Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad
| TV3 Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad |
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| Launched | 1 June 1984 |
| Owned by | Media Prima Berhad |
| Picture format | 576i 4:3/16:9 SDTV |
| Audience share | 24% ( 2013, ) |
| Slogan | Keriangan sentiasa bersamamu di TV3 (The fun is always with you on TV3), used only in station identifications |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Affiliates | TV9 |
| Headquarters | Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor |
| Sister channel(s) |
ntv7 8TV TV9 |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Analogue | Channel 12 (VHF) / Channel 29 (UHF) (Klang Valley) |
| myFreeview (Malaysia) | Channel 103 (Test transmission) |
| Satellite | |
| Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 103 [1] |
| NJOI (Malaysia) | Channel 103 |
| Cable | |
| ABNXcess (Malaysia) | Channel 103 |
| IPTV | |
| HyppTV | Channel 103 |
| Streaming media | |
| Live streaming | http://www.tonton.com.my/liveChannel?id=1051142878 (Malaysia only) |
TV3 is a Malaysian private, free-to-air television channel owned and operated by the Media Prima Berhad, a Malaysian conglomerate. It began broadcasting on 1 June 1984. Now it broadcasts 24 hours a day.
In 2013, TV3 remained the most watched television station in Malaysia, despite the declining viewership of free-to-air television, due to the high penetration of its sister channels, RTM Free TV, Pay TV and the further roll-out of free-to-air digital television.
Similar to most television stations in Southeast Asia, TV3 is known for its Soap operas.
TV3 began broadcasting on 1 June 1984 at 18:00 local time, launched by the then Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad.
On 28 July 1984, TV3 became the first commercial channel in collaboration with RTM bringing Malaysians the live coverage of the Los Angeles Olympics. The same was also done in 1988 and 1992.
Prior to the introduction of daytime broadcast that includes Early Morning Show: Malaysia Pagi Ini 1985-1994 7:30am-9:30am and Late Morning Show: Malaysia Hari Ini in 1994, TV3 broadcast on Mondays to Wednesdays starting at 4:30 p.m., Thursdays at 1:10 p.m., Fridays at 12:00 p.m. (later 9:00 a.m.) and Saturdays and Sundays at 9:00 a.m.. Transmissions ended at around 12:30 a.m. after the news, except for Saturdays.
The first 24-hour broadcast of TV3 was on 31 August 1997 as the first 24-hour television station in Malaysia, but was discontinued after almost a year due to unpopularity and the Asian financial crisis. 24-hour broadcasting on TV3 returned in 2003 in the Ramadhan month. The current 24-hour broadcasting on TV3 began in January 2010, although TV3 may remain sign-off for the analogue versions of the channel/due to maintenance. Between November 2010 and January 2011, TV3 broadcasts from 6:30am to 12:30am. It also broadcasts between 6.30am to 2.30am between early 2015 until early 2016.
The prime-time soap operas were initially broadcast for 30 minutes a day (21:15-21:45) in 2010, then expanded to 90 minutes (21:15-22:45) in 2011, then 120 minutes (21:00-23:00) in 2012, and now 150 minutes (21:00-23:30). Generally, Nightline follows the soap opera.
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