Channel 7 (Thailand)
| BBTV CH7 | |
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| Launched | 27 November 1967 |
| Network | Digital Free Television |
| Owned by | Bangkok Broadcasting Television |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan | Channel 7, For You (Thai: ช่องเจ็ดสี ทีวีเพื่อคุณ) |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
| Broadcast area | Thailand Laos Cambodia Myanmar Malaysia |
| Website | www.ch7.com |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Digital | Channel 35 (HD) |
| Satellite | |
| TrueVisions | Channel 35 (SD) |
| Cable | |
| TrueVisions | Channel 35 (HD) |
CH7 (Thai: ช่องเจ็ด; rtgs: Chong Chet; literal: Channel 7) is a Thai television station. CH7 was officially launched on 27 November 1967 after being acquired by Royal Thai Army.
CH7's headquarters are at Mo Chit, Chatuchak.
CH7 currently broadcasts on UHF using digital television network for CH7HD. CH7 is also available over TrueVisions on Channel 35. It broadcasts 24-hours daily.
Since its 1974-75 conversion to colour it has retained its signature identification tune.
CH7 was formerly known as Bangkok Colour Television (another one was Bangkok Television, now Channel 5). It was managed by the Royal Thai Army and broadcasts from Bangkok. This broadcast area was only limited to Bangkok Metropolitan Area only and broadcasts in Bangkok.
The channel targets Thai-speaking viewers; American English and Hong Kong Cantonese programmes are also shown in this channel.
Channel 7's launching ceremony on 27 November 1967 at 19:00 Bangkok Time was presided by the then Prime Minister of Thailand Thanom Kittikachorn. It was originally planned for a national expansion and started national television broadcasting on 1 January 1972 then in black and white, converting to colour in 1974.
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