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List Of Television Stations In Thailand
This is a list of television stations in Thailand (including TrueVisions owned channels) Broadcast channels All analogue television stations completely switched over to digital since 26 March 2020. Channel 3 was the last station that ceased broadcasting on analogue television. General *2. National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT2HD) *3. Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS) *5. Channel 5 (Thailand), Royal Thai Army Radio and Television (TV5 HD) *33. Channel 3 (Thailand), Channel 3 HD (Channel 3 (Thailand), BEC Multimedia Company Limited) *30. MCOT HD (MCOT) *35. Channel 7 (Thailand), Channel 7 HD (Bangkok Broadcasting Television Company Limited) Public broadcasting *2. National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT2HD) *3. Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS) *4. ALTV (Thailand), ALTV (Thai PBS’s Active Learning TV) *5. Channel 5 (Thailand), Royal Thai Army Radio and Television (TV5 HD) *7. Ministry of Tourism and Sports (Thailand), T Sports 7 *10. Thai P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TrueVisions
True Visions Group Co., Ltd. is the largest provider of a cable analog television (CAtv) and digital satellite television (DStv) in Thailand. TrueVisions is a subsidiary of the business division of True Corporation. Prior to February 2007, the company was variously known as United Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), United Television Cable Network (UTV) or International Broadcasting Corporation (IBC). History International Broadcasting Corporation (1989 1998) Before the establishment of IBC, Thailand had five television networks (3, 5, 7, 9, 11). The company was founded in 1985 with Thaksin Shinawatra presenting a proposal for a cable television project. The IBC project also had consultancy from American company Clearview International, who, in its assessment of a cable television service for Tonga in 1983, was already planning something similar in Thailand. The International Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) was established by Thaksin Shinawatra at the time as chairperson o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 7 (Thailand)
Channel 7 HD, formerly known as Bangkok Broadcasting & Television Company Limited Channel 7 () is a Thailand and Bangkok's first commercial free-to-air television network that was launched on 27 November 1967 as Thailand and Bangkok's first commercial television station. It is the first color television channel to be broadcast in Mainland Southeast Asia. It is currently owned by Bangkok Broadcasting & Television. It is headquartered in Mo Chit, Chatuchak, Bangkok. History Channel 7 officially launched broadcasts in Bangkok as Thailand's first commercial television channel on 27 November 1967 at 7:00 pm Bangkok Time. The channel's broadcast area was only limited to Bangkok Metropolitan Area (Bangkok, the capital and the surrounding areas) only. It was presided over by the then Prime Minister of Thailand Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn. The first programme to air was the 1967 Miss Thailand Pageant. The channel initially shared its facilities with the black-and-white Channe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Thailand
Eastern Thailand is a region of Thailand, bordering Cambodia in the east, Northeastern Thailand in the north, and Central Thailand in the west. Geography Eastern Thailand lies between the Sankamphaeng Range, which forms a natural border with the Khorat Plateau to the north and the Gulf of Thailand to the south. The geography of the region is characterised by short mountain ranges (collectively grouped under the Chanthaburi Range) alternating with small basins of short rivers which drain into the Gulf of Thailand. Between the Chanthaburi and Sankamphaeng mountains lies the basin of the Bang Pakong River system. Fruit is a major component of agriculture in the area, and tourism plays a strong part in the economy. The region's coastal location has helped promote eastern seaboard industrial development, a major factor in the economy of the region. Islands off Eastern Thailand's coast include Ko Sichang, Ko Lan, Ko Samet, and Ko Chang. National parks Within the easter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Thailand
Western Thailand is a region of Thailand bordering Myanmar to the west, Southern Thailand to the south and central Thailand to the east. Geography Thailand's long mountainous border with Myanmar continues south from Northern Thailand into Western Thailand and follows the Tenasserim Hills. The narrow region stretches from Bangkok's outer reaches to the border with Myanmar and from the Shan Hills in the north to Chumphon Province in the south. Western Thailand's geography is characterised by high mountains and steep river valleys. The region hosts much of the country's less-disturbed forest areas. Water and minerals are important natural resources. Western Thailand is home to many of the country's major dams, and mining is an important industry. Village names in the region are often based on its physical geography. Provinces According to the six geographical regions established by the National Research Council of Thailand, Western Thailand includes the following provinces: #Kanch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Thailand
Central Thailand (Central Plain) (historically also known as Siam or Dvaravati) is one of the regions of Thailand, covering the broad alluvial plain of the Chao Phraya River. It is separated from northeast Thailand (Isan) by the Phetchabun Mountains, Phetchabun mountain range. The Tenasserim Hills separate it from Myanmar to the west. In the north it is bounded by the Phi Pan Nam Range, one of the hilly systems of northern Thailand. The area was the heartland of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (at times referred to as Siam) and is still the dominant area of Thailand since it contains the world's most primate city#Examples, primate city, Bangkok. Definition The grouping of Thai provinces into regions follow two major systems in which Thailand is divided into either Regions of Thailand, four or six regions. In the six-region system, commonly used in geographical studies, central Thailand extends from Sukhothai Province, Sukhothai and Phitsanulok Province, Phitsanulok Provinces in the north t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanthaburi
