Television Corporation of Singapore
| Type | Public Broadcasting Department of Singapore Ministry of Information television |
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| Country | Singapore |
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First air date
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1 October 1994 |
| Availability | Nationwide |
| Founded | 1 October 1994 |
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Broadcast area
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Singapore Johor, Malaysia Riau Islands Province, Indonesia |
| Parent | Singapore International Media (SIM Group of Companies) |
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Launch date
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1 October 1994 |
| Dissolved | Renamed as Mediacorp TV 12 February 2001 |
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TCS-5 TCS-8 |
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| Group | Television |
Television Corporation of Singapore (Abbreviation: TCS; Singapore Mandarin: 新加坡电视机构 (Abbreviation: 新视); Malaysian: Perbadanan Televisyen Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் தொலைக்காட்சிக் கழகம்) was a television broadcasting services in the then-monopolised media industry in Singapore. TCS existed from 1 October 1994 to 11 February 2001; predecessor of MediaCorp Radio successor of the television broadcasting arm of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) was privatised on 1 October 1994 in Singapore into three individual companies, one of which was Radio Corporation of Singapore (RCS) and Singapore Television Twelve (STV12). TCS subsequently underwent a group restructuring of subsidiaries by Singapore International Media (SIM Group of Companies) on 12 February 2001 to becoming MediaCorp TV.
The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) was privatised on 1 October 1994, and SBC's operations were split into 3 individual companies under the Singapore International Media (SIM Group of Companies) banner. Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS), Radio Corporation of Singapore (RCS) and Singapore Television Twelve (STV12) took over SBC's television-broadcasting operations and Radio Corporation of Singapore (RCS) took over SBC's radio-broadcasting operations.
On 1 September 1995 at midnight, TCS 8 became the first channel in Singapore to broadcast 24 hours a day, while TCS 5 commenced its 24-hour broadcasts on 30 September, almost 5 weeks later, leaving Singapore Television Twelve to continue closing down at night.
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