MediaCorp TV Channel 5

MediaCorp Channel 5 or Channel 5 (Chinese: 五频道, Before 1 January 2005: 第五波道) is a 24-hour free-to-air English and Malay language television channel based in Singapore. Programmes on Channel 5 normally include English language drama (both foreign imports and locally-made), movies, sports, reality show, variety show, news, current affairs and game show programmes. Local editions of overseas programmes like Singapore Idol, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, and Deal or No Deal have also been produced. Channel 5 was launched on 15 February 1963 as Television Singapura and was the first free-to-air terrestrial television station in Singapore that broadcasts in English although the station also aired Malay programmes at the time. Its sister...