Chanthaburi (, ) is a town ('' thesaban mueang'') in the east of Thailand, on the banks of the Chanthaburi River. It is the capital of the Chanthaburi Province and the Mueang Chanthaburi District. The town covers the two ''tambons'' Talat and Wat Mai of Mueang Chanthaburi District. As of 2005, the town had a population of 27,602. The town figures in the legacy of King Taksin. In 1981 the Thai cabinet passed a resolution to bestow on him the honorary title of ''the Great''. When the Bank of Thailand issued the 12th Series of banknotes, called ''The Great Series'', the monument of King Taksin the Great in the town's Tungnachaey recreational park appeared on the back of the 20 baht note issued 28 December 1981, the 214th anniversary of his coronation. The ''Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception'', the principal church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chanthaburi, is the largest church in Thailand. Climate Chanthaburi has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isan
Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan language, Isan/, ; ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pāli ''isāna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provinces in northeastern Thailand. Isan is Thailand's largest Regions of Thailand, region, on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong, Mekong River (along the Laos–Thailand border) to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Sankamphaeng Range south of Nakhon Ratchasima. To the west, it is separated from Northern Thailand, northern and central Thailand by the Phetchabun Mountains. Isan covers , making it about half the size of Germany and roughly the size of England and Wales. The total forest area is or 15 percent of Isan's area. Since the beginning of the 20th century, northeastern Thailand has been generally known as ''Isan'', while in official contexts the term ''phak tawan-ok-chiang-nuea'' (; "northeastern region") may be used. The majority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khon Kaen
Khon Kaen (, ) is the capital of Khon Kaen province and the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, fourth-largest city in Thailand. It is one of the four major cities of Isan, Northeast Thailand, also known as the "big four of Isan", the others being Udon Thani, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Ubon Ratchathani. The city municipality of Khon Kaen (''Thesaban, thesaban nakhon'') acts as the governmental seat of the Khon Kaen province, province, as well as the Mueang Khon Kaen district and lies northeast of Bangkok. Geography and demography Khon Kaen is on the Khorat Plateau, elevation 187 m, and is the center of the mid-northeastern provincial group of Thailand, according to the Thai government. Its coordinates are . The city municipality has a population of 114,459, while the Mueang Khon Kaen district, forming the city's urban area, has a population of 416,988. Khon Kaen therefore ranks as the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lopburi
Lopburi (, , ) is the capital city of Lopburi Province in Thailand. It is about northeast of Bangkok. It has a population of 58,000. The town ('' thesaban mueang'') covers the whole ''tambon'' Tha Hin and parts of Thale Chup Son of Mueang Lopburi District, a total area of 6.85 km2. History Chronology The city has a history dating back to the Dvaravati period more than 1,000 years ago.Higham, C., 2014, ''Early Mainland south-east Asia'', Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., According to the ''Northern Chronicles,'' Lavo was founded by Phraya Kalavarnadishraj, who came from Takkasila in 648 CE. According to Thai records, Phraya Kakabatr from Takkasila (it is assumed that the city was Tak or Nakhon Chai Si) set the new era, Chula Sakarat in 638 CE, which was the era used by the Siamese and the Burmese until the 19th century. His son, Phraya Kalavarnadishraj founded the city a decade later. Lopburi, or Lavapura as it then was, was under the rule of the rising Angk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Thailand
Northern Thailand, or more specifically Lanna, is a region of Thailand. It is geographically characterized by several mountain ranges, which continue from the Shan Hills in bordering Myanmar to Laos, and the river valleys that cut through them. Like most of Thailand, it has a tropical savanna climate, but its relatively high elevation and latitude contribute to more pronounced seasonal temperature variation, with cooler winters than the other regions. Historically, northern Thailand has been linked to the Hariphunchai Kingdom, which emerged as a powerful state in the region in the 7th century. This kingdom was related to the Dvaravati that existed from the 6th to 11th centuries. The Hariphunchai culture later influenced the development of the Lanna Kingdom, which emerged in the 13th century and lasted until the 18th century. Geography North Thailand is bound by the Salween River in the west and the Mekong in the east. The basins of rivers Ping, Wang, Yom, and Nan, all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai, sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, second largest city in Thailand. It is north of Bangkok in a mountainous region called the Thai highlands and has a population of approximately 127,000 within the city municipality, as of 2023. However, the greater urban area, which includes surrounding districts such as Hang Dong, San Sai, and Saraphi, forms a metropolitan region with an estimated population exceeding 1 million. At the provincial level, Chiang Mai had a projected population of 1.8 million in 2023, according to Thailand's National Statistical Office. Chiang Mai (meaning "new city" in Thai) was founded in 1296 as the new capital of Lan Na, succeeding the former capital, Chiang Rai. The city's location on the Ping River (a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River) and its proximity to major trading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Parliament Television
Thai Parliament Television () is a Thai television channel that broadcasts live sessions of National Assembly of Thailand such as House of Representatives and Senate and information of parliamentary to people. Outside the parliamentary coverage including non-sitting hours, TPTV air Educational and Edutainment program. TPTV also shares airtime on NBT since 2002-2003 on Weekday Mornings and Selected Sessions of the Parliament. TPTV also simulcast on most television channels and News Website and social media owned by news media in Thailand during most important sessions. TPTV was launched on 12 August 2006 in satellite platform. TPTV started broadcasting in Digital television on MCOT MCOT Public Company Limited (MCOT; ), formerly known as the Mass Communication Organization of Thailand, is a Thai state-owned public broadcaster. It owns and operates a number of radio and television stations in Thailand. It is based in Bangko ... MUX on 21 July 2015. Programming News and Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
