Channel 3 (Thailand)
TV channel in Thailand
Channel 3 (Thai: ช่อง 3 เอชดี; Thai: สถานีโทรทัศน์ไทยทีวีสีช่อง 3, lit. 'Thai Television Color Channel 3') is a Thai commercial free-to-air television network that was launched on 26 March 1970 as Thailand's second commercial television station. Channel 3 is operated by BEC Multimedia Company Limited (BECM), a subsidiary of the publicly traded company BEC World. The network is headquartered in the Maleenont Tower in Bangkok. Its slogan is คุ้มค่าทุกนาที ดูทีวีสีช่อง 3 ("Worth every minute, watch color television Channel 3").
History
Bangkok Entertainment Co., Ltd. was founded on 10 November 1967 by the Maleenont family to join hands with government agencies in operating a 625-line color TV station under a joint investment agreement submitted for the establishment of the TV station on 3 December 1967, and entered into an agreement with Thai Television Co., Ltd. (now MCOT) on 4 March 1968. In early 1969, the groundbreaking ceremony of its facilities was held at Nong Khaem district alongside a training program given to Japanese staff. Following this, a CCIR PAL 625-line transmitter was constructed. By March 1970, the budget of the network was of 75 million baht.
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