The kingdom of Thailand, formerly known as Siam, the country renamed itself Thailand in 1939 - "The land of the free." It has a population of 61,797,751.
Thailand’s communications infrastructure is rapidly growing. In 1955, Thailand became the first country in continental Asia to start regular television broadcasting. As of 2000, there were six national TV stations, eight regional stations, and two cable stations. Five of the six national stations are run either by the government or by the armed forces.3 For the most part, private TV stations are free to determine entertainment programming. All stations, however, must carry the state-run evening news. The number of television sets in Thailand grew from 198 to 284 per 1,000 between 1995 and 2000.
Television stations in Thailand
TV 3
It provide news and entertainment. All information is in Thai.
TV 5
The Royal Thai Army Radio and Television provides daily TV broadcast programs.
TV 7
Provides daily TV broadcasts.
TV 9
Live news and information by The Mass Communication Organization of Thailand
Distance Learning Television
TV 11
Managed and broadcast by the Government Public Relations
Thai Cable TV - UBC
The Thai Cable TV website provides daily programs and games
Thai ITV
The Thai Independent Television site provides information about its daily program schedule, live broadcasts on the internet, and more. All information is in Thai.
Thai TV Global Network
Thai TV Global Network broadcasts Thai programming 24 hours a day, spanning 144 countries around the world. All information is in English.
UBC 8
It provides 24 hours news broadcasting, also providing real-time news.
With all these different channels and Section 40 of the Thai constitution which states:
‘Transmission frequencies for radio and television broadcasting and radio telecommunications are national communication resources for public interest.’ shows that Thailand watches more television than any other nation per capita.
by andrea and jeremy
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