Channel 3 (Thailand)
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Thailand Colour Television Channel 3 is a Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

 television channel
Television channel
A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...

. The headquarters
Headquarters
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...

 are located in Bangkok, Thailand. The channel was established in 1970.
The owner of the channel is BEC-TERO
BEC-TERO
BEC-TERO Entertainment Public Co. Ltd. is an entertainment conglomerate in Thailand that organizes and promotes concerts, owns record labels and produces films and television shows. It is a subsidiary of BEC World Public Co. Ltd., which also owns Bangkok Entertainment Co. Ltd., operator of Thai TV...

.

Ident

Years Description
March 1970 – now Circles in 3 colors with 3.

Broadcast times

  • 1970 – Started up at 9 am and signed off at midnight everyday.
  • 1971 – Started up at 1 pm and signed off at midnight everyday.
  • 1972–1975 – Weekdays started up at 1 pm. Weekend started up at 1.30 pm. Signed off at midnight everyday.
  • 1976 – Weekdays started up at 1 pm. Weekend started up at 2 pm. Signed off at midnight everyday.
  • 1977 – Weekdays started up at 9.30 am. Saturday started up at 10.30 am. Sunday started up at 11 am. Signed off at midnight everyday.
  • 1978–1979 – Weekdays started up at noon. Saturday started up at 3 pm. Sunday started up at 8 am. Signed off at midnight everyday.
  • 1980 – Started up at noon 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 midnight 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 midnight 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 (except for a few days in May 2010 after the 2010 Thai political protests
    2010 Thai political protests
    A prolonged series of political protests occurred in Bangkok, Thailand in 2010 from March to May against the Democrat Party-led government. The protests were organized by the National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship...

    ).

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