok. This broadcast area was only limited to Bangkok Metropolitan Area only.
The channel targets Thai-speaking viewers; American English and Hong Kong Cantonese programmes are also shown in this channel.
Channel 7 was launched on Monday, 27 November 1967 at 18:30 local time and was officially launched by the then prime minister and military dictator Thanom Kittikachorn. It was originally planned for a nationwide expansion and started broadcasting nationwide since 1973.
Events
Every Saturdays, there is Chet Si Concert.
Programmes
Notable programmes by CH7 include:
- Game Punna
- SatZone
- Chet Si Concert
- Muay Thai Chet See
- 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
- 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup
- Max Muay Thai
- FA Cup (until 2018)
- DFB-Pokal
Broadcasting Hours
| Years | Weekdays | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-1975 | 17:00-00:00 | ||
| 1975-1980 | 18:00-23:00 | 16:00-23:00 | 13:00-23:00 |
| 1980-1996 | 14:00-00:00 | 09:00-00:00 | |
| 1996-1998 | 07:00-02:00 | ||
| 1998-2000 | 05:00-00:00 | ||
| 2000-2004 | 06:00-00:00 | 05:00-00:00 | |
| 1 January 2005-now | 24-hours | ||
See also
Reference
- Channel 7 schedule, 1 July 1995 Bangkok Post
External links
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