Vasantham is a Singaporean
free-to-air television channel owned by
Mediacorp. The network is focused towards the
Singaporean Indian
Indian Singaporeans (Tamil: ') are Singaporeans of Indian or South Asian ancestry, who constitute 9.0% of the country's citizens, making them the third largest ancestry and ethnic group in Singapore.
While contact with ancient India left a de ...
community in the country. It was originally launched on 1 September 1995 as Premiere 12. Tamil programming was included on 30 January 2000 when the channel was rebranded as Central as Vasantham Central, and was later rebranded again as an independent Tamil-language channel on 19 October 2008. Its logo is the blue word "Vasantham" underlined, with the letter V arranged in floral pattern in shades of blue, green and yellow.
History
Tamil programming was originally shown on
Channel 8 from its launch on 23 November 1963 until 1 September 1995, when it became a standalone Mandarin-language channel. After this, Tamil programming transferred to the new channel Prime 12. On 30 January 2000, as Prime 12 was rebranded to
Suria and became a standalone Malay-language channel, Tamil programming transferred to the new channel
Central
Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object.
Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
* Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
, with Vasantham Central as its timebelt for Indian programming.
On 19 October 2008, Vasantham started broadcasting as an independent Tamil-language network focused on the Indian community living in Singapore, first announced on 29 February that year.
Broadcast Timing
* Monday - Wednesday, 09:00 - 00:00
* Thursday, Friday & Sunday, 09:00 - 00:30
* Saturday, 09:00 - 01:30
Programming
Current programming
* ''
Ennuyire''
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Kalyanam''
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Janani D/O Madhavan''
* ''
Kannadi Pookal (TV series)''
* ''
Neeya Neeya may refer to:
* ''Neeya?
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* ''
Nijangal''
* ''
Ragasiyam''
* ''
Vallamai Tharayo''
* ''
Vettai''
* ''
Alaipayuthey''
* ''
Iruvar (TV series)''
* ''
Janani D/O Madhavan (season 2)''
* ''
Ithu Namma Veedu
Ithu Namma Veedu (This is our house) is a 2017 Singaporean Tamil-language comedy-drama starring Narain, Udhaya, Jayaram, Kokila, Leena, Lingam and Iliyash. It replaced Iruvar and it broadcast on MediaCorp Vasantham from 3 April 2017 to 29 June ...
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* ''
Neo
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* Neo (''The Matrix''), the alias of Thomas Anderson, a hacker and the protagonist of the Matrix film series
* Neo (''Marvel Comics'' species), a fictional race of superhumans
* ...
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Moodravathu Kann''
References
External links
Vasantham Official Website
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2008 establishments in Singapore
Tamil-language television channels
Television stations in Singapore
Mass media in Singapore
Mediacorp
Tamil diaspora in Malaysia
Television channels and stations established in 2008